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Exploring the most effective instructional practices to support student success in the bilingual dental assistant program
Rodriguez, Maria Cristina
Bilingual education is an effective and inclusive method of teaching within U.S. higher education. The dental field is particularly in need of bilingual inclusivity. The best instructional practices in the delivery of a…
Bilingual education is an effective and inclusive method of teaching within U.S. higher education. The dental field is particularly in need of bilingual inclusivity. The best instructional practices in the delivery of a…
A new patient acuity tool and the impact on patient falls
Lamberty, Nichole
In the United States, approximately 700,000 to 1 million patient falls occur in the hospital setting annually (AHRQ, 2019). Of those hospital falls, about 250,000 results in injuries and 11,000 in death (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019).…
In the United States, approximately 700,000 to 1 million patient falls occur in the hospital setting annually (AHRQ, 2019). Of those hospital falls, about 250,000 results in injuries and 11,000 in death (LeLaurin & Shorr, 2019).…
Prescribed preparatory activity prior to Assessment Technology Institute Registered Nurse Comprehensive Predictor proctored assessment : will it make a difference?
Broihahn, Amy
In the current climate of a worldwide nursing shortage, transitioning graduate nurses to practice in a timely manner is part of a multifaceted approach to improving patient care. The declining NCLEX-RN first attempt pass rate is…
In the current climate of a worldwide nursing shortage, transitioning graduate nurses to practice in a timely manner is part of a multifaceted approach to improving patient care. The declining NCLEX-RN first attempt pass rate is…
Faculty pedagogical methods utilized for introductory statistics courses
Wooten, Trina M.
This is a hermeneutic phenomenological dissertation about faculty members’ teaching methods utilized in their introductory statistics courses. Statistics education changed in the late 1970s with John Tukey’s Exploratory Data…
This is a hermeneutic phenomenological dissertation about faculty members’ teaching methods utilized in their introductory statistics courses. Statistics education changed in the late 1970s with John Tukey’s Exploratory Data…
The relationship between culturally responsive teaching practices and teacher's self-efficacy in K-8 urban choice schools
Dusseau, Robert R.
Since Brown v. Board of Education and the subsequent desegregation of schools, an achievement gap has persisted between students of color and White students, specifically in urban schools. Education has sought to close this gap…
Since Brown v. Board of Education and the subsequent desegregation of schools, an achievement gap has persisted between students of color and White students, specifically in urban schools. Education has sought to close this gap…
Contextualizing neurodivergent traits, identities, and culture : a strengths-based approach
Sinclair, Jac V. & Black, Sebastian O.
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and…
Neurodiversity, an umbrella term for the diversity of human brains, is split into two broad categories: neurotypical, describing people who generally fit in to their society’s standard of “normal,” and…
Measuring the success of language-based teaching and learning for multilinguALL learners
Goralski-Cumbajin, Brook
This resource utilizes the components within the Danielson Framework for Teaching to provide possible guiding questions for conversations that occur between an instructional leader utilizing the Danielson Framework to…
This resource utilizes the components within the Danielson Framework for Teaching to provide possible guiding questions for conversations that occur between an instructional leader utilizing the Danielson Framework to…
Essential scaffolds, strategies and tasks for language-based teaching and learning for multilinguALL learners
Goralski-Cumbajin, Brook
Essential Scaffolds, Strategies and Tasks for Language-Based Teaching and Learning for MultilinguALL Learners is a practice-based synthesis of high leverage practices developed over the course of more than two decades…
Essential Scaffolds, Strategies and Tasks for Language-Based Teaching and Learning for MultilinguALL Learners is a practice-based synthesis of high leverage practices developed over the course of more than two decades…
Systematic review of communicating music therapy frameworks : a dialogue about adopting and utilizing theory
Cole, Melissa M.
Background: Ideally, music therapists are guided in their work by a framework and they communicate their way of doing music therapy with clarity through a framework. A framework is a theoretical structure found in literature that…
Background: Ideally, music therapists are guided in their work by a framework and they communicate their way of doing music therapy with clarity through a framework. A framework is a theoretical structure found in literature that…
Views : situated learning experiences in the school community
Vossenkuhl, Angela D.
This study focused on a situated learning experience with the stakeholders in the school community with the goal of gaining an understanding and perspective of the structures and culture of the school. Situated learning is…
This study focused on a situated learning experience with the stakeholders in the school community with the goal of gaining an understanding and perspective of the structures and culture of the school. Situated learning is…
Students' perspectives of transitioning back to school after a prolonged absence while seeking treatment in a partial hospital setting
Neustadt, Rachel Anne
What are students’ perspectives of transitioning back to school after a prolonged absence while seeking treatment in partial hospital programming? The population for this study was adolescents in a partial hospital program…
What are students’ perspectives of transitioning back to school after a prolonged absence while seeking treatment in partial hospital programming? The population for this study was adolescents in a partial hospital program…
The perception of culturally responsive teaching from the perspective of educators
Davis, Jennice
Given the increasing diversity of school populations, it is imperative that school systems participate in culturally responsive teaching, which highlights the need for teachers to include students’ culture in their learning.…
Given the increasing diversity of school populations, it is imperative that school systems participate in culturally responsive teaching, which highlights the need for teachers to include students’ culture in their learning.…
Improving teacher compensation : an exploration of teacher attitudes
Burks, Robyn
Like most industries, education is facing a staffing and retention crisis, especially during this post-pandemic climate. Hiring and retaining teachers to work with the most at-risk, low-performing students and at hard-to-staff schools…
Like most industries, education is facing a staffing and retention crisis, especially during this post-pandemic climate. Hiring and retaining teachers to work with the most at-risk, low-performing students and at hard-to-staff schools…
Community member involvement in school-based prevention : bridging gaps to adult connection in educational institutions
Roby, LaTreece N.
Teen mental health and connectedness to school are interconnected factors that significantly influence a teenager's present and future life outcomes. In response to a decrease in feelings of school connectedness and a increase in…
Teen mental health and connectedness to school are interconnected factors that significantly influence a teenager's present and future life outcomes. In response to a decrease in feelings of school connectedness and a increase in…
Examining the relationship between mission statements, strategic plans, and a college's ability to commit to long-term operating sustainability
Jackson, Quentin E.
I am interested in the long-term operating sustainability of colleges and universities. I discovered that the relevant literature in this area has identified mission statements, strategic plans, continuity and information…
I am interested in the long-term operating sustainability of colleges and universities. I discovered that the relevant literature in this area has identified mission statements, strategic plans, continuity and information…
Exploring the socialization experiences of nontraditional Black women in doctoral programs : a phenomenological study
Tardy, Tiffany
Degree attainment continues to increase for Black women at every level, yet their completion rates at the doctoral level are still disproportionate in comparison to White graduates (National Center of Education Statistics, 2020).…
Degree attainment continues to increase for Black women at every level, yet their completion rates at the doctoral level are still disproportionate in comparison to White graduates (National Center of Education Statistics, 2020).…
Reconceptualizing creativity : creativity as embodied practice as research
Teague-Mann, Christina
Predominant models for creativity are highly computational leaving considerations of embodiment out of the process. The question of the role of the body in creativity has been widely debated in the field of creativity. The…
Predominant models for creativity are highly computational leaving considerations of embodiment out of the process. The question of the role of the body in creativity has been widely debated in the field of creativity. The…
Trauma-informed assessments in music therapy with autism spectrum disorders
Paterno, Lily M.
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into music therapists’ current understandings of the impact of trauma on autistic individuals, as well as their reactions and/or opinions on incorporating trauma-informed assessments…
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into music therapists’ current understandings of the impact of trauma on autistic individuals, as well as their reactions and/or opinions on incorporating trauma-informed assessments…
Artist-educators’ experiences with identity and representation in theatre arts learning spaces
Carpenter, Bonnie
Educational institutions struggle to find balance between free speech, academic freedom, and the advancement of representation and identity, specifically in theatre programs and arts communities. Artist–educators seem…
Educational institutions struggle to find balance between free speech, academic freedom, and the advancement of representation and identity, specifically in theatre programs and arts communities. Artist–educators seem…
The creation and validation of the differentiation of self questionnaire
Jacobs, Greg G.
This study reports the creation and validation of The Differentiation of Self Questionnaire (DSQ), a measure of Bowen’s construct Differentiation of Self (DoS), through three-studies. In Study One, Creation the DSQ is created with…
This study reports the creation and validation of The Differentiation of Self Questionnaire (DSQ), a measure of Bowen’s construct Differentiation of Self (DoS), through three-studies. In Study One, Creation the DSQ is created with…
The impact of structural oppression and systemic racism on the post-secondary pathway of African American girls and women in a major metropolitan area of the Midwest
Haynes, Tameka N.
This phenomenological study sought to understand the impact of structural oppression and systemic racism on the post-secondary pathway of African American girls and women in a major metropolitan area of the Midwest. Participants…
This phenomenological study sought to understand the impact of structural oppression and systemic racism on the post-secondary pathway of African American girls and women in a major metropolitan area of the Midwest. Participants…
Still unfolding through time and space : a qualitative phenomenological pilot study of education at 9/11 Memorial & Museum
Egger, Owen R. S.
This dissertation presents an in-depth case study of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (9/11 Memorial) as an alternative learning space. The study explores the unique pedagogical and andragogical practices, technology…
This dissertation presents an in-depth case study of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (9/11 Memorial) as an alternative learning space. The study explores the unique pedagogical and andragogical practices, technology…
Unlocking the path to success : exploring Vincent Tinto’s theory of student persistence for the historically underrepresented students in higher education
Davis, Taiyani
This case study examined if Tinto’s theory of student persistence is applicable to retention of historically underrepresented students at one institution of higher education. This research identified possible ways educators can…
This case study examined if Tinto’s theory of student persistence is applicable to retention of historically underrepresented students at one institution of higher education. This research identified possible ways educators can…
The impact of a system wide integration of Indigenous Knowledge on students, staff and community
Paap, Beth
The history of the American public school system has used a curriculum and educational approach that lacks a diversity of cultural epistemologies and pedagogy. Of note is a profound lack of Indigenous Knowledge subjects taught. This…
The history of the American public school system has used a curriculum and educational approach that lacks a diversity of cultural epistemologies and pedagogy. Of note is a profound lack of Indigenous Knowledge subjects taught. This…
Managing performance through achievement impact presentations
Carter, Kimberly M.
Despite numerous efforts to improve schools and districts across the country, a significant number of students continue to be left behind. Increased accountability pressures require that district leaders seek ways to monitor…
Despite numerous efforts to improve schools and districts across the country, a significant number of students continue to be left behind. Increased accountability pressures require that district leaders seek ways to monitor…