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Elementary teachers' perceptions of engineering, engineering design, and their abilities to teach engineering: A mixed methods study
(2016-05)
This explanatory sequential mixed methods study explores elementary teachers' preparedness to teach engineering and engineering design as prescribed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The data analyzed included ...
Social networks and novice teachers: An examination of supports provided through social networks
(2015-07)
The purpose of this study was to examine the support provided to novice teachers through their social networks. Data for this qualitative study were collected and analyzed through use of the Social Capital Theory of Social ...
Social media and strategic communication: Attitudes and perceptions among college students
(2009-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Social media have been adopted from its inception by public relations, advertising and marketing practitioners as tools for communicating with strategic publics. Wright and Hinson (2009) have ...
"Who am I now?": Widows' learning journeys in self-identity
(2017-07)
Spousal death has been described as both a trauma and a "seismic event" (Montpetit et al.) and it is not unusual for one to experience PTSD symptoms. With almost one million people a year in the United States entering ...
Intrinsic case study of the 113th Congressional Session House General Aviation Caucus
(2015-05)
This research examined the House General Aviation Caucus during the 113th Congressional Session. Caucuses, or Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), are informal groups that are made up of members in Congress who share ...
Women's experiences of educational leadership in public school systems: A feminist life history approach
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: There is a need for research that provides an opportunity for female leaders to tell their stories as they function as educational leaders. The purpose of this study was to understand the lived ...
Interrelationship of pre-kindergarten writing and an early childhood play environment
(2016-07)
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the interrelationship of students' writing and developmentally appropriate play environments in a public prekindergarten class in Oklahoma. As standards impose literacy ...
Social equity decision making: Narrative explorations with elementary teachers
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: In this critical postmodern narrative study, I explore with my participants their decision making process/es around social equity issues (race, class, gender, social class, sexual identity, ...