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 2018
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
