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2026-10-22 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from October 22, 2026.

2026-10-22 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from October 22, 2026.

Recovering A Gem: Melva L. Price, A New York City Teacher, Emmanuelle St. Jean

Occasional Paper Series

The paucity of research on the experiences of Black women teachers in integrated New York City schools underscores the need for further investigation. Studying Black women teachers in integrated school settings opens the door for reshaping the traditional framings of Black women teachers as revolutionary individuals who largely taught and transformed the learning experiences of Black children. This article focuses on Melva Price, a Latin language teacher at a New York City high school. Price became a teacher during a period of intense marginalization and oppression. Her journey to becoming a teacher, her pedagogical practices, and her experiences as a …

A Multivariate Analysis Of Teacher Self-Efficacy And Cognitive Load In Scripted Instructional Programs, Tameka A. Bonner

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative, non-experimental, multivariate comparative study examined whether statistically significant differences existed in teacher self-efficacy and teacher cognitive load between Title I and non–Title I elementary school teachers who implement scripted instructional programs. The study addressed a gap in the literature by simultaneously examining these constructs across differing school settings. The final analytic sample consisted of 169 elementary school teachers employed in Title I and non-Title I schools within a suburban public school district in the southeastern United States. Data were collected using the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES), the NASA Task Load Index (NASA-TLX), and a demographic questionnaire …

A Case Study Of Medical School Leadership Perceptions And Experiences In Implementing Academic Support Services For Students, Elda Martinez Muller

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the perceptions and experiences of medical school leadership regarding the implementation of academic support services at a medical university in the Southeastern United States. The study was guided by the central research question: How did medical school leaders perceive and experience the implementation of academic support services for students within their institutions? Servant Leadership Theory (Greenleaf, 1970, 1977) provided the theoretical framework, emphasizing the leader’s responsibility to serve first, prioritizing the growth, development, and well-being of others while fostering shared decision-making and a culture of care. This framework offered a …

Job Satisfaction Among Latina Female Administrators In Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study, Susana Garcia

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the job satisfaction experiences for Latina female administrators at higher education institutions in the Central California region. The theory guiding this study was Herzberg’s two-factor theory. The central research question was: What are the descriptions of the lived experiences related to job satisfaction among Latina female administrators in higher education institutions in the Central California region? The sub-questions focused on the motivators and hygiene experiences that lead to job satisfaction among the participants. A transcendental-phenomenological qualitative design was selected for the study to examine the job satisfaction experiences of 14 …

A Quantitative Causal-Comparative Exploration Of The Influence Of Culturally Responsive Professional Development And Years Of Teaching Service On Culturally Responsive Teaching Scores, Brandon N. Thompson

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative causal-comparative study compared the relationship between culturally responsive professional development and culturally responsive teaching scores against years of teaching service, and culturally responsive teaching scores. The significance of the study is that it increased our understanding of the interactions between the variables, towards increased efficacy of interventions implemented to reduce exclusionary educational policies and practices. A convenience sample of 200 K-12 in-service teachers practicing within the United States were administered the Culturally Responsive Teacher Preparedness Scale to measure the teaching scores after facilitating a comparison among those who participated in professional development or not; and novice, mid-career and …

A Causal-Comparative Study Of Self-Efficacy In Certificate And Degree Programs At The Community College Level Upon Graduation, Stephen Wakefield Phelps

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative causal-comparative study investigated whether student-perceived occupational self-efficacy differs between graduates of community college certificate programs and those completing Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees. The research also addresses a gap in the literature regarding how award type influences occupational self-efficacy among students in automotive, diesel, manufacturing, and welding programs. The study employed a causal-comparative research design, examining the relationship between the categorical independent variable of award type (certificate or AAS degree) and the quantitative dependent variable of occupational self-efficacy. Participants (N=209) were students in their graduating term from community colleges in a Northwestern state who were completing one …

A Discipleship Framework Of Godly Leadership For Coaches And Athletes, Matthew Page

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

There is a systemic lack of deliberate discipleship in Christian athletics, specifically observed in the wrestling program at Trinity Christian Academy. Despite professed faith, coaches and athletes lacked a systematic, theologically viable method for integrating biblical truth into training, competition, and team leadership. This project created and implemented the Game Plan for Godly Leadership handbook, a resource integrating Scripture, mentorship protocols, leadership principles, and assessment tools for the wrestling context. The handbook was developed as part of a strategic plan designed for implementation across two academic years and two wrestling seasons; however, the documented implementation and assessment period occurred from …

Meeting The Moment Through Strategic, Measurable Institutional Equity-Minded Indicators, Sabrina Gentlewarrior, Isis Artze-Vega, Roman Liera, Raquel M. Rall

Department of Educational Leadership Scholarship and Creative Works

In Short

• Equity-minded practice, developed for higher education by Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon, is ideally suited to aid the academy in meeting the challenges of the moment.

• Most equity-minded literature focuses on tools to aid individual practitioners. Strategies are needed to help campuses engage in institution-wide equity-minded practice.

• The Racial Equity and Justice Institute’s Institutional Equity-Minded Indicators offer campuses strategic, measurable, equity-minded goals focused on closing disparate outcomes and supporting the success of all students.

Many campuses are being forced to eliminate or modify their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies due to state prohibitions, while others have engaged in …

Good News! Students With Disabilities Are Overrepresented In Private School Choice Programs, Patrick J. Wolf, John Kristof, Alex Wolf, Alli Aldis

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

• Critics predicted that, once private school choice was implemented on a large scale, students with disabilities would become highly concentrated in the public school system. That hasn’t happened.
• We conservatively estimate that 258,844 students with disabilities are participating in private school choice programs.
• Students with disabilities are being served in the private school choice sector at a rate higher than that in the public school sector.
• Private school choice programs provide important educational options for many students with disabilities, helping ensure they can access the education that best meets their needs.

2026-10-08 Revision To Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee Membership, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Revision to Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee membership submitted to the Faculty Senate for review on October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Revision To Faculty Promotion Committee Membership, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Revision to Faculty Promotion Committee membership submitted to the Faculty Senate for review on October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Revision Of Uar 102.04, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Revision to UAR 102.04 submitted to the Faculty Senate for review on October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Faculty Senate Newsletter, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate newsletter from October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Faculty Senate meeting minutes from October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Pac-10 Revisions, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Revision to PAc-10 submitted as the first reading to the Faculty Senate on October 8, 2026.

2026-10-08 Revision To Tenure Committee Membership, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Rivision to the Tenure Committee membership as submitted to the Faculty Senate on October 8, 2026.

Teachers’ And School Leaders’ Perceptions On Recidivism In Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs, Victor Lewis Oliver

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed in this study was the increasing rates of recidivism among students in disciplinary alternative education programs (DAEPs) in a southeastern state. Grounded in Bandura’s social learning theory, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore teachers’ and leaders’ perceptions on the causes of recidivism and needed support strategies to reduce recidivism for students in DAEPs in a southern state. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with five administrators and five teachers who had experience working with students transitioning out of DAEPs. Through thematic analysis, the following five themes emerged: participants perceived …

2026-10-05 Revision Of Pac-3, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

Revision to PAc-3 submitted to the Faculty Senate for review on October 5, 2026.