Adrienne M. Capone: The Intricacies Of Public School Teacher Hiring Practices: Perspectives From Applicants, Employers, And School Contexts (2013-03-27)

Teachers can have a significant effect on students’ success in academics (Goe, Bell, & Little, 2008; Hanushek, Rivkin, Rothstein, & Podgursky, 2004; Harris & Sass, 2011; Rockoff, Jacob, Kane, & Stalger, 2011) making the hiring of a teacher a critical event in the quest for increased student achievement. In the ...

Khristian Kemp-DeLisser: Campus Climate Perceptions of Queer College Students of Color: Disidentifying the Rainbow (2013-03-25)

This dissertation employed qualitative and Scholarly Personal Narrative research methods to explore the experience lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (queer) students of color at a Predominantly White institution.  Scholarly Personal Narratives of critical moments from the author’s identity development and experience   as a gay ...

Ellen Montgomery: The Experience of Adolescent Refugee Students in a Visual Arts Classroom: Matters of the Heard and Mind (2013-03-21)

In order to ensure that refugee students have a successful educational experience, all avenues of education must be explored, including the arts. Minimal literature describes the experience of immigrant and refugee students and the arts, but there is even less literature that specifically speaks to the experience of refugee ...

Jeff Bukowski: The Grammar of Social Identity: Perceptions of Self through Higher Education from Students Who Have a Refugee Story at One Community College (2013-03-19)

Nearly three million refugees have been resettled in the United States since 1975 with 41,599 resettled in 2010 alone, which is more than any other nation in the world. The Refugee Act (1980) created the Federal Refugee Resettlement Program in the United States to assist with the effective resettlement of refugees by helping these ...

Susan Ansell Hayes: Roots of Success Revisited: Exploring the Sustainability of School Improvements (2013-03-13)

It is critical that education researchers, policymakers, and practitioners address the persistent challenge of how to effectively jump start improvement in our nation’s poorest performing schools as many systematically fail, year after year, to meet the needs of large numbers of students (U.S. Department of Education, 2010). ...

Daniel S. Sithole: The Effects Of The Carl D. Perkins Act Policies On Gender Equity In Vermont High School Career Technical Education: A Hierarchical Linear Model (2013-02-20)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Carl D. Perkins Act policies on gender equity in nontraditional career pathways in Vermont High School Career Technical Centers using Hierarchical Linear Modeling. Data was collected concerning the members of the Vermont high school graduating class of 2011 (N = 7214), with a ...

Colby Kervick: Constructing a Seat at the Table: Parents’ Perceptions of Collaboration with Schools (2013-02-15)

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (1975), PL-94142, mandated parent participation as a required component of the provision of special education services to children with disabilities.  The law acknowledged that educational outcomes for children with disabilities are strengthened through ensuring that parents ...

Monica McEnerny: A Teacher's Journey to Adolescence: Scholarly and Personal Perceptions of Resilience at the Middle Level (2012-12-04)

This Scholarly Personal Narrative is a study of resilience at the middle level.  The author’s perceptions of her own experiences as an adolescent, parent of adolescents, and middle grades teacher provide universal insights into what builds resilience through challenges associated with adolescence in its early stages. 

Maureen Fitzgerald-Riker: Tracking Tenure: Gendered Wage Discrepancy and the Relationship to Work Environment (2012-11-30)

This dissertation research study tracked changes in the gender wage gap at one Northeastern university over a seven year period and illuminated systemic factors that make it difficult to completely eradicate wage disparity. A mixed method approach was employed to determine the status of wage equity as well as reveal significant ...

Laurie M. Gelles: Measuring The Effects of Repeated Practice and Relevant Multisensory Stimuli on Information Encoding: Implications for Educational Practice (2012-09-07)

People are bombarded with multisensory stimuli.  Whether the desired reaction is prompted by a city billboard, cell phone ringtone, or video game, engagement is necessary.  Educational pedagogy focuses on increasing engagement and thus enhancing the learning process for all learners.  Multisensory learning has emerged as an ...

Lisa Kenwyn Lax: Beyond their Obligation: the Perspectives and Experiences of Title IVe Supported Graduates after Leaving Public Child Welfare Practice (2012-03-27)

Valerie B. Sullivan: Student Achievement as an Indicator of Teacher Effectiveness: A Teacher Evaluation Model (2012-03-27)

Leslye R. Kornegay: Leading to Change the World: One African-American Woman's Journey to Positions of Leadership in Predominantly White Institutions (2012-02-10)

Christina Marie Olstad: Developing and Maintaining a Personal Commitment to Social Justice while Navigating Challenging Family Dynamics: Implications for Student Affairs Educators (2011-11-30)

Leslie Averill: Scholarly Personal Narrative as an Essential Meaning Making and Retention Tool for Student Affairs Professionals: One Leader's Personal Account (2011-09-14)