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Browsing EL Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date

Browsing EL Theses and Dissertations by Issue Date

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A case study of immigrant latino parents who use a newcomer placement center in an urban district

Hale, Dalia Gutierrez (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

This qualitative study examined a Newcomer Placement Center as a promising model for effectively meeting the unique needs of immigrant families to connect with schools and other programs and agencies in the community. ...
A narrative inquiry of rural, low-income, single mothers’ aspirations for their children

Wyrick, Johnny J. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This narrative inquiry focused on what four low-SES single mothers had to say about their aspirations for and support systems they have for their children. Discussions with the mothers involved a mix of topics. The four ...
Student voices: self-efficacy and graduating high school

Surland, Robin (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This sequential mixed methods study explored the role self-efficacy plays in students’ persistence to graduating high school. Framed within social cognitive theory, data collection included a self-efficacy scale, open-ended ...
A qualitative case study of a co-teaching relationship at a rural high school

Nickelson, Diane K. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

No Child Left Behind and The Education for All Handicapped Children Acts have required schools to educate students with disabilities in new ways. Co-teaching is one model with the potential to unite the traditionally ...
Getting to know you: using music to gain awareness of intercultural perspectives through technology

Lutz, Lisa L. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

Access to mobile communication technology is a characteristic that makes today’s learners different and presents challenges and opportunities to develop twenty-first century skills in a globalized society. This qualitative ...
Safety and security concerns: perceptions of preparedness of a rural school district

Diepenbrock, Robert G. (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

School safety and security continues to be a concern in schools throughout the world as it is not a matter of if, but when a crisis will occur. There is a large segment of the population that attends schools in rural ...
Enhancing teacher preparation: first-year teacher use of culturally relevant pedagogy

Jantz, Allen W. (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

While the cultural landscape of society is becoming more diverse, the teaching population continues to remain largely white and female. Teacher preparation programs must prepare future teachers for the diversity with ...
Selection of community college presidents: exploring board members’ understanding

Watkins, Mark Charles Henry (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

The selection of a community college president is a responsibility for the governing Board of Trustees. This qualitative study sought board members‟ understanding about (1) their institution‟s identity utilizing the ...
A qualitative case study of student perceptions of a random drug testing policy

Rathbun, Shelia E. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

This qualitative study involved high school students in focus groups and individual interviews who shared their perceptions of a random drug testing policy and its implementation in the fall of 2007 at their suburban high ...
A case study of the annexation of schools into an urban / suburban school district: a description of organizational culture

Herl, Dale L. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

This qualitative study examined the perceptions of stakeholders who lived through the annexation of Western Independence and Sugar Creek form the Kansas City Missouri School District into the Independence School District. ...
Bridge leadership in school resource management: school business administrator perspectives

Campbell, James K. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

Understanding technical skills of financial resource management is clearly one of the most important aspects of the school business administrator‟s job. Less clear is their understanding of the collaborative role played ...
Student and instructor perceptions of care in online graduate education: a mixed methods case study

Marx, Gina R. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

The purpose of the study was to understand what language and strategies instructors and students perceived as conveying caring in online graduate education. Using Nodding’s (1984, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2002) care theory, ...
An appreciative inquiry of leadership in a high performing high school

Kelley, William L. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

This research project involved the members of the leadership team at Hobart High School, a large 5A school in central Kansas. The leadership team was made up of the principal, assistant principals and teacher leaders and ...
Five White teachers’ stories: their challenges, their changes, their connections with urban students of color

Burkhalter, Kimberly D. Johnson (Wichita State University, 2011-07)

Across the United States students of color make up approximately 69% of the urban school population. More than 85% of the classroom teachers are White and predominantly females and 40% of the urban schools do not have ...
Adolescent perspectives of the ecological impact of a Summer Youth Employment Program

Grant, Natalie S. (Wichita State University, 2011-07)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided over a billion dollars to state workforce investment systems for creating employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth and every state was responsible for ...
Seeking Funds of Knowledge: perceptions of Latino families in a rural school district in the Midwest United States

Stout, Lance D. (Wichita State University, 2011-12)

The Latino population represents the fastest growing ethnic population in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007). Schools across the U.S. are experiencing growing numbers of Latino and mixed ethnicities. School ...
Boys’ achievement gap and the ethic of care: a participatory action research study

Siemens, Douglas T. (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

Achievement of boys in school is falling behind girls nationally and internationally. Fewer boys are enrolling in honors and advanced placement classes and fewer of them are going on to college. In fact when compared to ...
Counter stories of African American males who attained a doctoral degree at a predominantly white institution

Callis, Larry D. (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This study examined the counter stories of African American Males, ages 36-61, who successfully earned a doctoral degree at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). Critical inquiry was used to examine the worldviews of ...
A case study of the effects of school culture on a positive discipline program

Eubank, Heather R. (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This qualitative case study examined the school culture of an urban elementary school and the implementation of a school-wide positive discipline program. Focus groups, interviews, observations and document review were ...