Browsing CAS Theses and Dissertations by Title
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1:1 device implementation in a Midwest High School and its impact on teaching and learning
(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 ... -
21st century learning skills: Global learning in an urban middle school
(Wichita State University, 2008-05)The purpose of this research was to experience firsthand how the integration of global learning and 21st century skills would logistically work, and what the experience would be like both for the teacher and for the students ... -
A case study of the integration of faith and learning at a Christian college
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)Many faith-based institutions articulate a mission of bringing faith and scholarship together. The integration of faith and learning is widely discussed, yet limited empirical research of the concept exists. This qualitative ... -
A case study of the problems of boys who attend Boy's farm school, Wichita public schools
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A community college Hispanic-serving institution: The effect of an HSI designation on organizational identity
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Most community colleges receiving the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation have no specific mission to serve Hispanic students. A lack of attention to assisting organizational members with what Hispanic-serving ... -
A comparative study of high school business English texts
(Wichita State University, 1941-06)In view of the importance of business English to the high school commercial pupil, it is the purpose of the writer to determine the text or texts which will prepare adequately the business English pupil for a business position. -
A comparative study of the third-class city high schools of Sumner County, Kansas, 1935-36
(Wichita State University, 1938-05)School administrators often become so involved in their local problems that they fail to study the practices and procedures of other schools. Pupils in their schools may thus be deprived of superior educational advantages. ... -
A comparison of democratic attitudes of students in an interparochial high school with the attitudes of high school students in general
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A comparison of the motivational patterns among Hispanic and European-Americans
(Wichita State University, 2013-07)This study explored the relationship between motivation and ethnicity in upper elementary aged students, specifically comparing Hispanic to European-American participants. The purpose was to determine whether there was a ... -
A comparison study: Balance error scoring system using real-time and slow-motion video playback
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is a subjective clinical balance assessment frequently used by various healthcare providers. The test consists of three different stances (feet together, tandem, and single leg) that ... -
A course in plane geometry adapted to life adjustment education
(Wichita State University, 1951-06)The purpose of this study was to plan a course in plane geometry which would (1) recognize the importance of personal satisfaction and achievement for each individual within the limits of his abilities and (2) center ... -
A course of study in religion for Catholic high schools
(Wichita State University, 1943)The dominant purpose of this thesis is to present in a limited way a program of studies for the four years of high school, broad enough to challenge the brightest pupil and simple enough in arrangement to appeal to the ... -
A history of the high schools of Barber County
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A history of the pre-vocational program in Wichita, 1927-1949
(Wichita State University, 1951-10)The scope of this dissertation is twenty-two years of history of a special program of vocational education for certain adolescent boys. -
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 program of guidance services for the high school in Keene, New Hampshire
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A proposed retirement law for Kansas
(Wichita State University, 1937-06)The retirement or pension idea is quite widespread in industry today. Starting from private charity and local enterprises, it has been marked in recent years by a growing sense of social and public responsibility for ... -
A qualitative study of novice teacher retention in two rural Midwest schools
(Wichita State University, 2014-12)This purpose of this study was to conduct a qualitative study using the theoretical framework of organizational trust to determine the factors that novice teachers felt were most important to their retention. This qualitative ... -
A qualitative study of the educational experiences of racial minority students with disabilities in a rural Midwestern district
(Wichita State University, 2014-05)Undoubtedly, public schools in the United States have made tremendous progress over the last four decades in providing an equitable education for students with disabilities. Prior to the passage of federal law in 1975, ...