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Title: A Case Study of Diversity in North Carolina Architecture Programs
Author: Roberts, Isaiah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Architecture, Educational evaluation, Education
Description: The enrollment rate of black students in architecture has remained stagnant for the last decade and decreased over the past two and a half decades. In 2020, of the 26,977 total students enrolled in accredited structural architecture programs, only...

Title: A Child Life Perspective: The Role of Technology in Preoperative Preparation and Distraction
Author: Osborne, Courtney
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Reduction of stress and anxiety for hospitalized children has been studied for years. Certified child life specialists take on the role of providing interventions to support and facilitate coping for hospitalized children. Preoperative preparation...

Title: A Comparison Of Academic Advising Experiences And Satisfaction Of African American Males and Other Students At A Predominately White Institution
Author: Means, Billie
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, Educational psychology
Description: Of all college students, four percent are African American males of which one third graduate within six years. The status of African-American males in higher education serves as an impetus for research to investigate their collegiate experiences a...

Title: A Cultural Wealth Perspective on Success and Persistence in Engineering for Black and Latino Students: Exploring Interactions with Faculty and Other Institutional Agents
Author: Foxx, Krystal
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education
Description: Using Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth (CCW) framework, this qualitative case study (conducted through a federally-funded grant) explored the experiences of eight Black and Latino successful engineering students at a Southeastern universit...

Title: A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT OF ACCULTURATION, ACCULTURATIVE STRESS, AND COUNSELOR SELF-EFFICACY AMONG FOREIGN BORN COUNSELING STUDENTS
Author: Interiano-Shiverdecker, Claudia
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine how cultural practices, cultural values, cultural identification, and acculturative stress related to counselor self-efficacy among foreign-born counseling students. A total of 93 foreign-born students curr...

Title: A Multiple Case Study on the Lived Experiences of Five Upper Elementary School Teachers Who Transitioned from Traditional Grading Practices to Standards-Based Grading Practices
Author: Frazier, Meghan
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Through a qualitative multiple case study, the researcher’s goal in conducting this study was to investigate and understand the experiences of five upper elementary teachers in grades three through five who transitioned from traditional grading pr...

Title: A Phenomenological Inquiry to Understand Environmental Work Factors, Academic Readiness and Supervisory Needs of Interprofessional Collaborative Counselors
Author: Kipick Cawn, Michelle
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education, Counseling psychology, Mental health
Description: The multi-professional health care setting calls for a stronger evidence-based practice for providing collaborative framework/theory across disciplines. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the perspectives of counselors wh...

Title: A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Recovery Experiences In A Collegiate Recovery Program
Author: Huggins, Marie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This study examined the experiences of recovery among African American college students participating in collegiate recovery programs (CRPs). A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized to collect and analyze data. The purpose of this stu...

Title: A Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Experiences of Community College Disability Services Providers
Author: Nichols, Jennifer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Higher, Disability studies
Description: The purpose of this study is to explore and capture the experiences of disability services providers (DSP) within the community college setting as it relates to facilitating and coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities, collabora...

Title: A Qualitative Investigation of Factors Contributing to Women Majoring in Computer Science
Author: Wong, Alexandria
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Computer science
Description: This study investigates factors that influence young women’s decision to major in computer science (CS). While there is a rapid increase of scientific advances being made in the United States and the importance of scientific fields for societal, e...

Title: A STUDY OF SOCIAL FACTORS IN ACTIVITY-BASED ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM CORRELATED TO STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE
Author: Ravikumar, Ranjith Kumar
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Social behaviors of students play a significant role in the classroom atmosphere and also the way it impacts students’ learning interests. In addition, socially acceptable behaviors are generally preferred by students in group-based classes. But o...

Title: A comparison of Spanish and English multimedia shared story interventions on the acquisition of English vocabulary for English language learners with an intellectual disability
Author: Rivera, Christopher
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Multicultural education, Education
Description: Literature on the development of literacy skills for students with a moderate to severe intellectual disability is growing; however, little is known about effective literacy practices for Hispanic English language learners with a moderate intellec...

Title: AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES: DO THEY PERFORM BETTER ON STANDARDIZED READING AND MATHEMATICS TESTS IN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR NON-TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS?
Author: Anderson, Sony
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: African-American males continue to slip through the cracks of the Education System in America. McSpadden McNeil et al. (2008) report that district officials continue to focus on school scores as if they are the only way to assess student progress....

Title: AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS RELATED TO ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Author: Perry, Jennifer
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Education, Ethics
Description: Professional school counselors are faced with the task of implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that supports the academic, social-emotional, and college and career development of all students they serve. While implementing such w...

Title: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Author: Helf, James
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, School management and organization
Description: School administrators are faced with an increased number of responsibilities and challenges. In order to effectively create and maintain effective schools, educational leaders must provide principals with the proper tools. The purpose of this stud...

Title: Adequacy Post- Rose v. Council for Better Education in Kentucky Public School Facilities: A Case Study
Author: Wilson, Caroline
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education--Finance, Law
Description: The decision in the 1989 landmark Kentucky case, Rose v. Council for Better Education, initiated many reforms to ensure that children have access to an adequate education, including funding new construction and renovations for school facilities. T...

Title: An Educational-Based Approach to Prevent Corneal Abrasions at a Community Hospital
Author: Frowine, Megan
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Education, Surgery
Description: Corneal abrasions (CA) are one of the most common anesthesia-related adverse events. There is limited evidence about the effect of virtual education on providers’ knowledge regarding CA prevention. The purpose of this project was to assess if a we...

Title: An Evaluation of Teaching Methods in the Introductory Physics Classroom
Author: Savage, Lauren
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education, Physics, Educational evaluation
Description: The introductory physics mechanics course at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a history of relatively high DFW rates. In 2011, the course was redesigned from the traditional lecture format to the inverted classroom format (flipped...

Title: An Examination of Factors that Relate to School Counselors Knowledge and Skills of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Author: Olsen, Jacob
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational counseling, Education
Description: Structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the factors that relate to school counselors’ knowledge and skills of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). A sample of 4,066 practicing school counselors who are members of the American School Couns...

Title: An Examination of Predictive Factors of Self-Efficacy among Supervisors who Conduct Cross-Racial Supervision: Social Influence, Racial Identity Attitudes, and Gender Self-Confidence
Author: Summers, LaTonya
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Social sciences
Description: The counseling profession has become diverse and it is not uncommon for a person of color to be included in the supervisory dyad. Therefore, counselor supervisors are required to become competent in supervising people who are racially different fr...