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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Ed.D. in Education Administration/ Leadership from the College of Education.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Faculty and Staff Perspectives of a Behavior Assessment Team: A Case Study Evaluation, Kerry Greenstein

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Embracing A Diverse Curriculum In University Teacher Preparation Programs, Stascia R. Hardy

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Special Education Teachers' Experiences and Perceptions of the Georgia Alternate Assessment, Veronica V. Harris

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Co-Teaching and Student Achievement: Where Are the Data?, Ronda J. Hightower

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Transition Competencies: Secondary Special Education Teachers' Perceptions of Their Frequency of Performance, Tonisha L. Johnson Ed. D.

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Leadership Development in Higher Education: Skills, Competencies, and Practices for Non-Academic Leaders, Alejandra S. Kennedy

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Project Reconnect Program: Engaging Truant Adolescents through Pre-Court Diversion, Trevis C. Killen

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Leading Through Laughter: Humor and Perceived Effectiveness of P-12 Principals, Laurie B. Mascolo

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Transformational Leadership and a Culture of Efficacy: A Search for Correlation in the Alabama Two-Year College System, Johnny H. McMoy

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Mentorship Perceptions of Women Principals in Rural South Georgia, Gilda D. Rackley

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Retention Pathways for African American Males, Thaddeus L. Shubert

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An Investigation Into the Decision-Making Processes of Legislators Engaged in Public Policy Regarding Education, William N. Tam

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Instructional Technology Integration and Situational Interest in Math, James A. Thompson IV

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Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities: Georgia School Psychologists' Perceptions, Marie T. Underwood

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development Activities which Result in Successful Integration of Classroom Instructional Technologies, Lisa Blackmon

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Reasons Urban African American Males Drop out of High School and their Resolutions: Perceptions of Administrators, Graduation Coaches, and Dropouts, Bernard Chatman

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Predicting Registered Health Information Administrator Examination Scores, James Condon

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Who Cares? High School Students Speaking out About Their Apathy for Schooling in Southeast Georgia, Christina E. Connors

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Perceptions Of Mentoring: Examining the Experiences of Women Superintendents in Georgia, Scarlett Copeland

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Elementary Principals' Leadership Practices Towards Response to Intervention (RTI) Implementation: Perceptions of Teachers in Southeastern Georgia, Oatanisha Renee Dawson

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Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of Reduced School Budgets on Their Ability to Meet Instructional Needs of Their Students, Brenda D. Edenfield

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Parent Expectations of Elementary Schools and The Leaders, Teachers, and Staff: An Examination of Elementary Schools in a Southeastern Georgia School District, Ella B. Green

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A Case Study of the Impact of an Intervention Scheduling Model on Academic Achievement in English and Mathematics by Students in Need of Remediation, Dora Harvey

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Special Education Teacher Retention: The Relationship Between Mentoring, Job Satisfaction and the Retention of Special Education Teachers, Angela Horrison-Collier

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The Impact of Religious Commitment and Motivation on African American Male Academic Achievement, Beverly Cabble Logan

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The Relationship between Mandatory School Uniforms and Attendance, Jessica Mayweather

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Transferability and Alignment of Program Exemplars in Teacher Preparation, Juliann Sergi McBrayer

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Investigating academic motivation among NCAA division I football players within their competition and non-competition semesters., Ian R. Potter

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Perceptions of Teachers and Administrators Regarding the Teacher Evaluation Process, Joy Davis Sheppard

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Personal and Institutional Factors Affecting Assistant Principals' Career Advancement Decisions in Georgia, Cynithia B. Staten

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Relationship of Collaborative School Culture and School Achievement, Karen Durrence Bland

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Educating Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Efficacy, Attitudes, and Differentiation of Instruction, Daniel William Caldwell

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Identifying Best Practices for Student Success in Developmental Education in Georgia, Rodney B. Carr

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Examining the Association between Teacher Political Efficacy and Educational Policy Engagement, Malinda Cobb

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Elementary Teacher Decisions and Effects of Years of Experience, Debra DeAnn Collins

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Intentional Internationalization of Higher Education: A Strategic Institutional Response To Globalization, Adrian Raul Cornelius

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Principals Roles and Responsibilities in Technology Integration in Rural Georgia, Christie Dunham

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Social Emotional Competence and Teacher Stress, Leslie Carole Forcina

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Factors That Impact the Achievement Gap Between African American Male and Female Siblings, Evelyn B. Gamble-Hilton

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Factors associated with Adult Literacy Student Outcomes in Campus-based versus Community-based programs, Charles Hall

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Impact of Alcohol Skills Training Program on College Fraternity Members' Drinking Behaviors, Katherine Joy Hamm

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Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of the Georgia Class Keys Teacher Evaluation Instrument, William Cameron Henry

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Professional Learning: Teachers' Perceptions of the Role of Elementary Instructional Coaches in one Georgia School, Carol Rivers Holt

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Evaluation for Discipline Intervention Strategies for High School Principals, Lindra James-Gordon

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An Exploratory Study of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of School Work Conditions in Sinclair County, Georgia, Veronica Lawrence

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RTI Implementation: Identifying the Barriers and Best Practices, Kathleen Ann Leaver

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An Analysis of Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Block Scheduling, Vern Mamon

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Academic Optimism of Schools and Student Achievement, Pamela J. McKinnon

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K-12 Principals' Perceptions of Their Technology Leadership Preparedness, Wendy Burns Metcalf

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A Description of Accommodations, Modifications, and Forms of Assessments in Middle Schools That Made Adequate Yearly Progress in an Urban County During 2010, Quinton Joel Morris

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Stakeholder's Perceptions of Supplemental Online Learning for Credit Recovery, Theresa Jeanne Pettyjohn

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Principals and the Professional Victim Syndrome, James G. Pulos

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Parent Perceptions of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship, Charity C. Roberts

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Institutional Factors Contributing to the Under-representation of African American Women in Higher Education: Perceptions of Women in Leadership Positions, Kimberly Ann Robinson

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The Effect of Classroom Structure and Practice on Transition to Middle School, Eric Paul Schexnaildre

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A Qualitative Study: Understanding the Value of Formal Leadership Preparation Programs to Novice Principals, Marty Kent Simmons

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Leadership that Fosters a Culture of High Achievement of African American Students, Alexis Q. Smith

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The Relationship between Teacher Empowerment and Student Achievement, Valerie Denise Squire-Kelly

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Relationship of Select Admissions Criteria to Pre-Licensure Requirements in a Graduate Degree Program in Occupational Therapy, Sharon Delaney Swift

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How Georgia Elementary School Principals Manage Difficult Teachers, Tim M. Tilley

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Leadership Orientations of Female School Superintendents: A Multidimensional Framework Perspective, Patricia Susan Tillman

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Class Size and Academic Achievement, Kristy Chandler Vandenberg

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A Study of Leadership Dispositions of Transformational Leaders in Georgia High School, Todd Douglas Veland

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High School Administrators' Perception of the Effectiveness of Professional Development, Rodney J. Williams

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Successful Secondary School Music Educators Teacher Leadership Skills and Pathways to the Secondary School Principal Position, Weldon Briant Williams III

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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A Study of Effective Strategies, Programs, and Policies for School Leaders in Protecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth from Peer Victimization, Laura Ann Bacon

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A Descriptive Study of Best Practices for Response to Intervention in Georgia Middle Schools, Holly Barnes

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Leadership Characteristics of Principals with Successful High Poverty Hispanic Students, Shrone Yvette Blackwell

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The Examination of Real-Life Implementations of Critical Elements in a Professional Learning Community for High-Performing Middle Schools and Low-Performing Middle Schools, Damita Griffin Bynes

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The Impact of an Alternative Education Intervention (Student Transition and Recovery) on Middle Schools' Attendance, Academic Performance, and Discipline, Cathy McDaniel Campbell

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A Case Study of Single-Sex Biology Classes in a High School in South Georgia, Robert Huston Costlow

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Academic Tenure: Defining Scholarship in the Health Professions, Kimberly Mathieu Coulton

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Why Do Parents Choose to Send Their Children To Private Schools?, Ava M. Davis

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Instructional Coaching in Elementary Schools: Perceptions of Principals, Instructional Coaches, and Teachers, Latoya Doby-Holmes

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The Effects of Locus of Control on Organizational Commitment For Chief Housing officers, Curtis G. Erwin

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Needed Supports of Middle Grade Teachers in Georgia During Times of Stress and Burnout, Kania Greer

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Characteristics of Effective Teachers: A Comparison of the Perceptions of Upper Level Secondary School Students and Secondary School Administrators, Dawn Howell Hadley

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Faculty Beliefs Regarding Online Academic Dishonesty and the Measures Taken to Address Academic Dishonesty in Georgia, Darryl J. Hancock

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An Examination of the Association Between the Graduation Coach Program and Georgia's Graduation Rate, Wardell C. Hunter

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An Analysis of the Occupational Stress Factors Identified by Certified Teachers, Sue Ellen Johannsen

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"Mentor Me To Mister" A Case Study of Mentoring through the Kappa Leadership and Developmental League, Christopher Eugene Johnson

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The Role of the Elementary Principal in Building Relational Trust with Low-Income Families, Amy W. McClure

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A Comparison of Student Performance in Single-Sex Education and Coeducational Settings in Urban Middle Schools, Craig Erico Ogden

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The Impact of Response to Intervention on Special Education Identification, Naesha Parks

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African American Male Students' Perceptions of Factors That Contribute to Their Academic Success, Gertrude Rolland

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Job Satisfaction and the Internship in State Level Law Enforcement, Catherine J. Sapp

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The Perceptions of Teachers in a Rural South Georgia County Regarding Merit Pay Based on Student Achievement, Renee M. Sasser

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Technology Integration in Georgia Public Elementary Schools, Timothy H. Sawyer

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Overcoming the Odds: An Exploration of Resilience Strategies Used by Female Superintendents in School Districts in Georgia, Kathy H. Simmons

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Attitudes of Secondary School Principals Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Education Classes, Charles Watson Smith

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Self-Efficacy and First-Generation Students in a Physician Assistant Program, Judith B. Stallings

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Barriers to and Facilitators of Latino Parent Involvement: One Georgia District's Perspective, Lakshmi Subramaniam

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Secondary Students' Perceptions of Teacher Quality, Catherine P. Sutcliff

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Perceptions of the Impact of Coaching on Principal Performance, Gloria Suvon Talley

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Tough Choices: How Principals Sustain Response to Intervention Programs During Times of Budgetary Constraint, Adrian Miles Thompson

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Parent Perceptions of their Involvement and the Relationship to Student Achievement: A Sequential Mix Methods Case Study, Nisharro L. Usry-Wilson

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Career Academy Implementation: School Leaders Perceptions, Vikki H. Williams