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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Exploring the Self-Reflection of America Reads Tutors
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study was a result of noticing that classroom teachers, especially in the elementary level often use minimally trained tutors to help striving readers improve on their literacy skills. While desirable, schools are not ... -
Validation of Climate and Motivational Measures from the College Exercise Class Setting to the Physiology Laboratory Setting
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The purpose of this study grounded in the Achievement Goal Perspective Theory (AGPT) and a Caring framework was to effectively adapt previously validated measures of caring, task-involving (CTI), and ego-involving (EI) ... -
Sex-Related Differences in Motor Unit Firing Rates and Action Potential Amplitudes of the First Dorsal Interosseous during High-, but not Low-Intensity Contractions
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Despite ample evidence that females are weaker and possess smaller muscle cross-sectional areas (CSAs) compared to males, it remains unclear if there are sex-related differences in the properties of motor units (MU). Eleven ... -
Social Constructs Found in Collaborative School Space Design
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)American classroom design has remained relatively unchanged for decades, however instructional practices have become exceedingly more varied. In recent years, school construction has adapted in the midst of instructional ... -
Elementary Mathematics Acceleration: One District's Policies and Practices
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study focused on the mathematics acceleration policies and practices of a large, suburban, public school district in the Midwest. There is a lack of research specifically related to the acceleration of elementary ... -
Navigating Success: The Experiences of Black Teachers Code-switching in Predominately White Schools
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)There is a lack of Black educators in the United States. Reasons for this deficit in this particular profession are multi-faceted and have historical significance. However, rather than focus on the gap in the labor market, ... -
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Practice: Exploring English Language Arts Classrooms That Serve Ethnically, Linguistically, and Culturally Diverse Students
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Abstract Public schools in the United States are witnessing an increase in the cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity of their student bodies. In addition, many of the students do not share the same cultural backgrounds ... -
School-Based Social Workers Effect on Creating Safer Schools
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)With school shootings happening across the United States almost daily, the call for educators and researchers to understand how to prevent such violence is timely and necessary. While many associate school security with ... -
Examining the Impact of Promoting Student Self-Determination and Utilizing Teacher Coaching Supports in Inclusive, Secondary Classrooms
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The five chapters of this dissertation align with the overall theme of promoting student self-determination and examining the use of coaching interventions in inclusive, secondary classrooms, with a particular focus on how ... -
Discovering Blind Spots: Analyzing Teacher and Principal Perceptions of Principal Leadership Behaviors
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This descriptive study explored teacher and principal perceptions of principal leadership behaviors, as well as identify and explore any discrepancies or blind spots that exist between principals and faculty perceptions ... -
Examining School-level Fragmentation as a Contributor to Within-district Racial and Ethnic Segregation
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Racial/ethnic segregation, a prominent feature in most major city school systems, has more recently spread to suburban districts. Now that more of our nation’s children attend school in suburbs than in central cities, ... -
Selective Mutism Intervention and Treatment Methods Comparison
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The purpose of this meta-analysis study is to review the treatment research for children with Selective Mutism. Selective Mutism is a rare disorder commonly diagnosed in children entering school. It is often defined as the ... -
CONSIDERATIONS FOR MUSCLE ACTIVATION AND RATE OF FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY RESEARCH
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Introduction: Muscle activation under different contraction paradigms and rate of force or torque development are commonly investigated and interpreted phenomenon within neuromuscular and biomechanical research. However, ... -
School District Coherence: Connecting the Strategic Plan to Teachers
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)School districts have adopted strategic planning as a means to develop a vision and promote agency for the vision. Committees for strategic planning often include superintendents, principals, administrators, community ... -
Identifying Gifted English Language Learners: A Search for Commonalities
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study explored the identification practices of three different public school districts in the United States, in an effort to discover the way they modify traditional methods in order to include more ELLs in their ... -
Who Am I to Become? A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis of Identity Transition in Student Athletes
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The purpose of this dissertation was to explore and establish a better understanding of how student athletes identify themselves and create understanding of their transition out of their final year of baccalaureate study ... -
Latino Community College Students: Student Engagement and their Academic Outcomes
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Latino students are the fastest growing racial/ethnic in the United States. Additionally, they are the fastest growing demographic enrolling in higher education, but unfortunately, they are still last when it comes to ... -
Teachers Make a Difference: The Long-Term Influence of Positive Teacher-Student Relationships
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Effective teachers are defined and evaluated based on their instructional practices and student achievement outcomes, but what is undeniably missing from these evaluations is the teacher’s ability to connect and form strong, ... -
THE EFFECTS, GENERALIZATION, AND INCIDENTAL BENEFITS OF CLASS-WIDE FUNCTION-RELATED INTERVENTION
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Problem behaviors are prevalent in schools and may result in negative effects for the students exhibiting those behaviors, teachers, and other students. Increasing on-task behaviors has been shown to minimize disruptive ... -
Does UDL Exist in the Wild: Initial Study Based on Observations of Videos of Instruction
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Due to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) being written into law in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA; 2015) it has been on the rise in K-12 education. Therefore, there is a need for consensus on what UDL is, and is not, ...