Browsing by Thesis Department "Ed, School and Counseling Psychology (MU)"
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Academic satisfaction among East Asian international students in the U.S. : an examination of SCCT
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)With the Asian Hate outbreak during the COVID-19 pandemic, East Asian international students experience more overt racial discrimination and attack while seeking education afar from home. Despite the increased emphasis on ... -
Classroom relatedness of international college students and its impact on motivation from the framework of self-determination theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The presence of international students creates a more diverse learning environment in American college classrooms. However, these students ... -
Collaborating with Black first-generation African youth for local career interventions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Recent job market trends show growth in attainment of educational opportunities for Black adults (Bureau of Labor Statistics; BLS, 2018). While this would typically be associated with higher levels of earning, there are ... -
Development and validation of the teacher SEC scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The purpose of this dissertation study was to develop a comprehensive and effective self-report scale, Teacher Social-Emotional Competence Scale (T-SECS) using Item Response Theory (IRT) to measure ... -
Differentiating reading intervention to support levels of comprehension with students with intellectual disabilities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)National reading data indicate that students with intellectual disabilities (ID) fall behind their peers in reading. Reading is important for academic achievement and learning to read can increase independence in several ... -
The effects of learning centers on academic outcomes during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic many schools were forced to begin the 2020-21 school year in a fully virtual environment. During the pandemic, there was an increased concern regarding the impact of virtual learning on ... -
Embodying critical consciousness in higher education : a pilot RCT of a mindfulness-based intervention for college students of color
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The purpose of this study was to understand the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for students of color who experiences a low sense of belonging. An embedded mixed methods design including a quantitative ... -
Emotion centered racial coping and child development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Victims of racist incidents can experience a host of negative emotions and how those emotions are processed is an integral part to one's well-being and mental health (Lewis et. al., 2015; Paradies et. al., 2015). Although ... -
Examining reading diagnostic and intervention data-based decision-making among general educators, special educators, and school psychologists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Despite over 20 years of research and efforts towards educational progress in the United States, reading scores have remained stable since 1998, with only a third of students score in the proficient or advanced range in ... -
Examining the effects of a peer-mediated academic intervention on the language and literacy performance on emergent bilingual students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)About 5 million Emergent Bilingual (EB) students are enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools across the United States. Spanish-speaking EBs constituted 76 percent of the EB population in the U.S. educational ... -
Experiences of racialized classism among first-generation and economically-marginalized U.S. college students of color : a critical thematic analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Histories of racism, colonialism, and racially-discriminatory immigration laws and policies in the U.S. have resulted in persistent cultural stereotypes and ideologies that associate Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and many ... -
Gendered racial microaggressions and identity in the career development of Black women college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] In this study, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT; Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994; 2000) was the theoretical framework to understand Black Women college students' career development process that ... -
Identifying patterns of informant discrepancy and trajectories of youth depressive symptoms through a latent variable approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The aim of this study was to identify classes of children at the outset of school transitions with different patterns of informant discrepancy with respect to depressive symptoms. A latent class analysis was conducted with ... -
A mixed-methods investigation of teacher classroom experiences and social-emotional learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)This mixed-methods study investigated teacher perceptions of classroom experiences and social-emotional learning (SEL) upon the return to in-person learning after COVID-19 related school closures. 1373 K-12 teachers in a ... -
Personal and social factors in masculine identity : examining differential associations with rape myths among athletes and nonathletes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)The purpose of this study was to explore how masculine role norms, peer grouplevel factors, and athletic participation relate to rape myth acceptance. The study was concerned with examining variables that may explain the ... -
A qualitative exploration of the discrimination experiences, navigational strategies, and identity development of Black females attending predominantly white institutions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] The purpose of this study was to explore how Black females describe their school-based racial discrimination experiences and the navigational strategies used to cope with these experiences. Given ... -
The role of support in student of color well being after 2020
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The socially and politically tumultuous year of 2020 has provided a unique mix of additional stressors on folks living in the United States, particularly for students of color. The current study employed qualitative methods ... -
SES and executive function : exploring the role of home cognitive stimulation in the ECLS-K:2011
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Past findings have established that students from low SES families tend to have poorer academic outcomes in general. What is more concerning is that SES-related differences on academic outcomes between low SES children and ... -
Sexual consent in Greece and the United States : a cultural comparison
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Despite a growing, global social pressure to emphasize the importance of sexual consent, there remains a lack of empirical research into the topic. Though research into sexual consent is an expanding field, there are ... -
Social and emotional learning in Colombian schools : assessing teachers' knowledge and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)Universal school-based (USB) Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs are designed to promote the development of intra- and inter-personal competencies in a school setting, including self-awareness, self-management, ...