Browsing SU Dissertations by Title
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Composing practices of multiracial emergent adult college students: Expressions of identity
(2018)This qualitative multiple case study research design examined the ways in which multiracial emergent adult college students engaged in identity work in and out of formal educational contexts. Through case studies of nine ... -
Defining Disciplinary Literacy Practices and Evaluating the Professional Identity of Medical Laboratory Science
(2019-08)Disciplinary literacy has been a growing area of interest in educational research (McConachie & Petrosky, 2010; Moje, 2007) in the last two decades, however much of the research has remained theoretical. While some studies ... -
Developing the Student Reader: An Investigation into the Practices and Perceptions of Stakeholders Within the Context of 100 Book Challenge
(2022-04-19)This qualitative case study explores the practices and perceptions of key stakeholders (administrators, educators, parents, and students) in the development of the elementary reader within the context of 100 Book Challenge. ... -
Early Literacy Development: A First Grade Teacher's and Families' Experiences
(2018-05-17)Emergent literacy values early literacy development through social interaction and experience from birth until a child reaches the developmental level at which time they are reading (Teale, 1986; Tracey & Morrow, 2012). ... -
An examination of the literacy practices of high school social studies teachers
(2018-05-17)The literacy practices of high school social studies teachers in the Jefferson School District were examined. Common Core State Standards highlight a focus on literacy skills in the content areas while also emphasizing ... -
Exploring the Experiences and Japanese Foreign Language and Literacy Development of University Students in the U.S.
(2022-11)This qualitative study of a U.S. postsecondary institution’s Japanese language program sought to comprehend in detail the ways by which university students develop and experience Japanese language and literacy. Utilizing ... -
Getting Those Stories Told; Utilizing Social, Community and Artifactual Literacies to Share Local Black Historical Stories
(2022-12)This participatory action research documented ways that historical stories of the Black community were shared in the larger Berlin, MD. community. This act of community literacy was grounded in the belief that literary ... -
Literacy Practices of Latina Immigrant Mothers at Home in a Rural Area With Young Children from Birth to Age 4
(2022-12)The aim of this research study was to examine how Latina immigrant mothers in a rural area experience literacy at home with their young children from birth to age 4. In addition, the purpose of this study was to explore ... -
Reading in the Secondary World Language Classroom: How High School Students Enact Their Emerging Literacy with Authentic Text
(2021-12)This qualitative case study of a high school world language (WL) classroom with flexible language boundaries (Cummins, 2012; Creese & Blackledge, 2010; Garcia & Li Wei, 2014; Turnbull & Daily-O’Cain, 2009) examines how ... -
Understanding Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Disciplinary Reading Practices Using Collaborative Retrospective Miscue Analysis (CRMA)
(2021-12)This qualitative, exploratory, single case study of one Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) academic program sought to better understand how members actively engaged and transacted with their disciplinary readings. Using ... -
Understanding the Early Literacy Development of RTI Students through the Application of Miscue Analysis
(2022-12)This is a qualitative, single case study of primary-grade students receiving reading intervention and primary-grade teachers who have Response to Intervention (RTI) students in their classrooms. This study examined how RTI ...