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Author:

Tekin, Ali Kemal

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF TURKISH PARENTS’ BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

beliefs and perceptions
parent involvement
young children
Turkish
early childhood
child development

File:

Download Ali_Kemal_Tekin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Rogers, Amy Michelle

Title:

BECOMING MORE "CIVIC" THROUGH THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

place-based education
civic engagement
civic mindedness
local history

File:

Download Final_Revision_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Murry R Nelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member

Author:

Criswell, Brett Allen

Title:

Inquiry in Conversation: Exploring the Multiple Solution Pathway (MSP) Lesson Structure as a Means to Progressive Discourse in the Science Classroom

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

progressive discourse
interactions
inquiry

File:

Download Complete_Dissertation_Document_FV.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Scott Mc Donald, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Pricilla Karen Murphy, Committee Member
Rayne Audrey Sperling, Committee Member

Author:

Endsley, Crystal Leigh

Title:

"One of Ya'll Got My Lyrics": Student Artists Exploring Spoken Word Poetry, Performance, and Activism

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

cultural program
poststructuralism
subjectivity
artist
college students
poetry
activism
feminism
pedagogy
performance

File:

Download PS_Thesis_diss_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Willard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marnina Gonick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie Springgay, Committee Member
Margaret Ann Lorah, Committee Member

Author:

Jang, Chorong

Title:

PLANNING MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND EQUALITY IN EDUCATION ON IMMIGRANT WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

multicultural education
immigrant women

File:

Download Master_Thesis_Spring_2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Reilly, Cole

Title:

Reading Gender(ing) through Pedagoggy in Action: A Multiple Case Study Employing Critical Discourse Analysis

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

feminist pedagogy
pedagogy
read-alouds
discourse analysis
gendering
gender
class discussions
social constructivism

File:

Download Reilly_Dissertation_Final_Draft_with_Revisions_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

J Daniel Marshall Ph D, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Member
Lorraine Dowler, Committee Member

Author:

Snowden, Daniel Eugene

Title:

The Interstate 99 (I-99) Project and Geological Information Exchanges: A Study of the Interplay among Variables from Science Education, Geology/Earth Science, and Environmental Policy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

I-99
science education
geology/earth science
environmental policy

File:

Download Snowden_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

William Carlsen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Richard Rudolph Parizek, Committee Member
Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Donghua

Title:

TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD KINDERGARTEN INCLUSION IN CHINA

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

kindergarten
inclusion
Teachers's attitudes
early childhood education

File:

Download dissertation_dhg.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert F Nicely Jr., Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member

Author:

Tekin, Gokce

Title:

TURKISH MOTHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDREARING PRACTICES

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Istanbul
childrearing attitudes
Turkish mothers
parental attitudes
early childhood education
Turkey

File:

Download Gokce_Tekin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Hoi Kin Suen, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Green, Jan A.

Title:

CHARATERIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHEMA FOR REPRESENTING AND SOLVING ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS BY PRE-ALGEBRAIC STUDENTS ENGAGED IN A STRUCTURED DIAGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENT

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

algebra
diagram
problem solving
quantitative reasoning
part-whole
procept

File:

Download Dissertation_-_12.08.09_-_Praise_.pdf

Committee Members:

Rose Mary Zbiek, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Kathleen Heid, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Member
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Member
Richard Alan Carlson, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Kathleen Marie

Title:

Elementary teachers' perceptions of science inquiry and professional development challenges and opportunities

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

elemenatary teachers and science
science inquiry
prfessional development in science education

File:

Download Kathleen_Jones_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Member
Denise Gaspari Meister, Committee Member

Author:

Schanbacher, Kathleen Ann

Title:

An Intergenerational Study of the Mathematics Attitudes of Preservice Women Teachers and Their Mothers.

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

mathematics
attitudes
women
stereotyping
teacher preparation

File:

Download Schanbacher_2009-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick Willard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Committee Member
Brandon B Hunt, Committee Member

Author:

Napoleon, Larry

Title:

Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions And Attitudes Toward Career And Technical Education

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Perceptions
Preservice Teachers
Career and Technical Education
Attitudes
Teacher Education Programs

File:

Download Napoleon_Dissertation_Final_eTD_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

John Daniel Marshall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Murry R Nelson, Committee Member
Kenneth Gray, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Torres-Crespo, Marisel N.

Title:

EXPLORING GENDER ROLES THROUGH CHILDREN’S PLAY EPISODES IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTING, AS PART OF PUERTO RICAN CULTURE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Early childhood
gender roles
play
Puerto Rico

File:

Download Marisel_Torres-Crespo_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr James Johnson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr James Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Committee Member
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Tran, Minh-Dan Thi

Title:

PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF MEMBERSHIP IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE: HOW SELF-IDENTITY AWARENESS CAN INFORM TEACHER EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

community
identity
science education
pre-service teachers
teacher education
activity theory

File:

Download Tran_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gregory John Kelly, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott P Mcdonald, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Vicente, Nancy Vanessa

Title:

El Despertar: A Journey into Colonial Experience

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Auto-ethnography
Testimonio
Latino Studies
Self-study. narrative inquiry

File:

Download FINAL_DRAFT_DISS__Nancy_Vanessa_Vicente.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jane Juffer, Committee Member
Murry R Nelson, Committee Member

Author:

Dreon, Oliver

Title:

New Teachers' Experiences Enacting Inquiry Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

inquiry science pedagogy
professional teacher identity
new teachers
science education

File:

Download Dissertation_complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Scott Mc Donald, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Allison Carr Chellman, Committee Member
Chris Hoadley, Committee Member

Author:

Poehner, Priya Maria

Title:

DRAFTING A NEW CHAPTER ON CRITICAL FRIENDS GROUPS: EXPLORING TEACHER LEARNING FROM A VYGOTSKIAN PERSPECTIVE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher professional development
Critical Friends Groups
Sociocultural Theory
teacher learning

File:

Download final_dissertation_format.pdf

Committee Members:

James F Nolan Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Barreto-Espino, Reizelie

Title:

Teaching Science as Argument:Prospective elementary teachers' knowledge

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education
preservice elementary teachers
teaching science as argument
argumentation

File:

Download Barreto_Dissertation_071809.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
Leigh Ann Haefner, Committee Member
Robert Allen Kimel, Committee Member

Author:

Peters, Susan A.

Title:

DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF VARIATION: AP STATISTICS TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF CRITICAL MOMENTS

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

understanding variation
conceptions of variation
teacher knowledge
statistics education
SOLO
transformation theory

File:

Download Peters_Final_Dissertation_090610.pdf

Committee Members:

Rose Mary Zbiek, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Glendon Wilbur Blume, Committee Member
Mary Kathleen Heid, Committee Member
Thomas P Hettmansperger, Committee Member
Laura Simon, Committee Member

Author:

Kerlin, Steven Charles

Title:

Global Learning Communities: Science classrooms without walls

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education
argumentation
online
learning communities

File:

Download KerlinDissertation7-16-09.pdf

Committee Members:

William Carlsen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Carlsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Member
Scott P Mcdonald, Committee Member
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Committee Member

Author:

Preston, Stephanie Danette

Title:

INVESTIGATING MINORITY STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN AN AUTHENTIC SCIENCE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

learning as cultural practice
underrepresented groups in science
discourse in science
authentic science research experience
authentic practice
sociocultural perspective in science

File:

Download Preston_PhD_8-10-09.pdf

Committee Members:

Carla Zembal Saul, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carla Zembal Saul, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory John Kelly, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Rodriguez-Arroyo, Sandra

Title:

Early Field Experiences in Language Teacher Education: An Ecological Analysis of a Program Implementation

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher education
language teacher education
world languages
foreign languages
ecological approach
field experiences
early field experiences
ecological approach
Dewey

File:

Download DissertationRodriguezArroyo2009.pdf

Committee Members:

Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Daniel Marshall, Committee Member
Murry R Nelson, Committee Member
Karen E Johnson, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Shou-Chi

Title:

CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL AND LEARNING SELF-REGULATION IN TRANSITION PERIOD: A STUDY OF FIRST GRADE STUDENTS IN TAIWAN

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

CHILDREN
FIRST GRADE
SELF-REGULATION

File:

Download Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peggy Noel Van Meter, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Sunyoung

Title:

PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES: ADAPTING CRITICAL LITERACY IN EFL COLLEGE WRITING USING A VIDEO-AUTHORING PROJECT

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

video-authoring project
EFL college writing
critical literacy

File:

Download Dissertation_final_version_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jamie Myers, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Bernard Joel Badiali, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member

Author:

Meidl, Tynisha Denea

Title:

Teachers' Dissonance With Curriculum Planning for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

linguistically and culturally diverse students
curriculum
dissonance

File:

Download Final_Copy_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ladislaus M Semali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Esther Susana Prins, Committee Member
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Tsai, Yi-Wen

Title:

The Impact of Dialogic Reading: Facilitating Language Acquisition of Young Children with Hearing Impairments in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Dialogic Reading
Hearing-Impairemed Children
Language Acquisition

File:

Download eTD_Yi-Wen_Tsai.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Yen-Chun

Title:

Parents' Perceptions of Child's Play and the Relation to Children's Development of Social Competence and Creativity

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

child play
social competence
creativity

File:

Download Yen-Chun_Lin_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Tomas Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Dean Hade, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member
Robert Lee Burgess, Committee Member

Author:

TSAO, YA-LUN

Title:

The Impact of Social Play Activities on Promoting Social Interactions of High-Functioning Autistic Children in Taiwan

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

social play activities
high-functioning autistic children
pivotal response training (PRT)

File:

Download 911361854_Ya-Lun_Tsao.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Daniel Yawkey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pamela S Wolfe, Committee Member
Ladislaus M Semali, Committee Member
Rama B Radhakrishna, Committee Member