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The Effects of Deployment Stress and Cognitive Schema Disruption on Relationship Satisfaction among Non-Marital and Marital Partners of Service Members
(2016)Current literature points to the stressful nature of partner military deployment on partners of service members. This experience of deployment is analyzed through the Double ABCX model of adaptation that focuses on the ... -
Positive Adaptation in Women Following Sexual Assault: A Grounded Theory Study
(2015)Historically, the trauma literature has been grounded within the illness ideology and medical model, which focus on psychopathology and disease to the exclusion of health, well-being, and resilience. Thus, the vast majority ... -
DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN NURSE PRACTITIONER EDUCATION: NEW PATHWAYS OF LEARNING
(2014)This qualitative descriptive study examined graduate nurse practitioner (NP) students' experience of creating a digital story. There has been little research done that focuses on the use of digital storytelling (DS) in ... -
INFORMING NURSING EDUCATION: THE MEANING AND EXPERIENCE OF CULTURAL SAFETY AS EXPRESSED BY NURSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(2014)The purpose of this dissertation was to explore how selected nurses in the United States (U.S.) Pacific Northwest are adapting and incorporating concepts of Cultural Safety into their clinical and education practices. The ... -
FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT FINANCIAL LITERACY: IMPACT OF SELF-EFFICACY AND BEHAVIOR
(2014)Financial literacy among college students has received considerable attention particularly given the increasing costs of higher education and adverse financial behaviors including credit card and loan indebtedness. Now, ... -
Tackling New Initiatives: How One Central Office Supports Principals In Their Efforts to Implement New Teacher Evaluation Criteria
(2014)School district central offices have increasingly been identified as important actors in the implementation of new education policy initiatives. This qualitative case study focuses on the ways in which the central office ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Place-Based Education at the River Valley Outdoor Learning Center
(2013)The purpose of this qualitative collective case study was to explore how two fifth grade and two sixth grade River Valley School District* students experienced the River Valley Outdoor Learning Center*. Particular attention ... -
Integrating Personality and Coping Styles in Predicting Well-Being Across Cultures
(2013)This study investigated an integrated model of personality and coping styles in predicting well-being among Asian and European Americans. Participants were 297 European American and 210 Asian American college-aged students ... -
ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO SELECT A SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL THAT BETTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(2013)This study is a design-based research study, grounded in advocacy action research that investigates the change process. The researcher led a leadership team as they explored services to best meet the needs of English ... -
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 ...