• Testimonios of Undocumented Latinx Students with Disabilities: Finding a Way Forward 

  Lavín, Carlos Enrique

  This dissertation focuses on how collective narratives help identify systemic barriers and supports from Kindergarten to 12th grade by examining the experiences of undocumented Latinx students with disabilities. Because ...
• Shimer College Effects on Students: A Retrospective Case Study 

  Goldman, Jonathan

  This qualitative study explored the effects of attending Shimer College, a small Midwestern Great Books school. The research design was a case study in which I interviewed 16 people who attended Shimer between 1960 and ...
• Factors Impacting the Search for and Selection of a Sport Management Internship 

  O'Donnell-Crews, Rebecca

  An internship is a work experience offered by an employer to introduce studentsto the working environment and specific industries related to their field of study. In some cases,upon graduation students may be offered a ...
• Assessing and Predicting Student-Veterans’ Use of Motivational Regulation Strategies within Higher Education 

  Prewitt, Bryan

  This investigation of student-veterans (n=131) use of motivational regulation strategies within higher education has two primary objectives. First, an examination of the measurement of motivational regulation using exploratory ...
• “Model Policies” for Whom?: Cluster Criticism of NCAA Pregnancy and Parental Discourse 

  Crocker, Jada

  Little, if any, research has been conducted on the topics of parenting and pregnancy in the student-athlete population. However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has produced a Pregnant and Parenting ...
• An Analysis of Constraints Faced by Military Veterans When Recreating at Outdoor Parks 

  Steinel, Jeremy

  This thesis presents a qualitative analysis of the constraints that veterans face when participating in recreation at outdoors. Often there are interpersonal, intrapersonal, and structural constraints that prevent people ...
• An Investigation of the Effect of Self-Limiting Behaviors and Self-Confidence on Men and Women’s Athletic Leadership Aspirations 

  Flowers, Caroline

  The underrepresentation of women in athletic leadership positions has been researched extensively. The focus of these investigations, however, tends to be on external factors such as discrimination, stereotypes, and societal ...
• Tourists in a Fragile Ecosystem: Identifying Intention to Practice Guidelines and Behavioral Compliance 

  Read, John Basil IV

  Antarctica, considered to be one of the last pristine environments on the planet, has seen tourism increase by 32% over the last ten years. The adoption of the General Guideline for Visitors to the Antarctic (GGVA) by the ...
• Barriers and Motivations to Participation in Physical Activity and Exercise: The Case of an Immigrant Chinese Woman in the United States 

  Li, Xiaoli

  Empirical evidence has demonstrated that lack of physical activity causes health problems (Muntner et al., 2005; Bauman et al., 2012; Manaf, 2013). Socioeconomic factors (e.g., age, sex, time, education) may impact ...
• Measuring the Effectiveness of NBA Marketing Techniques: A Comparison between Small and Large Market Teams 

  Ronkartz, Kyle

  This thesis focused on comparing the differences of NBA marketing directors’ perceived values of marketing techniques. NBA teams are constantly looking for the best way to market their team to the fans in the area. In the ...
• An Examination of Chinese Basketball Fans’ Perceptions of the Application of NBA Marketing Strategies 

  Gao, Chen

  The National Basketball Association (NBA) is currently the world's most advanced, most globalized basketball league, with many highly successful marketing techniques. Meanwhile, although the Chinese Basketball Association ...
• NCAA Soccer Champions Howard University: The Triumphs and Tribulations of Reclaiming a Historic National Title 

  Seium, Michael

  This thesis looks into Howard University’s 1971 and 1974 NCAA soccer championships under the leadership of Coach Lincoln Phillips in a sport traditionally not popular among Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...
• Who Calls the Shots?: An Examination of Factors That Impact Student Athletes’ Choice of Academic Major 

  Vault, Merrissa

  Earning a degree and playing at the NCAA Division I level are both incredible accomplishments and accolades. Both require hard work, dedication, and commitment. However at many institutions, athletics outweighs the value ...
• The Relationship Between Participation in a Camp Program and Civic Development 

  Flaherty, Rebecca

  The values and morals among Americans are on a decline. In The National Center for Injury Prevention and Controls annual report on Youth Violence (2012), 4,787 young people between the ages of 10 and 24 were victims of ...
• Ice in Their Veins: How Black Players Persevered through Hockey’s History of Discrimination 

  Simkins, Jonathan D

  This thesis describes the history of discrimination encountered by Black hockey players in the National Hockey League. Hockey’s history of racial discrimination is substantial, yet the sport’s popularity, when compared to ...
• Preservice Teachers' Entering Beliefs and Preconceptions about Teaching for Social Justice 

  Ra, Sophia Sun (2017)

  The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore preservice teachers' beliefs and preconceptions about teaching for social justice in two pathways to teacher licensure: a traditional, university-based teacher preparation ...
• AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY INSTRUCTION, STRATEGY USE, ATTITUDES, AND ACHIEVEMENT 

  Buxton, Jennifer A. (2017)

  This study explored the relationships among high school students’ reading comprehension achievement, three latent constructs (reading comprehension strategy use, reading comprehension strategy instruction, reading attitudes), ...
• Student-Created Videos as a Language Acquisition Strategy for a Haitian Learner 

  Thomas, Sarah-Jane (2017)

  American schools are becoming increasingly diverse, with an estimated 17 million first- and second-generation refugee and immigrant children residing in the United States. English learners navigate the challenges of learning ...
• The Process of Co-Constructing and Implementing a Critical Literacy Unit for English Learners 

  Ewaida, Marriam (2017)

  English learners (ELs) represent one of the fastest growing groups among the school-aged population in the United States, yet the level of literacy achievement for ELs has lagged significantly behind that of their native ...
• Using a Mobile-Based Graphic Organizer with Embedded Procedural Facilitation for Idea Generation to Support Persuasive Essay Writing for Middle School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 

  Ahn, Soo Young (2017)

  This study used a single-subject, multiple-baseline across participants design to replicate

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