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This community contains research produced by faculty members and students in the College of Education at Washington State University. Research topics include cultural and linguistic diversity, environmental education, history and philosophy of science and education. social justice, educational technology, health and wellness, leadership and innovation in teaching and learning, management and sociocultural studies of sport, measurement and evaluation, neuroscience/neuropsychology of education, STEM education, and special education.
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This collection features materials created by faculty and graduate students within the College of Education at WSU.
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Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Education
Includes electronic dissertations and theses submitted to the Washington State University College of Education
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Project-based EFL speaking activity: The English Funfair
(Accents Asia, 2018)This paper explicates and justifies activities of the Student English Funfair (SEF) project, a campus event that is used to assess students English as a Foreign Language (EFL) speaking performances in an authentic setting ... -
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PERCEPTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE TEACHER EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS: DANIELSON, MARZANAO, AND CEL 5D+
(2013)The purpose of this study was to describe the level of support teachers and principals have toward the new mandated teacher evaluation instruments in the state of Washington. In 2010, the Washington state legislature passed ... -
Students' Wellbeing and Sense of Belonging: A Qualitative Study of Relationships and Interactions in a Small School District
(2013)The purpose of this study was to explore factors, including students' relationships and interactions with peers and school staff, which strengthen or inhibit students' wellbeing and sense of belonging at school. The study ... -
Middle School Responses to Cyberbullying: An Action Research Study
(2013)This action research study engaged a small public middle school in the northwest United States in a collaborative process to address cyberbullying issues that often lead to academic and behavior problems in schools (Hinduja, ... -
THE ROLE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR IN BUILDING RELATIONAL TRUST WITH NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS IN SMALL RURAL WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICTS
(2013)Trust and trusting relationships appear to be critical resources for schools helping superintendents and their school board members build teamwork within their district's vision,mission, and goals. This study examined and ... -
Latina/o Student Success At An Emerging Hispanic Serving Community College: Understanding The Heuristics At Work In The Black Box
(2013)Latina/o Student Success at an Emerging Hispanic Serving Community College: Understanding the Heuristics at Work in the Black BoxABSTRACTBy Derek R. Brandes, Ed.D.Washington State UniversityMay 2013 Chair: Paul E. PitreLike ... -
LEADING FROM HOME AND BACK AGAIN: A REFLECTIVE JOURNEY OF CULTURAL CONFLICT IN LEADERSHIP
(2013)This dissertation explores a third path of leadership as structured by the dual passageways of traditional Native leadership and Western leadership. Using autoethnography, the study conveys a Native American woman's ... -
Media Review: Live Mocha
(WAESOL World Quarterly, 2013)The authors evaluated the website Live Mocha from the perspective of a beginner learning American English. They signed up with their primary languages- Tamil and Arabic. Their review provides an overview of the website ... -
The Essence of the Principal Internship: A Phenomenological Study
(2013)This paper presents a phenomenological investigation of principals' experience as they reflect on the essence of the administration internship, an integral part of school administration preparation programs. Five principals, ... -
Two Approaches to Learning Communities in a Large Suburban District
(2013)The guiding purpose of this study was to examine two types of learning communities, Pearson Learning Teams (PLTs) and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), in a large suburban school district to describe and compare ... -
Moving Forward; Sitting Still: An Auto-ethnographic Study of Mindful Educational Leadership
(2013)This study focuses on using mindfulness and meditation to rediscover a sense of meaning and fulfillment in work. More specifically, the author shares how in engaging in a daily practice of mindfulness, she was able to adopt ... -
Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers' Understanding of Teaching for Social Justice: The Impact of Teaching Kids' Tennis to Youth Living in Poverty
(2013)The purpose of this action research study was to better understand and improve my efforts as a Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) instructor to transform the attitudes, beliefs, and understandings of preservice ... -
PERSONALITY AND CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF SOCIAL ANXIETY IN ASIAN AMERICANS
(2012)It has been well documented that social anxiety is a complex psychological phenomenon, which is linked to personality traits and socio-environmental factors. In addition, acculturation processes are associated with Asian ... -
Perceptions of Stress Among Native American, Hispanic, and Caucasian K-5 Teachers
(2012)Within the context of a nationwide shortage of teachers of color, stable enrollment of Native American students, and increasing enrollments of Hispanic students, the purpose of this study was to examine self-reported stress ... -
Washington State Superintendents and K-12 Online Learning: Leadership Perceptions, Challenges & Opportunities
(2012)The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the perceptions, interpretations, and reactions of K-12 superintendents in Washington in response to the rapid growth of K-12 online learning. A survey instrument with ... -
TEACHER EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS: THE PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE
(2012)This study provides a descriptive analysis of teacher evaluation documents used in the state of Washington in 2010-2011. The purpose of the research was to understand what documents were used, differences and similarities ... -
Washington State Superintendents: Experiences With and Perspectives on the Collective Bargaining Process
(2012)The purpose of this study is to understand the perspectives of Washington school superintendents faced with 2011 legislation affecting school funding, teacher evaluations, and teacher salaries. Most immediate, a mandated ... -
Teachers Leading in Formal Roles: Positions, Responsibilities and Training
(2012)Scholars of educational leadership have long argued that in order for building and district leaders to meet the challenge of improving schools, the leadership capacity within these schools must be increased. Teachers, ... -
THE INVESTIGATION OF POPULATION HETEROGENEITY OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WITH FACTOR MIXTURE
(2012)Parental involvement is an influential factor for child's positive learning outcomes, as well as their social, cognitive, and emotional development. However, few studies have evaluated the effects of parental involvement ... -
Applying Principles for New Literacies in Differing CALL Contexts: Conceptualizing Issues for Teaching, Research, and Policy
(Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal, 2012)If we accept the argument that "literacy" can be plural and new, we still need to uncover how principles guiding new literacies can be applied in teaching, research, and technology policy in CALL contexts. This paper ...