Education Doctoral Work: Recent submissions
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The Nexus Between Local Needs and Aspirations of Ugandans and Global Education Goals; A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The United Nations promotes access to basic education as an indelible right for all children, leading to the global push for Education for All (EFA) as a vehicle for realizing the global Millennium Development Goals. EFA ... -
Utilizing the Concerns-Based Adoption Model in a Professional Development Series for Teachers Implementing New Technologies
(North Dakota State University, 2015)A growing number of school districts are adopting mobile electronic devices as replacements for textbooks and to improve test scores. Yet questions remain regarding staff preparedness, instructional and pedagogical ... -
Examination of the Psychometric Properties of an Instrument Measuring Treatment Fidelity of Offenders Participating in Moral Reconation Therapy
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The availability of quality treatment assessments for offender correctional programs in the United States is limited (Polaschek & Ross, 2010; Singh, Grann & Fazel, 2011). Therefore, a greater focus on the evaluation of ... -
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 ... -
The Experiences of Occupational Therapy Clinicians Transitioning to the Role of Faculty Member: Implications for Faculty Development
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This qualitative, phenomenological study was conducted for the purpose of examining the experiences of occupational therapists transitioning from an occupational therapist to a full-time faculty member within a university ... -
Mainstreaming Critical Disability Studies Towards Undoing the Last Prejudice
(North Dakota State University, 2014)According to critical disability studies scholars, disablism may be the fundamental system of unearned advantaging and disadvantaging upon which all other notions of difference-as-deviance are constructed. If so, a deeply ... -
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 ... -
Using Learning Modules for Instructor Neutrality in Ethical Quagmires: A Cross-Curricular Study in Academic Debate
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this disquisition is to add to the body of educational research through practitioner, quantitative, and qualitative inquiry on the topic of academic debate. In a three-tiered study, the author conducted ... -
Study of Assessment Data Usage in Student Affairs-Related Strategic Planning and Student Learning
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This qualitative, multiple site case study addressed five key areas (a) accountability; (b) student affairs assessment; (c) student affairs strategic planning; (d) student learning in student affairs; and (e) linkages: ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Perceptions of Secondary Mathematics Teachers Concerning Influences on Pedagogical Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of Secondary Math Teachers (SMTs) concerning the influences that affect teaching practices and also investigate the possible existence of pluralistic ignorance ... -
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 ... -
A Study about the Level of a Teacher’s Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Instructional Practices, and Demographics and Their Effects on Students’ Literacy Achievement
(North Dakota State University, 2013)It might be assumed that teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge affect student learning. However, most studies do not include observations of actual classroom instruction. This study provides empirical evidence ... -
Teacher Concerns and Perceptions about the Implementation of Professional Learning Communities at the High-School Level
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This study investigated concerns and perceptions about the implementation of a professional learning community at the high-school level. The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to be accountable for increasing the ... -
Determining Factors that Serve as Barriers to Integrative STEM Methodology Implementation in K-12 Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The purpose of the correlational study was to determine factors that served as barriers to integrative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (iSTEM) implementation in K-12 schools. The sample studied (N = 153) ... -
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 ... -
Effective Doctoral Education: Interpreting Factors and Outcomes of Success through a New Framework, Autoethnography, and Quantitative Study of Passion
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The purpose of this disquisition is to increase knowledge about the factors and outcomes of success in doctoral education. Enhanced understanding about the factors and outcomes of success could help optimize effectiveness ... -
Supporting Transitions of Homeless Youth: Evaluating Residential Program Frameworks, Structure and Educational Collaborations
(North Dakota State University, 2013)With varying definitions and reports of appropriate transitions to independent living situations, it is difficult to decipher which residential models and approaches have the greatest impact on homeless youth. This project ... -
The Use of Non-Cognitive Constructs to Predict Success of First-Year Students in a College of Business
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This study examined the relationship between academic hardiness, emotional and social competencies, academic success (as measured by grade point average), and persistence, in a sample of 178 first-year College of Business ...