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Author:

Graves, Shanna L

Title:

Influences on Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Family Involvement and Cultural Diversity: An Exploration of Mentoring Relationships

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mentoring
teacher preparation
teacher beliefs

File:

Download Graves_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member

Author:

Youngbauer, Vincent W.

Title:

The Implementation of Media Literacy in the Social Studies Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Media Literacy
Social Studies Education
Teacher Training
History and Media
Media Technology

File:

Download Youngbauer_dissertation_2.0_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Willard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Scott Alan Metzger, Committee Member
Jeanne Lynn Hall, Committee Member

Author:

Burns, Rebecca West

Title:

Conceptualizing Supervision in the Professional Development School Context: A Case Analysis

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Professional Development Schools (PDS)
Supervision
Hybrid Educator
Field Experiences
Clinical Faculty
University Liaison

File:

Download Burns_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Dr Kimberly Powell, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Special Member

Author:

Olan, Elsie L

Title:

Stories of the past and present:what preservice secondary English teachers draw on when learning to teach writing

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

writing
preservice secondary English teachers
teacher education
stories
pedagogical tools
inquiry assignment
SCT
SCAT

File:

Download E._Olan_Diss.The_Pennsylvania_State_University.pdf

Committee Members:

Angiline Louisa Whitney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Connelly, Kimberly Ann

Title:

The Primary Practices Questionnaire (PPQ): The Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Teachers' Perceptions of their Implementation of 'Developmentally Appropriate' Responsive Practices in the Primary Grades

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elementary education
early childhood education
primary grades
survey development
teacher practices
developmentally appropriate practices

File:

Download Connelly_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Blahus, Rebecca Anne

Title:

Perceptions of Primary Teachers Using Responsive Classroom in the Era of No Child Left Behind

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Responsive Classroom
No Child Left Behind
teachers response to change

File:

Download R._Blahus_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member

Author:

Oliveras, Yanira

Title:

The empirical relationship between administrator ratings of teacher effectiveness and student achievement on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

administrator ratings
teacher effectiveness
student achievement

File:

Download Oliveras_Dissertation_The_Empirical_Relationship_between_admin_ratings_of_teacher_effectiveness__stu_achievement_on_Texas_STAAR.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Sevimli Celik, Serap

Title:

movement Education: Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions Of Its Benefits And Their Competence In Integrating It Across The Curriculum

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Early childhood education
movement education
teacher education

File:

Download Serap_Sevimli_Celik_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Melissa Jean Bopp, Committee Member
Jawaid Haider, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Meong-hee

Title:

Technology integration in the context of collaboration in early childhood settings

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Collaboration
Technology knowledge
Technology pedagogy
Technology integration

File:

Download Jin_Dissertation2014a1.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Olcese, Nicole Rose

Title:

Beginning Teachers Finding Support Through an Online Teacher Network: Affinity Lear-NING

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Affinity Spaces
Teacher Education
Online Social Networks

File:

Download Nicole_Olcese_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Anne Whitney, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member