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Author:

Park, Yongho

Title:

THE EFFECT OF THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION, CAREER-ENHANCING STRATEGY, AND WORK ORIENTATION ON THE PROTEAN CAREER: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF WORKPLACE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE PRACTITIONERS IN A KOREAN FINANCIAL COMPANY

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Protean Career
Career Development
Learning Organization
Career-enhancing Strategy
Work Orientation
Workplace Learning and Performance

File:

Download YonghoParkPhD.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Rodman, Mary E

Title:

A Study of Learning-centered Leadership Skills of Principals in Career and Technical Education Schools

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Principals
School leadership
Learning-centered leadership
career and technical education
VAL-ED

File:

Download Dissertation_Mary_Rodman_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Robert W Clark, Committee Member

Author:

Haas, Beth Ann

Title:

The CTE Teacher Selection and Hiring Decision: Practices and Perceptions from Select Pennsylvania Directors

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and Selection

File:

Download Beth_Ann_Haas_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Bergstrom, Eric John

Title:

A Comparison of the Leadership Competencies of Leaders in Manufacturing, Hospitals, and Community Banking Industries in the state of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Pennsylvania
industries
leadership
competencies
human resource
ANOVA
t-Tests
means

File:

Download Final_Copy_to_Graduate_School.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Murphy, Mark Patrick

Title:

Exploring support for the extracurriculum in a time of fiscal constraint and standards-based reform: A case study of one Pennsylvania school district

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

U.S. public schools
extracurriculum
extracurricular programs
financial crisis
economic recession
standards-based reform
decision-making process
co-curricular
case study
Pennsylvania school district

File:

Download Final_ETD_Murphy_3.19.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Preston Green, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Norman Jacob

Title:

The Perceptions of District Leaders of Cyber Charter Schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

cyber school
virtual learning
charter school
21st century learning
technology in the classrom
cyber charter school
school district leaders' perceptions on cyber charters
cyber charter case study
cyber charter challenge

File:

Download N_MillerFINALDISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Member
Dr Susan Faircloth, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Dr Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Karnes, Sandra Lee

Title:

Surviving Job Loss: Motivation Among Second Year Trade Adjustment Assistance(taa)students

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

TAA program
Adult Education
Second Year College Students

File:

Download DISSERTATION_FINAL_COPY.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Roe, Stuart Leon

Title:

A Phenomenological Approach to Examining the Role of Risk and Protective Factors in the Lives of Gay and Bisexual Youth

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

gay
lesbian
bi-sexaul
adolescent
support
protective factors
social support
phenomenology
qualitative

File:

Download roe_dissertation_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Dr Brandon Hunt, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Nyheim, Peter D

Title:

Factors That Lead to Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Restaurant Industry: a Qualitative Analysis of Two Green Restaurant Innovators

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

food service
restaurant
sustainability

File:

Download Nyheim_Diss_6-27.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Bae, Keunmin

Title:

Processes and Effects of Mobile Phone-mediated Social Interactions: Motives, Use Patterns, and Social Capital Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Mobile Phone
Social Capital
Uses and Gratifications Theory
Self-Disclosure
Psychological Wellness
Civic Engagement

File:

Download Keunmin_Bae_Dissertation_FinalFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Karl Davis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Alkahtani, Saif Fahad

Title:

Oral Performace Scoring Using Generalizability Theory And Many-facet Rasch Measurement: A Comparison Study

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Measurement
MFRM
Generalizability Theory
IRT
RUBRICS
Analytic scoring
Holistic scoring
Oral performance

File:

Download Dr_Saif_7_July_15_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Pui Wa Lei, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Junghwan

Title:

Learning for Social Justice: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory Analysis of Community Leadership Empowerment in a Korean American Community Organization

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult learning
community leadership
cultural historical activity theory
Korean American Activist
community organization

File:

Download 1-Kim_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hong Min

Title:

The structural relationships of work engagement with its antecedents and consequences in the Korean business organization context

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

work engagement
organization development

File:

Download Hongmin_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ko, Yoojung

Title:

Young Children’s Self-regulation and Teachers’ Ratings of Young Children’s Play and Approaches to Learning as a Function of Age, Gender, and Language Background

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

play
self-regulation
executive function
approaches to learning
children
cognitive development

File:

Download 08062012_Yoojung_Ko_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar Paul Yoder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bates, Julie Kristi

Title:

Predictors of Working Alliance Efficacy Among State VR Counselors as a Function of Ex-offender Status

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Stigma
Offenders
Flourishing
Working Alliance
Counselors
Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Burnout
Efficacy
Self-estimates
Double Stigma

File:

Download FINAL_VERSION_post-format_and_defense_review_7.27.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'sullivan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'sullivan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Taylor Herbert, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Alsuwaidi, Sultan Ahmed

Title:

Examining Middle School Students’ Awareness Of Their Career Paths

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

career exploration
career education and guidance
examining UAE middle students’ career awareness

File:

Download EXAMINING_MIDDLE_SCHOOL_STUDENTS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Mordan, Benjamin Ray

Title:

Retention and professional mentoring of beginning career and technical education teachers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

professional mentoring
retention
career and technical education
beginning teachers

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert W Clark, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert W Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Hsieh, Hsiu-wei

Title:

Practices and Strategies of Self-Initiated Language Learning in an Online Social Network Discussion Forum: A Descriptive Case Study

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

self-initiated learning
online social network
language discussion forum
affinity space
knowledge building
learning strategy

File:

Download 20121115DissertationFINAL_HsiuweiHSIEH.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Susan M Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wei Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Keun Jin

Title:

The effectiveness of school type on students' academic achievement: Focusing on private high school of South Korea

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

school effect
private school
foreign language high school
OLS regression
propensity score matching

File:

Download Dissertation-Keun_Jin_Kim.pdf

Committee Members:

Preston Green, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member

Author:

Cooper, Robert J

Title:

Outdoor Orientation Programs: Recreation Socialization, Social Support and Identity Development in Emerging Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Outdoor Orientation Programs
Recreation Socialization
Emerging Adulthood
Social Support
Identity Development

File:

Download Cooper_Robert_Doctoral_Dissertation_-_USE_THIS_VERSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan R Graefe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Justin Mowen, Committee Member
Harry Zinn, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Stopper, Angela

Title:

Success factors in building online executive development programs in three universities: A collective case study

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Executive Education
Distance Education
Online Community of Learning
Non-Credit Education
Workforce Education

File:

Download STOPPER_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Albert Vicere, Special Member

Author:

Connelly, Kimberly Ann

Title:

The Primary Practices Questionnaire (PPQ): The Development and Validation of an Instrument Measuring Teachers' Perceptions of their Implementation of 'Developmentally Appropriate' Responsive Practices in the Primary Grades

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elementary education
early childhood education
primary grades
survey development
teacher practices
developmentally appropriate practices

File:

Download Connelly_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Newsome, Valerie Renee

Title:

Educated and At-risk: How the Shortage of Available Male Partners Influences Hiv Risk for Unmarried College-educated African-american Women Ages 25-34

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV
Culture
Health
African-American
Women
Sex
Condom Use

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL_V_Newsome.pdf

Committee Members:

Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Gary King, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Fang, Hong-ning

Title:

The Impact of Social Support on the Relation Between Stress from Daily Life Issues and Depression Among East Asian International Students in the United States

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Social Support
Stress
Depression
International Students

File:

Download Hong-Ning_Fang_Dissertation_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry G Trusty, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Mellin, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Conserve, Donaldson

Title:

MWEN DI LI M’FE MALADI SIDA: An Exploration of the HIV Serostatus disclosure experience of Haitians living with HIV in Haiti and the United States

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV; disclosure; Haitians;

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary King, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Sofolahan, Yewande A

Title:

Understanding Childbearing Decision Making within the Context of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Needs of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Southwest Nigeria

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS
Nigeria
women
pregnancy
childbearing
healthcare
support
men
partners

File:

Download FinalDissertatnSOFOLAHAN-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary King, Committee Member
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Acheampong, Philip

Title:

Employers' Perception of Graduates with Entry-level Technical Skills from the Construction Industry Programs in Ghana and Nigeria

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Building construction industry programs
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Employers' perception of graduates with entry-level technical sk
Skills
Skills gap
Technical skills

File:

Download PA_DISSERTATION_Final_doc_PDF__to_GRADUATE_SCHOOL_APRIL_10_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Stout, Wilbur L

Title:

School Level Factors Associated With Pennsylvania High Schools That Exceed PVAAS Growth Projections In Reading

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

PVAAS
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment
Value-Added
Reading Growth

File:

Download W_Stout_Final_Dissertaton_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Shrom, Tim

Title:

Object Lessons: Examination Of Spending and Revenue Patterns In Pennsylvania k-12 Public School Distircts: 1998 Through 2008

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

K-12 School Finance
Multi-Year Expenditure Study
Expenditure Share Changes over-time
Object and Function Expenditure Analysis
State Policy impact on School Expenditures

File:

Download August_1_2013_a_ftp_file_-_TO_-_Copy_-_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston C Green Iii, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Kiwon

Title:

effects of healthful children's foods and nutrition information on caregivers' empowerment and perceived corporate social responsibility and willingness to visit sit-down family restaurants

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

Healthful children's menu
nutrition information
caregivers' dining behavior
consumer empowerment
perceived CSR

File:

Download Kiwon_Lee_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha T Conklin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Lawrence Bordi Jr., Committee Member
David Allen Cranage, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Dolan, John Joseph

Title:

An Exploratory Examination of Social Media, Informal Learning, and Communities of Practice in the Workplace

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

social media
informal learning
communities of practice
facebook
twitter
linkedin

File:

Download John_Dolan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Tamez, Meritza Angelica

Title:

Examaning predictors and differences of vocational rehabilitation outcomes among people of color with traumatic brain injury

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

vocational rehabilitation
traumatic brain injury
RSA-911
employment outcomes
rehabilitation counseling
counselor education

File:

Download Tamez_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Taylor Herbert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Lisa M Conyers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
James Taylor Herbert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Park, Cho Hyun

Title:

Development and initial validation of an instrument to assess followership competency in a Korean manufacturing company

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

followership
follower
competency
instrument
validation

File:

Download Dissertation_Cho_Hyun_Park.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Special Member

Author:

Cerrito, Julie A

Title:

An Examination of Career Guidance Programming on Elementary School Students' Vocational Development

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

career development
children
intervention
school counseling

File:

Download FinalDissertation_Cerrito7_13_pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Niles, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hyung-kee

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF SHADOW EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF THE SCHOOLED SOCIETY

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Shadow education
private tutoring
hakwon
formal schooling
formal education
public school
public schools
afterschool class
afterschool programs
NCLB
Baker
Bray
Institution
supplementary institution
ritual
parental satisfaction
enrichment motive
enrichment strategy
remedial motive
remedial strategy
out of school lesson
out-of-school lesson
out of school class
out-of-school class
ESCS
achievements
achievement score
SES
private internal rate
IRR
wage premium
return of educational investment
conflict theory
status competition
higher education expansion
human capital theory
functionalism
neo-institutionalism
Schofer and Meyer
Meyer
the expansion of higher education
Barro-Lee
GDP per capita
public social expenditure
welfare
welfare state
high-stakes testing
high-stakes test
school quality
quality of schooling
public educational expenditure
higher education enrollment

File:

Download 1___Final__Dissertation___Hyung-Kee_Kim___analysis_page_number.pdf

Committee Members:

David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soo Yong Byun, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Sinwoong

Title:

From social motives to spiritual development: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory analysis of communal spiritual development in a Korean American house church

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult Education
Spiritual Development
House Church
Community of Faith
Cultural Historical Activity Theory

File:

Download Doctoral_Dissertation__Simon_Park__Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Oliveras, Yanira

Title:

The empirical relationship between administrator ratings of teacher effectiveness and student achievement on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

administrator ratings
teacher effectiveness
student achievement

File:

Download Oliveras_Dissertation_The_Empirical_Relationship_between_admin_ratings_of_teacher_effectiveness__stu_achievement_on_Texas_STAAR.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kashyap, Shubha

Title:

A Case Study to Examine Institutional Factors Facilitating and Inhibiting Faculty Preparation for Teaching in an Online MBA Program

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Faculty Preparation
Online Education
Online MBA program
Institutional Factors
Facilitating Change
Higher Education

File:

Download Kashyap_Dissertation_Final_May_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Susan E Cromwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Appiah-padi, Radecka

Title:

Opting Out of the Presidency: Perspectives of Community College Chief Academic Officers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

chief academic officer
community colleges
higher education leadership

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL_Appiah-Padi_raa5206.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Craig D Weidemann, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ntshalintshali, General M

Title:

Instructional Effects of Refutation Text on Different Types of Knowledge

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

refutation text
declarative knowledge
conceptual knowledge
procedural knowledge
misconception
conceptual change

File:

Download General_Ntshalintshali_Dissertation_May_11_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Roy Clariana, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roy Clariana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Irene Johnston Petrick, Committee Member
Simon Richard Hooper, Committee Member

Author:

Baumgardner, Catherine Zavatsky

Title:

Critical Demographic and Workplace Factors that Influence Work Engagement in Nursing Practice in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

nursing
work engagement
nursing practice
job satisfaction
UWES

File:

Download Baumgardner_Final_Dissertation_02-25-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Deirdre Mccaughey, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Taesung

Title:

Impacts of Long-term Learning Interventions on Organizational Human Capital and Performance in the Korean Business Context

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

learning intervention
employee development
career development
human capital
organizational performance

File:

Download Dissertation_Taesung_Kim_Upload.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Woocheol

Title:

An Examination of Work Engagement in Selected Major Organizations in Korea: Its Role as a Mediator Between Antecedents and Consequences

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

work engagement
employee engagement
job resources
personal resources
job performance
and turnover intention

File:

Download Dissertation_Woocheol_Kim_Final_Upload.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Alsaleh, Amal

Title:

The relationship between the perception of distributed leadership and the degree of participation in Ministry decisions on teachers' organizational commitment in the State of Kuwait.

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Distributed Leadership
Organizational commitment
Kuwait Education

File:

Download Alsaleh_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kwon, Sung Youn

Title:

School-to-work transition of college graduates in Korea: the impact of high school track on college-performance and post-college occupational outcomes.

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

school-to-work transition
college
graduates
high school track
vocational education
college performance
post-college occupational outcoems
career and technical education
CTE
vocational education and traning
CTE
secondary vocational education of Korea

File:

Download final_version_Mar25_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark D Threeton, Committee Member
Soo Yong Byun, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Special Member

Author:

Foley, Caitlin Ann

Title:

Pennsylvania veterinarian perspectives of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

veterinarian
perspectives
antibiotic resistance
livestock

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_CF-revised_4-7-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Rama B Radhakrishna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
John Ewing, Committee Member
Bhushan M Jayarao, Special Member

Author:

Yang, Sungwoo

Title:

The Study Of Variables Influencing The Effect Of English Medium Instruction On Academic Content Learning And English Proficiency Development

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

English medium instruction (EMI)
ESL/EFL teaching
tertiary level

File:

Download Sung_Woo_Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mari Haneda, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Special Member

Author:

Spangler, Shirley Brett

Title:

Relationship between participation in a school-to-work transition clinic and workforce preparedness among secondary school students

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Transition
Post=secondary Transition
School-to-Work Transition
Workforce Preparedness
Post-secondary Workforce Preparedness

File:

Download Spangler_dissertation_6-27-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Mark D Threeton, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Special Member

Author:

Nguyen, Nancy Hieu

Title:

Vietnamese American Families’ Perceptions Of Children’s Mental Health: How Culture Impacts Utilization Of Mental Health Services

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Vietnamese American
Child Counseling
Mental Health
Culture

File:

Download N.Nguyen.DissertationM.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Elizabeth Mellin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member

Author:

Griffith, Brian Keith

Title:

The Financial Impact of Charter Schools' Enrollment on Traditional Public School Expenditures, Resource Allocation and Programming

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

charter school
tuition
enrollment
public school programming
fiscal impact
special education
public school finance

File:

Download 070214_Dissertation_Griffith_BK.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member