- An investigation of faculty knowledge and perceptions toward college students with reading and writing difficulties
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Academically vulnerable students are becoming a larger than expected component in college classrooms across the country (Perin, 2006; Spann, 2000). These students often show poor performance on class assignments and exams due to a lack of reading and writing skills at a level needed to succeed in a college classroom. Support centers and tutoring services are not equipped to handle the increased volume of academically vulnerable students nor the types of needs these students demand, causing th...
Robin L Quick.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Bieger, George R. Committee members: Anne Creany; Susan Fello.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- J. d. salinger's characters as existential heroes: encountering 1950s america
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This dissertation will analyze Salinger's three main protagonists, Holden Caulfield, Sergeant X, and Seymour Glass, who could not endure the pain of living a spiritual life in America and achieved symbolic or physical death at the end of their stories. It will challenge existential critic William Wiegand, who uses Kierkegaard's concept of "Angst." This dissertation acknowledges Wiegand's use of the concept of "Angst," but it opposes his conclusion because it is not acceptable from an existent...
Esra Kilicci.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Slater, Thomas J. Committee members: Karen Dandurand; Malcolm Hayward.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Lift every voice and sing: a gospel choir participation experience and the persistence of african american students at a predominately white university
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The majority of our nation's academic institutions fall short in their efforts to ensure that African American students successfully persist from admission to graduation. Since the majority of African American students attend Predominately White Institutions (PWIs), these institutions must be held to the highest standard of accountability for African American student retention. Therefore, PWIs must explore alternative retention mechanisms that will increase the African American student's inte...
Kahan Sablo.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Yan, Wenfan Committee members: Cathy Kaufman; Monte Tidwell.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Minority recruitment at school psychology graduate programs
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In most urban schools, the number of minority students currently does or is expected to exceed the current number of majority, or Caucasian, students. Training programs need information that can help them diversify the field of school psychology. National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) - accredited programs completed a questionnaire to determine the existence of recruitment policies and to measure the emphasis being placed on specific recruitment strategies. Other factors thou...
Audene Harvey Johnson.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Barker, William F. Committee members: Victoria Damiani; Joseph Kovaleski; Edward Levinson.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Mother and teacher interaction in preschools during parent -teacher conferences
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The education of children has been a long-standing issue for stakeholders over numerous years. Various literatures recommend that formal learning should begin during the preschool years of a child's life, and must include home-school partnerships. Empirical data has shown that parents and teachers who work together can positively impact a child's success in school. This study sought to gain insight into the phenomenon of parent-teacher interactions in preschools, via the lens of symbolic inte...
Gail Marie Noel.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Darling, Rosalyn Committee members: Susan Boser; Richard Fiene; Kay Snyder.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Mother utters: struggle and subversion in the works of gwendolyn brooks
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"Mother Utters: Struggle and Subversion in the works of Gwendolyn Brooks" explores how Brooks uses women's speech and traditional classical poetic forms to struggle with and subvert the predominant social, moral, and political systems which impede class mobility and impress African Americans in general and African American women in particular. To transform the identity and role of African American women, Brooks assigns central roles to women, particularly to mothers, in most of her early work...
Kamal Ud Din.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Sherwood, Kenneth Committee members: Veronica Watson; Michael Williamson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- An observational study of pre -service teachers' classroom management strategies
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Employee attrition is disproportionately higher in the field of education, especially among novice teachers (Liu & Meyer, 2005). A recent survey of American teachers, conducted by MetLife (2005), found that 20% reported, "maintaining order and discipline in the classroom is the greatest challenge" (p. 5). The focus of this study was the problem of increased teacher attrition rates due to classroom management issues. The participants in the study attended six classroom management workshops ...
Rebecca D Rockey.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Jalongo, Mary Committee members: Valeri Helterbran; Kelli Paquette.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Palm form recognition task on the quick neurological screening test -ii: revisiting issues of clinical sensitivity
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The present study investigated the effects of number presentation format on imperception rates on a modified version of the Palm Form Recognition (PFR) Task of the Quick Neurological Screening Test-II. The moderator variables of preferred number writing style, age, and sex were explored. The sample consisted of parent volunteered eight to twelve year old students from the second, third, fourth, and fifth grades in two rural school districts in Pennsylvania. Ninety total participants were r...
Shannon L Harmon.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Barker, William Committee members: Victoria Damiani; Edward Levinson; Gurmal Rattan.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Parent stress reduction through a psychosocial intervention for children diagnosed with attention -deficit/hyperactivity disorder
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Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience significant difficulties in the domains of attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. This constellation of symptoms not only has a negative impact on the child's life by creating difficulties in school and peer relations, but also is associated with difficulties within the home. In fact, having a child with ADHD is correlated with significant increases in the amount of stress that parents experience. Studies have indica...
Jenna Lynn Dubbs.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Robertson, Donald Committee members: Kimberely Husenits; Gordon Thornton.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- A pedagogy of love: exploring emotions, spirit and intellect in the basic writing classroom
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My first experiences in teaching basic writing to students who were enrolled in the college's remedial writing program met with abject failure. I could not get past the overwhelming lack of academic ability on the part of most basic writers, and as a result, I suffered in the classroom along with my students. As the number of students who entered our college doors underprepared for college level work increased, I began to question the effectiveness of my teaching because it focused on student...
Peggy L Johnson.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Hurlbert, Claude Mark Committee members: Gian Pagnucci; Bennett Rafoth.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Possible predictive factors for the greater johnstown school district's pennsylvania system of school assessment reading results
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Relative to Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA) and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA), this study sought to determine whether a school district's CBA reading scores were predictors for the PSSA reading scores for a grade-level cohort of students. Those CBA reading scores were collected in fourth through seventh grades; while the PSSA measure was a scaled score earned on the eighth grade reading measure. The sample included 268 eighth grade students who were roughly 48% male, 2...
Mary E. Armstrong Rauch.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Levinson, Edward M. Committee members: William Barker; Victoria Damiani; Mary Ann Rafoth.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Preparing future leaders: principals' perceptions of the interstate school leaders licensure consortium standards and knowledge indicators
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Recent high-stakes accountability movements in education have significantly changed the role of the school principal. As the incongruence between principal preparation programs and successful principalships becomes more apparent, it is imperative that principal preparation programs evolve to meet the complex needs of today's principalship and prepare leaders for tomorrow's schools. This dissertation study explored the standards-based changes in principal preparation programs in Pennsylvania a...
Mark A Gross.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Millward, Robert E. Committee members: Cathy Kaufman; Wenfan Yan.
Ed.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- A qualitative study of omani muslim women's perceived experiences as writers in english as a second language
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This dissertation explores the extent and the ways Omani Muslim women's identity is affected when writing in English as a second language. This study seeks to gain insight into the relationship between these women's current lives and views and writing in ESL. The participants were Omani women with advanced levels of education. I used the qualitative research design as a method of collecting the data using an open-ended questionnaire and individual interviews. In sum, the results confirm t...
Zainab Mohamed Jabur.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Fontaine, Jeannine M. Committee members: Abbas Ali; Lynne Alvine.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Reducing the premature termination of children from psychotherapy through research based program evaluation
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This study attempts to understand the reasons behind premature termination from psychotherapy by children and their families. It attempts to supply research based recommendations for two different mental health settings in an effort to reduce the rate of premature termination that they experience from their programs. The programs that were examined were the Center for Applied Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (CAP) and the Community Guidance Center (CGC), both located in Indian...
Candice J Dunn.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Goodwin, Beverly J. Committee members: Kimberely Husenits; Ralph May.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- The relationship between the five -factor model of personality and leadership preferences for initiating structure and consideration
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This study seeks to further understand the influence of personality on preferred leadership style by investigating the relationship between the Ohio State Model of Leadership and the 5-factor model of personality. Archival data, consisting of scores on the NEO PI-R and Leadership Opinion Questionnaire, and demographic information (age, gender, education level, prior managerial experience) for 296 job applicants was analyzed. Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism were hypothesized t...
Keith Alan Francoeur.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Robertson, Donald U. Committee members: Lynda Federoff; Dasen Luo.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- The relationship of physical discipline and psychological maltreatment in childhood to the use of dysfunctional tension -reducing behaviors in adulthood: the mediating role of self -capacities
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The current study examined the utility of Self-Trauma Theory for explaining the long-term impact of the experience of childhood physical discipline and/or psychological maltreatment. Specifically, the self-capacities of interpersonal relatedness, identity, and affect regulation were tested as mediators of the impact of child maltreatment on different tension-reducing behaviors in adulthood: substance use, aggression, and suicidality. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine data ...
Brian Allen.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Robertson, Donald U. Committee members: Lynda Federoff; John Mills.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2007.
English
- The role of the elementary principal in promoting parent involvement: evidence from rural, blue ribbon elementary schools in pennsylvania
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The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary School Education Act has amplified the implications of including parents in the education process. The benefits of parental involvement coupled with the teachers' and parents' role in promoting involvement have been researched and studied for many years. Few studies focus solely on the principal's role in promoting parent involvement, however. This study will examine the specialized association and participation of rural elementary princi...
Alfonso Angelucci.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Kaufman, Cathy C. Committee members: David Piper; Wenfan Yan.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English
- Rural adolescent perceptions of the availability and accessibility of substance abuse treatment
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The prevalence of substance abuse among rural adolescents has equaled or surpassed rates in urban youth, but rural substance abusers go untreated at rates twice that of urban populations. Cultural norms adverse to help-seeking, and low availability and accessibility of substance treatment in rural areas may effect treatment utilization. The primary purpose of this study was to assess rural adolescents' substance problem recognition and perceptions of substance abuse treatment availability and...
Jennifer Ann Simansky.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Roehrich, Laurie Committee members: Donald Robertson.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2007.
English
- School related factors and experiences that influence high school graduation rate
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The purpose of this case study was to understand the school-related factors that influence a student's ability to persist in high school despite having the characteristic risk factors of students who typically drop out of high school. This study explored stakeholder perceptions of two questions regarding student persistence: first, how social relationships with peers, faculty, and administration affect students' decisions to stay in school until completion, and second, what school-related fac...
Patricia T Mulroy.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Waters, Faith; Rieg, Sue Committee members: Patricia Smeaton.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2008.
English