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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b> Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for September 2020<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 10:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Jerry Caston</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry to Explore the Experiences of African American Male Graduates From an Alternative Learning Program<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 11:00 am, Zoom, <b><u>Erin Kaszynski</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Predictors For Preparedness in Gatekeeping Among Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Students<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Michael Schmit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: TBD<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 10, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Joyce Stuart</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Project-Based Learning: A Single-Case Descriptive Qualitative Study of Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Julia Ballenger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Kay Hong-Nam<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Shawn Perry</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principal Leadership Beliefs: Grit and Principals’ Sense of Self-Efficacy<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 2:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Sandra Hogg</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teachers Perceptions of the RTI Process in Elementary<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Sherri Colby <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Israel Garcia Jacinto</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principal’s Perceptions About a New System of District Core Values<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muņoz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Sarah Morrison</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Secondary Principal Leadership and the Impact on Engaging Hands on Learning Strategies<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Tiffanie King</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Principals’ Perceptions of a District-Developed Grow Your Own Principal Preparation Program: A Q Methodology Study<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ava Muņoz<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thursday, September 24, 2020, 1:30 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Kara Clark</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Influencing Factors Determining Teacher Retention At Quinlan ISD<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Veronica Haggerty</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teacher Perceptions For a Successful Student Transition From Junior High to High School at an Urban North Texas Public School District: A Narrative Inquiry<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Nathan Templeton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 1:00 pm, Zoom, <b><u>Leon Chatman</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Narrative Inquiry of the Career Paths, Experiences, and Adversities Experienced by Black Principals at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Class During the Journey to the Principalship<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Kriss Kemp-Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Council Representative: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p>
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