Browsing CAS Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Understanding how highly involved minority parents sustain their involvement in their child's education
(2007-05)The purpose of my research study was to describe minority parents’ perceptions of how they overcame challenges, sustained involvement, and remained highly involved in their child’s education. Participants’ perceptions were ... -
Understanding why adult learners dropout of a high school diploma program a second time
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)Increasing attention paid to the high school dropout situation since the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (2000) has brought about concerns (United States Department of Education, 2002a). In an attempt to bring greater ... -
Undocumented Latino students' experiences with higher education in the United States: A narrative inquiry
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This Narrative Inquiry depicts the experiences and perceptions of undocumented Latino students/graduates within Kansas. Through the lens of Latino Critical Theory, counterstories pushed back against the dominant narrative ... -
Unit lesson plans in geography for the five a grade of the Wichita Public Schools
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Using appreciative inquiry to describe and create teacher peak experiences: a case study of elementary school teachers
(2007-05)The purpose of this study was to describe the peak experiences of teachers while teaching and the necessary ecological conditions for them to enter into a peak experience state. Due to limited research on the study of peak ... -
Using technology to prepare for future scienTESTS
(2006-07)This research studied the impact of technology integration during science lessons to help prepare fourth graders in a suburban elementary school for the Kansas State Science Assessment. The three instructional methods ... -
Validation of balance assessment measures of an accelerometric mobile device application versus a balance platform
(Wichita State University, 2012-05)Recent technological advancements in electronics and telecommunications have provided more accessible quantitative methods of assessing balance. The latest smartphones have built-in motion sensors called tri-axial ... -
Ways of knowing :their association with gender and higher order thinking
(2005-12)Research examining women’s personal epistemology found two beliefs that tend to be gender related, connected knowing and separate knowing. Connected knowing is characterized by empathizing and placing oneself within another ... -
We are still here: A narrative inquiry exploring the sophomore perspective on surviving first-year college attrition
(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 ... -
Web-assisted instruction and its effect on students’ achievements and attitudes in Nizwa College of Technology in Oman
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)The rising expectations for changing traditional classrooms, where chalk and talk as well as desks and texts are predominant, were accelerating because of the explosion of knowledge and the growing demands of the workforce ... -
Wellness of Kansas principals: self-perception
(2005-05)This quantitative study examined the perceived wellness of Kansas K-12 public school building principals. Increased expectations at national, state, and local levels such as No Child Left Behind, budget cuts primarily due ... -
What are the effects of eReaders vs. print text on struggling eighth grade readers in the language arts classroom?
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)The purpose of this four-week study was to determine if the use of eReaders vs. traditional print novels in the eighth grade classroom would increase the comprehension scores, engagement, and comprehension strategy usage ...