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Dissertations from 2017
Seguimos Luchando: Women Educators’ Trajectories in Social Movement Based Popular Education Projects in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jennifer Lee O'Donnell, Education
Implicit Bias in Pre-Service Teachers: A Mixed Methods Approach, Tara Pepis, Education
Getting It Right: African American Male College/University Presidents and Their Early Cultivation of Self-Efficacy, JAMES RANDALL, Education
Master's Tools and the Master's House: A Historical Analysis Exploring the Myth of Educating for Democracy in the United States, Timothy Scott, Education
Inclusion of Students with Learning and Behavior Problems: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Inclusive Practices in Turkey, Hanife Ece Ugurlu, Education
Using Social Network Analysis to Investigate the Diffusion of Special Education Knowledge within a School District, Martha H. von Mering, Education
THE LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, Kerry E. Weir, Education
Dissertations from 2016
Microaggressions in a Women's College. Understanding Language, Race, Class and Gender in Teaching Spanish: A Testimonio, Thelma Belmonte-Alcantara, Education
Understanding STEM Learning Outcomes Using A Phenomenographic Approach, Cheryl L. Brooks, Education
Transnationalizing Social Justice Education: InterAmerican Frameworks for Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century, Mirangela G. Buggs, Education
Disproportionate Suspension Rates: Understanding Policy and Practice in One State, Kristine A. Camacho, Education
The Gaps between Values and Practices of Global Citizenship Education: A Critical Analysis of Global Citizenship Education in South Korea, Hye Seung Cho, Education
Investigating the Relationship between Implicit Theories about Intelligence and Teacher-Student Relationship Quality, Woodbury B. Clift, Education
Educational Implications: Homeless Children's Perception of Resilience, Maria M. Costa, Education
Reading Power: Female Sexuality, Bullying, and Power Relations in Young Adult Literature, Cara C. Crandall, Education
When Mom Goes to School: Maternal Education and Intergenerational Mobility, Maura E. Devlin, Education
Subscore Reliability and Classification Consistency: A Comparison of Five Methods, Fen Fan, Education
Who is like Whom? Reclassification and Performance Patterns for Different Groupings of English Learners, Molly M. Faulkner-Bond, Education
Contemplative Practices and Learning: A Holistic Approach to Education in Bhutan, Yang Gyeltshen, Education
Reclaiming Voices and Identities: An Examination of African American Educators’ Experiences Before and After Brown v. Board of Education, Leta Hooper, Education
Ownership in the Development Discourse: A Case Study in Education in Tanzania, Satomi Kamei, Education
"How Many Generations Will be Spoiled at the Cost of Such Compromises?" The Resolution Strategies of High School Principals in Value-Conflict Situations Between School Law and Moral Values in Azad Kashmir, Muhammad N. Khawaja, Education
Critical Literacy and Identities in World Language Education: Telling Reflective Stories of Digital Storytelling, Keiko Konoeda, Education
Synergy Between Digital and Traditional Literacy Practices: A Framework for Building a Reading Culture in a Secondary School, Nina Kositsky, Education
Shared Focus/Collective Responsibility: The Lived Experience of Educators as Members of a Data Team in a Connecticut Public High School, Abbie-Jean M. Lareau, Education
Turning around the Culture of Teaching and Learning: A Turnaround School Success Story, Rachael B. Lawrence, Education
Differential Prediction and Validity of Advanced Placement (AP®) for Student Subgroups, Minji K. Lee, Education
Young Children Positioned as Storytellers in the Classroom: An examination of teacher-child interactions and the storytelling event, Peggy L. Martalock, Education
Teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Mand Within the Inclusive Classroom, Jennifer L. McIntire, Education
Talking the Walk: Incorporating Intergroup Dialogue Processes into a Critical Service-Learning Program, David Neely, Education
The Role of Training in the Development of Amerindian Communities in Guyana: A Qualitative Case Study, Laureen Adele Pierre, Education
Identifying Examinees Who Possess Distinct and Reliable Subscores When Added Value is Lacking for the Total Sample, Joseph A. Rios, Education
The Development and Validation of the Emotion Knowledge and Awareness Test, Catherine A. Rossi, Education
Transformative Learning Facilitated Dialogue: as a Tool for Social Change An Autoethnography, Leslie A. Saulsberry, Education
Effect of the Banking Time Intervention on Student-Teacher Relationships and Problem Behaviors in Early Childhood, Tara M. Strand Balunis, Education
Detecting Candidate Preknowledge of Items Using A Predictive Checking Method, xi wang, Education
Acculturation Stress, Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment, and Development of American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Newton High School Exchange Students in China, BinBin Zhu, Education
Dissertations from 2015
Obstacles to Girls' Education and Girls' Lived School Experience in Benin: School as an Institution of Cultural Transmission, Simeon Afouda, Education
Catch the Bus: Investigating the Correlations between Teacher Collaborative Action-Taking and Self-Efficacy, Tara B. Brandt, Education
Principals’ Perceived Influence over New Teacher Retention, Meredith Coates, Education
Mediations of Multiple Identities in a Private University: International Students’ Experiences in the United States, Beata Z. Dolina, Education
Using Systemic Functional Linguistics to Inform a Language Pedagogy in a Middle School English Classroom a Case Study, Holly I. Graham, Education
Social Justice Teacher Educators of Color: Their Work, Perspectives, and Insights, Nini V. Hayes, Education
Reading Queerly in the High School Classroom: Exploring a Gay and Lesbian Literature Course, Kirsten Helmer, Education
Empirical Investigation Of The Stakeholders’ Understanding Of Information Contained In Score Reports For Large-Scale Testing, Stephen J. Jirka, Education
An Examination of the Relationship Between Leadership Practices of School Principals and Effectiveness of School Counselor Practice, Yolanda D. Johnson, Education
Investigating the Relationship Between a District’s Tier 2 Attendance Intervention Program and Student Attendance Outcomes, Brendan T. Keenan Jr., Education
Conditions Supporting the Development of Scientific Argumentation in High School Chemistry Classrooms: The Role of Question Prompts and an Interactive Simulation, Tugba Keser, Education
Microteaching in Pakistan: Perspectives of Novice Higher Education Faculty about the Contribution of Microteaching to their Learning and Practice, Salma N. Khan, Education
Expanding Democracy in Classrooms: History Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Student Feedback as a Democratic Teaching Practice, Irene S. LaRoche, Education
Implementing Universal Social And Emotional Learning Programs: The Development, Validation, And Inferential Findings From The Schoolwide SEL Capacity Assessment, Cheyne A. LeVesseur, Education
Evaluating the Impact of Construct Shift on Item Parameter Invariance, Test Equating and Proficiency Estimates, Xueming Li, Education
Translanguaging and Identity in a Kindergarten Classroom: Validating Student's Home Culture and Language in an English-Only Era, Maria Eugenia Lozano Lenis, Education
Performing Critical Consciousness in Teaching: Entanglements of Knowing, Feeling and Relating, Kathleen A. McDonough, Education
Special Education Leadership Practices that Support Postsecondary Transition Service Delivery for Students with Severe Disabilities, Laurel A. Peltier, Education
Slavery on Their Minds: Representing the Institution in Children's Picture Books, Raphael E. Rogers, Education
Integrating Cultures within Formal Schooling: Exploring Opportunities for Cultural Relevancy in Peri-Urban Senegal, Karla A. Sarr, Education
An Investigation of Subtest Score Equating Methods under Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Frameworks, MinJeong Shin, Education
Phallacies: Constructing a Critical Space and Pedagogy for College Men to Engage Across Non-Hegemonic Masculinities, Taj Smith, Education
Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Factors Impacting the Decision to Study Abroad Among Students Who Have Expressed Intent, April H. Stroud, Education
Dissertations from 2014
COMPUTER INTEGRATION IN PALESTINIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THEORY AND PRACTICE, Kefah A. Barham, Education
Testimonios from the Border-Shattering the Notion that Women of Color Don't Do Theory, Gloria G. Barragan, Education
Developing Spatial Reasoning Skills in General Chemistry Students, Deborah L. Carlisle, Education
Welcome to Guyland: Experiences of Trans* Men in College, D Chase J. Catalano, Education
Cultivating Communities of Practice to Develop Local Preparedness for Climate Change, Konda Reddy Chavva, Education
Effect of Automatic Item Generation on Ability Estimates in a Multistage Test, Kimberly F. Colvin, Education
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH ISSUES AMONG ADOLESCENT FEMALES IN A NORTHEAST PROVINCE OF AFGHANISTAN, Amina Davlatshoeva, Education
CYCLE OF RENEWAL: YOGA’S INFLUENCE ON THE PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF NOVICE TEACHERS, Danette V. Day, Education
On Being and Becoming: An Exploration of Young People’s Experiences with Status and Power, Keri L. DeJong, Education
Investing in Grindr: An Exploration of How Gay College Men Utilize Gay-Oriented Social Networking Sites, Michael T. Dodge, Education
“Give Light and People Will Find a Way”: Black Women College Student Leadership Experiences with Oppression at Predominantly White Institutions, Andrea D. Domingue, Education
A Critical Examination of Policy and Practice in the Transition Experience for Students with Math Learning Disabilities in Mumbai, India, Melinda S. Eichhorn, Education
Outreach practices of a small college counseling center: A comprehensive model to serve the college community, Jessica R. Ferriero, Education
A Novel Approach to Using Personal Response Systems and Diagrams to Foster Student Engagement in Large Lecture: Case Study of Instruction for Model-Based Reasoning in Biology, Johanna M. Fitzgerald, Education
The Application of Information Integration Theory to Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores Using Cognitive Theory, Christopher C. Foster, Education
TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN (POST)CRISIS KATANGA PROVINCE, SOUTHEASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: A CASE STUDY OF TEACHER LEARNING CIRCLES, Paul St J Frisoli, Education
Perceptions of Leadership through the Lens of Special Education Administrators and Principals, Adam C. Garand, Education
School Counselor Advocacy with LGBT Students: A Qualitative Study of High School Counselor Experiences, Maria E. Gonzalez, Education
Liberal Smarts: Using Constructivist Career Development to Restore Power to the Liberal Arts, Kelly A. Gray, Education
SFL in L2 Writing Teacher Education: A Case Study of an EFL Pre-service Teacher in Conceptualizing Grammar, Wawan Gunawan, Education
"For a future tomorrow": The figured worlds of schoolgirls in Kono, Sierra Leone, Jordene Hale, Education
Improving anti-racist education for Multiracial students, Eric Hamako, Education
Impacts of the Game-Centered Approach on Cognitive Learning of Game Play and Game Performance during 5-week of Spring Season with Intercollegiate Female Soccer Players, Kanae Haneishi, Education
Beyond the Pearly Gates: White, Low-Income Student Experiences at Elite Colleges, Larissa Hopkins, Education
Fostering Transformative Points of Connection: An Examination of the Role of Personal Storytelling in Two Undergraduate Social Diversity Courses, Molly Keehn, Education
Genres of Dialogic Discussion in High School English: A Cross-Case Study of Two Courses, Wendy Keyser, Education
Mind, Brain, and Education: A Case Study of Student Perceptions of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Martha C. Lees, Education
TEACHERS TALK: A CASE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING ACROSS CULTURES WITH IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, Anne Lundberg, Education
The Massachusetts Educator Evaluation Framework and Transformational Leadership Alignment: An Investigation, Martin J. McEvoy Jr, Education
Program Evaluation of the Strong Start Curriculum as a Selected Intervention for Early Elementary Students, Katherine A. Meyer, Education
The Stress Problem: Exploring the intersections of student stress, involvement, and problem-solving self-efficacy, Dawn L. Rendell, Education
School Principal Leadership and Special Education Knowledge, Rob Schulze, Education
A Journal Club: A Scholarly Community for Preservice and Inservice Science Teachers, Karen Tallman, Education
‘SAFE SPACE FOR HARD CONVERSATIONS’: COLLEGE MEN’S EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSITY EDUCATION, Rachel L. Wagner, Education
Speaking Back to Structure: Critical Multimodal Media Literacy & The Politics of School Reform, Kate Way, Education
Interrogating the Divide: A Case Study of Student Technology Use in a One-to-One Laptop School, Nicholas Wilson, Education
DEVELOPING MULTIMODAL DIGITAL LITERACY: THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING AS A NEW AVENUE FOR EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LEARNING WITH EFL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KOREA, Tecnam Yoon, Education
Dissertations from 2013
Quality by Association Across North-South Divides: United States Accreditation of Mexican Institutions of Higher Education, Gerardo Blanco Ramírez, Education (also CAGS)
Examination of the Application of Item Response Theory to the Angoff Standard Setting Procedure, Jerome Cody Clauser, Education (also CAGS)
Application of Item Response Theory Models to the Algorithmic Detection of Shift Errors on Paper and Pencil Tests, Robert Joseph Cook, Education (also CAGS)