Dissertations of graduates of the Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership approved in the 2014-2015 academic years. NOTE: To see all the content in this collection, click on the search icon without search terms.
With the technology explosion of the twenty-first century, many schools have moved towards one-to-one to help their students gain as much access to technology as possible. One-to-one initiatives have been growing across the...
Subject:
One-to-One Technology, 21st Century, and High School
Creator:
Ramsdell, Amy Elizabeth
Contributor:
Nancy Colbaugh (Advisor/ Committee Chair), Bob McGlasson (Committee Member), and Jim Kern (Committee Member)
The purpose of this descriptive study was to provide data describing student management systems currently utilized by Missouri public schools on their school buses. In addition this study seeks to identify the school district...
Subject:
Student Management System and School Bus
Creator:
Hollan, Charity
Contributor:
Robert Perry (Advisor/Committee Chair), Michael Arnold (Committee Member), and Brian Sims (Committee Member)
In this study the findings demonstrated the leadership practices perceptions of rural elementary principals do not align with their supervising superintendents. This research is important in that it has implied a disconnect...
Subject:
Leadership, Elementary School, and Principal
Creator:
McClimans, Christopher
Contributor:
Pamela Hedgpeth (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member), and Mick Arnold (Committee Member)
Traditional approaches to public education that are based upon educational systems built during the Industrial Revolution no longer fully prepare graduating students from high school with adequate skills to compete in global...
Subject:
One-to-One Technology, 21st Century, and Pedagogy
Creator:
Mingus, Jeff
Contributor:
Tammy Condren (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member), and Mick Arnold (Committee Member)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of teachers and principals concerning their satisfaction with their new education facility in the areas of outdoor areas and playgrounds, shared amenities, classroom...
Subject:
Facilities, Building Planning, and Elementary School
Creator:
Gardner, Michelle Lee
Contributor:
Pam Hedgpeth (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member), and Mick Arnold (Committee Member)
The purpose of the study was two-fold in determining if significance existed between student achievement in traditional classroom settings and departmentalized settings and what impact teacher knowledge had on student...
Subject:
Student Achievement, Standardized Testing, and Mathematics
Creator:
Rogers, Kelli
Contributor:
Robert Perry (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member), and Pam Hedgpeth (Committee Member)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of successful school superintendents concerning how they carry out effective, research-based leadership practices and to discover if there are additional leadership...
Subject:
Leadership, Superintendent, and Decision Making
Creator:
Garber, Timothy D.
Contributor:
Duke Jones (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member), and T. C. Wall (Committee Member)
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a model used to help students who are at-risk of not making the progress necessary to understand and keep up with their grade level work. The RtI model focuses on finding high quality research...
Subject:
Response to Intervention, At Risk Student, and Professional Development
Creator:
Byrd, Brenton D.
Contributor:
Mick Arnold (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member), and Kevin Cooper (Committee Member)
The digital revolution has created a new ways for society to interact. As technology continues to evolve so does the way culture begins to use it as a channel for communication. Social media has developed as a two way...
Subject:
K-12 Schools, Social Media, and Communication
Creator:
Chesick, Curtis W.
Contributor:
Bob McGlasson (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member), and Gordon Pace (Committee Member)
Public education is a common thread in the communities of each town and city across America. The local control and civic duty to uphold free and appropriate education rests in the hands of local stakeholders, teachers,...
Subject:
Promotion and Elementary Education
Creator:
Daniels, Tracy Lynn
Contributor:
James Truelove (Advisor/Committee Chair), Nancy Colbaugh (Committee Member), and Tammy Condren (Committee Member)
