- The impact of inclusion on the general education curriculum
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Districts throughout the nation are restructuring their academic placement of students to create inclusive classrooms. This means that classrooms will have students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) taking classes with their general education peers. The era of segregated classrooms, with general education and special education students being separated, is gone. As inclusion increases throughout the nation, research has not focused on how it may be impacting the general education curr...
Stephanie L Hoelper.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Lare, Douglas; Fello, Susan Committee members: Teri Burcroff.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- The influence of homeland security on policing
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This research examines whether policing has adapted to assume homeland security terrorism preparedness responsibilities since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and examines the factors that influenced police agencies to adopt or not adopt homeland security strategies. The objectives of this study involve identifying components of terrorism preparedness initiatives that directly relate to law enforcement, determining how local law enforcement agencies implement these initiatives, and asse...
Gregory A Thomas.
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Advisors: Anderson, John A. Committee members: Valerie Gunter; Alex Heckert.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Information literacy: correlation of self-efficacy and proficiency
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Information literacy (IL) is a vital component in evidenced-based practice (EBP) due to its role in research utilization. The literature review indicated that undergraduate college students could harbor negative perceptions regarding IL and compartmentalize IL to classroom activities and assignments. These negative perceptions can influence students' IL self-efficacy, which refers to their belief they can successfully complete IL related tasks. Weiner's attributional theory of motivation s...
Camille M Wendekier.
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Advisors: Gropelli, Theresa Committee members: Theresa McDevitt; Mary Williams.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Information retention of audio based public service announcements: the impact of messages created using different production methods
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Audio based public service announcements remain a relevant media for message dissemination although much of the research literature now focuses on video based messages. This study examines the effects of producer type on information retention of PSAs regarding issues targeted toward college students. To conduct this experiment, three professionally produced PSAs were selected and college students in second semester audio recording class produced three PSAs regarding the same topics with the...
Lacey A Fulton.
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Advisors: Piwinsky, Mark J. Committee members: Jay Start; Zachary Stiegler.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Instituting restoration: establishing and sustaining a restorative model of justice
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The restorative justice movement in Pennsylvania continues to be defined following the passing of the Juvenile Act in 1995. As implementation strategies are discussed, and policies altered, the need to examine well established restorative programs becomes important. Very few restorative programs in the Commonwealth, and across the country, can claim twenty years of existence and success. The Center for Community Peacemaking (CCP) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania has implemented and sustained a rest...
Timothy J Holler.
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Advisors: Martin, Jamie S. Committee members: Kathleen Hanrahan; John Lewis; Alida Merlo.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Interactive read-alouds: a qualitative study of kindergarten students' analytic dialogue
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Interactive storybook reading is a component of literacy instruction that offers children the opportunity to talk about the story before, during, and after the reading (Justice et al., 2005; McGee & Schickendanz, 2007; Sipe, 2000). The focus is on students understanding the story and vocabulary throughout the analytic talk. Research demonstrates that high quality conversations with teachers and peers can enhance vocabulary development (Gest, Holland-Coviello, Welsh, Eicher-Catt, & Gill, 2006;...
Jacqueline M Myers.
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Advisors: Renck-Jalongo, Mary Committee members: Beatrice Fennimore; Kelli Paquette.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Intercultural implications in website design: an examination of cross-cultural aesthetics and organization online
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This study examines the influence of culture on website design and aesthetics. Utilization of a content analysis allowed for an analysis of the websites for recommended restaurants from five different countries including The United States of America, Belgium, Japan, Mexico, and The United Arab Emirates. Examination of the data suggests that the aesthetic and organization differences between these cultural groups are almost non-existent. Possible explanations of the observed similarity of desi...
David Paschke Keppel.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Stiegler, Zachary Committee members: Mary Beth Leidman; Nurhaya Muchtar.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Investigating inside jokes and their implications for individual and interpersonal functioning
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The current study investigated the individual and interpersonal functions of inside jokes. The sample consisted of 60 college students from ages 18 to 30 years. Participants engaged in a series of individual and group online chats with two humorous partners and one neutral partner. The sample was randomly assigned to an inside joke condition with 30 participants experiencing an inside joke and 30 participants experiencing no inside joke. Following the humor manipulation, participants' ratings...
Anna L Mayo.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Long, Anson.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Investigating students' situated understandings of criticality in a master of arts tesol course
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Critical work has become an important or even canonical domain of TESOL and Applied Linguistics scholarship, yet there is a dearth of information on how novice scholar-practitioners engage with critical pedagogical theories in their formative early stages of cultivating disciplinary expertise. In order to address this gap, the present study investigated how graduate students interacted with critical concepts in a required first-semester Master of Arts TESOL course at an American university an...
Kyle Nuske.
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Advisors: Hanauer, David I. Committee members: Ryuko Kubota; Gloria Park.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Investigating the impact of early union socialization experiences and union justice on union commitment and participation
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This study explores the relationship between union members' perceptions of the welcome, support, and fair treatment they experience within their local union and their level of union commitment and participation. By analyzing data from 3,855 public employee union members surveyed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) in the Spring of 2010, this study examines the extent to which members' perceptions of their first-year socialization experiences (i.e., new member socialization/...
John F Springer.
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Advisors: Anderson, John A. Committee members: Valerie Gunter; Alex Heckert.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- An investigation into co-teacher relationship collaboration factors: co-teachers' perceptions
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This phenomenological study investigated co-teachers' perceptions of their collaborative relationship with their teaching partners and is limited to relationship collaboration factors. The researcher did not ask about other practical matters, such as preparation time, administrative support, resources, class size, or other related issues. Typically, school administrators assign co-teachers in co-teaching teams and the co-teachers are not paired for effective collaboration. When co-teaching te...
David Leigh Petrick Jr.
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Advisors: Rotigel, Jennifer Committee members: George Bieger; Susan Fello.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- An investigation of teacher and administrator perceptions of pennsylvania's new teacher evaluation system, based upon the danielson framework for teaching, and its impact on teachers' instructional strategies in an urban school district
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This study examined teacher and administrator perceptions of Pennsylvania's new teacher evaluation system, based upon the Danielson Framework for Teaching, and its influence on teachers' instructional strategies in an urban school district. The mixed methods study included a teacher questionnaire (n = 94) and individual interviews with teachers and administrators (n = 13). The study was conducted in four buildings within the district representing a variety of perspectives based upon level (el...
Pamela K Murray.
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Advisors: Smeaton, Patricia; Millward, Robert Committee members: Angelo Senese.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Jane eyre and becky sharp's progeny: mapping the governess in victorian literature
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Criticism on the role of the Victorian governess is not new, but much of the critical coverage has been confined to the historical and cultural context of the figure and her presence in fiction. And critical studies that have examined the role of the governess have been restricted only to well-known novels such as Jane Eyre and Agnes Grey. However, there has not been a discussion about how the fictional governess has evolved or a discussion of the deviations between governess novels. This di...
Amanda M Lagoe.
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Advisors: Orchard, Christopher Committee members: Todd Thompson; Michael Williamson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Journey to college from special education: a case study of transition support in a cyber-charter school
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Students with disabilities are increasingly entering college classrooms. In secondary settings, students with disabilities are provided with academic, social, and emotional supports. They also receive assistance in creating a comprehensive plan for transition to post-secondary educational settings, employment, and independent living. This qualitative study examined the perceptions of students with disabilities towards the transition planning process in a cyber-charter school. Students in the ...
Sasha A Reese.
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Advisors: Rotigel, Jennifer V. Committee members: Valeri Helterbran; Crystal Machado.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- The lived experience of graduate nurses with multiple nlcex-rn failure
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This qualitative study sought to understand the phenomenon of graduate nurses (GN) who have failed the NCLEX-RN® multiple times. As the American population ages and the nursing workforce ages, the need for Registered Nurses (RN) increases. An aging nursing workforce may lead to a RN shortage in the future. Understanding the lived experience of the GNs who have failed the NCLEX-RN® multiple times could assist with supplying RNs to meet the demand. This study used Hermeneutical phenomenology as...
Christina Lynne Silva.
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Advisors: Poorman, Susan G. Committee members: Michele Gerwick; Theresa Gropelli; Melissa Mastorovich.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2014.
English
- Mba literacy practices: among taiwanese mba students in taiwan and the united states
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This empirical study investigated the nature of MBA literacy from the experiences of Taiwanese MBA students and faculty members in Taiwan and the United States. It extends our understanding of MBA literacy by focusing on the literacy phenomena students experienced during their literacy process and also sought to better understand how students utilize their languages as advantages for different purposes and functions. While there is existing literature focusing on ESP, EAP and professional bus...
Wan-Ning Yeh.
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Advisors: Hanauer, David I. Committee members: Sharon Deckert; Jianfeng Wang.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- The mercury and autism debate: what has shaped the public's perception?
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Autism spectrum disorders can result in developmental disabilities that cause communication and behavioral problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). The frequency of Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnoses has increased significantly which has led to investigations to determine if environmental triggers are responsible for the disorder (Trousdale, 2010). This sequential mixed methods study focuses on mercury, which is known to cause neurotoxicity in children. More specificall...
Erica Anita Wisniewski.
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Includes supplementary digital materials.
Advisors: Twiest, Mark G. Committee members: George Bieger; Joann Migyanka.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- A mixed method investigation of the relationship between facebook use, general self-efficacy and autonomy development among undergraduate college students
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Student development and identity formation have long been considered an important outcome of attending college. However, the introduction of web-based social networking technologies has played a significant role in fundamentally altering many aspects of campus life. The most popular social networking site, Facebook.com was initially developed on a college campus, specifically for use by other students. Despite Facebook's prevalence on campus and beyond, little is known about the impact that F...
Christopher J Selena.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Rotigel, Jennifer V.; Lare, Douglas Committee members: Richard Wesp.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- Motivation of community college faculty and administrators to pursue the doctorate: a qualitative interview study
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The purpose of this study explores the motivations of community college faculty, adjuncts, and administrators who seek and obtain doctoral degrees. There were three categories of volunteers, all employed by a community college. These were volunteers who had recently completed a doctoral degree in the last five years, were currently enrolled in a doctoral program, or were seriously considering enrolling in a doctoral program in the near future. The research questions for this study sought to d...
Tomi Waters.
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Advisors: Jalongo, Mary R. Committee members: George Bieger; Kelli Kerry-Moran.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English
- A multi-sensory approach to the poetry of elizabeth bishop
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Poetry is often characterized by sensorial and descriptive density, strengths ideal for sensory analysis in literature, yet sensory analysis in poetry has been limited to ekphrasis and synaesthesia, both of which entail transfer, across art forms and across senses, respectively. Despite expanded modern definitions of sense, these approaches have been limited to addressing the traditional five "external" senses, and limited further by emphasis on the two "higher" external senses: sight and hea...
Tino George Wilfong.
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Advisors: Sherwood, Kenneth Committee members: Christopher Orchard; Michael Williamson.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015.
English