Graduate Theses and Dissertations in Education
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Relationship Between The Mississippi Adequate Education Program And Student Achievement In Mississippi Schools, Avence Pittman Jr
Elementary Writing Assessment: The Predictive Validity Of Writing Curriculum-Based Measurements, Sara A.G. Platt
Principal Preparedness For Crisis Management In Urban High Schools, Newman C. Robertson
African American Female Principals of Urban High Schools and Their Negotiation of Work and Family Conflicts, April Smith
The Impact Of Spiritual Maturity On Clinical Mental Health Counseling Students' Intentions To Engage In Social Justice Advocacy, James Samuel Strickland
Exploring The Relationship Among Minority Stress, Internalized Homophobia, Mental Health Concerns, Social Support, And Relationship Satisfaction In Female Same-Sex Couples, Kassie Rose Terrell
Improvement Capacity In Mississippi Schools: A Comparison Between High Needs Improving And Struggling Schools, Paula W. Tharp
The Impact Literacy Coaches Have On Mississippi's Lower-Performing Schools, Barbara Ann Trivelli-Bowen
The Impact Of Word-Study Intervention Strategies On Students' Measures Of Reading Comprehension And Fluency, Trenisha Weekley
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Influence Of Perceived Barriers, Perceived Social Support, And Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy On High School Juniors' And Seniors' Postsecondary Plans, Denise Antwainette Gilstrap
1:1 Laptop Experience And High-Stakes Testing: Effects On Eighth-Grade Student Achievement, Mary Lea Johnson
Intermediate Russian Through Formula Tales, Tamar Karakozova
The Effects Of Homogeneous Differentiation On Reading Achievement: Within-Class Grouping Versus Between-Class Grouping, Sharon Suzanne Liddell
Bringing the Best and Brightest to Teacher Education, Mary Ann Parker
Topping The Queue: A Mixed Methods Exploration Of Principal Selection In Mississippi's Public School Districts, Angela Dawn Elder Quinn
The Acting White Phenomenon: An Examination Of Existing And Emerging Implications For African American Students In Rural High Schools In Mississippi, Earl W. Richard
Advancement Of Understanding In Physical Science And Reduction Of Mathematical Anxiety Through The Use Of Supplemental Mathematics Material, James Chadwick Roberson
The Calming Effects of Modified Lighting, Jessica Foshee Simpson
Teachers' Perceptions Of School Leaders' Behaviors And The Relationship To Student Growth/Achievement, Kimberly Dawn Smith Waller
Donor Motivation To NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Athletic Departments, Daniel White
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Mississippi Statewide Accountability System: A Measure Of Academic Attainment Or Other Factors, Eddie De Anderson
Perceptions of Race and Privilege: An Examination of Intercultural Competence and Service-Learning in the Mississippi Delta, Laura Antonow
An Investigation Of The Effect Of Single-Gendered Instruction On Achievement In Math And English In An Urban High School, Beverly Bacchus
The Relationship Between The Effects Of Rape, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Trauma, And Post-Attack Victim-Perpetrator Interaction In Female College Students, Stephanie Christine Bell
A Study Of Retention Rates Among Non-Resident Students Enrolled In Freshman Retention Programs, Chelsea Welch Bennett
The Effect of a Second-Order Factor Wellness Intervention on the Total Wellness of Female Collegiate Athletes, Mindy Dunagan
Exploring The Use Of Criminal Background Checks In Higher Education: Perceptions Of Leaders At Four Institutions Of Higher Education In Mississippi, Tiffany Edwards
African American Vernacular English (Aave) In The Classroom: The Attitudes And Ideologies Of Urban Educators Toward Aave, Melanie Hines Knapp
The Value Of Internships Within Athletic Training Education: Educators’ Views, Heather Arlene Landry Shirley
Principal Preparation Effectiveness: A Program Evaluation Of The University Of Mississippi's Principal Preparation Programs, Summer Pannell
The Effects Of Departmentalized And Self-Contained Structures On Student Achievement, Carrie Renee Skelton
The Diverse Nature Of Corporal Punishment: An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Students’ Perceptions Of The Discipline Method, Academic Performance, And Social Behaviors, Demeka Lashun Smith
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Moral Distress Among Counselors Working with Children and Adolescents, Ian Scott Turnage-Butterbaugh
Effects Of Information Communication Technology Connectedness On The Stress Levels On Student Affairs Professionals, Joshua Coulter Ward
Leadership Orientation Frame Preferences Of School Boards In Mississippi, Patrick Laquincy Washington
A Phenomenography Of Mississippi African American High School Students' Progress In English Language Arts (Ela), Ebonee Nicole Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A Comparison Of Preparatory Academies And Traditional High Schools In A Large Urban District Of Completion Rate And Student Perceptions Of School Climate Characteristics, Beverly Dabney Becton
A Contextual Examination Of Mississippi's Principal Preparation Programs And Their Impact On Student Achievement, Wilner Bolden
Effects Of Multicultural Group Projects On Domestic Students' Intercultural Competence, Summer L. Deprow
An Analysis Of Two-Year College Fundraising Practices, Luke Joel Howard
The Relationship Between Teacher Perception Of Principals' Leadership Behaviors And Student Achievement, Monte Damon Ladner
Exploring The Influence Of Adult Attachment On Stress Coping Resources And Career Adaptabillity, Laith Mazahreh
The Adult Scale Of Parental Attachment-Short Form: Item Selection, Factor Structure, And Psychometric Properties, Anthony Aron Michael
Increasing Self-Efficacy And Quality Lesson Planning Using Lesson-Study With Elementary Preservice Teachers, Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
Transgenerational Transmission Of Trauma In Second Generation Latino Children And Adolescents, Ricardo Phipps
Relationship Of Self-Efficacy In Community College Students From Critical Need Areas With First Semester Academic Achievement, Elmira Ratliff
Exploring Jungian Archetypes As Potential Predictors Of Infidelity In Committed Relationships, Kattrina Miller Roach
The Attitudes Toward Reading And Reading Achievement Of Seventh Grade Students In A Sustained Silent Reading Program, Tarra Renee Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Student Dropout From The Perspectives Of Junior High Counselors In Northeast Mississippi, Kelly Ann Bennett
The Effect of Coach Expectations on Female Athletes' Motivation to Play, Megan Matthews Buning
Standardized Testing Placement And High School Gpa As Predictors Of Success In Remedial Math, Susan Carol Burrow
Managing Threats: Examining Intra-Organizational Collaboration Between Academic And Student Affairs Divisions, Mignon Chinn
Exploring The Experiences Of Play Therapists Working With Children Diagnosed With Autism, Lacy Crumrine
Astronomy Week: An Investigation Of The Implementation And Identity Formation Of Participants, Carl Matthew Dewitt
An Investigation Of Attitudes And Perceptions Of Preservice Teachers Compared To First Year Teachers Toward Inclusion, Nancy Eugenia Douglas
Exploring The Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty And Moral Development In Law School Students, Macey Lynd Edmondson
Exploring Mathematical Knowledge In Elementary Teacher Candidates With The Use Of Classroom-Based Artifacts, Erica Paige Gillentine
Mathematical Tasks Without Words And Word Problems: Perceptions Of Reluctant Problem Solvers, Sydney Margaret Holbert
An Examination Of The Relationship Between Campus Involvement And Perception Of Community Among Seniors Attending Mississippi's Public Universities, James Edward Hood
A "Quiet Activist" During The Second-Wave Feminist Movement: Katharine Rea A Historical Case Study, Sara R. Kaiser
The Effect Of Instrument-Specific Rater Training On Interrater Reliability And Counseling Skills Performance Differentiation, Paul Douglas Meacham
The Dilemma: Career Transition Of African American Male Football Players At Division I Institutions, Kellen Jamil Northcutt
The Relationship Between Academic Entitlement, Academic Performance And Satisfaction With Life In A College Student Population, Rebekah Holmes Reysen
The Relationships Between Advocacy Competency, Adult Attachment Styles, Climate And Comfort In Training, And Social Empathy., Tyler Rogers
Improving Qualitative Assessment In Higher Education, Chad Woodson Russell
Response To Intervention: Understanding School Counselors' Awareness, Involvement, And Experiences, Amanda Winburn
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Rewriting the Question, What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Career Counseling With 21st Century Emerging Adults, Susan Rene Barclay
An Analysis of Down Syndrome Children and the Importance of Their Cognitive and Communicative Development, Maria Elisa Campana
The Public Secondary School And Teacher In American Films Of The 1990s, Arleen Belinda Dowd
Making a Difference: Measuring the Effectiveness of Mississippi Teacher Corps Teachers as Compared to Non-Mississippi Teacher Corps Teachers, James Benjamin Guest
How Do STEM Minority Faculty Members Describe Their Experiences of Graduate Student and Faculty Socialization?, Ayana Milele Johnson
Immersion Within Call, Jaime Ann Jones
Chinese/Chinese American Students at the University of Mississippi From 1946 to 1975, Hsin-Yi Sandy Kao
The Effects of Response to Intervention on Third Graders' Reading Achievement, Marlon Demetrius King
Psychological Birth Order and Career Adaptability in an At-Risk College Population, Joshua Alexander Magruder
Exploration of the Balanced Scorecard as a Tool for Performance Measurement and Strategic Planning in Higher Education Development, Clifton Perry Moulds
The Underrepresentation of English Learners in Mississippi's Intellectually Gifted Education Program: a Framework for Change, Vicki Patterson-Davidson
An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Recent Graduates Who Participated in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Zaducka Tekeusha Thomas
Impact of Leadership Effectiveness and Organizational Climate on Academic Achievement in Memphis City Schools' Alternative High Schools, Billy J. Walker
From Bootleggers to an Obey the Law Campus: an Analysis of the Alcohol Policies at the University of Mississippi, Scott Thomas Wallace
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Differentiated Phonics Lessons Effect on Fluency and School Culture, Margaret Quinlan Boyd
The Impact of a School-Based Cultural Awareness Program on Students' Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem, Charley Alexandria Braswell
Impact of a state sponsored intervention program on reading comprehension scores, Rolonda Brown
The Effects of Professional Development on Implementation of the 2010 Mississippi Science Framework on Teachers' Attitudes About Teaching Science in Elementary School, Kimberly Lanette Carroll
Beyond the Bubble: Study Abroad and the Psychosocial and Career Development of Undergraduates, Vera V. Chapman
An Examination of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching in Professional Development Settings, Shannon Harmon
A Study of the Relationship Between Reading Instruction and Male Students' Reading Scores in Single-Gender Elementary Classrooms, Chrystal Michelle Hodges
Professional Preparation Of Secondary Health Education Teachers In Mississippi, Ensley Howell
Secondary Mathematics' Teachers Perceptions of Their Integration of Instructional Technologies, Jessica Taylor Ivy
A Comparison of Online and Face-To-Face Discussions in an Elementary Mathematics Methods Course, Julie Stephens James
An Examination of Attitudes and Actions of Regular Classroom and Gifted Teachers Toward Differentiating for Gifted Learners Involved in a Pullout Gifted Program, Melissa Nicole Logan
A Survey of Teacher's Beliefs Regarding the Importance and Implementation of Formative Assessment, Diane Lawrence Lowry