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Author:

Hu, Yu

Title:

Cultural Perspectives on Learning Environments Affecting Academic Achievement---an International Comparison Between Confucian Countries and Anglo Countries

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Confucianism
Cultural Difference
Learning Environment

File:

Download 1-YuHu_MasterThesis_yxh181.pdf

Committee Members:

Katerina Bodovski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ren, Siyuan

Title:

The Impact of U.s. News & World Report Colleges Rankings: an Update to Monks and Ehrenberg

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

college ranking
selectivity
prestige

File:

Download Siyuan_Ren_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liang Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rowland, Julie C

Title:

An Examination of Voluntary Integration Student Assignment Plans as a Viable Approach to Creating Diverse and Equitable Schools

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

student assignment plan
voluntary integration
Parents Involved
Lower Merion

File:

Download Rowland_Thesis_Submission_Voluntary_SAPs_Viable.pdf

Committee Members:

David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erica Frankenberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Deng, Yunyi

Title:

The Determinants of Shadow Education in Math: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong and Shanghai

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

shadow education
private tutoring
education in china
Hong Kong
Shanghai

File:

Download DENG_MA_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Peterson, Lyn Rainelle

Title:

INCENTIVIZING POST-PICS INTEGRATION IN OVERWHELMING UNCERTAINTY

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

inducement
Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans
grant
integration
diversity
race
implementation
law

File:

Download FINAL_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Herr, Martha Joyce

Title:

Common Practices in South Asian Orphanages

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Orphan
South Asia
orphanage

File:

Download Final_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chen, Zixi

Title:

College aspirations among rural left-behind children in China: Do parental involvement and households financial contributions matter?

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Left-behind children in China
College aspiration
Parental involvement
Household financial contribution

File:

Download MA_Thesis_Zixi_Chen_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Suet Ling Pong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Jennifer

Title:

Parachute Kids from Korea: Motivation, Institutional Forces, and Adaptive Experiences of K-12 Early Study Abroad Migration

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

parachute kids
early study abroad
South Korea
study abroad agency
education migration

File:

Download Lee_Jennifer_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bradley, Sean Michael

Title:

FACILITATING YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: CLIMBING THE LADDER OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS & CIVIC ACTION

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

teacher autonomy
teacher leadership
youth civic engagement
student voice
service-learning
loose coupling

File:

Download Sean_Bradley_--_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Wang, Yangyang

Title:

The Relationship among Parental Involvement, Socioeconomic Status, and Children's Academic Achievement in China

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Parental involvement
Socioeconomic status
Academic achievement
CFPS
China

File:

Download Yangyang_Wang_Thesis_Final_Version_PDF_Corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Liang Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor