Theses and Dissertations

 
A selection of open access theses and dissertations from graduate students in the Fischler College of Education.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Faculty Perceptions of the Teaching and Learning Center on Faculty Development: A Descriptive Study, Neisha N. Mitchell

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Dissertation: Resiliency of Multiple-Placed Foster Youth Experiencing Emotional Competence: A Mixed-Methods Study, Audrey Murph-Brown

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efectividad de un Curso de Formación Directiva en Modalidad B-Learning en una Universidad Tecnológica del Sureste de México, Sergio Roberto Preza Medina

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Emotional Intelligence Training on Emerging Staff and Student Leaders in a Collegiate Setting, Claire Rene

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Investigating Corrective Instructional Activities for Secondary-Level Students Within Mastery Learning Environments, Scott Root

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Flipping Assessment: Formative Peer Feedback Activities in Second Language English Writing Using Web 2.0 Applications, Paul A.R. Rowan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Evaluation of the Habits of Mind Character Education Program, William Royce

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Direct Writing Conventions Instruction on Second Grade Writing Mechanics Mastery, Kristen Sheehan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Direct Writing Conventions Instruction on Second Grade Writing Mechanics Mastery, Kristen I. Sheehan

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Dissertation: An Examination of the Practice of Aligning Speech-Language Therapy Goals to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Gerard Francis Shine

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Investigation of the Dropout Rates of Caucasian High School Students in a Rural North Carolina High School, Otis L. Smallwood

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Demise of an Antebellum College: A History of Illinois State University, Robert Allan Stevens

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Demise of an Antebellum College: A History of Illinois State University, Robert Allen Stevens

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Causal Comparative Study of the Academic Effects of Voluntary Prekindergarten Participation, Jessica Lynn Swere

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Dissertation: Analysis of Attitudes, Gender, and Beliefs of Adolescent Students Concerning Interactive Technology, Courtney L. Teague

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Dissertation: The Impact of Acculturation on Perceptions of Elder Abuse and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Elderly Polynesians, Myra Halaevalu Te’o Aukusitino

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of an Innovative Leadership-Development Program at a Private, Not-for-Profit University, Renee Venezia

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Developing Student Competencies in Information Literacy Sessions Through Web-Based Instruction for Distance Learners, Paula A. Williams

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Dissertation: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Explained Through Student’s Narratives, Brian Louis Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Exploring Application of the Caritas Coach Role in Nursing Practice, Jan Marie Anderson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Cheating in Online Classes: A Preliminary Investigation, Mirella G. Baker Bemmel

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Southern Ute Cultural Perceptions of Giftedness: Implications for Identifying and Serving Diverse Gifted Students, Andrea Berghoff

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Dissertation: The Contribution of Forced Medical Retirement to Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Law Enforcement Officers, Kimberley Blackmon

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Longitudinal Cohort Analysis of General Education Development Credentialed Freshmen’s Postsecondary Outcomes at a Private University, Susan Elaine Brenner

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Dissertation: Quality of Care From a Parent’s Point of View: An Examination of an Early Childhood Education Center Located at a Community College, Jennifer Brown

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Black Caribbean Family’s Therapeutic Intervention Process: Navigating, Implementing, and Understanding Cultural Differences, Keysla Monique Byrd

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efectos de la Codificación Dual en las Retroalimentaciones Sobre la Carga Cognitiva y la Motivación en un Curso de Ciencias Sociales, Edwin Calderón Santana

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Study on Reading Achievement and Teachers' Perceptions of Struggling Readers in a Middle School, Jewel Charles

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of an Entrepreneurship Program as an Instructional Intervention to Improve Reading Skills of Ninth-Grade Students in an Urban High School, Lorraine Renee Clemons

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Exploring the Career Experiences of Caribbean Women in Leadership, Sharon Alicia Marie Crooks

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Time-Series Analysis of a Caring Nursing Student Success and Retention Program, Mattie Jane Davis-Wolfe

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Exploratory Case Study to Examine the Integration of Technology to Engage Nursing Students in the Classroom, Aline Dowd

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Relationship Between Organizational Resilience and Enrollment Fluctuations of Independent, For-Profit Higher Education Institutions, Kathryn Frisbie

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Social Networking: Closing the Achievement Gap Between Regular and Special Education Students, Steven E. Gregor

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Instrumental Case Study on Declining Enrollment Conditions for an Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Degree Program Within a Private University, Alcee L. Hastings II

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Leadership Studies Program, James Peter Hopkins

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Strategies for Improving Instruction for English Language Learners and Culturally Diverse Student Populations, Turanza Whipple Jackson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Computer and Internet Training for Health Information with Rural Older Adults, Shelia R. Krajkik

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Relationship of Computer Self-Efficacy and Self-Directed Learning Readiness to Civilian Employees’ Completion of Online Courses, Joan Lenahan-Bernard

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Preparing First-Generation College Students for Doctoral Persistence: A Formative Evaluation of the McNair Scholars Program, Michelle Waiters Martinez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Predicting Transition to Postsecondary Programs of GED Earners in a College Setting, Isabel Medina

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Predicting Transition to Postsecondary Programs of GED® Earners in a College Setting, Isabel Medina

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: El uso de Andamios Escritos en WebQuest para Apoyar la Construcción de Explicaciones Científicas, Marilyn Nales Torres

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Analysis of Teacher Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in Working with English Language Learners, Joanne Negrin

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Analysis of Teacher Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in Working With English-Language Learners, JoAnne M. Negrín

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Dissertation: Evaluating the Spacing Effect Theory on the Instructional Effectiveness of Semester-Length versus Quarter-Length Introductory Computer Literacy Courses in Institutions of Higher Learning, Emelda S. Ntinglet

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Diseño de una Actividad de Aprendizaje Basada en la Argumentación Dialógica en un curso Virtual de Biotecnología y su Incidencia en el Desarrollo de Competencias Científicas, Fedra Lorena Ortiz-Benavides

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Efecto de la Tipografía en Screencasts Sobre la Carga Cognitiva, Rendimiento Académico y Satisfacción en Estudiantes Universitarios, Myriam Quintana

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of the Wisconsin Career Pathways Web Site: A Comprehensive Plan for Ongoing Development, Margaret A. Rubin

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Dissertation: Evaluation of an Early Intervention System at a Law Enforcement Agency, Robert Scott Russell

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Interactive Read-Aloud and Literature Discussion on Reading Comprehension for First-Grade Students With Language Impairments in a Title 1 School, Elizabeth Vultaggio Salah

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Faculty Members' Experiences with Integrating Mobile Devices Into an Undergraduate Teacher Education Program: A Phenomenological Perspective, Carmen Lavern Session

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Perceptions of African American Male College Students With Technical Majors on the Successful Pursuit of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Careers, Theodore Sharper Jr.

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Limited Technology and Internet Access Within a Low Income, Rural Community, Tracey Stewart

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Limited Technology and Internet Access Within a Low Income, Rural Community, Tracey Y. Stewart

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluación de una Certificación para Docentes que Enseñan en Entornos Virtuales, Ivette M. Torres Vera

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Female Managers' Perceptions of Developing a Mentoring Program: A Phenomenological Study, Naomi O. Witherspoon

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Dissertation: Evaluating Inquiry-Based Learning as a Means to Advance Individual Student Achievement, Cherilyn Gwen Ziemer

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Professional Learning Community as a Model to Improve Student Achievement in Grade 4 English Language Arts, Joseph Foster Drollette

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of a One-to-One Netbook Implementation on High School Students’ Perceptions of Engagement in a North Texas School District, Damon J. Edwards

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Factors Affecting Minority Female Success as Professors in Higher Education, Nekita Fuller

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Perceived Leadership Style Dissimilarity and Leader Turnover Intentions at a Nonprofit Healthcare Organization, Kellen Hassell

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Emotional Intelligence and Public Health Education: A Prescriptive Needs Assessment, Debbi R. Johnson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of the Organizational-Entry Processes of a Community-Based Youth Corps, Donald L. Kirkey

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Reading Achievement, Program Models, Elementary English Learners: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis, Susan L. LaForest

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Dissertation: The Role of Dispositional Optimism on Agency when Parenting a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Lina Maria Moyano

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluating the Spacing Effect Theory on the Instructional Effectiveness of Semester-Length versus Quarter-Length Introductory Computer Literacy Courses in Institutions of Higher Learning, Emelda S. Ntinglet

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Adjusting to Divorce: A Case Study of Older Hispanic Adults in Miami-Dade, Josefina Oramas

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Case Study Market Analysis of Acceleration Mechanisms in Florida: Dual Enrollment Positioning, Laura Melissa Perry

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluación Formativa de Módulos Instruccionales para una Modalidad Híbrida de Instrucción en el Curso de Producción de Documentos II, Yannira Rodríguez-Pérez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Interdisciplinary Sports Medicine Team Model for Sunshine State Conference Athletic Programs, Larry M. Starr

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Identifying Student Engagement and Persistence Indicators in a Doctor of Education Program, Cedric Thompson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Valoración Participativa de las Características Técnico Pedagógicas y Usos Académicos de un Material Multimedial Para las Giras de Campo, Rosita Ulate Sánchez

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Dissertation: Process Evaluation of the Basic Training Program at a State Corrections Academy in the Southeast, Wendy Dawn Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Survey of the Learning Environment at a School at a University in Haiti: Faculty and Student Satisfaction, Antoine Atouriste

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Correlation Study of Student Attitudes Toward Science in a Southern State High School, Crystal Barco-Southall

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of a One-to-One Netbook Implementation on Student Perceptions of Engagement in a North Central Texas Middle School, Edward V. Chevallier II

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Cooperative Learning Program to Improve Mathematics Achievement for Grade 6 Students, Tonya V. Crews

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluación del Modelo de Gestión Administrativa de la Nivelación en la Licenciatura de Trabajo Social de una Universidad en México, María Mirna Flores Briseño

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Postsecondary Web Accessibility for Students With Disabilities: A Collective Case Study, Elizabeth Forgione-Barkas

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Student Outcomes Between Computer-Based Simulated Lab Environments and Hands-On Lab Environments, Mari Jayne M. Frederick

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Sustainability of Middle and Elementary School Professional Learning Communities in a Mobile School District, Phillys Hill

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Student and Faculty Perceptions: The Impact of Synchronous Online Software as an Interactive Tool in a Web-Based College Course, Natolyn Jones-Ferguson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Diversity-Awareness Training Experiences of School of Education Employees, Michelle Krantz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Campus Leadership’s Influence in Implementing a Community College’s Sustainability Goals: A Case Study, Barbara A. Larson

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Dissertation: Teacher Retention: What Motivates Highly Qualified Urban Teachers to Stay?, Orlando B. Milligan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Integrating Educational Technology to Increase Academic Performance of Sixth-Grade Mathematics Students, Ray Anthony Robinson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Colored Overlay Use on the Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension of Elementary Students Identified With Irlen Syndrome, Pauline Soileau

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving Kriol Language Attitude and English Accuracy: An Exploratory Study, Silvaana Udz

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Dissertation: Novice Principals’ Perceptions of Effective Leadership Practices and Their Principal Preparation Programs, Melissa Y. Wilson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Leadership Styles and Organizational Commitment at a Public University in Malaysia, Rusliza Yahaya

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Readiness of Fire and Emergency Services Leadership for Succession Planning and Advancement, James M. Armstrong

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Web 2.0 Technologies for High School Classroom Instruction and the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior: Teachers’ Perceptions and Adoption Factors, Berta Capo

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluating a Daily 90-Minute, Remedial Reading Intervention for Influence on Students’ Reading Achievement, Loretta Faith Harris

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: El Efecto de la Retroalimentación Basada en Computadoras Para la Enseñanza del Inglés, Mónica Hernández Islas

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Caracterización de la Actuación Fractal de Redes Académicas en una Universidad Pública a Distancia de Colombia, Gloria Herrera Sánchez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving the Reading Performance of Fifth-Grade Students Through an Afterschool Reading Program, Rosnel Joseph

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Professionalism in Culinary Arts: Perceptions and Assessments for Training and Curricular Design, Glenn R. Mack

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Multimedia as an Instructional-Design Strategy in an Online, Computer-Lab Class, Lawrence Todd Meadors

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Factores que Inciden en la Retención o Deserción del Estudiante a Distancia, Diana E. Rivera Montalvo