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Dissertations from 2026
AN EVALUATION OF THE LEADER IN ME PROGRAM’S INFLUENCE ON TIME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY PBL CLASSROOMS, Tiffany L. Brandenburg
THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON PBL GROUP DYNAMICS, Jaime W. Burke Hicks
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION: IMPACT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Lisa Cisneros
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONLINE COURSE CONTENT DESIGN AND STUDENT SATISFACTION IN ASYNCHRONOUS UNIVERSITY COURSES, Scott Dillingham
At Risk Students: Ensuring a Successful Transition Into High School, Angela Espada
Building Improvement Capacity in School Improvement Planning, Jennifer E. Garcia
IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN MASTERY LEARNING THROUGH IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE: A STUDY IN A STEM LABORATORY SCHOOL, Jason C. McGregor
Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions, Knowledge, and Collaborative Practices in Professional Learning Communities, Josey S. Rodriguez
EVALUATION AND IMPACT OF 4TH GRADE WRITING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION, Sasha R. Smith
IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION THROUGH STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIIES, Amanda Southerland
STATE-MANDATED PRINCIPAL MENTORING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEADERSHIP EFFICACY, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS CONTEXTS, Ellen Willoughby
Dissertations from 2025
From Perception to Retention: The Influence of Campus Culture and Climate on Teacher Attrition, Stephany D. Brown
Improving Student Outcomes, Brenda Burton
IMPROVING THE SCORES OF THE MATHEMATICS TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT 2.0 (TSIA2), Lori Lamar Moreno
USING IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF THE EUREKA MATH ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADES 3–5, Latishia Ptomey
IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, Oscar A. Urieta
Dissertations from 2024
Improving Seventh Grade Mathematics Achievement Using Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Melanie C. Bush
Impact of Differentiation on Long-Term Emergent Bilingual Outcomes, Tara Cargill
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION COACHING SUPPORT, Jennifer Clairmont
AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS IMPEDING GROWTH ON TELPAS AND INSIGHTS FOR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT, Blanca I. De La Sierra
Impact of Teacher Support Systems on Advanced Placement Achievement Outcomes, Yolanda Gomez
Impact of Restorative Practices on Exclusionary Removals, Juan T. Haney II
Innovative Education: Comparing the Success of STEM and Traditional School Models, Timothy W. Kennedy