Graduate Student Research
A collection of Graduate Student Research by students in the College of Education.
Submissions from 2007
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
Social Interaction Patterns between Children with and without Disabilities during Recreation Activities, Mary A. Parramore Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
Exploring Influential Pioneers of Youth Related Delinquency Theories, LaTika Monique Speller 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
The Application of the Sport Commitment Model to Strength and Conditioning, Nicholas Ryan Troupe Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recognition of Stroke Symptoms by the General Public Associated with Delayed Hospital Presentation: A Health Awareness Challenge, Shannon Rudolph Umthum 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
Mental Imagery Use During Rehabilitation From Athletic Injuries, Kristin P. Williams Open Access Graduate Research Paper
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
Judgmental Heuristics in Nonprofit Organizations’ Web Sites, Jennifer Sue Yarrow 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
Considerations for the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders in Adolescents, Katherine J. Young-Kent Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Spelling Instruction in the Primary Grades, Kathleen Ziegler Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of Appearance, Fitness, Health, Illness, and Body Satisfaction Levels Plus Overweight Preoccupation of Female Fitness Instructors in Cedar Falls and Waterloo, IA, Catherine M. Zubrod Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Trends in family-centered early intervention, Jody Lee Albertson Open Access Thesis
School-wide positive behavior supports : an evaluation of an elementary school program, Lisa Andreasen Open Access Thesis
What happened to Dad: A portrayal of teenage fathers in young adult literature, Becky R. Schafer Andrews Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Reaching older less proficient readers with books suggested in a standard bibliography, Sandra E. Antons Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Americans with Disabilities Act and how it affects post-secondary education, Annette Louise Beck Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Qualitative Study: Does Anger Elicit Gender Normative Aggressive Reactions?, Austin Beer Open Access Thesis
Iowa’s Special Education Mediators: Potted Plants Negotiating for a Place in the Sunlight, a Qualitative Examination of Personal Philosophy and Perceived Power, Amber Elizabeth Benedict Open Access Thesis
An investigation of the elderly in fiction for young people, Deborah Louise Berthelsen Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)
Managing and Analyzing Data : A Case Study Demonstrating the Use of Computer Software to Improve a School’s Management and Analysis of Intervention Data, John R. Bethke Open Access Thesis
Relationship Between Playing Ability and Selected Performance and Physical Measures in High School Football Players, Timothy Scott Birkey Open Access Thesis
Emergent literacy learning, Tera Bockenstedt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The effects of including peers in social skills training for students with autism, Cortney Boulden Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Will Your Money Tree Be Tainted?: The Standard Ethical Guidelines for College Foundations and the Importance of Institutional Compliance, Heather Lynae Bremer-Miller Open Access Thesis
Differences in Enjoyment, Motivation, and Perceived Athletic Competence Between Sport and Fitness Physical Activity Participants, Andy Briggs Open Access Thesis
Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration: An Examination of Literature and Supportive Programming, Telisa A. Burt Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The corporate university : effective strategies used to create a productive corporate training program, Eduardo Calderon Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An investigation of the general population's understanding of forgiveness, Wen-Chuan Rita Chang Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Students at a Chinese radio and television university: Reasons for participation, and perceptions of their status as students and the quality of their learning, Huiping Ding Open Access Dissertation
Linking Interventions to Functional Behavior Assessment Results, Andrea Jo Duncan Open Access Thesis
Harry Potter: A comparison of the characters, themes, setting and plot with the Arthurian legend, Diane L. Engbretson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Augmentation of reading across the curriculum, student exploration of literature, and library collection development through the compilation of a comprehensive annotated bibliography of high school content area literature, Patricia J. ErkenBrack Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Key components in an online class, Renae Darlene Farrell Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Suggested core materials for early childhood programs, Erin Feingold Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Value of Black and White in an Era of Color: A Textual Analysis of Black and White Illustrations in Picture Books, Theresa Forret Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Strategies for bridging the gender gap in technology use : from education to the workplace, Martha Frazier Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A textual analysis of the role of women in historical fiction for young people, Jennifer Youngblut Gassman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Twins in the Kindergarten Classroom : What Factors Do Parents Consider When Deciding Whether to Place Their Same-Gendered Twins in Separate or Joint Classrooms?, Tammy Marie Gehling Open Access Thesis
Alternative high schools: what types of programs lead to the greatest level of effectiveness?, Timothy W. Gilson Open Access Dissertation
Daily drawing and writing activities in a preschool classroom, Lynn Glaser Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The availability of young adult fiction containing overt gay and lesbian characters in secondary schools in Northeast Iowa Area Education Agency 1, Misty Dawn Gray Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Iowa Physical Educators’ Access to Usage of, and Perceived Importance of Technology in the Field of Physical Education, Jennifer Hadler Open Access Thesis
Vocabulary development through math journaling using technology resources in an elementary math classroom, Debbie Hansel Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The study of computational fluency, Cassandra Hart Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mom's the Word: The Portrayal of the Single Mother/Son Relationship in Children's Literature, Sheryl Renee Haveman Open Access Graduate Research Paper
IEP team decision-making process in the reintegration of special education students: A qualitative analysis of exiting decisions, Kenneth G. Hayes Open Access Dissertation
Transferring a face-to-face course to online instruction at a community college, Brenda Heitmeyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The role of the kindergarten : history, concerns, and guidelines for developing an effective kindergarten program, Amanda N. Herber Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Components of inclusion, Jodi Janssen Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Building partnerships between teachers and families to enhance literacy learning, Lisa Jasiewicz Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Stages of Change, Process of Change, Self-Efficacy, Decisional Balance, and Behavior Intention for Exercise Behavior by Young Adults, Danielle Johnson Open Access Thesis
Caught or taught : development of a middle school spelling program, Jennie M. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Developing a web-based video tutorial on using HyperStudio, Sangsun Kim Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Perception of Youth Participation of Human Service Collaboration Among Youth Workers in Hong Kong, Yuet-Mui Kong Open Access Thesis
Best practices in middle level mathematics teaching and learning, Wendy Sue Korte Open Access Graduate Research Paper
United States American students' experience with and orientation toward international diversity in a Midwestern comprehensive university setting, Olga V. Kostareva Open Access Dissertation
Obesity in Adolescents and Its Associations With Physical Activity and Diet, Soyang Kwon Open Access Thesis
Contextual learning vs. standardized testing : and the winner is ... ?, Lorinda Leedom Open Access Graduate Research Paper
What are appropriate interventions and treatment programs for children with severe autism in an educational setting?, Michelle Leicht Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The factors preventing the successful implementation of a middle level advisory program at one middle school, Gina Grasso Leonard Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Face-to-face training versus Web-based training : which instructional approach is better?, Nichola J. Lewis Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring the relationship between mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge among pre-service teachers, Hsueh-I Martin Lo Open Access Dissertation
SHHHHH! The Negative Effect of Librarian Stereotypes on Junior High Students, Kerry Lust Open Access Graduate Research Paper
