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Author:

Mccoy, Karen Louise

Title:

The Emotional Experiences Of Three Early Childhood Teachers during Difficult Parent-teacher Conferences: an Analysis Of Care Strategies In Response To These Emotions

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mindfulness
parent-teacher conferences
CARE
empathy

File:

Download Dissertation-final-final-final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia Ann Jennings, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Maryellen Schaub, Committee 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:

Blahus, Rebecca Anne

Title:

Perceptions of Primary Teachers Using Responsive Classroom in the Era of No Child Left Behind

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Responsive Classroom
No Child Left Behind
teachers response to change

File:

Download R._Blahus_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Robert James Stevens, Committee Member

Author:

Arshavskaya, Ekaterina

Title:

Collaborative mentoring sessions: Supporting the development of teaching expertise

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics

Keywords:

pre-service teacher mentoring
ESL
a sociocultural theory perspective
MA TESOL practicum
teaching expertise

File:

Download Dissertation_Arshavskaya__final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen E Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Lantolf, Committee Member
Celeste S Kinginger, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Special Member

Author:

Ray, Melissa N

Title:

Individual Differences In Deep Level Comprehension: Contributions of Text Structure, Comprehension Skill, and Prior knowledge

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Text Structure
Inferences
Comprehension
Comprehension Skill

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_MR.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert James Stevens, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert James Stevens, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member