Doctoral Dissertations at the Center for International Education
This folder contains the doctoral dissertations of students in the International Education doctoral program in the College of Education.
During the 50 year existence of the doctoral program associated with the Center for International Education at UMass Amherst almost 300 students have successfully completed their doctoral degrees. The majority of their dissertations will be available on this site..
The topics of these dissertations reflect the experience and research interests of the students. They also provide a good indicator of the commitment of CIE and its associated degree programs to working with education of all kinds, especially in conflict or emergency contexts.
Dissertation abstracts from 1969-2019, indexed by author, topic, and country can be found in the document link here. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cie_diss/1/.
Dissertations from 2003
Evaluation of the oppressed : a social justice approach to program evaluation., Mohamed Ibrahim, Education
Priorities in conflict : livelihood practices, environmental threats, and the conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar., Michael J. Simsik, Education
The process of collaborative capacity building : the journey towards achieving self-management for local INGO staff in the Lao PDR., Mainus Sultan, Education
Dissertations from 2002
Stewardship as a transformative practice : an inquiry into the nature of sustained involvement and ongoing learning of environmental stewards., Mark DeMoranville, Education
From holistic worldview to holistic education : cross-boundary journeys of educators toward integrative learning and integral being., Yihong Fan, Education
Knowing and understanding through auto/ethnography : narrative on transformative learning experience of an international graduate student., Tossaporn Sariyant, Education
Women of color staking a claim for cyber domain : unpacking the racial/gender gap in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET)., Nancy H. Sosnowski, Education
Instructional web sites design : an object-oriented approach., Thomas Zschocke, Education
Dissertations from 2001
An inquiry into the emergence of transformative leadership in higher education in South Africa : a phenomenographic study., David I. Bell, Education
Construction of social identities : an ethnographic study of Tibetan student discourses in higher education., Karma Choepel Dolma, Education
The socio-cultural adaptation of Somali refugees in Toronto : an exploration of their integration experiences., Hassan A. Mohamed, Education
Dissertations from 2000
An investigation of experiential learning theory : a case study of the Certificate in Adult Education Program in Lesotho., Mantina V. Mohasi, Education
Dissertations from 1999
An ethnographic study of an ESL pre-MBA case study classroom : the process of conceptualizing and defining authenticity by learners and instructors., Ricardo Sabuur Abdul-Kareem, Education
Empowerment, literacy, and community organization : a case study of self-help women's groups in rural Nepal., Sushan G. Acharya, Education
Identity, gender, and class : contributions from the Abhidhamma for self and social transformation, with a case study of a women's housing collective in Namibia., Kanthie Athukorala, Education
Building a framework for assessing the outcomes of participatory training : a case study from El Imposible National Park, El Salvador., Mark Protti, Education
The Fotodialogo Method : using pictures and storytelling to promote dialogue and self-discovery among Latinas within a community-based organization in Massachusetts., Flavia S. Ramos, Education
"Resistance is futile" : a poststructuralist analysis of the international (education for) development discourse., Greta S. Shultz, Education
Factors impacting on reading difficulties of the students at the College of Micronesia., Marisa Estrada Suhm, Education
Dissertations from 1998
Macro-micro linkages in Caribbean community development : the impact of global trends, state policies and a non-formal education project on rural women in St. Vincent (1974-1994)., Peggy. Antrobus, Education
Curricular translations of citizen participation within a Massachusetts newcomer citizenship education program., Mary T. Comeau-Kronenwetter, Education
Tani prachanaigal (water problems) : interpersonal conflict resolution practices of a plantation Tamil labor community in Sri Lanka : a qualitative case study., Andrew Akbar Jilani, Education
Dissertations from 1997
Evaluation of an experimental distance education course for training teachers as community development agents in rural Bolivia., Eloy Anello, Education
Denaturalizing international development education : silence and the new-world dis-order., James A. Cumming, Education
Testing the systems model in Mexican distance education : the case of the Virtual University at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey., Luis Galarza Pérez, Education