Education Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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. -
Exploring Contemporary Issues Related to Title IX and the Incorporation of Amnesty Policies
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Colleges and universities have been inundated with new and changing federal guidance for Title IX compliance since 2011. Though most campuses have made significant strides in compliance with mandates, far fewer have ... -
Exploring the Complex Relationships among Reasoning, Content Understanding, and Intuition in Physics
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Physics education research over the past few decades has made significant advances toward improving instructional practices and developing effective instructional materials for physics classrooms. In some contexts, however, ... -
Education is Too Complex to Simply be Complicated: Repellors, Attractors, and the Interconnectedness of Things
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Our classrooms exist in a reality of increasing interconnectedness, cultural and societal boundary shifts, and readily available (mis)information. This reality thrusts learners and the classroom into a diverse arena where ... -
"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 ... -
The Perceptions of Education Doctoral Students and Graduates Concerning Their Experiences of Thriving During the Transition to Independent Researchers
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This qualitative study examines the perceptions of education doctoral students and graduates in two upper Midwest research universities in the United States concerning their experiences of thriving during the transition ... -
Stress and Work-Task Satisfaction: School Counselors' Perspective
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The study’s first purpose was to give school counselors a “voice” regarding their perceived stress. The second purpose was to investigate the relationship between school counselors’ work satisfaction across 12 counselor-related ... -
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 ... -
Risk Perceptions in the Management of Student Organizations
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The purpose of this study was to examine perceptions of risk in student organization management, including differing perceptions among student leaders, advisers, and university personnel, as well as, how factors such as ... -
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, ... -
Strategic Human Resource Development Impact on Organizational Performance: Does SHRD Matter?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)In the United States today organizational leaders are concerned with skills gaps, or the limited availability of qualified workers to fill open positions. The reason for their concern is the impact of skills gaps on ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Two Females, One Family: Exploring Counselors’ Role during Third-Party Family Formation
(North Dakota State University, 2018)“Same-sex women” households are the third largest household in the United States (Rausch & Wikoff, 2017). Female partners are increasingly deciding to have children in the context of their queer relationships (Dionisius, ... -
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 ... -
Predicting Success on the National Physical Therapy Examination: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Random Effects Meta-Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Excellence in physical therapy (PT) education is an essential component in meeting the evolving needs of this rapidly growing profession. In PT education, the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) continues to be ... -
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 ... -
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 ...