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Author:

Snyder, Melissa J

Title:

Reconnecting with Your Passion: An Action Research Study Exploring Humanities and Professional Nursing

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Nursing
Adult Education
Humantities
Action Research
Transformative Learning
Professional Development
Career Satisfaction

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission_April_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Cheryl A Dellasega, Committee Member
William Dryden Milheim, Committee Member
Julie Kearney, Special Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member

Author:

Firestone, Brenda L

Title:

Engineers' Perceptions of Diversity and the Learning Environment at Work: A Mixed Methods Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Engineer
Engineering
Workplace
Learning
Diversity
Culture
Culture
Adult Education
Feminist
Mixed Methods
Critical

File:

Download Firestone_Diss.3.12.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Barbara A Sims, Committee Member
Katherine H Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Tobin, Jennifer Ann

Title:

Embodied Learning and Creative Writing: An Action Research Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

embodiment
creative writing
writing the body
the body
Merleau-Ponty

File:

Download TOBIN_FINAL_DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glen Alan Mazis, Committee Member
Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Julie Kearney, Committee Member

Author:

Callaghan, Carolyn Marie

Title:

Culturally diverse cohorts: The exploration of learning in context and community

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Cohorts
cultural diversity
adult education
sociocultural perspective
culturally diverse cohorts

File:

Download Callaghan_dissertation_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Martha Jean Strickland, Committee Member
Kimberly A Griffin, Committee Member

Author:

Williams, Rahima A

Title:

Media and the Construction of the Arab-American Women's Identity

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Identity
Arab American
Woman
Critical Media Literacy
Culture
Islam

File:

Download Williams_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ilhan Kucukaydin, Committee Member

Author:

Siha, Alfred

Title:

"imagining the Moon": Critical Pedagogy, Discourse Tensions, and the Adult Basic Writing Classroom

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

basic writing
critical pedagogy
adult basic writers
community colleges
developmental writing
developmental education

File:

Download SihaDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ilhan Kucukaydin, Committee Member
Peter Jones Kareithi, Committee Member

Author:

Tanis, David Jay

Title:

Exploring Play/playfulness and Learning in the Adult and Higher Education Classroom

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

play
playfulness
adult learning
higher education classroom
ways of knowing
classroom environment
ludic classroom

File:

Download djt197_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member

Author:

De Rosa, Janet Ann

Title:

Mexican American adults in higher education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Mexican American
adult learning
higher education

File:

Download Dissertation_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Felicia Lynne Brown Haywood, Committee Member
Gloria Bodtorf Clark, Committee Member
Chiara Sabina, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member

Author:

Kanaskie, Mary Louise

Title:

The experience of cognitive change in women with breast cancer following chemotherapy

Graduate Program:

Nursing

Keywords:

chemotherapy-related cognitive change
chemotherapy side effects
breast cancer
phenomenology

File:

Download Kanaskie_Dissertation_April_2013.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Jayne Loeb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Jayne Loeb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith E Hupcey, Committee Member
Margaret Jane Cushman, Committee Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member

Author:

Stametz, Rebecca Ann

Title:

Bringing the Adult Learning Experience of Successful Weight Loss Maintenance into Focus: A Narrative Analysis with Implications for Educators and Clinicians

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Transformative learning
Weight loss
Critical Public Pedagogy
Critical Media Literacy
Obesity
Weight Stigma

File:

Download Stametz_Dissertation_11_9_13_Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Kesha Baptiste Roberts, Committee Member
Rebecca Marie Lafountain, Committee Member

Author:

Bailey-davis, Lisa

Title:

Learning and Engagement in the Local Food Movement

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Situated learning
social change
collective action
community supported agriculture

File:

Download BaileyDavisLDissertationFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Kenneth Brian Cunningham, Committee Member
Cynthia Clare Hinrichs, Committee Member

Author:

Betts, Elana Cherice

Title:

Fostering LGBTQ Advocacy in School Psychology as Adult Education: Shaping Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Control

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

critical theory
Theory of Planned Behavior
adult education
LGBTQ
school psychology
affirmative practice
multicultural ed

File:

Download EBetts_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Thomas Bettinger, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member

Author:

Barlet, Katelyn Danielle

Title:

Latina parent involvement: An action research study exploring a Spanish teaching and learning program

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Latina
parent
involvement
teaching
education
Latino

File:

Download Katelyn_Barlet_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robin Redmon Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Chiara Sabina, Committee Member
Mary Napoli, Committee Member

Author:

Schmick, Dara Pachence

Title:

Transformative Learning Around Issues of Language and Culture Among ESL Teachers

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Transformative Learning
Langauge
Culture
English as a Second Language
ESL Teachers
Online Learning

File:

Download Dissertation_Dara_Pachence_Schmick.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Committee Member
Patricia Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Loose, Crystal Corle

Title:

Japanese Lesson Study sustaining Teacher Learning in the Classroom Context

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Japanese Lesson Study
Professional Development
Teacher Training
Classroom Context
Situated Learning Theory

File:

Download Dissertation_Crystal_Loose2.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Special Member
Mary Napoli, Special Member

Author:

Gable, Nancy E

Title:

We Make this Road by Walking: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Diaconal Ministers as Emancipatory Educators of Adults

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

emancipatory education
Teaching Perspectives Inventory
adult education
diaconal ministry
Paulo Freire
Myles Horton

File:

Download Nancy_Gable_FINAL_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Gina Brelsford, Committee Member
Charles David Kupfer, Committee Member

Author:

Karnish, Kristen M

Title:

Physical Therapists’ Understanding of Geriatric Patient Advocacy: A Mixed Method Study

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Advocacy
Physical Therapy
Critical Gerontology
Geriatrics

File:

Download Karnish_dissertation_2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Hengameh Hosseini, Committee Member

Author:

Ortmann, Susan M

Title:

"telling You Who We Are": Identity Formation on America's First Western Frontier

Graduate Program:

American Studies

Keywords:

Identity
Frontier
Old Northwest
Captivity Narratives
Race
Native Americans

File:

Download Susan_Ortmann_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Simon Josef Bronner, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles David Kupfer, Committee Member
Michael Lee Barton, Committee Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Francis Bremer, Special Member

Author:

Pemberton, Jennifer Lynn

Title:

"i Saw a Wrong and I Wanted to Stand Up for What I Thought Was Right:” a Narrative Study on Becoming a Breastfeeding Activist

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

Adult education
adult learning
women's learning
feminist pedagogy
emancipatory learning
activist learning
breastfeeding

File:

Download Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robin Redmon Wright, Committee Member
Ann Swartz, Committee Member
Janet Elaine Fogg, Special Member

Author:

Adams, Nancy Ellen

Title:

Dialog About Psychosocial Issues in Problem-Based Learning Sessions in Medical Education

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

problem-based learning (PBL)
psychosocial aspects of health care
cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)
dialog
medical students

File:

Download Nancy_Adams_dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Carol Whitfield, Committee Member
Gregory Alan Crawford, Outside Member