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Author:: Baker, Betsy A.
Title:: The Role of Institution, Ideology, Interests, and Information in the Decision to Departmentalize in Elementary Schools
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: departmentalize
horizontal organization
self-contained
elementary
departmentalization
elementary departmentalization
File:: Download BetsyABakerDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Preston Green, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member

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Author:: Butler, Craig Brian
Title:: Examining High Performing Advocacy Groups in a Large Public School
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: School Climate
Mentor
Advocate
Advocacy Group
Variability
File:: Download Craig_Butler_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Hartman, Committee Member
Shannon Patrick, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member

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Author:: Frasca-Stuart, Edwina
Title:: A Phenomenological Study of Systemic Literacy Change
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: School Improvement
Literacy
Systemic Change
File:: Download Edwina_Frasca_Stuart_dissertation_Pauletta_Leathers_July_26_2007.pdf
Committee Members:: James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member

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Author:: Kurelja, John Michael
Title:: Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Charter Schools: The Responses of Three Pennsylvania School Districts
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: Charter Schools
Case Studies
Competition
File:: Download Kurelja_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Emily Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William Hartman, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

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Author:: Cho, Je Ik
Title:: AN EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY STUDY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT” IN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: EFFICIENCY
PRODUCTIVITY
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
File:: Download Dissertation_7.17.pdf
Committee Members:: William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Spiro E Stefanou, Committee Member

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Author:: Butterfield, Jay Vance
Title:: THE PERCEIVED EFFICACY BY EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS OF THE MOVE TO SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES FROM LARGER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: SCHOOL SIZE REFORM
STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTIONS
CHANGE
REFORM
COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL REFORM
SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES
SWAS
SWS
LEADERSHIP
File:: Download jvb115_dissertation4.pdf
Committee Members:: Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Iris M Striedieck, Committee Member

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Author:: REITZ, MATTHEW
Title:: THE COST OF PROFICIENCY: ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF NCLB AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: Ingredients Model
School Finance
Accountability
NCLB
File:: Download Final_Dissertation_-_Reitz_11-11-07.pdf
Committee Members:: William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emily Boyd, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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Author:: Stamm, Mark Edward
Title:: Exploring Two Drug and Alcohol Policies: Where are the Best Interests of the Student?
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: policy
best interests of the student
student drug policy
File:: Download Mark_Stamm_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member

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Author:: Hatten, Jr., Norman E.
Title:: Responses by Small, Rural, Low Income School Districts to Fiscal Pressures
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: fiscal pressure
school finance
revenues
expenditures
rural schools
small schools
File:: Download Norman_Hatten_Dissertation_11.11.11.pdf
Committee Members:: William Hartman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hartman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

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Author:: Brunner, Rhonda Aileen
Title:: The Perceived Impact of Professional Development on Attitudes and Beliefs and Actions and Behavior: A Comparative Case Study in an Urban District
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: professional development
literacy
File:: Download Rhonda_Brunner_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Nona Ann Prestine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nona Ann Prestine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
John W Tippeconnic Iii, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member
William Hartman, Committee Member

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