Education Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES: SOURCES OF PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGE AND SUSTENANCE FOR VETERAN AFRICAN AMERICAN TEACHERS
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Recruitment and retention of high-quality educators remains problematic throughout our public school systems. This is particularly so for teachers of minority-identifications and in high-poverty, high-minority urban schools ... -
Beginning history teachers’ enactment of pedagogical content knowledge through content decision-making
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Pedagogical Content Knowledge exists in some capacity in every teacher. It is more well-developed as the wisdom in practice informs it. In their capacity as curriculum gatekeepers, teachers enact their PCK as they decide ... -
Life After Dowell: The Impact of Unitary Status and the End of Court-Ordered Desegregation, 1993-2013
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)In 1991, the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. Dowell established guidelines that expedited the lower courts’ ability to terminate court-ordered desegregation cases, even in ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN KANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The rapid increase of ESOL students and the slow increase of qualified ESOL teachers in the public schools of the State of Kansas directed the researcher’s attention to investigate how the reading achievement gap between ... -
An Exploratory Study of Student-Athlete Preparedness for Life After College
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)A significant amount of attention is placed on intercollegiate athletic departments and student-athletes nationwide; however, the preparedness of student-athletes for life after college is often sidelined. Previous research ... -
The Reliability and Validity of Measuring Devices for Measuring Mechanical Power
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The Reliability and Validity of Measuring Devices for Measuring Mechanical Power The primary purpose of this paper is to validate a 3-D motion capture system as a reliable and valid measurement tool to be used in the ... -
A qualitative examination of the social manifestations of participating in fantasy sports
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)As technology continues to infiltrate society, an increasing popularity of products like fantasy sports has become apparent. Fantasy sports are played yearly by millions of individuals across the world. This is a billion-dollar ... -
Parental Choice of a Charter School: Parental Decision-Making in Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Abstract The purpose of this research was to create a qualitative and descriptive study by investigating the perceptions and reasoning that led parents to send their children to a public charter school in Kansas City, ... -
Sources of Ambiguity in Teaching Technology
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The public school system is charged with the endeavor of preparing students for college and/or careers. Currently there is a shortage of qualified individuals to fill jobs in the technology field. These job opportunities ... -
Keep Calm and Contextualize: One Preservice Teacher’s Use of Historical Contextualization in the Middle School Classroom
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)It is difficult to overestimate the importance of a history teacher’s ability to historically contextualize primary sources. Contextualization gives life to primary sources that many students feel are flat and lifeless. ... -
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE MISSOURI PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (MPLC) PROJECT
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ self-reported perceptions regarding implementation of the Missouri Professional Learning Communities (MPLC) Project PD program and the three domains of the MPLC Project ... -
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER PREPARATION: THE INSTRUCTIONAL ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AMONG PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)As social media use becomes more prevalent among teachers, it becomes vital to understand how teachers are using social media and what effects it has, if any, on teaching practices in the classroom. This study sought to ... -
DO THEY WANT TO STAY OR DO THEY WANT TO RETURN? THE STAY INCLINATIONS FOR CHINESE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN A PUBLIC MID-WEST RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)This study expands understanding of Chinese international undergraduate students’ stay inclinations in the United States. It analyzed a sample of 247 Chinese undergraduate students from a public Midwestern research university ... -
PERCEPTION OF PERSONAL CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This study identified predictors of student perceptions of personal civic responsibility (civic-mindedness) among undergraduate students at the University of Kansas (KU). Using KU-specific data from the 2015 Multi-Institutional ... -
Promoting Students' Motivation and Use of SRL Strategies in Online Mathematics Learning
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Computer and information technologies have brought revolutions to many aspects of our lives. Online learning is one of the new learning methods that have emerged with the development of new technologies. Even though the ... -
MOTIVATION AND PREPARATION OF TEACHERS WHO BECOME ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Despite the fact that most school administrators were classroom teachers at some point in their educational career, there is little to no literature on the transition from classroom teachers to new assistant principals. ... -
Curriculum Deliberation by Experienced EFL Teachers (A Case Study in the Indonesian College EFL Context)
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the processes of English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum deliberation as carried out by six experienced EFL teachers in the Indonesian college EFL context. ... -
An intensive survey of the extra curricular activities of the high schools of Meade County, Kansas
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Learning to Be: A Narrative Inquiry into the Identity Making and Curriculum Making of Individuals Positioned by Dominant Stories of Gender and Sexuality
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This narrative inquiry explores the composition of diverse stories to live by, a narrative conception of identity (Connelly & Clandinin, 1999), of four participants positioned by social and familial understandings of gender ... -
The Perceptions of Teacher Leadership in Elementary Schools According to Female Elementary School Principals
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT The purpose of this qualitative research case study was to determine how female elementary school principals’ perceptions of teacher leadership, namely how it is defined, facilitated, and sustained in their schools, ...