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Author:: Beabout, Brian Robert
Title:: Principals' Perceptions of School Leadership in post-Katrina New Orleans
Graduate Program:: Instructional Systems
Keywords:: educational leadership
school reform
urban education
chaos theory
File:: Download Brian_Beabout_diss.pdf
Committee Members:: Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member

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Author:: Remley, Christine M.
Title:: Using the Fullan Leadership Model to Determine the Meaning of Leadership for Four Teacher Leaders
Graduate Program:: Instructional Systems
Keywords:: school reform
standards-based
teacher leadership
K-12
professional development
File:: Download cmr2.pdf
Committee Members:: Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jill L Lane, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member

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Author:: Brzycki, Henry G
Title:: Teacher Beliefs and Practices That Impart Self System and Positive Psychology Attributes
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: self in teaching and learning
self theory
positive psychology
cognitive psychology
teacher effectiveness
teacher beliefs
Adolescent Development
school reform
purpose of schooling
File:: Download Dissertation.Final.pdf
Committee Members:: David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Madhu Suri Prakash, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member
Frederick Martin Brown, Committee Member

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Author:: Mishook, Jacob Joseph
Title:: How do schools and teachers mediate the influence of state testing policies on arts education? The case in Virginia
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: school reform
assessment
arts education
NCLB
File:: Download MishookDis7-19-06.pdf
Committee Members:: Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Dr Christine Thompson, Committee Member

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Author:: Torregano, Michelle Early
Title:: Clean Slate: Making Sense of Public Education in the "NEW" New Orleans
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: social equity
school reform
public education
race
Rebuilding and Transforming
privatization
politics
Bring New Orleans Back Education committee
charter schools
critical policy analysis
discourse
educational equity
greenfield
history of public education in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina
interviewing
National Coalition for Quality Education in New Or
natural disaster
neoliberalism
teacher unions
United Teachers of New Orleans
File:: Download METDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Patrick Willard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
Emilie Smith, Committee Member

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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

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Author:: Grove, Doris Ann
Title:: The Impact of a Professional Development School on Professional Development in the Partner School District: A Case Study
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: professional development
partnerships
teacher leadership
school renewal
school reform
File:: Download _DorisDissertationFinal2.2.pdf
Committee Members:: James F. Nolan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F. Nolan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard J. Badiali, Committee Member
Roger Shouse, Committee Member
P. Karen Murphy, Outside Member

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Author:: Archer, Jill Alexis
Title:: Negative Perceptions of American Public Education: How the Absences of Core American Values in K-12 Public Schools Can Cause Perceptions of Failure
Graduate Program:: American Studies
Keywords:: core American values
education
school reform
negative perceptions of public school
individualism
equality
competition
change
digital age
technology
File:: Download Jill_Archer_-_Dissertation__Final_Submission_.pdf
Committee Members:: Anne Ayer Verplanck, Program Head/Chair
Charles Kupfer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Thomas Amlie, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anthony Buccitelli, Major Field Member
John Haddad, Major Field Member

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