Theses & Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Are Iowa PK-12 Schools Prepared for a School Shooting? A Needs Assessment of Iowa Superintendents, Kurt MJ DeVore, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
A Pathway to Becoming: A Critical Analysis of Professional Identity Formation in Occupational Therapy Assistant Students, Laura Green, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The Shared Superintendent in Iowa: Benefits, Challenges, and Lessons Learned Over the Last Thirty Years, Amanda Schmidt, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
“So, Thanks Procrastination:” Procrastination Among College Students in Academic Recovery and the Role of Community in Breaking the Cycle, Heather M. Asmus, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Reasons for the Exodus of Potential Teachers from Public Education, Gary D. Benda, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Servant Leadership in Education: Nurturing School Climate for Growth and Success, Lisa M. Dursky, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
“Why Do I Have to Do This?”: Examining General Education for CTE Students, Jennifer Hough, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
High School Students Enrolled in Asynchronous, Online, Dual Credit Courses: An Exploration of Student Preparedness and Academic Support, Amy Hueser, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Exploring Postsecondary Students’ Beliefs Relative to Behavior That Promotes Sleep, Levi T. Kirkpatrick, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
What are Teacher Beliefs and Perceptions About Teaching Children to Read Within a One-Way Spanish Immersion School?, Kathleen Konrardy, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The Impact of Administrator Beliefs on Positive School Environments: A Quantitative Study of High School Administrators in One East Central Iowa District, Sarah E. Kruse, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
True Inclusion: A Qualitative Study in Autoethnography; Examining the Educational Journey and Divine Calling of an Administrator to Champion the Inclusivity of Students with Special Needs, Andrea Loutsch, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Understanding the Problem of the Modern-Day Teacher Shortage: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of the Stories of Teachers in the Profession, Adam R. Magliari, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Opportunities and Barriers in Iowa’s Teacher Apprenticeship Program, Patricia Ryan, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The Educational Perspective of At-Risk Students: How Standards-Based Grading Affects Students in Alternative Education, Matthew John Secl, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Iowa Teacher Attrition: Is the Grass Truly Greener on the Other Side?, Shauna L. Smith, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Boxes With Curves: The Necessity for School Leaders to Empower and Engage Through Culturally Competent Lenses, Priscilla Culp, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
A Process Evaluation of a Program Designed to Expand Access to the Iowa Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed), Justine R. Hoover, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Identifying and overcoming barriers to college student success, Crystal Sivia, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Faculty to faculty incivility in Iowa nursing education programs, Candace Chihak, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Pedagogical contraband: A phenomenological approach to understanding student engagement during simulations, Stephen Austin Henderson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Student variables and teacher perceptions: Examining the decline of reading proficiency at sixth grade, Jo Ellen Latham, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Perceived causes and methods of examination malpractice in the Malawian education system: A case study of secondary schools in South East Education Division (SEED), Fiddelis Blessings Makaula, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Turnaround leadership: A case study of principal leadership practices in a persistently low-achieving school during the turnaround process, Stephanie N. Mohorne, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Is Iowa making the grade?: An assessment of K-12 health education programs in public schools, Jamie L. R. Sebring, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
A case study analyzing the traits, programs, actions, and beliefs necessary to overcome the correlative relationship between high free and reduced lunch rates and low standardized test scores, John Speer, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Student affairs approaches to religion and spirituality in U.S. public higher education, Kayla J. Stafford, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Using one-to-one computing for differentiated instruction in Iowa: An investigation of the impact of teachers' perceptions of teaching and learning, Jodi A. Bermel, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
The effect of participating on service trips on community engagement and student development, Kristofer M. Czerwiec, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A qualitative study of the perceptions of public school teachers and administrators on the teachers' association and the collective bargaining process in an Iowa urban school setting, Eric J. Gjerde, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A ten year retrospective longitudinal quantitative study of the University of Northern Iowa Classic Upward Bound program, Wilfred M. Johnson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
How far have you gone?: An analysis of perceived outcomes among mentees participating in a formal school-based mentoring program in Rwanda Kirehe District as a case study, Théophile Muhayimana, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
The right fit: Contributing factors to the effectiveness of the dual role superintendent/principal model, Matthew Paul O'Loughlin, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The early implementation of a teacher leadership and compensation system in a select Iowa public school as codified by House File 215, Anthony Dale Voss, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
They, those, and other pronouns used to describe them: A qualitative study of the lived experiences of the African American girls in the Girls to Women group, Amber Nicole Boyd, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Doorways and walls: Peer coaching as a means to change instructional practice, Chad Garber, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Hero to zero: Stress perceptions of the public school administrator and his spouse, Steven L. Gray, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Secondary teachers as early childhood principals: A qualitative case study, Brian Dale Kingrey, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Superintendent leadership: Comparing superintendent and school board president perceptions of essential leadership characteristics and capabilities of the superintendent in today's complex and ever-changing educational environment according to MCREL's superintendent responsibilities and the Iowa standards for school leaders, Daniel J. Peterson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Professional Educators of Iowa member perspectives about Iowa State Education Association and National Education Association membership and political activities, Melissa Kay Reade, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Resistance to change among veteran teachers: Providing voice for more effective engagement, Richard R. Snyder, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
The effects of living in a springboard house during one's first year at the University of Northern Iowa, Laura Trettin, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Finna get locked up: The school experiences of five men labeled BD, Jill Renae Mollison Weigel, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Providing academic access to individuals with significant disabilties [sic], Lindsey Jill Frandsen, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Leading through change: A study of the role of central office leadership in the process of secondary change, Dirk A. Halupnik, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Outside is in: Women, special education, and the superintendency, John Lawrence Hanson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Uncovering the lived experiences of entry-level administrators in a school in need of assistance, Teresa Rayman Peterson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
An analysis of the effect of a 21st-century-designed middle school on student achievement, Gary David Schwartz, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Evaluating the effects of increasing mathematics graduation requirements: A survey of the effects of state policy change in Illinois, Corey Tafoya, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Voice of the voiceless: The effects of labeling children in public schools, Mike T. Wells, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Intensive mentoring : stimulators of and barriers to coaching, spiritual guiding and discipling relationships, David Alan De Jong, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
A qualitative study of new secondary teacher attrition in an Iowa urban school setting, James E. Dostal, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Exploring new roles of classroom teachers in Iowa communities experiencing rapid ethnic diversification, Cindy R. Lewis, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2010 Award
Student-centered literacy instruction: An examination of an elementary teacher's experience, Carolyn Marie Wiezorek, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A comparison of bullying in public and private schools in a small Midwestern community, Daniel J. Ryan, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2008 Award
Resident assistant use of student development theory and its relation to supervisor knowledge and use, David Michael Schmid, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2009 Award
Maggie and her students: Talking and reasoning in a reform-based mathematics classroom, Debra Louise Semm Rich, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2013 Award
Master students' perception of informal faculty mentoring : an explorative investigation, Nangai Yang, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
How do beginning administrators navigate through their first year of the middle school principalship?, James D. Cryer, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Sexual Minority Youth In The Research Literature: The Invisible Students, Kelly J. Beck, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Alternative high schools: what types of programs lead to the greatest level of effectiveness?, Timothy W. Gilson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Come out, stay out, stand out: Eight stories of gay and lesbian high school students, Nicholas J. Pace, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Manifestation Determinations: How Do Iowa's AEA Adopted Procedures Compare To Federal And State Requirements And Expert Guidelines?, Keely J. Beam, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Collaboration between student affairs and academic affairs at liberal arts institutions, Jessica Lynn Moon, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
A qualitative inquiry into why and how special educators leave the field, Jane E. Caraway, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2003 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Perceptions of Iowa high school principals on the relationship of leadership, school size, and socioeconomic level to school culture, Kevin Wayne Fiene, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation 2001 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Passages: A case study of an Iowa female secondary principal, Victoria L. Robinson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
Evaluation of the predictive ability of four screening measures used in pre-kindergarten screening: A follow-up study, Monica Marie Reichmuth, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Selected Characteristics of the Iowa Elementary Principalship, 1980-81, Dennis A. Heth, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Study of the Administrative and Instructional Usage of Electronic Data Processing in the Iowa Public Schools During 1979-1980, Gary B. Shontz, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
A Study of Principals’ Opinions About Minimum Competency Testing in Their Schools, Thomas J. Renze, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Attitudes of Elementary Principals and Kindergarten Teachers Toward Mandatory Kindergarten and Optional Pre-kindergarten Programs in Iowa, Janice E. Woods, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
A Study of In-School Suspension Programs in Area 7 of Iowa, Stephen Darryl Glass, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of the Selection Procedures and Practices Used in the Employment of Superintendents in Iowa Public Schools, Joseph Hrecz, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Counselor Perception of the Need and Role of Guidance Consultants in Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, Lauren Simonson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Selected Iowa Colleges and Universities and Their Elementary Teacher Education Programs for Ige Training of Preservice Teachers, Leotis D. Swopes, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
Iowa High School Principals’ Perceptions of the Effect of Collective Bargaining on Selected Teacher Behaviors, Dennis L. Webner, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
A Comparative Analysis of Actual and Desired Performance Dimensions of Selected Iowa Secondary School Principals, LeRoy C. Leidal, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Marital Adjustment and Self-Concept in Married College Students, James Russell Moneypenny, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Counseling From the Use of Existential Principles, Otelia Kay Kraft Stensrud, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
Iowa Teacher Perceptions of K-6 Articulation in Large School Districts Employing K-6 or K-12 Curriculum Directors, Dorothy Kessler Engstrom, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
Knowledge and Attitudes Pertaining to Sex Education Courses : A Survey of a Selected Group of High School Students, Rebecca Sue Barrionuevo, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Evaluation of the Specific Learning Disabilities Program at the Floyd Elementary School, Thomas V. Daigle, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of a Selected Public Group in the Vinton Community School District With Implications for the Improvement of Certain Educational Services in the Senior High School, Arnold H. Gaumnitz, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Iowa High School Principals’ Perceptions of the Innovative Role of the Secondary School Counselor, Russell Newlin, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Career Education: A Third Grade Mass Production Project, Jack Julian Hanson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Career-Vocational Development Practices in the Junior High School Science Curriculum of Selected Iowa Schools, David Eugene Mitchel, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Comparative Investigation of Certification Standards of Iowa Teacher Preparation Colleges, Al J. Sinek, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
The Island-Turtle Rock Community: A Model for Use in Simulation, James Wilson Walling, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
A Survey of Attitudes Toward a Public School System, Darwin A. Winke, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
The Effect of Preschool Experiences on the Achievement of Kindergarten Children Enrolled in the 1971-1972 Follow Through Program in Waterloo, Iowa, David Phillip Stetson, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
An Analysis of Data and Records of Two Selected Groups of Students in the Context of the Admissions Program at the University of Northern Iowa, Jack Lloyd Wielenga, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Occupational Prestige Rankings and Future Occupational Expectations of Iowa High School Seniors, Jackson Neal Baty, Department of Educational Leadership and Postsecondary Education, Open Access Thesis
