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Financial Strategies For The Survival Of Immigrant Latinx-Owned Small Businesses, Brenda Rios Brombacher

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Latinx small business owners have the lowest rates of financial access when starting and growing their businesses in the United States, hindering national economic resilience and growth. Grounded in the pecking order theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore financial strategies that six Latinx small business owners in Houston, Texas, used to grow and sustain their small businesses. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and reviewing public and participant-supplied documents such as their business plan, financial statements, and budget forecast reports. Five themes emerged from thematic data analysis: (a) filling a market gap and leveraging …

Lived Experience Of Burnout And Self-Efficacy In Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurses Caring For Covid-19 Patients In U.S. Hospitals, Trixie Alohilani Harris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the physical and mental health of intensive care unit registered nurses (ICU RNs). Burnout in ICU RNs existed long before the pandemic; however, the massive increase in critically ill patients and the scarcity of supplies and qualified staff to care for these patients put RNs in a dangerous situation. Research addressed this topic early in the pandemic but were primarily quantitative, with minimal qualitative studies appearing later. There remained a gap in examining ICU RNs in rural hospitals in the United States. The research question for this hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the interpretation of the …

Hiv Preventive Care Services For Pregnant Women In Kenya Before And During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Modesta Vesonder

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected access to prenatal and postnatal care services for pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) in counties in the Central, Eastern, and Rift Valley regions of Kenya. Many PWLHIV in some counties in Kenya faced challenges in accessing treatment services. In urban counties such as those in the Central region, HIV preventive care services were accessed with minimal disruption. Counties in the semi-arid of Eastern and Central regions experienced some disruptions in the provision of HIV preventive care services for PWLHIV. The periods under consideration were before the COVID-19 pandemic (2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Early Childhood Teachers’ Experiences With Overrepresentation Of English Language Learners In Special Education Programs, Tiffeny Sharpton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The population of English Language Learners (ELLs) enrolled in kindergarten to second grade (K-2) in the Southern region of the United States has increased. K-2 teachers are challenged to serve ELLs in the regular education classroom and students are often being referred for special education services. There needs to be more literature on the overrepresentation of ELL students in special education programs. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore K-2 teachers’ experiences with the overrepresentation of ELL students in special education programs and what teachers need to facilitate appropriate interventions for ELL students within the general education …

Perception Of African Immigrants Living In The United States Towards Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Hesitancy, Akinwale O. Obatayo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

About 80% of active tuberculosis (TB) cases are caused by untreated latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), with most being foreign-born United States residents. Despite the availability of preventive therapies, African immigrants living in the United States are hesitant to accept LTBI treatment. Although researchers have explored LTBI treatment hesitancy among foreign-born United States citizens, no study has explored the perspectives of African immigrants living in the United States. This generic qualitative study explored the perception of African immigrants living in the United States on LTBI treatment hesitancy. Participants’ inclusion criteria include those 18 years and older with a positive TB test, …

Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives On Parent-Teacher Engagement In A Rural Title I Charter School District In The Southeast, Deena K. Eberhardt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Children learn more effectively when parent-teacher engagement is high and home-school communication and collaboration are optimal. The problem addressed in this study was a lack of parent-teacher engagement in two Title I primary schools within a charter school system located in a rural area of the Southeast. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore primary teachers’ perspectives on parent-teacher engagement in a rural Title I charter school system in the Southeast. Epstein’s parental involvement model and Vygotsky’s social constructivist theory formed the conceptual framework. Research questions focused on teachers’ perspectives on parent-teacher engagement and strategies encourage this. …

Democratic Education As Expressed In Practice: An Integrative Literature Review, Rachel L. Wadham, Lynnette Christensen, Heather Leary

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Despite a strong theoretical foundation, teachers’ pedagogical practices that represent the principles of democratic educational theory are not holistically understood. This qualitative integrative literature review provides a more complete view of the practices used by those who define themselves as democratic educators. By analyzing and integrating existing literature on classroom practice this review discusses four pedagogical approaches that engage democratic educational practices including inquiry, artistic, oral, and student-centered methods.

Nursing Students’ Perceptions Of Concept-Based Curriculum, Michelle Cleggett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nursing curriculum that focuses on lectures and non-learner-centered approaches may not prepare students for the level of nursing care needed to address the needs of patients. To address this issue, one community college in the southern United States integrated a new concept-based curriculum (CBC) called the outcome logic model into their nursing curriculum. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine nursing students’ perceptions of CBC within the context of their nursing program to determine how the revised curriculum influenced students’ perceived learning and preparedness for the nursing licensure examination (i.e., the National Council Licensure Examination [NCLEX]). Benner’s …

An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The client organization, Guyana’s principal law enforcement agency, lacked a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan to fill vacancies for senior leadership and management. The current qualitative case study was to ascertain the appropriate strategies that could be employed for this organization, and by extension public organizations and law enforcement agencies, to have a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan. The conceptual framework was based on the succession planning model, which focused on key concepts such as strategy, knowledge management, talent management, organizational culture, leadership development, and management commitment. Data were collected from interviews, with 23 participants and a review …

Teacher Educator And School Administrator Perceptions Of Teacher Preparedness To Implement Culturally Responsive Practice, Gail Olivia Hudson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The number of students from ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse backgrounds in K–12 public education settings has increased in the past two decades. However, 80% of teachers in public schools are White and middle-class, which does not mirror the student population. Even though higher education prepares teachers to be culturally sensitive to diverse cultures, more understanding is needed. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory single-embedded case study was to explore teacher educators’ and elementary (K–5) building administrators’ perceptions of preservice and early-career teachers’ preparedness from a university to implement culturally responsive practices for ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in …

Perceptions Of Secondary School Educators About English Language Learners Underrepresented In Career And Technical Education Programs, Nancy King Wang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite the rapid increase of English language learners (ELLs) in schools in the United States in recent years, they remain marginalized in various educational settings. The underrepresentation of ELLs in high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs is one of the inequitable applications in the schools of New York and many other states. The concept that supports this study is rooted in Ladson-Billings’s theory of culturally relevant teaching, which can also be found in the literature on the culturally responsive sustaining education (CRSE) framework published by the New York State Education Department. The key questions for this research study …

English Language Learning At Tertiary Level In A Central Mexican Public University: A Case Study, Irasema Mora-Pablo, Edgar Emmanuell Garcia-Ponce

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objective: Our objective was to examine the perceptions regarding the teaching and learning of English of students in 16 undergraduate programs at a state public university in Mexico.

Method: In our qualitative case study, participating students responded to queries about their experiences learning English at the university, as well as their educational aspirations upon completion of their university studies.

Results: Despite their relevance to language immersion and competency, students struggle to combine prior experiences with current learning. Given Mexico’s English education system and past national initiatives, most participants say they still speak basic English. It is also clear that the …

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Reading Comprehension Among Fifth-Grade Students With Exceptionalities As A Result Of The Pandemic, Paula Webb

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed through this study is the low reading comprehension levels of fifth-grade students with exceptionalities (SwE) (e.g. dyslexia) in a local school district in Georgia. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore fifth-grade teachers’ perceptions on their successes, challenges, and suggestions when teaching reading to SwE. The conceptual frameworks were the blended learning model and the constructivism model. The methodology of this research study was a basic qualitative design. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight fifth-grade teachers in a large school district in Georgia to investigate the reading foundational skills SwE are lacking that …

Strategies For Coping With Racial Microaggressions Among African American Medical Social Workers, Robert Ebot Tambe Ebot

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Racial microaggressions are prevalent in the field of social work. Social workers have reported experiencing racial microaggressions from coworkers, patients, and patients’ families. However, little is known about coping strategies that African American medical social workers use to mitigate the effects of racial microaggressions in the workplace. Therefore, the purpose of this generic qualitative study was to increase understanding of how African American medical social workers perceive and cope with racial microaggressions in the workplace. A generic qualitative approach was used to explore this topic, as well as how these social workers subsequently cope with perceived racial microaggressions. Twelve African …

Relationship Between Hospital Staff Communication And Hospital Consumer Assessment Of Healthcare Providers And Systems Score, Jesmean Lyons

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require all hospitals in the United States to utilize the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) patient satisfaction survey. The survey stands to impact reimbursement received because it scores the operational and clinical outcomes of a health services provider. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine whether there is a significant difference between the 2019 and 2021 (i.e., before and during the COVID-19 pandemic) performance rates for communication with nurses, the responsiveness of hospital staff, and care transition for hospitals in the state of California. The …

Early Childhood Practitioners' Beliefs Regarding Children's Development And Learning Based On The Curriculum, Karlene Gloria Degrasse-Deslandes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth in Jamaica responsible for early childhood development. It has been proposed that Early Childhood Practitioners (ECPs) should engage in more child friendly and age-appropriate teaching practices. This is especially critical as they use the Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum (JECC). This basic qualitative research was conducted to explore ECPs’ beliefs regarding children’s development and learning and the influence on the implementation of the JECC. The research questions that guided the study address the beliefs of Jamaican ECPs regarding children’s development and learning and the influence of …

Perceptions Of Patient-Healthcare Provider Relationships In The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes, Desiree D. Lacey

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The patient-healthcare provider relationship (PPR) is the foundation of clinical care: it is established as a human relationship and has a profound effect on health outcomes. Though PPR has been studied in multiple health domains, there is very little on its role in managing Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative research study was to better understand the challenges faced by healthcare providers (HCP) and T2DM patients within the clinical PPR for diabetes selfmanagement. The health belief model served as the theoretical framework and the diabetes self-management education program as the conceptual framework. Participants were recruited …

Teacher And Counselor Perceptions Of Implementing Service-Learning At A U.S. Virgin Islands School District, Hester Zaethar Philbert

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore teachers’ and counselors’ perceptions of the challenges of implementing service learning with fidelity to best practices consistently in a school district in the U.S. Virgin Islands and to identify resources necessary to support the implementation of best practices in service learning. With only 21% of high school graduates in the Virgin Islands advancing to higher education, understanding and addressing challenges in implementing service-learning is important for enhancing student outcomes. The study, guided by Dewey’s theory of experiential education and Kolb’s theory of service learning, used semistructured interviews to gather data from …

Closing The Early Literacy Skills Gaps Through Supplemental Phonics Instruction, Jeremy Pichany

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Third And Fourth Grade Teachers' Perceptions And Experiences About The Writing Process, Zsarona Gremeka Calhoun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Importance Of Nonprofit Board Training On One Organization’S Efforts To Raise Funding Through Foundations, Marsha Jackson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Exploring Barriers To Ophthalmic Clinical Research Care Delivery, James William Green

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Effects Of Lexia Reading Core5 On Non-Ell Upper Elementary Students’ Reading Comprehension, Jane Jordan Carroll

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Childcare Center Principals’ Decision-Making Regarding Participation In A Quality Assurance Program, Rosa M. Flores

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Challenges To Implementing Culturally Competent Mental Health Practices With African Americans In Hospital Settings, Eric Ejem

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Grades 6-12 Teachers’ Perceptions Of Targeted Professional Development Needed To Support Esol Reading Instruction, Esmeralda V. Villarreal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Impact Of The Lived Experience Of Adverse Childhood Experiences On Adult Homelessness, Arlene Marcellette Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Black Male Initiatives’ Effect On Black Male Persistence And Graduation, Eric Devon Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Environmental Health Assessments For Foodborne Illness Outbreaks In The United States From 2017- 2019, Alyssa Shontel Woods

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Individual cases of foodborne illness can lead to outbreaks that result in severe morbidity and fatality. As the United States’ food scene continues to evolve and diversify, there is a need to consider cultural variations and how they may affect food safety practices. This quantitative study, based on the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) data, grounded in the socio-ecological model, examined the prevalence and factors associated with salmonella outbreaks in ethnic versus non-ethnic food service establishments (FSEs) in the U.S. from 2017 to 2019. The research questions involved understanding the relationship between the primary language spoken, food safety training, …

A Comparison Of Public, Private, And Charter Educator Beliefs About Autistic Students Abilities, Jodene Ruth Jensen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

With the incidence of autism on the rise, it is imperative to identify factors that contribute to education. Despite the accessibility and low cost of public institutions, many parents choose to educate their autistic children in private and charter school settings. This study examined the difference in beliefs among public, private, and charter school educators toward the abilities of autistic students. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory guided this study. Through a mixed-methods approach, surveys were employed to special educators within the Walden Participant and Survey Monkey Pools. There was a total of 209 survey respondents. Surveys were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis …