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"Reading With My Eyes Closed” Arabic Literature as a Site for Engagement with Alterity: An Ethnographic Study of Arabic Literature Collegiate Classroom

Description:: This study investigates the reading and studying of Arabic literature in U.S. collegiate education as a site for engagement with alterity. The purpose is to explore how students in foreign language (FL) literature courses encounter alterity, how they construct the other and reconstruct themselves...
Author:: Oraby, Ebtissam
Keyword:: Ethics of Alterity, Foreign Language Literature, Classroom Ethnography, Higher Education, Creative Reading, and Arabic literature
GW Unit:: Curriculum & Instruction
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Casemore, Brian and Ali, Arshad
Committee Member(s):: Attridge, Derek and Tarc, Aparna
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

“My Black Womanness, She’s Fierce”: How Black Graduate Women Respond to and Cope with Gendered-Racial Microaggressions at a Historically White Institution

Description:: Although the number of Black women enrolled in historically White colleges and universities has grown in recent years, research has failed to adequately address the mental, social, and emotional well-being of these students (Green et al., 2018). While Black women seek higher education to gain...
Author:: Jones, Angel M
Keyword:: Racial Battle Fatigue, Microaggressions, Critical Race Theory, Higher Education, and Black women
GW Unit:: Educational Leadership & Administration
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Stone, Ashley
Committee Member(s):: Ali, Arshad, Turner Kelly, Bridget, Marsh, Kris, and Smith, William A
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Student Engagement Experiences at International Branch Campuses: A Qualitative Case Study

Description:: Abstract of Dissertation Student Engagement Experiences at International Branch Campuses:A Qualitative Case StudyInternational branch campuses (IBCs) are an increasingly popular form of transnational higher education, but little research has been done on student experiences at these institutions....
Keyword:: Student Experience, Student Engagement, International Branch Campuses, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Higher Education Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Jakeman, Rick C.
Committee Member(s):: Madden, Meggan L. and Whitaker, Roger
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Administrative and Social Impacts of SEVIS Implementation on International Services Offices: A Delphi Study of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Description:: This study was designed to determine the major administrative and social impacts of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System's (SEVIS) implementation on the International Services Offices (ISOs) at the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The study population...
Author:: Bratichko, Guennadi A.
Keyword:: Delphi, SEVIS, International Students, Administrative & Social Impacts, Policy Implementation, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Educational Leadership & Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Chernak, Robert A
Committee Member(s):: Greenberg, Joseph A, Ferrante, Reynolds, Currie Little, Joyce, and Brown, Walter A
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Trending Communication on the Campus in Crisis: Social Media Best Practices in Higher Education Crisis Communications

Description:: Social media have increasingly become primary communication tools for colleges and universities to broadcast school events, recruit prospective students, and connect with alumni and donors. Through social media these schools have the opportunity to control messaging to all constituencies. Beyond...
Author:: Dilbeck, Mackenzie
Keyword:: Social Media, Crisis Communications, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Political Management
Degree:: M.P.S.
Advisor:: Ettinger, David
Committee Member(s):: Parnell, Lawrence
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

A Study of Birnbaum's Theory of the Relationship Between the Constructs of Leadership and Organization as Depicted in His Higher Education Models of Organizational Functioning: A Contextual Leadership Paradigm for Higher Education

Description:: Abstract of the Dissertation A Study of Birnbaum's Theory of the Relationship Between the Constructs of Leadership and Organization as Depicted in His Higher Education Models of Organizational Functioning: A Contextual Leadership Paradigm for Higher Education This quantitative, nonexperimental...
Author:: Douglas, Pam A.
Keyword:: Leadership, Organization, Birnbaum, Contextual, Higher Education, and Models
GW Unit:: Education and Human Development
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Higgins, Phyllis and Dannels, Sharon A.
Committee Member(s):: Williamson, Hilda M.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Generative Leadership and Emergence: Case Studies in Higher Education

Description:: Abstract of DissertationGenerative Leadership and Emergence: Case Studies in Higher EducationIncreasing complexity and rapid change associated with globalization and the knowledge economy have diminished the relevance of traditional linear models of leadership. Researchers have begun to view...
Author:: Mike, Jeff
Keyword:: Dynamic States, Generative Leadership, Knowledge Capacity, Complexity Theory, Emergence, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Khilji, Shaista
Committee Member(s):: Lichtenstein, Binyamin and Pobat, Michael
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Understanding Change from Women-only to Coeducation: A Case Study of Two Former Catholic Women's Colleges

Description:: This case study explored the process of institutional change at two colleges that transitioned from women-only to coeducation. Framed by the resource dependence and contingency theories this case study addressed three questions: What are the key contributing factors in women's colleges in...
Author:: Domes, Chris E.
Keyword:: Women's College, Case Study, Decision-making, Orgnanizational Change, Higher Education, and Coeducation
GW Unit:: Higher Education Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Kim, Mikyong M
Committee Member(s):: Brown, Walter and Patrick, Sondra
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Exploring the Role of Business-Led Advocacy Coalitions as a Strategy to Elevate Public Higher Education as a State Funding Priority

Description:: The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which business-led advocacy coalitions are developed, used, and maintained to advance higher education as a state budgetary priority; policy participants’ perceptions of the effectiveness of these coalitions in the state budget process, and...
Author:: Harnisch, Thomas Lee
Keyword:: Higher Education Advocacy, Public Policy, Higher Education Finance, State Government, Business, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Higher Education Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Malcom-Piqueux, Lindsey E.
Committee Member(s):: Howard, Lionel, Contardo, Jeanne, Jakeman, Rick, and Johnson, Jason
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Adult Learners and Blended Learning: A Phenomenographic Study of Variation in Adult Learners' Experiences of Blended Learning in Higher Education

Description:: Blended learning is emerging as one of model of choice in higher education. However, adult learners face unique challenges in participating in higher education. Redefinition of blended learning from the experience of adult learners is essential to developing a theory of blended learning suited to...
Author:: McDonald, Paige Leigh
Keyword:: Online Learning, Phenomenography, Adult Learning, Blended Learning, Higher Education, and Adult Learner
GW Unit:: Human & Organizational Learning
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Schwandt, David R
Committee Member(s):: Scully-Russ, Ellen and Corry, Michael D
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Viewbook Marketing of Women's Colleges

Description:: Over the past several decades, women’s colleges have increasingly become coeducational or have closed completely due to declining enrollment. With just 37 women’s colleges remaining in the United States as of Fall 2016, the researcher explored how these institutions marketed to prospective...
Author:: Kamauf, Renée
Keyword:: Women's Colleges, Marketing, Admissions, Higher Education, and Viewbooks
GW Unit:: Higher Education Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Klasik, Daniel J
Committee Member(s):: Ali, Arshad I and Whitaker, Roger
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Enrollment Management Structures, Processes and Strategies for Academic Programs in Complementary and Integrative Health

Description:: Abstract of DissertationEnrollment Management Structures, Processes and Strategies for Academic Programs in Complementary and Integrative HealthThis study examined how enrollment managers describe their experience with the structures, processes and strategies relevant to enrollment in...
Author:: Julien-Molineaux, Gabrielle
Keyword:: Enrollment Management, Integrative Health, Complementary Medicine, Higher Education, and Higher Education Administration
GW Unit:: Higher Education Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Kim, Mikyong Minsun
Committee Member(s):: Williams, Kristin S and Williams, Brenda C
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Open Innovation Imperative: Perspectives on Success From Faculty Entrepreneurs

Description:: University spinoffs are an important vehicle for the dissemination of new knowledge - and have the potential to generate jobs and economic growth. Despite their importance, little research exists on how, from the perspective of faculty entrepreneurs, spinoff success is defined - and the factors...
Author:: Hayter, Christopher Scott
Keyword:: Public Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Public Policy & Administration
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Vonortas, Nicholas
Committee Member(s):: Audretsch, David, Link, Albert, Korobow, Adam, and Rycroft, Robert
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Tuition, Funding Policy and Students' Enrollment: A Twenty-Year Study for Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Virginia

Description:: Fluctuations in tuition setting, vacillating state appropriations, and small state financial aid programs were incapable of providing enough consistency for Virginian undergraduates to make a reliable decision to enroll. Similarly, this inconsistency created unpredictability for students to...
Author:: Chuang, Yu-Chuan
Keyword:: Enrollment, Education Policy, Financial Aid, Higher Education, and Tuition
GW Unit:: Educational Leadership & Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Kim, Mikyong Minsun
Committee Member(s):: Villarreal III, Pedro and Wilson, John S.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

What College Students with Physical Impairments Say About Discourses of Disability On Campus

Description:: For students with disabilities, inclusion implies more than access as stipulated through the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its 2008 Amendments Act. It indicates the idea of a communal experience that attempts to develop a culture wherein the full participation of diverse students is...
Author:: Stone, Christopher A.
Keyword:: Involvement, Disability Studies, Disability, Higher Education, Discourse Analysis, and Inclusion
GW Unit:: Educational Leadership & Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Malcom-Piqueux, Lindsey E
Committee Member(s):: West, Lynda L, Hitchings, William E, and Johnson, Jason
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Nature of Leadership: A Case Study of Distributed Leadership Admidst A Participative Change Effort

Description:: Abstract of the DissertationThe Nature of Leadership:A Case Study of Distributed Leadership Amidst A Participative Change Effort The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of distributed leadership at the University of ABC's SCPS, as the School worked to transform itself through...
Author:: Coleman, Eric Douglas
Keyword:: Complexity, Leadership, Restructuring, Higher Education, and Distributed leadership
GW Unit:: Education and Human Development
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Marquardt, Michael
Committee Member(s):: Ally, Shamir, Soffe, Stephen, Casey, Andrea, and Kirchoff, Margaret G
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

The Discourse Among Community College Faculty Regarding the Integration of Massive Open Online Courses

Description:: This study was designed to document the discourse of faculty in regards to the integration of massive open online courses (MOOCs) among the community college sector. The study examined what presuppositions faculty held about MOOCs and the significance of these notions for higher education....
Author:: Bartolomeo, Jamin Kyle
Keyword:: Faculty, MOOCs, Community College, Higher Education, Technology, and Discourse Analysis
GW Unit:: Educational Leadership & Administration
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Jakeman, Rick
Committee Member(s):: Johnson, Julie, Mills, Michael, Johnson, Jason E, and Streitwieser, Bernhard
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Understanding Interdisciplinary Knowledge Experiences and Perspectives in Mind, Brain, and Education

Description:: Over the last two decades, the potential benefits of integrating cognitive and developmental neuroscience research with education research has resulted in the burgeoning new field of Mind, Brain, and Education. The purpose of this study was to explore the personal and professional learning...
Author:: Knox, Rockey Laura Manulani
Keyword:: Mind Brain Education, Transdisciplinary, Knowledge Development, Educational Neuroscience, Interdisciplinary, and Higher Education
GW Unit:: Special Education
Degree:: Ed.D.
Advisor:: Kochhar-Bryant, Carol
Committee Member(s):: Taymans, Juliana M. and Wallace, Gregory L.
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

"Reading With My Eyes Closed” Arabic Literature as a Site for Engagement with Alterity: An Ethnographic Study of Arabic Literature Collegiate Classroom

“My Black Womanness, She’s Fierce”: How Black Graduate Women Respond to and Cope with Gendered-Racial Microaggressions at a Historically White Institution

Student Engagement Experiences at International Branch Campuses: A Qualitative Case Study

Administrative and Social Impacts of SEVIS Implementation on International Services Offices: A Delphi Study of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Trending Communication on the Campus in Crisis: Social Media Best Practices in Higher Education Crisis Communications

A Study of Birnbaum's Theory of the Relationship Between the Constructs of Leadership and Organization as Depicted in His Higher Education Models of Organizational Functioning: A Contextual Leadership Paradigm for Higher Education

Generative Leadership and Emergence: Case Studies in Higher Education

Understanding Change from Women-only to Coeducation: A Case Study of Two Former Catholic Women's Colleges

Exploring the Role of Business-Led Advocacy Coalitions as a Strategy to Elevate Public Higher Education as a State Funding Priority

Adult Learners and Blended Learning: A Phenomenographic Study of Variation in Adult Learners' Experiences of Blended Learning in Higher Education

Viewbook Marketing of Women's Colleges

Enrollment Management Structures, Processes and Strategies for Academic Programs in Complementary and Integrative Health

The Open Innovation Imperative: Perspectives on Success From Faculty Entrepreneurs

Tuition, Funding Policy and Students' Enrollment: A Twenty-Year Study for Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Virginia

What College Students with Physical Impairments Say About Discourses of Disability On Campus

The Nature of Leadership: A Case Study of Distributed Leadership Admidst A Participative Change Effort

The Discourse Among Community College Faculty Regarding the Integration of Massive Open Online Courses

Understanding Interdisciplinary Knowledge Experiences and Perspectives in Mind, Brain, and Education

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