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Community Innovation and Education Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Effects of a Mathematics Graphic Organizer and Virtual Video Modeling on the Word Problem Solving Abilities of Students with Disabilities, Lauren Delisio

Managing Effective Collaboration among Law Enforcement, Intelligence Services, and Military Forces in Fight against Terrorism and Organized Crime, Cihan Demirhan

An Analysis of Race and Gender in Select Choice Programs Within Brevard County Public Schools, Synthia Doaks

Objectively Defining Scenario Complexity: Towards Automated, Adaptive Scenario-Based Training, Robert Dunn

Textbook Cost-lowering Initiatives: An Exploration Of Community College Faculty Experiences, Susan Dunn

A Single Case Analysis of the Impact of Caregiver-Student Collaborative Learning on an Urban Community, Heather Edmundson

Predictors of an Effective Performance Measurement System: Evidence from Municipal Governments in Turkey, Sedat Eliuz

The Impact Of Job Experience Training On Executive Functioning Skills For Students With Language Impairments, Christopher Elliott

Game-based Strategies Implementation During Social Skills Training for Non-Elementary Aged Individuals, Joan Fenaughty

Investigators' Perceptions of Inter-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement Information Sharing On Criminal Investigative Success: An Exploratory Analysis, Jennifer Freeman-Walker

An analysis of the difference between assessed instructional practices, value-added measures, and learning gains of secondary reading teachers, Ronald Fritz

An Exploration of Communication Perceptions Between Elementary School Staff and the Parents of the Children They Serve, Cynthia Gardner

Evaluating the effectiveness of culturally relevant substance abuse prevention in Ukraine, Anne Gewin

iPads for Students with ASD: Comparing Delivery Modes for Visual Activity Schedules, Jillian Gourwitz

Multicultural Counseling Competence of School Counselors: Relationship to Multicultural Behaviors and Perceived School Climate, Jennifer Greene

A Phenomenological Analysis of Undergraduate Teaching in the United States and the United Kingdom from the Perspective of Current and Former Exchange Students, Barry Griffiths

Hope and Low Level Literacy of Haitians in Petit-Goave: Implications for Hope Theory and Adult Literacy Education, Donita Grissom

The Effect of Jyoti Meditation on Student Counselor Emotional Intelligence, Stress, and Daily Spiritual Experiences, Daniel Gutierrez

A Comparison Of Teachers' Beliefs Of The Use Of Inquiry Teaching, Origin Of Knowledge Of Inquiry Teaching, And Student Achievement Between International Baccalaureate And Non-International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Schools, Lucy Haddock

Identifying the Initial Mental Health Messages of Army ROTC Students and Exploring Their Connection to Mental Health Stigma and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Kristopher Hall

Privatization of Florida Juvenile Residential Facilities, Katherine Hancock

Community College Faculty with Corporate Leadership Experience and Full Range Leadership Theory, Gloria Hardee

Predictors of School Engagement for Females with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Stacey Hardin

Offender Reentry: A Mixed Model Study of Interorganizational Commitment to Partnership, Gail Humiston

Closing the reading achievement gap between African American students and their peers at a suburban middle school: The impact of school improvement plans., Jason Hutchins

Examining Emotional Responses to Effective Versus Ineffective Virtual Buddies, Kathleen Ingraham

Evaluating Faculty And Staff Customer Satisfaction Of A Technology Support Office In A Large University In Florida, Laurence Jaffe

Examining Preservice Teachers' Performances And Pedagogies Of Practice In An Urban Classroom Through The Use Of A Simulated Learning Environment, Kelly Jennings

Reformation and Renaissance: An Examination of America's Education Reform Movement, Craig Johnson

Threat Communication As it Relates to Perception of Victimization: A Study of Awareness of Concealed Weapon Permit Issuance, Cody Jordan

Teachers' Utilization of Field Trips: A Comparative Study, Joshua Kenna

Defining and Building Excellence: A Model for Professional Development at Arete Charter School, Shloe Kerness

The role of freedom in assessing the relationship between tourism competitiveness and quality of life: The case of Central America, Marketa Kubickova

The Impact Of A Group Counseling Intervention On Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Older Adolescents' Levels Of Hope, Coping, And Suicidality, Catherine Lamb

Determination of Critical Rest Interval using Repeated Sprint Ability Testing, Michael La Monica

Managerial Process Of Discount Decision-making In The Lodging Industry: The Role Of Human Agency, Seung Hyun Lee

An Examination of School Principals' Moral Reasoning and Decision-Making along the Principalship Track and across Years of Experience, Trent Ling

From Frances Elliott Clark to Today's Higher Education Music Educators: An Exploration of the Perceptions and Usage of Digital Audio via Electronic Reserves and Digital Databases, Kathleen LoPresti

Design And Implementation Plan For The "i Am Potential" Financial Literacy Education Program, Tureka Louis

Investigating the relationships between preferences, gender, and high school students' geometry performance, Bhesh Mainali

An Evaluation of the Iowa State University Ecosystem, Cherie Mazer

Effect Of Acute L-alanyl-l-glutamine (sustamine) And Electrolyte Ingestion On Plasma Electrolytes, Physiologic Measures, And Neuromuscular Fatigue During Endurance Exercise, William McCormack

The Role of Invitational Theory on Minority Student Enrollment in Advanced Placement Courses, Jason McDonald

The Impact of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Ninth- and Tenth-Grade Students, Melanie McNeely

A Multiple Case Analysis of Technology Integration Knowledge by Practicing Elementary Teachers in an Urban Charter School, Kendra Lynn Minor

How High School Size Configuration Affects Student Achievement In The State Of Florida, Donald Morrison

The Contribution of School Counselors' Self-Efficacy and Professional Quality of Life to their Programmatic Service Delivery, Patrick Mullen

Customer evaluation of managers' responses to online complaints, Eric Olson

Ethical Decision-Making in Higher Education: A sociological examination of graduate students' understanding of appropriate academic sharing, Jennifer Parham

An Analysis of the Variables in Implementation of the Marzano Causal Teacher Evaluation System in the State of Florida, Matthew Phillips

Global Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers: A Comparative Study, Cynthia Poole

A Quantitative Study of the Relationship Between Pell Grant Aid and Associated Variables in a Florida Public State College, Lynn Powers

The Influence Of A Career Planning Stem Explorations Course On Vocational Maturity, Career Decidedness And Career Thoughts For Undergraduate Students, Diandra Prescod

Effect of Acute L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine (Sustamine) and Electrolyte Ingestion on Cognitive Function, Multiple Object Tracking and Reaction Time Following Prolonged Exercise, Gabriel Pruna

An Exploratory Study Of The Strengths Of Islamic School Principals In California, Texas, New York, Florida, And Illinois, Syed Kamran Qadri

Analysis of the Congruency between Educational Choices and Community College Student Degree Aspirations, Mark Quathamer

An Investigation of Online Tools and Teaching, Social, and Cognitive Presence in a Large Hybrid Online Class, Victoria Rath

The Effect of Health Education on Clinical and Self-Reported Outcomes of Diabetes in a Medical Practice, Karen Rav-Marathe

Enhancing the Reading Strategies of Parents of English Language Learners Through Reading Strategies and Interventions(RSI) Workshops, Milagros Rivera

The Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and 28 days of [Beta]-Hydroxy-[Beta]-Methybutyrate Supplementation on Measures of Aerobic Power and Metabolic Thresholds, Edward Robinson

A Comparison of Eighth-Grade Mathematics Scores by State and by the Four Census-Defined Regions of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Laurel Robinson

Transforming a University? A Qualitative Analysis of the Grantee-Grantor Relationship Between Florida Institute of Technology and the F. W. Olin Foundation, Matthew Ruane

The Relationship of State Political Instability and Economic Failure to Predatory Organized Crime in Multiple Nations: A Global Comparative Anaylsis, Terrance Ruth

Analysis of Commercial Online Training Videos for Teachers who Instruct Students with Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kelly Schaffer

A Multimedia Pedestrian Safety Program And School Infrastructure: Finding The Connection To Pedestrian Risk-taking Attitudes And Perceptions Of Pedestrian Behavior, Diana Scott

Failing the Failed: A Treatise on the Need for a Research Based Pedagogical Approach to Credit Recovery, Kelly Scott

Supporting Middle School Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders in Blended Learning: A Fraction Intervention using Virtual Manipulatives, Barbara Serianni

Discovering Self, Leaving Struggle Behind, and Setting Examples: Perspectives from First-generation, Minority Community College women on the Value of Higher Education, Antonia Sheel

The Contribution of College Students' Attachment Styles and Social Media Practices on their Relationship Development, Renee Sherrell

Building Educator Capacity in Support of Student Achievement on Florida's United States History End-of-Course Assessment, Stacy Skinner

Failing the Failed: A Treatise on the Need for a Research Based Pedagogical Approach to Credit Recovery, Elise Anderson Smith

Post-traumatic stress disorder: The effect of age and military status on the military population's awareness of community mental health resources, Susan Stapp

Evaluation of a secure laptop based testing program in an undergraduate nursing program, Jinyuan Tao

A Professional Learning Community Design: Using Close Reading Techniques to Improve the U.S. History Comprehension, Maureen Tinsley

Talking Back: Mathematics Teachers Supporting Students' Engagement in a Common Core Standard for Mathematical Practice: A Case Study, Mercedes Sotillo Turner

An Examination of the Practice of Instructional Design and the Use of Instructional Design Models, Jennifer Twilley

A Comparative Study of the Effect of Block Scheduling and Traditional Scheduling on Student Achievement for the Florida Algebra 1 End-of-Course Examination, Arthur Underwood

Collaborative Crisis Management in the Public Sector: Effective Leadership under Stress, Yusuf Ustun

A Systematic Review of Research on Successful African American Students in Mathematics: Implications for Seminole High School, Trung Vong

A Comparative Analysis of Top Performing Countries in Eighth Grade Mathematics as Measured by 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, Courtney Wilson

Comparison of Traditional Educative Delivery to Online Education in United States History as Measured by Florida's End-Of-Course Examinations in a Large Urban School District in Central Florida, William Wilson

Understanding the Effect of Formulaic Language on ESL Teachers' Perceptions of Advanced L2 Writing: An Application of Corpus-Identified Formulaic Language, Alison Youngblood

Exploring the influence of stigma, level of trauma, and social support on the experience of posttraumatic growth in adults living with HIV, Melissa Zeligman

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

An Exploratory Study Of Customer Vulnerability: A Cross-segment Approach, Taryn Aiello

Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Third Grade Summer Reading Camp Intervention Program In A Larger Urban School District, Danielle Alchin

Nursing Students And Tuckman's Theory: Building Community Using Cohort Development, George Austin

Secondary And Postsecondary Calculus Instructors' Expectations Of Student Knowledge Of Functions: A Multiple-case Study, Cheryl Avila

An Exploration Of The Relationships Between Supervisees' Perceptions Of Facilitative Conditions In Supervision, Clients' Perceptions Of Facilitative Conditions In Counseling, And Client Outcomes, Chastity Bell

A Study Of A Third Grade Summer Reading Camp: Its Promotion Of Student Achievement And Its Cost Effectiveness, Krista Bixler

Comparative Analysis Of Centers For Entrepreneurship At Two Central Florida Universities, Carl Blencke

The Impact Of Moving From Sacs Level I To Level Ii Status On Faculty Employment In The Florida College System, Christine Broeker

The Latina/o Student's Experience In Social Studies: A Phenomenological Study Of Eighth Grade Students, Christopher Busey

The Implications Of A High Academic Ability Learning Environment On Third Grade Gifted Students' Academic Achievement In Florida Public Schools, Julie Cady

Eighth-grade Students Reading Nonfiction Literature On The Ipad: An Exploratory Case Study, Victoria Cardullo

An Analysis Of Student Achievement Outcomes Of Teachers Who Have Earned The Reading Endorsement Offered Through Brevard Public Schools Compared To Those Who Earned The Reading Endorsement Through Other Means, And Those Who Have Not Earned A Reading Endorsement, Carrie Chancellor

A Comparison Of Students' And Parents' Mathematics Attitudes And Achievement At A Private Historically Black University, Kristopher Childs

A Delphi Study To Construct A Script Concordance Test For Spiritual And Religious Competence In Counseling, Christopher Christmas

The Effect Of A Self-monitoring Treatment Intervention Package On The Academic Productivity Behavior Of Three High School Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Patrick Craanen

Examining The Influences Of The Bottoming Out Experience And The Turning Point On The Early Recovery Process From Substance Dependence Using Structural Equation Modeling, Kristina M. DePue

Role Play And Social Stories: An Intervention For Increasing Verbal Initiations In Children With Autism, Andrea Dinon