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Teachers as Learners: Impacts of Graduate Teachers Education Programs’ Features on In-Service Teachers’ Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Significant research efforts have addressed the need for pursuing graduate teacher education to improve in-service teachers’ teaching practices. On contrary, empirical knowledge about the impacts of structural and process ...
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 ...
To Tweet or Not To Tweet: An Analysis of the Effect of Twitter on Secondary Student Performance, Engagement, and Attitudes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact that using Twitter as an educational tool had on an upper level high school Sociology course. The research compared 2014 courses which used an online discussion board ...
Three Non-Cognitive Factors Influencing Persistence of Student-Athletes: Motivation, Engagement, and Grit
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Pressure to enroll and support students who will persist to graduation has become increasingly intense. Traditional measures such as ACT and GPA do not tell a complete story; consequently, significant interest in non-cognitive ...
Mitigating Risk of Dropout: A Study Examining Motivational Constructs and Grit
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
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 ...
An Alternative Way for Kosovar Adults to Earn a High School Equivalency Diploma: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
For many years, at the end of the last century, Kosovo was a country plagued with political, social, and economic strife that forced an entire generation of children and young adults to go virtually uneducated. Kosovo is ...
A Relational Investigation of the Therapeutic Alliance in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Qualitative Study
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Phenomenological inquiry was utilized to explore clients’ lived experiences with the therapeutic alliance in substance abuse treatment at a low intensity residential treatment center in East-Central Minnesota. Five females ...
An Attempt to Profile Persistent Online Students and Graduates
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the characteristics of online graduates, and characteristics of students who persist online with their coursework, could be identified. A mixed methods approach was used ...