Historically, students within the top 1% of general intellectual ability (GIA) have been described as having unusual personality characteristics. It is generally accepted that students within the top 1% of GIA have unusual academic abilities and educational needs; however, the unusual social-emotional needs of students within the top 1% of GIA are…

The purpose of the research was to understand the challenges low-income college students face in gaining entertainment industry experience due to the prevalence of unpaid internships in the field. Unpaid internships are a key means by which students build entertainment experience prior to graduation; as low-income college students may not be able…

The problem addressed in this study was high school students delaying their entrance into a General Education Development (GED) program after dropping out of high school in the United States. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to describe high school dropouts' perceptions of what circumstances delay their enrollment into a GED…

I will discuss data collected throughout this dissertation to discover whether adjudicated youth made educational gains while incarcerated at a juvenile facility in rural Nevada. The problem addressed in this study was adjudicated youth returning to a society lacking the support necessary to succeed in education and life. The purpose of this…

There has been a continued increase in antisemitic activities at colleges and universities over the last decade. Media reports and research about perceptions of Jewish college students add face validity that student organizations are often targets of Anti-Jewish rhetoric. In particular, Jewish fraternities and sororities have been targeted by…

Since the first endeavors at high school restructuring, there have been attempts to summarize the findings on school size (Bickel et al., 2000). However, there has been a wide range of outcomes over the years that have yet to identify a definitive consensus amongst the research on the effects of the small high school movement (Research for Action,…

Paraeducators are integral to the special education setting and work under the supervision of certified teachers. They provide support for students with various special needs and support the teacher in providing specialized instruction to meet these needs. This study sought to address the following research questions: (1) what are special…

In considering the STEM careers of the future, the researcher hypothesized that, if special educators come together with general educators to team teach, high school students with special needs will have better access to the STEM/STEAM curriculum. The purpose of this study was to examine the traditional physics classroom and the cotaught classroom…

The goal of this research was to examine teacher perceptions of high school student learning and engagement in the online learning environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was valuable in order to design, plan for, instruct, and assess students; to make technical, instructional, and student engagement modifications; and to create…

Offering 8-week courses in a traditional 16-week semester schedule supports degree completion; however, traditional-age students, who belonged to Generation Z, at a Southwest community college indicated a preference for 16-week courses. The problem investigated in this study was that traditional-age college students experienced barriers to…

Objective: Collegiate-athletes are vulnerable to mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, yet very little is known about what variables might predict the use of on-campus mental health services among them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of Andersen's Behavioral Model (ABM) in predicting the use of…

Military-connected children are a unique population that face specific challenges such as behavioral and academic challenges and teachers should have specific professional development to address these needs. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how the lack of in-service professional development influences teachers' perceptions…

This dissertation consists of three nested studies that focus on principal leadership to elevate the experience of long-term English learners in California's secondary schools. The first study is a systematic review of the literature on long-term English learners to gain an understanding of who they are and how schools can improve the way that…

Military life involves frequent movements requiring frequent and sometimes difficult life adaptations, especially for military families who have children with special needs. The problem addressed in this study is active-duty military families are not provided consistent family assistance or support for their children with special needs during…

Researchers in higher education have identified time management as an important factor in student academic performance and in retention (Ahmed et al., 2019). Previous research has primarily focused on establishing the connection between time management skills and student persistence and identifying time management concepts that academically…