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Author:

Meisinger, Amy Ann

Title:

The Influence of Small Schools High School Redesign on Teachers' Collective Efficacy Beliefs

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

small schools
collective teacher efficacy
high school redesign

File:

Download Meisinger_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Glover Queenan, Carla

Title:

Perceptions of Alternative School Teachers and Administrators About the Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

administrators
teachers
at-risk students
Alternative School
No Child Left Behind

File:

Download GloverQueenandissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Preston C Green, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Burrows, Debra Casale

Title:

Teacher Use of Data to Guide Instructional Practice in Elementary Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

data driven decision making
data use
NCLB

File:

Download DBurrows_Dissertation-Teacher_Use_of_Data.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Hankin, Deborah Sue

Title:

INDIVIDUAL NOVICE TEACHER NEEDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EVALUATION OF A WELL-RESPECTED INDUCTION PROGRAM

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

new teacher induction
new teacher support
novice teacher professional development
mentoring
induction
novice teacher needs

File:

Download DHankin_DissertationETD_12-06PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Debra Freedman, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, 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:

Reese, Jillian P

Title:

EDUCATION VOUCHER PROPOSALS: A COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT LEGISLATION IN COLORADO AND PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

school choice
vouchers
voucher proposals
policy analysis
Kingdon
policy agenda setting

File:

Download JillianReese_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr William L Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Dr John W Tippeconnic, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Haskan, Melanie Lee

Title:

How The No Child Left Behind Act Impacted Bilingual Education In A Rural School With Navajo Children

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Bilingual Education
No Child Left Behind Act
Navajo children

File:

Download HaskanThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

John Tippeconnic, Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Susan C Faircloth, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Soojeong

Title:

PRESTIGE-ORIENTED VIEW OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND SHADOW EDUCATION IN SOUTH KOREA: FACTORS INFLUENCING PARENT EXPENDITURES ON PRIVATE TUTORING

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

private tutoring expenditure
shadow education
Prestige-Oriented view of college entrance
school quality
student achievement
education fever

File:

Download SoojeongLee.1.pdf

Committee Members:

William L Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member

Author:

Pfeiffer, Tamarah

Title:

THE PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS TOWARDS THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF NAVAJO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

principals
academic achievement
Navajo
american indian
special education
high school

File:

Download Dissertation_of_Tamarah_Pfeiffer.pdf

Committee Members:

John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, 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