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Author:

Ackley, Carly R.

Title:

Leadership in Green Schools: School Principals as Agents of Social Responsibility

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Ecological Literacy
Environmental Education
Educational Leadership
Sustainability
Green Schools

File:

Download Ackley_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Paul T Begley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Paul T Begley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Liao, Chien-Tzu

Title:

The Correlations between Shy College EFL Students in Taiwan and Their English Learning

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

English
EFL college students
shy
Taiwan

File:

Download thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

Ahmed, Eman Ibrahim Eldesouki

Title:

BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CAREER ADVANCEMENT BY TOP-LEVEL, ENTRY- LEVEL AND NON– ADMINISTRATIVE WOMEN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

women in school administration
career advancement
barriers and facilitators
mixed methods

File:

Download Eman_I_Ahmed_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Susan Faircloth, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Jinsu

Title:

Factors influencing the participation of Korean high school students in private tutoring activities under the implementation of the high school equalization policy

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

private tutoring
the high school equalization policy

File:

Download Thesis_final_Jinsu_Kim_.pdf

Committee Members:

William L Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Zhu, Jingfen

Title:

Application of Computer Technology in Public School Classrooms: Usage Dimensions and Influencing Factors

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

computer technology
SASS (Schools And Staffing Survey))
hierarchical linear modeling
factor analysis

File:

Download thesisETD.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Robert F Nicely Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Dady, Jr., Kenneth James

Title:

MEASURES OF WEALTH IN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

wealth measures
funding education
aid ratios
funding formulas
equity in funding schools
adequacy in funding schools

File:

Download MoW_Dissertation_Final_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Preston Green, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Moore, Laura Josie

Title:

The Relationship of Personal Characteristics of Educational Leaders On Their Interpretation of Policy And Decision Making Regarding Zero Tolerance Weapons Violations In K-12 Environments

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Educational Leaders
Zero Tolerance Policy
Locus of Control
Trait Anxiety
Decision Making

File:

Download LauraMoore.pdf

Committee Members:

Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

Author:

JEON, SUE BIN

Title:

CHANGES IN MATH ACHIEVMENT GAPS UNDER THE ERA OF NCLB:BETWEEN DIFFERENT IMMIGRANT STUDENT GROUPS AND NATIVE-BORNWHITEAMERICANS

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

immigrant generation
race and education
achievement gaps
immigrant education
hierarchical linear modeling

File:

Download SUE_BIN_JEON__DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member
Susan C Fiarcloth, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lee, Soojeong

Title:

PRESTIGE-ORIENTED VIEW OF COLLEGE ENTRANCE AND SHADOW EDUCATION IN SOUTH KOREA: FACTORS INFLUENCING PARENT EXPENDITURES ON PRIVATE TUTORING

Graduate Program:

Educational Administration

Keywords:

private tutoring expenditure
shadow education
Prestige-Oriented view of college entrance
school quality
student achievement
education fever

File:

Download SoojeongLee.1.pdf

Committee Members:

William L Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Wen-ling

Title:

An Investigation into the Perceptions of Nursery School Directors and Teachers Towards Use of An Assessment Instrument in Early Childhood Education/Care Evaluations of Nursery School Quality in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Government Regulations
Three Systems Models
Assessment Instruments
Early Childhood Curriculum
High-quality Nursery Schools
Early Childhood Education

File:

Download Thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Wei

Title:

Teachers' Attitudes Toward Parental Involvement in Selected Government Kindergartens in China

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

China
parental involvement
attitudes

File:

Download WeiGu_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Chiang, Yi-Ching

Title:

Taiwan's Ban on Corporal Punishment- Teachers' Perceptions of Impact and Meanings

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

corporal punishment
school discipline

File:

Download Chiang_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Murphy, Mark Patrick

Title:

Exploring support for the extracurriculum in a time of fiscal constraint and standards-based reform: A case study of one Pennsylvania school district

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

U.S. public schools
extracurriculum
extracurricular programs
financial crisis
economic recession
standards-based reform
decision-making process
co-curricular
case study
Pennsylvania school district

File:

Download Final_ETD_Murphy_3.19.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Preston Green, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Keun Jin

Title:

The effectiveness of school type on students' academic achievement: Focusing on private high school of South Korea

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

school effect
private school
foreign language high school
OLS regression
propensity score matching

File:

Download Dissertation-Keun_Jin_Kim.pdf

Committee Members:

Preston Green, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member

Author:

Shrom, Tim

Title:

Object Lessons: Examination Of Spending and Revenue Patterns In Pennsylvania k-12 Public School Distircts: 1998 Through 2008

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

K-12 School Finance
Multi-Year Expenditure Study
Expenditure Share Changes over-time
Object and Function Expenditure Analysis
State Policy impact on School Expenditures

File:

Download August_1_2013_a_ftp_file_-_TO_-_Copy_-_Copy.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Preston C Green Iii, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hyung-kee

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF SHADOW EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF THE SCHOOLED SOCIETY

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Shadow education
private tutoring
hakwon
formal schooling
formal education
public school
public schools
afterschool class
afterschool programs
NCLB
Baker
Bray
Institution
supplementary institution
ritual
parental satisfaction
enrichment motive
enrichment strategy
remedial motive
remedial strategy
out of school lesson
out-of-school lesson
out of school class
out-of-school class
ESCS
achievements
achievement score
SES
private internal rate
IRR
wage premium
return of educational investment
conflict theory
status competition
higher education expansion
human capital theory
functionalism
neo-institutionalism
Schofer and Meyer
Meyer
the expansion of higher education
Barro-Lee
GDP per capita
public social expenditure
welfare
welfare state
high-stakes testing
high-stakes test
school quality
quality of schooling
public educational expenditure
higher education enrollment

File:

Download 1___Final__Dissertation___Hyung-Kee_Kim___analysis_page_number.pdf

Committee Members:

David P Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soo Yong Byun, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Alsaleh, Amal

Title:

The relationship between the perception of distributed leadership and the degree of participation in Ministry decisions on teachers' organizational commitment in the State of Kuwait.

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Distributed Leadership
Organizational commitment
Kuwait Education

File:

Download Alsaleh_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger C Shouse, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Sungwoo

Title:

The Study Of Variables Influencing The Effect Of English Medium Instruction On Academic Content Learning And English Proficiency Development

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

English medium instruction (EMI)
ESL/EFL teaching
tertiary level

File:

Download Sung_Woo_Yang_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mari Haneda, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Special Member

Author:

Wu, Mei Hsuan

Title:

Taiwanese pre-service teachers' play perceptions and practice: a case study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Children's play
perceptions of play
practice of children's play
the implementation of children's play
teacher preparation

File:

Download Vianas_Dissertation_2016_Final__.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Ewald Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Edward Poehner, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
William Carlsen, Special Member

Author:

Mhando, Peter C

Title:

Gaps in Opportunity: Intra-district Non-monetary Resources Allocation Differentials in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Opportunity gaps
Non-monetary resource
Resource allocation
Learning-related resources
Intra-district resource allocation

File:

Download Dissertation_PETER_C_MHANDO_FINAL2016.pdf

Committee Members:

William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member