- Study of superintendents' perceptions of current superintendent certification programs in new york state
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The position of the Superintendent of Schools is multifaceted and complex. The superintendent is responsible for instruction, personnel, general business operations, budget, finance, law and politics. Do existing superintendent preparation programs adequately prepare individuals for the duties and responsibilities that they will face on a day to day basis? Research on this topic is becoming more prevalent but, because of individual state licensing and certification requirements, the research ...
Robert M Dufour.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Lare, Douglas; Millward, Robert E. Committee members: Mary Beth Allen.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- A study of the relationship between transportation infrastructure and criminal behavior
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Transportation is a cornerstone among public sector services and enjoys a long history of influence on the nation's culture. These influences emerge from divergent sources and affect each stratum in our social structure: drivers and pedestrians; transients and residents; wealthy and poor. Emergency services depend upon a reliable transportation network. Community activities come to a standstill when faced with weather-related road closures. Local economies suffer when the movement of goods an...
Sherri Bennett Chippo.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Anderson, John A. Committee members: Valerie Gunter; D. Heckert.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Teachers' implementation of constructivist teaching: does career motivation make a difference?
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This quantitative study used a shortened version of Constructivist Learning Environment Survey and Factors Influencing Teaching Choice Scale to investigate the extent to which teachers implemented constructivist teaching in their classes and whether teachers' career motivation had any relationship with that implementation. The researcher also explored demographic factors, such as gender, age, years of teaching, etc., to see whether they had certain effects on teachers' implementation of const...
Peizhen Wang.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Bieger, George R. Committee members: Crystal Machado; Daniel Wissinger.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Test anxiety and academic procrastination among pre-licensure nursing students
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Test anxiety in nursing education remains a growing concern among nurse educators. Test anxiety acts as a factor that may cause nursing students to cope poorly with strenuous academic demands, resulting in lower academic performance levels, high attrition rates, and possibly failures on the NCLEX-RN®. Test-anxious nursing students may engage in avoidance behaviors, such as academic procrastination, as a coping mechanism. Understanding the nature of the relationship between test anxiety and...
Nicole R Custer.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Chunta, Kristy Committee members: Michele Gerwick; Riah Hoffman.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Trauma exposure and health outcomes in college students: the mediating role of experiential avoidance
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The question of how trauma affects health is highly salient, given the alarming prevalence of trauma in the United States. The negative impact of trauma on mental health has been well documented, and a growing body of literature establishes robust relations between trauma and adverse physical health outcomes. In the present study, experiential avoidance (EA) was examined as a potential mediator of trauma and physical health outcomes in college students. EA is the process that occurs when an i...
Kathryn L Sowder.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Knight, Laura Committee members: Pearl Berman; David LaPorte.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Understanding how texting and driving video public service announcements change college students' attitudes and impact information retention using the health belief model
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In studying the impact of video public service announcements (PSAs) on texting and driving, this study found that while informative/celebrity appeals support long-term information retention, fear and humor appeals were more likely to create positive attitude change as measured by the Health Belief Model (HBM). The fear and humor appeal type's also revealed positive significance in the participant's overall health belief index, both immediately and long-term. The results of the current study f...
Rona Smeak.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Piwinsky, Mark J. Committee members: James Lenze; Nurhaya Muchtar.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- The usage of smartphone technologies by american expatriate teachers as a communication and cultural assimilation tool
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The number of American educators employed at international schools has grown significantly, however little research has examined their usage of various media such as the smartphone to maintain native culture communal ties and assimilate to their host culture. This study examines the perceived effectiveness of smartphones in relation to both functions. A Qualtrics survey was distributed to American expatriate educators currently employed at International School Services (ISS) affiliated intern...
Erik M Kormos.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Wilson, B. Gail Committee members: James Lenze; Mark Piwinsky.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Validating placement for teaching and learning
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This study contributed to teaching and learning based writing assessment literature (Huot, 2002) by beginning the process of crafting a validity argument for writing placement at Cardinal College, a pseudonym for a small, private college in the suburbs of a mid-sized, Mid-Atlantic city, which uses Smith's (1992/2009, 1993) expert reader model to place students into one of two reading and writing integrated courses. The study specified the program's interpretive argument (Kane, 2006) and inves...
Jessica Ann Ganni.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Williamson, Michael M. Committee members: Ben Rafoth; Lilia Savova.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English
- Valuing non-degree, online training: an examination of hiring managers' perceptions of moocs
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This study examines hiring managers' perceptions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as compared to traditional degree-conferred forms of higher education in relation to hiring and employment decisions. Evidenced by current enrollment figures and growth projections, higher education trends reflect a transformation in 21st century education by moving toward free-sourced, open educational courses. Connectivism, human capital theory, and credentialism create the triangulated theoretical len...
Joseph A Rosendale.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Leidman, Mary Beth Committee members: Steven Kleinman; Zachary Stiegler.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2016.
English