The Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education prepares the school leaders and special education faculty of tomorrow by offering graduate degrees and certificates in over ten specialized areas. Students are encouraged to participate in the pursuit and dissemination of the results of educational research.
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Crisis In South Carolina: A Phenomenological Study Examining Teacher Attrition Through the Experiences of Educators Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kimberley Kristin Devers
Answering the Call of Revolutionary Love Through Literature: A Collaborative Autoethnography Framed in Toni Morrison's Beloved, Shekema S. Dunlap and D'Andrea N. Wright
Analyzing the Influence of Perceived Administrative Support on Teachers’ Affective Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction, Caroline R. Gilbert
Understanding How High School African American Males Articulate their Experiences of Mattering and Marginality at School to Teachers and Administrators, Tiffany LeShunda Gipson
Special Education Teachers Leading Paraprofessionals: A Phenomenological Study of How Special Education Teachers Develop Leadership Skills, Ellen Elizabeth Langley
Examining the Effects of Best Practice Designs and Professional Training of Personalized Learning Programs on Closing Achievement Gaps, Nancy Renee Lively
Exploring Teachers’ Perceived Sense of Efficacy on Black Student Achievement in Reading for Grades 5–8, Bryan David Lowe
Teachers’ Perceptions on Effective Strategies to Retain Black Ninth-Grade Students, Jackie Lanette McFarland
Impact Of Work Based Learning on Employability Skills of High School Students, Kelli Dawn McGaha-Martin
Arkansas K-2 Teachers’ Perceptions of the Science of Reading: A Case Study, Heather L. Nutt
The Impact of Trauma on the Behavior and English Language Arts Performance of Middle-School Black Boys in an Urban Setting, Thelma A. Ramsey Bryant
Technology’s Impact On K-12 Educators: Correlations Between Technostress and Burnout Among Rural High School Teachers, Jason Keith Reeves
The Influence of a Teacher Education Program on Preparing Future Teachers to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners, Kellie Riggs
Examining Strategic Supports for Students with Executive Dysfunction Transitioning to Postsecondary Education: A Qualitative Study, Desiree Rutter
The Perceived Preparedness of Elementary General Education Teachers Serving Students with Special Needs, Rachel Lauren Schmidt
Pressin' On: Leadership From the Black Female Imposter's Perspective, Topeka Small Singleton
Classroom Management Efficacy: A Quantitative Analysis of The Sources of Efficacy, Melony M. Smith-Wellington
Alaskan Educator Perceptions of Preparedness to Identify Diverse Gifted Learners: A Phenomenological Study, Heather J. Stewart
Principal Perspectives of Professional Development on their Growth and Self-Efficacy: A Phenomenological Study, Melinda J. Stewart
Examining The Value of Active Recess Blocks: Its Effect on Student Academic Achievement and Behavior, Morgan Paige Taylor
Reshaping Education in Memphis: A Single Case Study of Turnaround Districts in An Inner-City Neighborhood, Edrika S. Thigpen
Accountability Measures and the Instructional Measures that Promote Student Achievement in Low Socioeconomic Status Students, Shanna W. Vaughan
A Phenomenological Study of Social Networking Sites and Their Influence on the Collegiate Expectations and Experiences of Generation Z, Kellen A. Washington
Influence of Organizational Constraints, Principals' Authentic Leadership, and Teachers' Coping Strategies on Teachers' Psychological Well-Being, Jennifer Renee Watkins
The Four-Day School Week as A Path for Principal Attraction and Retention: Perceptions of Elementary Principals in Missouri, Laura E. Weber
Examining The Influence of Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence on their Retention: A Case Study, Monica Ann Wilhelm
The Influence of Math Fact Automaticity on The Algebra I End-Of-Course, Daniel Shane Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Arkansas Secondary Administrators’ Perspectives of Co-Teaching to Deliver Special Education Content: A Phenomenological Study, Anmity Gale Bruton
Carrying a Double Load: A Black Woman Doctoral Student's Experience of Decolonizing Educational Leadership Research, Shekema S. Dunlap
Perspectives of Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP) Program Candidates and Site Facilitators, Mary Frances Lowrey
A Phenomenological Study of the Impact of COVID-19 on Colleges and Universities in the United States, Erin D. Lynn
A Case Study on the Consolidation of Two Schools in the Arkansas Mississippi River Delta, Chad Williams Martin
Implementing The Steam Concept Through Project-Based Learning at an Intermediate School: A Case Study, Grace Ann Petersen
School Counselors Supporting the Needs of Homeless Students, Camille Sterrett
K-6 Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Face-to-Face versus Virtual Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic, David Russell Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Impact of Career and Technical Education on Student Enrollment in Higher Education in Arkansas, Tameka Chanta Anderson
Arkansas Teachers’ Perception of Factors That Influence Attrition in Their Profession, Lori A. Edgin
The Impact of School Resource Officers on the Education of Youth in Arkansas, Pamela Shultz Henderson
Perceptions Of the Mckinney-Vento Act Liaisons in Arkansas Public School Districts, Judy Renee Holaway
The Impact of Synthetic Vs. Analytic Phonics on Students’ Reading Skills in An Independent School Setting: A Case Study, Kathleen Foster House
Job Satisfaction Levels Among Adjunct and Full-Time Faculty in Arkansas Community Colleges: A Comparative Analysis, Donald Jacob Hutchinson
A Comparative Analysis of Advisor and Advisee Perspectives of Advising Programs at Four-Year Public Universities in Arkansas, Melissa Carol Jackson
A Comparative Study of Retention Policies in American Community Colleges and Four-Year Universities, Ali Khalil
The Writing Center Directors’ Management Characteristics and Perceived Writing Center Challenges at Public, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS), Sheena T. Meadows
Changing Of the Guard: Exploring Adult Learners' Experiences in Higher Education Online Degree Programs at Traditional Non-Profit Universities, Nikesha Nesbitt
Impact Of One-To-One Technology on High School Students’ Act Aspire Reading Scores, Karla Ann Tarkington
Understanding the Reasons and Causes for Federal Student Loan Default Rates in Four-Private and Public Institutions of Higher Learning in Arkansas, Vicki Kay Walker
Perceptions Of Teachers and Parents Towards the Academic and Social Effects of Looping in Elementary School: A Case Study, LaChe Renee Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Perceptions of Therapy Dog Programs Among K-4 Teachers in Northeast Arkansas Public School Districts., Lauren Grace Belt
Arkansas Principal Perceptions Regarding Online Teacher Preparation Programs Compared to Campus-Based Programs, Karin K Haley Brown
Perceptions and Self-Efficacy of Kindergarten through Grade Four Teachers on their Readiness to Provide Instruction to English Language Learner Children of Northeastern Arkansas Rural Schools, Hollie Amelia Goodson
Perceptions of Students with Disabilities and their Experiences with Accommodations as Online Learners, Valarie Lashell Hilson
Perceptions Of High School Principals on the Utilization of Block Scheduling in Arkansas Schools, Deborah Ann Knowles
Perceptions of Self-Efficacy, Career Readiness, and Persistence by Female College of Business Graduates Who Participated in a Formal Mentoring Program, Erika Krennerich Chudy
Leadership Practices of Senior Student Affairs Officers in Arkansas Institutions of Higher Education, Veronica Campbell Manning
The Underrepresentation of Women of Color in Senior Management Athletic Administration at NCAA Division I Institutions, Shaquita M. Renelique
A Taxonomy of Behaviors by Instructors That College Students Identified as Contributing to Their Math Anxiety, Matthew Allen Rhoads
A Study on The Career Paths and Perspectives of African American Female Principals in Arkansas, Brandy R. Smith Dillin
The Instructional Impact of Teacher Absenteeism in Rural Arkansas Public School Districts: The Perceptions of Elementary Principals, Brandi Wallace
The Adaptive Imagineering of Main Street, Little Rock: A Case Study of Personal Investments and Outcomes as Perceived by Agents of Change, Dondi Estes Warren
A Document Analysis and Examination of Attitudes Toward Transgender Membership Eligibility in Single-Sex, Greek-Letter, Social Fraternities and Sororities, William Wallace Weaver
The Officiating Shortage: Examining The Administrator’s Role in Addressing Basketball Contest Climates in the State of Missouri, Christopher Brian White
The Impact Continuous Connectivity and Technostress has on the Life of a Principal, Stacie Devone Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Analysis Of the Perceptions of Principals, Teachers, And Parents Regarding the Implementation of the Arkansas Dyslexia Law, Joeanna Lynn Cooper
An Analysis of African American and White College Students’ Interactions with Instructors at the First and Second Year Level, Julie Dianne Dockery
Are There Any Differences in The Perceptions of Parents, Teachers, And Administrators of the Purpose of Alternative Learning Environments?, Tammy Lynn Edwards
The Impact of Peer-Led Diabetes Education: A Quasi Pre Post Experimental Study, Stacey Bell Sloas
Factors That Impact Blue-Collar Worker Higher Education Entrance and Completion: A Grounded Theory, Jerrod Michael Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Counseling Staff Perceptions of Visibility of Mental Health Services at Community Colleges in Southeast United States, Dava Lorene Brock
An Ethnographic Study on A Select Group of Student Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury as They Transition into Higher Learning, Brandy Desiree Humphrey
First-Year in Higher Education: Institutional Practices and African American Students' Persistence, Kimberley Johnson
Analysis of Factors that Influence Pre-Med Undergraduate Selection of Osteopathic or Allopathic Medical School, Laura Alison Kuizin
Arkansas K-3 Educators' Perceptions Regarding the Effects of School Entry Age on Young Male Students Kindergarten Through Third Grade, Tamara Dianne Long
School Leader Perceptions of the Effectiveness of the Danielson Model for Teacher Evaluation, Richard Robert O'Connell
Understanding the impact of student engagement on the graduation rates of higher education institution, Martha Brown Spack
Predictors Of Success on the National Physical Therapy Licensure Examination, Kristie E. Vinson
Perceptions Of College Faculty Toward Student-Athletes in Small, Athletic- Enrollment Driven Liberal Arts Institutions Located in Rural Settings, Andrew C. Watson
The Perceptions of the Value of Arkansas’ Beginning Administrator Mentoring Program Among First-Year Principals, Sharesa White
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Factors That Influence Teachers to Remain in Priority Schools in Arkansas, Heather R. Allison
An Investigation of Perceptions on the Value of State Mandated Preparation for Principal Practice in Evaluating Teachers, Cheryl A. Bell
Tennessee Teacher Perspectives on Response to Instruction and Intervention, Donald Clinton Durley
Diversity From Within: An Analysis of Arkansas Magnet Schools Impact on Desegregation and Academic Achievement, Rickey Greer
Shared Governance and Organizational Commitment Reported by Enrollment Managers in the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, Don Wayne Jones
A Comparison of Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Learning Approaches, Rodney Wyatt Lancaster
The Relationship of Gender Equity to Compensation, Career Advancement and Leadership in Selected Colleges of Business in Finland, Jamaica and the United States, Hewlett Steve Leslie
Female Refugees’ Resilience and Coping Mechanisms at the Za’atari Camp- Jordan, Suhair A. Mrayan
Perceptions of the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police Regarding Preferred Educational Curricula for Law Enforcement Training in Higher Education, Dawn Deneice Phillips
Perceptions Of Special Education Teachers’ Professional Learning Experiences in Arkansas, Paula Rose-Greer
Superintendents’ Perceptions of Online Education for Principals, David Rutledge
Student Loan Debt: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of the Impact of Indebtedness on the Lived Experience of Educators, Heath Ryan Sanders
Implementation Of Best Practices in Developmental Education, Deltha Lynn Sharp
The Prevalence of Insomnia on School Principals and Superintendents in Missouri, Regina Johnson Williams
