Browsing Education Doctoral Work by Title
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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 ... -
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 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 Baby-Friendly Hospital Designation, Employment Status, Parity, and Other Social-Ecological Factors on Lactation Duration for New Mothers in Upstate 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 Baby-Friendly (BF) Hospital designation, employment, parity, and other social-ecological factors on ... -
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 ... -
Intellectual and Experiential Knowing: An Exploratory Factor Analysis to Uncover the Underlying Structure of Knowing
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Knowledge and the acquisition thereof have long been debated throughout human history. Several authors have suggested that knowing and knowledge differ among people. However, there is consistency among these studies that ... -
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 ... -
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Factors That Influence Students’ Interest in Critical Languages Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The present study compared and analyzed intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors that influence students’ interest to learn critical language. The study was based on comparison of two intrinsic motivational factors, ... -
“It’s Like Bluetooth. I Felt Like I Was In Rhythm With Him:” An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) of the Lived Experiences of Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth (CSEY) in a Residential Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) Program
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Human sex trafficking is a grave human rights violation that impacts the dignity of millions both globally and in the United States. The International Labor Organization estimates 4.5 million children are trafficked around ... -
Jumping Through Sacred Hoops: Multi-Ethnic Indigenous Identity & Approaches in Health & Wellness Education
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As a result of historical trauma, it is paramount for Indigenous communities to take control of their health and wellness today in order to maintain the survival of Indigenous people. This study examines the perceptions ... -
Lenses of Understanding: Socially Constructed Meaning Making in Education Abroad
(North Dakota State University, 2022)The purpose of this study was to explore meaning making in the context of education abroad. This was conducted through three articles exploring elements of this process, including how programs may be framed through marketing ... -
Life in the Slow Lane: An Autoethnography of Identity Development Following Disability in Young Adulthood
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of this manuscript is to view, through an autoethnographic lens, the role of adult education, distance education, and assistive technology on identity changes that take place when becoming disabled in young ... -
Life Lessons From Death Work: A Phenomenological Study of Child Bereavement Professionals in the United Kingdom
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Phenomenological inquiry was utilized to explore the feelings, experiences, and education of bereavement support professionals working in children’s hospices in the United Kingdom (U.K.). A total of 15 participants from ... -
The Lived Experience of Nationally Certified Counselors who Attended an Eight-Day Cultural Immersion Institute
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.