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Transferability: The Application Of Information Literacy Competencies To Academic Area-Of-Interest Course Research Paper Among Adult College Students In An Undergraduate Liberal Arts Program, Lilleth C. Beckford
Education Doctoral
This non-experimental exploratory sequential study was undertaken to assess the extent to which adult students can transfer and apply information literacy competencies, based on the AAC&U Information Literacy VALUE Rubric, to a research paper required in an area-of interest, intermediate or advanced level course. Participants were enrolled in an undergraduate liberal arts college degree program in a school designed on the andragogical model of adult education. Participants had completed a 2-credit information literacy course during a previous semester. To ascertain the students’ information literacy competencies, course research papers were assessed using three of the five components of the rubric. The …
Perceptions Of Important Personal And Leadership Characteristics For Newly Hired Principals To Be Successful School Leaders: Views Of School Superintendents, William C. Rolón
Perceptions Of Important Personal And Leadership Characteristics For Newly Hired Principals To Be Successful School Leaders: Views Of School Superintendents, William C. Rolón
Education Doctoral
Research has shown that a strong relationship prevails between principals’ leadership characteristics, student engagement, teacher efficacy, and parental involvement toward responding to the demands of school accountability (Maxwell, Huggins, and Scheurich, 2010). Superintendents across the country are reporting the increasing difficulty of getting adept administrators (Cruzeiro and Boone, 2009). Superintendents who are primarily the ones responsible for the hiring of principals must be able to identify and assess the principal applicants as to their suitability and effectiveness as an administrator to meet the accountability and performance demands (Estes, 2011). This study sought to identify superintendents’ perceptions of the important personal …
What Aspects Of Emotional Intelligence Help Former Prisoners Make Decisions To Desist Crime?, Craig A. Waleed
What Aspects Of Emotional Intelligence Help Former Prisoners Make Decisions To Desist Crime?, Craig A. Waleed
Education Doctoral
Making good post-incarceration decisions are important for helping formerly incarcerated individuals avoid a return to prison. This is the first study to look at emotional intelligence (EI) components formerly incarcerated men considered important for post-prison criminal desistance. This study explored six former New York state male prisoner’s individual experiences developing EI competencies, and how those EI skills contributed to their post-release decisions to desist crime. Research participants spent an average 7.5 years in a New York state prison, and have been out of prison and living in the community for an average 3.6 years without recommitting a criminal offense. Research …
A Rape Culture Or Rape Crisis: The Impact On First Year College Students Knowledge, Attitudes, And Behaviors After Participating In A Mandatory Sexual Violence Prevention Program, Sandra S. Vazquez
Education Doctoral
Sexual violence has become a national crisis for higher education institutions. The Department of Education charged institutions with providing sexual violence prevention programming to all incoming first year students. Given the serious of this matter, this research study sought to explore the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of first year college students concerning sexual assault from a socio-ecological perspective as a way to gain information on how to build comprehensive and successful prevention programs. The study utilized a qualitative content analysis methodology to interpret participant responses from gender specific focus groups. Participants consisted of two female groups and two male groups …
Leaning In And Pushing Through: The Challenges And Strategies Of African American Women Executives Of Nonprofit Organizations In The New York Metropolitan Area, Zenya Alvarez~Cleveland
Leaning In And Pushing Through: The Challenges And Strategies Of African American Women Executives Of Nonprofit Organizations In The New York Metropolitan Area, Zenya Alvarez~Cleveland
Education Doctoral
Within the nonprofit sector, people of color aspire to be leaders more than their White counterparts (Thomas-Breitfeld & Kunreuther, 2017). Black women are 2.8 times more likely than White women to aspire to powerful positions with a prestigious title, but 44% feel stalled and 26% feel their efforts go unrecognized by superiors more than their White female counterparts (Hewlett & Green, 2015). With a limited number of Black women in executive positions within the social sector, little is known about the perceived obstacles and employed strategies to navigate their way to the decision-making positions, specifically social justice organizations. The purpose …
An Ethnographic Study About The Lived Experiences Of Transracial Adoption From A Haudenosaunee Adult Adoptee Perspective, Tricia Lyman
An Ethnographic Study About The Lived Experiences Of Transracial Adoption From A Haudenosaunee Adult Adoptee Perspective, Tricia Lyman
Education Doctoral
Promoting transracial adoptions became common in attempting to assimilate American Indians into European American culture. These adoptions were authorized by the United States Government through the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act. This research focused on how American Indian transracial adoptees developed a Haudenosaunee cultural identity after being adopted by a European American family. The ethnographic study was conducted with Haudenosaunee adult adoptees to explore their lived experiences. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were used to guide the conversation about the degree to which each participant developed a cultural identity as a Haudenosaunee. Qualitative methods were used for data analysis. The study discovered …
Thriving To Survive: Examining Spirituality As A Strategy For Coping And Perseverance Among Christian College Students At An Urban Public College, Theresa A. Curry
Thriving To Survive: Examining Spirituality As A Strategy For Coping And Perseverance Among Christian College Students At An Urban Public College, Theresa A. Curry
Education Doctoral
Low college graduation rates continue to be a great concern for institutions of higher education. There is a need to examine and employ strategies that will help students cope, persevere, and graduate. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine the perceptions of Christian college students to determine if they identify spirituality as a mechanism to help them cope and persevere at a 4-year urban public college. Social cognition (Bandura, 1986), self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977), and student involvement (Astin, 1984) provided the theoretical framework. Five research questions guided the study. Eight students participated in a one on one in-depth …
High School Stress And Cheating: Developing An Understanding Of The Factors That Influence Stress And Cheating In High School Students, Raymond W. Kilmer Iii
High School Stress And Cheating: Developing An Understanding Of The Factors That Influence Stress And Cheating In High School Students, Raymond W. Kilmer Iii
Education Doctoral
The culture of high school is increasingly dominated by grades, pressure to get into an elite college, and meeting personal expectations as well as those of parents, teachers, and peers. This quantitative action research study examines the relationship between demographic variables, such as gender, grade level, and course load, and the constructs of high school student perceived level of stress, sources of stress, and attitudes about academic integrity. In addition, the present study creates a model that explains how these variables predict the frequency students use academically dishonest behaviors. The study used archival data from a district sponsored survey. Results …
It’S Time To Listen To The Survivors: Understanding Undergraduate College Women’S Choice To Report A Sexual Assault To College Officials, Tamara H. Kenney
It’S Time To Listen To The Survivors: Understanding Undergraduate College Women’S Choice To Report A Sexual Assault To College Officials, Tamara H. Kenney
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to add to the existing literature about the lived experience of undergraduate college women between the ages of 18-24 years who experienced a sexual assault while enrolled in college. This study used a semi-structured interview protocol with six undergraduate women, between the ages of 18-22 years, who were enrolled in a Western New York college. The qualitative phenomenological design, along with feminist interviewing practices, provided a deeper understanding of the lived experience of the survivors and the barriers that keep women from reporting their assaults to college officials. Six undergraduate college women shared their …
The Impact Of Parent Engagement On The Academic Achievement Of African American Students: A Phenomenological Study From The Perspective Of Parents Of Middle School Students In The Northeastern Region Of The United States, Tonya Couch-Jenkins
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of parent engagement on the academic achievement of African American students in an urban middle school in the northeastern region of the United States. Middle years are a transitional time for middle school students as they face more challenges academically and become more independent and socially aware of their surroundings. This phenomenological, qualitative study explored the perspectives of the African American parents/guardians and their engagement, relative to their sixth, seventh, and eighth grade children and their academic achievement in an urban school. Bronfenbrenner’s (1977, 2005) ecological systems theory (EST) and …
Factors That Affect Gay, Lesbian, And Bisexual Students’ Efforts Toward Self-Actualization At A Private, Religious College: A Phenomenological Study, John B. Gormley
Factors That Affect Gay, Lesbian, And Bisexual Students’ Efforts Toward Self-Actualization At A Private, Religious College: A Phenomenological Study, John B. Gormley
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the lived experiences of gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) college students to understand the relationship, if any, between sexual orientation and self-actualization at a private, religious college. Four recent graduates and 14 current students volunteered for semi-structured interviews about their academic and extracurricular experiences at a Roman Catholic college in the greater New York City area. They shared their perceptions of campus climate for GLB students, including homophobia and bias among faculty, staff, and students at the college. Interview data, viewed through the framework of Maslow’s theory of self-actualization and Astin’s …
The Impact Of A Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder On Nonmedical Treatment Options In The Learning Environment From The Perspectives Of Parents And Pediatricians, Cecilia Scott-Croff
The Impact Of A Diagnosis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder On Nonmedical Treatment Options In The Learning Environment From The Perspectives Of Parents And Pediatricians, Cecilia Scott-Croff
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the impact of a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on treatment options available, within the learning environment, at the onset of a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the perspective of parents and pediatricians. Utilizing a qualitative methodology to identify codes, themes, and sub-themes through semi-structured interviews, the research captures the lived experiences of five parents with children on the autism spectrum and five pediatricians who cared for those children and families. The researcher utilized the theoretical frameworks of behaviorist and psychologist, B. F. Skinner, as well as psychologist Uri …
Adjunct Faculty On The Fringes: The Quest For Recognition And Support In Community Colleges, Amy Mech
Adjunct Faculty On The Fringes: The Quest For Recognition And Support In Community Colleges, Amy Mech
Education Doctoral
Although there are a growing number of adjunct faculty teaching the majority of students at many community colleges, some institutions have not initiated practices to cultivate and support adjunct faculty. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to use the voices of the adjuncts to gain insight into their lived experiences and expectations of support and recognition by the institutions they serve. Ten participants from four Central New York Community Colleges participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were utilized as the primary source of data collection. Eight themes emerged, representing the participants’ experience that included: (a) inclusion, (b) inspiring …
Breast Cancer Disparities In African American Women: Does Race Or Place Matter?, Candice A. Lucas
Breast Cancer Disparities In African American Women: Does Race Or Place Matter?, Candice A. Lucas
Education Doctoral
African American women are 42% more likely to die from breast cancer than their White counterparts. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the lived experience of African American, female, survivors of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to determine if any of the key tenets of the social determinants of health, particularly race and place/social conditions, influenced their screening through treatment decisions or care. Through the interpretive description approach, six interviews were conducted with survivors of TNBC who either worked or resided in one of eight Monroe County zip codes: 14605, 14606, 14608, 14609, 14611, 14613, 14619, and …
Leading For Good In The Impulse Society, Kimberly Townsend
Leading For Good In The Impulse Society, Kimberly Townsend
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study is to explore the leadership dispositions and practices of executive leaders who are leading for good in the Impulse Society, which is described by Tazioli (2014) as, A world where business shamelessly seeks the fastest reward, regardless of the long-term social consequences; where political leaders reflexively choose shortterm fixes over broad, sustainable social progress; where individuals feel increasingly exploited by a marketplace obsessed with our private cravings, yet oblivious to our spiritual well-being or the larger needs of our families and communities (“Book of the Week,” para. 1). To accomplish this work, the research uses …
From Behind The Lens: Police Officer Perceptions As Body-Worn Cameras Are Introduced Into The New York City Police Department, Kishon C. Hickman Sr.
From Behind The Lens: Police Officer Perceptions As Body-Worn Cameras Are Introduced Into The New York City Police Department, Kishon C. Hickman Sr.
Education Doctoral
In 2014, the U.S. District Court ordered the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to test the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) after finding that their stop, question, and frisk practices violated the rights of some minority New Yorkers. The ruling in Floyd v. City of New York (2013) mandated the recording of future interactions to determine if behavior would be influenced. A total of 54 volunteer officers wore a BWC for a 1-year period and were assigned to six precincts, all selected due to the high frequency of stop, question, and frisk reports prepared by patrol officers. This research …
Whom Do I Trust? Measuring Principals’ Trust In Major Stakeholders Correlated To Leadership Behaviors In High Poverty Middle Schools, Liza Ortiz
Education Doctoral
A growing body of research has examined relational trust in schools and its impact on school climate and student achievement. Trust is a complex concept. It has many layers such as benevolence, openness, reliability, competence, and honesty (Hoy & Tschannen-Moran, 1999). Principals who display collegial and supportive behaviors generate a high level of trust whereas principals who display restrictive and directive behaviors generate low levels of trust (Goddard, Tschannen-Moran, & Hoy, 2001). Principals are vital stakeholders in a school community. This is especially true for principals who serve high poverty schools where the challenges are unique and daunting. Despite the …
Measuring The Effects Of Youth Participation In A Government-Funded, Urban After-School Employment And Training Program: A Case Study Summative Evaluation, Damia Harris-Madden
Measuring The Effects Of Youth Participation In A Government-Funded, Urban After-School Employment And Training Program: A Case Study Summative Evaluation, Damia Harris-Madden
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to conduct a case study summative evaluation of a municipal agency’s employment and training program that receives federal, state, and local government funding to prepare urban youth for eventual economic self-sufficiency. This is the first summative evaluation of a local government’s after-school youth employment and training program, which was designed to address the unemployment problem in general and, specifically, the employability and soft skills gap between youth and employers. This study measured the effects of youth participation in a 6-week intervention that incorporated three distinct elements: work-based experience, job-readiness skills training, and soft skills …
Music And Dementia: A Caregiver’S Perspective Of The Effects Of Individualized Music Programming On Quality Of Life For Seniors Living In Assisted Living Environments, David James Gentner
Music And Dementia: A Caregiver’S Perspective Of The Effects Of Individualized Music Programming On Quality Of Life For Seniors Living In Assisted Living Environments, David James Gentner
Education Doctoral
For senior-care and service providers, the issue of quality of life has moved beyond marketing to, in effect, the measuring of health-related outcomes. Particularly when the challenge of caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is daunting, as it cannot be prevented or cured and treatment possibilities are framed in a broader perspective to include alternative interventions such as music. Through the eyes of the caregivers, this 6-week, longitudinal quantitative study investigated individualized (passive) music programming and its effect on the health-related quality of life of residents in assisted living. The Alzheimer’s Disease Related Quality of Life instrument …
An Analysis Of Factors That Affect African American Women With Mental Illness, Marguerite Brown
An Analysis Of Factors That Affect African American Women With Mental Illness, Marguerite Brown
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze data related to factors that affect African American women with significant mental health issues. The 323 participants identified for this research study were formerly homeless, single adults (21 – 61 years of age) who resided in a non-profit operated housing facility in an urban setting of New York that provides mental health supportive housing and services. The archival data was gathered from an electronic data warehouse. The main focus of the data analysis for this research was based upon descriptive statistics used to summarize the reports and provide a clear picture …
We Are Family: Exploring Sense Of Community For College Students With And Without Hidden Disabilities, Pamina A. Abkowitz
We Are Family: Exploring Sense Of Community For College Students With And Without Hidden Disabilities, Pamina A. Abkowitz
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to explore the four factors of sense of community and to establish if there is a difference in the sense of community for students with and without hidden disabilities. A quantitative survey was conducted in a cross-sectional format, measuring responses during the spring semester of the academic year at a small, private, liberal arts college in Western New York State with approximately 2,600 undergraduate students. The data revealed that, overall, students experienced all four factors of sense of community: needs, membership, influence, and connection. The results indicate that in the areas of reinforcement of …
The Persistence Of Black Male Community College Students And The Impact Of Preconceived Attitudes And Behaviors Of Faculty, Joshua A. Martin
The Persistence Of Black Male Community College Students And The Impact Of Preconceived Attitudes And Behaviors Of Faculty, Joshua A. Martin
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this qualitative study, using a phenomenological design, was three-fold. First, it explored the lived experiences of Black male community college students enrolled at State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges in Central and Western New York, as they exposed insight into strategies employed as they persisted to graduation. Next, it explored preconceived notions held by faculty about the academic capabilities of these students. Finally, it explored ways to end preconceived notions held by faculty directed at these students. Data was collected using an anonymous questionnaire distributed to targeted faculty within identified geographic areas and one-on-one, semi-structured …
Is Complementary And Alternative Medicine Effective In Reducing Self-Reported Anxiety Symptoms In College Students?, Hollie M. Hall
Is Complementary And Alternative Medicine Effective In Reducing Self-Reported Anxiety Symptoms In College Students?, Hollie M. Hall
Education Doctoral
Anxiety is the number one health issue college students seek help for on campus (Grasgreen, 2011). An estimated 62% of college students did not continue their studies due to suffering from anxiety (Lindsey, 2014). Psychotherapies such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and psychotropic medications have been used for many years to treat anxiety. CBT and medication have been found to be effective treatment strategies when individuals are compliant with treatment; however, both strategies require access to a trained professional and can become a financial burden. Therefore, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a potential effective treatment strategy for anxiety, which …
A Case Study Of Highly Effective Transfer School Principals Serving Low-Income African American Students In An Urban Setting, Katwona Dennis-Warren
A Case Study Of Highly Effective Transfer School Principals Serving Low-Income African American Students In An Urban Setting, Katwona Dennis-Warren
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this case study was to examine highly effective transfer school principals serving low-income African American students in an urban setting. Transfer high schools in New York City, which are a form of continuation schools, were created as a means of re-engaging and retaining students who have not benefitted from external motivators found in the traditional setting. Understanding the problems that this unique population faces, it is important that the leaders of these schools be highly effective, transformational leaders who possess the characteristics and traits needed to ensure student success. Based on the data gathered, this research study …
A Mixed Methods Approach To Using Collaborative And Proactive Solutions With Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders While Applying The Self-Determination Theory, Andrea J.M. Rock
Education Doctoral
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) that lack social skills and problem solving have stronger features of depression, higher drop-out rates and struggle with peer relations. With such an emphasis on academics in high school, students still need strategies taught to compensate for skill deficits in problem solving, relationship- building and choice making. This pragmatic mixed methods study used pre-and post-assessment data from the self-determination theory and examined the implementation of collaborative and proactive solutions through focus groups of teachers and mental health practitioners that work with students with EBD in a special education high school. While quantitative data …
The Relationship Between Expressed Creative Problem-Solving Preference And Divergent Thinking Attitudes, Jona A. Wright
The Relationship Between Expressed Creative Problem-Solving Preference And Divergent Thinking Attitudes, Jona A. Wright
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between an individual’s expressed creative problem style and divergent thinking attitudes. The problem-solving preferences were measured by the FourSight Breakthrough Thinking Profile and identified four preferences, Clarifier, Ideator, Developer, and Implementer. Divergent thinking attitudes, preference for ideation, and premature evaluation were measured by the 14 Item Ideation-Evaluation Preference Scale. The multidisciplinary sample was drawn from non-profit, business, education and higher education, specifically a Masters of Business Administration program. Significant relationships were found between the participants (N = 374) who identified with high Ideator and Implementer scores and preference for ideation. …
Impact Of The New York State Tax Levy Cap On School Districts’ Financing: A Retrospective And Prospective Analysis, Ann Vaccaro-Teich Cpa
Impact Of The New York State Tax Levy Cap On School Districts’ Financing: A Retrospective And Prospective Analysis, Ann Vaccaro-Teich Cpa
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this quantitative archival case study, utilizing a retrospective analysis and prospective model, was to highlight the consequences of the enactment of the New York State Tax Cap Legislation, Chapter 97 of the Laws of 2011, on the children in New York State. The data were gained from the New York State Education Department for 669 public school districts (excluding the “Big Five” school districts), from the period of 2012-13 through 2016-17, to create a financial forecast model to project the gap in revenues from 2017-18 through 2021-22, based on districts Need/Resource Capacity index. The forecast showed a …
Barriers To Pursuing The Role Of Head Of School As Perceived By Female Administrators In Independent Schools, Kathleen Gallagher
Barriers To Pursuing The Role Of Head Of School As Perceived By Female Administrators In Independent Schools, Kathleen Gallagher
Education Doctoral
The current representation of women as heads of schools in accredited National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) schools is significantly less than that of men. Further, the percentage of women in these top positions remains far below their representation in the profession of teaching. This phenomenological study examined the perspectives of female administrators from the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) on the underrepresentation of women as heads of school in independent schools. This qualitative study was framed through social role theory (Eagly & Wood, 1988), and was guided by three research questions: What supports and/or constraints do women in …
K-2 Teacher Perception Of Anxiety, Beth Kramer
K-2 Teacher Perception Of Anxiety, Beth Kramer
Education Doctoral
Research has indicated that anxiety adversely affects learning. Schools charged with student learning and achievement need to address anxiety. However, determining the efficacy of anxiety prevention programs or strategies may be problematic. School leaders that wish to address anxiety with students will have difficulty in finding an anxiety prevention program or strategies that are evidence-based. This places a burden on school leaders’ decisions regarding the allocation of additional resources to implement such services. The purpose of the current study is to examine the perceptions of K-2 school teachers’ perceptions on school anxiety in the children they serve. Information obtained from …
Pathways To Success At Four-Year Institutions As Perceived By Black First-Generation College Students, Raymond L. Warren Jr.
Pathways To Success At Four-Year Institutions As Perceived By Black First-Generation College Students, Raymond L. Warren Jr.
Education Doctoral
The purpose of this study was to examine the pathways to success at 4-year institutions from the perspective of Black first-generation college students (FGCS). This study was designed as a response to the large body of research that highlights the disparity between enrollment and degree attainment for Black first-generation college students. Specifically, Black FGCS are 4 times more likely to drop out after their first year at a 4-year institution compared to their non-first-generation college student (non-FGCS) counterparts. The research sought enlightening insights and lived experiences of Black FGCS who persisted to their junior and senior years of college at …