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Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.
In the Search of Cosmopolitan Literacies: A Case of Formerly Expatriated Language Teacher , Asiye Demir
Black MPH Internship Experiences in Racialized Organizations: Critical Counter-Narratives for a More Racially Just Public Health Workforce , Zach Jenkins
Examining Systems to Improve Third Grade Literacy: Focus on Schools with High Poverty Index , Brenda Kelley
Continuous Improvement of Schools: Providing Opportunities for 3rd Grade Growth Through PDSA Cycles in Professional Learning Communities , Jason Koepke
South Carolina School District Takeover: A Critical Policy Analysis , David Osworth
"We’re Not “Buying- In”: A Systematic Review and Multi Methods Study of Interventions by Research Universities to Bolster Faculty Engagement in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment , La Trice Ratcliff Small
Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023
When They See Us: The Lived Experiences of Tenured Black Male Faculty at Research 1 Institutions , Quintavis Marquel Cureton
Broken Bottles: Understanding The Relationship Between Alcohol Outlet Availability And The Proximity To Alcohol Outlets With Binge Drinking Behaviors In College Fraternity Men At Southeastern Public Universities , Jarod Alan Holt
Outliers to the Black Experience: Perceptions of How Participation in Internships and Study Abroad Influences Black Students’ Development of Career Readiness Competencies , Erica James Lake
Race Dynamics and Mentoring Experiences of Aspiring Black Principals , Tiwana Richardson Meggett
Strengthening Teacher Efficacy: An Improvement Science Journey to Support Teachers Post COVID-19 School Closures , Ada Odet Sindab
The Impact of Institutional Merit Aid on Student Enrollment and Persistence , Richard Scott Verzyl
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
Influencing the School Leadership Pipeline: The Attributes and Readiness of Principals to Mentor Their Assistant Principals , Megan C. Carrero
The Influence of Perceived Leadership on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study Between the United States and China , Jingtong Dou
A Case Study of Rural Southern Desegregation: How Black Students in a South Carolina Community Experienced Segregated Schooling and the Integration Process , Margo McDowell Gore
“Forward—Upward—On!”: Black Student and Educator Experiences in the Early Years of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties , Charles A. Holden
Higher Calling: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Black Women Presidents of 4-Year Colleges and Universities , Rushondra Janeé James
For Colored Girls Who Have Experienced Institutional Racism Because the Discipline Code Is Not Enuf: Principals and Assistant Principals, School Discipline Policies, and Discipline Disparities Faced by Black Girls , LeCinda R. Jennings
Middle School Transition: The Influence of an Academy Approach and the Role of Leadership , Kimberly Calhoun Odom
Perceptions of Gifted Male Underperformance , Laura Bryant Palmer
Examining the Relationship Between School Policing Behaviors and the Depressive Symptoms Experienced by Black Students , Collin Perryman
The Salvation of the Africana Child: Via the Role of the Black Woman in Educational Leadership , Tamara S. Taylor
Examining the Effects of a Well-Being Therapy Protocol on Sexual Minority Individuals’ Psychological Well-Being , Thomas M. Toomey
Uniquely Persistent: Examining the Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Attend Multiple Institutions , Susannah Waldrop
Inlet: Counter-Storytelling, Arts-Based Research, and the Disruption of Popular Culture’s Portrayals of Two-Year Colleges , Erin H. York
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
Experiences of Five Women Presidents in Higher Education: A Narrative Study , Mary Alexander
Applying the Comprehensive Evaluation of Return-On-Talent-Investment Model (CERTi) In Higher Education , Mazen Aziz
A Study of Prosocial Behavior, Workplace Civility, and Work Engagement Among Employees in Higher Education , Shelley Haddock Dempsey
A Historical Analysis of U.S.-Based Study Abroad Program Providers , Chrissie Faupel
Investigating the Influence of Mentors With National Board Certification on Mentees’ Perceptions of Their Own Teaching Practice and Attitudes of Remaining a Teacher , Joshua Michael McGoun
Exploring Neurocognitive Processes That Underlie Reading Performance in Children: A Foundational Study , Ayan Mitra
The Relationship Between Enabling District Structure And Principal Self-Efficacy in South Carolina , Justin Lee Nutter
How Do Literacy Coaches Function as Policy Actors? , Angela Vaughan
Administrative Support: What Teachers Say They Need , Jennifer Harris Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
The Cultural Relevance of Music Education as it relates to African American Students in South Carolina , Felicia Denise Denise Myers Bulgozdy
I Want My Middle School Students to Read: Does Using Culturally Relevant Texts Increase Student-Participants’ Engagement Levels Toward Reading Particular Texts? , Elliott O. Chisholm
The Impact of Culturally Relevant Coaching on the Retention of First and Second Year Teachers , Fraronda D. Green
Pathways to Degree Completion of Female Nontraditional Students: the Role of Institutional Intervention at a Public Four-Year Research Institution , Mary Hutto Hahn
Bridging the Transition to School: an Action Research Study , Susan Bates Hill
Experiences of College Students in Addiction Recovery: A Critical Case Study , Dory E. Hoffman
Examining Teachers’ Readiness to Partner With Immigrant Latinx Parents: A Comparative Case Study , Sarah Coleman Longshore
Silent Sam and Saunders Hall: Protests and Reactions at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill , Brienne McDaniel
Collegiate and Post-Undergraduate Experiences Among African American STEM Alumni at the University of South Carolina , Baindu Nallo
Identifying the Unique Characteristics of First-Generation College Students Whose Parents Never Attended College , Reena Patel
The Impact of a District Supported Mentoring Initiative on Reading Achievement of African American Male Students , Brooke Wray-Fisher Rowe
Swept Away Before Learning to Swim: Social Studies Subject Area Literacy for High School Students , Aaron K. Shaw
The Impact of Personalized Learning Strategies on Educational Growth and Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Elementary Students , Michele L. Trevino
Program Evaluation of a Middle School Stem/Steam Program , Warren Richard Wintrode
African American Teachers’ Perspectives on Principals’ Leadership Styles and the Influence on Teacher Morale , Ernestine Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Secondary School Administrators' Preparation as an LEA Representative in South Carolina , Chastity B. Evans
How Exemplary Elementary School Principals Sustain High Achievement in High-Poverty Contexts of the Rural South , Sharon Jefferies
Soldier to Student: Understanding the Transition Experiences of Veterans From the Military to Community College , Alexander T. Jordan
Getting to Graduation: The Journey of Low-Income Black Females in the Community College , Rosline M. Sumpter
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Making Cents Of It: How The Focus On Financial Aid By Selective Universities May Not Be Enough To Attract More Low-Income, High-Achieving Students , Troy A. Mothkovich
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
The Effects of Sex and Professional Experience on Superintendent Selection Decisions by School Board Chairpersons , Patrick Jarrett
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Teaching Distance Education In Library Science: A Comparative Study Of Faculty Satisfaction, Teaching Effectiveness, And Support Services , David S. Adams
Straight Outta K-1: An Authoethnographic Analysis of a Black Male Teacher's Experience Employing Hip Hop in a Kindergarten-First Grade Classroom , Anthony Broughton
Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of Principal Leadership Behaviors As It Relates To Teacher Evaluative Feedback And Recognition , Tammy Joy Burnham
Thorn in the Side of Segregation: The Short Life, Long Odds, and Legacy of the Law School at South Carolina State College , Alfred D. Moore III
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Reflective Judgment: Can Problem-Based Learning Approach Make a Difference? , Nicole Marie Cavanagh
Rethinking the Achievement Gap: A Wholistic Humanistic View of Student Academic Performance and Lack of Performance , Immaculata Anayo Chukwunyere
The Essence of Alternative Education: A Phenomenological STudy of the Lived Experiences of At-Risk Secondary Alternative School Students , LaTunya Glenn Means
The Influence of Academic and Social Self-Concept on College Student Withdrawal , Elizabeth Orehovec
Academic/Success Coaching: A Description of an Emerging Field in Higher Education , Claire E. Robinson
The Relationship Between the Faculty's Perception of the Principal's Instructional Leadership Behavior and Principal Personality Characteristic , W. Burke Royster Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
BIBIMBAP: Identity Construction in Korean Third Culture Kids During Higher Education , Megan I. Beard
Pioneering Women of Southern Education: A Comparative Study of Northern and Southern School Founders , Sharon Ferguson Beasley
How School Leadership Develops Parental Involvement Strategies with Social Capital in Four South Carolina Middle Schools , Anthony Neil Boatwright
Leadership Perspectives on International Education For Public School Students in South Carolina: Two Case Studies , Frederick Eugene Brown
Sea Island Cascades: An Analysis of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Related to The Overrepresentation of African American Males Identified as Having an Emotional Disability , Jacinta Maria Bryant
Transforming the Culture of the Stem Disciplines: A Multiple Case Study of Successful Strategies for Inclusive Excellence , Telesia Evon Davis
Gender-Specific Instructional Strategies and Student Achievement in 5th Grade Classrooms , Millicent Whitener Dickey
Leadership Practice Differences in Positive Climate Schools , Latoya Nicole Dixon
The Ugliest Part of the Job: Faculty Perceptions on Addressing Graduate Student Academic Misconduct , Kelly Ann Imbert Eifert
The Efficacy of Dual Enrollment Programs Influencing the Post-secondary Motivations and Commitments of Rural Secondary School Students , Patricia A. Ferguson
The African American Male Achievement Dilemma Through the Eyes of the African American Male Superintendent , J.R. Falor Green
An Analysis of Erickson's Concept of School Legitimacy In Relationship to School Success and Failure , Michael Griggs
Determining the Change Styles Preferences of Principals in South Carolina's Secondary Schools with a Background in the Fine Arts , Sterling Bernard Harris
Intensive Dual Enrollment: Early Credits or Empty Promises , Brian J. Modarelli
Virtual High Schools Versus Brick and Mortar High Schools: An Analysis of Graduation Rates for Low Socio-Economic Students in South Carolina , Alice Denise Montgomery
High School Core-Subject Instructors’ Perceptions of General Education Track Courses and the Associated Achievement Gap , Hope Reed
A Legal Analysis of Court Cases and Administrative Investigations Related to Violations of the Clery Act: Getting Good from the Bad and the Ugly , Tiffany Nichole Richardson
A Study of the Preparation and Retention of Work-Based Certified Career and Technical Education Teachers in South Carolina , Sherry Rivers
Principal Longevity, Leadership Behaviors, and Student Academic Achievement , Jennifer McLeod Swearingen
EXPLORING THE VALIDITY OF ESTABLISHED LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL STAGE MODELS OF SEXUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITY MEN. , Omar Ali Shabaaz Troutman
A Correlation Study of Leadership Indicators and Literacy Outcomes: Examining a State Adopted Leadership Assessment Model , Abigail DeAnn Woods
A Study of the Relationship Between Public K-8 and Middle Schools and Student Achievement in One South Carolina School District , Marc Gardner Zachary
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
Principal Leadership and School Culture with a School-Wide Implementation of Professional Crisis Management: A Redemptive vs. Punitive Model , Mark Thomas Adams
Perceptions of Elementary School Principals: Turning High Poverty Elementary Schools In South Carolina Into High-Performing Elementary Schools , Katie Wall Barber
The Relationship of Principal Conflict Management Style and School Climate , Miriam Miley Boucher
The Glass Cliff: An Examination of the Female Superintendency In South Carolina , Blanche Boyd Bowles
The Financial Nexus of College Choice and Persistence At For-Profit Institutions , Benjamin James Bryan
Generational Differences In Motivation to Attend College , John Michael Cote
Teacher Silence In South Carolina Public Schools , Daniel Crockett
An Examination of Significant Factors Distinguishing Successful, On-Time High School Graduation Rates Among Black Males at a Large South Carolina High School , Sherry Mitchell Eppelsheimer
An Analysis of the Current Use and Future Intentions to Use Mobile Learning Strategies Among Full-Time Community College Faculty , Stephanie Denise Frazier
Investigating Relationships Between Academic Achievement and After School Programs in a High School Environment , Aaron Duke Fulmer
An Analysis of Achievement Between Single Gender Education and Coeducational Models in Select Middle Schools in South Carolina , Roy Lee Givins Jr
An Assessment of Instructional Coaching: Results of a Survey of Selected School Districts in South Carolina , Heather Clayton Gordon
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