Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 2008
The role of writing: Increasing higher level thinking for all students, Caroline Elser Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School library orientation: Introducing teachers to the roles and services of teacher librarians, Allison Emery Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cultivating Baby Boomers and Generation Xers: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Motivational Techniques for Nonprofit Organizational Fundraisers to Consider When Cultivating Donors Categorized as Baby Boomers and Generation Xers, Jane A. Flanagan Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Thriving, coping, surviving, hoping: Negotiating the first year of teaching, Debrah Jean Fordice Open Access Dissertation
Importance of teaching reading comprehension with nonfiction texts, Valeria Jo Frey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
No One Will Love You If You Are Fat, Mary Lynn Gerzema Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A case study on the effectiveness of Kurzweil software on improving participation and comprehension with special education students in the science classroom, Christina Glaub Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hearing Loss and the Role of Physical Education for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children, Anastassia Alexandrovna Grineva Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Deliberative democratic practices in tourism planning: Towards a model of participatory community tourism planning, Oksana Grybovych Open Access Dissertation
Visual perceptions: A study of how children can learn through pictures, Melody L. Gustas Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Comparison of the portrayal of evil in fairy tales and contemporary fantasy fiction, Donna Gwinnup Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The roles of coaches and teachers : fostering a climate for motivation in an age of accountability, Jocelyn Hays Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children’s web site: History of Elkader, Iowa… for kids, Nancy Healy Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Development and Validation of a Movement and Activity in Physical Space (MAPS) Score as a Functional Outcome Measure, Stephen Duane Herrmann Open Access Thesis
The impact of a C.A.R.E. based martial arts class on students' academic achievement, peer relationships, and social interactions, David Hite Jr. Open Access Thesis
The History of the Iowa Teen Award, Joni K. Hoing Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The History of the Iowa Teen Award, Joni K. Hoing Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Student led video production projects in the classroom, Slade Hovick Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Agritourism: Success Factors of Leisure Farm Business in Taiwan, Yin-Ya Huang Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The reflexivity of pain and privilege: An autoethnography of (Mestizo) identity and other Mestizo voices, Ellis Hurd Open Access Dissertation
Janesville CSD K-12 School Library: A Facility Design and Development Study, Christine Jacobs Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Heart Rate Response of 5th Grade Students to Various Physical Education Activities, Mark Jungmann Open Access Thesis
How teacher-librarians can effectively support technology integration in 21st century schools, Holly L. Karlen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Does Motor Skill Level Affect Physical Activity-Related Self-Efficacy and Enjoyment in Third Grade Students?, Rachel Kautzky-Braley Open Access Thesis
Reframed teacher leadership: A narrative inquiry, Cynthia L. Kenyon Open Access Dissertation
An herbal ABC book: A contribution to information available to children and adults, Linda Jo Kirkland Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cooperation or Irritation: The Relationship Between Teacher-Librarians and Public Librarians in the North Central Iowa Library Service Area, Joette L. Kofoot Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Allergies in University of Northern Iowa College Students, Lisa Krausman Open Access Thesis
Technology integration within the elementary classroom setting, Krista K. Krebsbach Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A case study of a rural Iowa school preparing to meet new state guidelines for school libraries [dissertation], Karla Steege Krueger Open Access Dissertation
Mississippi River Towns: From Dubuque, Iowa to Hamilton, Illinois, Bonnie Jean Lawhorn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Bullying in America's middle schools : identifying factors that affect school environment, Marnie M. L. Leiferman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective e-learning environments for adult learners, Lois A. Lindell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Using Web 2.0 technology to support collaborative learning in distance education, Sarah E. Ling Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Music and the brain, Kimberly D. Madison Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Upper elementary teachers' perception of the pre-referral process, Lyndi Meyer Open Access Thesis
A Literature Review Examining the § 501 (H) Election and § IRC 501 (C)(3) Organizations, Kimberly Anne Hefernan Moss Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivating middle level students : strategies to help reach and teach middle level students, Lisa L. Munsey Open Access Graduate Research Paper
School librarians are teachers too!: University of Northern Iowa teacher education majors and their perceptions of the role of the school librarian, Colleen Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Barriers of technology integration in kindergarten through fifth grade, Theressa Northouse Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Home-school collaboration : strategies for improvement, Kelly O'Bryan Open Access Thesis
Supporting school persistence : an examination of student experiences in an alternative high school, Molly O'Connor Open Access Thesis
Technology integration into the elementary school curriculum, Yulia Vladimirovna Koreshkova Poblete Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Implementing electronic portfolios, Courtney Rogne Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Promoting student success in online courses, Cecilia Ruhlmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Disability and difference: Adolescents' interpretations based on television viewing, Paula Anne Schmidt Open Access Dissertation
Teenage Life in the Fat Lane, Kristi Shreffler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effective homework in the middle school, Kelly J. Simon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Restructuring a Secondary Business Curriculum for the 21st Century, Eric Springer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Going beyond cookbook labs : computer-based laboratory tools in the high school physics classroom, Jennifer A. Strohbehn Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What I believe about leadership education : a reflective essay, Melissa M. Stuber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Population Based Estimates of Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury, Samantha Lynne Sweet Open Access Thesis
Freshman Transition Retreat, Amy E. Swisher Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Relationships Among Physical Activity Knowledge, Perceived Importance of Physical Activity, and Physical Activity Behaviors of College Students, Trent W. Tangen Open Access Thesis
The Impact of the National Board Certification Process on the Instructional Practices of Teacher Librarians, Deanne Thiede Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
Micronesian Youth in Hawaii: Development of After School Programs to Support Micronesian Youth in Selected Schools in Hawaii, Hao Yang 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
Acupuncture for Labor Pain Management a Review of the Literature, Saraj Brainard 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
The Influences of Gender Identity on the Expectancies for Success and Perceived Task Value of Three Different Activities, Chi Ching Chow Open Access Thesis
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
Measuring Levels of Satisfaction, Commitment, and Constraints of Middle-Age Women Exercising in Fitness Centers, Melissa Dowd 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
