1. To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development Open Access Author: Kirby, Joshua Aaron Title: To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development Graduate Program: Instructional Systems Keywords: mentorshipout-of-school learninginstructional systemsnontraditional dissertationqualitative researchSPNscholarly personal narrativetraining designfacilitationadolescentsScoutingprogramsyouthnonformal learningBoy Scouts of AmericaBSAVenturingtrainingvolunteerPYDPositive Youth Developmentmentorcrew advisorteenagenonparental adultcongruenceinstructional design congruencecurricular design congruencecurricular congruencebasic interpretive qualitative research studydevelopmental assetsVenturer File: Download Joshua_Kirby-Penn_State-Final_Dissertation-040610.pdf Committee Members: Christopher M. Hoadley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorChristopher M. Hoadley, Committee Chair/Co-ChairPriya Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-ChairGeorge Richard Vahoviak, Committee MemberEdgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
2. CONTROLLING THE ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS ON POLY(P-XYLYLENE) POLYMERIC THIN FILMS Open Access Author: Anderson, Michael K Title: CONTROLLING THE ADSORPTION OF PROTEINS ON POLY(P-XYLYLENE) POLYMERIC THIN FILMS Graduate Program: Engineering Science Keywords: QCMProtein AdsorptionBSANanoporousParylene File: Download MSThesisAnderson.pdf Committee Members: Melik C Demirel, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMelik C Demirel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor