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Author:

Vonada, Nicholas A

Title:

Returning to College: A Study of a Federally Funded Retraining Program

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Trade Adjustment Act and outsourcing
globalization
retraining
Adult Education
dislocated workers

File:

Download Vonada2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Sharon Louise Falkenstern, Committee Member
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Shearer, Rick L

Title:

Transactional Distance and Dialogue: An Exploratory Study to Refine the Theoretical Construct of Dialogue in Online Learning

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

dialogue
distance education
transactional distance
content analysis
speech acts

File:

Download R_L_Shearer_Final_Dissertation_for_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Michael Moore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grahame Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan G Strauss, Committee Member
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member

Author:

Shaffer, Steven

Title:

TOWARD A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL OF TEACHING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING VIA DISTANCE EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

distance education
teaching
computer programming
system dynamics
education models

File:

Download shaffer-thesis-august-2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Melody M Thompson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Bonnie J Meyer, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member

Author:

Lutter, Stacy Lynn

Title:

AN EXPLORATION OF REGISTERED NURSES’ INTENTIONS TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

intentions to leave
gender
poststructural feminism
registered nurse
nursing shortage

File:

Download Dissertation-Final_revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Judith E Hupcey, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member

Author:

Snider, Susan Lynn

Title:

The Lived Experiences of GED Students: What Do Their Experiences Tell Us?

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

General Educational Development
high school equivalency diploma

File:

Download Snider_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Anderson, William George

Title:

Interaction and control in asynchronous computer-mediated communication in a distance education context.

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

asynchronous
control
computer-medicated communication
interaction
distance education
higher education
teacher edcuation

File:

Download diss.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Grahame Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Steve L Thorne, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Snyder, Melissa J

Title:

Reconnecting with Your Passion: An Action Research Study Exploring Humanities and Professional Nursing

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Nursing
Adult Education
Humantities
Action Research
Transformative Learning
Professional Development
Career Satisfaction

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission_April_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Cheryl A Dellasega, Committee Member
William Dryden Milheim, Committee Member
Julie Kearney, Special Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee 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:

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:

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