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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.
Additional graduate student theses and dissertations are available at:
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- Legacy Theses and Dissertations (1964-2006)
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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
How Distributed School Leadership Practices are Implemented in a Rural Northeast Georgia Elementary School, Barbara Anne Setchel
Relationship between High School Theatre Participation and the Development of Workplace Competencies, Dean Charles Slusser
Race and Gender in the Leadership Experiences of Three Female African American High School Principals: A Multiple Case Study, Angela Mosley Smith
Best Practices of High School Principals for Improving Student Achievement in Urban Schools, Anthony Wayne Smith
Georgia Superintendents' Perceptions of the Minority Achievement Gap, Thomas Watson Usry
Ninth Grade Transitional Program in a Georgia Metro School District: Case Study, Samuel David Wilder
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Marvin S. Pittman: A Historical Inquiry of His Life, Legacy and Leadership, Pamela Frost Altman
Georgia School Principals' Experiences with Racial Minority Teacher Recruitment, Sheadric DeMicco Barbra
The Characteristics of Effective Mentoring Programs for At Risk Students as Perceived by Selected Georgia Principals, Tujuana Carlene Bush
Analysis of Georgia Elementary Principals' Perceptions of High-Stakes Testing, Sabrina Vaughn Calhoun
Principals' Practices Contributing to the Attainment of Adequate Yearly Progress in Georgia, Sean Michael Callahan
Difference in Academic Achievement between Students with Disabilities and Students without Disabilities after the Implementation of Collaborative Instruction in Walton County, Suzanne Malloy Carter
Strategies And Techniques Used By Exemplary Georgia Middle School Principals To influence The Achievement of Students With Disabilities And Meet Adequate Yearly Progress Goals, Linda Dianne Clark
Examining the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Discipline Intervention and Its Impact on Teacher Beliefs, Values and Practices, Isreal J. Collins
Elementary Teacher Mentoring in a Rural Georgia School System: The Impact on Teacher Retention and the Implication for Elementary School Principals, Sharon Renea Colson
Impact of No Child Left Behind Act Mandates on the Roles of Paraprofessionals, Katherine Jane Coyne
Identification of Teacher Interpersonal Relationship Behaviors Related to High School Hispanic Student Success, Iris Torres Crews
Career Paths of Female Superintendents in Georgia, Sheryl Wiggins Davis
Leadership Behaviors that Improved Student Achievement in Three Selected Georgia High Schools, Cynthia Freeman-Smalls
Perceptions of High School Principals in A Southeastern Urban School District on Leadership Practices and Parental Involvement, Elizabeth Chattmon Graham
The Retention of Teachers in the State of Georgia in the Absence of a State-Wide Retention Policy, Natasha Nicole Griffin
First African-American Female School Superintendent in Georgia: Reflections from the Field to the Forefront, Lisa Nicole Herring
Balanced School Calendar and its Effects on Student Achievement in Two Rural Georgia Schools, Ernestine R. Jackson
Use of Capacity Building Strategies in Non-Profit Speech and Hearing Centers: A National Study, Elizabeth Fogarty Larrimore
How Principals Promote a Culturally Relevant Learning Environment to Improve Black Student Achievement in Urban Elementary Schools, Rachel Maria Lee
African-American Male Senior Administrators in Predominantly White institutions: A Study on Resilience, Georj Lemont Lewis
Development of Effective Discipline Practices of a Rural Georgia Elementary School, Laurie Hale Lewis
Impact of Georgia's Leadership School for School Improvement Training on the Change Leadership Behaviors of Selected Principals, Scharbrenia Marshelle Lockhart
What Works: Principal Leadership Behaviors that Positively Impact Student Achievement in Elementary Schools, Jason R. Moffitt
Georgia's Special Education Directors' Roles in the Implementation of Inclusion, Larry Michael Newton
Examination of Teacher Workplace Satisfaction and Student Achievement, Angela Scott Patrick
Assessment of the Criteria Used to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Different Types of Alternative Education Programs in Georgia, Angela Elizabeth Pope
Leadership Behaviors that Contribute to Teacher Morale, Vickie Tantee Randolph-Robinson
Effect of Principal Leadership Strategies on Teachers' Use of Data in Benchmark and Non-Benchmark Middle Schools, Judith Louise Riffel
Descriptive Analysis of Georgia High School Teachers' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty, Amy Manning Rowland
Lessons From A Rural Georgia School on Developing Successful Professional Learning Communities, Roderick Donnel Sams
Examination of Administrative Support, instructional Preparation, and Collegial Support Met and Unmet Needs of First Year Teachers Participating in the Georgia Teacher Alternative Preparation Program in Middle Georgia, Jenny Ogden Scarborough
Georgia Virtual School: Baseline Data on Revenues and Expenditures, James Kelly Sigman
Examination of Teachers' Participation in Teacher Leadership in A Rural District in Georgia, Debra Ellen Smith
Study of Teacher Engagement in Four Dimensions of Distributed Leadership in One School District In Georgia, Lisa Michele Smith
Perceptions of Chief Information Officers Who Have Managed Information Technology both Outside and Inside Higher Education, Lisa Christine Spence
Importance and Satisfaction with Institutional Factors among Students in Technical Colleges in Georgia, Richard Alexander Stephens
What Works in Georgia High Schools with Small Students Enrollment in Meeting Annual Yearly Progress, Carole Elaine Strickland
Administration of Higher Education Extended Campus Locations with a Distance Learning Component: An Analysis of Best Leadership Practices at Columbia College, Don Stephen Stumpf
Study of the Relationship of Organizational Protective Processes and Teacher Resilience, Ricky David Tatum
Grade Inflation: An Analysis of Teacher Perception, Grade Point Average, and Test Scores in one Southeastern Georgia High School, Aimée Claire Taylor
Analysis of Two-Year College Presidents' Ranking of the American Association of Community Colleges' Leadership Competencies, Sandra Michele Taylor
Computer Technology Utilization by Metro Suburban High School Counselors, Lena M. Travis
Experiences of Educational Leadership Faculty in the First Year of the Professoriate: A Phenomenological Study, Patricia Sims Tresey
Study of the Implementation of a Professional Learning Community in one Middle School in Georgia, Jana Maria Underwood
Analysis of Compelling and Constraining Forces Experienced by Georgia High School Principals Implementing Smaller Learning Communities, Martin Gregory Waters
Implementing Career Academies in a Large, Comprehensive High School, Delmas Lee Watkins
First-Year Teachers' Perceptions of Mentors' And Principals' Participation in the induction Process, Frances Vereen Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Georgia School Principals' Perceptions of the Impact of School Facilities on Student Achievement, Zheadric E. Barbra
Exploration of Common Leadership Behaviors Exhibited by Georgia Elementary Principals from High Performing, High Poverty Schools, Donna Regina Bishop
Employment Criteria Used by Georgia Public Shcool Superintendents in High School Principal Selection, Jeffrey Lynn Carney
Characteristics and Workload of Full-Time Faculty in Baccalaureate Dental Hygiene Programs, Marie Antoinette Collins
Lived Experiences of Middle School Principals in Richmond County, Georgia, Janina Collins Dallas
Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor of Career Longevity Among Special Education Teachers in the Houston County, Georgia, School System, Jesse Whitaker Davis
Georgia Superintendents' Assessment of the Six Crucial C's, Harvey A. Franklin
Transformational Educational Leader as Organizer and Administrator of a Movement Disorders Program, Alice P. Gerber
Georgia Elementary Principals' Perceptions of their Ethical Philosophy, Formal Leadership Preparation in Ethics, and Actions Related to the Development and Maintenance of an Ethical School, Laura Martinez Hughes
Educational Talent Search: Assessing Student Outcomes for First-Generation, Low-Income Students in Rural Georgia, Sandra Jean Jenkins
Closing The Minority Achievement Gap in Georgia Middle Schools: Principals' Perspectives, Stacy Eugene Johnson
Prediction of Student Achievement in Georgia High Schools Based on Principal Competency as Defined by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards, Amy Teague Loskoski
How Georgia Suburban Middle School Principals Work with Teachers to Enhance Student Achievement in this Era of Standardized Testing, Robert Charles Minter
Analysis of Retention Factors that influence Georgia's Secondary Career and Technical Education Teachers to Remain in the Teaching Profession, Hope Jackson Morris
Principals' Perceptions Regarding Recess in Georgia Elementary Schools, Lori Elaine Morrison
Elementary Principals' and PTA Parent Representatives' Perceptions about the Effects of Parental Involvement on Student Achievement in Georgia Title I Schools, Zack K. Phillips
Comparison in Academic Performance Between Distance Learning and Traditional On-Campus Students in Allied Healthcare Education at the Medical College of Georgia, Barbara Landis Russell
Perceptions of Georgia School Counselors on the Implementation of a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program and Accountability, Victoria Nauful Sanders
Integrated Phenomenological Study of Teachers' Perceptions of a Professional Learning Community Utilizing Senge'S Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization, Margaret Zena Stockard
Georgia Public School Superintendency: An Exploration of the Profession, Tina Mychele Swain
Distance Education in Georgia's Public School Districts: Baseline Data on Utilization and the Perceived Barriers to Implementation and Expansion, William Joseph Tankersley
Analysis of Implementing Inclusion in a Local School District, Faith Deborah Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Georgia Female School Superintendents: Perceptions of Isolation, Juliann Payne Alligood
Georgia Technical College Administrators' Perceptions of the Future Vocational and Academic Roles of Georgia's Technical Colleges, Thomas Ennis Bragg
Nursing Education Administrators' Perceptions of the Recruitment and Retention of African American Male Nursing Students, Maggie Thurmond Dorsey
The Process of Becoming a Blue Ribbon School: Perceptions of Participating Teachers And Principals, Dana Russina Harris
Current Parent Involvement Practices in Georgia Title I Schools as Reported by Title I District-Level School Administrators, Martha Massey McBride
Perceptions of Georgia Elementary School Principals in Relation to Education Reform and the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000, Doris Elizabeth Newton
Selected Georgia High School Principals' Perceptions of Student Diversity, Ronald James Wiggins
