Widespread concerns currently exist regarding our nation's ability to attract, educate, and retain talented, diverse individuals in STEM fields. These concerns are exacerbated by globalized competition and critical economic conditions. With these issues in mind, this instrumental case study was designed to examine the life story of Dr. Pauline Beery Mack in order to inform secondary and tertiary educational leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Dr. Mack's lif... Winnifred Gail Younkin. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Kaufman, Cathy Committee members: George Bieger; Monte Tidwell. D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
Peer reporting is a special type of ethical decision making behavior, and it has been one of the positive outcome behaviors investigated in the ethical decision making literature. Also, peer reporting is viewed as a supplementary mechanism to reduce unethical practices by the members of an organization (Trevino, Weaver, & Reynolds, 2006). However, there is little research concerning police officers' peer reporting of unethical behavior in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study i... Vedat Kargin. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Merlo, Alida V. Committee members: Willard Austin; Daniel Lee; John Lewis. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
The present study was proposed to examine the potential connections between litigation, performance on neuropsychological measures, individual factors, suspect motivation, and postconcussive symptoms, as well as the patterns in test selection and administration across this sample. A total of 318 cases met the inclusion criteria of individuals who received evaluations as a result of sustaining a traumatic brain injury. The following variables were examined: individual characteristics such as a... Hey-Mi M Ahn. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Meil, William Committee members: Michaeal Franzen; Dasen Luo. Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of two different expository structures, collection and problem/solution, on Taiwanese L2 readers' strategy use during their L2 English reading. The impact of two expository structures, collection and problem/solution, on Taiwanese L2 readers' strategy use during real-time reading is the main focus of the study. In Phase I, the administration of an English reading proficiency test to a sample of 479 students allowed me to identify 280 ... Jiun-Iung Lei. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Fontaine, Jeannine Committee members: Gary Dean; Nancy Hayward. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
Extant literature regarding school psychologist training for work with sexual minority youth is lacking, with available literature suggesting that practitioners do not possess strong training for work with this at-risk group of students. The present study sought to determine the extent to which school psychologists across the nation are working with LGBQ youth in the schools, ascertain information regarding the types of LGBQ training school psychologists have had, and explore their perception... Lisa Kilanowski-Press. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Black, Lynanne Committee members: Kristine Augustyniak; Edward Levinson; Mark Staszkiewicz. D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
In this day of high stakes testing we are at even greater risk of overlooking students' social-emotional well being in search of higher test scores. The goal of social-emotional learning is to strengthen a person's ability to understand, manage, and express the social and emotional aspects of life in ways that enable the successful accomplishment of life tasks, such as learning, forming relationships, solving everyday problems, and adapting to the complex demands of growth and development (Kr... Laureen E Nelson. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Tidwell, Monte Committee members: George Bieger; Anne Creany. D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
This research examines the experience of employees working in the electric utility industry during a time when it was undergoing significant transformation. It was undertaken to examine this phenomenon in the context of how the history and nature of the industry's environment, and specifically regulatory effect of regulation, led to an organizational form characterized by stability, structure and inertial resistance to change. A case study approach was used to examine the effect of deregulati... Michael T Korns. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Hildebrandt, Melanie D. Committee members: Daniel Heckert; Thomas Nowak. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
The death of a loved one is a difficult experience for a child. However, prior research has found several characteristics that put some children at a greater risk than others. This study examined the unique needs that rural communities face trying to provide services to bereaved children and their families. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a one-day bereavement camp for children and families in a rural area who have lost someone close to them. Participant... Jessica Seacrist Miller. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Roehrich, Laurie Committee members: Elizabeth Kincade; Gordon Thornton. Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
The purpose of this multi-year, quantitative study was to use existing data to determine if the Pennsylvania Achievement Gap Effort (PAGE1) was significantly effective or not in increasing student achievement in mathematics and literacy over a three year time period for economically disadvantaged students for the 16 PAGE1 schools as compared to 16 significantly similar schools selected based on socioeconomic status, demographics, school grade level structure and student population size. The g... George Brian Toth. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Yan, Wenfan Committee members: Cathy Kaufman; David Piper. D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2009. English
