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School Counselors Promoting Self-Care: An Action Based Research Project
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Now, more than ever, teachers are experiencing many daily demands, sometimes with limited resources or support. Teachers and school staff are expected to play a significant role in modeling positive social and emotional ... -
School Reintegration for Students with Chronic Illnesses: A School Counseling Perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to assess the level of perceived preparedness and the education/training needs of school counselors when working with students returning to school following hospitalization for chronic illnesses. ... -
Sensory Processing Disorder: Family Perspectives on the Disorder and the Role of Counseling
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is defined as an "inability to use information received through the senses in order to function smoothly in daily life" (Kranowitz, 2005, p. 9). The purpose of this study was to examine ... -
Service Learning and Ethnocultural Empathy: Developing Cultural Empathy Through Experience
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of experiential learning (through service learning) and ethnocultural empathy in undergraduate students. In other words, how does serving in the community impact how ... -
Social Cognitive Perspectives on the Development of Body Image in Adult Women
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to explore women’s perceptions of the sources of information that led to the development of their body image. The problem this study addressed was women receive messages that contribute to ... -
Staying on an Academic Plan: Is It Really that Necessary for Gaining Acceptance into Selective Admission Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study examined the frequency with which the typical pre-professional pharmacy student alters his/her academic plan, and ultimately affects the student’s matriculation into the professional program. The empirical ... -
Strategic Human Resource Development Impact on Organizational Performance: Does SHRD Matter?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)In the United States today organizational leaders are concerned with skills gaps, or the limited availability of qualified workers to fill open positions. The reason for their concern is the impact of skills gaps on ... -
Stress and Work-Task Satisfaction: School Counselors' Perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The study’s first purpose was to give school counselors a “voice” regarding their perceived stress. The second purpose was to investigate the relationship between school counselors’ work satisfaction across 12 counselor-related ... -
Student Attitudes Towards Parent Involvement and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The purpose of this study was to explore students’ attitudes related to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), their perceptions of parent over-involvement (POI), and the relationships thereof. A ... -
Student Perceptions of Soft Skills and Career Decision Self-Efficacy Attained Through Participation in SAE Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study sought to assess student perceptions of soft skills and career decision self-efficacy attained through participation in Supervised Agriculture Experience programs. This study attempted to describe the demographics ... -
Student Success Skills: The Effects of a School Counselor Led Intervention on Student Achievement and Social-Emotional Outcomes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The cost of academic failure is unacceptable and represents an immense hurdle in the education system today. Given the known negative outcomes associated with academic failure, new methods for prevention and intervention ... -
Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP): Effective Tool for Biology?
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) method incorporates active learning pedagogies into space designed to facilitate effective active learning. Methods predominately used ... -
A Study about the Level of a Teacher’s Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Instructional Practices, and Demographics and Their Effects on Students’ Literacy Achievement
(North Dakota State University, 2013)It might be assumed that teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge affect student learning. However, most studies do not include observations of actual classroom instruction. This study provides empirical evidence ... -
Study of Assessment Data Usage in Student Affairs-Related Strategic Planning and Student Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This qualitative, multiple site case study addressed five key areas (a) accountability; (b) student affairs assessment; (c) student affairs strategic planning; (d) student learning in student affairs; and (e) linkages: ... -
A Study of the Effect the Flipped Classroom Model on Student Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The learning model known as the flipped classroom is one of the developing ideas of educating students. Bergmann and Sams (2012) using a flipped classroom in 2007 when they recorded lecture for students to view at home and ... -
A study of the job and educational experiences of North Dakota vocational agriculture graduates who received the State Farmer degree from 1960 through 1965
(North Dakota State University, 1969)It was the purpose of this study to determine the job and educational experiences of North Dakota vocational agriculture graduates who received the State Farmer degree from 1960 through 1965. The specific objectives of the ... -
A Study on Retention: Positive Steps for a Small Liberal Arts College
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Retention is a concern for colleges and universities nationwide. The focus of this study is what a small private liberal arts college does well in terms of retaining students by examining the students who left the college ... -
Success and Sustainability of the TriCollege University Consortium
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to document the history of the Tri-College University (TCU) consortium from 1969 to the present. The two research objectives are to: 1. Identify the factors which played an important role ... -
Supporting Transitions of Homeless Youth: Evaluating Residential Program Frameworks, Structure and Educational Collaborations
(North Dakota State University, 2013)With varying definitions and reports of appropriate transitions to independent living situations, it is difficult to decipher which residential models and approaches have the greatest impact on homeless youth. This project ... -
Sustainability of Professional Development to Enhance Student Achievement: A Shift in the Professional Development Paradigm
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to determine the sustainability of professional development--teacher utilization of the Science-in-CTE pedagogical model and science-enhanced CTE lessons--one year following the Science-in-CTE ...