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Education and Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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CREATING A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CULTURE THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING (SoTL)
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)At the college-level, instructors are experts in their own subject matter, but often have less knowledge of the theory and practice of successful teaching models and techniques for enhancing student learning and engagement ... -
Variation in Counseling Styles in High Schools: Effects of Context and Location
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This study addresses the following research question: How do counselors in different school contexts evaluate their students’ college readiness and offer post-secondary guidance? Best practices in school counselor use of ... -
Exploring the Identity Negotiation of East Asian Graduate Teaching Assistants: A Case Study of Academic Identity, Social Identity and Teacher Identity
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The Council of Graduate Schools received 749,000 graduate applications by international students in Fall 2018.Though the Open Doors (2018) reported international graduate students at the US institutions decreased by 2.1% ... -
Investigating the Relationship between faculty perception of educational technology and the level of technology integration into teaching and learning
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)There are three main research goals of this study. The first one is to examine the level of technology integration into teaching by Saudi university faculty members. The second goal of this study is to investigate Saudi ... -
Within-Item Interactions in Bifactor Models for Ordered-Categorical Item Responses
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Recent research in multidimensional item response theory has introduced within-item interaction effects between latent dimensions in the prediction of item responses. The objective of this study was to extend this research ... -
Perceived Support for Instructional Innovation Within Urban Charter Schools in Kansas City, Missouri
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this study was to create a qualitative and descriptive study about the perception of charter school teachers regarding their support for innovative instructional practices at the classroom level. This study ... -
Beyond Our Backyard: An Inquiry into International Alumni Giving at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the philanthropic giving behaviors of international alumni to a state public university (University of Kansas) once they graduated from the university. The primary data ... -
The Introduction and Development of Historical Argumentation in an Eighth Grade U.S. History Classroom
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this study was to examine how students used the elements of a historical argument to interpret how equality and opportunity affected marginalized groups in a given historical era. To do this, 150 eighth grade ... -
Graduation Rates and Long-Term Suspension Recovery Programs
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This study used student suspension data from one suburban and one rural school district in Missouri to describe the relationship between participation in long-term suspension credit-recovery programs and graduation rates ... -
Playing for a Good Cause: Investigating Consumer Perceptions of Sport Brands in Cause-Related Marketing Campaigns
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Drawing from previous research on the Stereotype Content Model (Fiske, Cuddy, & Glick, 2007) the brand processing model (MacInnis & Jaworski, 1989), and brand image transfer (Simonin & Ruth, 1998), the author aimed to ... -
Intentional Planning in the Read Aloud: A Case for Questioning
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Reading aloud is an important instructional activity for helping young children learn early literacy skills and develop content knowledge. When teachers ask questions during a read aloud, they can help students notice and ... -
EXAMINING CLASSROOM-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD-ASSOCIATED ACADEMIC ISSUES PRE-DIAGNOSIS
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This study examined the timing of teacher responses to student issues associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), pre-diagnosis, in the general education setting. Amid widespread concerns over an ... -
Selecting the Common Book: Anarchy and Ambiguity in Action
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Using a framework derived from institutional theory, this study investigated the purposes and motivations behind selections of common books during the last three years. Thirty-one face-to-face and phone interviews were ... -
The Relationship Between Protective Behavioral Strategies and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Excessive alcohol consumption is salient among the college population and many students are at risk of experiencing negative alcohol-related consequences. In an effort to reduce negative consequences, the use of protective ... -
EXAMINING READING-RELATED TEACHER EDUCATION AMONG TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between reading-related training (university courses and professional development beyond university training) and the implementation of reading instruction among ... -
Do Mobility Attitudes Affect African-American Students Course Taking Behavior?
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)African-Americans have made significant progress in the United States; however. one area that shows that equality has not been achieved between African-American students and white students is the achievement gap. The ... -
Saudi College Students’ Attitudes towards Online Collaborative Learning
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Online learning has the potential to expand collaborative learning and teaching. It has tremendous potential in the educational field, as it allows people to access computing services to share and edit data over the Internet. ... -
Saudi University Faculty Members Perceptions of Teaching Support and its Relationship to their Perceptions of Teaching Efficacy
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Recognizing the integral role of faculty in the success of any higher education system, this study examines the relationship between the perception of university teaching support and several demographic factors to the ... -
Student-Donor Memberships Within Collegiate Athletics
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)A popular approach for showing support to collegiate athletics is by becoming a member to a college or university’s athletic annual fund. These memberships are created through an annual charitable contribution that is then ... -
The Role of Cultural Identity in Language Learning for International Students in the United States
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)As the number of international students in the United States increases, more and more researchers show interest in discovering how international students adapt to the local society and what factors influence this process. ...