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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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A Case Review of G. G. v Gloucester County School Board, Jill Gross M.S.

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Experience of Burnout Among Educational Leadership Doctoral Candidates, Ron M. Azoulay

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Educators’ Experiences Implementing Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum in a Suburban Elementary School, Danielle N. Elsasser

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Educational Professionals’ Perceptions of their Role in Moving Toward Trauma-Sensitive Practices in Schools, Lisa M. Epp

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What Makes you so Good? Highly Effective General Education Teachers Serving Students with Special Education Needs, Paige Gill

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Factors Influencing the Self-Efficacy of Novice School Librarians, Christine Haeffner

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Supporting Innovation, Honoring Stability, and Achieving Coherence While Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior at the Middle Level, Chelsea S. Krebs

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Primary Teachers’ Decisions for Selecting Multicultural Classroom Read Alouds, Jennifer Lemke

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From Simple to Sophisticated: The Organization of Terrorist Groups, Michael K. Logan

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An Analysis of Science Teachers’ Perceptions of Graphical Literacy within the Context of the Secondary Science Classroom, Pete Marsh

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Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: The Casta Paintings, Jonathan Orozco

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An Exploration of the Alignment of Actual and Desired Roles for School Psychologists, Tessa Petereit

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Influences on the Implementation of Guidedplay Practices in Kindergarten: A Grounded Theory Study, Amy Schmidtke

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Implementation of a New Assessment System: a Look at Year Two of a Three Year Professional Development Plan, Janet A. Zahm

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Teacher Perceptions During the Candidacy Phase of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, Nicole M. Beins

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Teacher Perceptions on Advisory Model at the Middle Level Through the Lens of Conflict and Connection, Emili L. Brosnan

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Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Research Practices for Protection Orders, Shelby Connett

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Implementing A Multi-Tiered Behavioral Framework System In Seven K-4 Element Aries, Brad J. Dahl

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The Effect of Caregiver Self-Efficacy on Health and Nutrition Outcomes in Young Children Enrolled in Head Start, Kristy Feden

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Grounding Size Predictions for Answer Set Programs, Nicholas Hippen

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COOPERATIVE SIGNALING BEHAVIOR: SIGNALS FOR OPEN SOURCE PROJECT HEALTH, Georg John Peter Link

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Habitat for Humanity Omaha: Homeownership Program: Quantitative and Qualitative Report, Rachel Lubischer and Heather Carlson

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A Mixed Methods Approach To Understanding The Juvenile Re-Entry Mentoring Process, Sara E. Moore

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Processing Narratives by Means of Action Languages, Craig Olson

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Elementary School Administrators’ Perspectives of Expanded School Mental Health Systems and Implications for Further Training, Melissa M. Petersen

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The Search for Coherence: an Exploration of Strategic Change in one Midwestern School District, Ashley Tomjack

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From Swaddling to Swastikas: A Life-Course Investigation of White Supremacist Extremism, Steven Windisch

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Multi-Label Classification Using Higher-Order Label Clusters, Dilanga Lakshitha Bandara Abeyrathna Galapita Mudiyanselage

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Summer Camp and Experiential Learning – A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Selected Participants, Living in Poverty, While Attending a Sleep-Away Summer Camp in Northern Minnesota, Mary Hill Achelpohl

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Exploratory Study of a School-Based Refugee Mental Health Project, Anne Marie Boose

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A Multiple Case Study of Long-Term Success for At-Risk High School Students, Emily DuPree Christensen

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Predicting User Interaction on Social Media using Machine Learning, Chad Crowe

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An Exploration of Teacher Perceptions of Mental Health Indicators within the Construct of School Connectedness, Stephanie Jean Drodge

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Family Engagement: Finding Parents’ Perspectives, Melissa Frans

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Agentic and Communal Confidence in Relationship to Transactional, Transformational, and Transformative Leadership Styles of Educational Administrators in Nebraska By Amy Catherine Hansen Rauch Himes, Amy Catherine Hansen Rauch Himes

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An Investigation into the Imposed Cognitive Load of Static & Dynamic Type Systems on Programmers, Ian Vaughn Koeppe

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The Relationship Between Career and Technical Education Intensity and College and Career Readiness of High School Seniors, Kelly Means

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Nebraska Educator Perceptions on the Quality of Instructional Feedback in a Secondary Science Classroom, Megan Myers

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Perceptions of School District Curriculum Administrators Regarding K-12 Engineering Education, Derrick A. Nero

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The Nebraska Assessment and Accountability System from 1998 – 2017, Melanie L. Olson

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Preparing New Teachers to Engage Families in Early Childhood: Strengths and Areas of Growth in the Development of Early Childhood, Preservice Teachers, Jackie Proctor

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Exploring the Nature of Resources and Relationships in a Multi-Stakeholder Collaborative Network, Tracie Evans Reding

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Creating and Sustaining Vision, Mission, and Culture in a Time of Significant Growth and Complexity, Teri Lynn Schrag

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The Representation of Female Victims in Front-Page News Stories: The Effect of Race/Ethnicity, Danielle C. Slakoff

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A Phenomenological Approach: Perceptions of Teacher Evaluation and Future Implications of Practice, Elizabeth Tonniges

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Teacher Perceptions of Quality Student-Teacher Relationships, Cecilia Wilken

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Detection of Comparability Subgraphs from Large Networks, Muthunagai Balakrishnamoorthy

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An Analysis of Empathy as Leadership Attributes and Action in Educational Administrators and Teacher Leaders, Jill K. Bruckner

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The Social Justice Role Of School Librarians, Stephanie A. Burdic

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Middle School Common Grading Expectations and Teacher Perceptions of Grading Pedagogy, Jennifer Carson

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PROGRAM INSPECTION AND TESTING TECHNIQUES FOR CODE CLONES AND REFACTORINGS IN EVOLVING SOFTWARE, Zhiyuan Chen

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Left to Chance: Gifted Students and Recreational Reading, Sara J. Churchill

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The Impact of a Professional Development Initiative on Technology Integration within Instruction, Angela M. Daigle

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The Development of Step up to Quality: What it Means for Families, Patricia A. Drewes-Hynek

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Algorithms for Modular Self-reconfigurable Robots: Decision Making, Planning, and Learning, Ayan Dutta

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TOOL SUPPORT FOR CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF A CONCERN IN SOURCE CODE, Chuntao Fu

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A Complete Coverage Algorithm for 3D Structural Inspection using an Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Venkat Ramana Reddy Garlapati

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The Experiences of Female High School Students and Interest in STEM: Factors Leading to the Selection of an Engineering or Computer Science Major, Sharon K. Genoways

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Elementary Administrators’ Mathematics Supervision & Self-Efficacy Development, Kelly M. Gomez Johnson

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Improving Software Quality by Synergizing Effective Code Inspection and Regression Testing, Bo Guo

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Towards an Understanding of the Mental Model Process While Writing SQL Queries, Zahra Hatami

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Local Implementation Effectiveness of a Multi-Tier System of Support in Elementary School Settings, Terry P. Houlton

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Empathy: Do Levels Vary by Years of Service, Age or Gender?, Josh Jessen

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The Influence of Language Choice in Acceptable Use Polices On Students’ Locus of Control, Stacy L. Lickteig

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A Comparative Analysis of 6th Grade Academic and Nonacademic Outcomes in two Different School Configurations, Anne M. MacFarland

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Elementary and Secondary Teachers’ Attitudes And Efficacy for Teaching English Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom, Dawn L. Mathis

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The Delivery of Professional Developemnt in the Middle School: Exploring Optimal Settings, Times, and Participants, Carrie A. Mohr

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Factors that Influence the Reading Motivation of Fourth and Fifth Grade Students in a Midwest Urban Elementary School, Jo A. O'Garro

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Exploring Education Professionals' Perceptions of the Changes in School/Classroom Climate, Students' Experiences, and Educators' Experiences as a Result of Implementing the Secret Kindness Agents Project, Ferial G. Pearson

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Applications of Graph Embedding in Mesh Untangling, Jake Quinn

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Nebraska Collegiate Methods Professors’ Perceptions of the Next Generation Science Standards: A Semi-Structured Interview Approach, Ashley B. Rasmussen

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Factors that Influence Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Willingness to Collaborate with School Librarians, Stephanie L. Schnabel

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Examining Teacher Experiences: A Qualitative Study on Inclusion in the Elementary Classroom, Jennifer L. Sinclair

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Instrucational Coaching: A Multiple Case Study Investigation of a Pre-Service Teacher’s Self Efficacy Through Supportive and Reflective Dialogue, Amanda Steiner

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Towards Student Engagement Analytics: Applying Machine Learning to Student Posts in Online Lecture Videos, Nicholas R. Stepanek

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Becoming Independent: Employer Practices that Enhance Success for Employees with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Stuart P. Stofferahn

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Elementary Teachers’ Grading Practices and Perceptions in Communicating Assessment of Students, Shannon A. Thoendel

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Comparing Formative and Summative Instruments: What Tools Inform Practice and Guide Teacher Candidate Decision Making?, Christina L. Wilcoxen

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Patterns and Signals of Biology: An Emphasis On The Role of Post Translational Modifications in Proteomes for Function and Evolutionary Progression, Oliver Bonham-Carter

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Mutual Fund of the Minds: a Correlational Study on Education and the Economy at the State Level, Aaron Jay Bredenkamp

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Expectation-Centered Analytics for Instructors and Students, Suzanne L. Dazo

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After ALICE: The Implementation of an Active Shooter/School Intruder Training Program in K-12 Schools, Deborah Gleich-Bope

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At the Intersection of Gender and Race: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of African American Female Elementary Principals, Andrea M. Haynes

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The Relationship between Teachers’ Instructional Practices, Professional Development, and Student Achievement, Denise M. Hoge

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Determining the Interruption of Services While Performing V2I Communication Using the SPMD Prototype, Binaya Raj Joshi

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Predictability of Hiring Mechanisms for Elementary Teachers, Troy Juracek

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An Evaluation of a Support Program for First-Generation College Students, Aaron Krueger

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A Product Evaluation of the Selective Abandonment Process for School Budgeting, Christopher M. Loofe

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Rates of Poverty and Special Education Students Among Open Enrollment Students, Heather D. Nebesniak

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Equitable Student Engagement: a Correlation Between Personalized Learning, Student Engagement, and Poverty Level, Andrea Yeager Neuzil

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Contemplative Early Childhood Leadership, Mongkonrat Parks

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Temporal and Contextual Dependencies in Relational Data Modeling, Rajvardhan Bhaskar Patil

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A Program Evaluation Using Stufflebeam’s CIPP Model to Evaluate Educational Service Unit 2 (Esu 2) Consortium for Special Education of Administration Services (Cases), Jodie L. Sams

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Investigating Educators’ Perceptions of STEM Integration: A Semi-Structured Interview Approach, Brian K. Sandall

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An Investigation of Education Leaders’ Perceptions of their Knowledge of Special Education Law, Kendra Schneider

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Traditional vs. Blended: the Effect of Instruction Methods on Sixth Grade Pre-Algebra Students’ Performance and Perceptions, Lynn Marie Spady

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The EZSMT Solver: Constraint Answer Set Solving meets SMT, Benjamin Susman

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A Study of Norm Formation Dynamics in Online Crowds, Nargess Tahmasbi

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MYTH OR REALITY? CROWDSOURCING AS A COMPLEX PROBLEMSOLVING MODEL: EVIDENCE FROM SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY THE CROWD AND PROFESSIONALS, Abhishek Tripathi

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APPLICATION OF GROUP TESTING FOR ANALYZING NOISY NETWORKS, Vladimir Ufimtsev