Submissions from 2023
"Can These Bones Live?": The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Church Revitalization, Gerald Gifford
Administrative Leaders' Viewpoints About the Significance of Art Education in Schools, Jennifer Luckett
The Effects of Personalized Learning on Student Achievement, Keile Phillips
Faculty Perception of the Impact of COVID-19: A Descriptive Case Study Analysis, Traci Pooler
Developing Mental Health and Wellness Awareness in Schools, Leah Wood
Submissions from 2022
Black Women Vice Presidents of Student Affairs at Community Colleges Leadership Pathways and Barriers, Danielle Sims Brooks
The Perceptions of Educators on Transition Planning & the Postsecondary Transition Readiness Outcomes of Students with Disabilities, Marisa Duarte
Reflections on Professional Development: An Autoethnographic Study in Theories of Practice, Sara Elizabeth Jennings
Collaboration Among Parents of African-American Students and a Church Sponsored Tutoring Program, LaTiya Evette Kirby-Curlin
Examining the Effects of Teacher Induction & Support on New Teacher Retention in Urban Schools, Nellie Poe
Implications of the Improvement Science Process on SWPBIS Implementation at a Title I High School, Cody Rich
On the Edge of Leadership: Narratives of Asian Indian American Women in Higher Education in the United States, Denozy Sharma
Closing the Preparedness-Readiness Gap in New School Administration, Melissa Williams Stephanski
Submissions from 2021
The College Choice of West African International Students: A Generalization of the Hossler and Gallagher model of Student College Choice, Zeambo Wynger Dahnweih
Competitive Strategy and Firm Performance in Multinational Manufacturing Organizations: A Focus on Strategic Alignment, Kianoosh Ebrahimi
Chinese-U.S. Leadership: A Case Study of a U.S. Manufacturing Company in China, Mengting Gong
High School Principals’ and Assistant Principals’ Perceived Knowledge of Career and Technical Education, Sara Jo Greene
Examining the Relationship between Perceptions of Service Quality, Student Satisfaction, and Intention to Persist at Higher Education Institutions, Denise Hardesty
Building Bridges Not Walls: An Exploratory Study of Student Involvement and African American Student Retention at Community Colleges, Brittney Rasjan Hernandez-Stevenson
The Effect of Pedagogical Agent Persona on Performance, Self-Efficacy, and Attitudes in Adult Learners in an Online Environment, Justin L. Mathews
Examining the Effects of a Curriculum-Based Professional Learning Community on Teacher Efficacy Toward Inquiry-Based Science Instruction, Samuel Joel Northern
The Influence of Professional Development on Teacher Self-Efficacy in Gifted Education, Keely P'Pool
Administrative Trust as a Contributor to Forensic Coach Burnout and Exit, Benjamin Schultz Pyle
The Motive to Work: Assessing Organizational Motivation within the Federal Probation System, Aleda M. Thomas
Exploratory Study of Factors that Predict Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in an Intervention Program, Cres'Sena S. Thomas
What You Speak Shall Come: Examining Spirituality on Retention of African American Males Attending a Predominantly White Institution Using a Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Design, Carlous Brian Yates
Submissions from 2020
College Choice Decisions: An Analysis of University Honors Students, Thomas Tyler Clark
Design Thinking as a Common Language between Higher Education and Employers, Johnna Denning-Smith
Mindfulness and Social Emotional Learning: The Lived Experience of Students Learning English as a Second Language, Lara Catherine Donnelly
Support Programming for Children on the Autism Spectrum: An Evaluation of Current Programming and Components Offered by a Postsecondary Autism Program, Lisa Michelle Elkins
Governors and Public Higher Education: A Multiple Case Study of Governors Bill Haslam And Paul Patton, Shannon W. Gilkey
The Russian Research Center at Harvard Versus Cambridge Analytica: Influencing the Public in a Cold War, Robert Joshua Howard
Apprenticeship Participation at GE Appliances: An Insider’s Ethnographic Study of Apprentice Participation and Factors Contributing to Student Success, Berschel Robert Hunt
Evaluating the Impact of a Flexible Delivery Model in Advanced Manufacturing Technologies on Key Stakeholders, Lisa Ann Hunt
Academic Library Support of Social Entrepreneurship Programs, Anthony L. Paganelli
Training to Develop Academic Advisor Efficacy and Workforce Readiness, Jessica Powers
Life Factors Affecting U.S. Army Junior-Enlisted Soldiers in Reaching Their Educational Goals, Irina Rader
Team Creation Methods in Practice: Understanding the Potential Effects of Nonverbal Communication in The Leadership of Team Formation, Troy Allen Robertson
Generational Diversity: Absenteeism Examined through Perceptions of Organizational Justice and Authentic Leadership, Ebony Lisa Spencer-Muldrow
Submissions from 2019
Evaluation of Reasons that May Affect whether Academically Capable Females Choose to Major in STEM, Kerri Alexander Adkins
Implementation of the FOCUS Act in Tennessee: A Case Study, Carol Byrd Clark
Perceptions of Rural High School Professional School Counselors Regarding the Impact of Strategies to Help At-Risk Learners Graduate, Beth Duvall Fleming
Veteran Transition from Combat to Campus: A Mixed-Methods Study, Joanna R. Jones
Principal Preparation Program Effectiveness: Novice Administrators' Perceptions from One Regional University, Robert King
Perceived Teaching Style and Academic Growth in an International School Setting, Jamie Elizabeth Martin
Superintendent Recruitment: Effects of Superintendent Job Status, School Councils (Principal Selection Models), District Wealth, and Signing Bonus on Applicant Rating of the Job, Mark Jeffery Martin
The Impact of Campus Facilities on the Recruitment of Students in Higher Education, Lucinnda Sue McDonald
Meeting the Needs of Graduate International Students in a Mid-South University: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study, Ifeyinwa Onyeke-Onwelumadu
Institutional Adoption and Implementation of a Mandated Community College First Year Experience Course, Carmen Varney Purpus
School Connectedness: Teachers’ Perspectives on the Effects of a Small Learning Community on Ninth-Grade Student Transition And Dropout, Brittany Richey
Technology, Professional Development, and Student Achievement: Using the Tell Survey in a Study of Low Socioeconomic Schools in Kentucky, Holly McLeod Ross
Physician Stress: Is the Electronic Health Record to Blame?, Zack Ward
Submissions from 2018
The Relationship between Financial Literacy, Financial Status, and Academic Success in College Students, Brian Douglas Brausch
African-American College and University Presidents Perceptions of Effective Leadership Attributes, Sidney Glenn Carthell
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Higher Education Leaders as Portrayed in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Colette Anderson Chelf
Do Faculty In-Class Incivility Behaviors Predict Type of Out-Of-Class Interactions between Faculty and Students?, Trudy-Ann Crossbourne
Factors that Influence Students’ Decisions to Either Drop Out or Graduate from High Schools in a Western Kentucky School District, Donna Kay Crouch
The Role of Leadership in School Innovation: A Case Study, Savannah Adkins Denning
Determining First-Year College Students' Capacity for Active Engagement in Their Own Learning, Melanie Jan McDaniel Duvall
Joint-Admissions Explored: Determining the Existence of a Transfer-Affirming Culture Between Owensboro Community and Technical College and Western Kentucky University-Owensboro, Angela Loretta Higdon
Finding Hope in Chaos: The Development of a Tool to Identify Key Factors that College Students Use to Effectively Deal with Adversity, Joetta Harlow Kelly
Acquisition of Word Spellings and Meanings during Reading in Nonnative Chinese Speakers, Yang Liu
Factors that Affect the Relationship between Employer and Employees within Organizations, Harry Adam Nuse
Effectiveness of Autism Education in Accredited Dental Hygiene Programs, Stephanie M. Riehn
Internal Traits and External Factors on Women Leaders’ Perceptions of Empowerment, Shannon Marie Sale
Winning on and off The Court: An Interpretive Case Study of a Leader’s Effectual Power and Influence, Eugene Smith
Emotional Intelligence and Leader Development: Measuring Trait Emotional Intelligence Scores of Mid- Career Commissioned U.S. Army Officers, Stephan Lorentz Walters
Evaluating the Kentucky Association of Extension 4-H Agents Annual Conference Using the Re-Aim Framework, Michael Elijah Wilson
Submissions from 2017
A Narrative Policy Analysis of the Responses to Tennessee Promise and Plans for Transfer Receptivity by Six Tennessee Public Universities' Presidents and Provosts, Lori Elliott Buchanan
The Evolution of Women Pastors in Mainline Protestant Denominations, Rita G. Burnett
Engagement’s Mediation of the Relationship between Personalized Learning and Achievement, John-Patrick Grant Clark
Think Large and Bring the World to Lyon: A Case Study of IAE Lyon's International Week Program, Pamela J. Decker
Early Childhood Educators' Perspectives of Play in Preschool Classrooms, Michelle Lois Edwards
The Influence of Culture on the Use of Healthcare Services by Refugees in Southcentral Kentucky: A Mixed Study, Chika N. Ejike
The Effect of a Growth Mindset on Student Achievement Among Students with a Disability, Kristin Line Froedge
The Goal-driven, Resilient, and Influential Teens Program in Kentucky High Schools: The Impact on Social and Emotional Learning and Influencing Factors, Brant von Goble
Will Teachers Implement Instruction Aligned to the Common Core State Standards?: Utilizing a Predictive Model, Audrey Lynn Harper
Litigation in Search of Educational Opportunity: An Analysis of Abbeville County School District et al. v. The State of South Carolina et al., Jennifer Michelle Hein
Nonprofit Board of Director Training: The Experiences of Chief Executive Officers in Western Kentucky, Matthew L. Hunt
Overcoming Failure: Characteristics of Leaders Who Have Successfully Recovered from a Significant Setback, Richard Leo Hunt
Factors that Influence Physicians to Assume Leadership Roles: A Focus on Clinical Integration, Jennifer Lynne Jackson
An Analysis of Technical Leadership in Radiology Technology, Andrew Stephen Kester
The Perception of Chinese Higher Educators Toward Leadership Effectiveness in Regard to Gender, Kanglei Meng
Best Practices in Parent and Family Engagement: Implications for Student Success, Christy Spurlock
Using Collaborative Discussions in College Classrooms, Komako Suzuki
The Evolution of College Algebra: Competencies and Themes of a Quantitative Reasoning Course at the University Of Kentucky, Scott Taylor
Do You Want Kentucky?” “… No Thank You, I'm not Hungry.”: A Case Study of International Student Choice in Higher Education, Wouter Van Alebeek
Confabulation in Individuals with Disorders of the Corpus Callosum: Educational Implications, Cheryl Lynn Wright
Estimating the Impact of Capability Factors on College Student Debt Levels Utilizing the Generalized Sustainable Capability Framework, Louis Joseph Zabaneh
Submissions from 2016
A Qualitative Inquiry into One Teacher’s Metacognitive Processes as They Influence Reading Instruction, Jennifer Antoniotti-Neal
Christian Nonprofit CEOs:Ethical Idealism, Relativism, and Motivation, Sharlene Garces Baragona
Birth of a Powerhouse: How One University Reimagined, Restructured, and Revived Outreach, Slone H. Cansler