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Author:

Piekarski Loughlin, Jodi

Title:

FOSTERING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: A CRITICAL ACTION RESEARCH STUDY OF TITLE I PARENTS' PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

critical action research
parent participation
Title I
parental involvement
parent involvement
elementary school

File:

Download JPL_DISS_FINAL_1_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Member
Jane B Keat, Committee Member
William R Freed, Committee Member

Author:

Madill, Rebecca Anne

Title:

How do elementary school teachers shape children's social development? A study of teachers' use of seating arrangements and responsive teaching

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher-child interactions
teacher-child relationship quality
elementary school
seating arrangements

File:

Download Madill_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Catherine G

Title:

Bringing Autonomy Back to the School Level: A Descriptive Analysis of the Philadelphia School Redesign Initiative

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

school reform
redesign
elementary school
middle school
Philadelphia
school autonomy

File:

Download CJohnson_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Abenavoli, Rachel Marian

Title:

Early Social-Emotional Functioning and the School Context: Contributions to Children’s Trajectories of Behavior and Achievement

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

social-emotional development
achievement
classroom quality
school context
developmental trajectories
elementary school

File:

Download Abenavoli_Dissertation_Submit_to_Grad_School.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Outside Member

Author:

Zadzora, Kathleen Marie

Title:

Teacher-student Relationship Quality and Student Relatedness and Engagement in Elementary School

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

teacher student relationship
student engagement
elementary school
peer perceptions

File:

Download Zadzora_2019_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott David Gest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martin John Sliwinski, Committee Member
Janet Agnes Welsh, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Outside Member
Lesley Anne Ross, Program Head/Chair