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Author:

Callaghan, Carolyn Marie

Title:

Culturally diverse cohorts: The exploration of learning in context and community

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Cohorts
cultural diversity
adult education
sociocultural perspective
culturally diverse cohorts

File:

Download Callaghan_dissertation_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Martha Jean Strickland, Committee Member
Kimberly A Griffin, 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:

Easy, Omar X

Title:

A Legal and Critical Discourse Analysis of the Language used to Preserve the “MYTH” of a Student-athlete

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

There are many factors that may influence and impact student-ath

File:

Download Dr._Easy_Final_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Preston Green, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Kathleen Mary Collins, Committee Member

Author:

Williams, Rahima A

Title:

Media and the Construction of the Arab-American Women's Identity

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Identity
Arab American
Woman
Critical Media Literacy
Culture
Islam

File:

Download Williams_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ilhan Kucukaydin, Committee Member

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:

Fickes, Patricia Diane

Title:

A Community of Practice: Crafts Persons' Learning in Old Bedford Village

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Community of practice
Ethnography
Adult education - Informal
Cultural heritage preservation
Fundamental learning dualities

File:

Download Fickes_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Jeffrey Cash Bridger, Special Member
John David Popp, Committee Member

Author:

Perez, David

Title:

Los Logradores: Understanding The Role Of Community Cultural Wealth In The Experiences Of Latino Male Achievers At A Selective Predominantly White Institution

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Latino males
Hispanic males
Achievement
Undergraduates
Community Cultural Wealth
Phenomenology

File:

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Committee Members:

Kimberly A Griffin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kimberly A Griffin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
Leticia Oseguera, Committee Member
Susan Ruth Rankin, Committee Member
Shaun R Harper, Special Member

Author:

Eifert, Angela Lynn

Title:

A globetrotting pilgrimage: An exploration of spiritual growth and the development of intercultural competence

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

spirituality
intercultural competence
adult education
followers of Christ

File:

Download Final_dissertation_for_Angela_Eifert.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Edward Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Shanetia Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martha Jean Strickland, Committee Member
Heather L Stuckey, Committee Member

Author:

Drayton, Brendaly Elizabeth

Title:

Literacy and identity: Reflections of six African American males in an adult literacy program

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult literacy
Adult basic education
African American males
Gender
Identity
Narrative analysis

File:

Download dissertation_drayton2__final.pdf

Committee Members:

Esther Susana Prins, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member
Gail Louise Boldt, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Ronald Ward Jackson, Special Member

Author:

Mohamed Jiri, Khairul Aini

Title:

Becoming teachers of English-language learners in two multicultural countries: narratives from preservice teachers in the United States and Malaysia

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Malaysia
Comparative and International Education
Teacher Education
English as a Second Language
Multiculturalism

File:

Download Khairul_Aini_Thesis_2012_R_.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Youb Kim, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Youb Kim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Susan G Strauss, Special Member