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Submissions from 2024
Assessing The Fidelity Of School-level Professional Learning Community Implementation, William W. Thigpen II, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Kathleen M. Crawford, Cordelia Zinskie, Monika Krah, and Summer Pannell
Submissions from 2023
Exploring The College Enrollment of Students from Rural Areas: Considerations for Scholarly Practitioners, Elise J. Cain and Samantha Class
Reconceptualizing Kolb’s Learning Cycle as Episodic and Lifelong, John Egan, Steven Tolman, Juliann Sergi McBrayer McBrayer, and Emily Ballesteros
Influence of Perceived Intensity in the Police Academy on Exercise Intention Post-academy, Nicholas Hunt, Richard E. Cleveland, Joseph Dulla, Gregory Ryan, Mark G. Abel, and Bridget Frugoli Melton
An AI-enhanced Pattern Recognition Approach to Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Children's Embodied Interactions, Ceren Ocak, Theodore J. Kopacha, and Raunak Dey
Cup Running Low? It May Be Time for a Refill, Jennifer Perry
Providing College and Career Counseling to Students in Rural Settings, Jennifer Perry
Undergraduate Students’ Perception of Leadership Development Programs and Leadership Self-Efficacy, Benjamin Phillips, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Brandon Hunt, Antonio Gutierrez de Blume, and Katherine Fallon
An Examination of Faculty and Staff Collaboration and Relationships In Higher Education, Jennifer Syno, Juliann S. McBrayer, Daniel W. Calhoun, Cordelia D. Zinskie, and Katherine Fallon
Inquiry as Practice: The Pathway to Redesigning an Educational Leadership Doctoral Research Seminar Series, Steve Tolman, Daniel W. Calhoun, Juliann S. McBrayer, Nikheal Patel, and Elise J. Cain
Submissions from 2022
Using Twitter to Form Professional Learning Communities: An Analysis of Georgia K-12 School Personnel Discussing Educational Technology on Twitter, Mete Akcaoglu Ph.D., Charles B. Hodges, and Lucas J. Jensen
Pandemic Partnerships: Community/University Experiences with Community-Based Learning in the COVID-19 Era, Ryan J. Couillou, Beth McGee, April S. Carr, and Tabitha A. Lamberth
Understanding and Reacting to the Digital Distraction Phenomenon in College Classrooms, Abraham E. Flanigan, Wayne Babchuk, and Jackie Hee-Young Kim
The Scholarship Development Program: A Team-based Mentoring Approach to Support Scholarship Productivity for Untenured Faculty, Tracy Linderholm, Alejandro J. Gallard, and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
The Effect of Flipped Instruction on Special Education Preservice Teachers' Perceptions, Cynthia C. Massey, Selcuk Dogan, E. Anthony Muhammad, Eric Hogan, Cindy N. Head, and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Submissions from 2021
Understanding Children’s Problemsolving Strategies in Solving Game-based Logic Problems, Mete Akcaoglu, Lucas J. Jensen, and Daisy Gonzalez
Emotional Dimensions of Teaching in Elementary Education Preparation, Kathleen M. Crawford, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Katherine Fallon
The Impact of Training in Action Research on School Counseling Students’ Data Attitudes and Data Self-Efficacy, Merry Leigh Dameron, Jennifer Perry, Rachel Saunders, and Sejal Parikh Foxx
Addressing the Needs of Black Students Returning to In-Person Instruction, J. Anthony Elizondo, Maylee Vázquez, and Jennifer Perry
Curbing Student Digital Distraction With Non-Traditional Teaching Strategies, Abraham E. Flanigan and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Initiating and Maintaining Student-instructor Rapport in Face-to-face Classes, Abraham E. Flanigan, Emily Ray, Scott Titsworth, Angela M. Hosek, and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Online IDEAL Role-Play to Increase Problem-Solving Skills and Higher-Order Thinking in a Teacher Education Course, Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Georgia Management Students’ Perceptions of Faculty Academic Qualifications and Professional Experiences, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Gregory Quinet, Steve Tolman, and Katherine Fallon
Courtesy Stigma and Self-care Practices Among Rural HIV/AIDS Healthcare Providers, Fayth M. Parks and Stacy Smallwood
Examining Self-Efficacy and Preparedness to Succeed in Post-Secondary Education: A Survey of Recent High School Graduates, Rachel Saunders, Sejal Parikh Foxx, S. Todd Bolin, Brittany Prioleau, Merry Leigh Dameron, Maylee Vazquez, and Jennifer Perry
Recognizing and supporting queer students from rural areas, Carl Sorgen and Baker A. Rogers
Mobile Entanglements and Communitas: The Embodied Nature of Play in Pokémon Go, Keri Duncan Valentine and Lucas J. Jensen
Submissions from 2020
The Lived Experiences of First-Generation College Students of Color Integrating into the Institutional Culture of a Predominantly White Institution, Talisha L. Adams and Juliann Sergi McBrayer
Using Cultural Representations in Video Games to Confront Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Brazil: Favelas, Futebol, and Brasilidade, Daisyane Barreto and Lucas J. Jensen
Teachers’ Perceptions of Professional Learning Needs in Relation to Grading and Assessment Practices, Kelly Brooksher, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Katherine E. Fallon
Striving to Align with the CAS Standards: Graduate Preparatory Programs in Higher Education & Student Affairs, Daniel W. Calhoun, Steven Tolman, and Kaylee King
Aware I Am Alone: Intersections of Solitude and Mindfulness, Richard Cleveland
A Survey of Graduate Students’ Experiences with Multiple Roles and Relationships in Counselor Education Programs, Kristen Dickens, Richard Cleveland, and Lauren Amason
Institutional Conditions that Matter to Community College Students’ Success, Crystal L. Edenfield and Juliann Sergi McBrayer
Exploring Alumni Valuation of an Undergraduate Leadership Program, John D. Egan, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Steven Tolman, and Pamela C. Wells
Utilization and Perceived Utility of Institutional Administrative and Student Affairs Assessment Resources, Cynthia D. Groover, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Richard E. Cleveland, and Amy Jo Riggs
COVID-19 Crisis and Faculty Members in Higher Education: From Emergency Remote Teaching to Better Teaching through Reflection, Charles B. Hodges and Denver Fowler
Instructional Design for Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) - Job Aid, Charles B. Hodges, Stephanie L. Moore, Barbara B. Lockee, and M. Aaron Bond
Pedagogical Cases in Integrating Technology Into Instruction: What Can We Do to Celebrate Faiure?, Jackie Hee-Young Kim and Lucas J. Jensen
Instructional Leadership Practices and School Leaders' Self-Efficacy, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Carter Akins, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Richard E. Cleveland, and Summer Pannell
Doctoral Candidacy Examination Scores and Time to Degree Completion, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Steven Tolman, and Katherine E. Fallon
Keeping Our Students Safe: Examining Perceptions of Crisis Frequency and Preparedness of Educators in a Statewide Online Charter School, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Dawn Tysinger, Jeffrey A. Tysinger, Terry D. Diamanduros, and Katherine Fallon
An Examination of the Impact of Educational Leadership Field Experience Structure on Instructional Leadership Preparedness, Summer Pannell and Juliann Sergi McBrayer McBrayer
School Counselor Self-Efficacy in Advocating for Self: How Prepared Are We?, Jennifer Perry, Sejal Parikh Foxx, Maylee Vazquez, Rachel Saunders, Stanley Bolin, and Merry Leigh Dameron
Perspectives, Training, and Preparedness of Frequently and Infrequently Addressed Crisis Events in Online Learning Environments, Jeffrey A. Tysinger, Dawn Tysinger, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Terry D. Diamanduros
Submissions from 2019
The Perceived Stressors and Coping Skills of Graduate Students: A Development and Validation Study, Alyse Anekstein, Pamela Wells, Richard Cleveland, Nicole C. Hill, Alexandria Kerwin, and Holly H. Wagner
Pass/fail grading in medical school and impact on residency placement, Brittany Ange, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Daniel W. Calhoun, Antonio P. Gutierrez de Blume, Paul Wallach, and Elena Wood
Book Review of Technology and Engagement: Making Technology Work for First-Generation College Students , Daniel W. Calhoun and Matt S. Dunbar
The promotion: Examining the intersectionality of psychosocial identity development, moral development, and self-authorship, Daniel W. Calhoun, Steven Tolman, and Brandin Howard
Extending Tobin’s Mindfulness in Education, Richard Cleveland
Professional Dilemma: Unteachable Teacher?, Richard Cleveland
Selecting Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), Richard Cleveland
Top 5 Need to Know Regarding Mindfulness, Richard Cleveland
What Do I Need to Know, and How Can I Get the Answers? Needs Assessment from a ‘Not Nosy’ School Counselor, Richard Cleveland
Just Eat!: The Case of the Martinez Family, Kristen Dickens
Professional dilemma: Unteachable teacher?, Jason Durrell, Richard E. Cleveland, and Laurie A. Carlson
Utilization And Perceived Utility of Institutional Administrative And Student Affairs Assessment Resources, Cynthia D. Groover, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Richard E. Cleveland, and Amy Jo Riggs
School Counselors, Multiple Student Deaths, and Grief: A Narrative Inquiry, Michael D. Hannon, Raman K. Mohabir, Richard Cleveland, and Brandon Hunt
Upending the learning design: Will flipping the classroom work for everyone?, Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, Brandon Hunt
Integrating Social Media in Online Instruction, Lucas J. Jensen
Accessing the Pokélayer: Augmented Reality and Fantastical Play in Pokémon Go, Lucas J. Jensen, Keri Valentine, and Joshua P. Case
Navigating the Politics of the Superintendency, Teri Denlea Melton, LaTanya Reeves, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Alexis Q. Smith
Re-Authoring to Reconcile Religious Beliefs with Sexual Orientation: A Narrative Study, Karen D. Parker, Kristen Dickens, and Barbara Herlihy
What do I need to know, and how can I get the answers? Needs assessment from a ‘not nosy’ school counselor, Jennifer Sharp, Brandie Oliver, Tom Keller, Nick Abel, and Richard E. Cleveland
Faculty and Staff Perceptions of Organizational Units and Collaboration Impact, Jennifer Syno, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Daniel W. Calhoun
Pedagogical Approach to Developing the Hiring Practices of Higher Education Administrators, Steve Tolman and Daniel Calhoun
The social stratification of professional development within student affairs, Steven Tolman and Daniel W. Calhoun
Academic Qualifications and Practitioner Experiences of Educational Leadership Doctoral Faculty in Georgia, Steven Tolman, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Deborah Evans
Educational Leadership Doctoral Faculty Academic Qualifications and Practitioner Experiences in Georgia, Steven Tolman, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Deborah Evans
Modeling Students' Attention in the Classroom Using Eyetrackers, Narayanan Veliyath, Pradipta De, Andrew A. Allen, Charles B. Hodges, and Anirudda Mitra
Creativity in Counselor Education: More than Case Studies, Pamela Wells and Kristen Dickens
“If I Don't Laugh, I'm Going to Cry”: Meaning Making in the Promotion, Tenure, and Retention Process: An Auto-Ethnography, Pamela Wells, Kristen N. Dickens, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, and Richard E. Cleveland
Book Review of Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs , Jamie Workman, Daniel W. Calhoun, and Steve Tolman
Submissions from 2018
Developing the Critical Literacy Abilities of Pre-Service Teachers, Vivian Bynoe, Anne Katz, and Patricia Coberly-Holt
Forward in The forgotten ones: Perceptions of faculty and staff in remedial education programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities , Daniel W. Calhoun
Spirituality and Faith Development Issues, Richard E. Cleveland
The Hero’s Journey: Using Narrative in Group, Richard E. Cleveland
Using Digital Portfolios: Reflection, Assessment and Employment, Richard E. Cleveland
Evaluating and Infusing Participants’ Stress Levels in Dynamic Training, Richard E. Cleveland, Jonathan Hilpert, and Andrew E. Cleveland
STEM Education in Rural Schools: Implications of Untapped Potential, Rachel S. Harris and Charles B. Hodges
Effects of a Professional Development Design on Teachers’ Self-efficacy, Jackie Hee-Young Kim and Moon-Heum Cho
Guided Reflective Journaling with Case-Based Instruction in a Dysphagia Course: Learner Self-Efficacy and Reaction, Charles B. Hodges and Christene L. Stackpole-Hodges
A System-Wide, Collaborative, Purposeful, and Sustainable Distributed Leadership Plan Utilizing Teacher Leaders to Facilitate Professional Learning Communities, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Julie Chance, Summer Pannell, and Pamela Wells
Balance of Instructional and Managerial Tasks as It Relates to School Leaders’ Self-Efficacy, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Torri Jackson, Summer Pannell, Carl Sorgen, Antonio P. Gutierrez, and Teri Denlea Melton
Transferability and Alignment of Program Exemplars in Alternative Teacher Preparation, Juliann Sergi McBrayer and Teri Denlea Melton
The Correlation Between Self-Efficacy and Time to Degree Completion of Educational Leadership Doctoral Students, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Teri Denlea Melton, Daniel W. Calhoun, Matthew Dunbar, and Steven Tolman
A Comparison of Principal Self-Efficacy and Assessment Ratings by Certified Staff: Using Multi-Rater Feedback as Part of a Statewide Evaluation System, Summer Pannell, Lisa White, and Juliann Sergi McBrayer
How Culturally Relevant and Culturally Responsive Healing and Coping Strategies Support the Success of African American Children, Fayth M. Parks
Group Counseling Intervention for Pregnant/parenting Students, C. Prater and Richard Cleveland
The Need for College Amenities and Their Benefit to the Student and Institution’s Success, Steven Tolman and Christopher Trautman
Past, present, future of HIV/AIDS science and practice in psychology, Sherry Wang and Fayth M. Parks
Submissions from 2017
Online Learners And Technology: A Gap In Higher Education And Student Affairs Professional Preparation, Daniel W. Calhoun, Lucy Santos Green, and Panne Burke
Students With Disabilities: Practical Information for School Counselors in Turkey, Elif Cimsir and Brandon Hunt
School Counselor Evaluation Instrument Pilot Project: A School Counselor Association, Department of Education, and University Collaboration, Richard E. Cleveland and Julie Hartline
Student Happiness, School Climate, and School Improvement Plans: Implications for School Counseling Practice, Richard E. Cleveland and Christopher A. Sink
Addressing College & Career Readiness Using Field-Based Internships, B. Creamer and Richard Cleveland
Ethical Decision Making, Kristen Dickens and Candace N. Park
Feminization of Poverty, Kristen Dickens and Candace N. Park
An Exploration of Learner-Centered Professional Development for Reluctant Math Teachers, Ardyth Foster, Joshua K. Lambert, and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
