Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A critical study of Black parents' participation in special education decision-making, Tamara Lynn Freeman-Nichols
An evaluation of the implementation fidelity and outcomes of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in three elementary schools in Virginia, Barbara F. Wood
An investigation of relationships among school counselors' ethical professional identity development, moral reasoning, and attitudes toward confidentiality with minors, Morgan E. Kiper Riechel
A systematic/structural examination of factors that facilitate and inhibit natural recovery from alcohol abuse in college students, David S. Keel
A union of church and state: The Freedmen's Bureau and the education of African Americans in Virginia from 1865--1871, Aaron Jason Butler
Co-teaching: Perceptions of Urban, Secondary Co-Teachers, Michelle Boyd
Development of the Chae Optimal Supervision Environment Test, Ki Byung Chae
Dispositions and practices that promote teacher-student relationships with African-American male elementary students, Karyn Mitchell Yeldell
Executive search firms' consideration of person-organization fit in college and university presidential searches, James Christopher Turpin
Factors that contribute to the academic success of African American males: Perceptions of African American male high school students, Alexis C. Swanson
Faculty sense of academic optimism and its relationship to students' achievement in well performing high schools, Michael Tyrone Cromartie
High stakes testing policy issues in education: An analysis of litigation involving high stakes testing and the denial of diplomas, Lisa M. Winfield
How direct descendants of a school lockout achieved academic success: Resilience in the educational attainments of Prince Edward County's children, Randolph Williams
Impact of the Bologna Process and German higher education reforms on professorial work and role definition at the University of Potsdam: A case study, Christen Cullum Hairston
Infusing the school counseling internship with a global perspective to promote ego development, moral reasoning, and ethnocultural empathy: A deliberate psychological education, Derek Lane Robertson
Peopling the Cloister: Women's colleges and the worlds we've made of them, Caroline Simmons Leigh Hasenyager
Quality practices of alternative education learning environments as represented in Virginia's Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program, Doris R. Feltman
Realizing federal policy outcomes of the post-9/11 GI Bill: Veterans' and active duty/reservist perceptions, Lydia Leporte
Social Organization Analysis of the Role of Academic Advising: A Case Study at the University of Liberia, Jobila Y. Williams Sy
Teacher perspectives of the use of student performance data in teacher evaluations, Paul Thomas Hopkins
The self on the page: Using student teachers' written stories as a reflective tool during the student teaching internship, Deborah O. Farina
Women in Engineering: The Impact of the College Internship on Persistence into an Engineering Field, Kimberly M. Brush
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Balancing Act: Division III Student-Athletes Time Demands and Life Roles, Daniel R. Hoover Jr.
An Investigation of Perfectionism and Life Satisfaction with Elementary Gifted Students, Maria A. Bessler
A recipe for relationships: A qualitative investigation of couples' relational interactions during meal preparations., Katherine Maya Hermann
Children serve too: An investigation of the impacts of military family life on adult relationships, Karena Heyward
Continuous Improvement Monitoring: An Analysis of State Special Education Compliance Procedures, Barbara Richmond Blake
Dealing with Dual Differences: Social Coping Strategies of Gifted and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Adolescents, Virginia Helen Hutcheson
Dimensions of Principal Support Behaviors and their Relationship to Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Student Achievement in High Schools, Jennifer A. Tindle
Emancipated Foster Youth's Transition from Care to Virginia Community Colleges, Shylan E. Scott
Empathy as a crucial skill for instructional coaches: Can it be taught?, Carol B. Carter
Esse quam videri, perhaps: State policy and institutional factors impacting low-income student enrollment at North Carolina's public and private four-year institutions, Leslie Neal Holly
Faculty perceptions of principal support and change orientation in Virginia high schools, Karen E. Cagle
From the Inside Out: An In-Depth Look into the Lives of Students with Dual Exceptionalities, Monique S. Sims
How institutional theory informs state education policy regarding exit outcomes for students with disabilities, Michele Myers Hopkins
Jumping off the couch: Infusing creativity into counselor education, Christopher Lawrence
Literacy self-efficacy and achievement of secondary students with disabilities, Mary Mau Runnells
Organizational justice perceptions of Virginia high school teachers: Relationships to organizational citizenship behavior and student achievement, William R. Travis Burns
Program evaluation of a school district's multisensory reading initiative, Michael Patrick Asip
Relationship between Teacher Self-efficacy and Use of Evidence-based Practices in Managing Students with Challenging Behaviors, Sheila R. Carr
Structuring reminiscence group interventions for older adults using a framework of mattering to promote wellness., Herman R. Lukow
Teaching slope of a line using the graphing calculator as a tool for discovery learning, Fiona Costello Nichols
The malleability of spatial ability under treatment of a FIRST LEGO League-based robotics unit, Steven Vincent Coxon
The Millennial generation: Howe and Strauss disputed, Holly Alexander Agati
The need for attention to cognitive development in the preparation and practice of mental health counselors as advocates for social justice., Mary Whitfield-Williams
The relationship of high school teachers' job satisfaction to principal support, Kathleen M. Bressler
Tuition discounting through unfunded institutional aid at private baccalaureate colleges, Jeremy Paul Martin
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Academic optimism and instructional leadership in urban elementary schools, Angela M. Allen
A critical look at minority student preparation to counsel white clients, Natoya Hill Haskins
Advanced learner perceptions of psychological well-being and school satisfaction in two educational settings, Janice C. Robertson
An analysis of the validity of the Enneagram, Sara Ann Scott
An examination of the similarities and differences in mental health status, working alliance, and social persence between face-to-face and online counseling., Courtney M. Holmes
Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: The impact on academic self-concept, Peter O. Kwiterovich III
Educational efficiency in Virginia Public School Divisions, Clinton Robert Calzini
Effective reading comprehension teaching and research: How do they relate, Lauri M. Leeper
Growing up with violence: Examining the role of moral development in mediating the effects of community violence exposure., John A. Dewell
Middle school students' participation in extracurricular activities: Relationships to school identification and achievement, Stenette Byrd III
Pacific Trade Winds: Towards a Global History of the Manila Galleon, Matthew F. Thomas
Professional development practices in literacy and technology integration at socioeconomically different schools, Kendra M. Boykin
Prospective principals for the 21st century: Factors that motivate and inhibit the pursuit of school leadership for educational administration students, Tambra Michelle Pope
Research evidence use by rural central office administrators leading educational improvement, Patricia Moore Shaffer
Student trust in teachers and its relationship to student identification with school, student perceptions of academic press, and achievement, Regina A. Bankole
Teacher instructional practices designed to meet the individual learning needs of mathematically gifted/talented students in middle school Algebra I, Virginia Caine Tonneson
Teaching at the interface: Curriculum and pedagogy in a teachers' institute on Virginia Indian history and cultures, Lisa L. Heuvel
The elephant in the room: Deconstructing the place of conservatives in the student affairs profession, Jodi Fisler
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Acts of reciprocity: Analyzing social exchange in a university theater for social change project, Nicole Birgit Cloeren
Administrator and teacher perceptions of the qualities of effective teachers, Robert Eugene Williams
Against the odds: Academic resilience among high -ability African American adolescents living in rural poverty, Wendy Taylor Ellis
Choosing to succeed: An exploration of the relationship between college choice and freshman retention, James Tomlin Walke
Effective teaching practices and teacher efficacy beliefs of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme teachers, Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.
Homogeneity in heterogeneous environments? An analysis of generation theory applied to college generations, Donna M. Eddleman
Literacy coaching and teachers' instructional practices: The impact of the Community Coaching Cohort Model, Sara Elizabeth Miller
Serving students from a distance: A content analysis of persistent characteristics in distance learners, Ann L. Sorensen
Student and faculty perceptions of trust and their relationships to school success measures in an urban school district, Dennis M. Moore Jr.
Survey of physical activity in elementary school classrooms in the state of Virginia, Gail Smith Elmakis
Talented collegians: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study of the talent development process in gifted undergraduate students, Angela Marie Novak Lycan
The effect of an African-American Rites of Passage prevention program on adolescent ethnic identity, drug attitudes, behavior in the classroom and academic performance, Jamie B. Rodriguez
The impact of the academic component of Response to Intervention on collective efficacy, parents' trust in schools, referrals for special education, and student achievement, Lisa Lee Pennycuff
The lost art of pledging within NPHC fraternities: The continuing presence of hazing during the membership intake process., Jerryl Briggs
The professional learning community and its effect on African American students' achievement, Anthony Eugene Copeland
The relationship between intensity of involvement and community service engagement in the moral development of student members of Greek organizations, Franklin Hadley Phillips
Understanding the friendship processes of individuals with Asperger's Syndrome: A phenomenological study of reflective college experiences, Kammie Bohlken Lee
University leadership in energy and environmental design: How postsecondary institutions use the LEED® green building rating system, Shannon Massie Chance
Upward mobility -- a study of barriers encountered and strategies employed by assistant principals aspiring to be principals, Todd Calvert Davidson
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Academic optimism and community engagement in urban elementary schools, Misty M. Kirby
A comparative study of the course taking and performance patterns of high achieving secondary students, Dewelynn Joyce Heeb Selberg
An evaluation study of the curriculum and instructional approaches employed in the Norfolk Public Schools gifted program, Katie A. Dolph
An examination of the relationships between ego development, Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration, and the behavioral characteristics of gifted adolescents, Carrie Lynn Bailey
An intervention study of primary age gifted students with strong nonverbal abilities from low income and culturally diverse backgrounds, Joanne Russillo Funk
A study of the talent development of gifted individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Diann Gully
Effective school -wide discipline through Positive Behavior Supports: An analysis of current practice, Dawn H. Padden
Enhancing counselor empathy to promote moral development and conceptual complexity: A new model for counselor preparation and supervision, Patricia Adele Logan
Hurricane Katrina families: Social class and the family in trauma recovery, Emilie E. Godwin
Is empathy the missing link in teaching business ethics? A course-based educational intervention with undergraduate business students, Christopher P. Adkins
Looking at/looking through: Teachers planning for curriculum -based learning with technology, Karen Work Richardson
Organizational citizenship behaviors, collective teacher efficacy, and student achievement in elementary schools, Jeffrey C. Jackson
Predicting success: Academic potential and talent development factors among Black and White students, Valija Cynthia Rose
