Browsing by Author "Peters, Michelle"
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A Study of Texas Community College Property Tax Funding and Selected Student Performance Measures
(2019-04-30)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine the relationship between Texas community college property tax revenue and student transfer, licensure, and completion. This study reviewed data from the ... -
Closing the advanced placement opportunity gap for traditionally underrepresented students
(2018-04-10)Exposure to rigorous curriculum is a significant predictor of college persistence and success. Traditionally underrepresented students, those who are African American, Hispanic, and identified as economically disadvantaged ... -
Differences in students' stem identity, game play motivations, and game preferences
(2018-02-27)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to explore differences in students’ STEM identities, game play motivations, and game preferences. The need to grow and support STEM education and careers in the U. ... -
Emotional attributes relevancy to special educators' job satisfaction
(2018-05-08)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the emotional attributes of joy, anger, and fear and special education teachers’ job satisfaction. Data, which included surveys, interview, and demographics ... -
Examining general education teachers' perceptions about the factors that affect the academic progress of former bilingual education students who exit into all English classes
(2016-12-05)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the general education teachers’ perceptions of factors that affect academic progress of former early-exit bilingual education students once they exit to all-English ... -
Examining instructor and instructional effects on students' statistics attitudes
(2019-12-13)A long-standing hypothesis in statistics education has posited that instructors could have a large impact on students’ attitudes toward statistics. This hypothesis remained untested over the years. Moreover, if instructors ... -
Examining the dynamics between parent participation and fifth-grade student achievement
(2019-04-15)The purpose of this study was to examine the dynamics between parent participation in education and student achievement. Fifth-grade parents from seven elementary schools in a large suburban school district in southeast ... -
Examining the influence of academic, procedural, and social factors on students’ transition from elementary to middle school
(2016-05-13)The purpose of the study is to examine the perceptions of students, teachers and parents regarding the transition from elementary to middle school. Research was conducted using a sequential mixed methods approach to ... -
Examining the influence of educational mobile application software on students’ technology literacy
(2017-07-28)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to employ the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Students as taxonomy to classify educational mobile application (app) software into seven ... -
Examining the influence of parental participation in student writing workshops: a case study
(2018-04-30)This mixed methods study examined the significance of parental involvement and its influence on student productivity in writing. A total of 25 fourth grade students from one Texas suburban school, their parents, and three ... -
Examining the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students
(2017-04-21)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to examine the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students. This study included a review of data collected from the Learning ... -
Examining the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and instructional style of community college stem faculty
(2019-11-11)The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and the instructional style of community college STEM faculty to explore a possible connection between teacher self-efficacy, instructional ... -
Factors affecting early adoption of technology
(2016-08-24)The study examined preservice teachers’ personal use of technology, self-efficacy with technology, attitude about technology, perceived usefulness of technology, and knowledge and skills with technology related to early ... -
Influence of a district leadership development program on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year principals
(2016-12-07)The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to determine the influence of a district leadership development program on 2nd, 3rd and, 4th year principals. A purposeful sample of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year principals ... -
Retaining Effective Principals: A Case Study of Principals in a High Needs School District
(2017-11-02)The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to determine the influence of a district leadership development program on first, second, 3rd and, 4th year principals. A purposeful sample of first, second, 3rd and 4th ... -
School Administrators' Use of Social Media with Stakeholders to Build Social Capital
(2018-04-02)The purpose of the study was to examine elementary school administrators’ practices and perceptions of using social media to communicate with stakeholders and explore recommended social media communication practices to ... -
Secondary teachers' and administrators' perceptions of teacher leadership within the implementation of professional learning communities
(2018-12-20)The purpose of this study was to examine secondary or high school teachers’ and administrators’ perception of teacher leadership within the PLC model. The study included a review of data collected from the Professional ... -
STEM Academy: A Case Study of Girls' STEM Self-Efficacy
(2019-04-22)Women are underrepresented in STEM fields and careers. This population is not being encouraged, supported, or exposed to STEM learning as often as their male counterparts. The purpose of this sequential mixed- methods ... -
Teacher and Principal Experiences with Data-Driven Decision Making, School Improvement Plan Quality, and Academic Growth
(2017-11-08)Data-driven decision making and improvement planning have become common expectations in today’s schools, but much is unknown about how these efforts actually occur and the degree to which they impact student achievement. ... -
The influence of information and communication technology implementation on teacher technological self-efficacy, technology proficiency, frequency perceptions, classroom practices, and student's classroom interactions
(2016-08-02)The study compared the differences between pre- and post-teacher technological self-efficacy, technology proficiency, frequency of use, perceptions, classroom practices, and student interactions when information and ...
