This collection features dissertations from doctoral students at the William & Mary School of Education.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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A Program Evaluation Of I-Ready Implementation In A North Carolina Middle School, Juliana Irene Owen Thompson

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Social Media And Professional Learning, Tiffany Truitt

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Using Professional Development As A Tool To Build Teacher Capacity For Recognizing Giftedness In African American Students, Dr. Jacqueline D. Drye

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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A Case Study: Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Influence Of Proessional Development On Self-Efficacy Related To Implementing A Balanced Literacy Model, Kathryn Theresa Kryscio

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A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Hbcus And Their Place In Science And Technology From 1979-80 As Told By Four National Newspapers, Asia Renée Randolph

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An Action Research Approach To Workplace Inclusivity For Operational Employees In Higher Education, Carrie Lynn Cooper

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An Examination Of High School Music Course Offerings In Virginia: A Mixed Methods Study, Natalia Goodloe

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An Investigation Of Experiential Learning: A Program Evaluation Of The William & Mary D.C. Summer Institutes, Roxane Olson Adler Hickey

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An Investigation Of The Quality Of Performance Assessments And Implications Of A Grassroots Approach To Accountability Reform, Molly Sandling

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A Phenomenology Of Affective Engagement In Advanced Placement Courses, Matthew Wade Henry

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A Program Evaluation Of A District Designed Virtual Academy In A Small Rural School District, Margaret Anne Bryant

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A Qualitative Investigation Into The Ethnic And Racial Identity Development Of Counseling Students, Philippa Chin

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A Study Of Transparent Assessment Design And Low-Income Student Success In Washington State, Taylor Victoria Locks

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Catholic Schools And Covid-19: Paycheck Protection Program (Ppp), Leaders And School Closure, Vincent Bradley

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Development Of The Thriving In Eating Recovery Scale: A Measure For Life Beyond Disorder, Morgan Walker

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District-Based Supports For Alternatively Licensed Special Education Teachers: An Action Research Study, Hayley Flynn Mullins

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Elevating Joy In Education Through An Investigation Of How Teachers And School Leaders Make Learning Joyful, Stephanie Lynn McGuire

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Engaging Families In The Academic Lives Of Preschool Children: An Action Research Study, Denise Fultz

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Environmental Education In The Classroom: Selected Early-Career Teachers' Experiences Navigating Pre-Service And In-Service Activity Systems, Sarah McGuire Nuss

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Examining Retention Trends Within A Four-Year Undergraduate Leadership Program, Robert Lange

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Faculty Matter: A Case Study Of Rural Community College Faculty Involvement In Vertical Transfer, Jingjing Liu

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Fostering The Funny: A Case Study Of Undergraduate Women In Collegiate Comedy Troupes, Jaymi Courtenay Thomas

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"I Just Couldn't Do It Anymore": A Study Of Post-Pandemic Teacher Burnout, Jeremy Riggs

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Implementation, Outcomes, And Perceived Effectiveness Of Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports (Pbis) In A Title I School: A Program Evaluation, Brady Payne

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Implementing Pbis: High School Principals’ Perceptions Of The Change Process, Jaimie Clougher Brandt

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In Pursuit Of Equity And Excellence: Using Value-Added Measures To Guide Educational Policy, Practice, And Parental High School Decision-Making, Lavare Henry

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Justice And Change: An Exploratory Case Study Of The Early Implementation Of The Restorative Justice Whole-School Model And Reculturing In A High School In The American South, Amber Weyland Rodenbo

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Leveraging Technology To Support The Goals Of Dual Language Bilingual Education: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study, Paola Gabriela Mendizábal

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Measuring The Impact Of A School-Based Contemplative Practice For Adolescents, Jennifer K. Niles

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Mid-Atlantic State Virtual Program Teachers' Instructional Planning Beliefs And Practices, Yanping Mo

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Organizational Learning In Higher Education: Building Staff Capacity, Rosanna Koppelmann

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Perceptions Of Giftedness And Other Factors Impacting The Gifted Identification Of Black Students In A Small, Rural School District, Christin Eileen Ashman East

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Professional Learning Communities As A Framework For School Counselor Collaboration And Data Use: An Action Research Study, Adam Rixey Southall

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Seasons Of Change: A Discourse Analysis Of University Rhetorical Response During A Generational Pandemic, Todd S. Moellendick

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The Effect Of A Positive Story Intervention On Positivity, Stress, Hope, And Trauma Symptomatology: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial, Allison Dukes

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The Experiences Of Colorism For South Asian Women: A Qualitative Study, Aishwarya Nambiar

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The Influence Of Teacher Attribution For Challenging Behavior On Teacher Self-Efficacy And Expectations For Student Success, Mackenzie Turbeville-McCorry

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Understanding K-12 Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence: Theory, Measurement, And Validation, Ke Huang

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Using Process Mapping As A Tool To Improve Institutional Procedures For Rural Transfer Students: An Action Research Study, Alison Rife Weston

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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A Community Of Practice For Literacy Leaders: An Action Research Study, Amy Paulson

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An Investigation Of Creative Thinking In Classical Schools, Amelia Louise Wildman

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An Investigation of Experiential Learning: A Program Evaluation of the William & Mary D.C. Summer Institutes, Roxane O. Adler Hickey

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A Policy Evaluation Of A Scholarly Ethics And Integrity Requirement For Graduate Programs At A Large Rural Land-Grant Institution, Richard Lawrence Mayo III

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A Program Evaluation Of High School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Implementing Tier I Instructional Practices Of A Multi-Tiered System Of Supports, Jay Subhash Samant

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Developing A Measure Of Leadership Development For Sport Club Student Leaders: A Cross Sectional Research Design, Daniel Gardner

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Examining The Quality Of Teacher-Selected Social Studies Performance-Based Assessments: A Responsive Evaluation, Lynne Mardigian Bland

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“I Stayed A Little Too Long In That Strength”: Transmiting The Strong Black Woman Narrative And Spiritual Coping Among Spiritual Black Women, Aiesha Lee

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Leading In Crisis: College & University Presidents’ Reflections On Their Response To Covid-19, Sean Michael Schofield

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Navigating The Male Preserve Of Higher Education Leadership: A Feminist Poststructural Discourse Analysis Of Presidential Inaugural Addresses By Women At Colonial Colleges, Amanda Gwen Goldstein

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Operationally Defining A Spiritually Competent Orientation: A Modified E-Delphi Study, Kenson Hiatt

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Perceptions Of Fraternity And Sorority Advisors On Alumni Chapter Advisors, Samantha Margaret Easby

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Saints Action Research Program As Professional Development: A Program Evaluation, Derek Sebastian Porter

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Social Comparison: An Unexplored Factor In Counselor Development, Kaitlin Jones Hinchey

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Teachers Building Trusting Relationships With Students In Elementary Schools And The Principals Who Support Them, Lindsay N. Kidd

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The Relationship Between Student Support And Academic Success For Student Veterans At A Sample Of Ivy League Institutions, Robert Clay Thompson Jr

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Top Of The Lineup: College Baseball Players’ Perceptions Of The Trait Of Narcissism And Achievement Orientation And Their College Experience, Amelia Moore

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Transpersonal In Counselor Education: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Unity Nova Walker

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Understanding First-Generation Student Perspectives On Sense Of Belonging And A Student Success Program: A Program Evaluation, Angela D. Bartee

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William & Mary’s Institutional Branding and its Influence on the Self-efficacy of First-generation Sophomores as They Select Majors and Career Paths: a Case Study, Jennifer Leigh Hoyt

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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A Historical Narrative On The Formative Years And Organizational Culture Of Ave Maria University: 2003 To 2011, Patricia Lourdes Moran

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An Evaluation Of A Gifted Education Program To Examine The Influence Of Teacher Participants’ Implicit Mindset Of Intelligence And Conceptions Of Giftedness On Pedagogical Decision-Making, Andrew WIlliam Sytsma

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A Program Evaluation Of A High School Student Advisory Program, William Samuel Shipp

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A Program Evaluation Of A Secondary Co-Teaching Professional Development Program, Donice Davenport

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A Program Evaluation Of Fundations In A Private Urban Elementary School, Megan Storey Hallam

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A Program Evaluation Of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports In Two Elementary Schools, Ashley Reyher

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A Program Evaluation Of Technology-Rich Instruction In A Public Charter High School, Veronica Elizabeth Warwick

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Bullying In Student Affairs: Our Little Secret, April Joy Palmer

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Collective Efficacy Beliefs And Their Sources In NCAA Division I Soccer Players, Brendan Bourdage

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The Rise Framework When Implemented With Second Grade Students Reading Below Grade Level: A Program Evaluation, Heather France Gentry

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Examining How Vertical Transfer Students Make Sense Of Their Transition Through The Transfer Admission And Enrollment Process During Covid-19, Evanne Christine Raible

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Exploring The Role Of Virtual Reality Perspective Taking On Teachers’ Cognitive Empathy: An Action Research Study, Dong Bin Shin

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I Should Know Better: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis Of New Counselors' Experiences Navigating Their Implicit Biases, Okenna Egwu

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It’s All About The Climb: Problem-Based Learning In The Arts & Sciences, Alexis Harvey

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Know, Navigate, Negotiate, And Contribute: Exploring Experienced New Teachers' Perceptions Of Their Formal And Informal Induction And Transition Experiences, Joshua Wesley Wilson

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Leaning On One Another: An Exploration Of The Relationship Among Social Connection, Alcohol Use, Resilience, And Loneliness In Lgbtq+ College Students, Nathaniel Mason

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Liberal Arts Colleges And Covid-19: A Quantitative Study Of Student Perceptions And Experiences During The Pandemic, Ashleigh Marie Brock

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Maintaining High-Quality Community And Academics In Distance Learning: A Covid-19 Action Research Case Study, Michael Riley

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Online Faculty Development: Disorienting Dilemmas In Learning To Teach Online, Katalin Wargo

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Promoting Kindergarten Family Efficacy Through A Virtual Workshop Series: An Action Research Study, Jessica Anderson Brown

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Spirtual First Responders: The Experiences Of Imams In Their Mosques During Their Personalized Interactions With The Congregants They Serve, Leila Khalid Warraich

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Teacher Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And Instructional Practices Through Instructional Coaching In Mathematics: An Action Research Study, Jason Strong

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The Dynamics Of Resilience In A Centering Meditation: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial, Stephanie Dorais

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The Effect Of Supervision Training For School Counselors On Supervision Knowledge And Supervisor Self-Efficacy, Adrienne Marie Backer

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The Impact Of Selected Special Education Co-Teaching Models On Math And Reading Student Achievement And On Student Behavior In Kindergarten Through Fifth Grade, Amy Page Hauser

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The Pandemic Pause: Investigating The Impact Of Covid-19-Related School Closures On Student Learning And The Socioeconomic Achievement Gap, Kristin Schweitzer

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The Process And Power Of Owning Intellectual Limitations: A Grounded Theory Of Intellectual Humility In Undergraduate Education, Johann Ducharme

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The Stories We Choose To Share: An Application Of Q-Methodology Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs And Decision Making In Text Selection For Read-Aloud, Jane A. Core Yatzeck

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Toward Fostering A Sense Of Community Among Online Adjunct Faculty: Strategies Of Selected Higher Education Administrators, Alexandra Catherine Blankinship

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Virginia Local Homeless Education Liaisons' Approach To Student Supports During Covid-19, Cathrine Anthony

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What Keeps Student Affairs Professionals In The Field: Perspectives Of Mid-Level Administrators, Wilmarie Rodriguez

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What's In A Name? Selected Secondary English Teachers' Experiences Of Engaging In Formative Assessment, Sarah P. Hylton

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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An Evaluation Of A Global Business Minor Program On The Intercultural Competence And Professional Development Of Students And Faculty, Dawn Marie Edmiston-Strasser

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An Examination Of Benefit And Equity In Community-University Service Learning Partnerships, Mary Jo Callan

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An Exploration Of Gender-Specific Instructional Practices In A Single-Sex High School, John Fredrick DeVault

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A Program Evaluation Of A Secondary Peer Tutoring Program, Charles Caldwell Watson

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A Program Evaluation Of The Implementation Of School Improvement Policies Of The Every Student Succeeds Act In A Rural School District In Virginia, Craig B. Reed

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Critical Consciousness Involving Worldview Inequities Among Undergraduate Students, Amanda Armstrong

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Exploring The Interaction Between Appreciative Inquiry And Student Academic Optimism: An Action Research Study, Gwendolyn Baugh Ashworth

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Gay Identity In Emerging Adulthood: Testing The Interaction Between Relational Satisfaction, Outness, And Gay Identity, Jeremy R. Goshorn

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Investigating Facilitation Strategies And Engagement In Correctional Mindfulness Programs: A Grounded Theory, Alexander Joseph Seth Hilert