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Dissertations from 2004
An analysis of outcomes associated with student participation in living-learning communities at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., Michael A. Gilbert, Education
Customizing education to the student : the Educational Transitions Program at Greenfield Community College., Melinda Gougeon, Education
Perceptions of new teacher candidates in history/social studies at one public university and the critical choices they face., Andrew D. Hamilton, Education
Fifth grade students' perspectives of learning through a constructivist approach., Frederick Jibran Harling, Education
The lives and careers of veteran urban physical education teachers., Mary Henninger, Education
Teachers' professional development across the lifespan : shifting realities and roles., Frances L. Hitchens, Education
College teachers' orientation to teaching : a comparative case study., Christine L. Holmes, Education
Globalization of English teaching practices : when Confucianism meets Vygotskian practices : an ethnography of teaching and learning EFL in a Korean university., Sun Joo Huh, Education
Elementary teachers' perceptions regarding the usefulness of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for improving student learning., Gregory R. Hungerford, Education
Measurements of student understanding on complex scientific reasoning problems., Alisa Sau-Lin Izumi, Education
Collaborating with refugee and immigrant communities : reflections of an outsider., Dale M. Jones, Education
Learning milieu for primary school teachers in Malawi : perspectives, practices, & policies., Fritz. Kadyoma, Education
Critical multicultural analysis of reconstructed folk tales : Rumpelstiltskin is my name, power is my game., Jane Elizabeth Kelley, Education
An evaluation of automated scoring programs designed to score essays., Shameem Nyla Khaliq, Education
Using performance level descriptors to ensure consistency and comparability in standard setting., Dafter January Khembo, Education
The birth of parenting : maternal representations, the place of the infant, and the development of sensitive caring., R. H. Killough, Education
A comparative study on the efficacy of High Schools That Work in vocational high schools in Massachusetts., John A. Kozikowski, Education
(De)mystifying literacy practices in a foreign language classroom : a critical discourse analysis., Yuri Kumagai, Education
Listening to the voices of inner city, low-income, 12th grade, black males : a phenomenological study of their educational experiences., Christopher A. Lester, Education
Impact of the living history online project on students' computer use, skills, attitudes towards computer technology and history learning in four Western Massachusetts public schools., Weijia Li, Education
Analysis of a complex policy domain : access to secondary education in Malawi., Samson L. W. MacJessie-Mbewe, Education
Famine and ideology : the precipitating factors and educational implications in the case of Somalia., Yasin I. Magan, Education
An investigation of alternative approaches to scoring multiple response items on a certification exam., Xiaoying Ma, Education
Capturing complexity in conflict : a critical ethnography of nonprofit organization development through a social justice lens., Joan Marion Mikalson, Education
Indications of positive peacebuilding in education : a basic needs approach., Vachel W. Miller, Education
Different and alike : an ethnographic study of language use in a dramatic play center = Diferentes y semejantes., Silvia Sander Norbis, Education
Teacher-student co-construction processes in biology : strategies for developing mental models in large group discussions., Maria Cecilia Nuñez Oviedo Oviedo, Education
A case study of the dual roles of an exemplary physical education teacher/coach : an ecological comparison., Karen B. Pagnano, Education
Comparative case studies of teacher change within the context of reform-based physical education teacher development., Kevin G. Patton, Education
Teachers' interpretations of a reflective practice school reform initiative : an existential analysis., Elizabeth Dolly Pedevillano, Education
Voices from the field : auxiliary nurse-midwives of Nepal., Erica M. Piedade, Education
Children of my children : an exploration of the issues embedded in the lives of grandchildren being raised by their grandparents., Lina C. Racicot, Education
Perspective transformation : an ethnoculturally-based community service learning with refugees and immigrants students., Shekhar K. Regmi, Education
Teachers' and supervisors' perceptions of current and ideal supervision and evaluation practices., John F. Rizzo, Education
Family child care providers' self-reported perceptions of isolation, autonomy and burnout., Sharon A. Roth, Education
Diagnostic accuracy of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills in the prediction of first grade oral reading fluency., Amanda L. Ryan, Education
Weighting procedures for robust ability estimation in item response theory., William P. Skorupski, Education
Organize or die : exploring the political and organizational activities of the Tanzania teacher union., Fulgence S.S. Swai, Education
Modernizing English teacher education in China : faculty perspectives., Timothy W. Taylor, Education
Problems and possibilities : the complexities of accessing higher education for Puerto Rican women in the United States., Barbara Tramonte, Education
The effects of culturally matched materials on the reading comprehension of African-American students., Stacy A. S. Williams, Education
Evaluating the effects of several multi-stage testing design variables on selected psychometric outcomes for certification and licensure assessment., April L. Zenisky, Education
Dissertations from 2003
Development discourse for socio-emotional well-being., Friedrich W. Affolter, Education
Sudanese refugee women becoming activists : the role of popular education., Magda M.A. Ahmed, Education
A model to promote a seamless transition from early intervention to the public preschool : a longitudinal study., Janet S. Arndt, Education
Quantitative evaluation of gender differences, cognitive development differences and software effectiveness for an elementary mathematics intelligent tutoring system., Ivon M. Arroyo, Education
Child temperament, parenting styles and externalizing and internalizing behavior of young children of Indian immigrants in Canada., Shakuntla Brar, Education
Parental expectancy and correlates of hypnotic and nonhypnotic suggestibility in a sample of Puerto Rican children., Antonio J. Bustillo, Education
A pedagogy of disharmony : subjects, economies, desires., Kenneth Byrne, Education
Learning resistance in West Timor., Karen Campbell-Nelson, Education
Monitoring and evaluating adult education programs in the District of Columbia., Lulu Mary Davies, Education
Reducing student attrition : inquiry into why students leave college before completing their degrees., Dawn M. Ellinwood, Education
A comparative study of underachieving and high achieving African heritage high school students., Ericka J. Fisher, Education
Building a professional learning community in preservice teacher education : peer coaching and video analysis., Jeanne C. Gemmell, Education
Nurturance : an Andean Amerindian way of life as an alternative construct to development theory and practice., Cole D. Genge, Education
A conceptual framework for effective strategies for information and communication technologies in education : a case study of Mauritius., Papayah Guruvadoo, Education
The experiences of high school teachers in Massachusetts with the History and social science curriculum framework., Margaret Harris, Education
An item modeling approach to descriptive score reports., Kristen L. Huff, Education
Evaluation of the oppressed : a social justice approach to program evaluation., Mohamed Ibrahim, Education
Elementary physical education teachers' and students' perceptions of instructional alignment., Alisa R. James, Education
Early identification and intervention with kindergartners at risk for reading failure : a district-wide prevention program using a multiple gating approach., Judith E. Loughlin, Education
The adoptive parenting process : a study of the experiences of parents who adopt infant girls from China., Nili Luo, Education
Principals' perceptions of the MCAS : the impact of high stakes testing in Massachusetts., Darryll A. McCall, Education
Off that spectrum entirely : a study of female-bodied transgender-identified individuals., Linda A. McCarthy, Education
Perceptions of college students of color about community service learning through tutoring., Kacie Charmion McCollum, Education
The senior year : a study of transition, liminality and students' perspectives of their final year as undergraduates., Brian T. McCoy, Education
An exploration of the relationships between family and social support and parent-child attachment : multicultural perspectives in the United States and Ireland., Mary E. McGuire-Schwartz, Education
How students understand financial aid : a qualitative study of the college choice process., Jannette Mendez, Education
The role of parenting style and family characteristics of levels of organization and control in the development of self-regulation skills in young children., Mary Anne Morris, Education
The liberal impulse in American schooling : three historical case studies., James. Nehring, Education
Boy, walk with a purpose : a postmodern study of the conversation between the discourses of secondary English education., Michael P. Riendeau, Education
The journey of Latinas in undergraduate schools of nursing : roadblocks and bridges., Migdalia V. Rivera Goba, Education
Dialogue in a school-university teacher education partnership : critical ethnography of a "third space"., Cynthia Rosenberger, Education
Predictors of relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction and sexual frequency in female couples., Kathryn M. Salisbury, Education
Pathways of elementary school mathematics teachers seeking to improve their instruction through professional development., Donna Babski Scanlon, Education
"Our spiritual center" : language ideology and personhood at a Chinese community heritage language school., Peter C. Silver, Education
Priorities in conflict : livelihood practices, environmental threats, and the conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar., Michael J. Simsik, Education
A program evaluation of an academic self-management training as an intervention for post-secondary students with learning disabilities., Peter C. Stoll, Education
The process of collaborative capacity building : the journey towards achieving self-management for local INGO staff in the Lao PDR., Mainus Sultan, Education
Determining support for new teachers in Namibian schools., Michael K. Tjivikua, Education
Becoming scholars : constructing literacy in a learning disabilities environment., John E. Villemaire, Education
Scientists researching teaching : reforming science education & transforming practice., Tarin Harrar Weiss, Education
The evaluation of principals and the improvement of public elementary schools., Carol Ann Johnson Willis, Education
High-stakes testing : truth or consequential validity., Mary L. Zanetti, Education
Dissertations from 2002
Same students, different strategies! : a sociocultural perspective to studying language learning strategies in a second language setting., Gihan Sidky Al Azab, Education
The educational impact of Tech Prep on Massachusetts occupational education programs., James Alicata, Education
Exploring the internal and external factors influencing the career development of first generation Filipina Americans., Belinda C. Badger, Education
Social perceptions of African-American community college transfer students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth., Norman L. Barber, Education
Making science accessible through collaborative science teacher action research on feminist pedagogy., Brenda M. Capobianco, Education
Teaching and learning in diverse classrooms : faculty reflections on their experiences and pedagogical practices of teaching diverse populations., Carmelita Rosie Castañeda, Education
Stewardship as a transformative practice : an inquiry into the nature of sustained involvement and ongoing learning of environmental stewards., Mark DeMoranville, Education
The impact of marketer controlled factors on college-choice decisions by students at a public research university., John Donnellan, Education
Accessing first grade teachers' images and beliefs about teaching, learning, and students : the use of abstract symbolic drawing., Karen A. Droy, Education
From holistic worldview to holistic education : cross-boundary journeys of educators toward integrative learning and integral being., Yihong Fan, Education
College students' construction of writer identity : furthering understanding thr[o]ugh discourse analysis and poststructural theory., Linda A. Fernsten, Education
KMEEP : linking theory and practice in an effective science pedagogy., Elizabeth Flores-Cotte, Education
Education for rural development in Côte d'Ivoire : school based cooperatives as a vehicle for a successful transition of primary school leavers/dropouts from school to real life., Jacqueline A. Gnagne, Education
Neonatal behavior & maternal representations over the first month postpartum : a short-term longitudinal study with Puerto Rican infants and their mothers., Julio C. González Martínez, Education
Graphic user interface design curriculum., David A. Gosselin, Education
The implementation and utilization of democratic discipline as an approach to classroom management : a case study., Richard P. Grandmont, Education