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
Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions About a Culturally Relevant ELAR Curriculum: A Multiple Case Study, Armandina Thomas
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
A Case Study of Hispanic STEM Teacher Preparation, Pamela L. Groves
The Digital Reading Experiences of Middle School Readers: A Phenomenological Study, Laura A. Hayward
Cultural Clashes and Cultural Bridges: My Story in Afghanistan, Joe A. Hinojosa Jr.
A Case Study of Hispanic Students in Cooperative Learning, Louis Lee
Investigating the Use and Effectiveness of the Istation Advanced Reading Program with Fourth-Grade At-Risk Struggling Readers, Andres Martinez
A Critical Bricoleur Assumes Positive Intent: Pablito's Problem, Paul Perez-Jimenez
Digital Literacies to Develop Biliteracy: A Case Study of Latino Students Exploring Multimodal Writing in English and Spanish, Laura Berenice Ramos Lopez
Teachers' Perceptions and Practices on Using Educational Technology as an Instructional Tool in the Classroom, Amanda Lee Resendez
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Exploring experienced educators' perspectives on teacher professional development: Potential implications for English language learners, Mary Mann Endress
Investigating Faculty Perceptions of Technological Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPaCK) at a Newly Established University, Jessica Daniell Hruska
Writing Development of Emerget Bilinguals: School-Wide Contextual Factors, Alma Rosa Martinez
In- and out- of-school Literacy Practices of Student Refugees: A Cross-case Analysis in a South Texas Middle School, Maria L. Mendez
The Role of Teaching Presence on Academic Achievement in Fully Online Asynchronous and Hybrid Undergraduate Mathematics Courses, Shaghayegh Azadi Setayesh
Teaching and Living in La Frontera: Teacher Perceptions of Mexican Immigrant Students' Lived Experiences with Border Violence, Edith Trevino
Outcomes Teacher Mentoring Has on Professional Learning and Delivery of Instruction, Susana A. Zapata-Burguete
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Exploring Bilingual Teachers' Beliefs about Academic Language Development in Mathematics Teaching: Implications for Bilingual Teachers' Professional Development, Viola Canales-Vela
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The development of an E-Learning Usability Scale for Higher Education, Zoroayka V. Sandoval
Understanding long-term English language learners in the developmental classroom of a community college, Stanley S. Snelson
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Latina Mothers' Expectations and Perceptions about a Dual Language Education in the Rio Grande Valley, Rosalinda A. Cobarrubias
Exploring Hispanic teacher candidates' beliefs about the value of play in children's learning and development, Diana H. Cortez-Castro
Exploring English Language Learners' Identity Negotiation in a Sixth Grade English Language Arts Classroom, Carolina G. Lopez
Professional Learning Communities and School Culture: A Case of Study in District-Wide Implementation of a PLC, Jaime Lopez
The Relationship Between Social Presence, Student Satisfaction and Academic Achievement in Fully Online Asynchronous Courses, Martin Rodriguez
Enhancing academic achievement and satisfaction by flipping the teacher preparation classroom, Rene R. Zuniga
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Stakeholders' perceptions of parental involvement and home-school connections in a South Texas border town, Cynthia A. Lopez
The relationship between course design, sense of community, and student achievement of students in online courses, Maria Eugenia Perez-Butron