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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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THE EFFECT OF NON-NORMALITY ON THE CUTSCORE OPERATING FUNCTION: ESTIMATION CORRECTNESS IN NON-NORMAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Certification testing attempts to classify individuals into mutually exclusive categories, such as competent and non-competent. There is some potential for error whenever a classification decision is made as a result of a ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF DISTRESS, SELF-STIGMA, CAREGIVER ROLE IDENTITY, AND SELF-COMPASSION IN CLERGY HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Clergy comprise an essential subpopulation of caregivers, providing spiritual guidance and emotional support to many community members. The intense occupational demands for clergy result in burnout and mental health concerns ... -
A Descriptive Study of Undergraduate Mentoring at a Mid-Western Research University
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)This study explored undergraduate mentoring programs at a mid-western research university. The purpose of this study was to describe mentoring programs and to gain a better understanding of how mentoring is defined and ... -
Cognitive Test Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Performance on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Examination
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam is broadly used as a partial requirement of obtaining teacher licensure. The inferences made based on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam results are of ... -
EMPLOYER CONFIDENCE IN SELF-CAPACITY TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Community employment prospects for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have improved as a result of decades of federal legislation as well as a growing body of research and employment service delivery options. ... -
Reading Instructional Strategies and Student Achievement: An Analysis of Saudi PIRLS-2016 Data
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)This study explores the relationship between reading instructional strategies and student achievement scores. Specifically, the study investigates the impact of 1) reading aloud to students, 2) asking students to read ... -
Examining Collegiate Athletes’ Psychological Resilience to Their Rehabilitation Beliefs, Effectiveness and Adherence Processes
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Injury is a commonly experienced competitive stressor collegiate athletes encounter in their athletic careers. many athletes are able to overcome their injury by following a rehabilitation program prescribed to them by ... -
Classifying Saudi Students' Second Language Learning Strategies.
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this study was to explore the issue of strategies’ classification with the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (Oxford, 1990) to determine whether these strategies contribute to the proposed classification ... -
Barriers and Persistence Strategies of Online Master's Students
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of students who enrolled in one of several, newly established online masters and online graduate certificate programs in the School of Education at the University ... -
Effects of Video Modeling on Customer Service Skills of Young Adults with Autism in Community Employment Settings
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience barriers to competitive integrated employment. The complex problem of unemployment and lack of positive postsecondary employment experiences of individuals ... -
Examination of Cognitive Processing Therapy Outcomes in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, with or without Chronic Pain and with or without Pharmacological Treatment for Pain
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain are two of the most prevalent conditions affecting the veteran population, with approximately 20% of veterans holding a PTSD diagnosis (Fisher, 2014) and roughly 55% ... -
Reading Visual Texts as a Community of Readers: Developing Historical Thinking Skills Among Adolescents Using Historical Photographs
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the ways 9th grade students analyzed historical photographs and shared authority over the interpretation of those images. Students are seen as “digital natives” (Prensky, ... -
WHAT DO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESULTS MEAN FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE?
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Abstract The purpose of this study is to give more meaning to SEL survey scores from a teacher’s perspective. SEL programs rely on assessing students’ social and emotional competences using self-evaluation. However, ... -
Decision-Making by Families and Home Visitors During Early Head Start Home Visits
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Early Head Start policies describe parents as partners in decision-making and require families and home visitors to co-develop child and family goals. Home visitors face a range of challenges when facilitating decisions ... -
Understanding Spirituality among Chinese College Students: Xin-Yang (信仰) and its Assessment
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In spite of the effort researchers have made, there still seems to be a lack of cultural appropriateness when it comes to the concept of spirituality. Therefore, the current author considers the cultural appropriateness ... -
Girls of Color with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Reinventing Education Through an Intersectional Photographic Lens
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Girls of color with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i.e., autism, cerebral palsy, deaf/blindness, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities) in middle school and high school in the United States are ... -
Engaging with Vocabulary: Understanding the Alignment of Teacher Beliefs and Instructional Practices in Classrooms Serving Students from Low SES Homes
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)This qualitative study investigates the beliefs about vocabulary instruction of teachers serving students from low socio-economic status (SES) homes, and explores the alignment of teachers’ beliefs with their current ... -
Effects of a Verbal Behavior Card Sort Implemented by Early Childhood Educators on the Verbal Behavior Skills of Children with Developmental Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of Verbal Behavior Intervention on the language development of children with developmental disabilities (DeSouza, Akers, & Fisher, 2017; Petursdottir & Devine, 2017). ... -
The Relationship Between Hope and Stigma in the Decision to Seek Mental Health Treatment
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)There is a significant disparity between the number of people who could benefit from mental health treatment and the number of people who seek mental health treatment. Barriers to treatment can include self-reliance and ... -
Advising Students Toward Successful Opportunities in Mathematics Courses
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)College algebra continues to cause a barrier for students seeking a college education. Many institutions require students who are less academically prepared to enroll in a remedial course before entering college algebra. ...