Browsing Education Doctoral Work by Title
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Academic Success and Retention: Assessing Variables that Make a Difference in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Attrition rates for both traditional and nontraditional students in nursing programs across the U.S. are of concern in light of the current and projected shortage of nurses. The lack of success advancing through the nursing ... -
Achieving Inclusive Excellence: The Role of Change Agents and Institutional Artifacts in Diversifying Institutions
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The research presented within this disquisition is focused on the work of institutional leaders to address historical inequalities in education by creating transformational culture change towards learning environments that ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Association between Factors Affecting Enrollment Decisions in Manufacturing Occupational Clusters in Two-Year Colleges
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationships between factors that affect student enrollment decisions in manufacturing occupational programs in two-year colleges and to describe current enrollment status ... -
Awareness for Teacher Well-Being: Exploring Key Factors of Teacher Experience, Mindfulness, and Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Self-reported job satisfaction in K-12 teachers has decreased and it at its lowest in over twenty years. This study explored mindfulness levels—acute attentiveness and awareness of self-judgment and judgment on others—and ... -
Best Practices for Communicating Critical Messages from a Registrar's Office to Traditional-Aged College Students
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to determine what strategies are most effective for communicating critical messages to traditional-aged undergraduate college students and best practices in evaluating critical messages. A ... -
Beyond heteronormativity and the gender binary: inclusivity in rape myth acceptance scale design and sexual violence bystander intervention programming
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Sexual violence perpetuates inequalities based on a range of factors such as gender, race/ethnicity, class, age, sexuality, and ability status. However, the study of sexual violence in these areas has been limited leading ... -
The Boundaries of Social Entrepreneurship in Higher Education: A New Framework
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Social entrepreneurship (SE) incorporates the more ethical dimensions of innovative business practices in the pursuit of financial sustainability in the advancement of societal goals, and is intended to empower all ... -
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 ... -
"Can We Help?": Students’ Reflections on their Public Speaking Anxiety and Teacher Immediacy
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Public speaking is one of the most common anxieties for the average person, with many even ranking it as a more significant fear than death. Even though several people suggest that they would rather be the one in the casket ... -
Capturing the Essence of Canine Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling: A Phenomenological Inquiry of At-Risk Youths' Experiences of a Residential Canine Animal-Assisted Therapy Program
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Phenomenological inquiry was implemented to capture the experiences of nine at-risk youths’ unique and shared experiences of a canine animal-assisted therapy in counseling (AAT-C) program at a therapeutic working ranch ... -
Consequential Validity and Social Studies Education: An Examination of Standards, Assessment Policies, and Teacher Preparation
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Educational quality is a way to influence the future of the American economy (Hanushek, 1986). Large-scale assessments are designed to determine quality in education by measuring student achievement. A connection exists ... -
Counselor Education: A Personal Growth and Personal Development Experience
(North Dakota State University, 2015)A basic qualitative design was implemented to better understand the personal growth and personal development of seven master’s level counseling graduates in the mid-western United States. Three foundational questions were ... -
Counselors' Perceptions of the Mental Health Aspects of Infertility for Heterosexual Women
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This qualitative study explores counselors' perceptions of the mental health aspects of infertility for heterosexual women by addressing the following five guiding questions: (1) How do licensed mental health counselors ... -
Counting Coup with Western Education in a Post-Assimilated Paradigm: A Qualitative Research Study on American Indian Success
(North Dakota State University, 2013)“The beaver doesn’t try to be like the bear or the buffalo, he knows who he is . . . and he is proud of who he is” (Big Dog, 2012). The aforementioned quote depicts how this author interpreted the identities of his sample ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Orientation, Trait Emotional Intelligence, and Entrepreneurial Services Offered by Pharmacists in the Upper Midwest
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The purpose of this study was to critically analyze the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and trait emotional intelligence (EI) of pharmacists to develop an understanding of how these traits are exhibited in different ... -
Decolonizing Instructional Design through Auto/Ethnography
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Instructional design is the systematic process of planning and developing learning environments. In contemporary educational contexts, this has come to include also the intentional integration of digital and Internet ...