1. FAMILY BACKGROUND, PARENTAL EXPECTATION, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS UNDER MAINLAND CHINA’S RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE Open Access Author: Zhao, Jiehui Title: FAMILY BACKGROUND, PARENTAL EXPECTATION, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS UNDER MAINLAND CHINA’S RURAL-URBAN DIVIDE Graduate Program: Educational Theory and Policy Keywords: Academic achievementFamily backgroundParental expectationChina File: Download Jiehui_Zhao_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Katerina Bodovski, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMindy L Kornhaber, Committee MemberKevin Kinser, Committee Member
2. A comparison of the creative thinking abilities among urban, migrant, and rural adolescents in Western China Open Access Author: Zhao, Yiran Title: A comparison of the creative thinking abilities among urban, migrant, and rural adolescents in Western China Graduate Program: Educational Theory and Policy Keywords: urban-rural differencescreative thinkingcreativityChina File: Download Yiran_Zhao_Dissertation_for_Upload.pdf Committee Members: Soo-Yong Byun, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSoo-Yong Byun, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDavid Post, Committee MemberPui-Wa Lei, Committee MemberMary Ann Stankiewicz, Outside MemberKevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair