Education Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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School Counselors Promoting Self-Care: An Action Based Research Project
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Now, more than ever, teachers are experiencing many daily demands, sometimes with limited resources or support. Teachers and school staff are expected to play a significant role in modeling positive social and emotional ... -
Professional Identity Development: Perceptions of African American Female Counselor Educators' Success in Ph.D. Completion at Predominately White Institutions
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Qualitative research is scant on success factors of professional identity development for female African American counselor educators, specifically those who graduated from CACREP-accredited counselor education and supervision ... -
Utilizing an Instructional Intervention in Aquatics: An Experimental Study for Improving Wellness Awareness in Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The medical community recognizes the importance of regular, vigorous exercise. The evidence is indeed overwhelming in support of physical fitness for the prevention of disease and disability; yet nearly 80% of the population ... -
Lived Experiences: Exploring the Impact of Trauma on Educator Experiences and Classroom Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore teachers’ experiences working with children impacted by adverse childhood experiences. As a dissertation in practice, this qualitative study was intended to examine ... -
Relationship Between Students' Autonomy and Career Readiness
(North Dakota State University, 2020)While colleges and universities have historically emphasized holistic education, employers continue to be concerned that students are missing core elements of the non-technical skills which are necessary to be successful ... -
Words Matter: A Critical Discourse Analysis of MSBA / MASA Model School Discipline Policy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This dissertation in practice was a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Model School Policy 506, Student Discipline (MSBA, 2019), as it relates to the school-to-prison pipeline across the nation as well as in Minnesota. ... -
Validating the Mindset Scale for Use with International Students Attending College in the United States
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Institutions of higher education continue to try and find new ways to help students persist in college (Kinzie & Kuh, 2017). One compelling tool to help students succeed comes from Dweck’s (1999) Mindset model. The model ... -
Perspectives on Adoption of Research and Education Network Technologies: A Q Methodological Study
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The critical need for access to network technology resources supporting advanced tools of academics and research is evident across disciplines and locations around the world. As research conducted by and in partnership ... -
The Development and Validation of a New Pre-Shot Routine Model for Golf
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the past research that has been conducted to date on pre-shot routines in golf via a thorough review of the literature. A historical review is presented in a ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Elementary School Teachers' Multicultural Attitudes and Self-Efficacy for Teaching English Language Learners
(North Dakota State University, 2020)An increase in English Language Learners (ELLs) in public schools across the nation is forcing stakeholders to reexamine how teachers are being prepared to effectively teach culturally and linguistically diverse students. ... -
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. ... -
Utilizing the Concerns Based Adoption Model to Support Teachers in Implementing the MTSS Behavior Pathway
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Schools and educators are faced with the tremendous task of preparing students to be successful in school and beyond in a fast-paced, ever changing world. Behavioral skills, just as academic skills are critical for student ... -
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, ... -
Examining the Lived Experiences of Native American Counselors Working on the Reservation: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The success of mental health counseling partially depends on the professionals who are providing these services, also on the quality of services they provide. To maximize their efficacy, counselors must achieve and maintain ... -
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 ... -
A Mixed-Methods Study Examining the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Occupational Therapy Preparation for Therapists Working with Children in Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This mixed-methods research study was conducted for the purpose of examining school-based occupational therapists' child psychosocial knowledge and attitudes, along with how therapists developed this knowledge and attitudes. ... -
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 ... -
Multiage Instruction: An Outdated Strategy, or a Timeless Best Practice? A Delphi Study
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to explore the practices of multiage instruction with experts who have best practice knowledge or practitioner expertise in the multiage classroom. This investigation provided a foundation of ... -
The Lived Experience of Nationally Certified Counselors who Attended an Eight-Day Native American Cultural Immersion Institute
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The purpose of this research was to understand how Nationally Certified Counselors experienced an eight-day cultural immersion experience on a Native American reservation. This phenomenological study was designed to capture ... -
The Relationship among Workload, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals from Six Land-Grant Universities
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to determine what job responsibilities Extension 4-H youth development professionals (n = 241) chose to spend their work time doing and how the workload related to their job satisfaction and ...