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Author:

Freeman, Amy Louise

Title:

Money, Math and Engineering: The Relationships Between Community Economics, Math Preparation and the Graduation of Racially Underrepresented Engineers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

prediction
recruitment
math programs
minority engineering program
STEM
poverty
race
retention
money
precollege
underrepresented
minority engineering
minority
math preparation
summer bridge
high school funding
MEP
diversity
graduation
engineering
multicultural
funding
high school
engineering shortage
Penn State

File:

Download Final_Document2.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member

Author:

Pane Whiteford, Anita

Title:

Measuring the Impact and Value of Training Programs: A Qualitative Study of Selected Programs in the Workforce and Economic Development Network in Pennsylvania (WEDnetPA)

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

training and development
WEDnetPA
workforce education
measurement and value

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Anita_Pane.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Demers, Debora Lynne

Title:

The Relationship Between Perceptions of Learning Organization Characteristics and Firm Performance

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

organizational learning
learning organization

File:

Download DDemersDissertationMay2009.pdf

Committee Members:

David Lynn Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member

Author:

Threeton, Mark D

Title:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY TYPE AND LEARNING STYLE: A STUDY OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Personality and Learning Style
Personality Type
Cognitive Style
Learning Style
Career and Technical Education

File:

Download MTDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth C. Gray, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Al-Alawneh, Muhammad Khaled

Title:

EXAMINING EDUCATORS‘ AND EMPLOYERS‘ PERCEPTIONS ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATES‘ EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR THE LABOR MARKET IN JORDAN

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Employability Skills
Career and Technical Education
Labor market in Jordan

File:

Download Five-Chapters-Employability-skills-Muhammad-Final-final-work.pdf

Committee Members:

Professor Edgar I Farmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Yin-Che

Title:

Organizations’ Characteristics Influence on Teamwork and Organizational Commitment in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

teamwork
organizational commitment
structural equation modeling

File:

Download eTD_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member