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Author:

Shaw, Cynthia A

Title:

A Study of the Relationship of Parental Involvement to Student Achievement in a Pennsylvania Career and Technology Center

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

student achievement
parental involvement

File:

Download parent_involvement.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Gray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Richard, Elizabeth Doane

Title:

The Effect of Capstone Cooperative Education Experiences, and Related Factors, on Career and Technical Education Secondary Student Summative Assessment Scores

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

summative assessment scores
vocational education
cooperative education
NOCTI scores
co-op
experiential learning
contextual learning
career and technical education

File:

Download Formatted_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert W Clark, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Elliott, Franklin Eugene

Title:

An Investigation into Informal Learning Dynamics that Provide the Context for Learning Non-Technical Skills for Undirected Workers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Workforce Education
Non-technical Skills
Informal Learning
Soft Skills
Career and Technical

File:

Download elliott_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

Author:

Lu, Hsiu-Ju Yuki

Title:

Satisfaction of Participants with the Business Training Network (BTN) e-Training Courses in 2004 in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Satisfaction
e-Training

File:

Download FinalDissertationApr1306.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Threeton, Mark D

Title:

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONALITY TYPE AND LEARNING STYLE: A STUDY OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Personality and Learning Style
Personality Type
Cognitive Style
Learning Style
Career and Technical Education

File:

Download MTDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth C. Gray, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Al-Alawneh, Muhammad Khaled

Title:

EXAMINING EDUCATORS‘ AND EMPLOYERS‘ PERCEPTIONS ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRADUATES‘ EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR THE LABOR MARKET IN JORDAN

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Employability Skills
Career and Technical Education
Labor market in Jordan

File:

Download Five-Chapters-Employability-skills-Muhammad-Final-final-work.pdf

Committee Members:

Professor Edgar I Farmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Mamett, Susan M

Title:

Teacher, Counselor, and Administrator Perception of the Role of the School Counselor in Comprehensive Career and Technical High Schools in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Integration of Guidance Curriculum
Collaboration in Education
Role of the Scool Counselor
Role Ambiguity
ANOVA

File:

Download Dissertation_mamett_for_pub_032708.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Viviano, Thomas Andrew

Title:

WHAT IMPACT DOES THE SOFTWARE STUDY ISLAND HAVE ON 4SIGHT, PSSA, AND NOCTI ASSESSMENTS OF PART-TIME CTE STUDENTS?

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

NOCTI
Study Island
PSSA

File:

Download VIviano_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Cynthis Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Cynthis Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Robert Clark, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Arnold, Toni L

Title:

POST-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS OF RESEARCH BASED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Teacher Development
Professional Development
Researchbased instructional stratigies

File:

Download finalThesis_draft__to_graduate_school5_10a.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member

Author:

Carraway, Vernon L.

Title:

AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE PROTÉGÉS AND THEIR MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHITE MALE MENTORS IN MAJORITY CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

protege
cross-cultural
mentoring
African American
mentor

File:

Download Vernon_Carraway_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ronald Ward Jackson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

Author:

Augustine, William Joseph

Title:

THE HIGHER EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (Act 101): PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, COUNSELORS, AND TUTORS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

The Higher Education Equal Opportunity Program
Act 101
At-risk Students
Under-prepared Student

File:

Download AugustineDissertation7.2.10.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member

Author:

Shao, Xiaorong

Title:

Teacher Training and Curriculum Reform in Chinese Agricultural Schools

Graduate Program:

Agricultural Education

Keywords:

China
Teacher Training
Curriculum reform
Agricutlural Education

File:

Download Thesis_Shao.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Henry Bruening, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Tracy Scheidt Hoover, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Yin-Che

Title:

Organizations’ Characteristics Influence on Teamwork and Organizational Commitment in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

teamwork
organizational commitment
structural equation modeling

File:

Download eTD_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Rodman, Mary E

Title:

A Study of Learning-centered Leadership Skills of Principals in Career and Technical Education Schools

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Principals
School leadership
Learning-centered leadership
career and technical education
VAL-ED

File:

Download Dissertation_Mary_Rodman_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Robert W Clark, Committee Member

Author:

Haas, Beth Ann

Title:

The CTE Teacher Selection and Hiring Decision: Practices and Perceptions from Select Pennsylvania Directors

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and Selection

File:

Download Beth_Ann_Haas_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Alsuwaidi, Sultan Ahmed

Title:

Examining Middle School Students’ Awareness Of Their Career Paths

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

career exploration
career education and guidance
examining UAE middle students’ career awareness

File:

Download EXAMINING_MIDDLE_SCHOOL_STUDENTS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Mordan, Benjamin Ray

Title:

Retention and professional mentoring of beginning career and technical education teachers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

professional mentoring
retention
career and technical education
beginning teachers

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert W Clark, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert W Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Acheampong, Philip

Title:

Employers' Perception of Graduates with Entry-level Technical Skills from the Construction Industry Programs in Ghana and Nigeria

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Building construction industry programs
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Employers' perception of graduates with entry-level technical sk
Skills
Skills gap
Technical skills

File:

Download PA_DISSERTATION_Final_doc_PDF__to_GRADUATE_SCHOOL_APRIL_10_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Adebola Adewumi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Spangler, Shirley Brett

Title:

Relationship between participation in a school-to-work transition clinic and workforce preparedness among secondary school students

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Transition
Post=secondary Transition
School-to-Work Transition
Workforce Preparedness
Post-secondary Workforce Preparedness

File:

Download Spangler_dissertation_6-27-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia Pellock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Mark D Threeton, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Special Member