- Academic engagement and relationship to office discipline referrals
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The present study begins to establish the psychometric properties of a student-completed behavioral measure in relation to an established teacher-completed measure, and evaluates the strength of the relationship between these two measures and high school students' problematic behaviors. First, a self-behavior rating (SBR) was compared to the established teacher-completed direct behavior rating (DBR) to assess the level of inter-rater reliability with regard to academic engagement, passive...
Erica J Kaurudar.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Runge, Timothy J. Committee members: Joseph Kovaleski; Debra Springer; Mark Staszkiewicz.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Academic honesty in the digital age
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This quantitative study investigates cyber-plagiarism among undergraduate college students, particularly the prevalence and motives for copying and pasting unattributed sources on written assignments within the theoretically rich and broader context of self-efficacy theory. Four-hundred-thirty-seven students from three universities completed an online survey designed to examine the relationship between cyber-plagiarism and measures of self-efficacy. A Pearson Correlation revealed no empir...
T. Simeon Ananou.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Bieger, George R. Committee members: Cathy Kaufman; David Piper.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Academic success of first year students: the effects of alcohol expectancy and academic self-efficacy
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This quantitative study examined the variables of alcohol expectancy and academic self-efficacy to determine if such elements influence student academic achievement. This study rests on the theoretical framework of Social Learning Theory that identifies the concept of individual experiences as shaping and determining future behavior believed to impact student academic success. All enrolled (N=2,609) first year students at a large Mid-Atlantic university were invited to participate in the stu...
Theresa Messina Horner.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Rotigel, Jennifer Committee members: George Bieger; Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Analyzing discourse of renewal in post-crisis organizational resiliency among nonprofit organizations
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The theoretical framework of discourse of renewal places a communicative emphasis on moving an organization forward following crisis by stressing provisional, prospective, optimistic and leader-based communication to stakeholders as a means for encouraging organizational sense making, learning and viewing the crisis as an opportunity for growth. However, discourse of renewal theorists Ulmer, Seeger and Sellnow contend that the use of renewal discourse following crisis is dependent on four key...
Karen Kay Barone.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Wilson, B. Gail Committee members: Nurhaya Muchtar; Zachary Stiegler.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Arab americans' identity formation process: exile and hybridity in arab american literature before 9/11 and after
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This dissertation offers a critical study of the stages of Arab American identity expressed through the concept of exile and hybridity seen at work in the Arab American literary tradition before 9/11 and after. I am using both postcolonial and feminist theoretical approaches in my research. As postcolonial survivors and mostly women, Arab American authors wrote about being marginalized and alienated in the American culture. They also examined the indelible influence that living in the America...
Muhammad Ali Muhammad El-Sagheer Suliman.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Yang, Lingyan Committee members: Christopher Kuipers; Christopher Orchard.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Assessing executive functioning in schools: the utility of the brief and d-kefs in identifying adhd
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ADHD is a prevalent childhood psychiatric disorder encountered by many school psychologists in the school setting. Extensive research has been conducted related to the identification of ADHD using a multitude of assessments methods, including behavior rating scales and direct measures of executive function. This study examined the utility of the BRIEF and the D-KEFS, which are two executive function batteries developed for use with children. The sample consisted of 33 participants aged 11 ...
Mindy L Emch.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Black, Lynanne Committee members: Becky Knickelbein; Christoph Maier; Courtney McLaughlin.
Ed.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- Beyond the religious and the secular: the hybrid nature of forgiveness in early modern drama
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This dissertation provides a comprehensive definition of forgiveness and presents a theory of reading forgiveness as it applies the proposed theory to early modern drama. Forgiveness, as I define it, is a relationship of two singularities; a victim and guilty party, in which the decision of granting forgiveness becomes an exclusive right of the victim or the person offended. I theorize that we can separate out this relationship into either secular or religious categorizations based on the mot...
Salim Eflih Awwad Al-Ibia.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Orchard, Christopher R. Committee members: Thomas Slater; Michael Williamson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- A calculus of fire: strange loops and autopoietic consciousness in selected twentieth-century fiction from james joyce to philip k. dick-a cognitive poetic approach
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Cognitive poetics is a nascent interdisciplinary movement that bridges cognitive science and literary theory to demonstrate how harmonizing ideas from both the sciences and the humanities can help scholars develop more comprehensive theories about how we think through and with language. In this cognitive poetic study I examine parallels between literary representations of consciousness in twentieth-century fiction and contemporary cognitive science. Specifically, I examine the prevalence of "...
Francis Carmen Altomare.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Cahalan, James M. Committee members: Kenneth Sherwood; Adrian Wisnicki.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- Capitalizing on appalachia: resisting colonization and exploitation in the works of ron rash and fred chappell
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This study of selected works by Appalachian writers Ron Rash and Fred Chappell creates a chronological narrative that focuses on the relationship between the Othering of Appalachian peoples and the ensuing exploitation of natural resources in southern Appalachia throughout the twentieth century. In this dissertation I argue that through these works, Rash and Chappell identify, address, and resist efforts to both colonize and exploit Appalachian residents and the natural resources that enrich...
Elisabeth C Aiken.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Cahalan, James M. Committee members: Patrick Bizzaro; Todd Thompson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- A case study on the effects of 4/4 block scheduling on achievement in mathematics based on state standardized testing in pennsylvania for high school students
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In the 1990's there was a movement by high schools to change from a traditional scheduling format to a block scheduling format (Canady & Rettig, 1995) in an effort to improve student achievement. Reports such as A Nation at Risk and Prisoners of Time indicated time was an important factor (NCEE, 1983; NCTL, 1994). While the concept of school schedules that reduce the load of teachers and students, allow for depth of instruction, and enable teachers to utilize varying instructional strategies...
William Anthony Parks.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Matras, Mary Ann; Rotigel, Jennifer Committee members: Patricia Smeaton.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- Choosing materials for a writing center resource library in an ell setting
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The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to gather three types of information the writing center staff at Mountain View University (pseudonym) in Taipei, Taiwan needs in order to select the best anthologies of paragraphs and essays for purchase as self-access materials. These are (a) what anthologies are available on the Taiwan Market, (b) whether these materials are suitable for the reading levels of the students who visit the center as indicated by the Lexile Readability Formu...
John R Baker.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Fontaine, Jeannine M. Committee members: Mary Jalongo; Lisya Seloni.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- Comics in the classroom: a pedagogical exploration of college english teachers using graphic novels
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This pedagogical study explored the usage of graphic novels among three, college English instructors at various institutions in the state of Pennsylvania. All three participants were faculty members of their respective institutions and were interviewed, had their classes observed by the researcher, and had content analysis conducted on all original documents produced and distributed by the instructor. The pedagogical study, which was a modified cross-case analysis, looked to explore (1) how ...
Alex Scott Romagnoli.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Pagnucci, Gian S. Committee members: Sharon Deckert; Gloria Park.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- A comparison of computer-based and multisensory interventions on at-risk students' reading achievement
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Over thirty years of extant literature exists regarding reading instruction, yet consensus in the field continues to diverge in the area of reading intervention. Despite the establishment of research-based programs in all five areas of reading (phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension), educators continue to implement interventions that do not have an established research base. This study sought to examine the effectiveness of two different reading in...
Marissa S Reed.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Black, Lynanne Committee members: Mary Lou Conroy; Becky Knickelbein; Mark Staszkiewicz.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- A comparison of health care recruiters' attitudes toward rn-to-bsn degrees based on instructional delivery method and college for-profit/nonprofit status
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Despite the rapid growth of online learning and student enrollment at for-profit colleges, previous research has found that employers are wary of job applicants with credentials earned from these sources. This study compared the attitudes of health care recruiters toward four different RN-to-BSN degree options based on the method of instruction (classroom, online) and the type of college (traditional, for-profit). A sample of 116 health care recruiters from across the United States completed...
James W Kinneer.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Piwinsky, Mark Committee members: Theresa Calderone; Mary Beth Leidman.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English
- Culturally responsive teaching within professional development schools: a mixed-methods investigation of the three-student project
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The year 2014 marked the deadline for school districts across the country to comply with the No Child Left Behind legislation. Yet, achievement gaps between Whites and Blacks, present during the year of implementation of the legislation, are still present today. While many interventions and school reforms have been launched since 2001, theoretical frameworks for closing racial achievement gaps have been lacking. This mixed-methods investigation of the Three-Student Project within professio...
Epryl L King.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Rieg, Sue A. Committee members: Kelli Paquette; Monte Tidwell.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Deconstructing whiteness, redefining southern literature: bringing back african american voices into southern literature
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In this study I argued the necessity of including African American writers into Southern literature to enhance our understanding of white identity in 20th-century literature. Though my project is the expansion of the prevalent trend in Southern literary studies, it shows important, new reasons for the necessity. By examining whiteness in twentieth-century Southern literature, using critical whiteness theories, and insisting on the inclusion of white-life fiction, I demonstrate the imperative ...
Mi Ok Sa.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Watson, Veronica Committee members: Mike Sell; Todd Thompson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Differences in eighth grade science student and teacher perceptions of students' level of input into academic planning and decision making
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Teachers are expected to improve their planning, instruction, and assessment as they progress through their career. An important component to teachers knowing what to modify in their teaching style is being able to solicit meaningful feedback from students. This mixed-methods study was conducted to provide teachers with a quantitative method to collect data about their teaching using the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (CLES). Phase 1 allowed students to provide anonymous feedb...
Jarrett Michael Chapman.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Twiest, Mark G. Committee members: George Bieger; Valeri Helterbran.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Digital discipling: assessing the strategies of spiritual formation in online course design for bible colleges
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This mixed methods dissertation was designed to determine the extent to which the design of spiritual formation into the curriculum is intentional, applied and assessed. While qualitative interviews were designed to develop a practical knowledge base of college faculty and staff engaged in online learning with respect to intent and administrative oversight of spiritual formation in online courses, a quantitative analysis of a sample of online courses was conducted to crosscheck the attitudes ...
Michael Jeffrey Freeman.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Tidwell, Monte Committee members: George Bieger; Valeri Helterbran.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Dys/figuring lady justice: provocations of justice in the works of three nineteenth-century american women writers
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This dissertation examines three women writers' interventions in nineteenth-century America's discourses of justice, particularly their contributions to and critiques of the prominent and yet in many ways inappropriate and repressive iconography of Lady Justice that perpetuated conceptions of justice as a static, subordinated, and impassive ideal rather than a dynamic, democratic, creative, and compassionate process. Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Harriet Ann Jacobs, and Lydia Maria Child interve...
Melissa J Lingle-Martin.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Downing, David B. Committee members: Todd Thompson; Veronica Watson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2013.
English