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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