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State report card rating, poverty and burnout : South Carolina high school principal perspe... (Student Work)2009Gramling-Vasquez, Susan Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Addressing depression in Western Carolina University students : the role of exercise (Student Work)2016Sleight, Shauna M.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
African American freshman students at UNC Asheville: a strategy for retention and success (Student Work)2019Fox, Melanie Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Amplifying teacher voice in education policy discussions: The case of North Carolina (Student Work)2022Artis, Marlow McKenzieDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Barriers to utilizing school outdoor spaces: exploring experiences of high school teachers (Student Work)2023Waddell, Erin JacobMaster of ScienceHuman Services, WCU
Behavioral health and recidivism among rural county jail inmates (Student Work)2021Raggio, Alyssa LeighDoctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
The blueprint: creating a sense of community among African American faculty & staff at Weste... (Student Work)2021Davis, Tacquice WigganDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The blueprint: creating a sense of community among African American faculty & staff at Weste... (Student Work)2021Nazario-Colón, Ricardo Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Breaking the mold: addressing teacher responsiveness to the diverse needs of students (Student Work)2019Sutton, Brandon Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building the bench: developing the leadership capacity of assistant principals (Student Work)2020Crave, Jerad J.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building the bench: developing the leadership capacity of assistant principals (Student Work)2020Elliott, Katie C.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building the bench: developing the leadership capacity of assistant principals (Student Work)2020Russell, Andrea E.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building the bench: developing the leadership capacity of assistant principals (Student Work)2020Swan, Michael E.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building educator resilience through mindfulness (Student Work)2021Hipps, Anna Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building middle school teacher capacity to implement reading comprehension strategies for im... (Student Work)2017Sircey, Samantha TaylorDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building resilient learners: how schools can identify students who have experienced trauma (Student Work)2020Ward, Sandy Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building teachers' capacity to engage with families experiencing race-based traumatic stress... (Student Work)2022Smith, Carla MarlinDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Building trust: the key to principal transitions (Student Work)2019Armstrong, Michael Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The challenge of change : a case study of the institutionalization of employability skills a... (Student Work)2009Davis, Tanya Holt Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Champion of two worlds : a phenomenological investigation of North Carolina early college li... (Student Work)2013Dempsey, Michael MatthewDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Changing staff dispositions: ending the perpetuation of “at-risk” for students from economic... (Student Work)2020Brinson, Jennifer Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Changing staff dispositions: ending the perpetuation of “at-risk” for students from economic... (Student Work)2020Smith, Courtney Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Classification of drugs of abuse using mass spectral data for the identification of novel ps... (Student Work)2022Schneider, Garion LucasMaster of Science in ChemistryChemistry and Physics, WCU
Classroom technology integration : a comparative study of participants and non-participants ... (Student Work)2013McDowell, Darrell GradyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Community college selective enrollment and the challenge to open access (Student Work)2012Morris, David BrianDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Community college students' pro-environmental behaviors and their relationship to awareness ... (Student Work)2013Hutcherson, James DavidDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Community involvement in rural schools : a case study of the schools in the Leicester and Sa... (Student Work)2011Brown, Patricia DuckettDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Critical information literacy in practice : an interpretive synthesis (Student Work)2014McDonough, Beth AllsoppDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Can they row alone? practices that grow and support beginning principals (Student Work)2016Bryant, John MichaelDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Can they row alone? practices that grow and support beginning principals (Student Work)2016King, Janice CowanDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Can they row alone? practices that grow and support beginning principals (Student Work)2016Wilson, Brett AlanDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The culturally responsive beginning teacher: Reimagining onboarding through a lens of equity... (Student Work)2022Bales, Robert Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The culturally responsive beginning teacher: Reimagining onboarding through a lens of equity... (Student Work)2022Tyson, Brian Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Decreasing withdrawals within the dual enrollment student population at Southwestern Communi... (Student Work)2020Everhart, Amanda CrisleyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
A descriptive study of exceptional children teacher practices in select North Carolina middl... (Student Work)2010Franklin, Carolyn Tweed Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
A descriptive study of parent involvement in early intervention for children who are deaf or... (Student Work)2015Wieber, Wendy BrooksDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Developing tomorrow's leaders today : leadership development programs at selected North Caro... (Student Work)2010Knott, Kevin PaulDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The development and perpetuation of professional learning communities in two elementary scho... (Student Work)2010Maynor, Chad EdwardDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Development of an explicit bias scale for law enforcement (Student Work)2024Barton, Patrick C.Doctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
Diffusion of photovoltaic occupational skills training : awareness and adoption in the North... (Student Work)2012Porto, Deborah RuthDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Early childhood education students' perceptions of community college distance education cour... (Student Work)2010Crump, Tracy LynnDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The effect of podcast tasks on students' engagement and performance in a beginning level Jap... (Student Work)2013Takeda, Masafumi Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Effects of generation on tenure-track faculty satisfaction (Student Work)2013McCullough, Emily ElizabethDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Elementary school grade retention : a qualitative study of high school seniors' perceptions ... (Student Work)2013Smith, Christine M.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Emotional support animals: Western Carolina University’s campus preparedness (Student Work)2020Smith, BaShaun H. L.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Encouraging engagement: mentoring students with chronic absenteeism (Student Work)2018Foerst, Debora KinslandDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Encouraging engagement: mentoring students with chronic absenteeism (Student Work)2018Hannah, Wendy HouseDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Enhancing nursing faculty awareness of implicit racial bias, in an online teaching environme... (Student Work)2022Price, Sheila CothrenDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The entry experiences, challenges, and mediating strategies of public school superintendents... (Student Work)2012Sutton, David M.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Equity in learning: Linking oral language to print (Student Work)2022Wright, April LeeDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
An explanatory mixed-methods study of instructional coaching practices and their relationshi... (Student Work)2011Sumner, Karen YvonneDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Exploring the influence of high-stakes testing and accountability on teachers' professional ... (Student Work)2010Mason, Janet HarmonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Factors related to the likelihood of grade inflation at community colleges (Student Work)2013Heulett, Steven TalmadgeDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Factors that promote success in women enrolled in STEM disciplines in rural North Carolina c... (Student Work)2015Kincaid, Shannon D.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Fostering culturally responsive classroom management in beginning teachers (Student Work)2021Quinn, Elizabeth (Libba)Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Fostering powerful partnerships: getting to the core of collaboration between educational co... (Student Work)2018English, Christopher LafateDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Fostering powerful partnerships: getting to the core of collaboration between educational co... (Student Work)2018Ensley, Rebecca DillsDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Fostering a sense of belonging in community college: a faculty initiative to increase suppor... (Student Work)2021Baylor, Laura Sherrill WilsonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Fostering a sense of belonging in community college: a faculty initiative to increase suppor... (Student Work)2021Lambert, Maureen DattiloDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Getting to the core: Addressing the overrepresentation of students of color in special educa... (Student Work)2022Harrington, Shanice R.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Giving credit when credit is due : improvement initiatives in three diverse school districts... (Student Work)2016Womble, Deborah BrooksDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Giving credit when credit is due : improvement initiatives in three diverse school districts... (Student Work)2016Anderson, Lisa MarieDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Giving credit when credit is due : improvement initiatives in three diverse school districts... (Student Work)2016Bradford, Christopher RonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Helping dual enrollment students achieve post-secondary goals: the role of college advising (Student Work)2019Everhart, Amanda CrisleyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The High School Success Classroom : a case study of student outcomes and factors that contri... (Student Work)2012Gabriel, Aron RavonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Hiring, orientation, professional development, and evaluation : the administrative support o... (Student Work)2012Oprean, Celeste PramikDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
How an automated patient education module improves patient outcomes and informs the quality-... (Student Work)2022Harper-Lonabaugh, Wendi LDoctor of Nursing PracticeNursing, WCU
How do we take care of our own? Principal support and development in Rocky Top Public School... (Student Work)2017Griffin, Jennifer ShawDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The how of blended instruction : current practices of North Carolina teachers in one-to-one ... (Student Work)2013Allen, Krystal HeatherDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Hybridizing the health education component of healthcare (Student Work)2021Carzoli, John A.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T: increasing reading independence for students with dyslexia (Student Work)2017Milner, Diane HansenDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Imagining a prophetic spirituality: congregational learning for an inclusive and lived faith... (Student Work)2020Bratton, Thomas J.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The impact of appreciative advising on community college transfer students (Student Work)2012Shirley, Jessica VanessaDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Impact of exposure on the willingness to work with dog breeds (Student Work)2024Addonisio, Ashley MarieDoctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
The impact of exposure to Early College students on community college student academic and s... (Student Work)2009Pollock, Catherine FairleyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The impact of self-perceived coping mechanisms on the relationship between maternal childhoo... (Student Work)2023Styles-Turbyfill, Heather NicoleDoctorate in General PsychologyPsychology, WCU
Implementing the scholarship of teaching and learning in the Community College Office Admini... (Student Work)2016Worthy, Teresa B.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Improving community college completion rates : the case of Isothermal Community College (Student Work)2016Capps, Vanessa LittletonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Improving community college completion rates : the case of Isothermal Community College (Student Work)2016McCluney, Alice LorraineDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Improving educator evaluation in North Carolina (Student Work)2016Simmons, Kimberly Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Improving Forsyth Technical Community College's ability to develop and maintain partnerships... (Student Work)2017Murdock, Alan K.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Improving principal practice : addressing teacher evaluation through data analysis and strat... (Student Work)2016Mullins, Heather PendryDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Increasing exposure and understanding of post-secondary education: breaking down barriers to... (Student Work)2021Vandermore, Erica Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Increasing exposure and understanding of post-secondary education: breaking down barriers to... (Student Work)2021Wagner, Amy Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Increasing gender diversity in the skilled trades workforce sector: An intervention at Ashev... (Student Work)2022Messer, Cindy MorrowDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Increasing retention rates of black women in gateway STEM courses: an intervention at NCCU (Student Work)2018Owens, Jacqueline D.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The influences of leaders and organizational cultures in sustained multi-agency community co... (Student Work)2014Vidotto, Julie Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Instructional and career guidance in STEM: an improvement initiative to create opportunities... (Student Work)2017Belcher, Aaron HeathDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
An intervention to improve outcomes for under-resourced students: The case of Central Piedmo... (Student Work)2022Bruining, Amy E.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
An intervention to improve outcomes for under-resourced students: The case of Central Piedmo... (Student Work)2022Shonts, Dena K.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Interventions to bolster succes : the experiences of nontraditional students in higher educa... (Student Work)2016Cooke, Amy Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Interventions to bolster succes : the experiences of nontraditional students in higher educa... (Student Work)2016Cross, Penelope Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Interventions to bolster succes : the experiences of nontraditional students in higher educa... (Student Work)2016Newcomb, Sara AllenDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The job everyone thinks they can do : perspectives of lateral entry teachers before, during,... (Student Work)2010Douglas, Carol DavisDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Leading basic skills education in North Carolina community college : successes and challenge... (Student Work)2016Franklin, Christian Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Long-term effects of childhood emotional abuse and neglect on adulthood interpersonal functi... (Student Work)2022Franz, Annabel O.Doctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
Meeting the challenge: building the capacity of teachers of the deaf to affect improved stud... (Student Work)2021Todd, Kristin NicoleDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Middle school teacher attitudes toward the achievement of English language learners (Student Work)2011Younce, Elizabeth S.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Middle school teachers' perceptions of professional development experiences (Student Work)2011Robinson, Martha HarrillDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The modern AP: Cultivating instructional leadership among assistant principals (Student Work)2022Davis, Katelyn Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The modern AP: Cultivating instructional leadership among assistant principals (Student Work)2022McDaris, John Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
A multiple case study on the phenomenon of culturally responsive pedagogy in rural western N... (Student Work)2013Heidlebaugh-Buskey, Pamela Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
No literacy left behind : addressing information illiteracy in the information age (Student Work)2016Washburn, Kevin Martin MatneyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
North Carolina community colleges provide for Latino student success (Student Work)2009Winecoff, Bonnie WattsDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
North Carolina kindergarten teachers and developmentally appropriate instructional practices... (Student Work)2010Willis, Sherry RichardsDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
North Carolina traditional public school principals' perspectives about charter schools : a ... (Student Work)2014Jones, Amy Susan EslingerDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Not so basic training: improving instructional coach preparation by implementing an instruct... (Student Work)2021Marlowe, Shannon DawnDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Not so basic training: improving instructional coach preparation by implementing an instruct... (Student Work)2021Shelton, Jennifer RappDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Out of sight, not out of mind: addressing the lack of transition supports for transfer stude... (Student Work)2021Watson, Myra KeenerDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
A phenomenological study : the experience of women veterans in transition and adaptation to ... (Student Work)2014Dutnell, Margaret SusanDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The power of true connection: connecting students and educators for student success (Student Work)2018Collins, Renee DanielsDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The power of true connection: connecting students and educators for student success (Student Work)2018Weaver, Brian IrvinDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Practices of two experiential teachers in secondary public schools in an era of accountabili... (Student Work)2011Jonas, Annie ElizabethDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Predicting community college student success by participation in a first-year experience cou... (Student Work)2013Gardner, Andy FranklinDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Principal perceived preparedness to lead the implementation of the common core (Student Work)2013Hoffman, William Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Professional development support for alternatively certified and traditionally certified car... (Student Work)2010Edney, Wendy FryeDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Re-imagining competencies in North Carolina community colleges: integrating certifications i... (Student Work)2017Vester, Jonathan StevenDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Re-imagining competencies in North Carolina community colleges: integrating certifications i... (Student Work)2017White, Shelley YarbroughDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The relationship between beginning teachers' engagement with induction program components an... (Student Work)2011Holt, Janice HooperDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
The relationship between credit acceptance and baccalaureate degree persistence for transfer... (Student Work)2012Turk, Kimberly TisdaleDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Relationship between pedagogic and course factors and student outcomes in community college ... (Student Work)2012Mager, Marlowe GeoffreyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Reversing the enrollment decline in career and technical education career and college promis... (Student Work)2019Brown, Maggie L.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Role theory and the enactment of teacher leadership (Student Work)2013Murillo, Patricia EileenDoctor of Education in Educational LeadershipHuman Services, WCU
Rule violations in a county jail: associations with specific substance use disorders and oth... (Student Work)2023Moody, Danielle Doctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
Servant first : a multicase study exploring servant leadership in community college instruct... (Student Work)2012Elliott, Marvin LeeDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Standards-based grading : moving toward equality of opportunity and advancement of learning ... (Student Work)2016Andrews, Catherine Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Standards-based grading : moving toward equality of opportunity and advancement of learning ... (Student Work)2016Barnes, Christopher Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Standards-based grading : moving toward equality of opportunity and advancement of learning ... (Student Work)2016Gibbs, Jeremy Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
State-wide support for teacher leadership : implementing standards to evaluate teacher leade... (Student Work)2016Sox, Robert GordonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Stop the churn: how districts can support principals to increase their retention (Student Work)2019McEllen, Katrina Watson Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Stopping at an overlook : reading curricula, literacy coaching, and reading achievement in N... (Student Work)2011Keiser, Megan MelissaDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
A Study of the Diffusion of Culture in a Relatively Isolated Mountain County (Student Work)1928Black, Ellen EngelmannMaster of ArtsWCU
Superintendents' instructional leadership practices and the achievement of students with dis... (Student Work)2010Revis, Kathy G.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Sustaining positive behavior intervention and support (PBIS) (Student Work)2014Johnson, Jamie PressleyDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Teacher leadership behaviors and proactive influence tactics in North Carolina public school... (Student Work)2012Von Dohlen, Heidi BethDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Teacher perspectives on factors that affect teacher attrition and retention in rural middle ... (Student Work)2010Cowan, Teresa HoltDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Teachers' experiences with student bullying in five rural middle schools (Student Work)2010Ramsey, Christiaan JacksonDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Test of a structural model to investigate the impact of instructor knowledge, attitudes, and... (Student Work)2009Ulrich, Jana WellmanDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
They all deserve this: increasing capacity of teachers to identify students with well-being ... (Student Work)2018Reeder, Brandy SteelmanDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Thought constraint as an individual differences variable (Student Work)2023Daniel, Rebecca MarieDoctor of PsychologyPsychology, WCU
Title IX compliance at two-year colleges : an analysis of perceived barriers and strategies (Student Work)2010Causby, Cory ScottDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Toward equitable family engagement: Using professional learning to impact teachers' beliefs ... (Student Work)2022Alford-Keith, Leigh AnnDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Unlocking the gate: faculty professional development for increased student success in founda... (Student Work)2020Harrill, Thad Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Unlocking the gate: faculty professional development for increased student success in founda... (Student Work)2020Smith, Brandon Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Vertical collaborative inquiry teams: a vehicle for building instructional capacity in teach... (Student Work)2017Bailey, Kevin Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Vertical collaborative inquiry teams: a vehicle for building instructional capacity in teach... (Student Work)2017Schweitzer, Brandon Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Violent writing : a quantitative examination of an unexplored high school phenomenon (Student Work)2011Brown, Lori DawnDoctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU
Whee support you: creating online supports for students who are foster care alumni (Student Work)2021Schlott, Amelia L.Doctor of EducationHuman Services, WCU