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Author:

Baker, Betsy A.

Title:

The Role of Institution, Ideology, Interests, and Information in the Decision to Departmentalize in Elementary Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

departmentalize
horizontal organization
self-contained
elementary
departmentalization
elementary departmentalization

File:

Download BetsyABakerDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Preston Green, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Butler, Craig Brian

Title:

Examining High Performing Advocacy Groups in a Large Public School

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

School Climate
Mentor
Advocate
Advocacy Group
Variability

File:

Download Craig_Butler_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Hartman, Committee Member
Shannon Patrick, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Frasca-Stuart, Edwina

Title:

A Phenomenological Study of Systemic Literacy Change

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

School Improvement
Literacy
Systemic Change

File:

Download Edwina_Frasca_Stuart_dissertation_Pauletta_Leathers_July_26_2007.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member

Author:

Kurelja, John Michael

Title:

Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Charter Schools: The Responses of Three Pennsylvania School Districts

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Charter Schools
Case Studies
Competition

File:

Download Kurelja_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Emily Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Hartman, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Cho, Je Ik

Title:

AN EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY STUDY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT” IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTIVITY
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS

File:

Download Dissertation_7.17.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Spiro E Stefanou, Committee Member

Author:

Butterfield, Jay Vance

Title:

THE PERCEIVED EFFICACY BY EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS OF THE MOVE TO SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES FROM LARGER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

SCHOOL SIZE REFORM
STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS
CHANGE
REFORM
COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL REFORM
SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES
SWAS
SWS
LEADERSHIP

File:

Download jvb115_dissertation4.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member

Author:

REITZ, MATTHEW

Title:

THE COST OF PROFICIENCY: ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF NCLB AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Ingredients Model
School Finance
Accountability
NCLB

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_-_Reitz_11-11-07.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emily Boyd, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Stamm, Mark Edward

Title:

Exploring Two Drug and Alcohol Policies: Where are the Best Interests of the Student?

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

policy
best interests of the student
student drug policy

File:

Download Mark_Stamm_-_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member

Author:

Hatten, Jr., Norman E.

Title:

Responses by Small, Rural, Low Income School Districts to Fiscal Pressures

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

fiscal pressure
school finance
revenues
expenditures
rural schools
small schools

File:

Download Norman_Hatten_Dissertation_11.11.11.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Brunner, Rhonda Aileen

Title:

The Perceived Impact of Professional Development on Attitudes and Beliefs and Actions and Behavior: A Comparative Case Study in an Urban District

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

professional development
literacy

File:

Download Rhonda_Brunner_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member

Author:

Andrejack, Stephen A.

Title:

Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions On the Contributions of Teaming to Their Pennsylvania "Blue Ribbon" Middle School Status

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

teaming
Blue Ribbon School Program
collaboration
team leadership

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_-_Andrejack_-_May_18__2007-UMI_publ.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Paul Begley, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member

Author:

Karlie, Tracey

Title:

PROMISING PRACTICES FOR USING TECHNOLOGY IN PARENT INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

communication
education
promising practices
innovative strategies
technology
parent involvement
learning at home

File:

Download 4-20-09_Final_Tracey_A__Karlie_final.pdf

Committee Members:

John Tippeconnic, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John W Tippeconnic, Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Begley, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Member

Author:

Hughes, Teresa Kay Shehan

Title:

Program Persistence: Instructional Support Teams in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

prereferral intervention
Instructional Support Teams
program persistence

File:

Download Hughes-Final-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr William T, Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan C Faircloth, Committee Member
David Lee, Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic, Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Wenrich, Jill Trostle

Title:

How Teacher and Principal Beliefs Inform Inclusive Practice in the Secondary Classroom Through Co-teaching

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Co-Teaching
Team Teaching
Inclusion

File:

Download Jill_Trostle_Wenrich.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan C Faircloth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan C Faircloth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Norman Jacob

Title:

The Perceptions of District Leaders of Cyber Charter Schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

cyber school
virtual learning
charter school
21st century learning
technology in the classrom
cyber charter school
school district leaders' perceptions on cyber charters
cyber charter case study
cyber charter challenge

File:

Download N_MillerFINALDISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Member
Dr Susan Faircloth, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Dr Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Easy, Omar X

Title:

A Legal and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Language used to Preserve the “MYTH” of a Student-athlete

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

There are many factors that may influence and impact student-ath

File:

Download Dr._Easy_Final_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Preston Green, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Kathleen Mary Collins, Committee Member

Author:

Harstad, Jane Frances

Title:

Teacher Self Efficacy in Enacting an American Indian Curriculum; A Multicase Study of the Municipal School District

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

: perceived teacher efficacy
content knowledge
curriculum enactment
American Indian
multicultural curriculum

File:

Download 7.23.2012Harstaddissertationformat.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Faircloth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Faircloth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Special Member
Tarajean Yazzie Mintz, Special Member

Author:

Moore, Erica Rae

Title:

A case study of rural elementary principals' conceptualization of the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

rural elementary principals' philosophies and beliefs
students with disabilities
least restrictive environment

File:

Download Erica_Moore-Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Susan Faircloth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Susan Faircloth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Special Member

Author:

Stout, Wilbur L

Title:

School Level Factors Associated With Pennsylvania High Schools That Exceed PVAAS Growth Projections In Reading

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

PVAAS
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment
Value-Added
Reading Growth

File:

Download W_Stout_Final_Dissertaton_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Griffith, Brian Keith

Title:

The Financial Impact of Charter Schools' Enrollment on Traditional Public School Expenditures, Resource Allocation and Programming

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

charter school
tuition
enrollment
public school programming
fiscal impact
special education
public school finance

File:

Download 070214_Dissertation_Griffith_BK.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member