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Author:

Al-Alawneh, Muhammad Khaled

Title:

EXAMINING EDUCATORS‘ AND EMPLOYERS‘ PERCEPTIONS ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATES‘ EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR THE LABOR MARKET IN JORDAN

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Employability Skills
Career and Technical Education
Labor market in Jordan

File:

Download Five-Chapters-Employability-skills-Muhammad-Final-final-work.pdf

Committee Members:

Professor Edgar I Farmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Newhard, Michele L.

Title:

An Exploratory Study of Competencies of Appreciative Inquiry Practitioners: Discovery

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

appreciative inquiry
competencies
competency study
strengths-based
organization development
qualitative research
coding
thematic analysis
grounded theory

File:

Download NewhardDissertation2010.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Susan E Cromwell, Committee Member
Jacqueline M Stavros, Committee Member

Author:

Bernhard, Mark

Title:

Examining Brain Drain: Demographic, Educational And Employment Factors Influencing Lehigh University Graduates To Stay Or Leave The Region

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Out-Migration
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh University
Brain Drain
Stay Or Leave Decisions

File:

Download mcbernharddissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Sherwani, Naseem Saeed

Title:

THE STUDY OF WORKPLACE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES AMONG PAKISTANI PRACTITIONERS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Technical Competencies
Foundational Competencies
Personal Competencies
Interpersonal Competencies
Business Competencies
Measuring and Evaluation
Designing Learning
Delivering Training
Career Planning and Talent Management
Pakistani Practitioners
Competencies
Competency Models
Performance
Learning
Workplace
Perceptions
Importance of Competencies
Pakistani Workplace
Split Questionnaire Design
Snow ball Sampling
Convenience Sampling
Correlational Research

File:

Download Naseem__Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J. Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member

Author:

Jackson, Robert

Title:

PERCEPTIONS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT, AND TALENT: A MULTIPLE SITE CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SMALL BUSINESSES IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

small business
case study
multiple site case study
talent management
talent
organizational alignment
strategic planning
small businesses
small businesses in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

File:

Download R.D.Jackson_Dissertation_1.31.10.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Shafer, Ronald J.

Title:

An Examination of High-performance Work Skills Among Manufacturing Workers in One Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

high-performance work places
skill sets
manufacturing work force

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kenneth Carter Gray, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Member

Author:

Mamett, Susan M

Title:

Teacher, Counselor, and Administrator Perception of the Role of the School Counselor in Comprehensive Career and Technical High Schools in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Integration of Guidance Curriculum
Collaboration in Education
Role of the Scool Counselor
Role Ambiguity
ANOVA

File:

Download Dissertation_mamett_for_pub_032708.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Poduch, Jr., Stanley P.

Title:

Exploring The Experiences Of Technical Coaches Using Rules-Of-Thumb

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

rules-of-thumb
tacit knowledge
sharing personal knowledge

File:

Download Poduch.S.Dissertation.Final.06.30.2010.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Bae, Sang Hoon

Title:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISO 9000 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF SCHOOLS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

ISO 9000 Quality Management System
School Peformance
Quality and Equality of Education

File:

Download Bae_PhD_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Sungmi

Title:

Experiences of women in non-traditional occupations in a university setting: Implications for career development

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Nontraditional occupations
Career choice
Career development
Women
University staff

File:

Download sungmi-dissertation-11162007.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Gray, Committee Member
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member