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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