Educational Leadership
Examining Design Knowledge And Practice Among STEM Faculty-Designers Using Visual Lesson Blueprints
Doctoral Candidate Name: Kiran Budhrani Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Florence Martin Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Kim Buch Abstract: Improving the design of undergraduate gateway STEM courses is a high priority, particularly courses with […]
NCAA Transfer Student-Athletes, Athletic Identity, and the Impact of COVID-19
Doctoral Candidate Name: Mark Verburg Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 7, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Carl Westine, Dr. Alan Mabe, Dr. Hank Harris Abstract: MARK EDWARD VERBURG. NCAA Transfer Student-athletes, Athletic Identity, and the Impact of COVID-19 (Under the direction […]
Lambda Coefficient of Rater-Mediated Agreement: Evaluation of an Alternative Chance-Corrected Agreement Coefficient
Doctoral Candidate Name: Timothy Scott Holcomb Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 6, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Richard Lambert Committee Members: Dr. Stella Kim, Dr. Carl Westine, Dr. Anne Cash Abstract: In this study, the performance of the Lambda Coefficient of Rater-Mediated Agreement was evaluated with […]
Expectancy-Value Model: Investigating Academic Success and Retention Predictors of First-Year STEM Majors
Doctoral Candidate Name: Nickcoy Findlater Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2022 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Xiaoxia Newton and Dr. Stella Kim Committee Members: Dr. Sandra Dika and Dr. Anne Cash Abstract: The gap in supply (i.e., shortage) and demand of the STEM workforce have prompted […]
Persistence of Engineering Transfer Students: Identifying Student-Influenced and Institution-Influenced Academic Success Factors
Doctoral Candidate Name: Courtney S. Green Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2022 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Sandra Dika and Dr. Xiaoxia Newton Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Brett Tempest Abstract: This correlational study utilized secondary, longitudinal data to examine the extent to which student-influenced […]
A Systematic Approach to Interrater Reliability in Teacher Performance Evaluations
Doctoral Candidate Name: Bryndle Laine Bottoms Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Richard Lambert Committee Members: Dr. Carl Westine, Dr. Rebecca Shore, and Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: Teacher evaluations are routinely conducted across the United States for licensure and professional development […]
EXPLORING SECONDARY CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jessica Mitchell Cline Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: March 29, 2022 – 2:30 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Walter Hart, Dr. Richard Lambert, Dr. Michael Matthews Abstract: To determine how secondary, Math I teachers understand student engagement in the classroom setting by […]
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Shannon Clemons Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: February 10, 2022 – 10:15 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Dr. Chance Lewis Abstract: This qualitative study investigates the perceptions of high school-level alternative school administrators in North Carolina about […]
LEADING FOR EQUITY: PERCEPTIONS OF HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUILD THE CAPACITY OF EQUITY-DRIVEN, LEARNING-CENTERED DISTRICT LEADERS
Doctoral Candidate Name: Michele Mason Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 18, 2021 – 3:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Rebecca Shore Committee Members: Dr. Claudia Flowers, Dr. Jimmy Watson, Dr. Loril Gossett, Dr. Cathy Howell Abstract: Expectations regarding leadership practices are changing and evolving as the expectations for school […]
Understanding the Complexities of Advising Transfer Students in an Institution-Driven System
Doctoral Candidate Name: Paul Holliday-Millard Program: Educational Leadership Defense Date and Time: November 11, 2021 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Email for Zoom link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Mark D’Amico Committee Members: Dr. Ryan Miller, Dr. Leslie Zenk, Dr. Kelly Anderson Abstract: While most community college students express a desire to transfer to a four-year […]