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Author:

Knisely, Andrew Jon

Title:

AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BURKINABÉ CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE PASTORS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY IN ADULT EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult education
spirituality
spiritual development
African studies
contextual theology
pastoral education
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Burkina Faso

File:

Download AndrewKniselyDissertationfinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Martha Jean Strickland, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member

Author:

Mulhollen, Christine Marie

Title:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND ATTITUDE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LEARNING IN A HIGH TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE ENVIRONMENT

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

independent learning
adult education
distance education
transactional distance
multiple intelligences
attitude

File:

Download Revisions_FINAL_DISSERTATION_6_25_06.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Grahame Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member

Author:

Pearlman, David P

Title:

Learning and Constructing Meaning: Adults Volunteering in the Boy Scouts

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Learning
Volunteering
Boy Scouts

File:

Download David_Pearlman.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Robert Lewis, Committee Member

Author:

Krauss, George E.

Title:

Continuing Professional Education of Insurance and Risk Management Practitioners: A Comparative Case Study of Customer Service Representatives, Insurance Agents and Risk Managers

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Continuing professional education
Continuing professional development
insurance
insurance education
risk management
risk management education

File:

Download George_Krauss_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Arnold Frank Shapiro, Committee Member

Author:

Maguire, Loreal

Title:

Developing Distance Education Policy within a State System of Higher Education: The Faculty Perspective

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

distance education
policy development
faculty participation

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniele D Flannery, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Member

Author:

Hunter, Lynn

Title:

Role Integration of Adult Women Online Learners

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

adult distance learners
adult women learners
role integration
role conflict

File:

Download Hunter_Lynn.pdf

Committee Members:

Carol L Colbeck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert D Reason, Committee Member
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member

Author:

Collins, Marie Patricia

Title:

Invisible Adult Educators: Public Online Discussion Group Moderators' Perceptions of their Roles, Tasks and Responsibilities

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

online discussion groups
moderators
discussion facilitators
adult education practitioners

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eunice May Askov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Edward Miller, Committee Member
William Dryden Milheim, Committee Member

Author:

Shearer, Rick L

Title:

Transactional Distance and Dialogue: An Exploratory Study to Refine the Theoretical Construct of Dialogue in Online Learning

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

dialogue
distance education
transactional distance
content analysis
speech acts

File:

Download R_L_Shearer_Final_Dissertation_for_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Michael Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grahame Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan G Strauss, Committee Member
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member

Author:

Shaffer, Steven

Title:

TOWARD A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL OF TEACHING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING VIA DISTANCE EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

distance education
teaching
computer programming
system dynamics
education models

File:

Download shaffer-thesis-august-2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member

Author:

Snider, Susan Lynn

Title:

The Lived Experiences of GED Students: What Do Their Experiences Tell Us?

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

General Educational Development
high school equivalency diploma

File:

Download Snider_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Karnes, Sandra Lee

Title:

Surviving Job Loss: Motivation Among Second Year Trade Adjustment Assistance(taa)students

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

TAA program
Adult Education
Second Year College Students

File:

Download DISSERTATION_FINAL_COPY.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Rutter, III, J. Paul

Title:

Obstacles to funding higher education for adults: An analysis of selected Pennsylvania voters

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Financial Aid
Voters
Politics

File:

Download RUTTER-Complete_Mar14.2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Dennis Karl Davis, Committee Member

Author:

Lyons, Joanna

Title:

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Norms of Adult Research Participants as a Basis for Outreach Education Programming

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

research participant experience
research protections outreach
research protections outreach programming
adult research subjects

File:

Download Lyons_J_Dissertation_Final_June_27_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Hunt, Brandon, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member

Author:

Post, Ernie

Title:

Exploring Nascent Entrepreneurial Learning: A Mixed Method Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

entrepreneurial learning
attrition
self-directed learning
nascent entrepreneurial learning discontinuance
learning models

File:

Download JZDissertationFinal3-14-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Edward Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Robert D Russell, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member

Author:

Ciavarella, Veronica Charlotte

Title:

Exploratory qualitative case study of lab-type activity interactions in an online graduate geoscience course

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

geoscience
online
interaction
case study
qualitative
lab-type activity

File:

Download Ciavarella_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Committee Member

Author:

Wehler, Bruce Alan

Title:

Until all the pieces fit: A hermeneutic phenomenology of the informal learning of selected foster parents in northeastern Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

foster parenting
informal learning
hermeneutic phenomenology
situated learning theory
constructivist learning theory

File:

Download Wehler_Dissertation_December_2014_UP.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Member
David Lee, Committee Member

Author:

Camberg, Sara Jean

Title:

Creating Families: Parent Psychoeducation And The Experience Of Parents Adopting Children With A Disrupted Attachment

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adoption
disrupted attachment
adopted children
parent psychoeducation
filial therapy

File:

Download SJCAMBERG_final_version_3.3.15.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member

Author:

Karmelita, Courtney E

Title:

Exploring Adult Learners' Experiences Transitioning to Higher Education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult learners
transition
higher education
adult learner barriers
transition theory

File:

Download Karmelita.Dissertation.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Adnan A Qayyum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
David Post, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member