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Author:

Searfoss, Annette Louise

Title:

Family and Center-Based Child Care Providers' Beliefs and Concerns About Professional Development Opportunities

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child care
early childhood education
beliefs
concerns
professional development
Concerns-Based Adoption Model
expectancy-value theory

File:

Download Annette_Searfoss_Dissertation_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr James Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ivrendi, Asiye

Title:

The influence of kindergarten teachers' and principals' supervisory association on curriculum and teaching

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

kindergarten teacher-principal supervisory associa
early childhood curriculum
supervision of kindergarten teachers
Developmentally appropriate practices

File:

Download asiyeDiss_1_.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Traister, Catherine Ann

Title:

The Perceptions of Student Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, and University Supervisors Regarding the Assessment of Student Teacher Performance

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Student Teaching Assessment

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Debra Freedman, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Hankin, Deborah Sue

Title:

INDIVIDUAL NOVICE TEACHER NEEDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EVALUATION OF A WELL-RESPECTED INDUCTION PROGRAM

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

new teacher induction
new teacher support
novice teacher professional development
mentoring
induction
novice teacher needs

File:

Download DHankin_DissertationETD_12-06PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Debra Freedman, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

White, George E

Title:

Estimating the Cost of "No Child Left Behind" at the Local School Level

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

No Child Left Behind
local school cost

File:

Download Cost_of_NCLB.2006.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Al Morshedi , Ghadah Hassan

Title:

ACADEMIC SOCIALIZATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF THE EMIRATI AND SAUDI STUDENTS AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Culture Shock
Gulf Region Students
Disciplinary Socialization
Language Socialization
Academic Socialization

File:

Download Ghadah_Hassan__Al_Morshedi_Dissertation_.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Clark, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Kathleen Marie

Title:

Elementary teachers' perceptions of science inquiry and professional development challenges and opportunities

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elemenatary teachers and science
science inquiry
prfessional development in science education

File:

Download Kathleen_Jones_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

Author:

REITZ, MATTHEW

Title:

THE COST OF PROFICIENCY: ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF NCLB AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Ingredients Model
School Finance
Accountability
NCLB

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_-_Reitz_11-11-07.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emily Boyd, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, 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:

Grove, Randall Allen

Title:

EFFECT OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SCORES ON THE PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM OF ASSESSMENT ELEVENTH GRADE MATH AND READING EXAMS

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

quantitative
HLM
state testing
block scheduling
student achievement
PSSA

File:

Download Grove_Dissertation_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Boyd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Chiang, Yi-Ching

Title:

Taiwan's Ban on Corporal Punishment- Teachers' Perceptions of Impact and Meanings

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

corporal punishment
school discipline

File:

Download Chiang_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, 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:

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:

Jin, Meong-hee

Title:

Technology integration in the context of collaboration in early childhood settings

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Collaboration
Technology knowledge
Technology pedagogy
Technology integration

File:

Download Jin_Dissertation2014a1.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Almoaiqel, Salman Abdullah

Title:

Perceptions of Saudi School Teachers about Teaching Arabic Language Arts Using an Integrated Approach: An Exploratory Study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Teaching Arabic Language Arts
Integrated Approach
Perceptions of Saudi School Teachers
Integrating Arabic Language Arts

File:

Download Salman_Almoaiqels_Dissertation_2014_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Al Thowaini, Mohammad

Title:

Can I see me? A study of pictorial representations in Saudi elementary textbooks and teacher and curriculum developers’ perceptions of multiculturalism

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Multiculturalism
diversity
education
science textbook
teacher education
curriculum
Saudi Arabia

File:

Download Malthowaini_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member