Browsing 2014 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Advisor "Caruthers, Loyce Ellenor, 1947-"
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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of School Administrators’ Participation in Personal Learning Networks and Privacy Issues
(2014-07-18)The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand how school administrators made sense of their experience utilizing social networking tools to participate in personal learning networks (PLN) while ... -
Invictus Minds: A Critical Heuristic Case Study of Giftedness in the African-American Male
(2014)The purpose of this critical heuristic case study was to explore the phenomenon of “giftedness” as experienced by African American males in K-12 public schools through the analysis of their schooling experiences. A ... -
Maintaining the Segregated City?: Exploring the College Planning Experiences of Kansas City’s Urban Students of Color and the Implications on Their Access to Higher Education
(2014-09-30)This dissertation examined the role of school-based college planning guidance services in the college trajectories of central city students of color. It is projected that by 2018, most jobs will require some postsecondary ... -
Performance-Based Pay: Perceptions of Elementary Teachers of the Pandora School District
(2014)In the last decade, there has been a resurgence in the support of using teacher pay to influence the outcome of student achievement on state tests. Current research about the effectiveness of these performance-based pay ... -
A Qualitative Study of Relationships between Middle Grade African American Males Who Are Underachieving and Their Teachers
(2014-09-30)This study explores the perceptions of underachieving African American male students about their schooling experiences and their relationships with teachers. Using narrative analysis, portraiture, and heuristic inquiry, ... -
The unexplored achievement gap: A phenomenological study of the experiences of teachers of elementary school students with attentiondeficit/hyperacitvity disorder
(2014-07-18)Diagnosis and treatment of students with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is increasing at a rapid rate. There are a number of problems associated with ADHD that students may face, including academic ...