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Teacher perceptions of change: A qualitative study of a student-led, project-based instruction initiative
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)This study investigated teachers' perceptions of change as it relates the implementing student-led, project-based instruction. Fullan's theory of change implementation was the theoretical framework used to examine what ... -
Teacher perceptions of school athletics and the academic experience: A case study of a rural Kansas high school
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This study investigated perceptions of how a rural school in Kansas maintained a balance in athletic and academic success. Student engagement was the theoretical framework used to examine what and who influenced students ... -
Teachers' sensemaking of a response-to-intervention educational reform model
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Response-to-Intervention (RTI) is a federal policy designed to reform instruction by using a systemic three tiered model to support all students. Because RTI requires teachers to adapt to new roles and responsibilities, ... -
Teens at risk for pregnancy: the role of ego development and family processes
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Telling their stories: Voices of first-generation students at a Midwestern university
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)INTRODUCTION: First generation college students (FGCS) are those whose parents did not receive a Bachelor's degree. Although their numbers on college campuses are increasing, FGCS tend to have lower attendance and/or ... -
Testing an epistemological belief instrument that reflects a multidimensional model
(Wichita State University, 2000-08)Recently Schommer, Mau, and Brookhart (1999) attempted to assess middle school students' epistemological beliefs using a 30-item epistemological beliefs questionnaire that was designed by Schommer specifically for use ... -
The American Indian Institute: A case study
(Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)The overall high school graduation rate for American Indian/Alaska Native students is 74% compared to 89% for White students. On average, less than 1% of postsecondary students identify as Native American. One of the ... -
The county superintendent of Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1931-05)The author has undertaken a study of the county superintendent to evaluate the quality of the professional rural leadership in an average county of Kansas. The recommendations are based on survey conducted by the author. -
The impact of intervention modality on students' multiplication fact fluency
(Wiley, 2023-08)While an abundance of evidence-based mathematics interventions are available to support students' mathematics fluency, research suggests that they are not often implemented within schools. Moreover, national data suggests ... -
The influence of culture on the education of students with disabilities in Kenya
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Despite legislative protections that have made education available to all Kenyan students at no cost, students with disabilities who are now legally entitled to attend school remain significantly under enrolled. Some ... -
The influence of high stakes testing on elementary classroom instruction
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)Policymakers from both political parties and the general public see standardized tests as easily quantifiable measures of school quality and student learning. They assume these high stakes tests will motivate teachers and ... -
The influence of maladaptive metacognitions in education: Rethinking proness toward addiction
(Wichita State University, 2022-12)Metacognition plays a role in motivation, executive function, declarative and procedural knowledge, and has been found to develop as early as three years of age (Marulis & Nelson, 2021). Metacognition is “thinking about ... -
The influence of social capital and community cultural wealth on college completion: Narratives of first generation adult learners
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Adult learners and first generation students are less likely to persist to graduation than their traditional counterparts, however, some do manage to succeed in college and graduate (McCall et al., 2018; Means & Pyne, ... -
The intersection of gender and social capital: A narrative inquiry on the underrepresentation of women superintendents in a Midwest state
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)The superintendency is the highest rank one may attain in school organizations and men have historically dominated the position (Brunner & Grogan, 2007; Shakeshaft, 1999; Young & McLeod, 2001). Using a feminist poststructural ... -
The invisible struggle: An exploration of Black teachers’ experiences with racial microaggressions
(Wichita State University, 2021-05)While anti-discrimination laws and policies have existed for decades, they have not been clearly proven to detect, prevent, or eliminate implicit acts of racism in the workplace. Using the Critical Race Theory and a Narrative ... -
The jewels of the community: African American grandmothers raising their grandchildren-building hope, nurturing dreams and sustaining their legacy
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)According to the United States Census Bureau (2010) increasing numbers of children in the U. S. are living with their grandparents, whom are responsible for their grandchildren's care and upbringing. Although this phenomenon ... -
The launch of the Kansans can school redesign project: One school’s quest to learn to change the system
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Despite many decades of school reform efforts aimed at improving educational outcomes through accountability measures focused on academic performance, systemic change in America’s schools and substantial improvements in ... -
The new standard: An exploration of high school teacher perceptions on the implementation of Standards-Referenced Grading
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: Standards-Referenced Grading (SRG) allows students to demonstrate their learning in a meaningful way by exploring passions and furthering their knowledge and skills. Each student receives the differentiated ... -
The role of self-conscious emotions on inference generation
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Emotion may play a critical role in a reader's ability to comprehend text. Past research has shown that happy and sad emotions influence processing, which can impact comprehension. More specific emotions, such as self-conscious ... -
The role of self-conscious emotions on inference generation
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)Emotion may play a critical role in a reader's ability to comprehend text. Past research has shown that happy and sad emotions influence processing, which can impact comprehension. More specific emotions, such as self-conscious ...