Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Education.
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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
Teachers' perception of elementary school principals' leadership styles in "under-performing" level 2 schools and "superior" level 5 schools in Mississipp, Rhonda Deloise Powe
Assessing factors influencing student success at Mississippi's public universities as measured by bachelor's degree completion, Christian David Pruett
A Study Of The Perceptions And Performance Of Native And Community College Transfer Students At A Rural Land-Grant Institution, Kimberly Reed-Nolan
Classifying and assessing the effectiveness of judicial procedures in Mississippi Community Colleges, Edward Rice
A study of the teachers perception of the quality of online education programs in selected community colleges and universities in Mississippi, Blanche Sanders
The impact of peer tutoring on students' achievement in mathematics, reading and writing in higher education, George Sanders
A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and Online Lab Science Transfer Courses in the Rural Community College, Andrea Scott
Increasing positive peer reporting and on-task behavior using a peer monitoring interdependent group contingency program with public posting, Anitra Danielle Shelton-Quinn
The Effects Of Functional Behavior Assessment Teacher Training And Performance Feedback: Knowledge, Accuracy, And Acceptability And Their Ability To Accurately Complete Fba Procedures, LaQuanta Watson Stewart
The effect of a worked example on online debate quality in an information systems course, Christopher Scott Tollison
The Importance Of Soft Skills In The Workplace As Perceived By Community College Instructors And Industries, Laura Suzanne Tribble
Understanding the impact of technical assistance on early care and education sites in Mississippi rural communities, Kimberly Mechelle Triplett
An ecological examination of dropout rates and multiple level measures of social integration in Mississippi school districts 2005-2008: does career and technical education play a part?, Jacob Travis Walker
A Study On The Progress Toward Implementation Of Learning-Centered Approaches At A Large Urban Community College, Carmen Hawkins Walters
Models that predict competitive employment outcomes in the United States Federal/State Vocational Rehabilitation program for clients who are blind and clients with other disabilities, Paula R. Warren-Peace
Customer satisfaction perceptions of dislocated workers served by WIN Job Centers in the Mississippi Corridor Consortium, Dava Michelle Washburn
The effect of looping and teaming on rural black middle school students' sense of belonging, Tanisha Shantelle Westerfield
Workforce gap analysis of a rural community college's training and local business & industry needs, Delfina Acosta Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Use of empirically-based reading interventions to address the academic skills deficits and escape-maintained target behaviors exhibited by elementary school students, Melissa S. Anderson
Secondary Career And Technical Student Achievement Measured By The Mississippi Career Planning And Assessment System, Shelley Hemphill Bock
Faculty Mentoring and its Impact on Freshmen Students' Success, Thomas Loor Bourgeois
Using Self Determination Theory to Predict Employee Job Satisfaction in a State Psychiatric Hospital, Paul A (Paul Anthony) Callens
A study of K-8 preservice teachers' use of digital technologies when student teaching, Richard Francis Coughlin
An investigation of study guides and quizzes to improve college students' reading compliance, comprehension and metacognitive strategies, Tiffany Fawn Culver
A review of case law since 1988 on sexual harassment of students in public elementary and secondary schools, Gwendolyn Stuckey Dawkins
Exploring cybersex and alcohol addiction in college students, Amy Marie Dendy
The factors that influence the graduation rates of community college transfer students and native students at a four-year public state university, John Randall Dickerson
The psychometric equivalency of scores from a web-based questionnaire administered via cellphone versus desktop computer, John Francis Edwards
The use of a behavior screener to predict outcomes on high stakes tests for elementary school students, Rebecca Anne Emens
Professional school counselor perception of preparedness in stabilizing a student in specific crisis situations: a random sample of American School Counselor Association members, Thomas Allen Fonseca
Counselors' affective responses to childhood sexual abuse disclosure, Yun Hui Gardner
The perceptions of teachers and school administrators of school effectiveness in 11 schools in a southern Mississippi school district, Bradford Lee Harrison
The Teacher Shortage: Factors that Influence the Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition of Teachers in Selected Mississippi Teacher Shortage Area, Gloria (Gloria Diane) Hayes
An examination of the prevalence of obesity and student performance in a low socioeconomic school district, Mary L. Hillones
An assessment of the Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit program at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama, Phillip M. Hobbs
A study of the influence of preschool settings on school achievement, Sharon McNeel Humphrey
An assessment of the workplace readiness skills desired by industries and perceived by college personnel in Alabama, Jason Brett Hurst
Student And Faculty Perceptions Of Accelerated Nursing Programs On The Nursing Shortage In The Mississippi Delta, Sheba Jennings
Exploring the reliability and validity of the Human Spirituality Scale scores with older adults in independent living facilities, Charles Joseph Landrum
Common factors linking male high school completers from a low socio-economic urban setting, Terry James Larabee
A Study of Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System (STARS) Approved Courses Completed at an Alabama Community College, Khristy Gibson Large
English as a second language (ESL) students' perception of the ESL program at Mississippi State University, Chun Fu Lin
Instructional Leadership: Perceptions of Mississippi Career and Technical Education Administrators and Teachers, Leanne Freeman (Cheryl Leanne Freeman) Long
An exploration of community college state funding patterns in the Southern Regional Education Board states, James Jeffrey Markham
The impact of principal salary, district wealth, student socioeconomic status and school size on the achievement level of students in selected Mississippi public schools, Michael Henry McNeece
A survey of Upward Bound Programs on the achievement of rural high school students, Dewayne Middleton
The relationship between graduation and selected variables among five cohorts of community college transfer students at Mississippi State University, Robert Paul Miller
A comparison of brief experimental analysis and extended intervention analysis for identifying reading interventions for at-risk elementary students, Kristi Westmoreland Mong
Evaluation of the Effects of the Math to Mastery Intervention Package with Elementary School Students in a School Setting, Michael Douglas Mong
The impact of teacher characteristics on a secondary career and technical education program in Mississippi, Robin Ann Parker
A comparison of academic achievement and retention of community college students in college algebra after completion of traditional or technology-based instruction, Jennifer Ferrill Seal
Teacher Perceptions of the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence: Central Gulf of Mexico Program, Tracie Tingle Sempier
A case study examining teachers' beliefs toward in-grade retention in a K-2 school, Charles Edward Smith
The perceptions of teachers and administrators on teacher absenteeism and use of substitute teachers in a rural northeast Mississippi school district, Andy Burriss Stevens
