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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:

Simmons, Danis Temofonte

Title:

The Relationship among Types of Aggression, Pro-Social Behavior, Sex, and Perceived Emotional Distress

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Children
Sex Differences
Emotional Distress
Aggression Types
Aggression

File:

Download Danis_Simmons_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Hazler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member
Elizabeth A Mellin, Committee Member

Author:

Choi, Eunjung

Title:

A CASE STUDY OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSIVE PROGRAM: TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

inclusion
teacher professional development
teacher collaboration
early childhood education
early special education
pre-service training
in-service training

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr James Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Vivian Yenika Agbaw, Committee Member
David Lee, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

ERSAY, EBRU

Title:

Preschool Teachers' Emotional Experience Traits, Awareness of Their Own Emotions, and Their Emotional Socialization Practices

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teachers
emotions
attention
clarity
intensity
expression
awareness
socialization
young children

File:

Download EbruThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Zeak, Glenna L

Title:

Experiencing Variety and Change in Head Start Parent Involvement Policies and Practices: Personal and Professional and Perspectives

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Head Start
parent involvement
resiliency

File:

Download 11-30-2006_compiled_dissertaion.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

Author:

Pyles , Jennifer Le-Ann Chestnut

Title:

Stories from Kindergarten: A Study of Teachers of Young Children in Public School Kindergarten Classroom Under the Standards Based Accountability Design

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher stories
accountability
assessment
kindergarten
teacher autonomy

File:

Download Jennifer_Pyles_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Committee Member
Richard Fiene, Committee Member

Author:

Nell, Marcia Lyn

Title:

SCHOOLS AND PARENTS ACTIVELY REACHING KIDS FOR LITERACY EVERYDAY (SPARKLE): PROMOTING POSITIVE PARENTAL SELF PERCEPTIONS THROUGH THE USE OF INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK TECHNIQUES

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

parent involvement
family literacy
reading alouds
emergent literacy
interacitve reading
parental capabilities
parental responsibilities
parental efficacy
parental rrole construction

File:

Download MarciaNell.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Debra M Freedman, Committee Member

Author:

Savoy, Michael

Title:

Getting to Dialogue: Parent/Teacher Communication in a School-Based Involvement Group

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

parent-teacher communication
user design
dialogue
educational systems design

File:

Download Savoy_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Carr Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Cheng, Mei-Fang

Title:

TAIWANESE YOUNG CHILDREN'S PLAY IN ECE SETTINGS: A STUDY OF TEACHER AND CHILD BEHAVIORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-REGULATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

socio-cultural perspective
children's play
self-regulation
executive function
theory of mind
early childhood education

File:

Download Dissertation--Mei-Fang_Cheng_eTD_Final_version.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Lee Burgess, Committee Member
Vivian Yenika Agbaw, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rama B Radhakrishna, Committee Member