College of Education Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
All the Way Up: A Qualitative Examination of African American Male Educational Resilience in Higher Education, Junae Diamond Weathersby
THE ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, Katherine E. Weber
The Beautiful Struggle: A Qualitative Examination of Black Educator Experiences Creating Academic Spaces for Student Success, Catherine B. Whitfield Martin
Implementation of Skill-Based, Transdisciplinary Competencies and Their Influence on Teacher Practice, Thomas P. Wolfe
Beyond the Revolving Door: Reducing the Risks of Recidivism so African American Male Youth Not Only Survive but Thrive, Kristy O. Yanney
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Naming and Re(claiming) Feminism in Orthodoxy: Voicing the Gender and Religious Identities of Greek Orthodox Women, Anne Marie Adams
Enacting Poiesis: Centering Teaching Artists' Stories Across Educational Contexts, Shanita Bigelow
Liberal Arts Micro-Credential: Teaching a Police Officer Reflection, Empathy, and Self-Awareness; Going Beyond Training a Police Officer to Act and React, Hermogenes Del Toro
What I Wish I Had Known: College Graduates’ Experience of Student Debt, Lamyeia Fields
Locked Out to be Locked Up, Only to Be Locked Out, Again: A Critical Analysis of Exclusionary Disciplinary Practices, and an Illinois Policy's Attempt to Eradicate the School-to-Prison Pipeline Phenomenon, Algeanna Louise Griffin
It’s Really About Relationships: Perceptions of Teacher Autonomy and It’s Influence on Instruction, Nancy Harmening
Untapped Potential: Social Emotional Learning and Intervention Programs for Students Experiencing Underperformance, Kathleen Bridget Healy King
A Case Study of a Comprehensive Model of Global Education Strategy Based on Cosmopolitanism, Esther Quintero Heiser
Dancing in the Liminal Tension: A Phenomenological Study of how Queer Black Boys Manifest Happiness in an Urban Midwest High School, Kendrick D. Johnson
K-8 eLearning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: "Spreading" Best Practices, Michelle A. Johnson
A Policy Examination of Digital Multimedia Evidence in Police Department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Timothy P. Larmon
Applying the Social Model of Disability: A Phenomenology of Initiating Change in Higher Education, Olena M. Marshall
The Plan Starts Now: A Study of Juvenile Delinquency and a Re-entry Program Back into the Community, Lynell Porch
A Case Study of a Comprehensive Model of Global Education Strategy Based on Cosmopolitanism, Esther Quintero Heiser
A Study of Modern College Student Activism: The Relationship to the School and How Groups Form, James Garry Stewart
Developing a Culture of Care and Support: A Review of Institutional Practices and Growth Opportunities Affecting Black Male Student-Athletes at Southtown Community College, Roberto D. Torres
Measuring the Impact of Residency Requirements and the Relationship with the Citizens in the Community, Daniel Villa
Resilience & Wellness Teams: A Comprehensive Maintenance Plan for Law Enforcement Officers, Landon Jay Wade
Tracking and Experiences of Black Students Following the Inception of No Child Left Behind, Gwenda Walters
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Chasing the American Dream: Refugee students and care in U.S. high schools, Yacoub Aljaffery
Muslim Women and Centered Leadership Practices, Raheela Al Karim
Consent Around the Globe: Sexual violence prevention programming that responds to the needs of international students, Michael Blackman
How do personalized learning programs’ instructional designs match gifted students’ experiences in using them?, Sarah Bright
Preparing a Diverse and Culturally Sustaining Teacher Workforce: The Role of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Policy in Teacher Education, Emily Caliendo
The Social Construction of the Progressive Era: A Critical-Historiographical Case Study in Vocationalism, Brian D. Carlson
The Purpose of Education: A Case Study on Accountability and Latina Teachers in a Midwest Charter Network, Alexandra Irma Cruz
The Impact of Racial Identity in College Planning Resources for African American Students considering Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Camille Franklin
The Role of Parental and Family Involvement in the Persistence of Freshman First-Generation College Students, Ray O. Grant
STATE-FUNDED DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM: ONE STATE’S PERSONALIZATION APPROACH TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES AND REDUCE DROPOUT RATES, Debra H. Harris
Reclaiming Joy: Finding Resilience in Families with Children with Autism, Nancy K. Hashimoto
Combatting the Drive Deficit: An Exploration of Conative Skill Inclusion in College and Career Readiness Policy, Vanessa Hein
The "Being" and "Doing" of a "Good Teacher" from a Soka Perspective, Nozomi Inukai
Relational Trust as a Determinant of Principal Turnover: A Quantitative Analysis, Steven Michael Jeretina
Academic Engagement and Institutional Experiences of the Undergraduate Community College Student from Marginalized Communities, Fashawn D. Jones
Becoming a Feminist Educator: A Self-Study on Feminist Pedagogy in a Music History Classroom, Sarah Wells Kaufman
Wakanda College Retention Program: Developing Black and Brown Young Men, William A. McHenry
Creating Positive School Culture on Social Media - School Culture on the Go, Antoine L. Reed
Second Language Acquisition and Standardized Assessment Practices, Hal Scott Schmeisser
Mathematical Identity Formation: Preparing Students with Learning Disorders for Post-Secondary Education and Careers, Ravi Anil Shah
A Phenomenological Study of Chicago's Independent School Principals, Jerry Travlos
Raising Him: Testaments of Five Black Single Mothers and How They Perceive Their Experiences of Raising Theirs Son(s) in Contemporary Urban America, Collage C. Warner
Crime Reporting Through Social Media: Potential Opportunities in Community Policing, Kimberly Washington
Chronic Absenteeism: The Problem, The Participants, The Panacea, Markenya L. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF VIDEO GAMING ON CHILDREN’S MAGICAL THINKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, Rafi Antar
FLOURISHING IN THE FIRST YEARS OF TEACHING: DESIGNING A FRAMEWORK FOR NEW TEACHER INDUCTION, Sister Thomas Aquinas Betlewski
EDUCATION, ORDER, AND THE SPECTER OF EMANCIPATION, Alex B. Cameron
What Professional Development Practices Do Mid-Career Teachers Need?, Amy Christie
UNARTHODOX: AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW CHILDREN ARTICULATE THEIR SENSE OF SELF THROUGH ART, Brandon Gilbert
THE NEOLIBERAL PARIAH, Jeremiah Howe
Muslim-American Democratic Citizens: Dismantling Rituals with Tarbiyah, Nida Iftekaruddin
Framing Teaching in Retrospect: A Qualitative Study of Educational Philosophies and Teacher Socialization through the Teach for America Experience, Angela Marie Kraemer-Holland
BUILDING THE NEST: HOW NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS (NESTs) IN THE TEFL FIELD DEVELOP INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE, Emily S. Kraus
The Invisible Struggle: Understanding the Plights and Success Strategies of Low-Income Single Mothers in Undergraduate Programs, Christina Matuschka
The Invisible Struggle: Understanding the Plights and Success Strategies of Low-Income Single Mothers in Undergraduate Programs, Christina R. Matuschka
Trans Sports Illustrated: Identities and Experiences of Transgender Athletes Assigned Female at Birth, Sophia Neely
Fathers' Experiences in Early Intervention: Marooned in the Kitchen or Member of the Team, Megan Schumaker-Murphy
The Case for Joy in Learning: Teacher and Students' Perceptions of Flow Experiences in Upper Elementary Classrooms, Rhonda Stern
Exclusion of African-American High School Students from Selective Enrollment Schools: Their Views on Academic and Social Success in the School Environment and After High School Graduation, Deidre R. Walker-Berry
EXPLORING THE BELONGING EXPERIENCES OF A SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WHO ATTENDED A FOUR-YEAR HIGHER EDUCATION PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION., Dorthea Washington
EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGICAL INVISIBILITY IN FORMERLY INCARCERATED BLACK MEN, Dallas Wright
Dance Education for the Lifetime Learner: From Margaret H’Doubler to the 21st Century, Krista Zozulia
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
SYRIAN REFUGEE STUDENTS' ACADMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERINCES IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Donia S. Almadani
Friends in the Orchid Room: An Inquiry into Value-Creative Dialogue, Melissa R. Bradford
A Parallax View of Teacher Ontology: Reconceptualizing the Reflexive Method in the Abyss of Žižekian Negativity, Brian R. Gilbert
Motivation to Lead: College Students' Perceptions of their Roles as Leaders on Campus, Jacob M. Gross
Motivation to Lead: College Students' Perceptions of their Roles as Leaders on Campus, Jacob M. Gross
The Image Betrays More than It Reveals: Inter(ior) Views from Women of Color on Identity and Social and Academic Experiences in Higher Education, Amy Hauenstein
REDESIGNING CURRICULUM, REIMAGINING EDUCATION: PREPARING PRESERVICE TEACHERS FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN URBAN EDUCATION, Sabrina D. Jones
INTERSECTING IDENTITIES: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF GAY, MALE CATHOLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, Todd D. Kleine
AN EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS’ DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE OF EARLY LITERACY INSTRUCTION, Samantha Lazich
Understanding STEM Identity Construction: An ethnography of an all-girls STEM club, Pasiewicz Marie Loyola
“YOU WILL DO BETTER THEN I DID” THE POSITIVE ACTIONS BLACK PARENTS EMPLOY TO INFLUENCE THEIR CHILD’S CHOICE TO ATTEND COLLEGE, Meagan Mitchell
Teachers’ Sense of Self-Efficacy and its Impact on English Learner Students’ Reading Proficiency-Level Scores on a Large-Scale Language Proficiency Test: A Mixed-Method Design, Mirtha Quintana-Toomey
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
URBAN RENEWAL AND THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF HYDE PARK AND KENWOOD, David Belden
EDUCATION POLICY AND NEWSPAPERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, Jumana Khalifeh
Experiencing the Implementation of New Inquiry Science Curricula, Peter S. Ower
Conceptions of Self, Other and Society: Exploring the Impact of a Service-Learning for Social Justice Course on Student Positionality, Deborah Rintels Weiner
The New Education Law in Indonesia: Power Relations in the context of National Reformation and Globalization, E. Prasetyo Widodo
Gender and Education: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences at Selective Women's Colleges, Staci H. Zake
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
BEYOND RACE: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE DISCIPLINE GAP AMONG PREDOMINANTLY BLACK HIGH SCHOOLS IN CHICAGO, Felipe Ignacio Agudelo Acevedo
Bridging the Digital Divide Were any Divides Bridged, Andrew Gibbs
The Rise of Neoliberalism - A Transrational Analysis: Towards a New Vision for Urban Education, Dennis Kevin Gregory
The Muted Expert: A Qualitative Study on the Principals’ Perceptions and Experiences of the Current Teacher Evaluation System, Denitra Griffin
In the Service of What? A Phenomenological Exploration of African American High School Students' Self-Efficacy in Service Learning, Charemi A. Jones
What's hope got to do with it? A narrative inquiry into the hope levels of high school students diagnosed with soft disabilities, Cynthia Norbeck
Living Out Faith: Reflections on Motivation for Academic Achievement and Career Choice, Felicia D. Richardson-McGee
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
少壯不努力, 老大徒傷悲 (A Young Idler, An Old Beggar): Chinese Nationals in U.S. Classrooms and the Pedagogical Significance of Globalization, Ann Marie Frkovich
Migration and Parent Involvement: Ethiopian Immigrants in Chicago, Daniel Hasso Shashe
Feminine Voice, Masculine Space: Understanding How Passion for Sport Emerges in Female College Student-Athletes, Jill Hollembeak
EXPLORING THE USE OF TEACHING STRATEGIES TO IMPACT THE ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES FACED BY FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, Susan Smierciak Lueders
Decolonial Futures and the Law: Reflections on Mitigating Projects of Coloniality, Lauren Lystrup