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 2016

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Dissertation: Exploration of the Transition and Retention Experiences of Military In-Residence Secondary Boarding School Alumni at 4-Year Universities, Robert E. Hayhurst

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Dissertation: A‌ ‌Study‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Factors‌ ‌that‌ ‌Lead‌ ‌to‌ Burnout‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Accounting‌ ‌Profession‌, Stephen N. Kervin

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Dissertation: Effects of a Music Literacy Integration Intervention on Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Proactive Attitudes Toward Music Integration in Classroom Instruction, Mary Louise Keyloun Cruz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving Eighth Grade Students' Reading Comprehension Through the Use of the Collision Plus Arts-Integrated Program, Taneka L. Knight

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Are Executive Positions Being Refused?, Jared Koyle

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Systematic Review of Online Developmental Mathematics Adaptive Learning Technology Intervention Investigation, Nova A. Lishon-Savarino

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: La Calidad de la Vida como Factor Predictivo del Perfil del Estudiante de una Escuela Normal del Noroeste de México, Griselda Márquez Higuera

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Las Actitudes Académicas de los Maestros en la Enseñanza de las Matemáticas y la Ciencia a través de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación, Luis A. Marrero Alvarado

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Change Agents Who Use Opinion Leaders to Integrate Classroom Technology, Christopher Masullo

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Diffusion of Iowa Communications Network Two Decades Latter: Opinion Leaders and Innovation, Ali Mirmehdi

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Educating as a Vocation: A Phenomenological Study of Womanist Educational Leaders, Aisha A. Moore

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Postsecondary Education in the Penal System on Recidivism and Incarceration Rates, Monekka L. Munroe

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Parental Stress With Homeschooling K-6th Grade Children in a South Florida District, Jennifer Myers

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Formación de Competencias Ciudadanas en los Patrulleros de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, Jorge E. Patino-Alvarez

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Dissertation: Assessing Educators’ School Safety and Security Preparedness at a New Jersey K-12 Nonpublic School, Ronald P. Rinaldi

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Student Perceptions of A Comprehensive Orientation Program for Online Courses, Wendy Robichaud

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Career Path of Successful Hispanic Women Holding Top Academic Administrative Positions in Higher Education, Marisol M. Rodriguez

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Use of Reflective Practices in Applying Strategies Learned Through Professional Development in Social Studies Instruction, Montra L. Rogers

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Independent Living Transition Assistance for Young Adults Who Have Special Needs, Rhonda L. Russell

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Needs, Preferences, Goals, and Feelings of Secondary Students With Significant Disabilities in Their Transition to Adulthood, Celeste Sadler

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Mentoring on Career Advancement for Women and People of Color, Juanita S. Simmons

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Dissertation: Characteristics of Adult General Education Learners and Courses: A Correlational Study on the Elements of Success, Daniel Jennings Stackhouse

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Evaluation of the Effect of a Mentoring Program on Eighth-Grade Students, Khalifa K. Stanford

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Dissertation: A Phenomenological Study: Foster Care Youth Aging Out of the System, Guy Thompson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Employee Engagement and Student Engagement and Student Retention at a Large, Private, Not-for-Profit Research University, Jacqueline Anne Travisano

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Examination of Military Veteran Students’ Perceptions of Support Services in Higher Education, Mario L. Vazquez

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Dissertation: An Exploration of Impacts of a Culturally Relevant Online Orientation Course for Indigenous American Students at a Tribal College, Melanie F. Wilson

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Dissertation: Librarians’ Use of Instructional Design Methods in Creating Information Literacy Instruction, Michael W. Wilson

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Front-End Analysis Study of the Perceived Correlation Between Organizational Leadership and Student Success, Kathyleen G. Wyatt

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Evaluation of the Three-Dimensional Copying Task as a Sideline Assessment for Student Athletes with Concussions, Candice Adams-Mitchell

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Study of the Factors and Conditions Associated With Graduate Enrollment Management Practitioners' Participation in Professional Development, Ariana Balayan

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Effects of Linguistic Modification Accommodation on High School English Language Learners’ Academic Performance, Semra Beckham

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Examining Opinions and Perceptions Regarding Substitute Teachers and Their Impact on Student Learning, Lodoumgoto Bekingalar

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Dissertation: Diffusion of Innovations of Videoconference Technology: An Instrumental Case Study Concerning Undergraduate Degree-Seeking Nontraditional Learners, Bruce G. Campbell

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Dissertation: Best Practices of Actively Engaged Volunteers Within a Megachurch, John M. Chase

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Dissertation: Developing Positive Working Relationships in a Large Urban School District, June Justa Chennault

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: An Evaluation of an Environmental Sustainability Program in a Smart Meter Company, Cheryl Coveleski

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of a Program Model for Minimizing Restraint and Seclusion, Jason Craig

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Factores que Influyen en la Utilización de un Sistema de Gestión por Docentes de una Universidad en Puerto Rico, Jessica Molina Cruz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Eficacia de un Programa de Capacitación para la Formación de Docentes Universitarios en la Modalidad a Distancia a Través del Modelo CIPP, Lourdes M. Cruz Ortiz

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Teaching Relaxation Techniques to Improve Achievement and Alleviate the Anxiety of Students With Learning Disabilities in an Independent School, Melissa G. Dolton

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Phenomenological Study of the International Student Experience at an American College, Julie Anderson Exposito

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Phenomenological Study of the International Student Experience at an American College, Julie Ann Exposito

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Selecting the Next Generation of Police Chiefs: An Impact Assessment of Emerging Social, Economical, Technological, and Domestic Security Trends, Timothy Gillette

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Competencias Profesionales de Docentes Universitarios que Imparten Cursos en Línea en una Universidad en Puerto Rico, Lourdes González Quiles

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Dissertation: Phenomenological Study of At-Risk Youth Attending an Alternative Education Residential Program, Valeria Meschelle Harris-Richard

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Evaluating the Use of Course Pairing to Increase Academic Success of Undergraduates, Paul Andrew Hauptmann

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Understanding the Admissions Experience of Admitted Students Who Fail to Enroll: A Multiple Case Study, Richard Hudnett

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Exploration of Factors Affecting Success of Undergraduate Engineering Majors at a Historically Black University, Egheosa Passion Igbinoba

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Survey of Hospital Employees’ Perceptions of Just Culture in a Northeastern Community Hospital, Marilyn R. Ireland

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Dissertation: Perceptions of Recipients of a Florida High School Dropout Prevention Program’s Scholarship About the Influence of Mentoring and Student Advocacy on Success and Persistence in Higher Education, Tracy Lyn Johnston

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Professional Development for High School Teachers on the Implementation of Response to Intervention, Dr. Lolita Jones-Smith

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Case Study of the Perceptions of Faculty in a Formalized Mentoring Program at a Private 4-Year College, Sheri Elizabeth Kelleher

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Analysis of Co-Occurring Bibliometrics From Educational Technology Research and Development Articles, 1990-2010, Ada Kemp

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Remediation of Prompt Dependence to Promote Independent Skill Acquisition for Children Clinically Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Julianne Lasley

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Effect of an Arts-Based, Anger-Management Intervention for Girls Displaying Aggressive Behavior Who Are Being Reared Without Their Fathers, Yolette Lissade

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: A Multiple Case Study of the Factors Affecting College Course Enrollment for Students Learning English for Academic Purposes, Dayami Martinez

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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