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Author:

Turley, Matthew William

Title:

FRIENDS OF BILL W.: THE STORIES OF HOW EIGHT MEN FOUND “A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES” THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

transformational learning theory
Alcoholics Anonymous
storytelling
spiritual development
narrative analysis

File:

Download Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Bowers, Committee Member
Gina Brelsford, Committee Member

Author:

Hatten, Jr., Norman E.

Title:

Responses by Small, Rural, Low Income School Districts to Fiscal Pressures

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

fiscal pressure
school finance
revenues
expenditures
rural schools
small schools

File:

Download Norman_Hatten_Dissertation_11.11.11.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Zimmerman, Nancy S.

Title:

Who is the self that teaches? Perspectives of faculty as they learn to teach Spanish as a heritage language

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

teaching Spanish as a heritage language
Spanish speaking heritage learners
university faculty development
adult education
scholarship of teaching and learning
culturally responsive teaching
experiential learning theory

File:

Download resubmit_final_with_corrections_may_25.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Gloria Bodtorf Clark, Committee Member
Jo Victoria Goodman, Committee Member

Author:

Vonada, Nicholas A

Title:

Returning to College: A Study of a Federally Funded Retraining Program

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Trade Adjustment Act and outsourcing
globalization
retraining
Adult Education
dislocated workers

File:

Download Vonada2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Louise Falkenstern, Committee Member
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Graybash, Jr., Peter J.

Title:

SELECTING TELCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION (CPEE) PROGRAM DELIVERY: A Study Of The Elements In Decision-Making Within 20 High Technology Manufacturing Companies

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Continuing Education
Engineering Education
Managerial Choice
Decision Making
Distance Education
Selecting Telecommunications Technology

File:

Download graybash.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Edward Miller, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eunice May Askov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melvin Blumberg, Committee Member
William Austin Welsh Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Plageman, Paula M.

Title:

Adult Women in Higher Education: The Perceived Influence of Families

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

influence
family
postsecondary education
women
adult
persistence

File:

Download Plageman_Dissertation_Finalpdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Edward Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Chiara Sabina, Committee Member
Gina Brelsford, Committee Member

Author:

Thompson, Patricia Marie

Title:

PROFESSIONAL ENTRY EXPERIENCES OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

medical education
adult development
professional development
organizational entry

File:

Download Microsoft_Word_-_Thompson.dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
Steven Melnick, Committee Member

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

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

Author:

Weiler-Timmins, Rebecca A.

Title:

Authenticity and Lesbian Health Educators

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult education
health education
lesbian
authenticity
self-disclosure
teachers

File:

Download R_WEILERTIMMINS_DISSERTATION_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Raffy Reinaldo Luquis, Committee Member
Jo Tyler, Committee Member