• The use of ability grouping for reading instruction 

  Winters, Crystal (Wichita State University, 2004-12)

  The purpose of this study was to compare the academic achievement of students who were grouped for reading instruction and those not grouped for reading instruction. Participants were 132 second-grade and 138 fifth-grade ...

• A study of novice elementary teachers’ voices on their retention and the role of instructional coaching 

  Montford, John (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  This qualitative case study explored teacher retention in elementary schools by examining novice teachers’ perceptions about instructional coaching and the influence it may exert on career decisions. The role of the ...

• Postsecondary experiences of career academy students: A narrative inquiry of lived experience 

  Rangel, Melinda (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Using the framework of Schlossberg’s Theory of Transition, this research is designed to investigate the lived experiences of university students who graduated from a high school career academy model. Junior and senior ...

• The invisible struggle: An exploration of Black teachers’ experiences with racial microaggressions 

  Cox-Stubblefield, Deborah A. (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 ...

• Stories of resilience: Accessing college readiness through advanced placement courses 

  Drumright, Michelle (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Students populating AP programs in urban communities do not reflect schools’ demographic makeup. Many underrepresented students with the potential to succeed do not access or complete AP programs. However, some have ...

• #Accepted: The role of social media in the college choice process of out-of-state undergraduate students 

  Jasso, Kayla (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of out-of-state undergraduate students on college choice and the role of social media. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 13 ...

• Ad astra per aspera: A case study of adaptive leadership in an institution of higher education 

  Bosch, Jason (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  Organizations often face complex challenges that threaten their ability to realize their missions and achieve their stated goals and outcomes. Leadership is necessary to make progress toward addressing these challenges. ...

• African-American male students at a predominantly White institution: Perceptions of adaptation and identity 

  Berry, Bobby D. (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Black males at a predominantly White institution (PWI) and how they make sense of their experiences, in addition to how those experiences impact their identity. ...

• Academic momentum: Does speed lead to success for first-generation students? 

  Monk-Morgan, V. Kaye (Wichita State University, 2021-05)

  The purpose of this study was to investigate how enrollment in 15 credit hours during the first semester influenced a first-time-in-college (FTIC), first-generation (FG) student’s perceptions of their academic momentum, ...

• An untapped resource: Examining the perspectives, practices and barriers of high school assistant principals as instructional leaders 

  Lawrence, Johnny R. (Wichita State University, 2020-12)

  This qualitative case study examined the perspectives, opportunities, barriers and practices of high school assistant principals as instructional leaders in a shared leadership school environment. Since the principal can ...

• 1:1 device implementation in a Midwest High School and its impact on teaching and learning 

  Pritchett, Brooke A. (Wichita State University, 2020-07)

  The purpose of this exploratory mixed methods study was to investigate the successes and difficulties of a 1:1 Chromebook implementation in a suburban high school. The research questions that arose were as follows: What ...

• Trends of integration in Mitchell County, Texas, prior to June, 1958 

  Harris, Washington D. (Wichita State University, 1958-08)

• The launch of the Kansans can school redesign project: One school’s quest to learn to change the system 

  Proctor, Benjamin (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 influence of culture on the education of students with disabilities in Kenya 

  Obat, Florence Joanne (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 ...

• Helping them changes us: Experiences of supplemental instruction leaders with transformative learning 

  Rodrick, Heidi K. (Wichita State University, 2020-05)

  Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic success program with a proven track record that was developed in the early 1970s to improve student academic performance in traditionally difficult courses (Arendale, 2000; ...

• A name for the pain: Examining the consequences of racial microaggressions in k-12 schooling from the perspectives of adult African American males 

  Harrison, Kevin S. (Wichita State University, 2020-05)

  Racial microaggressions are defined as “brief and commonplace daily, verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights ...

• We are still here: A narrative inquiry exploring the sophomore perspective on surviving first-year college attrition 

  Fisher, Shareika L.M. (Wichita State University, 2020-05)

  This research study focuses on retention of First-Year students with a qualitative approach to collecting data. The purpose of this study was to explore lived experiences of sophomore students who were retained between ...

• Perceptions of teens choosing a virtual high school as a social/emotional safe haven 

  Jaso, Sharon L. (Wichita State University, 2020-05)

  Suicide is a national crisis in the United States that claims more teenagers than cancer, heart disease, AIDs, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined (Flatt, 2019). Many individual ...

• Navigating the education bureaucracy: How principals make sense of distributed leadership in practice 

  Hayes, Michele R. (Wichita State University, 2019-12)

  Distributed leadership has been accepted as the term used to describe various forms of shared or collaborative leadership practices in schools (Harris, 2013; Leithwood & Mascall, 2008). Principals are charged with enacting ...

• Time spent on home study by intermediate school pupils of Wichita 

  Leichhardt, Nelle D. (Wichita State University, 1932-05)

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