Browsing Dissertations & Theses by Issue Date
Now showing items 21-40 of 129
-
Non-legal Factors Influencing Judging In United States Courts Of Appeal In Higher Education Sex Discrimination In Employment Cases
(Education, 2014-07-14)Despite the general increase of women in the workforce, there has been an increase in sex discrimination law suits brought in the U. S. every year (Beiner, 2005). Plaintiffs alleging gender-based workplace discrimination ... -
The Strategies, Tools, And Visual Media Used By K-12 Curriculum Directors, Instructional Coaches, Specialists, And Writers To Teach Reading: A Delphi Study
(Education, 2014-07-14)The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies, tools, and visual media used by K-12 curriculum directors, instructional coaches, specialists, and writers to teach reading in Texas. Also, the study examined ... -
An Empirical Analysis Of Non-legal Factors Influencing Judging In Student-initiated Sex Discrimination Suits In Higher Education
(Education, 2014-07-14)The sexual interaction among students and educators has become a significant social issue in higher education, resulting in claims being brought to the U.S. courts by students and parents alleging sex discrimination and ... -
Superintendent's Practical Intelligence Across High And Low Performing School Districts
(Education, 2014-07-14)The purpose of this study was to compare the practical intelligence scores of Texas superintendents in high performing and low performing school districts. The Tacit Knowledge Inventory for Superintendents used in this ... -
Non-legal Influences On Individual Voting And Decisional Outcomes In K-12 Sex Discrimination In Employment Claims In United States Courts Of Appeal: 1964-2013
(Education, 2014-07-14)This investigation examined K-12 gender discrimination education in the workplace and litigations arising through the United States Court of Appeals between the years of 1964 and 2013 through Equal Protection, Title VII ... -
Single-gender School Settings And Student Achievement: A Study Of One Texas Girls' Academy
(Education, 2014-07-14)The purpose of this study was to compare the academic success of female students selected to enter the single-gender school and female students' eligible but not selected to the single-gender school setting. Since ... -
Important Factors Impacting Grade Placement Committee Decisions: Perceptions Of Administrators And Teachers
(Education, 2014-07-14)The Student Success Initiative was designed and implemented to make sure students in the state of Texas were academically prepared before moving to the next grade. If a student in the state of Texas does not pass the ... -
Exit Exam Requirements And High School Graduation: A Texas Perspective
(Education, 2014-07-14)The movement towards exit exams requirements prior to a student graduating from high school is one of the most prominent developments on the education policy landscape nationwide. Previous research on the impact of exit ... -
Graduate School Experiences And Post-graduation Plans Of International Science And Engineering Doctoral Students At A Public University
(Education, 2014-07-14)This quantitative study examines the graduate school experiences of international science and engineering doctoral students at a public University and aims at understanding to what extent graduate school experience influences ... -
Non-legal Factors And Judging In K-12 Race Discrimination Cases At United States Supreme Court: 1954-2013
(Education, 2014-09-17)This study investigated the influence of political ideology, appointment era, decisional era, and religious affiliation on voting at the United States Supreme Court in K-12 race discrimination cases using binary logistic ... -
Teacher Self-efficacy In A Project-based Learning (PBL) Classroom
(Education, 2014-09-17)Preparing students, in the K-12 pipeline and in higher education institutions, will require new skills, soft skills, to ensure success in a 21st century workforce (Wagner, 2008). Soft skills, defined as being able to ... -
The North Texas Aerospace Manufacturing And Aviation Industries: An Explanatory Case Study Of School-to-work Collaborative Networks
(Education, 2014-12)The purpose of this study is to explore how educators, business partners and facilitators developed ties or networks to initiate a school-to-work collaboration to prepare students for jobs and careers in the aerospace ... -
Perceived Educator Knowledge Of Response To Intervention (RTI)
(Education, 2014-12)This study examined the perceived knowledge level of the Response to Intervention (RTI) practices among general education teachers, special education teachers, and principals in three school districts located in Northeast ... -
Beyond Delay: A Qualitative Examination Of The Successful Delay Of Postsecondary Education Of Latter-day Saint Returned Missionaries
(Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study fills a void in the research on postsecondary education delayers by examining the postsecondary experiences of six male Latter-day Saint Return Missionaries from the North Texas area who delayed ... -
Do Teachers' Backgrounds Matter? Examining Teachers With Low-socioeconomic Backgrounds' Perceptions Of Teaching Economically Disadvantaged Students
(Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study explored how teachers from low-income backgrounds perceived their roles as teachers of economically disadvantaged students. The specific setting was Pinewood Park Elementary School in North Texas ... -
Predicting High School Student Success From Extracurricular Activity Participation: A Logistic Regression Analysis
(Education, 2014-12)There is a large number of students who do not finish high school, and there is an even larger number of students who do not go on to college (Chapman, Laird, Ifill, Kewal Ramani, 2011). School officials are challenged ... -
Nuestra Realidad: Illumnating The Lived Experiences Of Middle-class Hispanic Parents In Predominanty White Texas Public Schools
(Education, 2014-12)As the student population across the nation becomes increasingly diverse, educators are constantly met with challenges that go beyond teaching. While the Latino population continues to grow, and the projection of the ... -
Academic Trajectories Of Community College Students: A Comparative Study Of GED Recipients And Traditional High School Graduates
(Education, 2014-12)The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of secondary education credential on the academic trajectories of community college students enrolled in courses and programs at a large urban community college in the ... -
Experiencing Technology Integration In The Collegiate Classroom: From The Perspectives Of Itinerant Adjunct Language Instructors
(Education, 2015)In the last 40 years, the adjunct instructor population has become the largest group in higher education. Despite their numbers, they continue to be largely ignored and, most importantly, untrained. Their itinerancy forces ... -
Students At Risk: The Impacts of Self-Efficacy and Risk Factors on Academic Achievement
(2015-12-02)School dropout continues to be a societal and educational concern today. There are various eligibilities which identify students as being at risk for school dropout. This study uses the Educational Longitudinal Survey of ...