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1. Looking Away to Chechnya: On American Southerners’ Use of Lost Cause Mythology to Structure Narratives of Aggression and Resistance in the First Russo-Chechen War (1994-1996)

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Author:
Bucior, Christine Ann
Title:
Looking Away to Chechnya: On American Southerners’ Use of Lost Cause Mythology to Structure Narratives of Aggression and Resistance in the First Russo-Chechen War (1994-1996)
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
collective memory
narrative
myth of the Lost Cause
Chechnya
File:
Download Bucior--M.A._Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Alan M Sica, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Philip Christman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. The Politics of Appropriation: Revisionism in Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor

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Author:
Stevens, Tristan Virginia
Title:
The Politics of Appropriation: Revisionism in Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
Graduate Program:
Music Theory and History
Keywords:
Bruckner
Anton Bruckner
symphony
Second Symphony
Symphony No. 2
Appropriation
Annexation
File:
Download Thesis_Final_PDF.pdf
Committee Members:
Maureen Ann Carr, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark C Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

15. The role of social capital at home and in school in academicachievement: The case of South Korea

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Author:
Yang, Hyunwoo
Title:
The role of social capital at home and in school in academicachievement: The case of South Korea
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
family socialcapital
school social capital
Korean education
academic achievement
File:
Download Master_Thesis__Hyunwoo_Yang_.pdf
Committee Members:
Soo Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katerina Bodovski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald K Letendre, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

17. Bringing Autonomy Back to the School Level: A Descriptive Analysis of the Philadelphia School Redesign Initiative

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Author:
Johnson, Catherine G
Title:
Bringing Autonomy Back to the School Level: A Descriptive Analysis of the Philadelphia School Redesign Initiative
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
school reform
redesign
elementary school
middle school
Philadelphia
school autonomy
File:
Download CJohnson_MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Mindy L Kornhaber, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

20. Gaps in the Armor: Predictors of Civil Rights Complaints in Pennsylvania's Elementary & Secondary Schools

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Author:
Worthington, Stephen Staley
Title:
Gaps in the Armor: Predictors of Civil Rights Complaints in Pennsylvania's Elementary & Secondary Schools
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
civil rights
education
discrimination
Pennsylvania
Office for Civil Rights
public schools
Title VI
Title IX
Section 504
race
disability
charter schools
educational equity
binary logistic regression
special education funding
special education disputes
dispute resolution
File:
Download Worthington_Thesis_-_Gaps_in_the_Armor.pdf
Committee Members:
Maria M Lewis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

21. The Regulated Environment: Proposal for an Investigation of Discipline Policy as Symbolic Action

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Author:
Tyler, Alison Cathleen
Title:
The Regulated Environment: Proposal for an Investigation of Discipline Policy as Symbolic Action
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
regulated environment
discipline policy
ethnography
File:
Download Thesis_-_final.pdf
Committee Members:
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Member
John Evan Roberts, Committee Member

22. Protective but non Sheltering: Educational Attainment and Poor Mental Health in the Great Recession

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Author:
Hernandez, Erik Liet
Title:
Protective but non Sheltering: Educational Attainment and Poor Mental Health in the Great Recession
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
education
mental health
great recession
educational attainment
depression
NLSY97
File:
Download Masters_Thesis_20160519.pdf
Committee Members:
John David Iceland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David P Baker, Committee Member
Steven Andrew Haas, Committee Member

25. Constructions of Guilt and Logics of Punishment: American Narratives of German Guilt After World War II

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Author:
Niebauer, Allison Kate
Title:
Constructions of Guilt and Logics of Punishment: American Narratives of German Guilt After World War II
Graduate Program:
Communication Arts and Sciences
Keywords:
Rhetoric
World War II
Holocaust
Nuremberg Trials
Narrative
Transitional Justice
Communication
Henry Stimson
Henry Morgenthau
Robert Jackson
File:
Download A._Niebauer_Master_s_Thesis-_Constructions_of_Guilt_and_Logics_of_Punishment_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Browne, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Benson, Committee Member
Michele Kennerly, Committee Member

27. THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON OCCUPATIONAL OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

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Author:
Ramirez, Daniel Nicholas
Title:
THE EFFECTS OF WAR ON OCCUPATIONAL OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Cumulative advantage
Education
War
Franco
Spain
Occupational attainment
Civil war
Occupational outcomes
Inequality
File:
Download DRamirez_MA.pdf
Committee Members:
Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Glenn A Firebaugh, Committee Member
David R Johnson, Committee Member

28. Black Immigrant Weight Perceptions and Desires to Weigh Less

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Author:
Fikru, Emnet
Title:
Black Immigrant Weight Perceptions and Desires to Weigh Less
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
black immigrants
caribbean immigrants
african immigrants
west indian immigrants
weight perceptions
body ideals
thinness desire
self reported overweight
assimilation
File:
Download Emnet_Fikru_thesis_final_draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member

30. Black Girls Rock! and the Politics of Empowerment

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Author:
Wheeler, Sika Adzo
Title:
Black Girls Rock! and the Politics of Empowerment
Graduate Program:
Media Studies
Keywords:
black girls
empowerment
youth
girlhood
black feminism
black entertainment television
television
race
gender
celebrity
misogynoir
black girls rock
File:
Download Wheeler_2016_Black_Girls_Rock_and_the_Politics_of_Empowerment__Final_.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Paul Mcallister, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lyn Rodino, Committee Member
Denise Sevick Bortree, Committee Member

31. ESTABLISHING THE GENDER GAP IN ILLEGAL DRUG SALES AND DRUG SALE EARNINGS: A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT USING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS)

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Author:
Mccarthy, Daniel Joseph
Title:
ESTABLISHING THE GENDER GAP IN ILLEGAL DRUG SALES AND DRUG SALE EARNINGS: A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT USING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS)
Graduate Program:
Criminology
Keywords:
Gender
Gender Gap
Drugs
Drug Sales
Drug Distribution
Illegal Drugs
File:
Download Thesis-Post-Hearing-Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Holly Nguyen, Committee Member

32. Fathers’ Parental Leave Use and Relationship Promotion in Fragile Families

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Author:
Pragg, Brianne Elizabeth
Title:
Fathers’ Parental Leave Use and Relationship Promotion in Fragile Families
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
family demography
Fragile Families
fathers
parental leave
parental engagement
File:
Download 2016.09.08_Pragg_thesis_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R Johnson, Committee Member
Sarah A Damaske, Committee Member

34. Exploring the Relationships between High School Racial Composition and Long-Term Educational Outcomes

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Author:
Thomas, Tori Lashan
Title:
Exploring the Relationships between High School Racial Composition and Long-Term Educational Outcomes
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
school racial composition
college aspirations
educational attainment
race/ethnicity
high school
File:
Download Final_11.16.pdf
Committee Members:
Michelle Frisco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Michael Gaddis, Committee Member
Erica Frankenberg, Committee Member

35. The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong

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Author:
Liu, Hui
Title:
The relationship between maternal education status and students' mathematics performance in Hong Kong
Graduate Program:
Educational Theory and Policy
Keywords:
Maternal education
Academic achievement
Hong Kong
File:
Download Master_Thesis_By_Hui.pdf
Committee Members:
Soo-Yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Member
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member