• Cognitive apprenticeship in hospital orientation for newly graduated nurses 

  Key, Betty Ann (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The transition from student nurse to practicing, newly graduated nurse has been described as a time of challenge. Lack of confidence has been described as a source of uncertainty during the role transition from student ...
• Flipping the classroom in community colleges: rethinking history instruction to develop workforce desirable skills 

  Griffey, James Derrick (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This study utilized a quasi-experimental research design to investigate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom pedagogical technique on students’ development of 21st century skills in community college history classes. ...
• An exploratory study of a robotics educational platform on stem career interests in middle school students 

  Hinton, Tracy Hinton (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  With the large expected growth in STEM-related careers in American industries, there are not enough graduates to fill these positions (United States Department of Labor, 2015). Increased efforts are being made to reform ...
• Academic success among softball and baseball student-athletes in Alabama rural community colleges: an exploration of the relationship between demographic, socioeconomic, and academic background characteristics and student academic outcomes 

  Spry, Ryan Gerald (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Community colleges have come under increased scrutiny lately for their low retention and graduation rates, but these institutions are not the only focal point of public criticism. Intercollegiate athletics has recently ...
• A quantitative study on perception and satisfaction among student veterans in higher education before and after implementation of a one-stop veteran student support center 

  Newton, Allison L. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Since 2001, more than five million veterans have used education benefits through either the Montgomery GI Bill or the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend postsecondary institutions. Along with the unique perspective this group of ...
• An educational intervention to increase awareness of weight bias in nursing students 

  Tanner, Tamara (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Over one third of the adults and 12.5 million children in the United States are obese. The obesity rate continues to climb and along with that the rates of medical and psychological issues related to this disease. Weight ...
• The force of folk: an analysis of pre-service teacher language beliefs about different child migrants 

  Swindle, Jean (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This qualitative research study investigated the language beliefs pre-service teachers (PSTs) in the United States have about different types of child migrants. Specifically, this project focused on the language beliefs ...
• New nurses' experiences in the lateral violence zone: a grounded theory 

  Hanks, Mary Lillian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The impact of lateral violence on nurses and the nursing profession contribute to the nursing shortage and has negative effects on patient care (Vessey, DeMarco, Gaffney, & Budin, 2009). According to the Center for American ...
• The conceptualization of friendship by Chinese international students at a university in the Southeastern United States 

  Brunson, Amanda Elizabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Currently the number of international students at higher education institutions in the United States is at an all-time high at nearly one million. International students play a vital role in internationalizing college ...
• Undergraduate nursing students' experiences with learning about wound care 

  Guerra, Donna (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  Individuals with wounds make up a significant portion of patients in all types of healthcare facilities. As such, practicing nurses need to have a working knowledge of many aspects of wound care. Nurses have a responsibility ...
• The 2004 Alabama teacher tenure act: issues and application 

  Mays, Allison M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  In 2004, Alabama abolished its previous teacher tenure law that allowed for teachers to appeal adverse board decisions to a seven member Alabama State Tenure Commission. In its place, the Alabama legislature provided a ...
• Predictors of nursing faculty acceptance of mobile information technology in baccalaureate nursing education 

  Day-Black, Crystal Yvonne (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Integrating mobile information technology (MIT) into nursing faculty teaching practices is becoming a top priority in baccalaureate nursing education to better prepare today’s nurses for 21st century technology-enriched ...
• Thus am I: a narrative inquiry into identity 

  Morgan, James Robert (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This study sought to understand how students who were enrolled in postsecondary education and received support through special education services understand their identity. It was influenced by developmental theories of ...
• Civilizing the academy: critical discourse analysis of a university civility campaign 

  Shaaban-Magana, Lamea (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Students, administrators, and faculty often position the university as a site of incivility while paradoxically claiming that the primary role of the university is to uphold tenets of civility and to teach our students how ...
• Job satisfaction among full-time business faculty at four-year public colleges and universities: a comparative study of first career and second career academics within the SACSCOC accreditation region 

  Berzett, John Quinn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The context of higher education business faculty is changing as a result of the chronic degradation in the production of traditional faculty with doctorates in business-related disciplines (Mauldin, McManis, & Breaux, ...
• The prevalence of prescription stimulant use in a sample of nursing students 

  Estes, Sandra Michelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Substance use and abuse has been studied for years and has been proven to be a problem among college students and there is a growing number of students who abuse prescription stimulants, despite increased campaigns to ...
• More than just a game: the impact of sports on racial segregation in one southern town 

  Robinson, Robert L. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  The research examines the impact of sports in the Civil Rights Movement, particularly addressing school desegregation during 1965–1971 in Valdosta, Georgia, based on interviews with nine Black football athletes who played ...
• Pupil control ideology and mindfulness: a high school study 

  Thomas, Travis Stephen (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Pupil Control Ideology (PCI), a set of beliefs about children’s behavior and discipline, and Mindfulness, a continuous scrutiny of school operations, are two manifestations of the cultural pattern of norms, beliefs, and ...
• Nursing students’ academic performance with flipped classroom pedagogy in nursing pharmacology 

  Sirota, Nadine Rachelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  Flipped classroom pedagogy, an alternate to lecture instruction, shifts the focus of student learning from passive to active by facilitating a student-centered classroom environment. When coupled with the innovative uses ...
• Did the Ford Foundation’s Rural Community College initiative produce transformational change?: a case study of Southwest Texas Junior College 

  Mendez, Larry Dene (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

  This study investigates the impact of Southwest Texas Junior College’s (SWTJC) participation in the Ford Foundation’s Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) from 1994 to 2002. Fifteen years after the program ended, how ...

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