Theses and dissertations produced by graduate students affiliated with Mississippi State University's College of Education.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Attachment Style, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Peer Norms as Predictors of Sexually Risky Behavior among 17-24 Year Old College Students, Susan Harris Eaves
Treatment Acceptabilty Of Teachers Of Adolescents By Level Of Intervention Intrusiveness And Type Of Disorder, Sarah E. Graves
Level Of Involvement Among Mississippi Community College Workforce Personnel In Community And Economic Development Activities, James L. Haffey
A case study of the educational reform efforts of former Mississippi Governor William F. Winter, James Klee Hawkins
Enhancing Reading Comprehension Rates: Comparing following along and not following along during Listening-While-Reading Interventions in Middle School and Junior High School Students with Disabilities, Constance Elizabeth McDaniel Hoskyn
A study examining the experiences of community college students who are members of Phi Theta Kappa, Teresa Lashone Houston
Understanding the challenges faced by beginning MAT teachers, Li-Ching Hung
Reading instruction and long term changes in reading test scores, Harriet Elizabeth Jackson
Effect of distance learning technology as a training delivery system for rural and small law enforcement agencies, Thomas C. Johnson
A comparison of traditional instruction and standards-based instruction on seventh-grade mathematics achievement, Manika DeShawn Kemp
Improving a second grade student's number sense: an instructional intervention, Elizabeth Leigh Mathews
The Perceived Impact of WebCT Technology as an Instructional Delivery System among College Instructors, Jeton McClinton
The impact of a large automotive manufacturing plant on demographic expansion and educational changes in a Mississippi school district, Ronnie Lynn McGehee
An Anatomy Of An Unsuccessful School Bond Election In A Rural School District, Leigh Barrett Mobley
Understanding How And Why A First Year Teacher Implements Reading Instruction: A Case Study, Emily Reid Mulhollen
A cross-cultural, multilevel study of inquiry-based instruction effects on conceptual understanding and motivation in physics, Meiko Negishi
Reforming reading instruction in Mississippi through demonstration classes : Barksdale Literacy Teachers' first year experiences, Deborah Duncan Owens
An investigation of communication technology usage, professional development experience, and anxiety among faculty in a community college setting, Linda Barnes Pates
Demographic attributes and economic factors related to low income student participation in online distance learning courses at a Mississippi community college, Wesley Allen Payne
Broken and deferred...But I'm here: an exploration of resilence and student involvement of nontraditional students at a historically Black university, Adrell Lawrence Pinkney
Implementation of the American School Counseling Association National Model:readiness level of Mississippi school districts based on school counselor perceptions, Misty Robertson-Smith
Professional development in business education: status, needs, motivators, and impact on instruction, Kellie Ann Shumack
The effect of selected student profile variables in the 2005 American College Test (ACT) on academic performance of Mississippi high school graduates as measured by the sub-scales in the ACT, Gregory Demond Stephens
Effective Caucasian Female Teachers Of African American Students, Wanda Walker-Bowen
Adjunct faculty:a boon or burden?, Donald E. Webb Jr
The development of Southern Association for College Student Affairs: setting a new course for success, Bobbie Jean Wescovich-Mann
Students' Perceptions Of College Technology Programs And Acquired Technology Skills, Ling Ling Yen
Pullout and inclusion programs for ESL students:a study of reading achievement, Lishu Yin
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Writing Individualized Education Plans for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities: Compliance After The No Child Left Behind Act, Robin Richards Ballard
Plugged In: A Case Study of an Exemplary Technology-Using Teacher, Kameron Conner Ball
User Involvement And Perceived Usefulness Of Information Technology, Sanabel El-Hakeem El-Attar
The Relationship of Student-Life Stress to Marital Dedication among Married Undergraduate Students and their Spouses, Linda Hamblin Halbert
Instructional Choices Of Mississippi Foreign Language Teachers, Elizabeth Anne Harrison
Can Holistic Wellness Predict Teacher Effectiveness?, Dana Rolison Harwell
Evaluation of the effects of a curriculum-based math intervention package with elementary school-age students in a summer academic clinic, Nicholas E. Hoda
Are Mississippi Students Achieving at a Higher Rate as a Result of National Board Certified Teachers?, Jeanne Williams Holland
The Sustainability of the Seven Two-Year United Methodist Colleges in the United States, Michelle R. Johnston
A Study of the Perceptions of Mississippi Legislators Regarding the Mission and Goals of Mississippi Community and Junior Colleges, Samuel Lee Jones
The Experiences of a Rural Mississippi Mathematics Teacher: A Case Study, John Hamilton Lamb
The Relationship between Cooperation and Conflict and Perceived Level of Marital Happiness as Indicators of the Adlerian Concept of Social Interest, Debra Eubanks Leggett
Adequate Yearly Progress: Leaving Explanation Behind?, Jenifer Leigh Moore
The Impact of the Mississippi We The People Summer Institute upon the Content Knowledge, Teaching Strategies, and Dispositions of Social Studies Teachers, Donna Kay Pearson
The Characteristics of Donors and Non-Donors Among Alumni of Mississippi State University: A Descriptive Study, Dennis Allen Prescott
Critical Leadership Traits and Characteristics of Rural Mississippi Community College Presidents for the 21st Century, Jan Reid-Bunch
The relationship between counseling supervisee attachment orientation and supervision working alliance rapport, Edina Lynn Renfro-Michel
The Influence of Instructional Coaches on Improving Teaching and Student Performance, Mariella Hodges Simons
Case Studies of Women in Academia: Challenges, Accomplishments, and Attributions to Success, Anna Tiffany Tindall
The relationship among inflammatory markers, physical fitness, and body mass index to cardiovascular disease, Marcia Elizabeth Turner
A Descriptive Study of How African Americans are Portrayed in Award Winning African American Children's Picture Books From 1996-2005, Susie Robin Ussery
Intercultural Communication needs of Mississippi Agricultural Students, Employers, and Hispanic Workers, Rosa Elena Vozzo
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Online Professional Development: The Experiences of a First-Time Facilitator, Renee Gammill
GENDER-BASED EDUCATION: THE PILOT YEAR OF SINGLE-GENDER CLASSES AT A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Myra Bryant Gillis
Impact of the Kindergarten Teacher Reading Academy on the Instructional Practices of Kindergarten Teachers, Mary Lynnette Grant
An Investigation of the Performance in College Algebra of Students Who Passed the Summer Developmental Program at Mississippi State University, Martha Hall Pratt
Evaluating the Impact of a Biology I Professional Development Series, Jacquelyn Scipper Sampsell
Investigating Traditional Instruction and Problem-Based Learning at the Elementary Level, Ann Wiley Scott
Effective teaching strategies of foreign languages in secondary diverse classrooms, Helen Singletary-Brinson
Impact of a School-Home Partnership Model at a Small Rural Elementary School in Georgia, Janice Davis Waters
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Addressing Barriers to Technology Integration: A Case Study of a Rural School, Beth Ferguson Coghlan
Strength In The Middle: From Digital Divide to Digital Equity, Stephanie Renee Davidson
A Study of the Impact of the Mississippi Writing Project Summer Institute on Teacher Efficiency in Writing, Susan Gregory Dillard
A Study of the Alternative School Education Program in Mississippi, Teresa Moore Price
Prepared To Teach, But Not To Be A Teacher: Case Studies of First Year Teachers, Monica Huggins Riley
An Investigation of Host Site Participants' Perceptions of a Shared Distance Learning Experience, Debra Lynn Williams-Carter
Hispanic Students' Beliefs Regarding Emergent Literacy: A Case Study, Jacqueline L. Breland Worley
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
An Investigation of the Standardized Multiple-Choice Departmental Calculus I Final Examination, Maria Elizabeth Bearden
Teaching a Synchronous Distance Education Course for Elementary Teachers: One Professor's Perceptions, Wanda Hutchinson
Perceived Problems of Beginning Teachers and Proposed Solutions for Success, Janet Forrester McCarra
