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 2022
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Effectiveness of Arkansas Community Colleges' (ACC) Leadership Institute (LI) in Competency Development, Angela Dawn Caldwell
Trends In Homeschool Education: How the Face of Homeschooling Is Changing, Kimberly J. McFall
Recruiting Hispanic Students by Two Year Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Strategies Used and Their Effectiveness, Dalia Tejada
Developing an Arkansas Adult Education Teacher Evaluation Instrument, Joseph E. Walter
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Intended Learning Outcomes and the Community College Curricula, Marla Slayden Bennett
The Effects of Bullying on the Lives of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgendered Students Who Attended High School in Shelby County, Tennessee., Sherry Waterman Chatman
Curriculum Alignment and Higher Order Thinking in Introductory Biology in Arkansas Public Two-Year Colleges, Elizabeth Diane Crandall
An Evaluation of Kipp Charter High Schools Utilizing the Framework for Academic Quality, Kimberly Denise Crosby
Confronting The Nursing Faculty Shortage: Identifying solutions to address the Issue, Stacy Ann Emerson
Historical Patterns and Underlying Causes in the Relationships Between Specific Types of Disabilities and Substance Abuse or Weapon Offences in Public Schools From 2001 To 2011, Rebecca Denise Foster
Characteristics of Parent or Caregiver Perceptions of Children with Autism's Educational Placement, Jessie Sue King
The Development of a Model Syllabus for Use at the Community College Level in Criminal Justice Programs with Ethics Courses, Douglas Ray Larkins
Factors That Affect Success in a Developmental Mathematics Course at an Arkansas Two-Year College: A Grounded Theory, David M. Mayes
An Analysis of the Impact of the Boys and Girls Club Program on Sixth Grade African American Male Students' Achievement and Parental Perception, Elizabeth D. Woodard
Blending World History and Literature: An Ethnographic and Phenomenological Exposition of Disciplinary Integration, William Lee Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Perception Of Institutional Communication for Parents of Undergraduate Students in the United States, Sanoya Amienyi
A Model Policy on Employment, Professional Development, Institutional Integration, and Evaluation of Part-Time Faculty in the Public Two-Year College, Holly Michelle Ayers
The Impact of Intervention Practices on the Academic Self-Concept of Struggling Middle School Students, Dawn C. Bessee
The Pursuit of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification for Campus Housing at Public Universities, April Hicks Konvalinka
Goal Conflict and Goal Commitment Among Campus Parking Administrators In Higher Education, David R. McKinney
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Graduate Teaching Assistants' Perceptions of Their Preparation for Teaching in Departments of Communication Studies at Selected Universities, Brenda Atkins-Randle
A Study of the Religious Orientation of Public School Districts Located in the Bible Belt of the United States, Tom A. Bennett
Usage And Perceived Effectiveness of Marketing Strategies at Two-Year Colleges in the United States, Ashley Brooke Buchman
A Comparison of Classroom Learning Environments of National and Non-National Board Certified Teachers in Middle School Classrooms in Selected Rural Mississippi Counties, Charlotte D. Danley
Faculty Perceptions and Use of Social Media in the Medical Imaging Curriculum in the United States, Cheryl O. DuBose
Development and Validation of a Scale to Measure an Adaptive Culture Profile Using Student Affairs Divisions in Higher Education, Tammy Lynne Fowler
The Leadership Orientations of Public College and University Chief Financial Officers: A Frame Analysis, Charles Russell Hannah
Mentoring: Does It Affect Arkansas' Teacher Retention?, Ruby Katherine Kohl
Predictors For an Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis: A Risk Modeling Endeavor, Cristy S. Phillips
A Survey of Best Practices of Instruction for Arkansas Public School Alternative Learning Programs in Grades Seven Through Twelve, Deborah Langston Wammack
