Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
A journey of advising: Experiences of doctoral international students and faculty advisors in the College of Education at a Midwestern university, Madalina Florentina Tincu Open Access Dissertation
The Effects of Parental Involvement on Early Reading Acquisition Among Kindergarten Students, Erin Vander Velde Open Access Thesis
Body image disturbance : cultural differences, how it develops, its impact, and clinical implications, Priscilla Villarreal Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Now have we gotten it right?: Exploring the special education referral process, Janine Sue Wahl Open Access Dissertation
Application of a fifth grade group with behavioral adjustment difficulties, Lindsey B. Wahl Vandrovec Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School counselors' perceptions of the needs of children of incarcerated parents, Sarah Wakefield Open Access Thesis
The portrayal of bullying in young adult fiction novels, Deanna L. Weber Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
A vision for leading and learning : a reflective essay, Todd M. Werner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perspectives of change: Municipal park and recreation directors perceptions of the importance of specified organizational goals 1983–2008, Daniel Archie Wheeler Open Access Dissertation
A preferred vision for leading schools : a reflective essay, Sarah E. Willenborg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Alcohol use among adolescents, Malynda R. Zuck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2007
Use of learning styles in the selection of instructional strategies : Does pedagogy lead to practice?, Roger E. Baker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) : a model for English language learners, Edith L. Bakley Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Sexual Minority Youth In The Research Literature: The Invisible Students, Kelly J. Beck Open Access Thesis
Family literacy nights : factors for success, Crystal Betts Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Advisory programs : organization and implementation, Angela Ruth Black Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home and school literacy partnerships : building stronger tomorrows hand in hand, Tera Bockenstedt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Fathers as readers : A program for African American fathers and their children, Amber Nicole Boyd Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Views Of Students With Disabilities Regarding Dropout And School Belonging, Rebecca L. Brandau Open Access Thesis
"Feelin' blue, oh what to do?": coping with negative emotions, Jana L. Brinkman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Approaches to studying and study tactics of baccalaureate nursing students, Lisa D. Brodersen Open Access Dissertation
The Effects of the NutriActive Healthy Experience Intervention on Nutrition Knowledge in Kindergarten and First Grade Students, Jennifer Marie Bruss Open Access Thesis
Mental Health Services In Schools: School Psychologists' Current Practices And Perspectives, Nicole Carlson Open Access Thesis
Practice what you preach : a look at retention research and classroom practice, Angela R. Carpenter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Estimating the economic impact of tourism: A comparative analysis of Albania, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece, Arjana Çela Open Access Dissertation
Reading strategies for struggling readers in the middle school, Kathleen Claeys Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What happens when veteran and beginner teachers' life histories intersect with high-stakes testing and what does it mean for learners and teaching practice: The making of a culture of fear, Shelly L. Counsell Open Access Dissertation
Guided reading in early childhood classrooms, Shyla Dawn Crosser Open Access Graduate Research Paper
From isolation to integration : an in-class writing model for literacy specialists, Sarah Nadine Dorsey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The importance of mentoring first year teachers, Julia Lynn Doyle Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The What, the Why, and the How of using repeated readings of poetry to increase reading fluency, Melissa Feldmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Year round schooling, Rita Danielle Fiala Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Child in Need of Assistance and a Lack of Rural Mental Health Care, Katie L. Fisher Open Access Thesis
How the clinical settings of radiography programs affect learning perceptions, Peggy Fortsch Open Access Dissertation
Using picture books to enhance content area reading, Tamra C. Foster Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using a balanced literacy approach in elementary schools, Jennifer Lynn Freeman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Roles and reflections : using team teaching to improve literacy teaching, Jennifer L. Frett Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading intervention : using self-assessment to increase fluency and comprehension for struggling readers, Paula L. Ganzeveld Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivation for leisure reading : a model Camp Adventure curriculum, Nicole Beth Geopfert Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Partnering with homeschoolers: Collaborations between homeschoolers and public schools, Sharon Gerst Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading aloud to children : is there a relationship to reading achievement?, Stephanie Gierstorf Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adult learners : who are they, and what do they need to succeed?, Antoinette Givens Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effect of Three Rest Intervals After a High Intensity Training Protocol on Speed and Strength Variables in Division I Track and Field Sprinters and Jumpers, Eric Lee Hanenberger Open Access Thesis
Effects of digital storytelling in a language arts classroom, Joseph J. Hegland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reading comprehension : what strategies make a difference?, Jill Helgerson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inclusion of special needs students into the regular education classroom, Jennifer S. Hemann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting the needs of the adult learner in the instructional design environment, Takeisha Henfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building relationships to support self-regulation, Sherice Hetrick-Ortman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School Psychology Shortage And Urban/Rural Differences, Melissa Marie Hickman Open Access Thesis
Investigating the impact of data-driven decision making on elementary curriculum and its implications for teaching and learning, Sara A. Hofer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
No Child Left Behind Act : implications and strategies for middle school science teaching, Kimberly A. Holmes Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The benefits of collaboration and co-teaching in the elementary grades, Katherine Kelley Hoover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using high interest reading material to motivate struggling and reluctant readers, Nicoles C. Hoover Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Tree identification and age project, Mark Jensen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Use of social stories for students with autism spectrum disorders, Alicia Ann Karwal Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A literature review of the think-aloud reading comprehension strategy for teacher use in the classroom, Cindy Kathryn Kauder Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The impact of grouping for reading instruction on student attitude and self-concept, Michelle Renee Keegan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Collaborative teaching : how can co-teaching be implemented effectively in the classroom?, Elizabeth Lea Kelly Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An analysis of coaching efficacy in volunteer soccer coaches, Christopher Lee Kowalski Open Access Dissertation
Using PowerPoint created talking books for reading fluency instruction, Gretchen R. Lawyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Think-Alouds : thinking beyond the text to increase reading comprehension, Jennifer Marie Lee Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Communication between classroom teachers and Reading Recovery teachers : a study of teacher perceptions, Erika Northey Lentz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development of a Core Stability Model, Tricia Lynn Majewski-Haak Open Access Thesis
Assistive technology : an instructional tool to assist college students with written language disabilities, Isandra Martinez-Marrero Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Addressing the school psychologist shortage : past trends and implications for the future, Erin Delaine McCoy Open Access Thesis
Role of classroom questioning strategies as they relate to reading comprehension, Catherine M. Metz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Considerations for delivery of online professional development courses for childcare professionals, Heather Marie Bauer Olsen Open Access Dissertation
Understanding children's thinking at the moment of writing, Steve Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How does home literacy help children?, Katie Pick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examination of the major factors contributing to the school psychology shortage, Sara Ann Recker Open Access Thesis
High school dropout : educators' knowledge of and perceived role in dropout prevention, Dustin Reese Open Access Thesis
The importance of building classroom community, Sara A. Retallick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Geometric Reasoning in Four-Year-Old Children, Christina Eyres Sales Open Access Dissertation
Differences in Junior High, High School, and College Coaches’ Self-Perceptions of Behavior, Scott D. Salthun Open Access Thesis
Contesting the Social Borderlands: Portraits of Three Young People With Significant Disabilities and Their Struggle for Positive Relationships, Janet Story Sauer Open Access Dissertation
Why students in the Hispanic culture dropout of school?, Lori A. Schoenauer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The advantages and challenge of fluency instruction, Jennifer Schroeder-Van Cleve Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of an Educational Intervention Lesson on Fourth and Fifth Grade Students’ Ability to Sustain Effort (Pace) During a Modified 1-Mile Run Test, Rick Schupbach Open Access Thesis
The impact of Readers' Workshop in a first grade classroom, Tara Lynn Seery Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Readers' workshop: Giving students time, choice, and flexibility in the classroom, Jennifer Lynn Shaffer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of using music and movement to enhance learning, Lisa L. Snitker Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I Believe About Leadership and Education: A Reflective Essay, Douglas M. Spahn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evidence Base of Vocabulary Development: Theory and Instruction, Susan L. Stark Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Inventive spelling in the early childhood classroom, Denielle J. Stuntz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ready or not, here they come : a look at kindergarten readiness, Sara J. Swyter Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A reflective administrator to lead in learning : a reflective essay, Garrick Teckenburg Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Full inclusion and collaborative teaching : the new wave in education, Mindy Underwood Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Counseling children of alcoholics in schools, Melinda Voss Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Analysis of Intuitive Eating Among College Students, Danielle Marie Vsetecka Open Access Thesis
Instructional recommendations for the teaching of writing, Bridgette Wagoner Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identity exploration in the secondary ESL setting, Sarah Wait Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder in children, Jessica A. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An examination of group agreement among functional ankle instability participant inclusion criteria, Shantelle A. Howe Weichers Open Access Thesis 2008 Award
Sexual minority youth in the research literature : what kind of coverage is the field of school psychology providing?, Jill Hayes White Open Access Thesis
Effective technology integration strategies in an elementary classroom, Karen M. Worden Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-injury and the school counselor, Carla J. Wosoba Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using technology to assist in the teaching of reading instruction, Hallie M. Wyatt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I believe about leadership and education: a reflective essay, Mary Yamoah Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using distance education to deliver English instruction in Indonesia, Muhammad Yaumi Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A study of elementary instructors' teaching of forearm passing as a part of volleyball instruction, Tsui-Feng Tiffany Yeh Open Access Dissertation
