Education: Recent submissions
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Lives at Risk: High School Dropouts in the Northern Plains Region
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Education is essential to personal welfare. As educational levels increase, personal income rises, the quality of life improves, and society benefits as criminality declines, tax income increases, and the cost of social ... -
Burnout in Athletic Training Students: Utilization of Stress Reducing Strategies
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Burnout has been associated with the helping professions for many years. Athletic training is a profession that has experienced burnout, with a decline in all athletic training professionals after the age of 30 (Kahanov ... -
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 ... -
Administrative Evaluation of Online Faculty in Community Colleges
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Policy and procedure haven’t kept up with institutional practices at community colleges. With over 5.5 million college students taking online courses, 29% of college students are taking an online course. As student numbers ... -
Assessing Minority Students' Perceptions and Attrition at a Predominantly White Institution
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The enrollment, retention, persistence, and overall college experience of minority students are topical issues in colleges and universities, and even more so in predominantly White institutions (PWIs) where minority students ... -
Determining the Essential Components of State and Institution Dual Credit Program Policy in New Mexico: A Delphi Study with High School and College Experts
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The purpose of this Delphi study was to determine the essential components of dual credit in New Mexico. Dual credit experts from colleges and high schools in New Mexico were asked to participate in a three-round Delphi ... -
Motivational and Adaptational Factors of Successful Women Engineers
(North Dakota State University, 2012)It is no surprise that there is a shortage of women engineers. The reasons for the shortage have been researched and discussed in myriad papers, and suggestions for improvement continue to evolve. However, there are few ... -
Citizenship and Social Activism: A Mixed Methods Case Study to Understand Cultural Competence in Students of a Service-Learning Based Course
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This mixed methods case study sought to understand cultural competency in the students of a service-learning based course, “Citizenship and Social Activism (HDFS 310),” taught at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ... -
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 ... -
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. -
Examining Portfolio-Based Assessment in an Upper-Level Biology Course
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Historically, students have been viewed as empty vessels and passive participants in the learning process but students actually are active forming their own conceptions. One way student learning is impacted is through ... -
Effects of Phylogenetic Tree Style on Student Comprehension
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Phylogenetic trees are powerful tools of evolutionary biology that have become prominent across the life sciences. Consequently, learning to interpret and reason from phylogenetic trees is now an essential component of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Assessment Disposition: Qualities and Strategies for Development in Student Affairs Professionals
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Because accountability in higher education has increased significantly, the need for effective assessment practice has also increased. Higher-education personnel, including student-affairs professionals, must be prepared ... -
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 ... -
An Interdisciplinary Conceptualization of Post-traumatic Growth: A Modified Delphi Study
(North Dakota State University, 2017)A Modified Delphi methodology was implemented to create a platform for scholars in various disciplines to reach consensus on the concept of posttraumatic growth. Throughout the literature, there are many differing viewpoints ... -
Education Doctoral Classrooms: A Community of Scholars or a Community of Resistance?
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Since its beginning, doctoral education has been designed to serve largely a White male student population, which has resulted in prescribed forms of scholar identity, teaching, and scholarship (Gardner, 2009; Berelson, ... -
Applying the Social Ecological Model to Perceptions of Student Learning Assessment among Student Affairs Practitioners: A Q Methodological Study
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to explore the range of perceptions of student affairs practitioners regarding student affairs assessment practice. This was accomplished by integrating various individual and environmental ... -
Using Transition Teams to Support Middle Level Learners
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study focuses on the learning characteristics of young adolescent children and their unique learning needs. The study evaluates the implementation of a transition team to develop interventions in reading and math to ...