Browsing Education Masters Theses by Issue Date
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Service Learning and Ethnocultural Empathy: Developing Cultural Empathy Through Experience
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of experiential learning (through service learning) and ethnocultural empathy in undergraduate students. In other words, how does serving in the community impact how ... -
Correlates of Transfer-Student Persistence and Degree Completion in the College of Health Professions
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Persistence and degree completion among transfer students are important concerns for colleges and universities. Transfer students may experience difficulties or barriers after transferring from one institution to another, ... -
Student Perceptions of Soft Skills and Career Decision Self-Efficacy Attained Through Participation in SAE Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2016)This study sought to assess student perceptions of soft skills and career decision self-efficacy attained through participation in Supervised Agriculture Experience programs. This study attempted to describe the demographics ... -
Professional Loss and Grief in Teachers Who Taught At Least Five Years Prior to the Implementation of No Child Left Behind
(North Dakota State University, 2017)In this mixed methods study, the researcher, a former classroom teacher, examines the impact of No Child Left Behind on teacher’s emotions. Specifically, the researcher seeks to understand whether or not and to what ... -
In It Together: A Qualitative Case-Study of Student Experiences of Connectedness
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Having a sense of connectedness to school may help students thrive, increasing their capacity for engagement and protective factors. A qualitative case study design was used to explore the research question: How do students ... -
Student Success Skills: The Effects of a School Counselor Led Intervention on Student Achievement and Social-Emotional Outcomes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The cost of academic failure is unacceptable and represents an immense hurdle in the education system today. Given the known negative outcomes associated with academic failure, new methods for prevention and intervention ... -
Teachers as Learners: Impacts of Graduate Teachers Education Programs’ Features on In-Service Teachers’ Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Significant research efforts have addressed the need for pursuing graduate teacher education to improve in-service teachers’ teaching practices. On contrary, empirical knowledge about the impacts of structural and process ... -
The Influence of Agriscience Research on High School Students’ Perceived Self-Efficacy of 21st Century Skills Attainment
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine if student participation in agriscience research Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAEs) contributed to the development of selected 21st century skills. The target population ... -
The Influence of Extracurricular Involvement on High School Students' Academic Achievement and Engagement in School
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between specific extracurricular activities and the outcomes of student achievement and student engagement. The target population was 11th -12th grade student ... -
An Alternative Way for Kosovar Adults to Earn a High School Equivalency Diploma: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2017)For many years, at the end of the last century, Kosovo was a country plagued with political, social, and economic strife that forced an entire generation of children and young adults to go virtually uneducated. Kosovo is ... -
An Attempt to Profile Persistent Online Students and Graduates
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the characteristics of online graduates, and characteristics of students who persist online with their coursework, could be identified. A mixed methods approach was used ... -
Staying on an Academic Plan: Is It Really that Necessary for Gaining Acceptance into Selective Admission Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study examined the frequency with which the typical pre-professional pharmacy student alters his/her academic plan, and ultimately affects the student’s matriculation into the professional program. The empirical ... -
Motivational Needs of Secondary Family & Consumer Sciences Students
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study examined North Dakota junior and senior high school FCS students’ perceptions of their motivational needs. The survey instrument used was created by Turner & Herren (1997). The questionnaire measured the ... -
Internship Participation: Impacts on Career Outcomes and Starting Salaries
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Internships are a great way for college students to gain real-world work experience. Students who participate in an internship should learn valuable skills, build a network and gain professional confidence. Employers want ... -
Comparing the Effectiveness of Scenario-Based Learning vs. Traditional Training Method on an Individual’s Call Quality Score: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study investigated the effect of Scenario-Based Learning versus the traditional training method used in customer service employee call quality scores. A secondary purpose was to see how Scenario-Based Training method ... -
Using the Common Measures Evaluation Tool in North Dakota: A Qualitative Study
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Using a basic qualitative approach, interviews were conducted with five agents in North Dakota with a range of experiences and lengths of service to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of Common Measures, a set ... -
The Impact of Educational Technology Integration on School-Based Agricultural Education Teacher Self-Efficacy
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of educational technology integration on school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teacher self-efficacy. In-service SBAE teachers from four upper middle-western states ... -
Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP): Effective Tool for Biology?
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The Student-Centered Active Learning Environment for Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) method incorporates active learning pedagogies into space designed to facilitate effective active learning. Methods predominately used ... -
Exploring Potential Relationships of Mindset and Scarcity in the Inequitable Experience and Outcomes of First Generation and Low Income Students in Higher Education
(North Dakota State University, 2020)First generation and low income college students continue to experience outcome differences despite higher education’s efforts to reduce inequality. Despite abundant research exploring intelligence mindset, there have been ... -
Investigating the Relationship Between Community Arts Engagements and College Students' Sense of Community
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study builds upon Astin’s (2012) Input-Environment-Output conceptual framework to determine the relationship between college students (inputs), their frequency of participation in arts engagements (environment), and ...