Teaching and Learning Dissertations and Theses
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Unquiet Quitting: The Lived Experiences of Latinx Teacher Attrition in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Dolores Araujo Jr.
Uncovering Insights on Remote Learning Through a Critical Discourse Analysis of Tweets at the Start of the Pandemic in the United States, Douglas Wayne Bridges
Democratizing Social Studies Education: Testimonios of Mexicana Youth in El Llano Grande de Aztlan, Cecile M. Caddel
Exploring 3rd-8th Grade Teachers’ Conceptions of the NWEA MAP Assessment and the Relationship on Grade Level, Content Area, and Students’ Academic Growth, Dymphna Jewelle Canales
Online Learning Communities and Secondary Educators' Tech-Enhanced Instructional Practices: A Correlational Study, Oscar R. Carrera
Understanding Social Media as a Communicative Tool to Facilitate Critical Discourse: Using #BlackGirlMagic to Explore How Black Women in Higher Education “Talk Back", Crystal Spruill Carter
Leveraging a Community of Practice to Advance STEM Education Reform and Promote Teacher and Student Self-Efficacy, Ruth Renee Colyer
Autohistorias in the Borderlands: A Narrative Inquiry, Gricelda Eufracio
Developing Hispanic Pre-Service Elementary Bilingual Teachers’ Cultural Competence and Teacher Identity Through Mixed Reality Simulation, Yajaira A. Flores
An Exploratory Case Study of Students’ Blended Learning Experiences During Post Emergency Learning, Heidy M. Garcia Moreno
“Overcoming Is Everything”: Testimonios From Latina School Leaders Navigating Eurocentric Curriculum, Martha Elena Garza
Unveiling Eureka Math: A Critical Peek Behind the Curricular Curtain, Jennifer L. Goldin-Weeks
A Historical Analysis of Bilingual Program Implementation, Jessica Gonzalez Perez
Challenges and Strategies in Science Learning: A Thematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Angelica A. Guanzon
The Effects of Using Dynamic Geometry Software While Exploring the Properties of Quadrilaterals, Jose J. Jaramillo
Enhancing Educator Technology Skills in the Digital Age: A Comparative Analysis of Video and Screenshot Microlesson Professional Development, Brittni Knebel Kalich
The Lipan Apache (Ndé) Tribe of Texas Powwow: A Curriculum of Culture(S) and Pedagogy of Place, Ashley S. Leal
The Perspectives of Using Desmos for Students’ Conceptual Understanding and Procedural Fluency to Solve Linear Equations, Larmel Dimatulac Madrilejos
Exploring Equity in Biliteracy Development in a Two-way Dual Language Program, Dalila Ochoa
Escúchame, Mi Ciencia Cuenta: Leveraging Cultural Ways of Knowing to Increase Chicana STEM Engagement, Patricia Ramirez-Biondolillo
Translanguaging as Pedagogy and Culturally Relevant Science Instruction: Teaching in a Bilingual Science Classroom, Angelita J. Salinas
The Shift: Web 2.0 Tools and Learner Engagement From the Teacher Perspective, Deig Aaron Sandoval
Student Loan Debt Disparity Among White, African American and Hispanic Women: A National View, Arnoldo Trejo
The Impacts of Using GeoGebra on Students’ Perceptions and Achievement in Learning Trigonometric Ratios, Robert Carlos Trejo
Differential Effects of Workplace Readiness Training and Job Placement Services Provided by Vocational Rehabilitation vs School Transition Programs: A Retrospective Study of Young Hispanic Adults, Ashley Laura Wheeler
Too American for the Mexicans and Too Mexican for the Americans: Autohistorias of a Tejana Educator, Roberta Zamilpa
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Feedback, Rita Caltabiano-Carrillo
Perspectives on Educational Technology Integration from District and School Leaders Before, During, and After the Lifting of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions, Alma Delia Cardenas-Rubio
Professional Development, Digital Platforms, and Middle School Education During COVID-19, Cynthia Susan Castro
A Victim No More: An Arts-Based Autoethnographic Inquiry, Richard D. Edmonson
Navigating Context and Perception: A Qualitative Study on Instructional Coaching, Christie Lizette Esparza
Level of Opportunity for Translanguaging in a One-Way Dual Language Program, Cristina Flores
Examining the Increasing Prevalence of Academic Dishonesty: An Investigation of Students’ Perceptions of Academic Integrity in Higher Education, Luis Angel Garcia
Professional Development for Teaching in the Digital Age: Addressing Teachers’ Digital Competency, Blanca Nery Ibarra
Strategies Community College Mexican American Adult College Algebra Students Use When Graphing Function Transformations, Roxana Pamela Jimenez
Being a Trafficked Teacher: An AsianCrit Autoethnography Exploring the Exploitation of Filipino Migrant Teachers in Louisiana, Christopher R. Jose
Teachers’ Perspectives on Multimodal Texts in Middle School Reading Language Arts Classrooms in the Rio Grande Valley, Angelica Montoya Ybarra
Reimagining Associate Degree Nursing Education: An Insider’s View, Ntiense E. Otu
Exploring a Bilingual Teacher Implementation of Small Group Guided Reading Instruction Through Preview, View and Review, Vivian Pratts
Translanguaging Practices and Perspectives of Three Bilingual Teachers, Lillian Ramos
Fifth Grade Teachers Use of Cooperative Learning in Science, Liza Ramos
Electronic Books: Educational Enhancement or Novelty?, Felipe O. Reyes
An Exploration of Online Doctoral Students and the Ways They Cultivate Connections, Shannon Reynolds
The Relationship Between the Volume and Complexity of Books Read Based on Accelerated Reader Assessment Data and the 5th-Grade Students’ Reading Achievement Scores, Glenda Edna Rodriguez
The Effect of Cybersecurity Training on Government Employee’s Knowledge of Cybersecurity Issues and Practices, Juan Jaime Saldana II
Addressing Engagement: Student Perceptions of Meaningful Gamification in Online Courses, Jessica M. Sanchez-Barrera
How Can Increased Parental Involvement Facilitate Greater Student Engagement and Academic Success Within One RGV Middle School, Jaime H. Serna
Examining Social Factors Influencing Latino Students' Academic Learning in Rio Grande Valley via a Quantitative Design, David T. Smith
A Case Study of Student and Faculty Experiences in a High-Achieving Early College High School Along the Texas-Mexico Border, Kelly Louis Stuart
A Descriptive Case Study of Students’ Lived Experiences in a Dyslexia Lab – Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Gladys M. Suarez
An Investigation of Standardized Assessment Performance for Middle School Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Michael Norman Voth
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
An Exploration of Latinx Generation Z Secondary Teachers’ Lived Experiences, Motivations, and Retention Factors to Teach in the Rio Grande Valley, Kimberly B. Banda
Discourses Surrounding Specific Learning Disability in Reading: An Exploration across Special Education Policies, Martha M. Briseno
A Critical Content Analysis: Representation of the Experiences of Emergent Bilingual Mexican American Children in Literature, Cynthia Villarreal Cantu
Understanding the Intersectionality of Bilingual Identities: Language and Biliteracy in Emergent Bilinguals, Natalia Carrillo
Latinx Parents’ Experiences Accessing Their Children’s Instruction and Resources Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elisa Coy Clark
My Journey as an Elementary Science Teacher: From Linear to Authentic, Johanna Lynn Esparza
What Are the Testimonios of Immigrant Students in a South Texas Middle School and How Do Their Narratives of Schooling Emerge in Their Stories?, Jessica Marie Gonzalez
Latinas in STEM Education: Paying it Forward, Evangelina Guillen
A Case Study on Critical Consciousness in Dual Language Bilingual Education, Caroline A. Hesse
The Impacts of Using GeoGebra on Students' Perceptions and Achievement in Learning Geometric Transformations, Veysel Karatas
A Narrative Study of Secondary After-School Robotics Experiences in the Rio Grande Valley: Empowering Students' Academic and Life Skills Through a Constructivist Approach, Lorena Cristina Lopez
Exploring the Path to Becoming a Female, Hispanic STEM Educator: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Cristina Saldaña
The Relationship Among Learners’ At-Risk Indicators and Ninth Grade Algebra I Achievement, Sara E. Tudon
Latina Preservice Teachers Embodying Teacher Identity through Improvisation, Zulema Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Impact of Using an Online Learning Management System on Student Biology Achievement in a Hispanic Rural High School, Brent J. Burkott
Latinas and Service-Learning in Higher Education: Voices, Experiences and Perspectives, Maria Cristina Cantu-Gutierrez
An Exploration of Teacher Language Ideologies around Linguistic Diversity in Adolescent Writing, Cody Fernandez
Factors That Influence Hispanic Female Pursuit of an Associate of Arts Degree at a Hispanic Serving Institution, Maria Victoria Guadarrama
Academic & Cultural Perceptions and Experiences of International Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education, Samantha Lopez
Teacher Knowledge, Perceptions, and Language Orientations Towards Oral Language Instruction in a Dual Language Classroom, Lucy A. Montalvo
A Study of Faculty Perceptions of the Quality Matters Professional Development Experience, Sarah Louise Pettus-Wakefield
Implications of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Online Environments where Emergent Bilinguals Participate, Myrna Rasmussen
Exploring Teacher Agency and Literacy Practices in a Border-Region Secondary English Language Arts Classroom, Monica Sifuentes
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Global Citizenship in Higher Education: An Exploration of Students from a Hispanic-Serving Institution in the U.S.A-Mexico Border, Luis Fernando Alcocer Medina
Middle School Leaders' Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in an Urban School District Along the Texas-Mexico Border, Rachel R. Ayala
Assessing English Learners for Special Education Eligibility: Evaluator’s Perspectives and Procedures, Brenda Iveth De la Garza
Exploring a Quality Assurance Tool on Remote Academic Advising for Higher Education Traditionally Underrepresented Students in Distance Education, Katrieva S. Jones Munroe
A Case Study of Elementary Teachers’ Critical Understanding of Culturally Relevant Science Education: Mexican American Teachers of Mexican American Students, Nora Alicia Luna
Critical (En)Counters: A Girouxean Exploration of Contingent Faculties’ Narratives on Laboring for Latinx Students in the Corporate University Using Critical Dialogue, Krystal Amaril Medrano
Principal Instructional Leadership Behavior as Perceived by Middle School Principals in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Joseph R. Villarreal
The Impact of Social Constructivist Mathematics Learning Experiences on Latino, Middle School Students’ Proportional Reasoning, Victor M. Vizcaino
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Identity Fluidity, Empowerment, and Engendered Poverty: Performing a Veteran-Latina-Online-Graduate Student, Maricela Burns
An Examination of Professional Learning Community and Teacher Leadership Practices as Perceived by Educators in a District-wide PLC, Melissa Castaneda
Teachers' Attitudes and Perceptions on Bring Your Own Device Programs in the Secondary Classroom, Michelle Marie Cavazos
Teachers of Emergent Bilinguals: Professional Growth in the Age of Compliance, Kelly Cox
The Role of Technology in Bilingual Education: Developing a Culture of Excellence, Belinda Gomez
