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2. EXPLORING ADULT BUSINESS STUDENTS’ TRANSITION TO COLLEGE THROUGH A FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR COURSE: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY

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Author:
Bailey, April Elizabeth
Title:
EXPLORING ADULT BUSINESS STUDENTS’ TRANSITION TO COLLEGE THROUGH A FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR COURSE: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
adult students
business students
first-year seminar
student transitions and adjustment
undergraduate business programs
action research
File:
Download April_Bailey_Final_Dissertation_April_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Member
Senel Poyrazli, Committee Member
Stephen Patrick Schappe, Committee Member
Heather L Stuckey, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

3. AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BURKINABÉ CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE PASTORS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY IN ADULT EDUCATION

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Author:
Knisely, Andrew Jon
Title:
AN EXPLORATION OF THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BURKINABÉ CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE PASTORS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY IN ADULT EDUCATION
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
adult education
spirituality
spiritual development
African studies
contextual theology
pastoral education
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Burkina Faso
File:
Download AndrewKniselyDissertationfinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Martha Jean Strickland, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member

4. Complexity Science and Adult Education: The Role of Trauma in Nurses' Embodied Learning

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Author:
Swartz, Ann Louise
Title:
Complexity Science and Adult Education: The Role of Trauma in Nurses' Embodied Learning
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
Nursing Education
Neuroscience
Mindfulness
Healthcare
Fear Leaning
Embodiment
Embodied Cognitive Science
Complexity
Compassion Fatigue
CAS
Adult Education
Adult learning
Paradox
Self-Awareness
Somatic Learning
Storytelling
Systems
Trauma
Yoga
File:
Download Swartz_Complete_Dissertation_July_9_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Jo Tyler, Committee Member
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member

5. LEARNING SELF NURTURANCE AND UNLEARNING PATRIARCHY: A FEMINIST POSTSTRUCTURAL NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF RURAL MOTHERS’ CONSTANTLY SHIFTING IDENTITY

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Author:
Hissong, Angela Nanette
Title:
LEARNING SELF NURTURANCE AND UNLEARNING PATRIARCHY: A FEMINIST POSTSTRUCTURAL NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF RURAL MOTHERS’ CONSTANTLY SHIFTING IDENTITY
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
File:
Download etd.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Mary Napoli, Committee Member

6. The Journey toward Understanding Whiteness among Student Affairs Professionals: An Action Research Study in Anti-Racist Education

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Author:
Kirshman, Andrea Orwig
Title:
The Journey toward Understanding Whiteness among Student Affairs Professionals: An Action Research Study in Anti-Racist Education
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
anti-racist education
student affairs
whiteness
File:
Download THESIS_Andrea_Orwig_Kirshman.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Glen Alan Mazis, Committee Member

7. Statistical Literacy in Adult College Students

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Author:
Wade , Barbara
Title:
Statistical Literacy in Adult College Students
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
statistical literacy
adult education
statistics
attitudes and statistics
beliefs and statistics
research methods and statistics
File:
Download 01_FINAL_4_6_2009_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Ed Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Pamela Preston, Committee Member
John Basil Urenko, Committee Member

8. THE MEANING OF HEALTH-RELATED E-MAIL MESSAGING AT THE WORKSITE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE

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Author:
Aumiller, Betsy Bahorik
Title:
THE MEANING OF HEALTH-RELATED E-MAIL MESSAGING AT THE WORKSITE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
heatlh behavior change
e-mail messaging
worksite heatlh promotion
transfromational learning
media effects
File:
Download Aumiller_Dissertation_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Edward Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

9. An Exploration of how Women Probation and Parole Officers Learn to Negotiate Power and Interest in the Criminal Justice System

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Author:
Varner, Barbara Eileen
Title:
An Exploration of how Women Probation and Parole Officers Learn to Negotiate Power and Interest in the Criminal Justice System
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
Narrative
Negotiating Power and Interest
Criminal Justice Education
Women Probation and Parole Officers
Probation and Parole
Adult Education
File:
Download Varner_psu_final_3.15.10_1_.pdf
Committee Members:
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Irene C Baird, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member
Heather L Stuckey, Committee Member

10. EDUCATION ACTION RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION AS FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Author:
Mattes, Bilita Searls
Title:
EDUCATION ACTION RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION AS FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
faculty development
action research
education action research
higher education
adult learning
File:
Download Bilita_Mattes_Dissertation102908.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward W Taylor, Committee Member
Ernest Dishner, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

11. Organizational Learning and Disaster Management in a County Coroner's Office: A Case Study

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Open Access
Author:
Rudy, Bruce Samuel
Title:
Organizational Learning and Disaster Management in a County Coroner's Office: A Case Study
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
Organizational Learning
Disaster Management
File:
Download Bruce_Rudy_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Truman Ziegenfuss Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Frances T. Munzenrider, Committee Member

12. Preparing to Teach Online as Transformative Faculty Development

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Author:
McQuiggan, Carol
Title:
Preparing to Teach Online as Transformative Faculty Development
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
transformative learning
faculty development
teaching online
File:
Download McQuigganDissertationFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member
William John Mahar, Committee Member

13. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND ATTITUDE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LEARNING IN A HIGH TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE ENVIRONMENT

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Author:
Mulhollen, Christine Marie
Title:
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES AND ATTITUDE TOWARD INDEPENDENT LEARNING IN A HIGH TRANSACTIONAL DISTANCE ENVIRONMENT
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
independent learning
adult education
distance education
transactional distance
multiple intelligences
attitude
File:
Download Revisions_FINAL_DISSERTATION_6_25_06.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael Grahame Moore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member
Melody M Thompson, Committee Member
Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Member

14. Stories of Exemplary Hospital Registered Nurses: A Narrative Analysis

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Author:
Snelson, Donna Ayers
Title:
Stories of Exemplary Hospital Registered Nurses: A Narrative Analysis
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
retention in nursing
exceptional nurses
nurse stories
narrative analysis
File:
Download Snelson_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

15. Accounting in Action: Learning in the Field

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Author:
Hocking, Deborah Elizabeth
Title:
Accounting in Action: Learning in the Field
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
holistic approaches to learning
AICPA core competencies
accounting education
service learning
experiential learning
reflection
File:
Download Hocking_Doctoral_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rhoda Joseph, Committee Member
Kenneth Brian Cunningham, Committee Member
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Ian E Baptiste, Committee Member

16. The Experience of Using Reflective Journals on an Outward Bound Course

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Author:
Eichler, David Franklin
Title:
The Experience of Using Reflective Journals on an Outward Bound Course
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
adventure education
Outward Bound
journaling
experiential education
outdoor education
reflection
File:
Download David_Eichler_Final_Dissertation_1_.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
George Richard Vahoviak, Committee Member

17. THE MALE ADULT WORKING-CLASS STUDENT IN FORMAL HIGHER EDUCATION: AN IDENTITY CRISIS?

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Author:
Jensen, Daniel
Title:
THE MALE ADULT WORKING-CLASS STUDENT IN FORMAL HIGHER EDUCATION: AN IDENTITY CRISIS?
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
Social Class
Working-Class
Higher Education
Adult Education
Identity
Male Students
File:
Download DJDissertation_UMI.pdf
Committee Members:
Daniele D Flannery, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Kenneth Brian Cunningham, Committee Member
Holly L Angelique, Committee Member

18. USING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS A FRAMEWORK TO EXPLORE WOMEN AND RUNNING

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Open Access
Author:
Hayduk, Dina
Title:
USING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING AS A FRAMEWORK TO EXPLORE WOMEN AND RUNNING
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
transformative learning
women
running
narrative inquiry
File:
Download Final_Formatted_Aug_2011.pdf
Committee Members:
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Elizabeth Jean Tisdell, Committee Member
Samuel William Monismith, Committee Member
Carol A Smith, Committee Member
Gary Kuhne, Committee Member

20. No More a Stranger: The Development of Academic Literacy in Adult English Language Learners in Community College

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Author:
Thompson, Diane S.
Title:
No More a Stranger: The Development of Academic Literacy in Adult English Language Learners in Community College
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
developmental education
community college education
adult education
composition studies
File:
Download THOMPSON._ADTED_FINAL_DISSERTATION_FOR_SUBMISSION_6.3.11.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr Edward Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward W Taylor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patricia Angelica Cranton, Committee Member
Shanetia Clark, Committee Member