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Faculty and Student Perceptions of Ecological Literacy Opportunities in the Liberal-Arts Curriculum: A Case Study to Improve Access to Concepts Across Disciplines
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-08-04)In this study, I utilized participatory action research and collected qualitative data from 16 faculty and eight students at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre PA over the course of two semesters. I analyzed these data in terms ... -
Learning on a Warming Planet: How Curriculum Can Alleviate Eco-Anxiety and Inspire Hope
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-11)This study investigates how geoscience curriculum design influences students’ experiences of eco-anxiety and climate hope. The purpose was to examine whether traditional instruction heightens eco-anxiety among community ... -
Por el Pasillo Mentorship Literacy Project: A Case Study of Supporting Multilingual Learners in Rural Schools
(School of Education, College of Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-08-01)This was a qualitative case study that outlined the integration of a learner-centered bilingual literacy mentorship program by positioning secondary multilingual participants as mentor leaders for elementary multilingual ... -
Reorienting an Environmental Science Curriculum with Indigenous Science Education
(School of Education, College of Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-08)In this project of curriculum action research, I used a three-part framework and seven tenets of Indigenous Knowledge to analyze a curriculum unit that I designed and implemented with students in two environmental studies ... -
The Impact of a Teacher Professional Learning Experience on Catholic Educators’ Support of LGBTQIA+ Students: A Case Study
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-08)LGBTQIA+ high school students are at greater risk for experiencing negative academic, emotional, and social experiences as a result of the way they are treated based on their sex, orientation, gender identity and expression ... -
Climbing Without a Ladder: The Lived Experience of Military Spouses and Their Non-linear Paths to Self-Actualization, Identity, and Growth
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-08)In this qualitative narrative study, I examined lived experiences of a purposive sample of 11 Active duty military spouses. I conducted in-depth interviews in which I sought to learn about their military lifestyles and ... -
Critical Consciousness Among Young Adults in a Community in Hawaiʻi
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-06)In this convergent parallel mixed-methods study, I utilized Diemer et al.’s (2022) previously validated Short Critical Consciousness Survey (ShoCCS) and conducted virtual interviews with a sample of young adults aged 18 ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Leadership, School Environment, and Collective Teacher Efficacy: A Case Study
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2025-05)In this case study of one urban school, I aimed to examine teachers’ perceptions of principal leadership, school environment, and collective teacher efficacy that I analyzed through the lens of social cognitive theory. My ... -
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Healthcare-Stress Mitigation
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-05)In this sequential qualitative study of mindfulness-based stress-reduction (MBSR) -based practices among six health-care professionals. I found that participants reported reduced stress, improved focus, improved sleep, ... -
Socialized Silence of Students of Color in Community College Composition Classes
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-04)This hermeneutic phenomenological study was designed to analyze the experiences of Students of Color with socialized silence in community college composition classes. The research sought to understand both the impacts of ... -
A Case Study in K-12 Education for Sustainable Development
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-05)The K-12 sector needs curriculum that will better ready students for the sustainability challenges of the future. This research is a mixed methods case study that uses Kotter’s theory of change to prioritize Education ... -
Paradigms and Possibilities of Futures-Thinking Within Sustainability Education
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-12)Sustainability has an inherent focus on the future, and because of that, futures-thinking has been proposed as a key competence that sustainability education students and change makers should have and develop. This research ... -
Black Alumni & the Pedagogical Impact of Service-Learning: An Evaluative Case Study
(25-05)Service-learning pedagogy is described as a method for enhancing students’ sense of self and commitment to community. However, little research has examined its long-term impacts on students and alumni. This evaluative case ... -
Perceptions of Physical Therapists and Rural Patient Care
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-05)There is empirical evidence of poor health outcomes in rural communities due to limited access to quality healthcare and a shortage of primary healthcare providers. The physical therapy profession has demonstrated potential ... -
Relational Re-Rooting: A Phenomenological Case Study of Embodied Learning and Uplifting Indigenous Knowledge for the Eco-Literacy of Adult Learners
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2025-05)What happens when the dualisms of human-nature and mind-body are problematized and Indigenous notions of kinship with nature and embodied learning are illuminated within adult education? A transdisciplinary, multimodal, ... -
Teacher Perceptions and Practice with Queer Students
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-12)Research shows that classrooms and schools that are supportive of queer students can significantly reduce the adverse effects that queer students face. However, the current educational climate is less than supportive for ... -
Education for Sustainable Development Competencies in a Community-Engaged Art Workshop
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-12)In this case study, I aimed to help solve community sustainability problems through a university-led, community-engaged art workshop called First Responder Art Collaboration Training (FACT) that led students and first ... -
Climate Change Education in Universities: Instructors’ Perceptions of Risk, Motivations, and Barriers
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-05)Climate change is a pressing global issue that has a short window for action and mitigation. In this study, I utilized protection motivation theory (PMT) to examine relationships among tertiary-level instructors’ perceptions ... -
Utilizing the Multidimensional Framework for Inclusive Literature in Teacher Education
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-08)In the United States, the student body is increasingly more diverse in ethnicity, family structure, and race; yet oftentimes libraries are not representative of these students. This dissertation aims to develop and provide ... -
Exploring the Interplay: STEM Education, Sustainability Contexts, and Educator Competence in Systems Thinking
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2024-07)Currently, STEM education and Education for Sustainability (EfS) are viewed as disconnected educational approaches in Pennsylvania classrooms. While both offer promising outcomes and have overlapping goals, research shows ...
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