Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Qualitative Analysis of Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Development Toward Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice, Catherine Lynne Manley
Encouraging Equity Through Rural Elementary Professional Learning, Jana K. Stone
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Program Evaluation of the West Virginia University Health Science Center Interprofessional Education First-Year Curriculum, Kathryn Lynn Smalley
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Examination of Career Orientation Courses and College Students' Career Decision Self-Efficacy, Logan R. Mayhew
The Lived Experiences of Selected Choral Directors During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Angela Berna Milliren
Examining the Relationship Among Perceived Academic Climate, Belongingness, and Engineering Identity, Sumaia Ali Raisa
The DISCOVER Model: A Prescriptive Method for Instructional Tool Selection and Use in Seeking to Boost Instructor Immediacy and Social Presence in Online Courses, Lee O. Silverman
“The Illusion of Collaboration”: An Integrated Examination of the Antecedents, Processes, and Consequences of Online Group Work, Jill Cathleen Woods
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Learning and Workers in Transition (WIT), Jeffrey Burgazzoli Jr
The Impacts of an Entrepreneurial Course on Secondary Students' Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intentions, Toi E. Hershman
Examining changes in learning and engagement of higher education students in a fully online flipped learning distance education classroom, James David Riel
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Experiences of Arts and Humanities Students Engaging in Undergraduate Research, Carinna F. Ferguson
An Examination of the Impacts of the WVU Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP), Mostafa Hashemi
Does Hope Moderate the Effects of Financial Distress in Adolescent Resiliency?, Miles E. Payne
Exploring the User Experiences of a Bird ID Mobile App Among College Students in Western India, Jayvijay V. Raol
Making Space for Writing: Makerspace Activities and Academic Language in a Middle School Science Classroom, Ashley Stewart
Prosocial Behaviors: The Influence of Authoritarian Parenting Style on Adolescents’ Prosocial Behaviors Towards Friends and Strangers, Krista-Gay Shaniece Chantal Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The impact of student facilitation on student engagement in asynchronous online discussion, Robin Bowen
Adolescent Residential Mobility: Behavioral Outcomes and the Moderating Role of the Mother-Adolescent Relationship, Sloane B. Glover
Persistence of Undergraduate Women in STEM through TIMSI, Heather L. Henderson
The Dirt of Development: Nature's Role in Social-Emotional Development and Parent-Child Connectedness, Hayley Johanna Lindsey
The Relationship Between Social Skills and Problem Behaviors in Adolescent Males with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Amanda Armstrong Randall
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
“Couldn’t it be Birth to Five?”: Parents’ Perceptions of Early Intervention for their Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hilary R. Bougher-Muckian
Caregiver Selection of Treatments for Their Child with Autism, Amy Kurowski-Burt
Instructional Package to Promote Early Educators’ Use of Behavior-Specific Praise, David L Loomis
Chronic Illness and Health Care Utilization Among Low-Income Preschoolers, Morgan Prunty
A Comparison of Child Abuse Potential Inventory and Parenting Stress Index with Families in the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Treatment as Usual Groups, Keri B. Whitacre
Exploration of a smart glasses teleconference system for virtual instructional coaching, Kristina Zaccaria
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Effect of Narrative Structure of Animated Movies on ESL Learners' Recall and Comprehension of Stories, Noriza Abu Hassan Shaari
Childhood Obesity Among Young Children Living in Poverty and Associations with Activity Level, Food Choices, and Parental Perceptions, Ashlee Cunningham
Next Generation Online Math I Course Evaluation, Jennifer Francis
Adolescent Involvement in Volunteerism in Relation to Identity and Educational and Occupational Expectations, Katie Snider
Examining the Link Between Sexually Explicit Media use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents and Young Adults, A. Jamesa Wagwau
Effects of Parent and Peer Behaviors on Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Are Positive and Negative Peer Behaviors Moderators?, S. Michelle Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The germs inside me: Pediatric patients' conceptualization of illness and regulation of emotions during hospitalization, Sarah E. Buck
Identit(ies) and Agency: College Students' Navigations of Sexuality and Gender in Complex Figured Worlds, Melissa M. Chesanko
Implications of Interactions Among Society, Education and Technology: A Comparison of Multiple Linear Regression and Multilevel Modeling in Mathematics Achievement Analyses, Pamela Rose Deering
Parents' Value of Play in Early Childhood: A Comparative Study of Spousal Play Beliefs, Meghan C. DeVito
A study of faculty, administrative, and staff perceptions of the climate for shared governance at appalachian college association member institutions, Tanya L. Easton
Examining cohabitation in emerging adulthood, Jenica Dawn Hughes
Factors that influence clinical placements for teacher candidates, Kristi M. James
The Impact of Co-presence and Visual Elements in 3D VLEs on Interpersonal Emotional Connection in Telecollaboration, Hisae Matsui
Parenting style and emotion socialization strategies as predictors of children's emotion regulation, Nicole Nightengale
Flipping the Classroom in College Algebra: A Design and Development Study, Lori Ogden
The Role of Physical Appearance in the Peer Acceptance of Emerging Adults Undergoing Chemotherapy, Megan E. Samples
Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Executive Function in the Aging Population, Lori A. Sherlock
A Developmental Perspective: Early Childhood Externalizing Behaviors Pathway to Delinquency in Adolescence, Tandra Nicole Sias
Service-learning and critical thinking outcomes in general education courses, Larry J. Smith
Early School Leaving: A Narrative Inquiry of the School Dropout, John E. Stallings Jr.
The Nontraditional Community College Student: A Phenomenological Approach to the Educational Experience, Alexander D. Tuel
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Impact of Service Learning on Leadership Skills of Students who are Gifted and Talented in the Middle School, Patricia Anne Coon
American Indian Adolescents Access to and Involvement in In-School Extracurricular Activities in Relation To Substance Use Frequency and Risk Behaviors, Elizabeth A. Jones
The Science of Team Science: Exploring Principal Investigator Leadership Style and Team Collaboration Satisfaction, Stephenie K. Kennedy
Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs and the Lived Experience of Preservice Elementary Teachers, Karen A. Kettler
Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) Variables that Influence Perceived Return on Investment (ROI) in higher education: Chief Marketing Officers' perceptions, Adrienne L. King
Relationship maintenance differences in close and casual friendships on Facebook, Brittany N. Legg
Exploring a Prefigurative Culture in the Immigrant Family: A look at the sociolinguistic impact of children on the immigrant parent, Melissa Katherine McIntosh
Response to Intervention Implementation: The Successes and Challenges in the Mid Appalachian Counties, Tammy J. Samples
Emulation of Equal Open Access and Competition Creation in the Wireline Telecommunications Local and Last Mile Market Segments, Daniel L. Van Epps
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Differences in Quality Environmental Rating Subscales between Family Child Care Homes and Facilities in West Virginia, Kaitlin J. Buchanan
Sustainability of Coalition of Essential School's Professional Development as Perceived by Teachers, Kristine E. McGee
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Administrative Obstacles to Technology Use in West Virginia Public Schools: A Survey of West Virginia Principals, David W. Agnew
Teacher Candidate Perceptions of Electronic Portfolios, William M. Baronak
School Transformation: Reproducing Effective High School Leadership, Christina D. Chambers
The Impact of a Modified Cooperative Learning Technique on the Grade Frequencies Observed in a Preparatory Chemistry Course, Bridget J. Hayes Russell
Validation of the Resilience Competencies Scale (RCS) for Applications among American Indian Youth, Melanie Hockenberry
The Dynamics of Collaboration in Universal Pre-K Counties of West Virginia, Kimberly S. Miller
Department Chairs' Perceptions of Part-Time Faculty Status in Maryland Public and Private Higher Education Institutions, Daniel L. Moorehead
Identity and Self -Efficacy Development of Adolescents in an Adult Sponsored Volunteer Program, Amanda Webster
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Self-efficacy for the self-regulation of learning: An examination of a college success strategies course, Brandon M. Agostini
Text, graphics, and multimedia materials employed in learning a computer-based procedural task, Kari Christine Carlson Coffindaffer
The relationships of the leadership styles of superintendents and fiscal conditions with district student performance across Ohio, Daniel T. Doyle
Virtual programs and their impact on Appalachian Ohio high schools, Wendy Hanasky
Leadership standards: Professional Development Schools versus non-Professional Development Schools, David L. Lancaster
Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Technology Use in Two West Virginia Middle Schools, Carrie E. Marcum
Improving the academic self-efficacy of middle school girls toward the study of mathematics through the use of theatrical infusion, Aimee L. Richards
The effects of preschoolers' goal setting, decision making, and self-recording on academic achievement, Keri Smith
Differences in learning styles and satisfaction between traditional face-to-face and online web-based sport management studies students, Ellen Jo West
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
How do college/university teacher misbehaviors influence student cognitive learning, academic self-efficacy, motivation, and curiosity?, Sara R. Banfield
Assessment of the system of professional development for West Virginia pre-K teachers, Sally Byard
Effects of color and animation on visual short -term memory in computer-environment learning tasks, Marc Debiase
Primary caregivers' values of play and creativity in early childhood in relation to children's academic self-esteem, Jill M. Martino
College students' knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases in relation to sexual self-efficacy, Mychael Brooke Masters
Adolescent substance use in relation to school-based extracurricular activities according to individual and school-level characteristics, Kari L. Maxwell
Electronic clinic journaling: The use of weblogs to support evidence -based practice in doctor of audiology students, Gayle B. Neldon
Plagiarism in high schools: A case study of how teachers address a perpetual dilemma, Geraldine J. Newlon
How one school implements and experiences Ohio's Value -added model: A case study, David Quattrochi
A study of the relationship between the leadership images of West Virginia superintendents and directed modes of thinking, Dianna M. Vargo
WV public school music teachers' use of digital audio technologies for teaching and learning, Mark R. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Impact of attribution retraining with students enrolled in an Internet-based instructional technology course at a community college, Bonnie McCall Ordonez
University students' perceptions of their parents' childrearing styles associated with their inclinations to become parents, Judi McCracken
Psychometric properties of a pre-service teacher performance-based rubric as related to teaching efficacy, Lucas C. Moore
Exploring West Virginia diabetes educators' perceptions of and experiences with integrating Internet technology in their practice, Elizabeth Quintana