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Author:

Ward, Annmarie Rehm

Title:

Content Knowledge and Classroom Inquiry Style: Factors Influencing Inquiry-based Science Teaching Practice of Elementary Student Teachers

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher preparation
pedagogical content knowledge
curricular vision
classroom inquiry
orientation toward teaching science
elementary science teaching

File:

Download DISSAnnmarieRWard2.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Bozella, Devorah Lynn

Title:

An Examination of the Practices and Perceptions of Student Teaching Coordinators for Matching Student Teachers with Clinical Placement Sites in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Student teaching
matching
higher education

File:

Download Bozella_Final_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Ballock, Ellen E.

Title:

The Development and Evaluation of a Self-Study Process for Critical Friends Groups

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

professional learning community
critical friends group
group development
professional development
self-study
goal-setting process

File:

Download BallockFinalThesisDocument.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member

Author:

Manno, Jacqueline Lilja

Title:

K-5 Mentor Teachers' Journeys Toward Reform-Oriented Science Within A Professional Development School Context

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Science education
professional development school
science teaching

File:

Download MANNO_J_DISSERTATION_PSU_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Susan Mary Land, Committee Member
Susan Courson, Ph D, Committee Member

Author:

Lunt, Jana

Title:

The Effects of Teachers' Knowledge and Understanding of Addition and Subtraction Word Problems on Student Understanding

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher knowledge
student understanding
cognitive demand
word problems

File:

Download Jana_Lunt_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Glendon Wilbur Blume, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Amond, Mary Beth

Title:

ENACTING AN INQUIRY STANCE: EXAMINING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF LEARNING TO TEACH IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL THAT FOSTERS TEACHER INQUIRY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

professional development school
teacher inquiry
reflection
adaptive expertise

File:

Download MB_Amond_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Vicente, Nancy Vanessa

Title:

El Despertar: A Journey into Colonial Experience

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Auto-ethnography
Testimonio
Latino Studies
Self-study. narrative inquiry

File:

Download FINAL_DRAFT_DISS__Nancy_Vanessa_Vicente.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jane Juffer, Committee Member
Murry R Nelson, Committee Member

Author:

Poehner, Priya Maria

Title:

DRAFTING A NEW CHAPTER ON CRITICAL FRIENDS GROUPS: EXPLORING TEACHER LEARNING FROM A VYGOTSKIAN PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher professional development
Critical Friends Groups
Sociocultural Theory
teacher learning

File:

Download final_dissertation_format.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Sunyoung

Title:

PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES: ADAPTING CRITICAL LITERACY IN EFL COLLEGE WRITING USING A VIDEO-AUTHORING PROJECT

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

video-authoring project
EFL college writing
critical literacy

File:

Download Dissertation_final_version_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member

Author:

Burns, Rebecca West

Title:

Conceptualizing Supervision in the Professional Development School Context: A Case Analysis

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Professional Development Schools (PDS)
Supervision
Hybrid Educator
Field Experiences
Clinical Faculty
University Liaison

File:

Download Burns_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Dr Kimberly Powell, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Special 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:

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:

Coon-kitt, Mary Jayne

Title:

Inquirying about student work in a professional development school context: A case of cross-role triads

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

professional development schools
collaborative inquiry groups
elementary math education
looking at student work

File:

Download Coon-Kitt_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member

Author:

Karunakaran, Monica Jeanette

Title:

A Tension Between Dialogic and Direct Instruction: One Community's Mathematics Teaching Culture

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mathematics
teaching
practice
culture

File:

Download Monica_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edith Frances Arbaugh, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Heather A Zimmerman, Committee Member

Author:

Peters, Brian Keith

Title:

Experiencing the Transition from Classroom Teacher Leader to the Designated Leadership Role of Instructional Coach

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher leadership
instructional coaching

File:

Download Peters_Dissertation_Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member

Author:

Perez, Carlos Esteban

Title:

ARBORETUM: A CASE STUDY USING PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SCHOOL CHANGE.

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Problem Based Learning
Teacher perception of school change
Teachers common vision for school change
School change

File:

Download C._Esteban_Perez_Thesis_Final_EDIT.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Anne Whitney, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member

Author:

Mark, Kelly Marie

Title:

Understanding Mentoring Practices in a Professional Development School Partnership

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mentoring
preservice teacher education
elementary education

File:

Download Mark_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Titus, Nicole Evelyn

Title:

TRANSFORMATIONS IN A MENTOR THROUGH COTEACHING IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL: A SELF STUDY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

coteaching
self-study
transformational learning theory
teacher education
mentor
professional development school
student teaching
critical friend

File:

Download TitusDissertationSpring2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Higgins, Mary E

Title:

The Influence of Practitioner Research on Teacher Candidates' Beliefs

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher education
practitioner inquiry
belief development

File:

Download Higgins_Final_Dissertation_10.31.17.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rachel Marie Wolkenhauer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Committee Member
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Member
Dana Lynn Mitra, Outside Member

Author:

Autid, Waeodao

Title:

MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AFTER PARTICIPATING IN A STEM EDUCATION WORKSHOP IN THAILAND

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

STEM implementation
STEM education workshop
inquiry-based-learning
project-based-learning
game-based-activity
independent learning

File:

Download Wa_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gwendolyn Monica Lloyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fran Arbaugh, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Outside Member