Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Teacher Evaluation Instruments and Processes: A Special Education Perspective
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptual differences between general education teachers and special education teachers on teacher evaluation, and among special education teachers evaluated according to three ... -
Using Videos As Relationship Builders in a Digital Learning Environment
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)The growth of online learning has increased dramatically over the past decade. The National Center for Educational Statistics (2014) estimate that over 5.5 million college students in the United States are enrolled in ... -
The Effects of Feldman's Art Criticism Model On the Sophistication of Writing in the Visual Arts
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Abstract Writing samples among high school students were examined within the context of using ELA (English Language Arts) Standards and Edmund Feldman’s Art Criticism model. The evaluation sheet was divided into two sections; ... -
The Effects of Vertical Jump Fatigue and Sprint Fatigue on Total-Body Biomechanics
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)INTRODUCTION: Motion capture systems (MCS) can be used to assess an individual’s upper-and lower-body motions, both explosive and functional in nature. Advancements in technology and screening protocols are capable of ... -
Teaching Supply Chain Management: A qualitative and quantitative approach to developing a supply chain management education framework
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Abstract Teaching Supply chain management: A qualitative and quantitative approach to developing a supply chain management education framework Supply chain management is a new but ever evolving field, which results in an ... -
What do Teachers of Chinese as a Foreign Language Believe about Teaching Chinese Literacy to English Speakers?
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)This study was motivated by a recognition of the difficulties of teaching literacy in Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). CFL teachers deliberate over pedagogy, content sequencing, goals for literacy learning, and the use ... -
MAKING SENSE OF DEMOCRACY, 147 CHARACTERS AT A TIME: AN INVESTIGATION OF HIGH SCHOOLERS' ABILITY TO MAKE SENSE OF POLITICAL MESSAGES PRESENTED VIA TWITTER
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Social media’s role in our society is difficult to overstate as it has become embedded in our daily lives as an efficient and convenient vehicle for communication and socialization. In recent years, social media has also ... -
An analysis of marketing techniques of Division I institutions with high attendance in revenue sports
(University of Kansas, 1987)Marketing directors at 94 Division I NCAA institutions with high attendance in football and/or men's basketball responded to 20 marketing techniques as to their perception of the positive effect on attendance at revenue ... -
The Experience of Women Students at the University of Kansas 1866-1890
(University of Kansas, 1995)This project explores the issue of coeducation from the mid to late nineteenth century and the experience of women students. Specifically, this project details the experience of women students at the University of Kansas ... -
The JET Program Experience through the Eyes of ALTs: A Narrative Inquiry
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This study aims to gain understanding of Assistant Language Teachers’ (ALTs) experiences on the Japan Exchange Teaching Program (JET Program) through their stories. More specifically, it aims to understand how ALTs negotiate ... -
Identity, Investment, and Language Learning: The Case of Arab Immigrant Women in The United States
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Building on Norton’s (2000) poststructuralist view of identity as a multiple, changing, site of struggle, this qualitative study aims to provide in-depth analysis about the dynamic relationship between identity, investment, ... -
ANALYSIS OF KUWAITI HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEXTBOOKS IN LIGHT OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This study investigates the global citizenship knowledge that Kuwaiti students should learn as identified by the literature and confirmed by a study panel of field experts, which consisted of seven experts in curriculum ... -
The Relationship Between GEAR UP Participation and High School Freshman Year Performance Indicators
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between participation in the GEAR UP program and academic success in the freshman year of high school in a program house in Topeka, Kansas. ... -
The Evaluation of Graduate Nurses' Performance Gaps in Blood Administration
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)New nurse graduates are expected to help relieve the current and pending massive nursing shortage anticipated in the nursing field (Goode, Reid Ponte, & Sullivan Havens, 2016). However, there is a discrepancy between ... -
A Comparison of Course Practices and Student Outcomes in Traditional Lecture Versus Modified Flipped Algebra I Classrooms
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Abstract This study compared course teaching practices and student outcomes in 7 Algebra I classes taught in a modified flipped format and 7 classes in the same high school taught in a traditional lecture format during the ... -
A Kansas survey: Teaching writing to middle school students
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)An interest in writing practices in the state of Kansas led to a statewide survey of middle school teachers to examine key writing practices and issues. Questions focused on teacher preparation, beliefs, self-efficacy, and ... -
A Study of Male Division I African American Football Players Perceptions of Role Identity
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)There is limited research focused on male African American Division I football student-athletes' perceptions of the messages they receive from coaches, athletic department staffs, and NCAA policy about their roles as ... -
Catholic Education in Southeastern Nigeria and National Educational Development, 1885-2017
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Abstract This thesis represents historical research on the development of Catholic education in Southeastern Nigeria, in the context of national development, 1885 to the present. Evidence was utilized from both primary and ... -
MAPK Signaling and Intracellular Hormone Receptor Phosphorylation at Rest and Following Resistance Training
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) ERK, JNK, and p38 are a family of signal transduction proteins that respond to diverse forms of physiological stress including exercise. MAPK appear to mediate several adaptations ... -
LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN A COOPERATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: DOES PERSONALITY TYPE MATTER?
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)To examine the effects of cooperative learning and the personality trait of extraversion on ESOL students studying English at an urban, Mid-Western, secondary school, a mixed methods study was designed. The quantitative ...