• Examining Church Volunteer Retention and Service Time through a Self-Determination Lens 

  Mayes, Brent (2024-01-22)

  This study examined the retention of volunteers in religious organizations and focused on the variables within these religious organizations to determine why volunteers stay or leave. The study sought to determine whether ...
• Survival assessment and movement analysis of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in south Georgia, USA 

  Le, Christopher, Hien (2024-02-02)

  The keystone and threatened status of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) makes them a species of interest for wildlife management. Two studies were conducted on gopher tortoises in south Georgia, USA. The first study ...
• Educational Experiences and Narrative Identities of Rural High Achieving Students 

  Holt, Damaris (2023-12-07)

  This paper presents the findings of a qualitative and comparative study of the narrative identities of seven high-achieving rural secondary school students. A narrative inquiry approach focused on the participants' educational ...
• Arts-Integrated Learning in Science: Experiences of Fine Arts High School Graduates 

  Ellis, Oliver William (2024-01-08)

  This qualitative study employed a narrative approach to collect stories and explore the meaning created by six fine arts school graduates who engaged in arts-integrated learning (AIL) in their science classes. The goal of ...
• A Mixed Methods Study of the Roles of Active Learning Strategies and Sense of Belonging in the Integration and Persistence of Nontraditional Students 

  Dobbins, Pamela (2024-01-22)

  As nontraditional student numbers are rising, it is critical to the students’ and to colleges' success to determine what works for the nontraditional student. By using a mixed methods research design to study Tinto’s ...
• Predictors of Student Success in Physical Therapist Assistant Programs 

  Causey, Kameron, M. (2024-01-08)

  The need for healthcare professionals continues to grow with the aging population. Allied health programs must identify qualified candidates in their competitive selection process to meet workforce demands. The competitive ...
• The Relationship Between Basic Communications (BCO) Officer On-The-Job Training and Role Ambiguity: An Application of Kirkpatrick's 4-level Evaluation Model 

  Burney, Natoshia, Lasha (2023-11-28)

  Communications Officers, the core of law enforcement emergency centers, are the first point of contact in an emergency. It is imperative to provide effective training and support geared towards retention and success in a ...
• A Projected Place of Past Perfection: Reading Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita through a Jungian Literary Lens 

  Barrera, Sara E. (2023-12-07)

  Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita has always been known to scholars as parodying psychoanalytical concepts. Nevertheless, recent scholarship has shown how psychologically indepth and penetrating Nabokov’s novels ...
• Universal Assessment of Early Reading Ability in Title I Schools 

  Abercrombie, Laura Johnson (2023-11-15)

  Identifying at-risk readers in early grades is an ongoing challenge for educators, especially those in Title I schools where environmental and economic disadvantages may negatively impact students’ reading ability. The ...
• How Female Educators with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Experience the Teaching Profession 

  Colgrove, Mary, Ann (2023-07-28)

  This study examined how female educators with AD/HD experience teaching, specifically managing their classroom, interacting with colleagues, administrators, and parents, and interact socially with colleagues. Brock (2008) ...
• Public Understanding of Native American History: Silver Springs State Park and the Glass Bottom Boats 

  Moats, Bryan Cordell (2023-08)

  Historical tourism is a major industry around the world. However, some locations that utilize history have not typically been considered part of this industry. Such places include Silver Springs State Park, located in ...
• "I Dare You to Underestimate Me": A Narrative Inquiry of Women Student Veterans’ Transition into Higher Education Institutions 

  Ross, Patricia (2023-07-24)

  Women are the fastest growing population of veterans in the United States. When asked why they joined the military, women have overwhelming indicated they were seeking educational benefits; as such, the number of women ...
• Comparing Nothopassalora personata Pre-Infection Development, Colonization, and Haustorial Characteristics Between Susceptible and Resistant Peanut Genotypes 

  Castellano, Damion (2023-07-07)

  Castellano, Damion. "Comparing Nothopassalora personata Pre-Infection Development, Colonization, and Haustorial Characteristics Between Susceptible and Resistant Peanut Genotypes", M.S., Valdosta State University, 2023.
• Information-Seeking Behavior and Uncertainty Reduction for Elections 

  Ortez, Stephania, Isabel (2023-05-16)

  This work examined how people prioritize existing information seeking strategies to reduce uncertainty about election matters. To properly analyze the preference of existing information-seeking strategies, each strategy ...
• Embodied Leaders and Student-Centered Practices: Experiences of Middle School Teachers in a Mindfulness Community of Practice 

  Wilson, Krista, Lou (2023-06)

  I designed this study to understand the experiences of teachers participating in a community of practice centered around mindfulness in a private middle school. My goal was to understand how they shared a concern around ...
• A Qualitative Study of How Rural Adolescents Experience Travel Abroad 

  Burnette, Farran, L. (2023-07-18)

  As the global market is becoming more competitive, one trend is evident—the need for increased development in the affective domain (Majid, Eapen, Aung, & Oo, 2019). American schools focus less on experiential opportunities ...
• Just Between Us Did the Love Affair Maim You Too? A Study in Female Reclamation 

  Winchester, Daniel (2023-07)

  The rise of the “Female Gaze” in cinema as a means of retelling and reframing female stories within literature has become an important response to study. The female gaze uses three primary viewpoints: the individual filming, ...
• The Impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Integration on Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders’ Mathematics and Science Achievement 

  Wynn, Rheanolia M. (2023-06-09)

  The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study was to assess the impact of the STEM integration program on third through fifth grade students’ achievement scores in mathematics and science in an urban ...
• Transcript of Interview with Robbie Morin, current Glass Bottom Boat Captain, March 28, 2023 

  Moats, B. Cordell (2023-03-28)

  Transcript of Interview with Robbie Morin, current Glass Bottom Boat captain, March 28, 2023. Interview on 03/28/2023. Supplemental files available on request.
• The Experiences of African American Female Elementary School Principals in Southwest Georgia 

  Wilson, Sharonda Lynn (2023-06-01)

  Through the research conducted, the experiences of African American female principals in their efforts to become principals of K-12 schools in rural Southwest Georgia were revealed. The researcher sought to understand ...

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