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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:

Miller, Norman Jacob

Title:

The Perceptions of District Leaders of Cyber Charter Schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

cyber school
virtual learning
charter school
21st century learning
technology in the classrom
cyber charter school
school district leaders' perceptions on cyber charters
cyber charter case study
cyber charter challenge

File:

Download N_MillerFINALDISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Member
Dr Susan Faircloth, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Dr Preston Green, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Karnes, Sandra Lee

Title:

Surviving Job Loss: Motivation Among Second Year Trade Adjustment Assistance(taa)students

Graduate Program:

Adult Education

Keywords:

TAA program
Adult Education
Second Year College Students

File:

Download DISSERTATION_FINAL_COPY.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Ko, Yoojung

Title:

Young Children’s Self-regulation and Teachers’ Ratings of Young Children’s Play and Approaches to Learning as a Function of Age, Gender, and Language Background

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

play
self-regulation
executive function
approaches to learning
children
cognitive development

File:

Download 08062012_Yoojung_Ko_Master_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

James Ewald Johnson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar Paul Yoder, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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