Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Investigation of an Educational Intervention Strategy with At-Risk Females, Susan Romano Rustvold (Dissertation)
Understanding the Role of Social, Teaching and Cognitive Presence in Hybrid Courses: Student Perspectives on Learning and Pedagogical Implications, Janelle De Carrico Voegele (Dissertation)
Engaging Community Food Systems through Learning Garden Programs: Oregon Food Bank's Seed to Supper Program, Denissia Elizabeth Withers (Thesis)
First-Generation Student Success After Academic Warning: An Exploratory Analysis of Academic Integration, Personal Adjustment, Family and Social Adjustment and Psychological Factors, Gabrielle Shoshana Zeisman (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Coupled Pedagogy: A Study of Sustainability Education and Community-Based Learning in the Senior Capstone Program at Portland State University, Emily Erin Bowling (Thesis)
Faculty of Color and Scholarship Redefined: Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Competence, Peng Fu (Dissertation)
Youth Voices of Bounty and Opportunity: High School Students' Experiences With Food and Community, Kara Marie Gilbert (Thesis)
Transforming the Soul of Education: Sustainability at the Center of Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools, Thomas Eugene Kane (Dissertation)
Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of the Relationship between Teacher Pedagogical Beliefs and Classroom Teaching, Shaojuan Lin (Dissertation)
Sustainable Event Management of Music Festivals: An Event Organizer Perspective, Stephanie L. Stettler (Thesis)
Pedagogical Catalysts of Civic Competence: The Development of a Critical Epistemological Model for Community-Based Learning, Stephanie Taylor Stokamer (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Achieving Congruence: Building a Case for Implementing a District-Wide Interim Benchmark Assessment that is Aligned with a Balanced Literacy Framework, Theodore Feller (Dissertation)
Transformative Teacher Evaluation: Self Evaluation for High Performing Teachers, Carla Ann Sosanya-Tellez (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Literacy Leadership in Secondary Schools: a Case Study of Teaching and Learning in Two School Districts, Gregory Berry (Dissertation)
Education as Sustainability : an Action Research Study of the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy, Heather L. Burns (Dissertation)
Paraprofessionals Who Work with Elementary Grade Students with Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, Regina Moreno (Dissertation)
Leadership and the Role of Spirituality : a Qualitative Study of University Presidents in U.S. Higher Education, Joan Margaret Neice (Dissertation)
The Nature of People's Perceptions of Wolves, Laura Briana Nobel (Thesis)
Learning, Identity and Agency : Secondary Mathematics Professional Developers' Lived Experiences of Participation and Collaborative Inquiry in Professional Learning Communities, Susan Stein (Dissertation)
Japanese International Graduate Students in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of their Pedagogical and Epistemological Challenges and Supports, Miki Yamashita (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Immigrant Students and the College Classroom Climate in Higher Education, Becky Appley Boesch (Dissertation)
Development of Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students: A Learning Framework to use in Designing and Implementing Simulated Learning Experiences, Paula Marie Gubrud-Howe (Dissertation)
Retention of Special Education Professionals : Perceptions of Principal Support, Laurreta Janette Manning (Dissertation)
Pre-Service Science Teacher Sense of Self in Developing Multicultural Practice, Yuki Marie Monteith (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
ReVisioning : a Theoretical Model of Teachers' Career Choices, Wendi Bain Laurence (Dissertation)
An Examination of Faculty Experiences with Hybrid Formats, Jo Elsa Meyertons (Dissertation)
Perspectives on an Arts Magnet School : the Voices of Elementary School Children, Denise Robles-Torres (Dissertation)
Mother/Infant Interaction in the Context of Four Maternal Risk Factors, Deirdre Ann Winder (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Exploring Interethnic Dialogue Design, Stephen Hiroshi Gilchrist (Dissertation)
Children’s Perceptions of the Learning Environment and Aesthetic Qualities within Their Classroom, Sheryl Reinisch (Dissertation)
From "Sit and Listen" of "Shake It Out Yourself" : Helping Urban Middle School Students to Bridge Personal Knowledge to Scientific Knowledge through a Collaborative Environmental Justice Curriculum, Shamu Fenyvesi Sadeh (Dissertation)
Unfinished Journeys : Elder Learners in an Assisted Living Facility, Suzanne Renée Simon (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Role of Parent Coaching by Pediatric Physical Therapists: An Exploration of Current Practice, Nancy Ann Cicirello (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Socratic Pedagogy, Critical Thinking, Moral Reasoning and Inmate Education: An Exploratory Study, Peter Boghossian (Dissertation)
Successful Online Course Retention at Marylhurst University Constructing a Model for Online Course Retention Using Grounded Theory, Vincent Schreck (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Not For the Faint of Heart: The Social Construction of Oregon Charter Schools, Anthony Dean Valley (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Interrupting Generational Poverty: Experiences Affecting Successful Completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Donna Marie Beegle (Dissertation)
Factors Influencing Middle School Teachers to Change Classroom Practice in Response to Standards-Based Reform, Gayle Yvonne Thieman (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Intuition in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum: Faculty Attitudes, Practices and Preparation, Beverly Jean Epeneter (Dissertation)
An Evaluation of a Staff Mentor Program for At-Risk Students in an Oregon High School: CAKE (Caring About Kids Effectively), Gail Lenore Hayes (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Student Perceptions of Riots and Boycotts in Secondary Schools in Kenya's Kirinyaga District, Margaret Wangeci Gatimu (Dissertation)
Factors Occurring in Youth Suicide Behavior in Oregon, Kathy Goss (Dissertation)
The Leadership of African American Women Constructing Realities, Shifting Paradigms, Gloria Murphy Gostnell (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of Perceptions of High School Department Chairs and High School Teachers on the Role of the High School Academic Department Chair: the Voice of the Teacher-department Chair, Rachel Mae Korach (Dissertation)
A Comparative Study of Perceptions of Superintendents, High School Principals, and High School Department Chairs on the Role of the High School Academic Department Chair: the Voice of the Administrator, William Anthony Korach (Thesis)
Validity, Reliability, and Utility of the Oregon Assessment for 3-5 Year Olds in Developmentally Appropriate Classrooms, Steffen Saifer (Dissertation)
Connection, Service and Community: an Examination of Factors that Contribute to Student and Staff Success, Robert Vieira (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Spiritual Health: Association for the Advancement of Health Education Instructors' Attitudes, Practices and Training, Susanne Meyer Christopher (Dissertation)
Being an Assistant Principal, Becoming an Administrator: an Organizational Socialization Study, Connie Dickman (Dissertation)
A Case Study of the Development of Oregon's 1985 Public Policy in Youth Substance Abuse, Sonja Carol Grove (Dissertation)
A Study of the Success of School College Partnerships Created to Improve Minority and Disadvantaged Student Enrollment and Success in Postsecondary Education, Armando Reinaldo Laguardia (Dissertation)
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Turnover of Incumbent Board Members and Turnover of the District's Superintendent, Frederick James Loomis (Dissertation)
An Assessment of the Adequacy of the Services of an Urban Public University for International and U.S. Students: a Comparative Study, Alfonso Hernandez Pioquinto (Dissertation)
We are the Vanguard, Not the Norm: Stories of Successful Minority Students in Predominantly White Graduate Teacher Education Programs, Leslie Rennie-Hill (Dissertation)
A Study of Special Preparation and Training Needs of Middle School Teachers, Marilyn Seger (Dissertation)
Identifying Factors that Influence Perceptions of Teacher Efficacy as a Means of Building Capacity for Restructuring Schools: a Case Study Approach, Deborah Sommer (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
A Study of Personal Attributes Associated with Marginality and Failure of Preservice Teachers in the Terminal Field Experience, Sharon Irene Bancroft (Dissertation)
An Investigation of the Prevalence of Severe Visual Impairment Among Handicapped Children: Implications for Educators, James Bickford (Dissertation)
An Experimental Study of Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome in Learning Disabled Students, Kathleen Hickam Farber (Dissertation)
A Study of Community College Instructional Stakeholder Attitudes Toward Student Outcome Goals, Linda Ann Gerber (Dissertation)
Factors that Motivate Washington State Teachers to Participate in Professional Growth and Development, Dolores Adan Heisinger (Dissertation)
Case Studies of the Structure, Dynamics, and Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Team Organization in Oregon Middle Schools, Gail Lyon (Dissertation)
Persistence Influences on the Minority Student Attending a Predominantly White Postsecondary Urban Institution: the Student Perspective, Annmarie O'Brien (Dissertation)
The Schooling of Vietnamese-American High School Students in Oregon: Their Perspectives, Minh Van Tran (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Perceived Administrative Support for Teachers of Urban At-risk Students, Betsy Bennet-Costi (Dissertation)
An Exploratory Study of Student Retention in Kindergarten and Grade One and the Associated Decision Making Processes as Perceived by Principals and Teachers, Doris Cameron-Minard (Dissertation)
A Validation Study of Components Necessary for the Professional Development of School Business Officials, William Henry Dierdorff III (Dissertation)
Environmental and Institutional Characteristics and Academic Strategic Action Variables in Small Private Colleges, and their Relationship to Enrollment Changes in the 1980s, Johnnie Ray Driessner (Thesis)
Friendship Patterns of Chinese Students and Their Adjustment in the United States, Changhua Wang (Dissertation)
Vision, Interpersonal Orientation and Personal Values in Elementary School Principals, Allan Leslie Weston (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Personal Values, Work Values, and Job Interests of Nursing Students, Stella Beach Bellarts (Thesis)
Teacher Adjustments to Multiple and Continuous Change, Cheryll Brounstein (Dissertation)
People, Programs, and Politics: Two Case Studies of Adult Literacy Classes, Rita Collins (Dissertation)
International Education in the Public Community Colleges of Oregon and Washington, Stephan Ernest Cragg (Dissertation)
A Diagnostic Analysis of Elementary Principal' Practices Which Serve Youth At-Risk of School Failure, Rikki Kenneth Patrick (Dissertation)
A Descriptive Study of the Implementation of an Integrated Whole Language Approach at the Fifth Grade Level, Ardyth Shapiro (Dissertation)
Effective Middle School Teaching: Factors that Promote and Maintain It, Judith Ann Smith (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
A Study of Qualitative Miscue Analysis Scoring Systems for Identification of Instructional Reading Levels, Sylvia Estelle Dean (Dissertation)
Creative Drama as an Instructional Strategy in Adult Christian Education, Darlene Richards Graves (Dissertation)
Principal Vision, Environmental Robustness, and Teacher Sense of Autonomy in High Schools, Daniel Nordwall Johnson (Dissertation)
The Small Business Development Center Program: From a Small Business Growth Stage and Adult Learning Perspective, Roy Otis Kruger (Dissertation)
The Meaning of Controversial Policy to School Superintendents, Barbara Jean Nicoletti (Dissertation)
A Descriptive Study of the Oregon Mentorship Program, Gaynelle Louise Nolf (Dissertation)
Telling Stories (Out of School) of Mother Tongue, God's Tongue, and the Queen's Tongue: An Ethnography in Canada, Joan Ratzlaff Swinney (Dissertation)
Resolving the Evaluator/Nurturer Role Conflict of the Elementary School Principal, Judith Elizabeth Drummond Taccogna (Dissertation)
Early Identification of At-Risk Children in a Rural School District Using Multiple Predictor Variables, Richard Wayne Wilde (Dissertation)
Programs for At-Risk Students in the Washington County (Oregon) Schools: A Policy Study, John Young (Dissertation)
Perceptions of Psycho-social Factors that Affect Retirement Decision-making, Darlene Zickefoose (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
The Overage Student: Candidate for School Failure, Virginia Homeier Anderson (Dissertation)
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Training in Cooperative Learning and Teacher Job Satisfaction, Margaret Maloy Dutton (Dissertation)
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Their Instructional Styles in the Teaching of Conflict Resolution, Marcia Gregor Garrick (Dissertation)
A Study of Washington Secondary Principals' Perceptions of Effective Dropout Prevention Policies and Programs, Susan Lindsley Greenwood (Dissertation)
Policy into Practice: A Study of Legislative Impact on Administrative Practice in Washington Schools, James Carter Leffler (Dissertation)
Job Satisfaction of Classified Employees in a Public Suburban School District, Jeradean Emma Rehm Masciocchi (Dissertation)
The Effectiveness of an Educational Service District's Programs and Services as Perceived by Various Educator Groups, Thomas Joseph Rockefeller (Dissertation)
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Collective Bargaining for Educational Administrators: Oregon and Washington Principals' Perceptions of Working Conditions, Patricia Ann Boles (Dissertation)
Oregon Women in Educational Administration: Profiles and an Analysis of Upward Career Mobility Factors, Leland D. Chapman (Dissertation)
Relationships Between Teacher Perceptions of Principal Support and Teacher Allocation of Time, Betty Hutchinson Flad (Dissertation)
A Study of the Identification and Referral Components of Substance Abuse Intervention Programs in Washington State's Public High Schools, Todd C. Herberg (Dissertation)
Teacher Perceptions of Evaluation as an Agent for Teacher Growth and Improvement of Instruction, Beverly Ann Hobson (Dissertation)