Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Practicum: Utilizing Local Outdoor Resources as a High School Laboratory for Learning: The Problem of Implementation, William H. Crumley
Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Plan to Improve the Impact Program at Lockhart Middle School, Frances G. Cuddy
Practicum: A Counseling Intervention Program for Seventh and Eighth Grade Special Needs Students to Increase On-Task Behavior in the Classroom, Joanne D. Curzie
Dissertation: A Dropout Prevention Program Designed to Reduce the Percentage of Students Who Drop Out of Lamar High School, Everette M. Dean Jr.
Practicum: Evaluating Student Learning in Language Arts in the Primary Grades Through Whole Language Assessment Techniques, Diana DeShazo Hyde
Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Program to Improve Math Achievement at Pepperell Middle School, Benjamin W. Desper Jr
Practicum: Creating and Implementing a Model for Motivating Recreational Reading Using a Whole Language Approach for Secondary School Students, Susan Dickinson
Practicum: An Integrated Service Delivery Model for Preschool Children Who Are Hearing Impaired and Multiple Handicapped, Sharon Doutt
Dissertation: Improving the Physical Fitness of Fourth Grade Elementary Students, Marguerite D. Durr
Practicum: A Training Program Designed to Enhance Supervision of Child and Youth Care Workers in Multicultural Settings, Lesley Du Toit
Dissertation: Using the Accreditation Process to Improve Services at the Greene Valley Developmental Center, Robert G. Erb
Practicum: Developing Resources to Assist Families as Their Infants With Disabilities Transition Into Preschool, Claudia B. Fenderson
Practicum: Increasing Nurturing Relationships Between Primary Caregivers and Infants Prenatally Exposed to Cocaine Through a Neighbor Implemented Individual and Group Training Model, Michael P. Ferrentino
Practicum: Utilizing Systems Change Strategies to Increase the Integration Opportunities for Special Needs Children in a Public School Early Childhood Center, Stephanie J. Frantz
Practicum: Improving the Writing Skills for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Gifted Students Through the Use of Development Processes, Mary Helen Freeman
Practicum: Developing an Appropriate Methodology to Identify Minority Students for the Gifted Program, Brenda Goza George
Practicum: A Social Problem-Solving Curriculum for Mildly Handicapped and Handicapped and Behaviorally At-Risk Middle School Students, Ellen Gertz
Practicum: Empowering Learning Disabled Students Through Direct Interventions in the Classroom, Dorothy Gleberman
Dissertation: Increasing Beginning Teacher Scores on the Georgia Teacher Observation Instrument Through a Mentor Teacher Program, Daniel S. Goble
Dissertation: Development and Implementation of the Service Plan for Charter Renewal of the Belmont County Schools, Steven C. Grimm
Practicum: Developing an In-School Suspension Program in an Elementary School as an Alternative to Home-Bound Suspension, Jerry Guindon
Practicum: Prereferral Interventions and Strategies for the Elementary Classroom Teacher in Identifying Handicapped Students, Julie A. Haak
Dissertation: Improving the Academic Performance of Low-Achieving Hispanic and Other Seventh Grade Students by Increasing Cultural Awareness and the Use of Positive Interactions by Teachers, Daniel M. Hanigan
Practicum: Improving Writing Skills Using Portfolio Assessment With 10th Grade Regular Students, Elaine L. Harrington
Practicum: Increasing Literacy Development of At-Risk Kindergarten Students Through Cross-Age Tutoring, Marlene Henriques
Practicum: Improving Student Teachers’ Strategies for Asking a Range of Both High and Low Level Questions Through Video Evaluations, Pollidia Hougham
Practicum: Field Test of a Preschool, Substance-Abuse-Prevention Curriculum Planned for County-Wide Distribution, Kate Howze
Practicum: Improving the Science Performance of Bilingual Fourth Graders Through Additional Services, Marguerite L. Hutchins
Practicum: Increasing Enrollment of Preschool Children With Special Needs in Regular Daycare Programs Through a Peer-Coaching, Systems Change Approach, Sharon Hope Irwin
Practicum: Increasing the Number of Emotionally Disabled Students in Mainstream Classes in Elementary and Middle Schools Through a Teacher-Student Cooperative Model, Jacques P. Jamner
Practicum: The Articulation Process: a Model for Transition From Middle School to High School for Exceptional Education Students, Carol Rees Jellie
Practicum: Improving Intermediate Grade Level English-As-A-Second Language Students’ Attitudes Toward Recreational Reading, Debra E. Kaminsky
Practicum: Improving Attitudes Toward Mathematics of Eighth Grade Students Through the Implementation of a Telecommunications Project, Harrison J. King
Practicum: A Cross-Age Tutoring Program to Raise Self-Esteem in Learning Disabled, Regular and Gifted Elementary School Students, Marian J. King
Practicum: Increasing the Authentic Reading Experiences of Kindergarten Students Through a Teacher In-Service Program, Maxine R. Kirby
Practicum: British Literature: Increasing Relevancy for High School Seniors Through Multicultural Augmentation. Doctoral Report Thesis, Nancy C. Kirkland
Practicum: Increasing the Number of Minority Elementary Students Found Eligible for Placement in a Gifted Program by Enhancing the Quality of Screening Instruments and Inservice Training Provided to School Staff, Gale E. Kofsky
Dissertation: The Development of a Best Practices Manual for Implementing a Feeder Pattern Organization, Steven M. Ladd
Dissertation: Improving School-Community Relations Through a Comprehensive Parent Involvement Program, Rodney R. Lafon
Practicum: The Development of a Model Faculty Training Program to Promote the Integration of Technology Into the Curriculum, Judy C. Lever
Practicum: Prereferral Intervention Strategies Utilized With High-Risk Students in a Primary Grade Setting, Linda S. Levine-Brown
Practicum: Implementing a Collaborative Consultation Model for Learning Disabled and At-Risk Students in Grade 9, Ester Zager Levine
Practicum: Expanding Prospective Teachers’ Beliefs About the Reading Process to Enable Changes in Classroom Practice Through the Use of Whole Language, Jill Levin
Practicum: Using Portfolios for More Authentic Assessment of Writing Ability, Richard J. Marchesani
Practicum: An Informational Networking and Referral Efficacy Project on Attention Disorders, Add and ADHD: a Design to Advance Student Adjustment in the School Setting, Janice Masters
Practicum: Nurturing Writing Attitudes Through Collaboration Across the Intermediate Grades, Flora I. McKenzie
Practicum: Improving the Awareness of the Influence of Geography Upon Historical Events in Ancient Mesopotamia and in Ancient Egypt in Ninth Grade World History Students, Henry B. Milton
Practicum: Developing and Implementing a Transition to High School Program for Incoming, At-Risk, Ninth-Grade Students to Increase School Success, Patrick R. Monahan
Dissertation: Improving Reading Scores in the Primary Grades Through a Holistic Hands on Approach, Ronald P. Nordin
Dissertation: Improving Science Achievement of Third and Fourth Grade Students Through the Design and Implementation of a Hands-on Approach to Teaching Science, George R. Nutter
Practicum: Using Environmental Print Media to Enhance Third Grade Children’s Reading and Writing Abilities, Rhoda Orenstein
Practicum: Improving the Keyboarding Composition Skills of Secondary Business Education Students Through a Structured Approach, Gay E. Parker
Practicum: Integrating High School English and Vocational Education Through Teacher Collaboration, Cross-Curricula Activities, and Applied Communications, Alexandra Penn
Practicum: A Therapeutic Program to Improve the Body Image of Pre-Puberty Exceptional Education Girls, Linda Jo Pfeiffer
Practicum: Improving Positive Experiences for Middle School Minority Students Entering a Suburban Community, Through Intervention Programs Involving Staff, Parents and Students, Christine D. Piscitelli
Dissertation: Program to Decrease Obesity of Mentally Retarded Adults, Joye Jeffries Pugh
Practicum: Teaching the Cultures of Francophone Countries to High School French Students Through Group Activities, Brenda J. Pulliam
Practicum: Using Educational Technology to Help Retain High-Risk Students in High School Science Class, Harry Ramjus
Practicum: Improving Negative Behavior in Adolescent Pupils Through Collaborative Initiatives, Elvie Rhone
Practicum: Increasing Critical Thinking Skills of the Fourth-Grade Student Through Problem Solving Activities, Beth Rice
Practicum: Developing Schools of Choice to Increase Learning Opportunities for Elementary School Children, Robert J. Rosado
Practicum: Organizational Guidelines for Establishing a Core Team to Deal With Alcohol and Drug Abuse: In a High School, Thomas G. Sarnecki
Dissertation: Improving Reading Achievement of Rising Ninth Grade Remedial Reading Students at Granard Junior High School, Linda C. Sellars
Practicum: Selecting and Developing Internship Sites for Child Development Interns Which Demonstrate Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Barbara Payne Shelton
Practicum: Improving the Assessment of Disabled Preschoolers by Increasing Parent Input and by Modifying the Testing Setting, Ann Singer
Practicum: Developing An Active Media Center In A Jewish Day School K-8 Through Creative Management, Rhona Singer
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Using Science Related Professionals To Introduce Specific Career Techniques To Improve Interest, Attitude, And Motivation For Science And Science-Related Careers In Eighth-Grade Students, Jewell R. Smith
Dissertation: An Intervention Plan to Improve the Attrition Rate of Returning Dropouts, Mark Soffian
Dissertation: Improving Primary Grade Reading Skills Through the Introduction of an Alternative to the Traditional Basal Text Program, Joseph A. Somers Jr
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Using Interactive Learning Strategies to Help High School Students of Spanish Understand and Appreciate Hispanic Culture, Roslyn R. Sprayberry
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Increasing Parent Involvement in the Reevaluation Process of High School Level Special Education Students by Accommodating Scheduled Meeting Times Valuing Parent Input and Sensitizing Parents and Staff to the Needs and the Rights of Handicapped Students, Larry Taylor
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Enhancing and Facilitating Individualized Learning Capabilities of Kindergarten Students Through the Integration of Cost-Effective Instructional Practices, Elaine Van Lue
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Expanding the Risk Assessment Skills and Intervention Options of Child Protection Caseworkers Investigating Abuse/Neglect of Childrenaseworkers Investigating Abuse/Neglect Of Children, Patricia A. Verstraete
Practicum: Integrating a Study Skills Program Throughout Special Education Classes in a Middle School Setting, Dianne M. V. Lotz
Dissertation: Increasing Parental Choice of Placement Options for Students With Moterate to Severe Disabilities, Dennis J. Vogel
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Improving The Effectiveness of Science Laboratory Instruction For Elementary Students Through The Use of A Process Approach For Change., Wanda S. Vorsino
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Implementing Creativity and Artistic Programming for Troubled Children and Youth To Enhance Emotional, Social and Academic Growth., Van Earl Wallace III.
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Designing and Implementing A Program to Increase the Amount and Quality of Contact Time of High School Age Learning Disabled Students and Their Parents With Guidance Counselors, Ira Weiss
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Developing Preschool Teaching Staff Motivation, Knowledge, And Skills Through A Learning Center-Based Preschool Environment Designed To Promote Active Learning For Preschool Children, Sue A. Wheeler
Practicum-NSU Access Only: Empowering Parents to Become Reading Models for Their Young Children., Barbara Widdicombe
Dissertation: Providing Special Education Information for Parents of Handicapped Elementary Students Through a Systematic Information System, Teresa W. Williams
Dissertation: Revitalizing the Mathematics Program to Improve Student Achievement for First Through Sixth Grade Students, William J. Zipparo
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Practicum: The Development and Implementation of a Training Program to Facilitate Parent Involvement in the Educational Program of Visually Handicapped Students, Julia R. Ashley
Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Program to Raise Verbal Scholastic Aptitude Scores of High School Seniors in a Non-Public School., Janne B.H Banks
Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Strategies For Reducing The Number Of Dropouts In The Ninth And Tenth Grades At Haralson County High School., Janice W. Boatwright
Practicum: Improving Elementary Teachers’ Comfort and Skill With Instructional Technology Through School-Based Training, Elizabeth C. Brennan
Dissertation: A Program Designed to Improve the Self-Esteem of Second Through Fifth Grade Students at Tangelo Park Elementary, Roy G. Brooks
Dissertation: Development, Evaluation, and Plans for Implementation of an Orientation Model Directed Toward Improving the Overall Adjustment of Students to a Job Corps Program., J Edward Brown
Dissertation: Family Strengths Among Black Families in Alaska: A Case Study, Washington W. Brown Jr.
Dissertation: Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Training Program Which Supports the School Based Management/Shared Decision Making Program of the St. Lucie County School District, Barbara E. Bush
Dissertation: A Multifaceted Approach to Increasing Eighth Grade Student Achievement in the Tells Test, Joseph R. Buzanowski
Practicum: Developing a Procedure for Assisting Families With Early Childhood Referral Using Strategic, Community-Based Planning, Sharon M. Cadiz
Dissertation: Designing and Implementing a Preschool Program for Chandler Unified School District, Camille Casteel
Practicum: Active Intervention for Academically at Risk Preschoolers Using Developmentally Appropriate Materials and Activities, Aurora Q. Cepeda
Dissertation: A Case Study of the Weaknesses in Postsecondary Mathematics Problem Solving and a Program to Eliminate Such Deficiencies, Robert E. Cinnamond
Dissertation: The Development and Implementation of Tech Prep Courses Designed to Reduce the Gap Between the Dual Standards of the High School Curriculum of the Mansfield City Schools, Michael L. Cline
Practicum: Expanding the School Psychologist’s Role to Serve Regular Education Students Through Child-Centered, School-Based Consultation, James W. Cole
Dissertation: A Systematic Program to Improve Attendance at Alice Drive Middle School., Jack P. Cook
Practicum: Improving Aids Awareness Through a Staff Development Program for Teachers in an Elementary School Setting, Gladys M. Cormier
Practicum: Improving Communications Between Parents and Teachers of Middle School Age Students by the Use of the Telephone and Other Techniques, William E. Cottle