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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 2020

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Dissertation: A Mixed Method Study: West African Women and Intimate Partner Violence, Fleur Amanda Daphnet Anna Williams

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Dissertation: Perceived Enablers and Barriers to the Implementation of PBIS in a Rural Elementary School, Katherine Mechele Woodall

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Dissertation: Evaluation of Hospitality Curricula, Industry Skillset Expectations and Student Preparedness, Jennifer Aarons

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Dissertation: The Role of Supervised Community Service and Socio-Economic Status in Recidivism Pertaining to Financial Crimes among Ex-Convicts, David Adu-Boateng

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Dissertation: Improving Student Achievement Through the Implementation of A Classroom Performance System, Stacy Maria Artis

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Thesis: Investigating the Use of Web-Based Vocabulary Acquisition Programs as a Tool to Strengthen Vocabulary Skills for 11th and 12th-Grade Students, Deborah Ashraf

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Dissertation: Male Educators Implementing Instructional Practices That Academically Engage Students, Kenneth B. Beneby

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Dissertation: Media Effects and Criminal Profiling: How Fiction Influences Perception and Profile Accuracy, Asha Bolton

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of the Factors Impacting the College Transfer Experience of High Achieving Hispanic Graduates, Jennifer Bravo Candelaria

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Thesis: Acceptability and Usability of E-Books for Digital Immigrant Teachers in a Title I Elementary School, Allatesha Denise Cain

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Dissertation: The Prevalence of Hate Crimes Motivated by Sexual Orientation in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court Legalization of Same-Sex Marriages, Shawntozi Campbell

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Dissertation: Grado de Satisfacción de Estudiantes con el Uso de Simulaciones Clínicas y su Percepción sobre el Aprendizaje Logrado en una Universidad al Norte de Puerto Rico, Mónica Cerejido Ruiz

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Dissertation: The News Through Facebook: Discovering the Prevalence of Rape Myths in User Comments, Leigh Anne Clay

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Dissertation: Respect and the role it plays in explaining the disproportionate number of African-Americans incarcerated, Tina B. Craddock

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Dissertation: Competency-Based Clinical Supervision in Applied Behavior Analysis, Yulema Cruz

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Dissertation: Older Adult Caregivers’ Lived Experiences With Debilitated Chronically Ill Relatives in a Rural Southern County, Nancy J. Dameron

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Dissertation: Habitual Offender Monitoring Enforcement (H.O.M.E.) Task Force: Combating Auto Thefts Committed by Habitual Juvenile Offenders, Anika Marie Dzik

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Dissertation: Teacher Perspectives on Performance Pay in One Southeastern State, Wendy B. Firtell

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Dissertation: The Deaf & Law Enforcement Listening Though Deaf Eyes: A Grounded Theory Approach, John L. Garner

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Dissertation: Revisión Sistemática de los Factores que Inciden en la Deserción de Estudiantes a Distancia y su Impacto en Instituciones de Educación Superior en Colombia, Rafael Giraldo

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Dissertation: A Multiple Case-Study Approach to Examine Police Officers Perceptions on Narcan® Policies, Casey Gnann

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Profile of Florida Family and Consumer Science Secondary Teachers, Stefany Grant

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Dissertation: An Analysis of Selected Clusters of Fires in Florida (1996 - 2018), Thomas Riley Hall

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Dissertation: How Do You Like Me Now? Social Media Bridging the Distance in Online Education, Lee Heller

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Dissertation: Implementing Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats Intervention for Improving Reading Comprehension Skills for Students With Learning Disabilities (SLD), Annaliese Rosalie Hightower (Rollins)

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Distance Education Adoption for Literacy and Skills Training of Indigenous Adult Learners, Sackeria Nerica Jackson-Hinds

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Dissertation: Investigating the Improvement in Science Achievement Among Fifth Grade Science Students When Using the Instructional Design Model, Kisha J. Jarrett

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Dissertation: Exploring Factors Related to Customer Service Representatives’ (CSRs) Performance in Call Centers., Ruth R. Jayson-Polk

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Dissertation: Religion in Incarcerated, Jewish, Female Inmates, Marcia Janine Kesner

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Dissertation: Assessment Technologies Institute Test Results and Blended Experiences for Senior Community Health Nursing Students, Linda Lou Lacomb-Williams

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Dissertation: Violent Offenders and Assaults on Staff Members, Lisa Gentry Long

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Dissertation: Confidence in Law Enforcement When African-Americans are Underrepresented on the Force: An Exploratory Study, Charles E. MacLean

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Dissertation: Implementing Technology Enhanced Mathematical Instruction in an Algebra I Course to Increase Students’ Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Carlos Marrero

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Dissertation: A Case Study: Meeting the Needs of English Learners With Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Michelle Ivette Marrero

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Dissertation: Kindergarten Parent Engagement and Student Reading Literacy in Title I Schools: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Synthesis, Stacy L. M. McDonald

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Dissertation: Implementing a Research-Based Reading Intervention Focused Upon Increasing Reading Comprehension Amongst Third-Grade Students, Kamaria Dalila McNair

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Dissertation: African-American Male Teachers: Examining the Insight, Encounters, and Best Teaching Practices, Brandon Morgan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Sense of Community Experienced by Online Doctoral Students: A Phenomenological Study, Megan C. Murtaugh

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Dissertation: Stakeholders’ Perceptions of an Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program in Special Education in Jamaica, Keitha Ava Marie Osborne

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Dissertation: Early Childhood Educators’ Perceptions of Using Conscious Discipline to Promote Executive Function Development in Preschool Students: A Case Study, Annette C. Oswald-Hunt

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Dissertation: The Effect of Training and Institutional Support on Title IX Coordinators' Responses to Sexual Violence on College Campuses, Mercedes M. Pino

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study Exploring Motivation and Engagement Among Millennial Volunteers in Nonprofit Organizations, Joanne Quinones

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Dissertation: Measuring Employee Job Satisfaction During Workplace Downsizing, Trina Sanders

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Dissertation: Effects of a Sensory Diet on Attention and Participation in Children With Autism, Leighanne Smith-Mrkaja

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Dissertation: Law Enforcement Officer Body-Worn Camera Perceptions: Pre and Post Deployment, Benjamin Aaron Straight

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Common Faculty Perceptions of Online Healthcare Graduate Students’ Writing Challenges, Latazia Stuart

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Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Adoption of Social Networking Platforms to Achieve Digital Literacy for All Learners, Anila Sweitzer

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Dissertation: Exploring Knowledge and Awareness of Social Entrepreneurship, Barry Tishler

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Comparison of the iPad-Assisted and Traditional Flashcard Instruction for Learners With Autism, Davaa Ulzii

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Dissertation: Implementation of the Instructional Practices Inventory – Technology Process with Fidelity: The Impact on Technology Use and Student Cognitive Engagement, Mekca Rae Wallace-Spurgin

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Dissertation: Exploring Experiences of Diverse Faculty With Diverse Students in Distance Education, Theresa West

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Dissertation: Exploring the Impact of Disaster Response Preparedness by the New York State Military Forces to the World Trade Center September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks, Robert L. Wolf

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Dissertation: Utilization Efficacy Perceptions of Telepractice for Speech-Language Pathologists and University Faculty and Administrators: A Qualitative Delphi Study, Cybele Wu

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Dissertation: Federal Offices of Inspectors General: The Relationship Between Per Capita Staffing Levels and Performance Results, Craig Yuen

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Dissertation: Hate Crimes and Discrimination against Jews: The Anti-Semitism Phenomenon in the 21st Century, Jon Zemke

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effects of an Afrocentric Curriculum on Reading Scores of African American Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders, Trisha J. Baker

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Dissertation: Evaluative Study of Jazz History Courses at the Collegiate Level, Charles Lawrence Bergeron

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Dissertation: The Effect of Organizational Culture on the Retention of Millennial Employees, Charlene Bolton

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Dissertation: An Investigation of Faculty Perceptions About Mobile Learning in Higher Education, Serena Brown

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Dissertation: Hear My Voice and the Voices of Those I Teach: A Phenomenological Perspective of Experiences From Migrant Education Program Teachers, Ingrid Bynes

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Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study of Faculty Perceptions: Non-Native Speakers of English (L2s) in Bachelor Degree Programs, Leisha Cali

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Dissertation: Effect of Relational Support on Educational Outcomes in an At-Risk Charter School in Florida, Eunice Casey

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Dissertation: Comparison of Discrete Trial Teaching and the Verbal Behavior Approach in Early Learners With Autism in a School Setting, Irene Chan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effects of Project-Based Learning and Motivation on Students With Disabilities, Jamar Council

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Dissertation: A Study of a High School Intervention Program to Increase Access to Higher Education, Erin Nicole Davis

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Dissertation: Decreasing Incidents of High School Cyberbullying, Erica Nichole Dawson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Professional Development of Secondary Teachers to Improve the Education of Gifted and Talented Scholars: The Relationship Between Desire and Proficiency to Teach, Shelbie E. Dixon-Brown

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Dissertation: A Study of Environmental Factors That Affect the Physical and Mental Health of Airline Pilots: A Systematic Review With Metasynthesis, Deborah Donnelly

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Dissertation: Academic Achievement Gaps of Students in Private School Settings as Compared To Their Counterparts in Regular Public Educational Settings, April Yelani Ferguson

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Dissertation: Aligning Secondary Benchmarks in High School Curriculums Across Content Areas, Michael George Forrest

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Dissertation: A Study of Factors Contributing to Acculturation Stress for International Graduate Students in a Small Non-Profit Graduate School, Nkenge Friday

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Dissertation: To Participate or Not to Participate in Education Research: A View From the Teacher’s Perspective, Jennifer Gans

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Dissertation: Teachers’ Perceptions of the Use of Graphic Novels to Teach Reluctant Readers, Bret Ginsberg

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Dissertation: From the Front Line to the Living Room: The Transition of Female Veterans Back Into Civilian Life, Bretia Arrington Gordon

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Dissertation: Evaluation of an Adaptive Reading Program at a Title I Public Elementary School, Monica M. Gordon

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Dissertation: Social-Emotional Skills for Early Learning With Preschool Students: A Program Evaluation, Tory Denyse Hagains

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Dissertation: Exploration of the Perceived Success Factors and Barriers for Teen Mothers, Janet M. Hill

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Impact of Stress on the Turnover Rates for Teachers in Low-Performing Public Elementary Schools, Stacie-Jo Howard

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Dissertation: Impact of a School-Based Obesity Intervention for Minority Female High School Students, Eric Hughes

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Dissertation: Motivators Impacting Employment After Disability Due to Injury or Chronic Illness, Damion B. Jackson

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Dissertation: A Study of In-School and Out-of-School Life Experiences Affecting Veteran Teacher Retention in a Southeastern School District, Rosa Ana Jonson

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Dissertation: Evaluation of a Climate Change Training Program for Local Government Employees, Clara Kashar

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Dissertation: Effective Leadership in Schools Leads to Positive Student Achievement A Systematic Review of the Literature, Bruce Alan Kolsun

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Dissertation: Job Satisfaction, Organizational Stress and Use of Force Attitudes Among Patrol Officers in North Carolina, Zachary James Lechette

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Dissertation: The Relationship Between Recidivism Rates and Post Release Employment, Richard Louis

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Dissertation: Adult Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Social Presence in Facilitator-Created Subject- Specific Videos in an Online Nursing Course, Jamie Anne Marcus

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Examination of the Impact of Organizational Culture and Employee Engagement on Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention in a Nonprofit Organization, Karen Morris-Sweeney

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Dissertation: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) for the 1979-2009 Period, Vandy L. Pacetti-Donelson

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Dissertation: The Intent of Residence Life Professionals to Leave the Field at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Cletra Natasha Peters

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Dissertation: Factors Contributing to Juvenile Crime Leading to the Disparity of the Risk Levels for Secure Detainment, Dawn Prystajko

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Dissertation: Latina Sorority Membership Impact on the Experience and Persistence of Latinas In Higher Education, Luz Danela Randolph

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Federal Policies on Workplace Bullying, Cynthia Mary Reese

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Dissertation: An Examination of Teacher Perceptions Within Professional Learning Communities, Nicole Tiffany Reese

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Dissertation: The Effects of Students with Disabilities Implementing Postsecondary Transition Plans, Joseph Daniel Rodgers

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Dissertation: The Effects of Specific Behavioral Interventions on Vocal Stereotypy: A Systematic Review, Halee R. Royal

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Dissertation: Evaluation of New Teacher Adjustment Factors in International Schools in Thailand to Improve Teacher Retention, Rekha Sachdej

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Dissertation: Perceptions of the Nursing Faculty Shortage: A Case Study of One College’s Adjunct Faculty’s Perception of Doctoral Education, Donna Shaw

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Dissertation: Elementary Charter School Teachers' Perceptions of Student Discipline on Academic Achievement, Simone Elloie Shelton

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Dissertation: Self-Efficacy of General and Special Education Teachers Regarding Inclusion, Karen P. Sims

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Dissertation: Factors Affecting Adult Speakers of Other Languages' (ESOL) Enrollment in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Courses: A Multicase Study, Jacklyn Smith