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Examining the Relationship Between Elementary School Teachers' Multicultural Attitudes and Self-Efficacy for Teaching English Language Learners
(North Dakota State University, 2020)An increase in English Language Learners (ELLs) in public schools across the nation is forcing stakeholders to reexamine how teachers are being prepared to effectively teach culturally and linguistically diverse students. ... -
The Experiences of Occupational Therapy Clinicians Transitioning to the Role of Faculty Member: Implications for Faculty Development
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This qualitative, phenomenological study was conducted for the purpose of examining the experiences of occupational therapists transitioning from an occupational therapist to a full-time faculty member within a university ... -
An Exploratory Analysis of North Dakota Teachers' Attitudes Toward and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Recommendations for Professional Development Providers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Increases in global competition for student achievement have led to drastic changes within the field of education. In recent decades educational reforms such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race to the Top have placed ... -
Exploring Contemporary Issues Related to Title IX and the Incorporation of Amnesty Policies
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Colleges and universities have been inundated with new and changing federal guidance for Title IX compliance since 2011. Though most campuses have made significant strides in compliance with mandates, far fewer have ... -
Exploring Potential Relationships of Mindset and Scarcity in the Inequitable Experience and Outcomes of First Generation and Low Income Students in Higher Education
(North Dakota State University, 2020)First generation and low income college students continue to experience outcome differences despite higher education’s efforts to reduce inequality. Despite abundant research exploring intelligence mindset, there have been ... -
Exploring the Complex Relationships among Reasoning, Content Understanding, and Intuition in Physics
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Physics education research over the past few decades has made significant advances toward improving instructional practices and developing effective instructional materials for physics classrooms. In some contexts, however, ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Dual Credit Experience and Self-Efficacy: The Perspective of First-Generation College Students
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Dual credit options allow high school students to enter college with college credits earned, as well as gain lived experience of the role expectations, academic rigor, and time it takes to complete college-level work. While ... -
Factors Influencing Faculty Members' Willingness to Intervene and Refer Students Impacted by Mental Health Concerns
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study examined whether faculty members’ mental health literacy and perceptions of their role in communicating with college students influenced willingness to intervene and refer students impacted by mental health ... -
Factors Influencing Program Impact Evaluation in Cooperative Extension
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Impact evaluation (IE) has become a major focus of Extension program evaluation during the past three decades, yet Extension professionals continue to struggle to produce well-documented evidence of program impacts (Lamm, ... -
Faculty and Alcohol Use Communication
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Most institutions of higher education have recognized the detrimental impact of high-risk alcohol use on college students’ success and it has been strongly recommended that prevention practitioners incorporate faculty ... -
Fatherhood and the “Inside American Joke”: The Perseverance of Single Fathers in College
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The purpose of this dissertation is to understand the experience of the single father in college. A transformative/feminist perspective, interpreted through the author’s personal lens of motherhood, sheds light on ways ... -
Feminist Mentorship: Women Leading Men in Counselor Education
(North Dakota State University, 2021)This Interpretative Phenomenological Study was initiated to explore the lived experiences of mentorship pairs in counselor education doctoral studies. The research question guiding this study was: what are the qualities ... -
Figured Worlds: A Comparative Analysis of International Doctoral Students’ Experiences in the U.S. Academic Setting
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Over the past decade, due to globalization and expansion of higher education institutions worldwide, the U.S. has positioned itself as the top choice for students pursuing university degrees abroad, with a record of 1,078,822 ... -
The Flipped Classroom: Shakespeare in the English Classroom
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Bergmann and Sams’ twenty-first century flipped classroom method was reviewed in depth to determine its effectiveness in improving student achievement and enjoyment of studying Hamlet by William Shakespeare, a text that ... -
Followership: A Study Exploring the Variables of Exemplary Followership
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This dissertation investigates exemplary followership and multiple variables identified as possible predictors of exemplary followership. The study examines relationship between exemplary followership and: organizational ... -
Fostering Career Readiness Among Secondary Students: Teachers' Perceptions and Instructional Intentions
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers’ perceptions of career readiness as an outcome of secondary schools and their intentions to teach employability skills in their classrooms. ... -
The Four-Day versus the Five-Day School Week: A Comparative Study of South Dakota Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to determine what impact the four-day school week had on the Dakota STEP test by comparing four-day schools to themselves three years before their switch to their Dakota STEP test scores in ... -
Frequency of Misconceptions About Evolution in Grade 7-12 Biology Textbooks Over Time
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Evolution is the unifying idea of biology. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood ideas in biology. Misconceptions about evolution are common among students, teachers and the general public. However, because it is ... -
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Supervising Trans Counselors in Training
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Clinical supervisors should be culturally competent working with transgender counselors in training, but currently minimal research exists regarding trans counselors. The current study explores the experiences of five trans ... -
A Heuristic Inquiry: Examining the Negotiations of Identity, Self and Border Crossings of Rural Female Teachers in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This heurisitc study examines my voice, through a stream of consciousness, as an immigrant who moved from rural East Yorkshire, UK, to rural North Dakota, USA. I use the feminist lenses of intersectionality, the borderlands, ...