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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 ... -
Structure and the classroom after remote/hybrid learning: A case study
(Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)INTRODUCTION: In the fall of 2021 the researcher accepted a one-month assignment as a substitute for a fifth-grade classroom in a Title I school in Kansas while the teacher of record went on a leave of absence. At the ... -
A case study on teacher burn-out: On the edge, to stay or to leave
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: The burnout syndrome is conceived as an individual's emotional exhaustion, dissatisfaction with personal accomplishments, and feeling depersonalization and work detachment (Maslach, 2003). Burnout can be ... -
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 ... -
Why come to school? Learning from middle school students' perspectives on chronic absenteeism
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)INTRODUCTION: Chronic absenteeism is a long known barrier to educational success and academic achievement (McClusky, Bynum & Patchin, 2004). While governing agencies have established policies and standards for attendance, ... -
Building bridges and strengthening bonds: Hispanic family engagement and student activity
(Wichita State University, 2020-05-01)This qualitative case study examined perceptions of ways in which Hispanic family engagement influenced Hispanic student achievement in a Midwestern school district. Using work in Social Capital Theory from Bourdieu, Putnam, ... -
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 ... -
Coaching through humanism
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)Core learning theories such as Cognitivism, Behaviorism, and Humanism are not only applicable for educators, but may be used as a basis for effective academic advising. The importance of effective academic advising is ... -
Do epistemological beliefs and ways of knowing predict reactions to a child with Asperger syndrome?
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2013-05-08)This study explored the relationship between epistemological beliefs, ways of knowing, parenting styles, and how one reacts to a child with Asperger Syndrome acting out in public. The purpose was to determine if epistemological ... -
Interactions between ease of bridging inference generation and working memory
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Although research demonstrates that bridging inferences are generated at coherence breaks, increased reading times also occur two words after a coherence break. This processing delay could be related to the ease of generating ... -
The role of working memory on mood and comprehension
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)This study examined the relation between emotional experience and working memory, and their effects on reading comprehension processes. Previous research has shown that those with higher working memory feel emotions to the ... -
Social stories: A user-friendly intervention?
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)Social Stories are a popular intervention used to address the social impairments of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Parents and teachers wrote two Social Stories, the first after reading a shortened version ... -
Assessing the validity and reliability of a paper-and-pencil Piagetian test
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Job satisfaction of school psychologists in Kansas
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The effects of family structure and parenting style on overt aggressive behavior at school
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