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 1997
The meaning of development : African women speak., Barbara Anne Gardner, Education
The socialization of adolescent youth in conflict : crossing texts, crossing contexts, crossing the line., Valerie R. Haugen, Education
Whose oppression is this? : participatory research with Cambodian refugee women after repatriation., Phyllis Robinson, Education
Women's acquisition of literacy skills and health knowledge in Nepal : a comparative study of non-formal education approaches., Cristine A. Smith, Education
Dissertations from 1996
Foreign students in Japan : a qualitative study of interpersonal relations between North American university exchange students and their Japanese hosts., Patrick Dean Burns, Education
Women as center : the process of an alternative development paradigm for the eastern Caribbean, Alexandrina Deschamps, Education
Psychosocial community education and war trauma : conceptual issues and case of Central American mental health workers., Mishy Lesser, Education
Learner generated materials in adult literacy programs as a vehicle for development : theory and practice in case studies in Nepal., Clifford Trevor Meyers, Education
Participatory evaluation in community development : an inquiry into indigenous evaluation among the Gbaya of the Central African Republic., Carl C. Stecker, Education
Perceptions about the role of education at the College of Micronesia-Federated States of Micronesia., Grant K. Suhm, Education
Dissertations from 1995
The Image of the Teacher In Rural Colombia: An Inquiry into Themes, Metaphors, and Implications for Education, Haleh Arbab
The role of nongovernmental organizations in social transformation : a participatory inquiry in Indonesia., Mansour Fakih, Education
Change and continuity in rural Cambodia : contours of a critical hermeneutic discourse of third world development., Edward P. Graybill, Education
The journey : an ethnographic case study of multicultural education in a predominately white, rural, public elementary school., Jennifer Ladd, Education
Exploring what counts : mathematics instruction in adult basic education., Bonnie Blythe Mullinix, Education
Using historical narrative as a tool for organizational analysis : a twenty-five year history of the Center for International Education., Katherine G. Pfeiffer, Education
Dissertations from 1994
Coming to know : a phenomenological study of individuals actively committed to radical social change., Jane Terrell Benbow, Education
Public versus private education : a comparative case study of a public and a private school in Nepal., Jeetendra Raj Joshee, Education
Educational leadership : an examination of issues and factors that promote and hinder utilization of African women in educational leadership positions., Meria Damalisy Nowa-Phiri, Education
Dissertations from 1992
"We can even feel that we are poor, but we have a strong and rich spirit" : learning from the lives and organization of the women of Tira Chapeu, Cape Verde., Marla Jill Solomon, Education
Dissertations from 1991
"It's more than just a technique" : international graduate students' difficulties with analytical writing., Helen Fox, Education
Becoming authors : the social context of writing and local publishing by adult beginning readers., Marilyn Kay Gillespie, Education
Dissertations from 1990
Towards participatory evaluation : an inquiry into post-training experiences of Guatemalan community development workers., Juanita Diane Campos, Education
The university and its role in rural development in the developing countries., Falairiva Taafaki, Education
Dissertations from 1989
Small-scale enterprises for women in developing countries : assessing causes and definitions of success in selected case studies in India., Rema Pai, Education