College of Education
Recent Submissions
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Change in use of force policy: The experience of officers
In a period of American policing where there are high profile deaths of citizens involving law enforcement officials, law enforcement agencies must find the appropriate balance between what is legal and what is necessary ... -
The Impact of Instructional Coaching on Teacher Competency, Job Satisfaction, and Student Growth
Frazier, Rebecca A. (Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy) ABSTRACT Instructional coaching has become a popular and widely-used form of professional development for educators. The influence instructional ... -
EVALUATING LEADERSHIP INFLUENCE ON MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION EFFORTS: A MIXED-METHODS APPROACH TO EXPLAIN MILITARY COURT-MARTIAL CONVICTIONS
This dissertation utilizes a mixed-methods approach to explain the ways in which leaders in the military can influence sexual assault convictions. This study was significant, as it adds micro-level insight to a macro-level ... -
The Stories within our Voices: Black Males Navigating Educational Achievement
Due to societal factors of institutional racism and implicit biases, the plight of Black males across the United States has been well documented (Fitzgerald, 2015; Howard; 2010; Noguera, 2008; Steele & Aronson, 1995). ... -
Why Performance Pay? An Analysis of the Predictors of State Performance-Pay Policy Adoption
This study employed binary logistic regression and the methodological approach of adoption and innovation research to explore predicting factors in the adoption of performance-pay policy throughout the United States. Less ... -
“We are not that different from you”: A phenomenological study of undergraduate Muslim international student campus experiences.
Undergraduate Muslim international students in American universities continue to grow in large numbers, however, this population of students face several challenges related to their racial/ethnic, religious, and gender ... -
Voices from the Past: A Narrative Inquiry on the Schooling Experiences of Mexican-American Children in the Arkansas Valley, 1930-1950
This qualitative study examines the schooling experiences of five former Mexican-American students in the Arkansas Valley of Colorado from 1930 to 1950. Utilizing historical research and narrative inquiry methods, this ... -
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: WILL A NEW TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN TEACHER ATTRITION?
This study examines the relationship between North Carolina’s new teacher evaluation systems and teacher attrition in the state of North Carolina. Will the new teacher evaluation systems add more stress to the working ... -
LATINO/A UNDERRATED COLLEGE GRADUATES
This qualitative, phenomenological study explores the experiences of sixteen underrated, academically resilient Latino/a students. Findings suggest that participants experienced high school as uncaring and unsupportive. ... -
ADAPTING TO THE PRESENCE OF THE BODY-WORN CAMERA IN POLICING: A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OFFICER AND CITIZEN PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY AND PRACTICE
Research associated with the implementation of the body-worn camera by law enforcement agencies has focused primarily on follow-up analysis of its use subsequent to agency implementation or during controlled trials. This ... -
The Cost of Inequality: The Importance of Investing in High Quality Early Childhood Education Programs
The focus of this dissertation was to explore the importance of high quality early education in later secondary education development, quantifying quality in early childhood education programs, and examining how teacher ... -
An Evaluation of the Equity of Colorado School Finance, the Application of the Negative Factor, and the Long-Term Impacts to the Economy of Colorado
This dissertation links to an energetic discussion currently unfolding in Colorado regarding beliefs concerning an equitable and constitutionally appropriate level of school funding. Prior to the Great Recession, Colorado ... -
Aircraft Automation Policy Implications for Aviation Safety
Since the first aircraft accident was attributed to the improper use of automation technology in 1996, the aviation community has recognized that the benefits of flight deck technology also have negative unintended ... -
Preservice Teachers’ Ability to Create a Student-Centered Environment
The purpose of this study was to explore what students’ perceptions were of their classroom experience with their preservice teacher and whether or not their perceptions aligned with the preservice teachers’ edTPA score ... -
The Preparation and Education of First-Year Teachers: A Multiple Case Study of the Experiences and Perceptions of First-Year Teachers, Principals, and University Supervisors
The purpose of this multiple case study was to provide a policy analysis of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) standard that requires teacher preparation programs to provide evidence that their ... -
Impact of an Environment-Based Education Program on Academic Achievement
Along the front range of Colorado, a fourth grade environment-based program—School in the Woods—immerses students in the natural environment for an entire school year. Situated on 640 wooded acres, the school utilizes the ... -
And Still We Tinker: A Study of Incremental Policy Change Through State Compulsory Attendance Law
This dissertation employs Event History Analysis and the methodological approach of adoption and innovation research to explore the influence of state-level determinants and diffusion processes on incremental policy change ... -
The Veteran Perception: Exploring the Role of Veterans Benefits on the Transition from Service Member to Civilian
This qualitative study was conducted using a phenomenological approach, and a transitions framework, to explore the role that three basic needs veterans’ benefits play on the transition from service member to civilian. ... -
Emotional Intelligence and the 21st Century College Student : Using Emotional Intelligence as a Stimulus for First Year Student Retention
The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study is to examine whether emotional intelligence (EI) is a stimulus for first-year student persistence (enrollment in the following semester) utilizing the Bar-On (1997) ... -
An evaluation of state-level postsecondary planning initiatives
A high school diploma is no longer a significant credential to find a viable career in society. Current literature suggests that by 2020 more that 60% of jobs will require a postsecondary credential from either a two or ...
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