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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 ... -
School leaders' efficacies and perceptions on the English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) in bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) classrooms
(2018-01-19)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to determine if there were differences between central office administrators', school administrators', and bilingual and English as a second language (ESL) teachers' ... -
Science learners, science teachers, science courses, and curiosity: Information for teacher education programs
(2019-11-07)It requires a unique set of skills to teach science to young children. Not only do future elementary educators need the requisite content knowledge to address the broad base of science topics that fall under the innocuous ... -
Second-generation immigrant graduate students' persistence toward graduation: Factors affecting their ability to complete a program of study
(2021-04-05)The demand for more knowledgeable employees has created a renewed focus in the United States to produce more postgraduate degreed individuals. Researchers have noted that a master’s degree could become the new bachelor’s ... -
Secondary Co-Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Competence in Co-Teaching and Utilizing Integrative Technology
(2020-10-19)When ensuring the least restrictive environment for students eligible and receiving special education services a delivery option frequently considered is providing a second teacher in the general education classroom. This ... -
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 ... -
Semi-automated extraction of perinasal region of interest (ROI) from thremal facial images
(2018-12-14)S-Interface is a C# WinForms software developed by Computational Physiology Lab (CPL) at University of Houston for studying physiological variables such as perinasal perspiration, breathing rate etc. These physiological ... -
Shaping a new suburban reality: a school district's response to its changing student demographic
(2016-12-14)Despite historical patterns of racial homogeneity, the composition of suburban areas and their schools are changing throughout the United States. This fact presents major challenges to the suburban schools charged with ... -
Social revitalization, urban development, and community food gardens for “The Cove” in Orange, Texas: can creating tiny living and micro agri-hood spaces revitalize a diverse low income neighborhood?
(2019-05-16)In this study, two methods being utilized to combat the issues affecting many of the low income or run down neighborhoods in the United States will be examined as possible solutions for revitalization in the Cove neighborhood ... -
Societal Pressure and Makeup Usage
(2019-05-12)This study explores how pressure to conform to beauty standards can influence women’s behavior, attitudes, and motivations. Survey data was collected from 132 female college students at a university in southeast Texas. ... -
Software Engineering for All - Why and How
(2020-04-28)A lot of the software industry has moved from the planned method of software development to an Agile development process. Agile is one of the widely used methodologies today and has several benefits over the planned method. ... -
Software method for embedding spatial data into a visual image in tagged image file format
(2018-08-23)The digital image captured by the camera provides only visual data (illumination and colors) but has no relative size data and therefore is unable to be modeled and printed in 3D. To create a 3D image, the object’s distance ... -
Speckled Worm Eel (Myrophis Punctatus) in the Estuarine Waters of Texas: A “Dove Tale” of the Elusive American Eel (Anguilla Rostrata)
(2020-05-08)Atlantic Anguillids share unique life histories where they undergo metamorphosis as they move from deep water to near shore habitats, though their life history strategies differ slightly; some of the primary mechanisms ... -
STEAM Education in High School and Beyond: A Quantitative Investigation of Arts and STEM Using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
(2017-05-09)Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) plays an important part in the United States and global economy, but students are not persisting in STEM careers, often opting out of higher level STEM studies. ... -
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 ... -
Student achievement using project-based learning one-to-one technology in eighth grade mathematics and science
(2018-04-26)School districts throughout the nation spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on one-to-one technology for students in hopes of increasing academic achievement. This study examined student achievement, via project-based ... -
Supporting the undocumented community in the era of Trump: a mixed-methods analysis of higher education
(2018-12-13)In this mixed-methods study, the issues affecting undocumented immigrants in the American higher education system are examined and discussed in relation to the current sociopolitical climate under the Trump administration. ... -
SUPPORTS AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY BLACK AFRICAN IMMIGRANT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS BRIDGING THEIR HOME AND SCHOOL CULTURES
(2021-04-05)The purpose of this study was to examine lived experiences of first and second generation Black African immigrant undergraduate students in regard to self-identification and education achievement and to explore the support ... -
Survey on Perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Intervention
(2018-05-16)The purpose of this project is to investigate the perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Conversation (COC) by Dr. Gerald Hickson. The Cup of Coffee Conversation is a specific intervention for medical staff with lapses in ... -
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. ...
