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Dissertations from 2023

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The Communications Process for On-Track Mentoring Programs at the High School Level, Kayla M. Barbare

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Efficacy, Attitudes, and Collaboration of Co-Teaching for Middle School General and Special Educators, Ellenita Blanton

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A Mixed Methods Study of How Elementary Teachers Cope Mentally, Physically, and Spiritually While Teaching in a Pandemic, Chavon Tyrra Bryant

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The Essentials for Leaders to Motivate Volunteers and Workers, Angelique Burris

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High-Stakes Testing: A Study of the Relevance and Its Contribution to Career and College Readiness, Frank M. Cagle Jr

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A Phenomenological Study: The Lived Experience of Jamaican Immigrant Teachers Practicing in Northeastern North Carolina, Dianne Campbell-Barton

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The Impact of Student Learning Pathway Choices During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Achievement, Lauren A. Canfield

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Cultural and Religious Awareness for Online Ministries, Joanne Jacene DeVoe

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Teacher Retention, Perceptions, and Attitudes Toward Job Satisfaction and Culture at Central Elementary School, Talia Dottin

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Perceptions of Paraprofessionals on the Grow Your Own Teacher Program in Three Rural School Districts in Eastern North Carolina, Tony Faison

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Reflective Practice Using Video-Recorded Classroom Observations, Angela Greer

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Middle School Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sherria La Vonne Grubbs

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Professional Learning Community Perceptions for Propelling Academic Growth in a Rural North Carolina School System, Steven E. Howard

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The Impact of Professional Development on Specially Designed Instruction for Students With a Specific Learning Disability, Stacy H. Huffman

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Restraining the Disabled: A Program Evaluation Of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention in the Educational Setting, Taner Jarrett

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Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Students: Evaluating Public High School Principal Preparedness and Perceptions, Brian C. Johnson

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Elementary Principal Perceptions of Their Roles in Literacy Leadership: Collective Efficacy, Preparation, and Literacy Orientation, Monique Marie Jones

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The Implementation and Impact of the Teacher Evaluation Process On Special Educator Professional Growth in a Public Middle School, Michael L. Lefko

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Organization or Idea: Addressing Member Recruitment and Retention Within the Southern State Pageant Delegation, Brenna McCormick

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Teacher Perceptions of ADHD and the Impact of Using Modifications for Students Diagnosed with ADHD in a High School Mathematics Classroom, Andrew McCully

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Beginning Teacher Self-Efficacy Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners Within the Mainstream Elementary Setting, Christie McMahon

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Access Does Not Guarantee Inclusion: An Exploration of Student Organizations Fostering Belonging for Black and Minority Students at a Faith-Based Institution, Heidi Neely

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Retaining Employees in a Higher Academic Institution During A Volatile Job Market, Benjamin Novak

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Increasing Access to Healthcare for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Impoverished Populations in a Rural County of North Carolina, Shawn Perry

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The Impact of Single-Gender Middle School Dance Classes on Participants' Emotional Development, Social Development, and Academic Progress, Cynthia Poke

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Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN): A Mixed Methods Study to Determine Accreditation Readiness at a Non-profit Organization Located in Western North Carolina, Leslie Queen

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Navigating Through Systems That Create Inequities: Elementary Teacher Perceptions, Sarah Rector

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Faculty and Staff Perceptions of Mental Health Services in the Elementary Schools of a Rural District, Vera Collins Richardson

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Distinctiveness in Hospital Safety and Security, Jimmy Reid Rollins Jr.

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Recent Community College Alumni: Increasing Donors Through Communication and Engagement, Beverly Loraine Rufty

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Standards, Evaluations, and Preparations: A Case Study of the Perceptions of Principal Pedagogy and its Effectiveness in Developing Leaders in South Carolina, Melanie Louise Sigmon-Vaughn

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Why Remain Where It Seems to Be Difficult? An Analysis of Teacher Retention at High-Poverty Middle Schools in Eastern North Carolina, Kevin Smith

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Perspectives of African American Male School Administrators on the Recruitment and Retention of African American Male Teachers, Maurice Thomas

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You Are Not Alone: Engaging Black Men Identified Students Outside of Shared Identity Spaces, Harry L. Titus Jr.

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Teacher Perceptions of the Connections Between Social and Emotional Learning and Student Success, Beth Ann Hoistad Washle

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Changing Adult Behaviors: Examining the Factors of Change That Facilitate the MTSS Implementation Framework in a Small Rural School District, Briana Whitaker

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A Program Evaluation on the Impact of South Carolina's Child Early Reading Development and Education Program on Kindergarten Reading Readiness in a Small Rural School District, Brittnay White

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Making the Grade: An Exploration of Secondary Teacher Grading Practices and Equity Implications for High School Students, Pamela Williams

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A Correlational Study: Implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports and Its Effect on Student Achievement in an Eastern North Carolina Public School District, Allen M. Wilson

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Growing Sustainable Quality Dual Language Immersion Programs: The Impact of Key Leadership Preparation, Training, and Support, Vera Woolard

Dissertations from 2022

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Third- Through Fifth-Grade Males and the Reading Gap: Factors That Aid in the Reading Gap in Relation to Their Female Counterparts, Tina Alexander

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Do Spanish Immersion Programs Increase Student Proficiency on Reading End-Of-Grade Tests For Students of Color?, Lavette Alston-Braswell

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A Sense of Belonging: An Examination of the Impact of Leadership Behaviors on Teacher Morale in Rural Middle Schools, Taquilla Barksdale

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A Case Study Analysis of Alternative Out-of-School Suspension Strategies Used in Title I Elementary Schools in a Large Urban School District, Jonathan Brooks

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Instructional Coach Feedback: Investigating the Impact, Anna Coats

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Staying Power: Examining Factors That Influence Educators’ Decisions to Remain in Special Education, Jill Douds

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Parent Engagement in a Rural School System in Eastern North Carolina: Investigating Strategies That Will Increase the Engagement of High-Poverty Families in Rural Districts, Lutashia Dove

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School Resource Officers and Elementary School Patrol: A Study of Best Practices for Training, Duties, and Memorandums of Understanding, Lisa Duffey

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Education and the Gender Spectrum: Addressing Gender Identity Needs in the High School Environment, Donna Eason

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An Exploratory Quantitative Study of the Impact of STEM-Focused Middle Schools on Student Persistence and Performance in STEM, Shandua Ellis

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An Examination of Student Perceptions of Career and Technical Education Teachers' Interpersonal Behaviors and Their Impact on Student Achievement, Gail Gallman

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The Impact of Noncognitive Skills on Student Achievement in Elementary-age Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Karen Garmon

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A Case Study of School Turnaround: How Leadership Behavior, Professional Learning, and Efficacy Building Can Impact Student Performance, Winter Goodson

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The Principalship: Transitional Leadership Considerations for Overcoming Obstacles to Lab School Implementation in Partnership With an Urban School District in North Carolina, Tasha Hall-Powell

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Retention of African American Male Teachers, Lessons Learned From the Field, Patrice Holmes

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A Program Evaluation of a Social-Emotional Alternative Learning Program, Patricia Horton-Albritton

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North Carolina Public School Educator Perceptions of Teaching During COVID and Impacts on Burnout, Leah Huttlinger

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Career and Technical Education High School Internships: A Program Evaluation of the Effect Internships Have on the Education and Career Choices of Students, Randal Hylemon

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Armored Vulnerability: Stories of Leader Resilience Among Black Female Principals, Nichole R. Ijames

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Shift in Education: The Impact of COVID-19 on Face-to-Face and Virtual Learning, Donya Jones

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Examining School Administrator Perceptions of Preparational Experiences of Effective Educational Leadership, Jared S. Jones

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Gifted and Talented Science Instruction at the Middle Level: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Teacher Practices and Impact on Student Achievement, James King

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High School Counselors in Low-Performing Schools and Their Perceived Impact on Student Engagement and Outcomes, Genevieve Lyons

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Overcoming Barriers of PLCs at the High School Level: A Case Study of the First-Year Implementation of the PLC+ Framework, Jessica McAbee

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The Importance of Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Politics for Women of Color Who Aspire to the Superintendency and Other School Leadership Roles, Cicily McCrimmon

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A Program Evaluation of a Beginning Teacher Support Program in a Small Rural School District in North Carolina, Nicole B. McGhee

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An Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Restorative Practices in a Small, Rural District, Carla Miller

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Teacher Perception of Synchronous Hybrid Learning in a Rural Elementary School, Lisa LaMonica Moore

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Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Brain-Based Learning and the Implementation of Physical Brain Breaks as a Classroom Management Strategy, Tiffany C. Neal

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"For Me, For Us, For Them": The Impact of Wise Feedback on Ninth Grade ELA Students, Teachers, and Classrooms, Mary L. Newton

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The Influences of Equity and School Culture on Black, Latinx, and Mixed-Race Student Enrollment in Advanced Secondary Mathematics Courses, Fyniss Nixon

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Lay it All on the Line: The Effect of Teacher-Student Conferencing in Middle Grades Mathematics Classrooms, Natalie Ostrander

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Teacher Self-Efficacy Levels in Providing Reading Instruction to Students in Kindergarten Through Second Grades, Rebekka Powers

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The Use of Video Analysis to Improve Performance, Dillon Sain

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Latinx Families’ and School Personnel's Perceptions of Family Engagement in Virtual Learning in Five NC Elementary Schools During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Elizabeth Schrecengost

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A Mixed Methodology Study of How Neuroscience and Social-Emotional Learning Impact Students’ Academic Achievement and Behavior, Laura Shipman

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Culture in the Classroom: The Impact of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Reading for Elementary African American Students in the Fourth Grade in Rural Eastern North Carolina, Cortrina Smith

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Teacher Perceptions on the Impact of Changes in Educational Practices and Student Learning for a COVID-19 Post-Pandemic Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study, Laine Smith

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Flattening the Curve: Elements Impacting K-12 Teachers’ Technology Self-Efficacy with Distance Learning During COVID-19, Rochelle Stanley

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Career and Technical Education: Developing a Well-Equipped Workforce, Grant Tharpe

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A Weighted Individual Performance-Based Assessment for Middle School Orchestral Strings: Establishing Validity and Reliability, Kevin Ward

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Developing Effective Professional Learning Communities at Target Elementary School, Bianca S. White-Jeffries

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A Program Evaluation of the Marilyn Friend Co-Teaching Models, Emily Wilkins

Dissertations from 2021

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Teacher Evaluation in the Christian School Setting: A Program Evaluation of the T.E.S.T. Program, Mark Apgar

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Identification of High-Performing School Characteristics in Successful Low-Wealth, Rural North Carolina Elementary Schools, Tammie Padgett Ash

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A Study of the Impact of Career and Technical Education in Determining the Skills Gap in Selected Rural Communities in North Carolina, Chad Beasley

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The Role of Math Anxiety and Math Self-Efficacy Levels on High School Equivalency Student Math Performance, Barbara A. Clarke

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A Quantitative Phenomenological Study of the Proliferated Use of Electronics and the Impact on the Communication Skills of Prekindergartens, Pamela B. Colbert

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A Qualitative Case Study on Principal Perceptions of Responsibilities, Preparation, and Training and Their Effect on Retention, Karlene Crawford

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Teacher Perceptions of the Social Emotional Support Offered and Received Following the Return to School During the Global Pandemic in Two South Carolina Regions, Mindy Duckworth

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A Program Evaluation of an Alternative Educational Program in a School District in North Carolina for High School Students At-Risk for Dropping Out, Janice Duffie

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A Grounded Theory Inquiry Into Parent School Choice Motivation and How Schools Can Better Market Themselves, Susan Fail

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Culture Change: Examining the Impact of Professional Learning Communities and Trust on School Culture, Jessica Floyd

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The Motivation to Stay: Teacher Perceptions of Factors That Influence Teacher Retention in High-performing, High-poverty Schools, Keisha Gabriel

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Grit in the Performing Arts: A Mixed-Methods Study of High School Theatre Student Perceptions of Grit, Kelsey Gibson

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Teacher Perceptions Regarding The Impact of Multicultural Literature, When It Is Implemented During Guided Reading Instruction, On Reading Comprehension For African American Male Students In Early Childhood, Cassandra Gregory

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Secondary Principal Perceptions of Preparatory Experiences, Renita GriffinJordan

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A Program Evaluation: Implementing a Dual Language Immersion Program, Jennifer Hall

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Effects of a Global Schools Initiative in a Rural School Setting: A Collective Case Study of How a Global Schools Initiative Impacts a Small, Rural Elementary School in Northwest North Carolina, Steven Hall

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A Quantitative Study on the Effect Restorative Practices Has on Student Discipline in Grades Three Through Five, Angela Harding