Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Education.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Assessing the Impact of Reading First Programs on Student Achievement in K-3 Classrooms in Selected Mississippi schools, Angel LaKease Day-Meeks
The Impact of Various Teaching Methods on Students' Academic Achievement and Self-Regulatory Cognitive Processes, Christy Michelle Derby
The Relationship Between First-Generation Students' Grade Point Averages And Social And Academic Integration, Darron La'Monte Edwards
National Board Certification and student achievement: do they relate in Louisiana?, Barbara Ann Foster
Growing Up Lesbian in the Rural Deep South: "I Only Knew I was Different", Lorraine Kay Gaddis
Academic and Non-Academic Variables that Contribute to Persistence and Academic Success in a Graduate Level Distance Learning Program for Educators in the Geosciences, Douglas Matthew Gillham
Student worker satisfaction and retention in campus recreation, Michael G. Grimes
The condition of referral of intellectually gifted children for appropriate educational placement in one elementary school, Gail Pahl Hammond
The effects of glycine-arginine-alpha-ketoisocaporic acid calcium on maximum strength and muscular endurance, Mareio Cortez Harris
Toward the implementation of preventive law in community college administration, Michael Joseph Heindl
Instructional and organizational effectiveness in selected PREPS-identified value added and PREPS-identified value subtracted elementary schools in Mississippi, Jimmy Dale Henderson
An Investigation of Students' Satisfaction with Academic Advising and Students' Impressions of Academic Advisors at a Rural Community College, Vanessa Massalyn Johnson Dedeaux
The Impact of Afterschool Tutoring on Reading Achievement of Elementary Students in a Mississippi Rural School Setting, Sharone Sanders Lacy
Exploring Math Anxiety as It Relates to Math Achievement, Gender, and Race, Wanda Denise Pittman Merritt
Examining the Praxis II for Initial Licensure in French, German, and Spanish: Perspectives of Foreign Language Faculty Members and Teacher Candidates, Kelly Marie Moser
An Investigation of the Relationship among Wellness and Academic Factors of Counseling Self-Efficacy of Counselors-In-Training, Rosanne Nunnery
Examination of Mississippi fourth and eighth grade students' reading performance on the Mississippi Curriculum Test, Mississippi Curriculum Test 2, and National Assessment of Educational Progress, Shundria Summers Shaffer
Examining One Traditional Classroom and One Progressive Classroom for the At-Risk Middle School Student: A Case Study of Two Rural Redesign Programs, Alvin Centrell Taylor
A study of completers and non-completers in online professional development courses, Michelle Kelly Taylor
A Case Study of the State Takeover of the Sunflower County School District, Paula Allen Vanderford
Ethics instruction in community college leadership programs: southern perspectives, Nikisha Green Ware
Effectiveness of the Barton Reading and Spelling System: A Qualitative Case Study Investigation, Melissa Lane Wise
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
An exploration and comparison of multicultural awareness and knowledge between undergraduates and counseling graduate students, Phyllis Joanna Benjamin
A study of doctoral students' perceptions of the doctoral support and services offered by their academic institution, James Boulder
Helping Prepare Community College Students To Make The Transition From College To Work, Lagena Arlette Bradley
The Impact Of Accelerated Reader (Ar) Program On Students' Mct Reading Scores, Kenyartic LeWon Brown
An analysis of homeless veterans participating in the homeless veteran reintegration program, Katrina Lanelle Campbell
The Impact Mct2 Has On An Elementary And Middle School Reading And Language Arts Classroom Instruction In Mississippi, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
A Comparative Analysis Of Alabama Praxis Ii Examination Scores Between Online And Traditional Graduate Students At An Alabama Institution Of Higher Learning, Winston Donnie Cobb
The high school redesign initiative: administrators' perspectives, Clifford Andrew Craven
An investigation of the impact of the America's Choice Design on reading achievement in a school in the Mississippi Delta, Karina Ervin
Brave strangers: an interpretive case study of the adult student experience at Mississippi State University, Joseph Natale Fratesi
The impact of an orientation session on college placement scores, Sue Newman Garland
Factors related to predicting grade point averages of dislocated workers at a rural community college, James Brent Gregory
The Accreditation Process in Mississippi from the Perspective of Community College Administrators, Stacey Smith Hollingsworth
An investigation of alumni perceptions of the Industrial Technology undergraduate program at Mississippi State University and its transferability to industry, Heshium Lawrence
An investigation of the relationship among wellness, perceived stress, mattering, and at-risk status for dropping out of high school, Janice Cummins Lemon
Utilizing Workkeys as a Measure of Community and Technical College Student Success, Jennifer Lindon
A Comparison of the Effects of Instruction Using Traditional Methods to Instruction using Reading Apprenticeship, David Carlton Lowery
Understanding of digital copyright issues among business career and technical educators in Mississippi, Jean Alice Walke McDavid
An investigation of perceived anxiety toward new software technologies among teachers in a Mississippi rural city school district, Matilda Miller
Alabama Community College Presidents' Perceptions Regarding Distance Education, Janina LaKeshea Nobles
Faculty members' and graduate students' perceptions of multicultural education in the College of Education, Tinukwa C. Okojie-Boulder
Identifying the value of the ACT score as a predictor of student success in respiratory care, radiography, and nursing at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, Rebecca Jon Parrott-Robbins
A comparison of traditional classroom instructional methodologies using cognitive load principles in evaluating performance, Angela Gault Reed
A study of the engagement of the national winners of the 2006 All-USA community college academic team while attending senior colleges, Rod Alan Risley
The Relationship Between Conduct Problems and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adolescent Psychopathy, Cary Stacy Smith
The High School Redesign Initiative: teachers' perspectives, Rebekah Fair Terry
The Impact Of The Accelerated Reader Software On The Reading Achievement Of Third Grade Students In A Rural Southeastern Mississippi School District, Suzanne McKee Waddell
An examination of the characteristics, duties, and training needs of district level technology coordinators in Mississippi school districts, Vicki Michelle Nash Webster
Kindergarten Through Third Grade Reading Tutors In Northeast Mississippi, Angela Williams
Examining moral reasoning and ethical decision making among Mississippi's community college administrators, Vernesia Bracey Wilson
A descriptive review of the development and implementation of a funding model for the Kentucky community and technical college system: the first 10 years, 1998-2008, Timothy F. Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
A descriptive study of intercollegiate athletics in Mississippi's public community and junior colleges, Brian Colson Alexander
Attitudes of female faculty toward the use of computer technologies and the barriers that limit their use of technologies in girls' colleges in Saudi Arabia, Taghreed Abdulaziz Almuqayteeb
Educational counter culture:motivations, instructional approaches, curriculum choices, and challenges of home school families, Kenneth Vance Anthony
Student progress monitoring: teachers' perceptions, Darlene H. Barron
A comparison between middle school and high school teachers' perceptions of empowerment, teaching social skill competency, and participative leadership, Rebecca Jane Beattie
An Assessment of Reading Programs in North Mississippi Elementary Schools: A Comparative Analysis, Angela Delentheia Bluitt
The Impact Of Stress, Burnout, And Job Satisfaction On Rural Social Workers, Tracey Michelle Boston
Career paths, barriers, and professional experiences: a comparison study of African American community college presidents and white community college presidents, Cedric Andreas Bradley
The effectiveness of distance education for computer application software instruction versus the cost of development and implementation, Martha Anne Brock
Factors And Perceptions That Affect Enrollment In Career And Technical Education Programs In Rural East Central Mississippi, Aimee Chandler Brown
The low percentage of African American faculty in a southern community college, Annie Lou Brown Burns
An Examination of Crisis Preparedness at Christian-Affiliated Institutions of Higher Education, Stacy M. Burrell
The attitudes and perceived self-efficacy of Mississippi career and technical educators toward information and communication technology, Jason C. Crittenden
Predicting student success in online courses at a rural Alabama community college, Leslie Ann Cummings
Teacher stress in rural middle schools:teachers' perceptions of three contributing factors, Karen Voncille Davidson
Effects of interactive whiteboards and learning styles on MCT2 math scores, Ashley DeShannon Davis
A survey of articulation and transfer issues in Mississippi's community college art programs, Deitra R. Davis
Factors in the implementation of online courses of study in selected community colleges in Mississippi, Kenneth Lamar Done
Coping Strategies among Religiously Committed Survivors of Hurricane Katrina in the State of Mississippi, Walter Lee Frazier
The best practices for retention and placement of Associate of Applied Science students at Mississippi public community and junior colleges, Janae Ferguson Hagan
A beginning descriptive profile in mathematics for pre-service elementary education majors at Mississippi State University, Emma Goodloe Haley
An Investigation Of A Rural Community College Meeting The Needs Of Nontraditional Students, Kishki Hall
Effectiveness Of A Time Out From Reinforcement Package For Escape-Maintained Behaviors Exhibited By Typically Developing Children In Head Start, Melissa Marie Harber
Assessing job satisfaction among Alabama's community college faculty, Russell Warren Howton
The perceptions of public school administrators toward technology effectiveness and adequacy in curriculum and instruction in the Golden Triangle Public Schools of Mississippi, Wendy Lynn Hubbard
An evaluation of readiness factors for online education, Delena Rae Lang Hukle
Implementation And Impact Of A School-Based Intervention Program To Combat Obesity And Cardiovascular Disease In A Predominantly African-American High School, Brenda White Campbell Jenkins
Evaluation Of The Convergent Validity Of The Functional Assessment Informant Record For Parents--Checklist With Other Functional Behavior Assessment Measures With Referred Children In A Clinic-Based Setting, Jennifer S. Kazmerski
A study of Mississippi community and junior college dual enrollment collaboration practices with secondary schools and parents of home-schooled students, LaNell Bagwell Kellum
Student and employer perceptions of work-based learning in rural community colleges in Mississippi, Shirley Ann King-Bailey
Factors of teacher induction which impact job satisfaction and attrition in teachers, Michelle Ann Larabee
An investigation of a Mississippi Whole Schools Initiative model school, Robert Mamrak
Perceptions Of Motivation And Job Satisfaction For Information Technology Professionals At Institutions Of Higher Learning In Mississippi, Leann Mills Markham
An empirical evaluation of the progress and achievement of English language learners in a suburban school district, Marlynn Kessler Martin
The level of persistence in high school drop-outs enrolled in the GED program at a rural community college, Sonja V. McCaskill-Mitchell
Mixed-methodology approach to the study of student problems associated with the transition from middle school to high school, Tony Wayne McGee
Students' Perception Of Parental Involvement In Academic Achievement At A Rural Community College, Nerma Antrese Moore
Variables that impact high school dropout, Mario Antonio Owens
Customer satisfaction: a comparison of community college and department of employment security operated WIN Job Centers in Mississippi, Meredith Park
Perceptions of School from Students in a Rural School Environment, Helen Ruth Patton Kennard
Poverty Levels and Dual Enrollment Demographics and their Effect on Mississippi High School Graduation Rates, Amanda Leigh McCarter Powell
