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Author:

Umezawa, Kiyomi

Title:

Head Start Teachers' Language Ideologies and Policy Implementation in New Immigrant Settlement Areas in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Head Start
Policy
Teachers' Language Ideology
Bilingual Education
New Immigrant Settlements
Latin@
Policy Implementation
Ethnography

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Committee Members:

Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair
Esther Prins, Outside Unit & Field Member
Allison Henward, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kai Schafft, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Francesca Lopez, Major Field Member

Author:

Kinney, Lauren

Title:

Life of a First Year Art Teacher: A Graphic Inquiry

Graduate Program:

Art Education (MS)

Keywords:

self-study
first-year teacher
graphic narrative
teacher studies
arts-based research

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Keifer-Boyd, Program Head/Chair
Karen Treat Keifer-Boyd, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ann Holt, Committee Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Min

Title:

The Pedagogy of Waiting: Rethinking Art Education with Disability

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

art education
disability studies
artists with disabilities
Creative Growth Art Center
pedagogy
pedagogy of waiting

File:

Download MinGu_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kimberly Anne Powell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle S Bae-Dimitriadis, Committee Member
Janet Wynne Lyon, Committee Member
Janet Wynne Lyon, Outside Member
Charles Richard Garoian, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Treat Keifer-Boyd, Program Head/Chair
Charles Richard Garoian, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Yu, Lu

Title:

Dynamic Assessment of Academic Writing Among L2 Learners of English

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory
Dynamic Assessment
English academic writing

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Committee Members:

Mari Haneda, Major Field Member
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Karen Johnson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Poehner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Han, Soyoung

Title:

Intercultural Professional Development Through Telecollaboration: Unfolding Language Teacher Learning

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Intercultural
language teacher learning
telecollaboration
teacher professional development
activity theory
vygotskian sociocultural theory

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Sharon Childs, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Smolcic, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Rivera-Santiago, Mar A

Title:

Resilience, Resistance, Recovery, and Repair: Intergenerational dialogues in picturebooks from the Puerto Rican archipelago

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

girlhoods
puerto rican identity
puerto rico
archipielago
children's literature

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Committee Members:

Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Maria Truglio, Minor Field Member

Author:

Wang, Jue

Title:

Rural Girls' Performances through Literacy: Reconceptualizing Rural Chinese Literate Girlhoods

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

ethnic minority
literacy
rurality
girlhood
emerging identities

File:

Download JueWang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Xiaoye You, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gail Boldt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rodriguez, Rene

Title:

They're here and they're queer: Conversations about LGBT-themed books with pre-service teachers

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

teacher education
LGBT children's literature
LGBT young adult literature
sexuality
multicultural education

File:

Download RodriguezAstacio_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Griffith, Major Field Member
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Whittington, Nakisha Darlene

Title:

Exploring the Digital Literacy Practices of Black Elementary Students in a New Orleans Charter School

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Literacies
Digital Literacy
Black Students
Elementary Education
Urban Education
Technology
Multiliteracies
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

File:

Download Whittington_N_FINAL_Dissertation_2021.pdf

Committee Members:

Gabriela Richard, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ashley Patterson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Olgun Baytas, Muge

Title:

Everyday Citizenship for Young Children at a Faith-Based School: An Ethnographic Study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

Ethnographic research
Faith-based school
Early childhood education
Citizenship education
Values education

File:

Download Muge_OlgunBaytas_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie Schroeder, Major Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Gamson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair