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Innovation From Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Belonging Research: An Implementable Model For Equitable Talent Acquisition And Retention, Lionel De Souza, Tommy White Jr May 2024

Innovation From Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Belonging Research: An Implementable Model For Equitable Talent Acquisition And Retention, Lionel De Souza, Tommy White Jr

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Individuals from diverse minority backgrounds in the United States represent a one-of-its-kind collaboration in understanding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) challenges in workforce staffing and representation per Equal Opportunity norms. This study involved primary and secondary research in the realm of DEI to develop an implementable model from lessons gleaned from the findings of the research and gaps found in contemporary hiring and staffing practices. The study and model development are grounded in Rawls’s 1971 theory of justice and predicated on the premise that opportunities are usually based on merit, and are generally well-intended, although often constrained by the …

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Using Case-Based Instruction To Support Teaching Self-Efficacy For Cultural Responsiveness In Pre-Service Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study, Marisa Nodine, Carolyn Hushman, Ashley K. Vaughan, Kira J. Carbonneau May 2024

Using Case-Based Instruction To Support Teaching Self-Efficacy For Cultural Responsiveness In Pre-Service Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study, Marisa Nodine, Carolyn Hushman, Ashley K. Vaughan, Kira J. Carbonneau

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Using a mixed methods design we quantitively examined how case-based instruction (CBI) influenced preservice teachers’ (PSTs) cultural responsiveness teacher efficacy development across three classroom case studies. Qualitatively, we examined how PSTs were able to engage in self-insertion when writing about their reactions to the classroom cases. Specifically, PSTs were randomly assigned to one of two conditions; one group received a content-based text excerpt prior to reading and responding to two classroom cases (Text–Case). Another group was given a series of three classroom cases (Case–Case) that contained similar information to the Text–Case group. The Text–Case group maintained their cultural responsiveness teacher …

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Impactful Digital Technology Coaches: Identifying Their Characteristics And Competencies While Delineating Their Role, Tiffany L. Gallagher, Catherine Susin, Arlene Grierson May 2024

Impactful Digital Technology Coaches: Identifying Their Characteristics And Competencies While Delineating Their Role, Tiffany L. Gallagher, Catherine Susin, Arlene Grierson

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Digital technology coaches (DTCs) often support teachers with integrating technology into their classroom and instructional program, as well as provide ongoing staff development. To be effective, coaches tend to have specific characteristics for instructional coaching and competencies for educational coaching. We investigated if these characteristics and competencies applied to effective DTCs while we observed their proficiency with technology, their interactions with other educators, and the way they provide support for the teacher-professional learning (PL) process. Three DTCs led over 80 K–12 teachers from the same school district in classroom coaching sessions, collaborative planning meetings, PL sessions, and conference presentations. In …

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Perceptions Of Pre-Service Teachers About Natural Disasters: Coronavirus, Earthquake, Fire, And Flood, Pınar Bozca, Eylem Yalçınkaya Önder May 2024

Perceptions Of Pre-Service Teachers About Natural Disasters: Coronavirus, Earthquake, Fire, And Flood, Pınar Bozca, Eylem Yalçınkaya Önder

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

This research explores the perceptions of preservice teachers in Turkey in terms of their preparedness for various disasters, including epidemics, earthquakes, fires, and floods, all of which have profound social and economic impacts on education. Using a descriptive survey model, the study examined the responses of 512 preservice teachers at a single university across all levels of their educational program. The survey, conducted digitally due to the pandemic, consisted of 70 questions. Findings reveal inconsistent levels of confidence and readiness across different types of disasters. For instance, while most preservice teachers understand the severity of the coronavirus and are concerned …

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Comparison Of Vivitrol And Suboxone In Terms Of Lowering Relapse Among Opioid Addicts, Nicolle Tourdot May 2024

Comparison Of Vivitrol And Suboxone In Terms Of Lowering Relapse Among Opioid Addicts, Nicolle Tourdot

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Drug overdoses are increasing, and the heroin epidemic is becoming more evident. There are ways to get these individuals’ help. Medically assisted treatments (MATs) involve use of medications alongside counseling and therapies to treat individuals with a substance abuse disorder. This subject is important to the human services administration field, more specifically those who focus on addiction. As the epidemic of opioid use continues, so does the need for treatment. Without that treatment, the problem will get worse and inevitably have negatives effects on the entire world. Those effects involve crime, increasing costs to the public, overall health, and child …

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Lived Experiences Of Quality Of Life Among Makonde Immigrants In Kenya During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Shem Migosi Kenyanya May 2024

Lived Experiences Of Quality Of Life Among Makonde Immigrants In Kenya During And After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Shem Migosi Kenyanya

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic affected Makonde immigrants’ health and quality of life around the world more than any other previous event. This descriptive qualitative study aimed to contribute knowledge and understanding of the lived experiences of Makonde immigrants and their health and quality of life during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Shye’s systematic quality of life model served as the theoretical basis for the study, along with Wilson and Cleary’s conceptual model of health quality of life. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten participants recruited through social media and flyers posted in Kilifi and Kwale counties. Subjects were interviewed face-to-face and …

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Exploring Social Work Leadership Skills At The Veterans Health Administration: A Transformational Leadership Perspective, Jose Arturo Camacho May 2024

Exploring Social Work Leadership Skills At The Veterans Health Administration: A Transformational Leadership Perspective, Jose Arturo Camacho

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

One of the problems in the field of social work leadership is the lack of a theoretical framework to guide its practice. Bass' transformational leadership theory (TFL) offers a framework for the field of social work leadership. However, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest employer of social workers in the United States, has not examined TFL skills with its social work leaders nor its effect on employee job satisfaction. This quantitative, cross-sectional, web-based study was designed to bridge the gap between social work leadership practice and leadership theory. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) survey was administered to 26 VHA …

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Rural Student Learning Experiences In An Online Composition Course At A 2-Year College, Dawn A. Goodwin May 2024

Rural Student Learning Experiences In An Online Composition Course At A 2-Year College, Dawn A. Goodwin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Research has revealed that online writing instructors use a variety of instructional methods in class to improve student learning experiences. However, current research has not addressed rural students’ learning experiences with connectivism in an online composition course. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore what, if any, experiences rural students have with connectivism in an online composition course at a 2-year college. Siemens and Downes’s theory of connectivism was the conceptual framework for this study, which is a learning theory that has been applied to instructional strategies in online courses in the new digital era. A basic qualitative …

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It Takes A Village: Stories Of Black Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Cherieda A. Washington May 2024

It Takes A Village: Stories Of Black Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Cherieda A. Washington

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

While several studies have reviewed the experiences of Black grandparent caregivers, there are limited sources that describe the stories of Black grandparents who are caregivers for their grandchildren and the challenges they face. Utilizing the concepts from Bowen family systems theory, the goal of this study was to explore the stories of Black grandparents who are caregivers for their grandchildren to discover preventive and enhanced counseling techniques for the next generation. Data were collected and analyzed from narrative inquiry interviews with six participants who were Black caregivers for their grandchildren in the state of Mississippi. After analysis of the data, …

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Social Support, Caregiver Burden, And Anxiety/Depression Among Family Caregivers Of Stroke Patients, Rosalyn Moore May 2024

Social Support, Caregiver Burden, And Anxiety/Depression Among Family Caregivers Of Stroke Patients, Rosalyn Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Family caregivers encounter challenges when caring for relatives recovering from a stroke. Family caregivers often experience negative mental health outcomes including higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which years of caregiving experience, emotional and instrumental support, and caregiver burden predict anxiety and depression among family caregivers of stroke patients. The caregiving stress process model theoretical framework guided the research. This quantitative study used a non-experimental correlational research design. Participants were recruited using Survey Monkey and included a non-random convenience sample of 111 family caregivers of stroke patients who …

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Vocabulary Retention And Color Effect Differences Among Developmental Community College Students, Eric Scott Coleman May 2024

Vocabulary Retention And Color Effect Differences Among Developmental Community College Students, Eric Scott Coleman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The completion of developmental community college (DCC) courses is a crucial step in community college education to reach the national goal of increasing college success. DCC students are a unique population who require specific strategies such as vocabulary retention (VR) to achieve academic success. Prior research on vocabulary has been limited to VR and color effects. However, there is a lack of research on the intersection of these two variables (VR and color effects). This quantitative research study used the theoretical lens feature integration theory (FIT) to examine the effects that text color has on VR among DCC students. Additionally, …

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Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley May 2024

Challenges Faced By Information Technology Project Managers When Adopting Network Automation, Joshua Allen Kerley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Automating network services is vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to remain viable and competitive, but implementation has challenges. Without evidence-based strategies to help IT project managers curb those challenges, the transition to automating network services could be hindered. Grounded in Lewin’s change model, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the methods used by IT project managers in network engineering to curb the challenges they face when automating network services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 10 IT project managers from non-governmental SMEs in Florida, US. The data were thematically analyzed, and …

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Impact Of Toxic Leadership On The Mental Health Of Employees In Texas State Agencies, Dr. Monika Diaz May 2024

Impact Of Toxic Leadership On The Mental Health Of Employees In Texas State Agencies, Dr. Monika Diaz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study investigated the impact of toxic leadership on the mental health of employees within Texas state agencies, utilizing betrayal trauma theory (BTT) as the theoretical framework. The study was conducted using a qualitative approach, specifically through semi-structured interviews with eight employees who have experienced toxic leadership firsthand. These interviews aimed to uncover the psychological effects of such leadership on employees, with particular attention to symptoms of stress, anxiety, and job satisfaction. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings revealed that toxic leadership was significantly associated with increased psychological distress among employees. This distress manifested as heightened anxiety, depression, …

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Military Sexual Trauma And The Psychological And Emotional Well-Being Of Gay Men, Alisha Simmons May 2024

Military Sexual Trauma And The Psychological And Emotional Well-Being Of Gay Men, Alisha Simmons

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have found that male survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) may not report their assaults due to a combination of stigma, embarrassment, and fear of further assault and of being labeled a betrayer of the military. The stigma and discrimination that these gay males may face in the military culture may lead to intensifying their trauma, making it harder to recover. The goal of this study was to explore the reported psychological and emotional well-being and quality of life of gay males who experienced sexual assault while serving in the military. Freyd’s theory of betrayal trauma and institutional betrayal …

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The Self-Perceived Level Of Wellness Among Ghanaian Mental Health Counselors, Adwoa Bonney-Graves May 2024

The Self-Perceived Level Of Wellness Among Ghanaian Mental Health Counselors, Adwoa Bonney-Graves

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In Ghana, many people seek help for their mental health; however, despite the great need, there are often barriers or factors that can create unwellness among mental health counselors. There is a gap in the research literature addressing whether unwellness among Ghanaian mental health counselors is caused by external factors of counselor caseload, low funding, and minimal work staff. This quantitative study aimed to fill this gap by using predictive regression analysis to determine whether there is a correlation between Ghanaian counselors’ unwellness and counselor caseload, low funding, and minimal work staff. The study participants (N = 96) were Ghanaian …

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Communication Characteristics Between Secondary Special And General Education Teachers On Implementation Of Individualized Education Plans, Rylee Daniel May 2024

Communication Characteristics Between Secondary Special And General Education Teachers On Implementation Of Individualized Education Plans, Rylee Daniel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As more students consistently access the general education classroom as their least restrictive environment (LRE), the responsibility of Individual Education Plan implementation (IEP) is up to the general and special education teachers. Previous studies indicated that communication characteristics between general and special education teachers lead to miscommunication and inadequate IEP implementation in inclusion classrooms. Systems and ecological theory identified barriers between communication systems. Secondary general and special education teachers described the communication characteristics that lead to inadequate IEP implementation in inclusion classrooms. A basic qualitative research design provided in-depth descriptions of communication characteristics from 31 participants. The study's purpose was …

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Mental Health And Well-Being Of People Aged 60 And Older Due To Covid-19, Holly Grayson May 2024

Mental Health And Well-Being Of People Aged 60 And Older Due To Covid-19, Holly Grayson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Few studies have focused on the experiences of people aged 60 and older during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extent to which COVID-19 affects people 60 or older and their mental and physical health and overall well-being was the focus of this project. This project’s framework and research design was the theoretical framework of gerotranscendence developed by Tornstam and qualitative research methods with 20 open-ended interview questions. The questions focused on different aspects of life to determine the participants’ perceptions of the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has on mental health and well-being. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded to …

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Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo May 2024

Clinical Nurse Manager Fatigue And Its Personal And Professional Impacts, Carlene Galanopulo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Workplace fatigue has been empirically linked with errors, injuries, and chronic health issues that negatively impact the healthcare worker, patients, and staff with whom that person comes in contact, as well as the organization for which that person works. The experience of fatigue in clinical nurse managers (CNMs) has been understudied. The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experience of fatigue and its professional and personal impacts as more fully described by CNMs. The research question that guided this study involved the professional and personal impact of fatigue as described by CNMs. The occupational fatigue in nursing …

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Barriers To Housing For Female Veterans Who Have Been Homeless After Transitioning From The Military, Angelika Johnson May 2024

Barriers To Housing For Female Veterans Who Have Been Homeless After Transitioning From The Military, Angelika Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Homelessness among the female veteran population has increased in the United States, and it is a national concern. Precipitating complexities such as posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, and health-related issues are variables that contribute to female veterans becoming homeless after transitioning from the military. In this generic qualitative study, the aim was to explore the barriers to housing for female veterans who have experienced homelessness after transitioning from the military. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory was the framework that guided this study, as it is designed to be able to explore the different levels of systems that significantly impact an individual …

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Teachers’ Use Of Screencast Feedback To Improve Secondary Students’ Writing, Safwa Abdul-Aziz May 2024

Teachers’ Use Of Screencast Feedback To Improve Secondary Students’ Writing, Safwa Abdul-Aziz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many students struggle with decoding and implementing feedback given to them on writing assignments. Researchers and instructors have used various technologies and strategies to improve students’ uptake of feedback given on written assignments, one of which is a form of video feedback called screencasting. Research has been conducted on students’ perspectives of screencasting feedback at the university level but has been more limited at the secondary level. The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to explore screencast feedback as a strategy to support secondary students in their effort to improve their writing. The feedback triangle by Yang and Carless …

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Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker May 2024

Human Resources Strategies To Promote Employee Retention And Reduce Turnover, Brenda Tucker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee voluntary separation is potentially hindering the growth and stabilization of small- to mid-sized organizations. Grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies successful HR leaders use to promote employee retention and reduce employee voluntary separation. The participants consisted of five HR leaders of small- to mid-sized service worker industry organizations in several counties within the state of Maryland who demonstrated success in promoting employee retention and decreasing employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, worksite reports, fiscal strategic plans, and results-based accountability reports. Through thematic analysis, five themes …

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Graduate-Level Occupational Therapy Educators’ Experiences And Barriers While Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches, Sean Michael Brim May 2024

Graduate-Level Occupational Therapy Educators’ Experiences And Barriers While Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches, Sean Michael Brim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Traumatic events can alter the brain structure, affecting cognitive capacities and academic performance. Educators at all grade levels are responsible for supporting students through trauma-informed approaches. Previous trauma-informed research focused on K–12 education levels. Graduate-level occupational therapy educators’ experiences and barriers when applying trauma-informed approaches to improve student learning had not been explored. This general qualitative study explored the experiences and barriers of occupational therapy educators utilizing trauma-informed approaches. The conceptual framework was the trauma-informed care model. Ten graduate-level occupational therapy educators with at least 1 year of teaching experience were recruited and participated in semistructured interviews. Data were analyzed …

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The Lived Experiences Of Nigerian Women Diagnosed With Infertility And Residing In The United States, Kafilat O. Oseni May 2024

The Lived Experiences Of Nigerian Women Diagnosed With Infertility And Residing In The United States, Kafilat O. Oseni

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

According to recent studies, infertility remains one of the largest and most important reproductive health concerns among Nigerians. Despite the growing awareness of infertility in Nigerian women, there remains a significant gap in the research addressing the prevalence of the psychological and sociocultural experiences associated with involuntary childlessness in Nigerian women over age 50 who are living in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to investigate the psychological and sociocultural lived experiences of eight Nigerian women diagnosed with primary infertility, age 50 years and older, who currently reside in the United States and who have …

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Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones May 2024

Strategies For Small Business Sustainability For Restaurants, James Harold Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small restaurant business owners in the United States industry lack effective leadership strategies to sustain their business operations. For small restaurant businesses, the survival rate from 1994-2018 was 15 years. One-third of all small businesses are sustainable to 10 years without successful business sustainable leadership strategies. Grounded in authentic leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore sustainable leadership strategies five small restaurant business owners use to sustain their business for 5 years and longer. The participants were five small business restaurant owners in Arkansas and Tennessee. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, member checking, …

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Secure Attachment Styles And Depression In Adolescents With Co-Rumination As A Moderator, Kimberly Murray May 2024

Secure Attachment Styles And Depression In Adolescents With Co-Rumination As A Moderator, Kimberly Murray

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Depression among adolescents has increased over the years and can affect development and potentially lead to substance abuse, self-injurious behavior, and suicide. Adolescents with secure attachments to parents have been found to have fewer symptoms of depression. Co-rumination with friends has shown to be related to positive quality in friendships due to self-disclosure between friends; however, co-rumination also is related to an increase in depression. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine whether adolescent’s attachment style with parents is associated with depression and whether this association is moderated by co-rumination with friends. The theories that were used to …

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Racism In The Military And Black Servicemembers’ Experience: A Phenomenological Study, Elimene Merizier May 2024

Racism In The Military And Black Servicemembers’ Experience: A Phenomenological Study, Elimene Merizier

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Research indicates that racism remains a persistent social issue within American society and continues to permeate many institutions, including the military. While the issue of racism in the United States has garnered awareness, the pervasive and persistent psychological effects of racism on Black and African American service members have not been adequately researched. A qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was conducted to collect data from 16 participants through in-depth semi-structured interviews to examine this topic. Critical race theory and race-based traumatic stress theory were the theoretical frameworks for this study. Findings indicated that racial encounters and discrimination continue to be persistent …

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Previously Incacerated Women's Emotional Experince Of Giving Birth In A U.S. Prison, Brigit Ichard-Henderson May 2024

Previously Incacerated Women's Emotional Experince Of Giving Birth In A U.S. Prison, Brigit Ichard-Henderson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Previously Incarcerated Women’s Emotional Experience of Giving Birth in a U.S. Prison by Brigit Ichard-Henderson MA, Walden University, 2018 MA, Texas A&M University-Central Texas, 2014 BS, Excelsior University, 2009 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Human Services Walden University May 2024   Women have been giving birth while incarcerated since the advent of confinement as a punishment for crime. There is a plethora of information on incarceration rates, pathways to incarceration, access to health care and education while incarcerated, and reasons for recidivism among women. However, little is known about women’s experiences …

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Knowledge, Health Beliefs, And Attitudes Toward Dementia Risk Reduction Among Rural Older Adults: A Qualitative Study, Jayanti Ray May 2024

Knowledge, Health Beliefs, And Attitudes Toward Dementia Risk Reduction Among Rural Older Adults: A Qualitative Study, Jayanti Ray

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Dementia, characterized by compromised memory, reasoning, and problem-solving, is one of the major health concerns for older adults in rural areas. Literature has indicated that there are gaps in knowledge about what older adults in rural communities know about dementia and its risk factors. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the knowledge, health beliefs, and attitudes toward dementia and its risk factors among older adults in rural areas. This study aimed to determine gaps in older adults’ knowledge of dementia and its risk factors and to identify their understanding of lifestyle factors and strategies that were likely …

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Contributing Factors Affecting Health Care Access And Utilization Behaviors By Black Men In The United States, Alonzo Pendleton May 2024

Contributing Factors Affecting Health Care Access And Utilization Behaviors By Black Men In The United States, Alonzo Pendleton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Generational racism, historical abuses, and mistreatment related to health care have long contributed to a lack of trust among Black Americans in the U.S. health system, as well as disproportionate health status due to inadequate medical care-seeking behavior. Black American men have been particularly affected, with worse health and a higher mortality rate than men and women of other U.S. ethnic groups. The causal factors that manifest and sow distrust of the medical community among Black men are not thoroughly understood. The purpose of this study, which had the health belief model as its theoretical framework, was to explore the …

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Effective Strategies To Manage Nursing Shortages, Pamela Banks May 2024

Effective Strategies To Manage Nursing Shortages, Pamela Banks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nursing shortages present a global challenge, placing strain on nurse managers, increasing the workload, and impacting the quality of patient care. Grounded in leadership-member exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore and identify strategies used by nursing managers to manage nursing shortages. The participants were eight nurse managers who work for a specific healthcare organization in Midwest states and have been in their roles for 2-3 years, contributing to efforts mitigating nurse shortages. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, newsletters, and employee handbooks. Through thematic analysis, three themes were identified: (a) recruitment strategies, (b) …

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