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Author:

Ward, Annmarie Rehm

Title:

Content Knowledge and Classroom Inquiry Style: Factors Influencing Inquiry-based Science Teaching Practice of Elementary Student Teachers

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher preparation
pedagogical content knowledge
curricular vision
classroom inquiry
orientation toward teaching science
elementary science teaching

File:

Download DISSAnnmarieRWard2.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Bozella, Devorah Lynn

Title:

An Examination of the Practices and Perceptions of Student Teaching Coordinators for Matching Student Teachers with Clinical Placement Sites in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Student teaching
matching
higher education

File:

Download Bozella_Final_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member

Author:

Ballock, Ellen E.

Title:

The Development and Evaluation of a Self-Study Process for Critical Friends Groups

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

professional learning community
critical friends group
group development
professional development
self-study
goal-setting process

File:

Download BallockFinalThesisDocument.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member

Author:

Manno, Jacqueline Lilja

Title:

K-5 Mentor Teachers' Journeys Toward Reform-Oriented Science Within A Professional Development School Context

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Science education
professional development school
science teaching

File:

Download MANNO_J_DISSERTATION_PSU_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Susan Mary Land, Committee Member
Susan Courson, Ph D, Committee Member

Author:

Lunt, Jana

Title:

The Effects of Teachers' Knowledge and Understanding of Addition and Subtraction Word Problems on Student Understanding

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher knowledge
student understanding
cognitive demand
word problems

File:

Download Jana_Lunt_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Glendon Wilbur Blume, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

Author:

Amond, Mary Beth

Title:

ENACTING AN INQUIRY STANCE: EXAMINING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF LEARNING TO TEACH IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL THAT FOSTERS TEACHER INQUIRY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

professional development school
teacher inquiry
reflection
adaptive expertise

File:

Download MB_Amond_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Vicente, Nancy Vanessa

Title:

El Despertar: A Journey into Colonial Experience

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Auto-ethnography
Testimonio
Latino Studies
Self-study. narrative inquiry

File:

Download FINAL_DRAFT_DISS__Nancy_Vanessa_Vicente.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jane Juffer, Committee Member
Murry R Nelson, 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:

Download final_dissertation_format.pdf

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:

Park, Sunyoung

Title:

PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES: ADAPTING CRITICAL LITERACY IN EFL COLLEGE WRITING USING A VIDEO-AUTHORING PROJECT

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

video-authoring project
EFL college writing
critical literacy

File:

Download Dissertation_final_version_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member

Author:

Burns, Rebecca West

Title:

Conceptualizing Supervision in the Professional Development School Context: A Case Analysis

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Professional Development Schools (PDS)
Supervision
Hybrid Educator
Field Experiences
Clinical Faculty
University Liaison

File:

Download Burns_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Bernard Joel Badiali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Dr Kimberly Powell, Committee Member
Stephanie L Knight, Special Member