• Exploring the Communication Practices of University Faculty and the Parental Expectations Regarding First-Year Students: a Mixed Methods Study 

  Heffron, Sean (2023-06-13)

  The specific problem is that parents of first-year college students expect to be involved, want to be involved, and their involvement can help to connect an at-risk or struggling student to necessary resources, yet colleges ...
• Race, Class and Hurricane Maria: A Case Study Examining Perceived Racial Discrimination Experienced by Puerto Ricans 

  Carretero Claussell, Stefan Mark (2021-06)

  Hurricane Maria, one of the worst natural disasters, struck Puerto Rico and over 4,600 people died (Joplin, 2018) with additional deaths due to outbreaks of infectious disease, limited access to clean water, and malnutrition ...
• An Evaluation of a Math Specialist Teacher Pilot Program: A Mixed Methods Study 

  Clarke, Judith Daley (2021-08)

  This mixed methods case study utilized the conceptions of a program evaluation to investigate the Primary Mathematics Specialist Teacher Professional Development pilot project, to provide clarity on the implementation, and ...
• ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD: A CASE STUDY OF A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM 

  Hanks, Shantè T. (2021-08)

  Researchers are finding the traditional vision of college readiness is not working for today’s disconnected youth. Hess (2010) and Hehir (2012) affirm that the one-size fits all approach for advising students about ...
• String Teachers’ Professional Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

  Jara, Angelica (2021-12-15)

  Action research study of string teachers' innovation, adaptation, and professional learning gleaned from teaching through the COVID-19 pandemic.
• MOSAIC OF THOUGHT: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY ON THE INDIVIDUAL INDUCTION EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN EDUCATORS IN CONNECTICUT URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

  Lawrence, LèTanya T.E. (2021-12-15)

  Where are all the Black women educators (BWEs) in Connecticut? Connecticut grapples with the problem of recruiting a workforce that is as racially and culturally as diverse as the student population Connecticut schools ...
• Build Back Better: The COVID-19 Pandemic and My Evolution as an Urban Music Educator 

  Roche, Michael (2021-07-14)

  This thesis is an action research study exploring the impact the pandemic has had on my own teaching, and more generally, education and music education in the city where I teach. Data includes my own reflections on the ...
• Deconstructing Gender in the Elementary String Classroom 

  D'Angelo, Katherine (2021-05-06)

  At the elementary level, gender roles play a large part in shaping children’s current and future music education. Research demonstrates, that by fifth grade, children beginning instrumental instruction choose an instrument ...
• Exploring Novice Teachers' Perceptions of edTPA as Indicator of Teaching Readiness 

  Wallace, Kathleen K. (2021-01-17)

  edTPA is an educative performance assessment designed to measure teacher readiness. It has gained momentum across the country; yet, it has met with resistance from educators in various roles. Previous studies have reported ...
• Transforming Distributed Leadership: A Case Study of Theory in Action 

  Thompson, Francis (2020-12-22)

  Transitioning to a distributed leadership model is a process that requires a clear and transparent rationale for the shift, empowering new stakeholders while supporting current leadership and working to create a shared ...

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