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Author:: Sá, Creso Matutino
Title:: Interdisciplinary Strategies at Research-Intensive Universities
Graduate Program:: Higher Education
Keywords:: organizational strategies
interdisciplinary research
File:: Download Sa_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Roger Lewis Geiger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa R Lattuca, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Michael John Dooris, Committee Member

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Author:: Scheitle, Christopher Paul
Title:: Beyond the Congregation: Christian Nonprofits in the United States
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Christian nonprofits
religious organizations
nonprofits
File:: Download Scheitle.pdf
Committee Members:: Roger Kent Finke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John David Mccarthy, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Timothy Grant Pollock, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith , Emily Grace
Title:: MOTHERS’ SCHOOLING AND CHILD MORTALITY: EXAMINING PATHWAYS IN NIGERIA
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: child mortality; education; Nigeria
File:: Download SMITH_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Johnson, Erik W
Title:: ENVIRONMENTALISM IN THE UNITED STATES: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MOVEMENT’S NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 1955-1998
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: social movements
environmental movement
organizations
political sociology
File:: Download ejohnson_dissertation_040505.pdf
Committee Members:: John David Mccarthy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David P Baker, Committee Member
Roger Kent Finke, Committee Member
Lee Ann Banaszak, Committee Member

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Author:: Galinova, Elena
Title:: The Construction of Meritocracy within Mass Higher Education: Organizational Dynamics of Honors Programs at American Colleges and Universities
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: stratification
meritocracy
higher education
honors programs
organizations
selective college admissions
File:: Download Elena_Galinova_ETD.pdf
Committee Members:: Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Roger Lewis Geiger, Committee Member
Cheryl Achterberg, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Hampden-Thompson, Gillian M. H.
Title:: SOCIAL POLICY, FAMILY STRUCTURE, AND CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: single-mother families
literacy
comparative
educational achievement
family structure
social policy
family policy
File:: Download Dissertation_revised-july22.pdf
Committee Members:: Suet Ling Pong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Richard Amato, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Sean F Reardon, Committee Member

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Author:: Brzycki, Henry G
Title:: Teacher Beliefs and Practices That Impart Self System and Positive Psychology Attributes
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: self in teaching and learning
self theory
positive psychology
cognitive psychology
teacher effectiveness
teacher beliefs
Adolescent Development
school reform
purpose of schooling
File:: Download Dissertation.Final.pdf
Committee Members:: David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Madhu Suri Prakash, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member
Frederick Martin Brown, Committee Member

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Author:: Jiang, Hao
Title:: Social Identity, Social Ties and Social Capital A Study in Gaming Context
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: Social Capital
Social Ties
Social Network
Social Identity
Cooperation
File:: Download Dissertation_HaoJiang.pdf
Committee Members:: John Millar Carroll, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member

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Author:: Collins, John Matthew
Title:: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SCHOOLING IN THE HIV AND AIDS PANDEMIC: DISENTANGLING SCHOOLING’S EFFECT ON INFECTION, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, AND DECISION-MAKING
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: Decision making
Schooling
HIV and AIDS
sub-Saharan Africa
Sexual behavior
HIV infection
Cognitive skills
File:: Download 20090410_Collins_Submitted_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member
Francis Dodoo, Committee Member

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Author:: Yu, Jinchun
Title:: GENERATIONAL STATUS, ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MATHEMATICS
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: generational status
ELS:2002
teacher quality
mathematics achievement
opportunity to learn
Immigrant students
LEP students
ESL program
tracking
File:: Download Jinchun_Yu_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Suet Ling Pong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Suet Ling Pong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Naomi S Altman, Committee Member

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