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Author:

Stopper, Angela

Title:

Success factors in building online executive development programs in three universities: A collective case study

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Executive Education
Distance Education
Online Community of Learning
Non-Credit Education
Workforce Education

File:

Download STOPPER_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Albert Vicere, Special 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:

Newsome, Valerie Renee

Title:

Educated and At-risk: How the Shortage of Available Male Partners Influences Hiv Risk for Unmarried College-educated African-american Women Ages 25-34

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV
Culture
Health
African-American
Women
Sex
Condom Use

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL_V_Newsome.pdf

Committee Members:

Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Gary King, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Fang, Hong-ning

Title:

The Impact of Social Support on the Relation Between Stress from Daily Life Issues and Depression Among East Asian International Students in the United States

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Social Support
Stress
Depression
International Students

File:

Download Hong-Ning_Fang_Dissertation_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jerry G Trusty, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Mellin, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Conserve, Donaldson

Title:

MWEN DI LI M’FE MALADI SIDA: An Exploration of the HIV Serostatus disclosure experience of Haitians living with HIV in Haiti and the United States

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV; disclosure; Haitians;

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary King, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Sofolahan, Yewande A

Title:

Understanding Childbearing Decision Making within the Context of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Needs of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Southwest Nigeria

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS
Nigeria
women
pregnancy
childbearing
healthcare
support
men
partners

File:

Download FinalDissertatnSOFOLAHAN-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary King, Committee Member
Rhonda Belue, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special 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:

Stout, Wilbur L

Title:

School Level Factors Associated With Pennsylvania High Schools That Exceed PVAAS Growth Projections In Reading

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

PVAAS
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment
Value-Added
Reading Growth

File:

Download W_Stout_Final_Dissertaton_.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Shrom, Tim

Title:

Object Lessons: Examination Of Spending and Revenue Patterns In Pennsylvania k-12 Public School Distircts: 1998 Through 2008

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

K-12 School Finance
Multi-Year Expenditure Study
Expenditure Share Changes over-time
Object and Function Expenditure Analysis
State Policy impact on School Expenditures

File:

Download August_1_2013_a_ftp_file_-_TO_-_Copy_-_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston C Green Iii, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Kiwon

Title:

effects of healthful children's foods and nutrition information on caregivers' empowerment and perceived corporate social responsibility and willingness to visit sit-down family restaurants

Graduate Program:

Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Keywords:

Healthful children's menu
nutrition information
caregivers' dining behavior
consumer empowerment
perceived CSR

File:

Download Kiwon_Lee_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha T Conklin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter Lawrence Bordi Jr., Committee Member
David Allen Cranage, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Dolan, John Joseph

Title:

An Exploratory Examination of Social Media, Informal Learning, and Communities of Practice in the Workplace

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

social media
informal learning
communities of practice
facebook
twitter
linkedin

File:

Download John_Dolan_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Tamez, Meritza Angelica

Title:

Examaning predictors and differences of vocational rehabilitation outcomes among people of color with traumatic brain injury

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

vocational rehabilitation
traumatic brain injury
RSA-911
employment outcomes
rehabilitation counseling
counselor education

File:

Download Tamez_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

James Taylor Herbert, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Lisa M Conyers, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
James Taylor Herbert, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Park, Cho Hyun

Title:

Development and initial validation of an instrument to assess followership competency in a Korean manufacturing company

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

followership
follower
competency
instrument
validation

File:

Download Dissertation_Cho_Hyun_Park.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Special Member

Author:

Cerrito, Julie A

Title:

An Examination of Career Guidance Programming on Elementary School Students' Vocational Development

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

career development
children
intervention
school counseling

File:

Download FinalDissertation_Cerrito7_13_pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Spencer Niles, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hyung-kee

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF SHADOW EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF THE SCHOOLED SOCIETY

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Shadow education
private tutoring
hakwon
formal schooling
formal education
public school
public schools
afterschool class
afterschool programs
NCLB
Baker
Bray
Institution
supplementary institution
ritual
parental satisfaction
enrichment motive
enrichment strategy
remedial motive
remedial strategy
out of school lesson
out-of-school lesson
out of school class
out-of-school class
ESCS
achievements
achievement score
SES
private internal rate
IRR
wage premium
return of educational investment
conflict theory
status competition
higher education expansion
human capital theory
functionalism
neo-institutionalism
Schofer and Meyer
Meyer
the expansion of higher education
Barro-Lee
GDP per capita
public social expenditure
welfare
welfare state
high-stakes testing
high-stakes test
school quality
quality of schooling
public educational expenditure
higher education enrollment

File:

Download 1___Final__Dissertation___Hyung-Kee_Kim___analysis_page_number.pdf

Committee Members:

David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soo Yong Byun, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Sinwoong

Title:

From social motives to spiritual development: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory analysis of communal spiritual development in a Korean American house church

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult Education
Spiritual Development
House Church
Community of Faith
Cultural Historical Activity Theory

File:

Download Doctoral_Dissertation__Simon_Park__Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Kuhne, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Kuhne, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member