• CONSTRUCTING PRE-SERVICE TEACHER IDENTITY WITHIN THE DISCOURSE OF WRITING ASSESSMENT 

  Torres, Jonathan (2018)

  The practice of writing is increasingly valued across the curriculum as institutions recognize the social and psychological benefits of writing in all contexts. Much of the literature supports reflective writing as a ...

• SEDUCTIVE DETAILS: A META-REGRESSION AND EMPIRICAL STUDY 

  Sundararajan, NarayanKripa (2018)

  Seductive details are interesting information that is irrelevant to the learning objective, often included to trigger learners’ interests. Since its introduction in 1989, there is evidence to support that seductive details ...

• MOBILIZATION OF COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN THE THIRD SPACE: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY 

  Wallace, Michael Taylor (2018)

  Using a conceptual framework including communities of practice theory and third space theory, this study explored pre-service and in-service teacher learning through the mobilization of communities of practice from the ...

• READING TO DOGS: EFFECTS ON STUDENT ORAL READING FLUENCY, COMPREHENSION, AND READING MOTIVATION 

  Welsh-Griffin, Heather Sheree (2018)

  The purpose of this nested and layered case study was to explore the experiences of students participating in a reading to dog program. Ten student participants (nine were struggling readers) were enrolled in a sixty minute ...

• The Effect of Gamification on Motivation and Engagement in Three WSU College Courses 

  Alsawaier, Raed S (2018)

  Abstract The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore the effects of the use of gamification on students’ motivation and engagement in the college environment. The study drew from three theoretical principles: ...

• Destabilizing Gender Inclusive Housing: A Feminist Poststructural Policy Analysis 

  Jeffries, Matthew Scott (2018)

  Gender inclusive housing (GIH) is widely viewed as a best practice to include trans* students within collegiate residence halls. Because of this insistence that GIH is an inclusive strategy, GIH has become a national trend ...

• SELF-COMPASSION: A PROTECTIVE FACTOR FOR THE PERSISTENCE OF MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 

  Preciado, Laura (2018)

  by Laura Preciado, Ph.D. Washington State University July 2018 Chair: Brian McNeill The purpose of this research is to expand what is known about the factors that support the academic persistence of Mexican and Mexican ...

• Understanding Resilience Within the Military Family 

  Marco, Lindsey (2018)

  In 2011, around one million service members or 43% of military members were parents (Beardslee et al., 2011). Military spouses and children now outnumber military service members 1.4 to 1, with more than 1.2 million dependent ...

• Approaches to Teaching Language, Knowledge, and Power in a Composition Program: A Participatory Action Research Project Applying Critical Race Theory, Queer Theory, and Decolonial Scholarship 

  Buyserie, Beth (2018)

  For this study, I explored how Washington State University’s Composition Program might further equip faculty to address the relationships of language, knowledge, and power—specifically as connected to whiteness, normativity, ...

• ISLAMOPHOBIA AND THE MUSLIM AMERICAN IDENTITY: AN EXPLORATION OF GENDER, SES, AND SELF-ESTEEM 

  Shah, Nasreen Sadaf (2018)

  The rise of Islamophobia has been likened to Europe’s anti-Semitism and the segregation of people of color in the 1900s in the U.S. However, a dearth of research exists regarding the impact of Islamophobia on Muslim ...

• Friendship Selection Among African Americans 

  Temple, Ghynecee (2018)

  Colorism (intra and inter-racial discrimination based upon skin-tone) has been viewed as pervasive among African American women. Substantial research has suggested that there are negative effects of colorism on several ...

• There’s a Leader in You!: A Critical Mapping of Leadership Discourse in the American University 

  Ferry, Nicole Capriel (2018)

  Leadership development is a prominent focus of U.S. higher education in the 21st century. Overwhelmingly, contemporary theories of leadership suggest that everyone can be a leader given enough training, and leadership ...

• Second Language Socialization in Stronghold Kingdoms: An Ethnographic Case Study 

  Shahrokni, Seyed Abdollah (2018)

  This ethnographic case study aims to examine second language socialization (SLS) in a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) called Stronghold Kingdoms (SK). To explore the affordances of this community for SLS, the ...

• THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVICE TEACHERS’ CAPACITY TO ELICIT AND RESPOND TO STUDENT THINKING IN AN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS COURSE 

  Nitta, Kathleen (2018)

  Preparing teachers to enact practice that is responsive to the demands of contemporary classrooms requires a re-examination of traditional approaches to teacher education. Practice-based approaches to professional learning ...

• Exploring science literacy of English learners in K - 16 learning environments 

  Roo, Anna Karin (2018)

  This dissertation explores science literacy for English learners (ELs) in secondary and university contexts. The two studies conducted for this dissertation demonstrate the reading comprehension abilities of secondary ...

• What middle school principals notice in mathematics lessons 

  Rhodes, Heidi (2018)

  The role of the principal has changed as societal expectations for schools have increased. With changes in standards that influence teaching and learning coupled with changes in evaluation models that affect school leadership, ...

• IN-SERVICE ELL TEACHERS AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION: EXPLORING DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION 

  El Shaban, Abir (2017)

  Based on the idea that the integration of educational technology facilitates changes in teaching and learning, this research study sought to draw an overall picture of the decision to adopt educational technology among ...

• EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ONLINE VALUES AFFIRMATION AMONG FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS 

  Bayly, Benjamin Lewis (2017)

  This study tests the effectiveness through a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a brief intervention referred to as the Values Affirmation (VA) delivered online to incoming first-year underrepresented racial minority ...

• The CTS2: One Size Does Not Fit All 

  Caro, Blanca Idalia (2017)

  Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration has many clinical and research implications as high stakes decisions are made using data collected with IPV measures. Because of these implications, it is of ...

• POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH IN CHICANA/LATINA SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

  Barrios, Bianca Yessenia (2017)

  There is a growing area of research that seeks to expand the understanding of survivors’ experiences after trauma. Adding to the comprehensive literature on the distress one endures, the evolving area has focused on the ...

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