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Author:

Dreon, Oliver

Title:

New Teachers' Experiences Enacting Inquiry Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

inquiry science pedagogy
professional teacher identity
new teachers
science education

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Allison Carr Chellman, Committee Member
Chris Hoadley, Committee Member

Author:

Friedrichsen, Patricia Jean

Title:

A Substantive-Level Theory of Highly-Regarded Secondary Biology Teachers' Science Teaching Orientations

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science teaching orientations
grounded theory
pedagogical content knowledge

File:

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Committee Members:

Vincent Norman Lunetta, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Thomas M Dana, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Heidi Appel, Committee Member

Author:

Dean, Patricia Kay

Title:

A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER’S LITERACY IN PLAY BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN RELATION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES BASED ON NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

full day kindergarten
play and literacy
emergent literacy
early c hildhood education
writing
play

File:

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Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Dr John Tippeconnic, Committee Member

Author:

Poehner, Priya Maria

Title:

DRAFTING A NEW CHAPTER ON CRITICAL FRIENDS GROUPS: EXPLORING TEACHER LEARNING FROM A VYGOTSKIAN PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher professional development
Critical Friends Groups
Sociocultural Theory
teacher learning

File:

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Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Gounari, Panagiota

Title:

CONTESTING COMMON SENSE DISCOURSE: LANGUAGE, POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

critical pedagogy
language and common sense
language and democracy
sociolinguistics
critical discourse analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Henry A Giroux, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Paul Youngquist, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Pyeong-gook

Title:

SHARING DECISIONS, TEACHING IN TEAMS, AND MULTI-AGING: INDIVIDUALLY GUIDED EDUCATION, 1965-1981

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elementary secondary education
comprehensive school reform
educational change
organizational change
school culture
change strategies
change agents
organizational development
teacher role
staff development
decision making
team teaching
individu

File:

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Committee Members:

Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Robert F Nicely Jr., Committee Member
Murry R Nelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David P Baker, Committee Member

Author:

Li, Pen Fen

Title:

Exploring the Use of Unsolicited Email in EFL Education in Taiwan: Authentic and Critical Literacy in Context

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Electronic Advertising
Course Design
EFL Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Internet

File:

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Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member
Steve L Thorne, Committee Member

Author:

Roman-Perez, Rosa Iris

Title:

Lessons for everyone from the basic skills classroom: A critical discourse analysis of basic writing syllabi

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

curriculum development
and sanctions
punishment
warnings
medical model
professional development
teaching assistant training
ideology
developmental
remedial
syllabi
basic writing
critical discourse analysis
pronouns
power and authority
history of remediation in US universities

File:

Download Rosa_Roman_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Patricia M Hinchey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member

Author:

Williams, Robert L

Title:

A Case Study in Clinical Supervision: Moving from an Evaluation to a Supervision Mode

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

supervision
teacher supervision
clinical supervision

File:

Download Dissertation-Format_Approval.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member
Dr John Tippeconnic, Committee Member

Author:

Fillman, Robin M

Title:

THE ROLE OF A READING FIRST READING COACH IN A RURAL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PERCEIVED BY THE TEACHERS AND THE ADMINISTRATORS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

literacy coach
reading first
rural schools

File:

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Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic, Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Barreto-Espino, Reizelie

Title:

Teaching Science as Argument:Prospective elementary teachers' knowledge

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education
preservice elementary teachers
teaching science as argument
argumentation

File:

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Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
Leigh Ann Haefner, Committee Member
Robert Allen Kimel, Committee Member

Author:

Ulker, Riza

Title:

A Study of Turkish Kindergarten Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Two Instructional Models: Direct Instruction and Child-Initiated Instruction

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child-initiated instruction
direct instruction
classroom social behavior
kindergarten

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Abdel Kader, Shereen Adel Ibrahim

Title:

ENHANCING CREATIVE BEHAVIORAL EXPRESSIONS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS: THE NEED FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND A CENTER FOR CREATIVITY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Creative Product
Descriptor Behavior
Achievement
Creativity
Classroom
Early Childhood
Children
Recognition
Teacher
Center for Creativity
Education Reform
School System
Behavior Expression
Creative Behavior
Creative Process
Identification
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Indicator
Factor
Misconception

File:

Download Final_Thesis_04-17-08.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member

Author:

Peters, Susan A.

Title:

DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF VARIATION: AP STATISTICS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF CRITICAL MOMENTS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

understanding variation
conceptions of variation
teacher knowledge
statistics education
SOLO
transformation theory

File:

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Committee Members:

Rose Mary Zbiek, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Member
Mary Kathleen Heid, Committee Member
Thomas P Hettmansperger, Committee Member
Laura Simon, Committee Member

Author:

Kerlin, Steven Charles

Title:

Global Learning Communities: Science classrooms without walls

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education
argumentation
online
learning communities

File:

Download KerlinDissertation7-16-09.pdf

Committee Members:

William Carlsen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Preston, Stephanie Danette

Title:

INVESTIGATING MINORITY STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN AN AUTHENTIC SCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

learning as cultural practice
underrepresented groups in science
discourse in science
authentic science research experience
authentic practice
sociocultural perspective in science

File:

Download Preston_PhD_8-10-09.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Babu, Sudha G.

Title:

Mothers' Work in Schooling Children: Perspectives from Immigrant Asian-Indian Mothers

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

immigrant mothers
Asian-Indian
mothering
schooling
cultural differences
family/school (dis)connections

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marnina K Gonick, Committee Member
Debra M Freedman, Committee Member
Madhu Suri Prakash, Committee Member

Author:

MacKenzie, Sarah Kate

Title:

Ambiguous Presence: (Re)searching the Negotiations of Be(com)ing Teacher

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

a/r/tography
pre-service teachers
teacher identity
narrative
arts-based research
spirituality
pedagogy
teacher education

File:

Download MacKenzie_Dissertation_Submission_June_2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marnina Gonick, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
Yvonne Madelaine Gaudelius, Committee Member

Author:

Graves, Shanna L

Title:

Influences on Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Family Involvement and Cultural Diversity: An Exploration of Mentoring Relationships

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mentoring
teacher preparation
teacher beliefs

File:

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Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member

Author:

Clark, Shanetia Pertrelle

Title:

TEACHERS AND TECHNOLOGY: UNPACKING ILLUSIONS OF A ONE-TO-ONE COMPUTER INITIATIVE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

secondary teachers
computer technology
sucessful teaching
one-to-one laptop computer ratio
pedagogy

File:

Download SPClark_Dissertation1pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia M Hinchey, Committee Member
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Member
John David Popp, Committee Member