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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, ... -
The Impact of Bahy-Friendly Hospital Designation. Employment Status. Parity. and Other SocialEcological Factors on Lactation Duration for Ne\\ Mothers in l lpstate New York
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The purpose of this study. that analyzed the existing Feeding Your Infant (FYI) dataset. was to examine the impact of Bahy-hiendly (BF) I lospital designation. employment. parity. and other social-ecological factors on ... -
The Impact of Educational Technology Integration on School-Based Agricultural Education Teacher Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of educational technology integration on school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teacher self-efficacy. In-service SBAE teachers from four upper middle-western states ... -
In It Together: A Qualitative Case-Study of Student Experiences of Connectedness
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Having a sense of connectedness to school may help students thrive, increasing their capacity for engagement and protective factors. A qualitative case study design was used to explore the research question: How do students ... -
The Influence of Agriscience Research on High School Students’ Perceived Self-Efficacy of 21st Century Skills Attainment
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine if student participation in agriscience research Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) contributed to the development of selected 21st century skills. The target population ... -
The Influence of Extracurricular Involvement on High School Students' Academic Achievement and Engagement in School
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between specific extracurricular activities and the outcomes of student achievement and student engagement. The target population was 11th -12th grade student ... -
Innovation Hour: A Qualitative Case Study of a School-Wide Advisory
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Innovation Hour is a unique advisory program that was created at Anywhere High School to foster increased student connectedness to school. Having a strong connection to school may help students thrive, building capacity ... -
Instructors' Attitudes Toward Online Visual Art Courses: Impact of Technology Experience and Incentives
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The general purpose of this quantitative study was to review university visual art instructor attitudes toward online visual art courses, instructor perspectives toward online education instructor incentives, and instructor ...