Educational Leadership
PRINCIPAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALIZED LEARNING INSTRUCTION ON MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS EDUCATION.
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brian S. Spaulding Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 13, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Contact Dr. Rebecca Shore for Zoom link at rshore6@charlotte.edu Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Debra Morris, Dr. Jamie Kudlats, Dr. Bettie Butler Abstract: Personalized Learning Instruction (PLI) is the practice […]
Women of Color in STEM: Navigating the Transfer Experience
Doctoral Candidate Name: Lauren E. Slane Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 31, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: COED 259 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Luz del Carmen Serrata, Dr. Sejal Parikh Foxx Abstract: As the entry point into higher education for over half of […]
Establishing Time-Continuous Normative Scores for Teaching Strategies GOLD Using a Multilevel Growth Curve Modeling Approach
Doctoral Candidate Name: Hannah Luce Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: October 20, 2023 – 10:30 AM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/9802966419?pwd=b1AwVG9Ra3FMUzJpZy9USnZXZW1SZz09. Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Richard Lambert Committee Members: Dr. Kyle Cox, Dr. Stella Kim & Dr. Drew Polly Abstract: Young children are assessed to meet federal mandates and inform policy decisions, provide teachers with […]
An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Supports Faced by Women Superintendents
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Shaw Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: September 21, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/whhart Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Walter Hart Committee Members: Dr. James Watts, Dr. Debra Morris, Dr. Joan LaChance Abstract: The significance of this study was to give an active voice to the experiences of […]
An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Supports Faced by Women Superintendents
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Shaw Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: August 30, 2023 – 7:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/whhart Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Walter Hart Committee Members: Dr. James Watts, Dr. Debra Morris, Dr. Joan LaChance Abstract: The significance of this study was to give an active voice to the experiences of […]
An Investigation of the Mental Health Literacy of High School Advanced Placement Teachers
Doctoral Candidate Name: Emily Kraftson Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: August 30, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/97023646631 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Hank Harris, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: With adolescent mental health problems on the rise, secondary school teachers are in a prime […]
AN INVESTIGATION OF KINDERGARTEN READINESS BASED ON EARLY LEARNING INVENTORY SCORES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Baucom Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: The term “kindergarten readiness” lacks a formal definition. This study was done to understand the perceptions […]
AN INVESTIGATION INTO KINDERGARTEN READINESS BASED ON EARLY LEARNING INVENTORY SCORES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Baucom Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 4, 2023 – 4:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: The term “kindergarten readiness” lacks a formal definition. This study was done to understand the perceptions […]
UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE: LATINX TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM THE APPALACHIAN REGION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Porscha Street Elton Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 11, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Alan Mabe Committee Members: Dr. Ryan A. Miller, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Spencer Salas Abstract: Latinx students already constitute the largest minority group of students graduating from the […]
Where are all of the Black women? The underrepresentation and experiences of Black women in intercollegiate athletic leadership
Doctoral Candidate Name: Cynthia Stone Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 30, 2023 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Lisa Merriweather Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Leslie Zenk, Dr. Brett Tempest Abstract: Higher education leadership demographics contrast sharply with formulaic narratives of college campuses filled with gender and […]