Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations (Fall 2015 - Present) by Title
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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 ... -
Self-Efficacy and Resilience: Latinas in STEM Majors
(2023-04-21)Despite various initiatives to enhance diversity in STEM disciplines, women and minorities remain underrepresented (Gonzalez et al., 2021, Chapter 5). Higher education institutions can help enhance gender and racial equity ... -
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 ... -
Sense of Belonging and the Imposter Phenomenon among International College Students
(2022-12-05)This study examined the association between the imposter phenomenon (IP) and a sense of belonging and planned to examine the differences between international students and domestic students on these psychological experiences. ... -
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 ... -
Shock-Induced Geochemical Variations in the Keplerite-Bearing Assemblages of Tissint and Intergrown Apatite-Merrillite Assemblages of ALH 84001,146
(2022-12-01)Shock metamorphism describes changes (physical, chemical) that occur to materials (structures, rocks, minerals) as a result of shock wave deformation. All Martian meteorites have been subjected to shock, though the degree ... -
Social Media as a Marketing Tool for Public Schools
(2022-01-19)This study utilized a sequential mixed-methods design to investigate the role of social media as a marketing tool for public schools. The quantitative portion applied content analysis to 18 elementary schools with Facebook ... -
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 ... -
Stress Effects and Mindfulness-Based Interventions Among Educators in Elementary School Classrooms
(2023-05-05)In the United States, work-related stress costs companies over $200 billion each year (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, 2015). Classroom teachers face a variety of challenges in their scope of work. Due to ...
