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Author:

Rodman, Mary E

Title:

A Study of Learning-centered Leadership Skills of Principals in Career and Technical Education Schools

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Principals
School leadership
Learning-centered leadership
career and technical education
VAL-ED

File:

Download Dissertation_Mary_Rodman_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Robert W Clark, Committee Member

Author:

Haas, Beth Ann

Title:

The CTE Teacher Selection and Hiring Decision: Practices and Perceptions from Select Pennsylvania Directors

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and CTE Teacher
Structured Interview
Education
Career and Technical Education
Hiring and Selection

File:

Download Beth_Ann_Haas_Dissertation_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Bergstrom, Eric John

Title:

A Comparison of the Leadership Competencies of Leaders in Manufacturing, Hospitals, and Community Banking Industries in the state of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Pennsylvania
industries
leadership
competencies
human resource
ANOVA
t-Tests
means

File:

Download Final_Copy_to_Graduate_School.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, 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:

Roe, Stuart Leon

Title:

A Phenomenological Approach to Examining the Role of Risk and Protective Factors in the Lives of Gay and Bisexual Youth

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

gay
lesbian
bi-sexaul
adolescent
support
protective factors
social support
phenomenology
qualitative

File:

Download roe_dissertation_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jerry G Trusty, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Jolynn Carney, Committee Member
Dr Brandon Hunt, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Nyheim, Peter D

Title:

Factors That Lead to Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Restaurant Industry: a Qualitative Analysis of Two Green Restaurant Innovators

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

food service
restaurant
sustainability

File:

Download Nyheim_Diss_6-27.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William J Rothwell, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wesley Edward Donahue, Committee Member

Author:

Bae, Keunmin

Title:

Processes and Effects of Mobile Phone-mediated Social Interactions: Motives, Use Patterns, and Social Capital Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

Mobile Phone
Social Capital
Uses and Gratifications Theory
Self-Disclosure
Psychological Wellness
Civic Engagement

File:

Download Keunmin_Bae_Dissertation_FinalFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Dennis Karl Davis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Special Member

Author:

Alkahtani, Saif Fahad

Title:

Oral Performace Scoring Using Generalizability Theory And Many-facet Rasch Measurement: A Comparison Study

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Measurement
MFRM
Generalizability Theory
IRT
RUBRICS
Analytic scoring
Holistic scoring
Oral performance

File:

Download Dr_Saif_7_July_15_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jonna Marie Kulikowich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Pui Wa Lei, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Junghwan

Title:

Learning for Social Justice: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory Analysis of Community Leadership Empowerment in a Korean American Community Organization

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

adult learning
community leadership
cultural historical activity theory
Korean American Activist
community organization

File:

Download 1-Kim_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Michael Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Kim, Hong Min

Title:

The structural relationships of work engagement with its antecedents and consequences in the Korean business organization context

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

work engagement
organization development

File:

Download Hongmin_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

William J Rothwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William J Rothwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Lynn Passmore, Committee Member
Judith Ann Kolb, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Bates, Julie Kristi

Title:

Predictors of Working Alliance Efficacy Among State VR Counselors as a Function of Ex-offender Status

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

Stigma
Offenders
Flourishing
Working Alliance
Counselors
Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Burnout
Efficacy
Self-estimates
Double Stigma

File:

Download FINAL_VERSION_post-format_and_defense_review_7.27.12.pdf

Committee Members:

Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'sullivan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deirdre Elizabeth Mary O'sullivan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Taylor Herbert, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Alsuwaidi, Sultan Ahmed

Title:

Examining Middle School Students’ Awareness Of Their Career Paths

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

career exploration
career education and guidance
examining UAE middle students’ career awareness

File:

Download EXAMINING_MIDDLE_SCHOOL_STUDENTS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Allen Walter, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Robert Clark, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Mordan, Benjamin Ray

Title:

Retention and professional mentoring of beginning career and technical education teachers

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

professional mentoring
retention
career and technical education
beginning teachers

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert W Clark, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert W Clark, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Member
Richard Allen Walter, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Hsieh, Hsiu-wei

Title:

Practices and Strategies of Self-Initiated Language Learning in an Online Social Network Discussion Forum: A Descriptive Case Study

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

self-initiated learning
online social network
language discussion forum
affinity space
knowledge building
learning strategy

File:

Download 20121115DissertationFINAL_HsiuweiHSIEH.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Susan M Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Priya Sharma, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Wei Chen, 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:

Cooper, Robert J

Title:

Outdoor Orientation Programs: Recreation Socialization, Social Support and Identity Development in Emerging Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Outdoor Orientation Programs
Recreation Socialization
Emerging Adulthood
Social Support
Identity Development

File:

Download Cooper_Robert_Doctoral_Dissertation_-_USE_THIS_VERSION.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan R Graefe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Justin Mowen, Committee Member
Harry Zinn, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member