Browsing by Author "Kearney, Kerri"
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Identifying faculty needs for writing across the curriculum at two-year colleges
Nephew, Alissa (2022-05)Writing proficiency has become a common student learning outcome at all types of higher education institutions across the United States. However, despite the consistent popularity of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) ... -
Identity and the A.V.I.D. learner: Participation in Advancement Via Individual Determination class and participant performativity
Baker, Jonathan Lee (2018-07)This study investigates the influence of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program on participants who have taken it as an elective course for at least one year in high school and who have gone on to ... -
Illuminating the experiences of growing up and living with primary lymphedema: A life history study
Crow, Deborah Elaine (2020-05)The purpose of this qualitative research study was to collect, preserve, and understand the life histories of young adults who grew up with and are living with primary lymphedema of the lower limbs in the United States ... -
Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2013: Document analysis of annual security reports
Mariott, Aleigha Lyne (2020-12)Sexual violence is one of the most challenging campus health and safety concerns faced by institutions of higher education. Over the past nine years, federal mandates and guidance on how institutions prevent and respond ... -
Insight from the top: Experiences that best prepare presidents to lead institutions of higher education in the 21st century
Ault, Bobbie Jay (2017-05)There is a growing trend of individuals coming to the university presidency from nontraditional/nonacademic pathways. However, current dialogue on the topic seems to be focused on the opinions or preferences associated ... -
Investigation into the relationships between higher education facility square footage and student enrollments, university endowments, and student tuition
Chapman, James David (2012-05)America's colleges and universities have expanded campus facilities by renovating and increasing square footage. This is in contrast to general construction activity during the same time period. This quantitative study ... -
Keeping the Engine Running: Perceptions of Wellness and Attrition Intentions in New Student Affairs Professionals
Naifeh, Zeak Thomas (2019-05-01)New student affairs professionals play a crucial role in the ever-changing higher education landscape by serving on the front-lines of programs and services for students. At any given time, new professionals make up almost ... -
Lessons learned from returning second year technical students: A case study
Ellis, Adam Scott (2022-12)This qualitative case study explored how a theory could explain how outside contributors could influence a student’s decision to return for the second and final year of their academic career program. Using Holland’s ... -
Living in the gray: Faculty perspectives on their professional roles under contemporary managerialism
Pitt, Megan S. (2022-12)As our society has changed, calling for a focus on transparency and accountability, so have our perceptions of both the roles higher education and its purveyors, the faculty. As a result, university administrators have ... -
Low income, first generation community college students: Reflections on their success and their motivations
Munoz, Ramona Marie (2012-05)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the factors that supported low-income first-generation (LIFG) transfer graduates of four-year institutions in their persistence at the community ... -
Measuring college student financial literacy
Gatti, Mary Taggart (2022-05)There has been a lack of consensus among researchers and practitioners about how to define financial literacy, but there is agreement that financial education changes depending on the stage of life to which people belong. ... -
Mentoring relationships: A Mentoring in Action explanation of a state Resident Teacher Program
Bittle, Shannan Leigh (2008-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study examined three case studies using the strategies of qualitative research. -
Network ties and two-year midlevel academic administrator professional development: A narrative study
Newman, Gregory Scott (2007-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the means through which midlevel academic administrators (MAAs) of two-year postsecondary institutions acquire the minimum skills and knowledge ... -
Parent engagement and involvement: A case study exploring the manifestation through participation in a parent education program
Nation, Erin Gray (2015-12)The purpose of this research was to explore the manifestations of parent engagement in a school system with a formal parent program through parents who have participated in the program and parents who have not participated ... -
Policy to practice: The effect of NCLB on middle schools through the voices of classroom teachers
Gaona, JeanAnn McWherter (2008-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the Title I sections of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation on middle school teachers. Four research questions guided the study: in the perception of middle ... -
Recruitment and retention of faculty of color in Oklahoma
Clark, Rodney Lynn (2006-05)Scope and Method of Study: This study focuses on the recruitment and retention of faculty of color in Oklahoma. Although the study is written in its formal context, an additional documentary film component mirrors the ... -
Recruitment of diverse students in speech-language pathology programs
Stanton, Suzanne Thompson (2006-12)Scope and Method of Study: -
Residential learning community partnerships: Faculty perceptions of hall directors' roles in student learning
Kramer, Samantha (2020-05)There is evidence to suggest that collaborations between academic affairs and student affairs can be meaningful to students' learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. Residential learning communities (RLCs) ... -
Retention and degree completion: A quantitative assessment of the impacts of study abroad on community college students
Ladd-Minx, Cassidy (2023-05)This study analyzed the impacts of participation in short-term study abroad programs at Oklahoma community colleges through a quantitative research design. Student retention and degree completion are concerns for all types ... -
Ride like a girl: A narrative exploration of women in the rodeo
Rock, Lynett (2021-12)The purpose of this qualitative narrative inquiry was to 're-present' women's rodeo stories, illustrating and unpacking the meaning they narrated from within the masculinized arena. Ten cowgirls, 6 White and 4 Native ...