Dear editor. This submitted document includes the first 3 chapters of a doctoral dissertation in education (EdD). It is required to be submitted in APA format (version 6 of the APA book, which does not differ from earlier versions). I included the bibliography, not because it requires editing itself (which it could), but mainly because some in-text citations and references may need to be adjusted to reflect APA style, which I am not good at. Please kindly improve the flow of the writing and ideas and elevate the language. Thank you very much.