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Author:

Tekin, Ali Kemal

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF TURKISH PARENTS’ BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

beliefs and perceptions
parent involvement
young children
Turkish
early childhood
child development

File:

Download Ali_Kemal_Tekin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ogrenir, Burcin

Title:

Investigating the Relationships between Emotional Intelligence and Preservice Teachers' Views of Teacher Effectiveness

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher effectiveness
emotional intelligence
preservice

File:

Download burcinogrenirdissertation2008.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Senel Poyrazli, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Meidl, Christopher Joel

Title:

TEACHERS' BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD APPROACHES TO CHARACTER EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

character education

File:

Download The_Pennsylvania_State_University.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Chih-Sheng

Title:

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING EFL PRE-SERVICE TEAHCERS' ENGLISH LANGAUGE LEARNING STRATEGIES AND THEIR BELIEFS TOWARD TEACHING METHODOLOGIES

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher education
pre-service teacher
language learning strategies
teaching beliefs

File:

Download cscthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Liao, Chien-Tzu

Title:

The Correlations between Shy College EFL Students in Taiwan and Their English Learning

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

English
EFL college students
shy
Taiwan

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Shen, Chia-Shen

Title:

Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions of Quality and School Climate in Preschool Programs

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

program quality
early childhood program
school climate

File:

Download Thesis_of_Chiashen_Shen.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Donghua

Title:

TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD KINDERGARTEN INCLUSION IN CHINA

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

kindergarten
inclusion
Teachers's attitudes
early childhood education

File:

Download dissertation_dhg.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert F Nicely Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member

Author:

Zeak, Glenna L

Title:

Experiencing Variety and Change in Head Start Parent Involvement Policies and Practices: Personal and Professional and Perspectives

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Head Start
parent involvement
resiliency

File:

Download 11-30-2006_compiled_dissertaion.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

Author:

Duo, Gina

Title:

Parents' attitudes toward kindergarten assessment and selection in Taiwan: A study using government-identified quality factors

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

attitude
kindergarten
early childhood programs
assessment
selection

File:

Download dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Brent Mcnaughton, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Tekin, Gokce

Title:

TURKISH MOTHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDREARING PRACTICES

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Istanbul
childrearing attitudes
Turkish mothers
parental attitudes
early childhood education
Turkey

File:

Download Gokce_Tekin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Huei-Ling

Title:

Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions of Professional Competence in Preschool Settings

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

self-desired competence
current competence status
professional competence

File:

Download Thesis_of_Huei-Ling_Wang.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Kotaman, Huseyin

Title:

IMPACTS OF DIALOGICAL STORYBOOK READING ON CHILDREN’S RECEPTIVE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR PARENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY FOR STORYBOOK READING

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

storybook reading
receptive vocabulary
early childhood

File:

Download KotamanThesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Tseng, Hsia-yen

Title:

Effect of Self-Management Procedure in Preschool Setting

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

self-management procedure
preschool

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
"Ribert F Nicely, Jr", Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Aldemir, Jale

Title:

PRESERVICE-TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT YOUNG CHILDREN, THEIR PARENTS, AND TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

images of parents
images of young children
Beliefs of preservice-teachers
images of ECE teacher

File:

Download DOCTORAL_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eunice May Askov, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member

Author:

Tsai, Min-Ju

Title:

GUIDING TAIWANESE KINDERGATENERS' EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND EMOTION REGULATION: THE EFFECTS OF CHILDREN¡¦S PICTURE BOOKS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

children's picture books
emotional understanding
emotion regulation

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ulker, Riza

Title:

A Study of Turkish Kindergarten Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Two Instructional Models: Direct Instruction and Child-Initiated Instruction

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child-initiated instruction
direct instruction
classroom social behavior
kindergarten

File:

Download Riza_Ulker.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Abdel Kader, Shereen Adel Ibrahim

Title:

ENHANCING CREATIVE BEHAVIORAL EXPRESSIONS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS: THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND A CENTER FOR CREATIVITY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Creative Product
Descriptor Behavior
Achievement
Creativity
Classroom
Early Childhood
Children
Recognition
Teacher
Center for Creativity
Education Reform
School System
Behavior Expression
Creative Behavior
Creative Process
Identification
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Indicator
Factor
Misconception

File:

Download Final_Thesis_04-17-08.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Shou-Chi

Title:

CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL AND LEARNING SELF-REGULATION IN TRANSITION PERIOD: A STUDY OF FIRST GRADE STUDENTS IN TAIWAN

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

CHILDREN
FIRST GRADE
SELF-REGULATION

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Chuang, Tsung-Yen

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMING AS PLAY EFFECTS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENTS' COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS IN TAIWAN

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Child's Play
Computer Games
Instructional Technology
MANOVA
Taiwan

File:

Download Tsung-Yen_Chuang_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert F Nicely Jr., Committee Member
Brian K Smith, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Wen-ling

Title:

An Investigation into the Perceptions of Nursery School Directors and Teachers Towards Use of An Assessment Instrument in Early Childhood Education/Care Evaluations of Nursery School Quality in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Government Regulations
Three Systems Models
Assessment Instruments
Early Childhood Curriculum
High-quality Nursery Schools
Early Childhood Education

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Wei

Title:

Teachers' Attitudes Toward Parental Involvement in Selected Government Kindergartens in China

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

China
parental involvement
attitudes

File:

Download WeiGu_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Tsai, Yi-Wen

Title:

The Impact of Dialogic Reading: Facilitating Language Acquisition of Young Children with Hearing Impairments in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Dialogic Reading
Hearing-Impairemed Children
Language Acquisition

File:

Download eTD_Yi-Wen_Tsai.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Yang Eun

Title:

SELF-EFFICACY WITH REGARD TO THE TEACHING OF SCIENCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS IN KOREA

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Self-Efficacy. Early Childhood Education. Early Ch

File:

Download Total_Dissertation-YangEun_Kim.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Yen-Chun

Title:

Parents' Perceptions of Child's Play and the Relation to Children's Development of Social Competence and Creativity

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child play
social competence
creativity

File:

Download Yen-Chun_Lin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tomas Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Robert Lee Burgess, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Yu-Chuan

Title:

Private Kindergarten Scorecard

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

performance management
self-evaluation

File:

Download Final_Defense_4-30-2007_-stakeholer_internal_organizaion_process.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member

Author:

TSAO, YA-LUN

Title:

The Impact of Social Play Activities on Promoting Social Interactions of High-Functioning Autistic Children in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

social play activities
high-functioning autistic children
pivotal response training (PRT)

File:

Download 911361854_Ya-Lun_Tsao.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Rama B Radhakrishna, Committee Member