Theses and Dissertations

 
A selection of open access theses and dissertations from graduate students in the Fischler College of Education.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Practicum: Expanding Third Graders’ Vocabulary Using a Data Base, Individual Thesauri and Brainstorming Strategies, Ann M. Gaffuri

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Dissertation: Differentiated Supervision as a Means of School Improvement, Donald D. Gainey

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Dissertation: Utilizing Integrative Approaches to Increase Academic Efficiency in Eighth Grade At-Risk Learners., Mattie B.H Gay

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Home/School Collaboration In Effecting Positive Behavioral Change In Repeat Offenders In The Middle School., Marguerite F Gibbons

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Dissertation: Academic Articulation Among Nursing Programs in Virginia: Practices, Perceptions, and Goals, Ruth H. Glick

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Dissertation: A Case Study to Determine the Essential Components of a Capstone Office Administration Course and the Creation of a Model Course., Sandra J. Goodwin

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Dissertation: Designing and Implementing a Development Program at Roanoke Valley Christian School., Philip H. Graybeal

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Dissertation: Reducing the Rate of Repetition of Suspensions for Students Who Misbehave, Theodore W. Grocki

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving The Monitoring And Maintenance Of Hearing Aids For Preschool And School Age Deaf And Hearing Impaired Children By Training School Personnel, Parents, and Students. ., Joseph A. Guillory

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Practicum: Increasing Teachers’ Competence in Observing, Assessing and Reporting Children’s Play in Education Settings, Jennifer F. Hardacre

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Developing And Implementing A Plan To Improve The Reading Achievement Of Students In Grades Two Through Five At Union Elementary School., Cecil G. Hargett

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Practicum: A Peer Group Dependency Approach to Improve Tenth Grade Research Writing Experiences, Elaine L. Harrington

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Dissertation: Development of a Model for a Classroom Instructional Complex in the College of Education at Alabama State University., Essie L. Harris

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Dissertation: Advancing Student Interpersonal Skill Development, Priscilla C. Hartwig

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Dissertation: Using Critical Thinking Skills to Improve Achievement: An Inservice and Instruction Program., Dolores L. Higgins

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Develop And Implement A Peace Education Curriculum For Elementary School Students Through A Planned Program Of Instruction., Dale L Hudson

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Practicum: Improving Active Parent Involvement for Preschool Teachers and Parents Through In-Service Training, Robin M. Irving

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Practicum: Improving the Quality of Substitute Teachers Services Through Training and Evaluation, Patsy Sanson Jenkins

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Practicum: Increasing Positive Experiences for at Risk Preschoolers Through Coaching of Parent Interactions, Mary H. Jennings

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Dissertation: Empowering Staff, Students, Parents and Community Leaders to Improve the Academic Learning Climate at East End Middle School, William H. Joyner

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Development And Implementation Of An At-Risk Program To Aid Targeted Middle School Students With Self Esteem And Academic Performance., Diane A Kallmann

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Dissertation: Improving Physical Fitness for Fifth Grade Students at China Grove Elementary School., Alan D. King

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Dissertation: Improving Pupils’ Achievement Levels Through Teaching Thinking Skills Across the Curriculum, Joseph A. King

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Practicum: Improving Multiplication Mastery Using a Multi-Sensory Approach With Severely Emotionally Handicapped Students Grades Four Through Six, Susan S. Klingler

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: The Implementation Of An Alternative School Setting For High Risk Handicapped Adjudicated Juveniles Aged Nine To Sixteen Years., Linda D LaCoste

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Dissertation: Using Critical Thinking to Improve Achievement: An Inservice and Instructional Program for New Castle Middle School., Janet Lacy

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Development And Implementation Of Activities Designed To Target Uninvolved Parents And Increase Home And School Interaction Of Disadvantaged Families., Henry Robert Leidner

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Dissertation: Raising Student Scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills Through the Development and Implementation of a Parent-School Cooperative Program., Diane S. Lenartowicz

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Practicum: Group Counseling of Selected Middle School Female Children of Divorce to Address Divorce Issues and to Improve Self-Esteem, Donna J. Long

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Practicum: Improving an Extended Day Care Environment Through Staff Training and Activity Development, Mary Kathryn Lopez

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Dissertation: Development and Analysis of a Comprehensive Program for the Implementation of Site Based Management Into the Milwaukee Public Schools, Clement L. Magner

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Practicum: Improving Teacher Articulation to Increase Program Continuity Preschool Through First Grade, Barbara A. Malaspina

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Practicum: Improving Basic Literacy Skills of Juvenile Delinquents Through Relevant Experiences, Louis A. Manzella

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Practicum: Project Kind (Keeping Interfering Noncompliance Down) a Social Skills Training Program for Noncompliant Primary Students, Janice A. Masters

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Dissertation: Moving Toward Effective Teacher Empowerment Through Improved Decision Making at a Secondary School in Wyoming, Fran Mayeski

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Practicum: Improving the Morale Level of Direct-Care Staff in a Residential Group Setting Through Support, Communication, and Recognition, Jimmy McAdams

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Dissertation: Revision of the Computer Technology Curriculum at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Based on Small Business Training Needs, James E. McDonnell

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Dissertation: Redistricting the Elementary School Population in the Westfield, Massachusetts Public Schools, Thomas Y. McDowell II

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Practicum: Homework and Study Skills: Strategies for Improvement, Kevin J. McGrath

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Practicum: Developing Positive Attitudes Toward Reading Through Cross-Age Tutoring, Mentoring, and Reading Aloud Strategies for Third Graders, Flora I. McKenzie

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Dissertation: A Plan to Improve Mathematics Achievement for Students at Central Elementary School, Angela C. Mills

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Dissertation: A Study to Develop a Multicultural Orientation Program for Staff and Faculty, Carlos S. Moran

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Dissertation: Development of a Continuing Education Action Plan to Address the Life-Career Needs of Blind and Visually Impaired Adults in the Province of Alberta, Canada, Dorothy Rae Nadeau

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Dissertation: The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Remedial Program for High Risk Students Attending the Basic Skills Education Program at Fort Bragg, Alexandrine P. Nash

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Practicum: Using Midi: A Staff Development Program Designed to Increase Teacher Awareness of the Technological Applications of Musical Instrument Digital Interface in the Classroom, Charles G. Neese

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Dissertation: Reducing the High School Drop-Out Rate in the New Britain Public Schools Through Establishing an Alternative School, Gerald E. Neipp

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Practicum: Enriching and Increasing Kindergarteners Knowledge, Ability to Understand, Recite, Write, and Appreciate Poetry Integrated Across a Standardized Curriculum, Erlene B. Nelson

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Dissertation: Utilizing the Whole Language Approach to Literacy as a Foundation for Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Primary Grades., Evangeline Nicholas

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Dissertation: An Action Plan to Build Jupiter Elementary, Joseph F. O'Brien

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Dissertation: Improving Student Writing Performance at a Junior High School Through a School-Wide Writing Project, Paul G. Ondeck

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Dissertation: An Investigation and a Plan to Alleviate Grade Inflation in Multi-Sectioned Science and Mathematics Courses of Community College, Charles W. O'Neill

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Implementation Of An Intergenerational Program To Reduce Staff Turnover And Increase Qualified Personnel In Preschool Programs., Fran Orenstein

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Dissertation: Designing and Implementing a Social Studies Program for the Learning Disabled Student in the Elementary Grades of Caroline County Schools., Fannie Page

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Dissertation: Reducing the Number of Suspended Days at the Quaker Valley High School, Michael A. Panza

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Dissertation: An Action Plan for Opening a New School, Larry C. Payne

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Dissertation: The development of in-service training for teachers and counselors working with adult homeless students, Dagmar F. Pelzer

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Practicum: Implementation of Successful Staff Development, Training and Follow-Up, Using Quality Circle Employee Involvement in School-Based Management Schools, Margaret B. Petersen

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Dissertation: Improving Language Skills at the Harker-Wylie Elementary School Through the Science Content Area., Joseph M. Poedubicky

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Practicum: A Multifaceted Program to Improve Self-Esteem and Social Skills While Reducing Anxiety in Emotionally Handicapped Middle School Students, Lynn Poirier

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving Attendance For At-Risk Elementary Students Though An Attendance Committee And Adopt-A-Student Program., Diana E. Pope

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Dissertation: Development of Operational Specifications for a College-Business Center at Gateway Community College., Phil D. Randolph

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Improving The Process Of Interviewing Prospective Elementary Teachers Of Gifted By Using A Target Selection Based Interview Packet., Mary Ann Ratliff

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Dissertation: The Development of a Core Curriculum Outcomes Assessment Plan for Brenau Women’s College, Patricia W. Robinson

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Practicum: Expanding Programs in an Early Childhood Center to Meet the Community’s Needs and to Improve Center Fiscal Stability, Theresa C. Rothschild

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Practicum: Using Video Technology to Encourage Reluctant Primary School Children to Participate Actively in the Evaluation and Counseling Processes, Daniel J. Russo

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Dissertation: Implementing a Gang - Awareness Program/and a Middle School Gang Prevention Curriculum, Donald J. Samuels

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Practicum: Improving In-School Staffing and Multidisciplinary Team Effectiveness in the High School Setting, Thomas G. Sarnecki

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Fostering Literacy In Young Children Through Teacher And Parent Involvement., Wendi Feldman Siegel

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Dissertation: The Development of Procedures for Adopted Policies in the Governance Manual of the Camden County Educational Services Commission., Anthony R. Sorce

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Dissertation: Improving School Discipline at Seaford Middle School Through an Advisement Program, Cynthia T. Spicer

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Dissertation: Twenty-First Century Military Education: A Case Study With Analyses and Projections of Current and Anticipated Programs, Lillian H. Stewart

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Dissertation: Reading and Learning Styles: Keys to Improved Student Performance, Hydrick K Pete Stone

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Dissertation: Improving the Written Composition Skills of the Students at Blanco Elementary School, Joseph G. Summy

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Dissertation: A Model to Assist Elementary Principals When a District Changes From a Centralized Decision-Making Process to a School-Centered Decision-Making Process., Tim D. Tarleton

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Practicum-NSU Access Only: A Countywide Program for Expanding Speech-Language Services in the Elementary Schools, Brenda Teas

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Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Differentiated Pay Plan for Certified Personnel Employed by the Union County School System., Jerry W. Thomas

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Practicum: Establishing Locus of Control Among Ninth Graders: Using Peer Mentors to Reduce Student Disengagement, Absenteeism, and Failures, Josephine T. Thompson

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Practicum: Improving Collaboration Among Primary Teachers to Facilitate Mainstreaming of Limited English Proficient Children, Joy W. Trute

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Practicum: Improving Mathematical Skills and Attitudes of Second and Third Graders Through Cooperative Learning, Carolyn P. Upson

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Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Staff Training Program for a New Correctional Facility, John R. VanNatta

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Dissertation: Community-Based Instruction as a School Program That Will Enable Developmentally-Disabled Persons to Benefit From Instruction., John A. Waldron

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Practicum: Educating Parents, Teachers and High School Severely Emotionally Disturbed Students Regarding Vocational Rehabilitation Supplemental Security Income and Vocational Training, Van E. Wallace III

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Practicum: Beyond Drill and Practice: Process Writing in a One Computer Second Grade Classroom Through a Variety of Writing Activities, Lillian C. Weisberg

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Practicum: The Development and Implementation of a Parent Outreach Program to Increase School Involvement of Fourth Grade Parents, Theresa A. Weitock

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Practicum: Redesigning an Indoor Preschool Environment to Enhance and Promote Active Learning for Preschool Children, Sue A. Wheeler

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Practicum-NSU Access Only: Improving Educators' Knowledge of a Female (K-12) Youth Organization Through an Information Kit., Candance White-Ciraco

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Dissertation: Changing Elementary Students’ Attitudes Toward Reading at Mutual Elementary School, John H. Williams

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Practicum: Helping Dysfunctional Recovering Drug-Addicted Mothers to Build Healthy Families by Enhancing Parenting Skills and Providing Opportunities for Bonding, Nan Kelly Wilson

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Practicum: Knowledged Base Expansion as a Mean of Improving Staff Management With Preschoolers in a Child Crisis Center, Ruth M. Wong

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Practicum: Improving Reading Comprehension in Grade Three, Using Whole Language Activities and the Computer, Patricia B. Wyatt

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Practicum: Designing a Staff Development Plan to Improve Instructional Practices in a Preschool Special Education Program, Kathryn F. Yocco

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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Practicum: Improving Academic Achievement and Self Esteem in Secondary Students Through Parental Involvement and Teacher Cooperative Consultation, Linda Douglas Basford

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Practicum: Improving Fourth Graders’ Attitudes Toward Leisure-Time Reading and Increasing Book Involvement, Deborah A. Beck

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Practicum: Organizing a Program to Increase Fitness Levels in Fourth Grade Students, Warren A. Bell

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Practicum: Increasing Affective and Academic Performance of Ninth Grade Emotionally Handicapped Students Through a Peer Assistance Team Program, Barry W. Birnbaum

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Practicum: A Hypertext Computer Assisted Instruction (Cai) Program: Teaching the Disk Operating System (Dos) to Community College Students, David D. Blanchard

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Dissertation: Improving the Teacher Education Intern Program at the University of California, Irvine, Carolyn L. Bouldin

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Practicum: Developing a Peer Assisted Substance Abuse Program for Early Adolescents, Robert M. Bourgeois

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Dissertation: Development of an Individualized Mathematics Program to Assist Students to Meet the College Level Academic Skills Standard, Juan R. Burbano

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Dissertation: Improving Educational Advising Services for Lower Division Students at Western Kentucky University., Fred B. Buys