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Author:: Rogers, Amy Michelle
Title:: BECOMING MORE "CIVIC" THROUGH THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: place-based education
civic engagement
civic mindedness
local history
File:: Download Final_Revision_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Murry R Nelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member

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Author:: Reilly, Cole
Title:: Reading Gender(ing) through Pedagoggy in Action: A Multiple Case Study Employing Critical Discourse Analysis
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: feminist pedagogy
pedagogy
read-alouds
discourse analysis
gendering
gender
class discussions
social constructivism
File:: Download Reilly_Dissertation_Final_Draft_with_Revisions_Complete.pdf
Committee Members:: J Daniel Marshall Ph D, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Lorraine Dowler, Committee Member

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Author:: Puri, Dipali
Title:: The Formation and Development of Moral Literacy as a Component of Pre-service Teacher Identity
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: moral literacy
teacher education
pre-service teachers
professional socialization
File:: Download Puri_Dipali-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Paul Begley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Paul Begley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Nancy A Tuana, Committee Member

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Author:: Jones, Kathleen Marie
Title:: Elementary teachers' perceptions of science inquiry and professional development challenges and opportunities
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: elemenatary teachers and science
science inquiry
prfessional development in science education
File:: Download Kathleen_Jones_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

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Author:: Poehner, Priya Maria
Title:: DRAFTING A NEW CHAPTER ON CRITICAL FRIENDS GROUPS: EXPLORING TEACHER LEARNING FROM A VYGOTSKIAN PERSPECTIVE
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: teacher professional development
Critical Friends Groups
Sociocultural Theory
teacher learning
File:: Download final_dissertation_format.pdf
Committee Members:: James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Grove, Randall Allen
Title:: EFFECT OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SCORES ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENT ELEVENTH GRADE MATH AND READING EXAMS
Graduate Program:: Educational Administration
Keywords:: quantitative
HLM
state testing
block scheduling
student achievement
PSSA
File:: Download Grove_Dissertation_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:: Boyd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

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Author:: Salter, Sharon Finkle
Title:: An Exploratory Study of Secondary Educator Knowledge of Disability Legislation and its Relationship to Planning for the Transition from Secondary to Postsecondary Education Settings
Graduate Program:: Educational Administration
Keywords:: Section 504
ADA
IDEA
Transition planning
Disability Legislation
File:: Download S.F._Salter_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dr Susan Faircloth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic, Iii, Committee Member
Susan C Faircloth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member

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Author:: Chiang, Yi-Ching
Title:: Taiwan's Ban on Corporal Punishment- Teachers' Perceptions of Impact and Meanings
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: corporal punishment
school discipline
File:: Download Chiang_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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