• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Remembering teachers in a segregated school: Narratives of womanist pedagogy 

  Patterson, Jean A.; Mickelson, Kathryn A.; Hester, Michael L.; Wyrick, Johnny J. (SAGE Publications, 2011-05)

  The authors use womanist caring (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2002) as a framework for analyzing data from an oral history project of Douglass School, an all-Black school that existed in the small town of Parsons, Kansas, from ...

• Adolescence: a growth period conductive to alienation 

  Calabrese, Raymond L., 1942- (Libra Publishers, 1987)

  This paper clarifies the relationship of alienation to the period of adolescence by developing a portrait of the alienated and the at-risk adolescent. Current research on adolescent alienation follows two converging themes, ...

• The effects of teaching experience on levels of alienation 

  Calabrese, Raymond L., 1942-; Fisher, James E. (Taylor & Francis, 1988-01-03)

  This study was designed to measure the levels of alienation among American student and full-time teachers, based on the length of their experience with the public school organization. One hundred seventy eight subjects, ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Student and Instructor Perceptions of Care in Online Graduate Education 

  Marx, Gina R. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)

  Nodding's (1984) theory of care evolved before online education became main stream. Therefore, this study was conducted to learn how students and instructors described care and what language or strategies they perceived ...

• White teacher's challenge: racial and cultural differences between White teachers and students of Color 

  Burkhalter, Kimberly D. Johnson (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2011-05-04)

  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, predominately female, and 40% of the urban schools do not have ...

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