Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Preparing for and Engaging Middle School Students in Read-Alouds of Expository Texts, Kari L. Allsup
"I Just Have Big Emotions, Okay?!": Exploring Emotional Literacy Through Picture Books, Amie L. Bigelow
Power in Picturebooks: A Teacher's Critical Multicultural Analysis of Illustrated Versions of Little Red Riding Hood, Adrianna Catherine Galtieri
Engaging Families of Minoritized Bilingual Preschoolers in Designing a Family Literacy Program, Melany Hooker
ePCK Transfer between Math and Science, Elise Marie Joyner
The Role of Instructors in Fostering a Sense of Belonging for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander University Students, Kehaulani Oleole Malzl
A Study of Professional Learning Community Leadership Using A Modified Approach, Makayla Willis Needs
Self-Determination Towards Regular Exercise Relates to Quality of Life in Female College Students With at Least One Child, Toby Khung ChiLai Roylance
An Overview of Contributing Frameworks to Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Sarai Clemente Soli
The Role of Language in Identity and Mediating Connection for Fijian College Students, Grace Taito Tora
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Perceptions of Teacher Self-Efficacy for a Fourth Year Teacher: A Self-Study Approach, Alyssa Crabb
Critical Engagements with Award Winning Picturebooks: My Journey in Creating a More Equitable Classroom Library, Carrie Elizabeth Crowe
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Crossing the Threshold: Factors That Influence the Beliefs of First Year Teachers Regarding Reform-Based Mathematics Instruction, Quinn H. Braden
Mediation in a Science Classroom, David Ray Davis
Tensions and Pitfalls in the Depiction of Multiracial Characters in Children's Picture Books: A Critical Content Analysis, Melody Green
Physical Place and Online Space: Permeability, Embodiment, and Gender in Two Online, Synchronous Critical Multicultural Teacher Education Courses, Elizabeth Finlayson Harris
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Unit That Utilizes Effective History Teaching Practices, Haley Holland
Teachers' Values for the Reduction of Teacher Attrition in Utah Public Schools, Forrest Jensen
The Racial Reckoning of a Chinese American Teacher During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alicia Luong
Creating an Instrument to Explore the Self-Efficacy of Writing Instructors to Teach Apprehensive Writers, Kathleen Marie Romrell
Teacher Judgment Accuracy of Student Perceptions of Closeness and Conflict in Teacher-Student Relationships, Collin Seastrand
The Effects of Relatedness Support on Motivational Profiles in Rural vs. Urban Physical Education Students, Corbin D. Stringam
Bittersweet Experiences for Brazilian Newcomers: Positive Interactions, Microaggressions, and Isolation in English-Only and Dual Language Bilingual Education Programs, Rose Renee Whitney
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Relationship Between the Use of Curriculum Materials and Inquiry-Based Pedagogy, Laura Jo Elzinga
Something Happened: Exploring Student Religious Experiences Through the Eyes of Their Teacher, Jason Bird Pearson
Developing a Professional Early Childhood Educator Identity: The Experiences of Three Teachers, Amy Shakespeare White
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Teacher Lore Concerning Teaching English Language Learners in Urban Schools: A Reciprocal Determinist Analysis, Helen Clare Colby
The Emergence of Teacher Self in the Elementary Classroom, Chelsea Cole
The Emergence of Teacher Self in the Elementary Classroom, Chelsea Cole
Exploring Teacher Beliefs of Adolescent Developmental Needs Through Positive Student Comments of their Teachers, Elizabeth Bowers Hinchcliff
Teaching Second-Grade Students to Write Expository Text, Angenette Cox Imbler
Exploring Dialogue Journals as a Context for Connecting with and Supporting the Emotional Lives of Fourth Graders, Samantha Simone Johnson
The Effect of Ethnic Identity on Motivation to bePhysically Active in Schools in Hawai’i, Nathan A. K. Kahaiali'i
Ninth-Grade Students' Motivation for Reading and Course Choice, McKenna Lyn Simmons
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Uncovering One Teacher's Knowledge of Arts Integration for Developing English Learners' Reading Comprehension: A Self-Study, Tina RaLinn McCulloch
A Content Analysis of Scientific Practices in a Fourth-Grade Commercial Literacy Program, Hailey A. Oswald
Reading Fluency and GoNoodle© Brain Breaks Among Elementary-Aged Children, Hannah Jeanne Wold
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Friendship and Language: How Kindergarteners Talk About Making Friends in a Two-Way Immersion School, Sionelle Nicole Beller
Friendship and Language: How Kindergarteners Talk About Making Friends in a Two-Way Immersion School, Sionelle Nicole Beller
Lunchtime Experiences and Students' Sense of Belonging in Middle School, Anna Elisabeth Hinton
Perceptions of School Uniforms in Relation to Socioeconomic Statuses, Aaron B. Jones
The Operationalization of the Theoretical Antecedents of Collective Teacher Efficacy, Kathryn A. Larsen
Teacher Experiences in Highly Impacted Schools That Produce Happiness, Brittany Nicole Lund
Identifying Elements of Voice and Fostering Voice Development in First-Grade Science Writing, McKenna Lucille Maguet
Promoting Pleasure in Reading Through Sustained Silent Reading: A Self-Study of Teacher Practices, Kimberly Turley McKell
Sixth-Grade Elementary and Seventh- and Eighth-Grade Middle School Teachers' Knowledge and Beliefs About Science Literacy, Melissa P. Mendenhall
Building Procedural Fluency from Conceptual Understanding in Equivalence of Fractions: A Content Analysis of a Textbook Series, Mark S. Nance
Ethnic Identity and School Belonging Among Pacific Islander High School Students, Mari N. Oto
Self-Study of a Teacher's Practices of and Experience with Emotion Regulation, Lauren Elyse Paravato
Cultural Connections in the Classroom and Pacific Islander Students<'> Value of Reading, Lyndsai K. Sylva
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Parent Perception of Systemic Success in Physical Education: A Study of Advocacy in Action, Rachel Valletta Griffiths
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Student Self-Assessment: Teachers' Definitions, Reasons, and Beliefs, Christopher Daren Andrews
What is Being Said about Historical Literacy in Literacy and Social Studies Journals: A Content Analysis, Kiera Beddes
A High School Biology Teacher's Development Through a New Teaching Assignment Coupled with Teacher-Led Professional Development, Lorien Young Francis
Emotions in Teaching: Self-Compassion, Stacey Freeman
Physical Activity Rates and Motivational Profiles of Adolescents While Keeping a Daily Leisure-Time Physical Activity Record, Matthew Osden Fullmer
Distraction, Enjoyment, and Motivation During an Indoor Cycling Unit of High School Physical Education, Kelsey Higginson
A Look at the Reliability of an Early Childhood Expository Comprehension Measure, Alta Adamma McDonald
Invisible Students: A Case Study of Friendless Students During the First Year of Junior High, Rachel E. Neeley
Picture Books as Mentor Texts for 10th-Grade Struggling Writers, David Willett Premont
Effects of Fourth- and First-Grade Cross-Age Tutoring on Mathematics Anxiety, Camille Margarett Rougeau
An Analysis of Support for Elementary Engineering Education Offered in the Science Teacher Journal Science and Children, Tawnicia Meservy Stocking
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Dyad Reading Experiences of Second-Grade English Learners with Fiction and Nonfiction Texts, Michelle Lynn Klvacek
Orchestrating Mathematical Discussions: A Novice Teacher's Implementation of Five Practices to Develop Discourse Orchestration in a Sixth-Grade Classroom, Jeffrey Stephen Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Parent Reasons for Enrollment at One Dual-Language Chinese Immersion Elementary School Program, Aaron W. Andersen
Effects of Teacher-to-Student Relatedness on Adolescent Male Motivation in Weight-Training Classes, Zack E. Beddoes
The Effects of Music on Physical Activity Rates of Junior High Physical Education Students, Lindsey Kaye Benham
What Matters Most? The Everyday Priorities of Teachers of English Language Learners, Johanna Boone
PE Central: A Possible Online Professional Development Tool, Amber M. Hall
Determining the Reliability of an Early Expository Comprehension Assessment, Tammie Harding
The Relationship Between Health-Related Fitness Knowledge, Perceived Competence, Self-Determination, and Physical Activity Behaviors of High School Students, Elizabeth Bailey Haslem
Supporting Ongoing Language and Literacy Development of Adolescent English Language Learners, Jason T. Jay
Components of Effective Writing Content Conferences in a Sixth-Grade Classroom, Paul Ricks
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
An Investigation of the Effects of Integrating Science and Engineering Content and Pedagogy in an Elementary School Classroom, Katie Nicole Barth
Alignment Between Secondary Biology Textbooks and Standards for Teaching English Learners: A Content Analysis, Joseph H. Hanks
Content Analysis of New Teacher Induction and Mentoring Documents in Five Partnership Districts: Reflections and Acknowledgments of Complexity, Carol S. Larsen
Stories of Success: Three Latino Students Talk About School, Carol Ann Litster
Effects of Fourth- and Second-Grade Cross-Age Tutoring on Spelling Accuracy and Writing Fluency, Rebekkah J. Mitchell
The United States Growth over 16 Years of Student Correct Responses on the TIMSS: Are We Really That Far Behind?, Jacob Michael Zonts
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Content Analysis of Family Structure in Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1930 -- 2010, Shannon Marie Despain
A Content Analysis of Inquiry in Third Grade Science Textbooks, Rebecca Adams Lewis
Science Self-Efficacy and School Transitions: Elementary School to Middle School and Middle School to High School, Brandi Lue Lofgran
Balancing Support and Challenge within the Mentoring Relationship, Tiffanie Joy Miley
Navigating the Changing Face of Beginning Reading Instruction: Am I Right Back Where I Started?, DeAnna M. Perry
Teacher Definitions of Integration in Primary Grades, Jeanne Sperry Prestwich
Effective Professional Development: A Study of a Teacher-Initiated, Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Community, Mary Ann Quantz
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
An Examination of the Effects of Using Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy to Teach Tier 3 Students to Read Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) Words, Esther Marshall
Two Marginalized Adolescents Using the Internet to Complete an Inquiry Project, Jennifer Thomas
Describing the Reading Motivation of Four Second-Grade Students with Varying Abilities., Kathy Jane White
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Establishing Reliability of Reading Comprehension Ratings of Fifth-Grade Students' Oral Retellings, Laura Elizabeth Bernfeld
The Nature of Classroom Instruction and Physical Environments That Support Elementary Writing, Monica Thomas Billen
Understanding the Tensions That Exist Between Two Co-Teachers Education Classroom Using Positioning, Garth Gagnier
A Challenging and Rewarding Process: Implementing Critical Literacy Instruction in a Middle School Classroom, Amy Michelle Geilman
The Nature of Transfer from the Concepts and Vocabulary Taught in a Character Education Unit to Students Classroom Discourse, Marianne E. Gill
Mathematics Vocabulary and English Learners: A Study of Students' Mathematical Thinking, Hilary Hart
Adolescent Literate Identity Online: Individuals and the Discourse of a Class Wiki, Amanda J. McCollum