Browsing CAS Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Electronic dissertation"
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A name for the pain: Examining the consequences of racial microaggressions in k-12 schooling from the perspectives of adult African American males
(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 ... -
A study of novice elementary teachers’ voices on their retention and the role of instructional coaching
(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 ... -
Academic momentum: Does speed lead to success for first-generation students?
(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, ... -
#Accepted: The role of social media in the college choice process of out-of-state undergraduate students
(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 ... -
Accuracy of Moov Now™ exercise performance measures in recreational swimmers
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Wearable fitness technology has become an increasingly popular tool to measure physical activity levels and performance measures across multiple sports. As more users rely on these devices to measure and report activity, ... -
Ad astra per aspera: A case study of adaptive leadership in an institution of higher education
(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 international graduate students’ experiences and adjustment in US higher education: Through a self-efficacy lens
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)The purpose of this qualitative research was to investigate African international graduate students’ experiences and adjustment in US higher education through the self-efficacy lens. The study used self-efficacy (Bandura, ... -
African-American male students at a predominantly White institution: Perceptions of adaptation and identity
(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. ... -
An auto-photographic study of self-efficacy among preschool graduates in their middle-school years
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)An Auto-Photographic Study of Self-efficacy among Preschool Graduates in their Middle-School Years examines childhood academic self-efficacy focused on the theoretical relationships between experience, motivational advantage, ... -
An untapped resource: Examining the perspectives, practices and barriers of high school assistant principals as instructional leaders
(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 ... -
Becoming an online learner: Readiness of college students in embracing online learning
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)This research explored and assessed college students’ online learning readiness (OLR). The overall mean scores for all five dimensions of OLR, the highest and lowest level of students’ OLR, academic self-efficacy (ASE), ... -
Components of educator motives in relation to teacher turnover rates
(Wichita State University, 2022-12)Teacher turnover is not a new phenomenon. The possibility of educators leaving the profession in recent and future months due to a myriad of preexisting issues brought to a head with the global COVID pandemic, however, may ... -
Exploring privilege through participation in an alternative break program and connected course
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Atypical in Alternative Break practice, an intentionally created connected course was examined to understand students' perceptions of their semester long experience before, during, and after their service trip. This ... -
Helping them changes us: Experiences of supplemental instruction leaders with transformative learning
(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; ... -
Instructional designers as street level bureaucrats in higher education: A qualitative study
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)Instructional designers in higher education experience on the job conflict due to a misalignment between official university outlined functions and actual daily job functions. They deal with this conflict by possibly acting ... -
Leadership in full-service community schools: a driving force for change
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) are designed to increase access to holistic support services for historically underserved children and families. To do so, FSCS have developed local, community partnerships with health ... -
Meaningful literacy: how multimodal literacy engages all learners
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)There is a strong divide between the literacies educators are teaching students in the classroom and the twenty-first century literacy skills students need. While the definition for literacy is constantly changing it ... -
Navigating the education bureaucracy: How principals make sense of distributed leadership in practice
(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 ... -
Online instruction successes and challenges: faculty viewpoints
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)The purpose of this exploratory mixed method study was to investigate how the successes and challenges of online learning are perceived by graduate faculty. The review of the current literature focused on: course development, ... -
Perceptions of teens choosing a virtual high school as a social/emotional safe haven
(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 ...