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The Lack Of And Discouragement Of Certified And Intended Music Educators Due To The State Of Louisiana Teacher Certification Requirements, Kendall James Damond

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Current trends in today’s secondary education level lean towards a shortage of certified teachers and educators in all subject areas. As public and private school administrations devise new incentives and plan to recruit individuals to the field of education, preservice educator requirements and university curriculum demands continue to discourage and prevent aspiring educators from not only becoming fully certified but also continuing the journey of the teacher preparation and certification process. This qualitative research study will focus on Louisiana’s music teacher certification preparation practices within its universities and the effects of failure to successfully pass the Praxis II: Music Content …

Work Hard For The Money: Performance-Based Funding In The State Of Louisiana, Victoria C. Lloyd

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to examine in what ways, if any, the introduction of the equity incentive portion of Louisiana’s performance-based funding model impacted the underserved student groups it was designed to support. I employed a quantitative quasi-experimental design for this study by running three outcome variables (Adult Learner Enrollment, First-Time Enrollment for Racially Minoritized Students, and Low-Income Student Enrollment) by sector (two- and four-year public institutions) and employing a differences-in-differences regression with panel data. In my analysis I uncovered two main findings: 1) Louisiana’s equity incentive is showing early signs of success for all three underserved groups …

Sara (Wheeler) Mcdaniel '98 (Renovation Takes Root), Jon Merryman

Press Releases

If you’ve ever wondered why Minden, La., is called “the friendliest city in the South,” one visit with Sara McDaniel ’98 explains it all. She is genuine, friendly, humble and kind – much like others you’ll meet in this sweet, Southern town.

After teaching elementary students in Texas for 10 years, McDaniel shifted to a career that supported teachers through educational sales and consulting. During this time, she went through a difficult divorce, struggling with what was next.

After feeling the Lord leading her to return home to Louisiana in 2014, McDaniel set her sights on restoring a cottage built …

Preview: Women's Soccer Vs. Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Women's Soccer vs. Louisiana

Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Opens Conference Play In Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Opens Conference Play in Louisiana

Game Preview: Eagles Return To The Nest To Host Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Return To The Nest To Host Louisiana

A Geospatial And Statistical Analysis Of Dropout In Louisiana Public High Schools, Michael D. Stein

LSU Master's Theses

Students dropping out of high school is a nationwide problem, plaguing communities and often greatly reducing the prospects of a quality life for those students who do not complete their high school educations. Louisiana consistently has among the highest public high school dropout rates in the United States, and often the highest. This geospatial and statistical study aims to identify the factors that correlate with high school dropout in Louisiana public high schools, specifically, and to produce detailed maps of the dropout rates across the state to identify the schools most afflicted.

Extensive school-level data from five academic years (2014-15 …

Softball Reschedules Louisiana Series, Alters Fiu & Georgia Games, Georgia Southern University

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• Softball Reschedules Louisiana Series, Alters FIU & Georgia Games

Softball Series At No. 14 Louisiana, Midweek Dh At Mercer Postponed, Georgia Southern University

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• Softball Series At No. 14 Louisiana, Midweek DH At Mercer Postponed

Beautiful Hunt, Dena Leonard Pruett

All ETDs from UAB

Beautiful Hunt explores the moment when you realize what is now never will be again no matter how hard you might try to go back. This work also explores developing selfhood – the tension between who we are, who we want to become, how we see ourselves, and how others see us. How is our story told, and who gets to tell it? In January 1998, Alice Landry arrives in the small town of Sans Souci, the boot of the boot of Louisiana. Her father, Sans Souci born and raised, moved away when he married Alice’s mom, a New York …

Game Preview: Georgia Southern Returns To The Bayou For A Battle With Ulm, Georgia Southern University

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• GAME PREVIEW: Georgia Southern Returns to the Bayou For a Battle With ULM

Snyder’S 53-Yard Field Goal Sends Louisiana Past Georgia Southern, Georgia Southern University

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• Snyder’s 53-Yard Field Goal Sends Louisiana Past Georgia Southern

Game Preview: Eagles Set For Road Battle At No. 19 Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Set For Road Battle at No. 19 Louisiana

Preview: Women's Basketball At Louisiana (Sun Belt Tournament 1st Round), Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Women's Basketball at Louisiana (Sun Belt Tournament 1st Round)

Fast Start Pushes Louisiana Past Gs Women's Basketball, 72-60, Georgia Southern University

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• Fast Start Pushes Louisiana Past GS Women's Basketball, 72-60

Eagles Drill School-Record 14 Threes In 83-67 Sun Belt Win Over Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• Eagles Drill School-Record 14 Threes In 83-67 Sun Belt Win Over Louisiana

Preview: Women's Basketball Vs. Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Women's Basketball vs. Louisiana

The Impact Of Edwards V. Aguillard On Science Education In Louisiana Public Schools, Abigail Mcdonough

Senior Honors Theses

The landmark Louisiana case Edwards v. Aguillard ushered in a new era of legislation in which certain ideas are discriminated against because of their religious basis. Due to the Court’s misinterpretation of evidence and employment of a faulty test for a secular purpose, the Court is responsible for disastrous and far-reaching implications. This thesis will examine how the 1987 Supreme Court case Aguillard shifted American science education away from the exploration of multiple competing theories of man’s origins in the classroom. Although America was founded on principles such as freedom of religion and thought which should be protected, the Aguillard …

Women’S Soccer Lose 2-0 To Louisiana In Downpour Friday Night, Georgia Southern University

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• Women’s Soccer Lose 2-0 to Louisiana in Downpour Friday Night

Intrusive Advising And Retention Practices In A College Of Agriculture: A Case Study Of First-Year Student Experiences, Amanda Martin

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perceptions of first-year students who experienced intrusive advising and retention initiatives in the College of Agriculture at Louisiana State University (LSU). Research participants consisted of 20 first-year students enrolled in the college in the fall of 2018. One-on-one, face-to-face interviews with first-year students were conducted to gain insight and understand student experiences with intrusive advising and retention initiatives within the College of Agriculture. College student retention and factors that contribute to understanding retention have been extensively studied (Astin, 1993; Braxton, Hirschy, & McClendon, 2004; Habley, Bloom, & Robbins, 2012; …

Preview: Women's Soccer, Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Women's Soccer

Ulm Downs Volleyball 3-2, Georgia Southern University

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• ULM Downs Volleyball 3-2

Volleyball Preview: Eagles Play Host To Louisiana Schools In Hanner, Georgia Southern University

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• Volleyball Preview: Eagles Play Host to Louisiana Schools in Hanner

Sun Belt Releases Predicted Order Of Finish, Georgia Southern University

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• Sun Belt Releases Predicted Order of Finish

Agricultural Education Teachers' Perceptions And Use Of Environmental Education In Louisiana Schools, Olivia M. Soler

LSU Master's Theses

The purpose of this study was to describe the status of environmental education (EE) in Louisiana high school agriculture classrooms. A census of Louisiana Agriscience Teacher Association (LATA) members was conducted to understand their perceptions, attitudes, and barriers regarding EE implementation. Icek Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior was utilized as the theoretical framework. Data were collected through an online survey research method and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results suggest that most LATA members incorporate EE into their curriculum relatively sparingly, perceive EE to be beneficial for students, and are in need of funding to incorporate EE into their curriculum as …

No. 10 Louisiana Claims 2-0 Win In First Game Of Sun Belt Softball Series From Eagles, Georgia Southern University

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• No. 10 Louisiana Claims 2-0 Win In First Game Of Sun Belt Softball Series From Eagles

Preview: Softball Vs. #10 Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Softball vs. #10 Louisiana

Gs Softball Picked Seventh In Sun Belt Preseason Poll, Georgia Southern University

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• GS Softball Picked Seventh In Sun Belt Preseason Poll

Preview: Women's Basketball At Louisiana, Georgia Southern University

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• PREVIEW: Women's Basketball at Louisiana

Investigating Early-Career Teacher Propensity For Arts-Based Pedagogy, Jamie Allison Hipp

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This study investigates the factors which support the use of arts-based pedagogy in elementary settings. To address the lack of a current profile of an early-career teacher (ECT) with a propensity to use the arts – music, theatre, dance, and visual art – this study illuminates ECT attitudes and behaviors related to arts-based pedagogy. The researcher administered Oreck’s (2001) Teaching with the Arts Survey (TWAS) and employed a non-experimental survey design using purposive sampling. The ECT population studied included currently employed elementary (1-5) teachers who completed the compulsory arts-based pedagogy class at a large Louisiana university in the fall of …