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Evolution of educator professional development in the age of social media: A case study of the #Oklaed community of practice on twitter
(2018-05)
This case study examines in what ways the #Oklaed hashtag on Twitter represents a community of practice, why educators are participating in this space, and what benefits educators see in their practice. Educators are ...
Self-efficacy of Oklahoma career and technology education trade and industrial teachers and influences that affect retention: A mixed-methods study
(2018-05)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to discover reasons Oklahoma T & I teachers choose to remain in teaching; many of whom were described as career switchers. Of particular interest was examining various types of ...
Adoption of Learning Management System technology by fire service instructors
(2018-05)
This study explored the adoption of learning management system (LMS) technology by fire service instructors. The research identified what attributes of LMS technology lead to the adoption of the technology. This study used ...
Relationship between reformed science teaching and learning beliefs and classroom practice: A two-part study
(2018-05)
Research examining the relationship between teachers' beliefs and classroom practice has been on the rise. While several researchers (Buehl & Beck, 2015; Fang, 1996; Pajares, 1992) have examined the relationship between ...
One academic English for all: The study of the cueing systems used in reading academic texts
(2018-05)
Students from low-income homes and students who are learning English as an additional language both tend to struggle with reading comprehension. This study investigates whether the reasons for the reading challenges faced ...
Identity and the A.V.I.D. learner: Participation in Advancement Via Individual Determination class and participant performativity
(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 ...
Narrative-focused video games as situated learning: Media literacy implications of play, identity, and perspective taking
(2018-07)
With the emergence of more narrative-focused video games, this study attempted to better understand how college students construct meaning through these interactive experiences as a means of understanding social and cultural ...
M/othering in transnational space as curriculum theorizing: Investigating interrelationality in a self/other relationship through weaving
(2018-07)
The purpose of this dissertation study is to explore a different way of thinking otherness in a self/other relationship. Specifically, I theorize m/othering in a transnational context in dealing with otherness in curricular ...
Relationship of social media and rapidly evolving technology on approaches to learning in the millennial generation
(2018-05)
The purpose of this study was to identify the approaches to learning of the millennial generation and to describe the student's perspective on the relationship that social media and technology has on individual approaches ...
Frontiers of Science Foundation: Transforming math and science curricula in Oklahoma secondary schools, 1957-1964
(2018-05)
One of the most iconic events in curriculum history was the launching of the satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957, and the curriculum reform movement that followed in the United States. This study shows how Oklahoma ...