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Author:: Ogden, Anthony Charles
Title:: Education Abroad and the Making of Global Citizens: Assessing Learning Outcomes of Course-Embedded, Faculty-Led International Programming
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: education abroad
global citizenship
academic development
File:: Download Dissertation_A.Ogden.pdf
Committee Members:: Gerry Le Tendre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Post, Committee Member
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Member
Duarte Morais, Committee Member

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Author:: Zheng, Angel
Title:: MEASURING CONFLICT: OPEN CLASSROOM CLIMATE AND FOSTERING CIVIC DEVELOPMENT IN STUDENTS
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: open classroom
civic skills
democratic education
civic education
civil discourse
civic learning
File:: Download Angel_Zheng_Measuring_Conflict.pdf
Committee Members:: Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Abuya, Benta A.
Title:: UNDERSTANDING OBSTACLES TO EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT: PERSPECTIVES OF POOR, URBAN GIRLS FROM NAIROBI, KENYA
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: Urban education
Secondary education
Social construction
File:: Download Abuya_Benta__Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Mindy L Kornhaber, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Post, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

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Author:: Galindo, Claudia Lucia
Title:: LATINO STUDENTS’ MATH LEARNING TRAJECTORIES IN THE EARLY SCHOOL YEARS: THE ROLE OF ENGLISH ABILITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: Longitudinal Study
Hispanics
Math achievement
ECLS-K
Immigration
File:: Download thesis_cgalindo.pdf
Committee Members:: Suet Ling Pong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sean Reardon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member
Salvador Oropesa, Committee Member

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Author:: Rampersad, CindyAnn M.
Title:: Diversity in Question: Inclusionary and Exclusionary Social Interactions Among International Graduate Students
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: International Graduate Students
Social Interaction
Cultural Identity
Self-Segregation
File:: Download FINAL_DISSERTATION_Rampersad.pdf
Committee Members:: Gerald K Letendre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Regina Deil Amen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Reason, Committee Member
Patreese Donette Ingram, Committee Member
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member

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Author:: Temkin, Deborah A
Title:: The Teacher and the Anti-Bullying Policy: Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Bullying
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: bullying
policy
File:: Download TemkinEDTHPThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald K Letendre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Cummings, Eric William
Title:: THE ROLE OF LOCAL CHANGE AGENTS’ BELIEFS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: Education Policy
Policy Implementation
NCLB
File:: Download Eric_Cummings.pdf
Committee Members:: David Alexander Gamson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member
Clancy Blair, Committee Member

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Author:: Galinova, Elena
Title:: The Construction of Meritocracy within Mass Higher Education: Organizational Dynamics of Honors Programs at American Colleges and Universities
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: stratification
meritocracy
higher education
honors programs
organizations
selective college admissions
File:: Download Elena_Galinova_ETD.pdf
Committee Members:: Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Roger Lewis Geiger, Committee Member
Cheryl Achterberg, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

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Author:: Sanders, Felicia Charron
Title:: A CURRICULAR POLICY FORTY YEARS IN THE MAKING: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE IN THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: policy evaluation
policy implementation
multicultural education
urban education
File:: Download Felicia_Sanders--Final_Dissertation_Thesis-1.pdf
Committee Members:: Dana Lynn Mitra, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Kimberly Griffin, Committee Member
Emilie Smith, Committee Member

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Author:: Hampden-Thompson, Gillian M. H.
Title:: SOCIAL POLICY, FAMILY STRUCTURE, AND CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:: single-mother families
literacy
comparative
educational achievement
family structure
social policy
family policy
File:: Download Dissertation_revised-july22.pdf
Committee Members:: Suet Ling Pong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Paul Richard Amato, Committee Member
David P Baker, Committee Member
Sean F Reardon, Committee Member

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