Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
PERCEPTIONS OF BULLYING IN A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, Ana I. Perea
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
EMBRACING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND NURTURING CHARACTER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF INTERSECTIONAL-EQ STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS, Leticia G. Candelaria-Archuleta
White Corn Boy Yellow Corn Girl Find Success On Their Educational Journeys, Sarah Curley
A Phenomenological Study of Cognitive Dissonance in Colllege Classroom Settings, Christopher Erik Gunnare
Sustaining Principals in Native Serving Schools, Marsha Hubbell-Espinosa
Newark to Navajo: An Autoethnography of a Cultural Outsider, Vincent Lloyd Mays
WOMEN DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: NEVERTHELESS, THEY PERSIST, Shannon L. McCoy-Hayes EdD
TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND PRINCIPAL TURNOVER IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: A DEDUCTIVE MIXED METHODS MULTIPLE CASE STUDY, Kenneth Salazar
Narrative Research: You Did What with Technology? Exploring Student Narratives of Technology at a Research-Based University in the Southwest, Alma M. Sanchez
Indigenous Leadership: Leading the Journey so Others Follow, Ophelia M. Sanchez
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Learning Spaces, And Sacred Places As Factors For Native American First-Year Students In Higher Education, Danielle E. Yepa Gunderson
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Indigenous Student Responses of Resiliency to Adversity, Aaron Billie
Are the Housing Staff Alright? A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Examination of the Experiences of On-Campus Student Housing Professionals Through the COVID-19 Pandemic, Megan J. Chibanga
A Phenomenological Study of Successful Superintendent Retention in a North-Central New Mexico School District, Adán G. Delgado
USING L1 STUDENT NARRATIVES AND PEER TEACHING TO INCREASE SECONDARY EDUCATION MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING, Marco Antonio Martinez Leandro
An Inquiry Into Urban Schooling and the Social Justice Nexus: An Agency Case Study for Transformative Change, Eduardo E. Peña Jr.
STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN SOCRATIC SEMINARS AT A PAIDEIA SCHOOL, Kurt A. Schmidt
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF NEW MEXICO CHARTER LEADERS THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Nadine T. Torres
A Study of Preservice Teachers' Preparedness to Teach Reading, Kelli Williams-Page
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Community School Implementation, Melanie Blea
Art as Experience: A Case for Art Museum Field Trips in New Mexico’s Public School Art Education, Zoila A. Caamaño-Pumarol
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Digital Divide on Public Education in New Mexico, Robert Christner
A Phenomenological Study of Collegiate Recovery Leadership, Marni Goldberg
Text Nudges: Proactive Communication by an Urban Community College, Ann L. Hall
Student Voice and Choice: Factors Influencing Student Participation in Secondary Arts Classes in an Urban Public School District, Alan D. Lambert Ed. D.
Perceptions of Current Secondary Mathematics Teachers about their Teacher Preparation, Peterson Chiliromango MOYO
VOICES FROM THE JICARILLA APACHE: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION, ASSIMILATION, ON LANGUAGE LOSS ACROSS GENERATIONS, Haeyalyn R. Muniz
What are student and staff perspectives on the influence of smaller learning communities on sense of belonging and academic achievement?, Natalie A. Saiz
TEACHERS OF GENERAL EDUCATION: PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES TEACHING INCLUSION IN U.S. SCHOOLS, Ann C. Sander
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Project-based Learning (PBL) Education: A New Mexico Case Study for Equity and Inclusion, Kimberly A. Scheerer
The Return on Investment for Dual Credit, Samantha Sengel
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
STAYING AFLOAT: EXPERIENCES OF PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED STUDENTS, Jodi Burshia and Jodi Burshia
An Examination of Leadership Needs, Preparation, and Expectations in Rural Indigenous Communities, Roselyn Carroll-Trujillo
UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL-BASED RECREATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: APPLYING FOUNDATIONS TO PRACTICE, Kristen M. Fedesco
AVID Graduates' Transition to College, Kathryn Cybele Leverett
Utilizing K'é to Build a New Mexico Higher Education Collaborative: Supporting Native Student Success, Catherine N. Montoya
EFFECTIVENESS OF GROWTH MINDSET INTERVENTION ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Salma Yeasmin
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL POLICY ON THE PEDAGOGY OF ELL ASSESSMENT IN NEW MEXICO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Cheryl Anne Ford Ed.D.
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO YOUNG MEN OF COLOR DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCING INCARCERATION: WHAT INFLUENCED THEIR DECISION TO RETURN TO SCHOOL AND GRADUATE?, Justina C. Montoya
Charter School Autonomy in an Era of Standards-based Reforms, Karen M. Phillips
Academic Resilience in an Academic Setting: A Case Study of the UNM German Summer School, John Reinert
Elementary Math Teachers' Narrated Noticing: What Occurs Between Teacher Listening And Teacher Response, Allison F. Stansbury
Fishing Without a Pole: Experiences and Insights of Adults Working to Prevent Youth Suicide in a Low-Income, High-Rate State, Victoria L. Waugh-Reed
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
ACKNOWLEDGING THE GENEALOGICAL: A DELEUZIAN HERMENEUTICS OF NARRATED IDENTITY, Dietger S. De Maeseneer
How schools create healthy testing cultures and how principals use standardized test data to become leaders of learning, Holly A. Gurule
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Readiness for Teaching in a 1:1 Classroom, Laura Jeffery
Teachers’ Perspectives of the Observation Process within the Evaluation, Christine E. Lenhart
School and Community Expectations in a Small, Rural, Northern New Mexico School, Mónica J. Martínez-Archuleta
Exploring the Variability in Institutional Characteristics Related to Meeting Various National STEM Baccalaureate Agendas, Tim Schroeder
Non-Traditional Hispanic Women Students in Post-Secondary Education, Melanie C. Zollner
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
What factors influence Catholic parents’ choice of school(s) for their child(ren)?, Andrea R. Aiello
PERCEPTIONS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) TEACHERS ON INDICATORS OF TEACHING QUALITY, Jesse Seth Chenven
The Pedagogical Impacts of the Common Core State Standards on Elementary Mathematics Teachers of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Nathan E. Harrison
Playing Sports in College: Understanding the Factors that Influence the College Choice Process for High School Student-Athletes, Lauren Holzberg
A CASE STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS FOR SUCCESSFUL FIRST TIME PASSING OF THE NATIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAM IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY 2012-2017 COHORTS, Beth-Anne Moody Jones
Drop In or Drop Out: A Case Study on the Effects of Academic Track Placement, and Levels of Student Skill and Will, on Successful Ninth-Grade Completion, Channell M. Wilson-Segura
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
For the Greater Good: A Decade of K-12 Education Philanthropy in New Mexico, Amy Jane Ballard
And So the Pendulum Swings: Senior Student Affairs Officers Balancing Implementation of Federal Campus Safety Mandates at Small Colleges, Kimberly J. Blea
RE-THINKING APPRENTICESHIP IN ART EDUCATION, Kelly Nicole Denisson
So Do Values: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Quality Matters, Paul G. Nagy III
Effective and Ineffective Clinical Teaching and Instruction in Dental Hygiene School, Vicki Gianopoulos Pizanis
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
English Language Learners In Title I Programs In New Mexico Public Schools, Gabriel C. Baca
Teaching Through Testimonio: Language Arts Curriculum Made Relevant to Mexican/Mexican-American Adolescents, Allarie Coleman
Supporting A School Community In Technology Knowledge And Use To Benefit Student Success, Joseph D. Escobedo
Interaction with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Individuals and Decisions Made by IEP Team Members, Rosemary J. Gallegos
Bilingual Education At Two Urban High Schools: A Cross Case Analysis, Gabriel Gonzales
The Influence Of Job-Embedded Professional Learning And Leadership On School Professional Culture, Zachary A. Leonard
Control Your Destiny Or Someone Else Will: The Value Of The GED, Elisabeth Salazar
Using Student Feedback to Enhance Teacher Evaluation, Douglas Wine
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Assessing instructional leadership in rural New Mexico: An exploration of the reliability and validity of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS), Christiana Sisneros
How Can Intercollegiate Athletic Programs Impact the Social Mobility of Black Male Division I College Student-Athletes, Henry Villegas
Locus and Praxis in the Denver Teacher Residency, Bryan Wehrli
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
The Relationships Between The Process Of Acculturation Of Teachers And Beliefs About Student Learning, Gabriella Blakey
How do peer mentors impact college students in undergraduate gateway courses at a large public university?, Jennifer Gomez-Chavez
A Biographical Case Study On Tacit Knowledge And Community College Leadership, Warman T. Hall
Teacher Efficacy Within Tier II Of The RtI Framework, Madelyn P. Serna Marmol
Education Data: A Case Study of Three Northern New Mexico School Districts in the Utilization of the Standards Based Assessment Data, Jennifer Sallee
The Cultural Foundations to develop a Kichwa Language Program at El Centro infantil Alejo Saes in Quito City, Ecuador, MARIA TERAN
An Action Research Case Study: A Sociocultural Perspective on Native American Students Learning Mathematics in a Public Elementary School Classroom, Lisa M. Tsuchiya
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
College Success: An Exploratory Study of How Underrepresented Minority Students Enter and Persist in STEM Programs, Eleanor Andrews
Directing, Orienting and Orienteering: Supporting Students to Engage Consequentially, Nicholas Kvam
Engagement Of Mexican Immigrant Families In Schools: Educational Impact For School Reform, James Lujan
Towards Ending The Struggle: Bilingual Education And Perceptual Implications For Re-Engineering Student Success In New Mexico, Phyllis S. Martinez
Teachers' Perceptions of New Mexico's Three-Tiered Licensure System, Sheryl M. Williams Stapleton
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Case Study Of Reluctant Change At A Middle School, Kathy Alexander
The Academic Library Impact On Student Persistence: Two Models, Mark Emmons
Exploring the Iron Triangle: Predicting Student Success At A Large Rural Community College, Clint Ewell
Students' Perceptions of Faculty Involvement at a New Mexico Community College: An Exploratory Study, Marvin F. Lozano
The Perception of Science Teachers on the Role of Student Relationships in the Classroom, Cheryl Mattison
The Doors of Perception: Unlocking Hispanic Access to Higher Education Faculty Positions in New Mexico, David Sanchez
