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Recently Completed Dissertations |
| 08/2009 |
Peggy S. Smith |
Promises to Keep: The Alignment of State Policy Implementations with Best Practices for New Principal Mentorship |
| 07/2009 |
Robert W. Smiley |
Characteristics of Systems and Leadership in K-12 Public School Educational Technology Programs: Understanding Data Use, Decision Making, and Contextual Factors |
| 06/2009 |
Matt Clifford |
Exploring
High School Teachers' Decision to Use Contextual Instruction |
| 07/2009 |
Bradley Andrews |
The Role of Pre-Institutional Commitment in Freshmen Persistance Decisions at a Small, Private, Liberal Arts College |
| 06/2009 |
Alexis Kasmarick |
Leading Coherently for Equity and Excellence |
| 05/11/2009 |
Tony Bolz |
Screening Teacher Candidates: Luck of the Draw or Objective Selection? |
| 05/05/2009 |
Mark Benedict |
Teacher Leaders Building Social Capital in Seconary Departments: Three Case Studies |
| 12/2008 |
Catherine M. Winters |
Pursuing a Degree Completion Program in Nursing: A Grounded Theory Study |
| 12/2008 |
Dennis M. Baskin |
The Influence of Pre-College Interventions on Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence and Graduation: Evidence from a Midwest Comprehensive Institution |
| 12/2008 |
Joshua Emmett |
Innovation, Leadership, and Resource Utilization Practices in Three High Schools With Significant Learning Gains: A Multi-site Case Study |
| 11/2008 |
Sal Carranza |
Distance Learning |
| 08/2009 |
Victoria J. Maslow |
The American High School: The Role of Small and Professional Learning Communities in Addressing Inequities in Student Learning |
| 08/2008 |
Pamela J. Bork |
The Principal's Paradox: Examining the Balance of Personal and Professional Life |
| 07/2008 |
George Karling |
In What Ways Does Participation in a Dual Enrollment Vocational Program Enhance the Educational Engagement of Participating High School Students? |
| 07/22/08 |
Jason Johnson |
Speaking of Higher Education: Documenting, Interpreting and Advancing the Academy's Rhetoric
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| 03/03/08 |
Jeffrey G. Nicholson |
Physician Assistant Medical Practice in the Health Care Workforce: A Study of Medical Malpractice and Safety Comparing Physician Assistants to Physicians and Advanced Practice Nurses |
| 07/22/08 |
Natalie Tran |
The Connection Between Students' Out-of-School Experiences and Science Learning
|
| 04/15/08 |
Todd Andrew Berry |
The Role of Social Capital in Human Capital Investment: A Social Network Approach to College Success in the First Year |
| 12/2007 |
Miriam Simmons |
Examining Boyer's Scholarship of Engagement: A Case Study of a Faculty Development Program |
| 12/2007 |
Michelle DeBose
(CAVE student) |
Breast Cancer Among Older African American Women: Sources of Information About Breast Cancer
|
| 11/2007 |
Genella M. Taylor |
Ingredients of the Classroom: Attributes that Contribute to and Militate Against Socio-cultural Identity Development |
| 12/2007 |
Ray J. Walter |
An Analysis of Earnings and Job Satisfaction Outcomes Associated with Sub-baccalaureate Educational Achievement
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| 08/2007 |
Robert A. Jecklin, Jr. (CAVE student)
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Portraits of Necessary Learning: Retelling Stories of Being Sick and Uninsured in the U.S. |
| 08/2007 |
Louisa M. Havlik |
Leadership, Learning and School Change: The Elementary Principal's Role in Teacher Professional Development |
| 08/2007 |
Alda S. Preston |
Admission Factors That Influence Program Completion and Professional Licensure: A Case Study of An Associate Degree Program in Nursing |
| 08/2007 |
Peter Clement |
Critical Consumer Issues in St. Lucia: An Examination of Consumer Challenges and Related Learning Among Rural Adults |
| 07/2007 |
Darin J. Eich |
Toward a Grounded Theory of High Quality Leadership Programs |
| 05/2007 |
Susan Corwith |
Attributes of High Quality Programs for Academically Talented Students: Learning from an Exemplary Model |
| 08/2007 |
Latish Reed |
Same Path, Different Shoes: The Challenges of African American Principals in Predominantly African American Low-Performing Schools
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| 05/2007 |
Liz Fulton |
School Factors That Contribute to Student Disengagement: Perspective of Alternative School Students |
| 05/2007 |
Michelle Mangan Turner |
School-Level Resource Use in Arkansas: A Statewide Study |
| 05/2007 |
Sarah Archibald |
How Well Do Standards-Based Teacher Evaluations Identify High-Quality Teachers? A Multilevel, Longitudinal Analysis of One District |
| 12/06/06 |
Michael Uden |
Understanding
the Impact of Teacher Efficacy on the Professional Trajectory
of Teachers |
| 12/2006 |
Thomas Van Winkle |
Expeditionary Learning Schools: The Relationship Between Implementation Gains and Growth in Student Achievement |
| 12/2006 |
Ruttanatip
Chonwerawong |
The Educational Experiences of Low-Income First Generation College Students of Color at a Major Public University: An Illusion of Meritocracy and Educational Opportunity |
| 12/2006 |
Patrick F. Gould |
Professional Development Decision-Making |
| 12/2006 |
Timothy L.
Taylor
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Touchstones of Online Program Performance
|
| 11/27/06 |
Jeffrey Biessman |
An Examination of Wisconsin High School and Postsecondary Introductory Biology Courses’ Curriculum Articulation |
| 8/30/06 |
Byron C. Anderson |
The Influence of Diverse and Shifting Accountability Policies on Non-core High School Curriculum: An Analysis of Technology Education |
| 8/15/06 |
Michael P. Garvey |
The Wisconsin Youth Options Program: What Do Participants Say About How the Program Affected Their Transition to College? |
| 5/18/06 |
Janet Heiss |
Moving Into Student Spaces: Impact of Location of Academic Advising on Student Engagement Among Undecided Students |
| 5/15/06 |
Marcia S. Willson |
Examining Professional Learning Community Aspects as They Relate to Teachers' Receptivity to Professional Development |
| 05/2006 |
Liz Fulton |
School Factors That Contribute to Student Disengagement: Perspective of Alternative School Students |
| 4/26/06 |
Rodney Marty |
Antinepotism in Large American School Districts |
| 12/15/05 |
Kim Rapp |
Persistence Decisions of Doctoral Students Affiliated with Interdisciplinary Programs: A Case Study |
| 12/14/05 |
Timothy Schaid |
The Impact of Struggle on Spiritually-Centered Educational Leaders and their Leadership |
| 12/08/05 |
Heidi Schmidt |
The Relationship Between The Personal and Professional Lives of Wisconsin Female Principals and How They and Their School Districts Respond to Any Subsequent Tension |
| 9/9/05 |
Joseph Baggot |
The Effects of Remedial Coursework and Reduced Credit Load on Persistence for College Students with Learning Disabilities |
| 8/29/05 |
Diane Leuck |
Women with Physical Disabilities: Experiences at "Becoming an Outdoors-Woman" Workshops |
| 8/2/05 |
Frank Hernandez |
K-12 Latino Leaders on Leading and Leadership: Racial Identity Development
and Its Impact on Leadership Practice |
| 8/2/05 |
Shelby Cosner |
An Exploratory Study of Capacity Building from a Social and Human Capital Perspective |
| 7/29/05 |
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Attributes of Quality Programs in Universities in Developing Countries: Case Studies of Two Private Universities in Ecuador and Beyond |
| 7/8/05 |
Anne E. Hoffmann |
Developing a Grounded Theory of Effective Alcohol-Control in Higher Education |
| 7/7/05 |
John LaNear |
Academic freedom in Public Higher Education: For the Faculty or Institution? |
| 5/24/05 |
Lynda Sullivan |
Pathways to National Board Certification |
| 5/4/05 |
Marla Berg |
Shaping School CultureWhile Implementing a Structured School Improvement Plan |
| 4/29/05 |
David Vitale |
Developing
Technology Integrators: The Role of Professional Development for Meaningful
Instructional Technology Use |
| 4/26/05 |
Rebecca Blink |
How
Do K-12 School Districts Design a Data-driven System to Enhance Student
Achievement |
| 2/22/05 |
Christa Bruhn |
The
Power of the University: Palestinian Universities as Vehicles of Social
and Political Change |
| 1/25/05 |
Seonmin Cha |
The
School Administrator’s Transfer-Enhancing Supervisory Practices
and Their Influence on Teachers’ Transfer-of-Learning |
| 12/17/04 |
Dawn Crowley |
Reconciling
Educational Excellence with Organizational Efficiency: Administrative
Leadership to Advance High-quality Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education |
| 12/15/04 |
Jan Gaura Chynoweth |
The
Policies, Practices, and Beliefs of Educators that Influence the Identification
of Students with Disabilities |
| 12/10/04 |
Jennifer Thayer |
Professional
Development: Costs and Effectiveness in One Rural District |
| 10/29/04 |
Tammy Huth |
Enhancing
Teacher Quality: An Examination of two teacher development models |
| 09/19/04 |
David Meixelsperger |
School
Climate: Creating an environment for learning
|
| 05/14/04 |
Dale Carlson |
The
Principal’s Role in Retaining Teachers: Effective Practices That Enhance Teacher Retention and Impact Teacher
Mobility
|
| 05/14/04 |
Laura Ketchum-Ciftci |
Student
Employment Factors that Contribute to the Acquisition of Educational
Outcomes |
| 05/14/04 |
Judith Risch |
The
General Counsel in a School District: Examining Prevalence and Roles
|
| 05/14/04 |
Kurt Schneider |
Barriers
and Supports to Providing Non-School Vocational and Related Instruction
as an Alternative to School Failure for Youth in Foster Care in an
Urban District |
| 05/13/04 |
Donald Fraynd |
The
Politics of Controversy & Public Opinion in and around PK-12 Education |
| 05/07/04 |
Paul Kreutzer |
The
Use of Illegal Ergogenic Aids and Creatine by Female Senior High
School Athletes Attending Four Large Suburban Schools: Implications
for School Leaders
|
| 04/22/04 |
Shihmei Shu Barger |
The
Impact of International Students on Domestic Students in U.S. Institutions
of Higher Education |
| 04/21/04 |
Mark A. Nelson |
Unsung
Leaders: An Examination of Effective Department Chairpersons |
| 03/22/04 |
Gary Schumacher |
Perceptions
of the Impact of a Standards-based Teacher Evaluation System, Based
on the Danielson Framework for Teaching Model, on Teaching and Student
Learning |
| 01/05/04 |
Eric Anctil |
An
Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship Between Higher Education
and Television: A Focus on Big-time College Sports |
| 10/31/03 |
Debra Hunt |
Exploring
Training Function Deployment (TFD): A New Approach to Professional
Development in Education |
| 08/06/03 |
Bong-Woon Ha |
Assessment
of the Motivational Effects of Teachers to a Performance-based Bonus
Pay Program in Korea |
07/22/03 |
Mark Fermanich |
School
Resources and Student Achievement: The Effect of School-Level Resources
on Instructional Practices and Student Outcomes in Minneapolis Public
Schools |
| 06/10/03 |
Jeongyon Kim |
A
Formative Evaluation of a College Preparation Program Based on a Model
of the Attributes of Effective Programs and a Preliminary Explanation
of the Program's Impact on Student Participants |
| 05/14/03 |
Reginald Parks |
Overcoming
Organizational Challenges to the Use of Distance Education Technology
in Three Schools of a Public Research University |
| 05/14/03 |
Stanley Roy
Jonjak |
A
Pragmatic Analysis of Rural School Consolidation: How Past Experiences
in the Closing of Hawkins High School Shape Future Aims for Hawkins
Elementary School in the Consolidated Ladysmith-Hawkins (Wisconsin)
School District
|
05/06/03 |
Kathryn Dey Huggett |
A
Grounded Theory of High-Quality Undergraduate Honors Programs |
| 05/06/03 |
Myra Misles-Krhin |
Technical
and Symbolic Leadership in the Work of Multi-School Principals |
| 05/06/03 |
So-Young Park |
Teacher
Variables Affecting Student Engagement |
| 05/06/03 |
Ann E. Dingman |
Impact
of Service-Learning on Students' Subject-Centered Coursework Learning,
Skills, Attitudes, and Values: An Examination of the Effects of Best
Practices in Innovative Liberal Arts Courses |
| 03/24/03 |
John D. Kolander |
Quality
Philosophy Characteristics of the Schools of the Wisconsin Evangelical
Lutheran Synod |
| 01/13/03 |
Bradley J. Peck |
A
High School Principal's Challenge: Toward Work Environments that Enhance
New Teacher Satisfaction and Retention |
| 12/16/02 |
Janet Elko |
Learning
Persistence Among Rural Adults: A Study of Academic Persistence Among
Adults from Rural Communities Enrolled in Online Degree Programs |
| 08/27/02 |
Vicki J. Martin |
Institutional
Leadership in High Performing Colleges and Universities Based on Baldrige
Awards: A Case Study of Eight North Central Regional Institutions |
| 08/05/02 |
Dianne C. Gardner-Gletty |
Student
Learning Outcomes Assessment and Faculty Work in Higher Education:
A Comparative Study of Assessment Implementation in a Research Extensive
Setting |
| 07/15/02 |
Apinwong Kutalad |
The
Preparedness of Thai Schools to Implement Inclusive Education |
| 06/05/02 |
Brenda L. Hooper Atlas |
The
Role of Spirituality in the Work of African-American Female Principals
in Urban Schools |
| 05/29/02 |
H. Alix Gallagher |
The
Relationship Between Measures of Teacher Quality and Student Achievement:
The Case of Vaughn Elementary |
| 05/14/02 |
Kathy Forslund |
The
Impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on Catholic Schools,
Families, and Students |
| 04/23/02 |
Todd Bloom |
Principal
Behaviors Associated with the Implementation of State Academic Standards |
| 06/15/01 |
Rose Ylimaki |
A
Grounded Theory of Collaborative Actions: A Multi-Case Study of
the Successful Implementation of Literacy Reform |
| 01/22/01 |
Patricia Frohrib |
An
Analysis of Transformational Leadership Attributes and Leadership
Development in Two Year Colleges |
