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The Impact Of Alternative Education Campuses Of Choice On A District’S Graduation Rate, Joshua Paul Gossett Jan 2026

The Impact Of Alternative Education Campuses Of Choice On A District’S Graduation Rate, Joshua Paul Gossett

Student Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study investigated how Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) are associated with high school graduation rates in Texas. Two research questions guided the study: (a) whether districts' five-year extended graduation rates differ five years before versus five years after establishing an AEC, and (b) whether four-year graduation rates differ between districts that offer AECs and those that do not. District-level, TEA-reported graduation rates were analyzed for five AEC-adopting districts for Research Question 1 and for eleven districts (five with AECs, six without) for Research Question 2. Analyses included paired-samples and independent-samples t tests, with multiple linear regression to corroborate group …

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The Influx Of Public-School Students In Private Schools And The Effects On The Classroom Management Strategies Used By Private School Teachers, James Moore Jan 2026

The Influx Of Public-School Students In Private Schools And The Effects On The Classroom Management Strategies Used By Private School Teachers, James Moore

Student Theses and Dissertations

In the current climate of expanding school choice, epitomized by Arkansas’s LEARNS Act, a significant number of students are transitioning from public to private schools. With policy debates centering on access and funding streams, the impact of this demographic shift remains critically underexplored by researchers. This interpretive phenomenological study addresses the significant gap that exists in examining the classroom management strategies and lived experiences of 12 private school teachers in Central Arkansas. The common misconception is that behavior may be the biggest challenge for teachers; however, findings indicate that the most significant challenge for students transitioning is the academic rigor. …

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Examining The Influence Of Principals’ Perceived Authentic Leadership And Teachers’ Psychological Capital On Teachers’ Burnout Syndrome And Turnover Intentions In Catalan Schools, Eduardo Torrecillas Sanchez Jan 2026

Examining The Influence Of Principals’ Perceived Authentic Leadership And Teachers’ Psychological Capital On Teachers’ Burnout Syndrome And Turnover Intentions In Catalan Schools, Eduardo Torrecillas Sanchez

Student Theses and Dissertations

This study was performed in the Spanish region of Catalonia. The purposes of the current study were fourfold: Firstly, the study explored whether authentic leadership, psychological capital, or burnout syndrome differed between teachers' genders or experiences. Secondly, the current study investigated whether aggregate measures and/or the dimensions of authentic leadership and psychological capital were associated with burnout syndrome. Third, this study examined whether burnout syndrome predicted turnover intentions. Lastly, this study examined whether authentic leadership moderates the relationship between psychological capital and burnout syndrome, as well as turnover intentions. The multidimensional Maslach’s theory of burnout was selected as the guiding …

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Investigating The Challenges That Black Female Superintendents Face While Navigating Local School Boards, Eric Dailey Jan 2026

Investigating The Challenges That Black Female Superintendents Face While Navigating Local School Boards, Eric Dailey

Student Theses and Dissertations

For the past twenty years, Black women have increasingly ascended to the role of school district superintendent. Black female superintendents navigate education systems that were not built with them in mind creating unique challenges. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to investigate the challenges that Black female superintendents face while navigating local school boards. This study was informed by glass ceiling theory, gendered organizations theory, and a black feminist framework establishing a research base for this study’s focus. Eight Black female superintendents were interviewed using an interview protocol. This study reveals that Black female superintendents experience similar challenges …

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Exclusionary Discipline’S Impact On Minority And Low Social Status Student Achievement, Ulanda Latreace Branch Jan 2026

Exclusionary Discipline’S Impact On Minority And Low Social Status Student Achievement, Ulanda Latreace Branch

Student Theses and Dissertations

School discipline was intended to keep students safe in schools, but exclusionary discipline methods fail to meet this goal. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the impact of exclusionary discipline methods on student achievement, with an emphasis on ethnic and socioeconomic differences. The problem addressed how subjective referrals, cultural differences, unequal disciplinary tactics, and ineffective reprimands contribute to inequalities in disciplinary outcomes. Drawing on Glasser and Gordon's behavioral theoretical frameworks, this study emphasized proactive educational settings, effective classroom management, student accountability, and positive relationships as paramount to managing misbehavior. The study used a correlational research design, which …

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A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Kindergarten Teacher Perceptions Of Literacy Skills, Angela Shelton Jan 2026

A Phenomenological Inquiry Into Kindergarten Teacher Perceptions Of Literacy Skills, Angela Shelton

Student Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative phenomenological study explored kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of the literacy skills of students from households with limited financial resources, compared to students who attended the universal preschool program located in District A with those who did not. The study addressed three research questions: 1. How do teachers perceive the literacy skills of these students? 2. How do teachers describe their experiences teaching literacy to these students? and 3. What resources or professional development do teachers identify as helpful in supporting literacy instruction? Semi-structured interviews with kindergarten teachers were conducted and analyzed to identify common themes. Participants reported that children …

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The Impact Of Bilingual Home Literacy Practices On The Emergent Literacy Skills Of Hispanic Youth, Sophie Watkins Roberts Jan 2026

The Impact Of Bilingual Home Literacy Practices On The Emergent Literacy Skills Of Hispanic Youth, Sophie Watkins Roberts

Student Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the impact of bilingual home literacy environments (HLEs) on the emergent literacy skills of Hispanic children enrolled in an after-school program in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Thirteen Spanish–English bilingual children in kindergarten through third grade and their parents participated. Parent-reported data were collected using an adapted Spanish–English Reading Questionnaire (SER-Q), and children’s literacy skills were assessed with the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) and the Spanish Reading Inventory–Second Edition (SRI-2). Descriptive and correlational analyses explored within- and cross-language relationships between HLE practices and early reading performance. Results indicated that even modest access to books and daily …

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Factors Affecting Teacher Satisfaction At Two School Districts In North Carolina Post Covid-19 Pandemic, Thomas Young Jan 2026

Factors Affecting Teacher Satisfaction At Two School Districts In North Carolina Post Covid-19 Pandemic, Thomas Young

Student Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an interruption to instruction for teachers and students across the United States and left educators unsure of the future as they returned to in-person classes. This phenomenological qualitative study concluded on the lived experiences of middle school teachers in two North Carolina districts to help uncover the reasons why they are satisfied or dissatisfied with their jobs after returning to the classroom since the pandemic. Inspired by Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory, this research investigated the extent to which working conditions influence teacher morale, retention, and job satisfaction. Fourteen teachers of various subject areas, years of experience and …

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Online Student Perspectives Of Impactful Feedback, Kathleen Mcnichols Irvin Jan 2026

Online Student Perspectives Of Impactful Feedback, Kathleen Mcnichols Irvin

Student Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study examined how online graduate students perceived and experienced instructor feedback, focusing on its role in learning, the challenges of applying it, and preferences for formative, summative, or blended approaches. Fifteen students participated in semi-structured interviews, and four joined a follow-up focus group. Findings revealed that students viewed feedback as fundamental to understanding course expectations, improving academic work, and fostering motivation. However, vague or delayed feedback was seen as unhelpful and discouraging, often limiting opportunities for improvement. Three central themes emerged: the value of feedback as a learning tool, barriers to engaging with feedback effectively, and preferences for …

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Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Principal Experiences And Persistence In Title I Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade Central Texas Schools, Lisa Islas Walls Jan 2026

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Principal Experiences And Persistence In Title I Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade Central Texas Schools, Lisa Islas Walls

Student Theses and Dissertations

The role of the school principal is among the most challenging and influential positions in education. Research demonstrates that principals are the second most significant in-school factor affecting student achievement, after classroom instruction, and that stable, effective leadership is crucial for fostering a positive school culture, promoting teacher retention, and improving student outcomes. Yet, principal turnover remains high, particularly in Title I schools serving low-income and minority populations, where unfavorable working conditions and limited systemic support exacerbate instability. This qualitative phenomenological study explored the perspectives of individual principals on their lived experiences within Title I K-8 public school districts located …

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High-Throughput Screens Identify Genotype-Specific Therapeutics For Channelopathies, Christian L. Egly, Alex Shen, Tri Q. Do, Carlos Tellet Cabiya, Paxton A. Ritschel, Suah Woo, Matthew Ku, Brian P. Delisle, Brett M. Kroncke, Björn C. Knollmann Jan 2026

High-Throughput Screens Identify Genotype-Specific Therapeutics For Channelopathies, Christian L. Egly, Alex Shen, Tri Q. Do, Carlos Tellet Cabiya, Paxton A. Ritschel, Suah Woo, Matthew Ku, Brian P. Delisle, Brett M. Kroncke, Björn C. Knollmann

Physiology Faculty Publications

Genetic diseases such as ion channelopathies substantially burden human health. Existing treatments are limited and not genotype specific. Here, we report a 2-step high-throughput approach to rapidly identify drug candidates for repurposing as genotype-specific therapy. We first screened 1,680 medicines using a thallium-flux trafficking assay against Kv11.1 gene variants causing long QT syndrome (LQTS), an ion channelopathy associated with fatal cardiac arrhythmia. We identified evacetrapib as a suitable drug candidate that improves membrane trafficking and activates channels. We then used deep mutational scanning to prospectively identify all Kv11.1 missense variants in an LQTS hotspot region responsive to treatment with evacetrapib. …

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Restoration Enhances Carbon Storage In Mangroves After Hurricane Impacts, Robert Puschendorf Jan 2026

Restoration Enhances Carbon Storage In Mangroves After Hurricane Impacts, Robert Puschendorf

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Mangroves are globally important blue-carbon ecosystems, yet their resilience isthreatened by extreme weather events and hydrological alterations. Insoutheastern Mexico, a large mangrove die-off occurred in 1995 followingHurricane Roxanne and Tropical Storm Opal, linked to storm-surge–drivenhypersalinity, sedimentation, and prolonged flooding. In 2005, an ecologicalrestoration program was launched in the Términos Lagoon region, focusing onhydrological rehabilitation and reforestation with Avicennia germinans. Fourteenyears later, we assessed ecosystem recovery by quantifying total ecosystemcarbon stocks (TECS), defined as the sum of 0–50-cm soil organic carbon andtree biomass carbon, across conserved, degraded, and restored sites, and byreconstructing vegetation cover dynamics from multi-decadal satellite imagery(1984–2023). TECS differed …

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Black Swans And Safety Nets: Food Aid, Dispersal, And Eugenics In Corbin Hollow, Glenn Davis Stone, Richard K. Robinson Jan 2026

Black Swans And Safety Nets: Food Aid, Dispersal, And Eugenics In Corbin Hollow, Glenn Davis Stone, Richard K. Robinson

Southern Anthropologist

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Estate Of Frances D Derosa V. Philip Murphy Jan 2026

Estate Of Frances D Derosa V. Philip Murphy

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Community And Individual Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: Ca, Md, And Oh, [2017-2021]., Kadiatu Banjoko Jan 2026

Community And Individual Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: Ca, Md, And Oh, [2017-2021]., Kadiatu Banjoko

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There are unsuccessful treatment outcomes with Tuberculosis (TB) disease, although effective therapies exist. This study aimed to identify predictors of unsuccessful treatment using the socioecological model. A quantitative cross-sectional study and multinomial logistic regression analysis were used to measure the associations between long-term care (LTC), homelessness, correctional facility, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), diabetes, excess alcohol, illicit drug use, and TB treatment outcomes of death, lost to follow-up, and treatment refusal. The sample consisted of 7,589 individuals aged 15 and older with pulmonary TB between 2017 and 2021, residing in California, Ohio, and Maryland. Findings indicated a correlation between community factors …

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High Impact Service Learning: College Student Reflections On Out-Of-School Programming For Youth With Type 1 Diabetes, Eddie Hill, Ron Ramsing, Rowan Williams Jan 2026

High Impact Service Learning: College Student Reflections On Out-Of-School Programming For Youth With Type 1 Diabetes, Eddie Hill, Ron Ramsing, Rowan Williams

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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From Forest Aversion To Pro-Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors: Impacts Of A 3-Day Culturally Informed Camp, Candace Jones, Xiangyou Shen Jan 2026

From Forest Aversion To Pro-Environmental Attitudes And Behaviors: Impacts Of A 3-Day Culturally Informed Camp, Candace Jones, Xiangyou Shen

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Summer Staff Burnout, Empathy, And Belongingness In Disease-Specific Camps, James Rujimora, Amanda Dediego, Ann Gillard Jan 2026

Summer Staff Burnout, Empathy, And Belongingness In Disease-Specific Camps, James Rujimora, Amanda Dediego, Ann Gillard

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Tick Incidence Across Midwestern Summer Camps: Associations With Landscape Characteristics In Year 2 Of Fight The Bite, Alexandea Skrocki, Barry A. Garst, Tracey Gaslin Jan 2026

Tick Incidence Across Midwestern Summer Camps: Associations With Landscape Characteristics In Year 2 Of Fight The Bite, Alexandea Skrocki, Barry A. Garst, Tracey Gaslin

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

No abstract provided.

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Summer Camp Adds Up: The Impact Of Stem Camps On Math Self-Efficiency And Achievement In Underrepresented K-12 Campers, Joanna Vance Jan 2026

Summer Camp Adds Up: The Impact Of Stem Camps On Math Self-Efficiency And Achievement In Underrepresented K-12 Campers, Joanna Vance

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Developing A Sense Of Community In Camp Settings: Insights From Outward Bound Programs, Theresa N. Melton, Sarah Wiley Jan 2026

Developing A Sense Of Community In Camp Settings: Insights From Outward Bound Programs, Theresa N. Melton, Sarah Wiley

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Assessing The Burden Of Care For Parents Whose Children Attend Diabetes Camp, Eddie Hill, Justin Haegele, Xihe Zhu, Ron Ramsing, Carla Cox Jan 2026

Assessing The Burden Of Care For Parents Whose Children Attend Diabetes Camp, Eddie Hill, Justin Haegele, Xihe Zhu, Ron Ramsing, Carla Cox

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Creating Space For Childhood: Camp As A Source Of Play And Belonging For Youth From Families With Substance Disorders, Edmond P. Bowers, Theresa N. Melton, Brian J. Maus, Tori A. Garcia Jan 2026

Creating Space For Childhood: Camp As A Source Of Play And Belonging For Youth From Families With Substance Disorders, Edmond P. Bowers, Theresa N. Melton, Brian J. Maus, Tori A. Garcia

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Exploring Leisure Attitutdes, Work-Leisure Similarity, And Staff Resilience, Daniela Berry, C. Scott Shafer, Daniel Pilgreen Jan 2026

Exploring Leisure Attitutdes, Work-Leisure Similarity, And Staff Resilience, Daniela Berry, C. Scott Shafer, Daniel Pilgreen

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Bridging The Gap: Targeted Staff Training For Camps Serving Individuals With Disabilities, Bill Joe Averitt, Jo An Zimmerman-Somoza Jan 2026

Bridging The Gap: Targeted Staff Training For Camps Serving Individuals With Disabilities, Bill Joe Averitt, Jo An Zimmerman-Somoza

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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2026, Aca Camp Research Forum Book Of Abstracts, American Camp Association Jan 2026

2026, Aca Camp Research Forum Book Of Abstracts, American Camp Association

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

This book includes 20 abstracts that will be presented at the 2026 American Camp Association (ACA) Research Forum to be held during the ACA annual conference from February 17-20, 2026, in San Diego, California. Abstracts have been grouped into similar areas and will be presented across five verbal sessions (i.e., camper outcomes, specialty programming, camp staffing, camp administration, and medical/health for youth and families) and one poster session.

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Beyond Borders: An Exploration Of Cultural Perceptions And Crossovers In Pediatric Therapeutic Recreation Camps In Japan And Vietnam, Isabel Nicole Bellon, Frank H. Netter, Ann Gillard Jan 2026

Beyond Borders: An Exploration Of Cultural Perceptions And Crossovers In Pediatric Therapeutic Recreation Camps In Japan And Vietnam, Isabel Nicole Bellon, Frank H. Netter, Ann Gillard

ACA National Camp Research Forum Abstracts

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Assessing Abuse And Neglect In U.S. Nursing Homes: A Comparative Analysis Across Pre-, During, And Post-Pandemic Periods, Katherine Gane Jan 2026

Assessing Abuse And Neglect In U.S. Nursing Homes: A Comparative Analysis Across Pre-, During, And Post-Pandemic Periods, Katherine Gane

Theses and Dissertations

Nursing homes are among the most closely regulated providers in the U.S. healthcare system, with both federal and state agencies working together to monitor care and help protect residents. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, introduced unprecedented challenges for facilities and survey agencies alike, disrupting normal operations, limiting in-person visits, and temporarily shifting regulatory priorities. The purpose of this study was to examine how these pandemic-related disruptions were reflected in the severity and reporting patterns of substantiated abuse and neglect deficiencies in U.S. nursing homes. Using publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), this study analyzed 39,607 …

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Multilevel Analysis Of The Food And Physical Activity Environment And Adult Obesity Across U.S. Counties And States, Ann Mary Abraham, Michael D Swartz, Alexandra E Van Den Berg, Stephen H Linder Jan 2026

Multilevel Analysis Of The Food And Physical Activity Environment And Adult Obesity Across U.S. Counties And States, Ann Mary Abraham, Michael D Swartz, Alexandra E Van Den Berg, Stephen H Linder

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Adult obesity rates have risen steadily across the United States over the past decade, with more than 40% of adults affected. Persistent geographic and demographic disparities exist in obesity prevalence across the nation. While prior research has examined individual or environmental associated factors of obesity, limited studies have addressed both physical activity and food environments across the nation using multilevel approaches. This cross-sectional ecological study (2014-2024) used a two-level random intercept model to assess the association between county- and state-level factors and adult obesity prevalence across over 3000 U.S. counties nested within 51 states. County-level associated factors included food insecurity, …

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Sga 57 Senate 2026-01-23 Minutes, Niu Student Government Association Senate Jan 2026

Sga 57 Senate 2026-01-23 Minutes, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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