Education and Human Sciences, College of (CEHS)
College of Education and Human Sciences Dissertations
Some dissertations will appear twice in this series; this means that one link goes to an "open access" version, deposited in the UNL Digital Commons by its author for worldwide free full-text access.
These open-access dissertations series can be seen at:
Open Access Theses and Dissertations from the College of Education and Human Sciences
Educational Administration: Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research
Student Research and Creative Activity: Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
2007
The influence of electrode placement over the innervation zone on electromyographic amplitude and mean power frequency versus isokinetic and isometric torque relationships, Travis Wayne Beck
A typology and discourse analysis of the status and appointments of librarians at land grant universities, Mary K Bolin
A Typology and Discourse Analysis of the Status and Appointments of Librarians at Land Grant Universities, Mary K. Bolin
The experiences of five women in a skilled trade apprenticeship program, Larry Michael Bower
Japanese online distance learners' opinions and learning preferences: A mixed methods study, Eric H Bray
Employee perceptions of collaborative leadership/management in higher education institutions, Keith A Butler
A qualitative study of women university presidents from dual-career families, Jodi L Cahalan
Seasons of presidential leadership: A mixed-methods study contributing to a theory on institutional cycles in higher education, Roger G Christensen
Seasons of Presidential Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study Contributing to a Theory on Insitutional Cycles in Higher Education, Roger G. Christensen
The role of practice in learning computer literacy skills, Judy A Clark
Understanding the experiences, satisfaction and performance of Honors students: A multisite case study at public higher education institutions, Amy Lee Cossentino
The impact of Lesson Study on teacher attitude and beliefs as a form of professional development, Maria DeLucia
Reading comprehension by people with chronic aphasia: A comparison of three levels of visuographic contextual support, Aimee R. Dietz
Pre-referral Intervention with Parents as Partners (PIPP): An investigation of efficacy, implementation fidelity, and parent involvement in team-based problem solving procedures, Shannon Elizabeth Dowd-Eagle
Should I stay or should I go? A study of risk-taking propensity, creativity, and exit intent of North Dakota college seniors in business, Debora Dragseth
The relationship between emotional intelligence and student teacher performance, Todd L Drew
Parents' and teachers' beliefs about parental involvement in schooling, Mary Kelly Haack
PARENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLING, Mary Kelly Haack
Positive relationship-building within a teacher education mentoring program: A mixed methods study, Adele L Harrison
Treatment Decision-Making in Older Adults with Cancer, Maribeth Hercinger
The Kugeria women water project: A mixed-methods evaluation of a women's micro-initiative project, MaLinda Nanette Hill-Schmidtke
THE KUGERIA WOMEN WATER PROJECT: A MIXED-METHODS EVALUTATION OF A WOMEN’S MICRO-INITIATIVE PROJECT, MaLinda Nanetté Hill-Schmidtke
Developing Cultural Awareness: A Grounded Theory Study of Pre-Service Teachers’ Field Experiences in Taiwan, Scott E. Hovater
A construction of twelve lifelong learners' perspectives: An in-depth, naturalistic study of self-integration of learning, Marvin L Hunt
An alternative examinee-centered standard setting strategy, Patrick M Irwin
Examining the Role of Reciprocity within the Formative Assessment Process Alongside Prospective Teachers, Juliann M. Kaftan
Assessing the relative performance of local item dependence indexes, Doyoung Kim
A test of strategies for enhanced learning of descriptive chemistry, Suhasini Kotcherlakota
Implementation of a collaborative culture in one Midwestern urban school, Danielle Kristine Ladwig
Learning needs in the traditional clinical environment and the simulated clinical environment: A survey of undergraduate nursing students, Kimberly L Leighton
Invisible victims? Examination of anxious, depressive, and aggressive symptomatology in adolescents who observe bullying, Kelly Brey Love
The psychosocial development experiences of adult learners enrolled in an online undergraduate degree program, Natalie A Lupton
Administrative allocation of human resources: The speech language pathologist on the literacy team, Peggy R Mackey
The Identification of Factors Influencing the Diffusion of an Assessment Innovation on a University Campus, Ann Louise McCann
A study of corrective feedback and uptake patterns as observed in four foreign language classrooms at selected mid-western public schools, Anastassia S McNulty
The leadership strategies of high school principals in relationship to organizational structure, Alois John Meier
Analyzing the impact of elaborated worked example modeling in a computer simulation for promotion of schema acquisition, Debra Kay Meier
Higher education and United States immigration: Legal and policy implications post-9/11, Barry S Morinaka
Enhancing print knowledge, phonological awareness, and oral language skills with at-risk preschool children in Head Start classrooms, Malinda M Murphy
Developmental/remedial sciences at community colleges in five states in the central part of the United States, Tricia L Paramore
Developmental/Remedial Sciences at Community Colleges in Five States in the Central Part of the United States, Tricia L. Paramore
Specialized Accreditation in Collegiate Aviation: An Analysis of the Perceived Value of Specialized Accreditation by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, Charles Daniel Prather
Facilitating children's learning of augmentative and alternative communication systems, Wendy Quach
Development of the Food Attitude Behavior Openness Scale (FABOS), Lakshman Rajagopal
MANDATORY COUNSELING: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKING ALLIANCE, Tanya I. Razzhavaikina
New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey: A case study of the alternate route teacher education program, Cheryl A Reagan
New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey: A Case Study of the Alternate Route Teacher Education Program, Cheryl Reagan
Use of urine markers to assess hydration status in healthy children, Kristin J Reimers
Two-year colleges offering baccalaureate programming: Faculty development and support needs, David G Ross
Adolescent girls and technology: Tablet PC computers as learning tools, Terrie Hale Scheckelhoff
The efficacy of conjoint behavioral consultation-student involvement (CBC-S) on spelling homework in the middle school setting, Ariadne Vigelius Schemm
Holding the doors open: Faculty perspectives of their roles in the retention of American Indian students, Stacey A Sherwin
Individual learning style preferences: A generational comparison in beginning education classes in selected Arizona community colleges, Randall D Skinner
A study of social and professional ethics in undergraduate computer science programs: Faculty perspectives, Carol Lee Spradling
The state of gifted education in Nebraska, Wanda L Stelk
A study of factors related to freshman year to sophomore year retention at Southern Oregon University, Matthew J Stillman
Grievance arbitration in Bermuda: Principles of arbitration and implications for higher education, Millard Dwayne Thompson
Is vitamin D intake, insufficiency or deficiency associated with falls in community-dwelling, rural, post-menopausal women?, Dianne Travers Gustafson
Developing a programmatic assessment strategy based on the concepts of LeanSigma and evaluating selected faculty perceptions of the effectiveness of this strategy, Jayson B VanHook
The relationships of homeless children in America's schools: How one middle-school teacher addressed this challenge, Mary Lochmann Voelker
The use of principles of good practice in undergraduate registered nursing programs in seven mid-western states, Nina Wardell
Online learning: Student perceptions of variables that impact learning performance, Darlene Williams
2006
The impact of voice amplification on the speed of direction following behavior with students with attention deficit disorder (ADHD), Jean Meister Anderson
Athletic gender equity policy: The potential for United States Title IX directives in Canadian universities, Dean M Beaubier
Recognition and praise relate to teachers' job satisfaction, Rebecca N Bialopotocki
An examination of enterprise resource planning adoption at a Missouri academic library consortium, Joni M Blake
An exploration of the cultural adaptation processes of immigrants and local residents in a rural community, Amy E Boren
Antecedents of transactional, transformational, and servant leadership: A constructive-development theory approach, Marilyn J Bugenhagen
Prayed up: A qualitative exploration of disaster chaplaincy, Denise J Bulling
Career paths of women clinical laboratory scientists who have become higher education administrators, Suzanne M Campbell
Career Paths of Women Clinical Laboratory Scientists Who Have Become Higher Education Administrators, Suzanne Campbell
Biotin-dependent modifications of histones, Gabriela Camporeale
A description of the typical terms and conditions of 2004--2005 negotiated agreements of Class III school districts in Nebraska, Charles F Chevalier
Training practices and participation of faculty preparing to teach online in the University System of Georgia: A mixed methods study, Melanie N Clay
Selected correlates for college choice for Church of Christ college and university students, Roger L Collins
Faculty responses to academic integrity violations, Arthur Coren
The design and utilization of effective worked examples: A meta-analysis, Jennifer K Crissman
Long-term effects of traumatic brain injury as perceived by parental and spousal caregivers: A mixed methods study, Eileen Mazuran Curry
Aesthetic leadership: Stories of support, relationship, and success among novice teachers and school administrators, Sandra J Dop
The impact of public four-year colleges and universities on community sustainability in non-metropolitan areas of the Great Plains, John Falconer
Seeking out attunement within a pedagogy of relation: A narrative inquiry, Kathy J Fuchser
The effects of a school counseling bullying curriculum on bully behavior in an urban K-5 elementary school, Susan N Fuller
Male social worker dispositions: A multiple case study, Mark A Giesler
The influence of friendship quality and commitment on the empathy-forgiveness relationship in children and adolescents, Susan M Goss
A historical study of nurse anesthesia education in Nebraska, Sharon L Hadenfeldt
A Historical Study of Nurse Anesthesia Education in Nebraska, Sharon Loseke Hadenfeldt
The impact of learning styles on volunteering for church activities, Amy Marie Hanson
A study of student perceptions of learning transfer from a human anatomy and physiology course in an allied health program, Leigh S Harrell
A CONSTRUCTION OF TWELVE LIFELONG LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES: AN IN-DEPTH, NATURALISTIC STUDY OF SELF-INTEGRATION OF LEARNING, Marvin L. Hunt
Does eliminating certified school library media specialists make a difference in student reading scores in Minnesota public schools?, Deborah J Jesseman
A multiple case study of the perceived personal costs and benefits of paticipation in a paraeducator career ladder program, Vicky J Jones
By God's grace and the needle: The life and labors of Mercy Jane Bancroft Blair, Melissa Stewart Jurgena
Studies on the stability and intermolecular interactions of cellulose and polylactide systems using molecular modeling, David T Karst
The impact of causal attributions on treatment choice acceptability for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Therese M Korth
Integrity of SAT interventions: Relationship of components to student outcomes, Stacy Kosse
Understanding organizational change in cultural context: Chief academic officers' acquisition and utilization of cultural knowledge in implementing institutional change, Gail Frances Latta
Preservice teachers' content knowledge and efficacy for teaching reading: A mixed methods study, Elizabeth M Leader-Janssen
Measuring numismatic education at the post-secondary level, Lawrence J Lee
Effects of different explanation prompts on computer-supported collaborative learning in a case-based environment, Xiongyi Liu
High-quality professional development: Teacher perceptions of practice within six Ohio districts engaged in standards-based reform, Michaelene A Meyer
Supervision and evaluation of probationary teachers: Policies and practices in Class II and Class III Nebraska school districts, Robert W Michl
Supervision and Evaluation of Probationary Teachers: Policies and Practices in Class II and Class III Nebraska School Districts, Robert W. Michl
Student and teacher perceptions of school social climate and attitudes toward bullying: Implications for intervention, Courtney Karen Miller
Closing the certification gap in family and consumer sciences, Andrea B Mosenson
Testing the relationship between interpersonal political skills, altruism, leadership success and effectiveness: A multilevel model, Jennifer A Moss
A comparison of learning experienced by students who work on-line versus students who work off-line in distance education graduate courses: A mixed method study, Pina Mozzani-Miller
A school improvement program and the process of teacher change: An ethnographic study, Judith Ann Obert
Nutrition, gastrointestinal morphology, and zoological classification, Claudia Elisabeth Obrock Hegel
Servant leadership and work-related outcomes: A multilevel model, Lynn Michelle Ostrem
Using personality variables to predict academic success in personalized system of instruction, Kelly S Petska
USING PERSONALITY VARIABLES TO PREDICT ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION, Kelly S. Petska
Specification searches in multilevel structural equation modeling: A Monte Carlo investigation, James L Peugh
Establishing and maintaining successful industry partnerships at research universities, George W Prigge
Alcohol expectancies and drinking behavior among adolescents in Inner Mongolia, China, Ming Qu
A new insight into the phase transition processes of food starches, R. M. Wajira Srinanda Ratnayake
Principals' opinions on the role of speech-language pathologists serving students with communication disorders involved in violence, Mitzi J Ritzman
Children's aggression at recess: Examining the relationship between the playground environment, aggressive behavior, and reports of worry, Erin E Siemers
The role of protective peers and positive peer relationships in school bullying: How can peers help?, Samuel Young Song
An explanatory sequential mixed method study of well-being, religious coping, and service utilization patterns of African American caregivers of ADRD elders, Dolores D Tarver
Impact of familiar, unfamiliar, and synthetic voices on the arousal and awareness of minimally-conscious survivors of acquired brain injury, Steffany M Van Putten
Convening opportunity: Social entrepreneurship in two community development initiatives, Sandra Sattler Weber
The effects of one leadership training program on behavioral and skill change in community college division chairs and other organizational leaders, Randal H Wilson
How children serve to deepen a couple's marital bond: A qualitative study of great marriages, LouAnn Woolman
Cultural orientation and Chinese adolescents' drinking practices, Jianping Xue
Instructor leadership in higher education: An examination of its relationship to curricular approaches in the classroom, Maude Yacapsin
Making the objective subjective: A sociopsychometric exploration of fairness and standardized testing, Kristin E Yates
Parent expectations of collegiate teaching and caring, W. Wayne Young
PARENT EXPECTATIONS OF COLLEGIATE TEACHING AND CARING, W. Wayne Young Jr.
Defining, identifying, and addressing antisocial behavior in children ages 4--7: The perspectives of selected elementary principals in a midwestern city school district, Audre Lynn Zaroban
DEFINING, IDENTIFYING, AND ADDRESSING ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN AGES 4-7: THE PERSPECTIVES OF SELECTED ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS IN A MIDWESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Audre Lynn Zaroban
Factors contributing to occupational injuries in direct care workers, Tracy L Zontek
2005
Hiring factors of a two-year public college president in the State of Ohio, Doreyd Aboudiab
The role of informal learning on engineering students' teaming process, Dilia M Alcalde
Educating the moral self: From Aristotle to Augusto Blasi, Roger Charles Bergman
Prompting students to justify their response while problem-solving: A nested, mixed-methods study, Mary Christina Bodvarsson
An empirical investigation of the usefulness of solution talk in solution-focused therapy, Epiphania E Bonsi
An educator's perception of STARS from selected Nebraska assessment coordinators, Toby Boss
A case study of tenured teachers' experiences with a new evaluation plan in an urban school district, Stephen L Brock
The role of the college campus environment and the racial identity development of biracial college students, Natasha Hanako Chapman
Responses of mechanomyography, electromyography, and peak torque to three days of velocity-specific isokinetic training, Jared Wayne Coburn
Career and transfer program leadership in the community college, Clarissa M Craig
The adoption of online student services in Texas colleges and universities: An analysis based on Roger's diffusion model, Dennis K Crowson
New Jersey state college and university governance and policy implementation, Susan C Davenport
Conjoint behavioral consultation: An examination of academic, behavioral, and social outcomes, John Warren Eagle
A mixed methods investigation of the perceptions of the instructional leadership practices at two Bureau of Indian Affairs high schools in South Dakota, Nadine R Eastman
A study of the impact of computer assisted self-regulated learning techniques on science teaching for nursing students, Betty L Elder
An educator's perception of STARS from selected Nebraska teachers, Daniel Paul Endorf
Item Response Theory-based approaches for computing cut scores from an Angoff-based standard setting study, Abdullah A Ferdous
Rogers' diffusion theory in education: The implementation and sustained use of innovations introduced during staff development, Vernon F Fisher
A study of attendance and its effects on academic achievement in Alliance Public Schools, Edward J Foy
A study of computer ownership and school and home use of computer technology of the students of Alliance High School, Valorie J Foy
A phenomenological study of the leadership perceptions of the G.I. and Millennial generations, Andrea J Gage
Effects of worldview assessment training on counselor's perceived multicultural counseling competence and counseling efficacy, Christine Ann Gibbon
Desired leadership characteristics: Perceptions of Iowa State University Extension personnel, Sherry Teachout Glenn
Reaching the agreement: A single case study of the process and resulting contract between one national soft drink vendor and one major university, Mary Goebel-Lundholm
Enhancement of student performance with Web-based exercises: Does it work for insect identification?, Douglas A Golick
Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice: Predictors of perceived learning and satisfaction with online courses, Lilian del Carmen Gomez Alvarez
The effect of omitted cues on alphabet-supplemented intelligibility, Elizabeth K Hanson
A study of midwest students' technology skills, Carolyn A Hardy
Impact of Early Head Start and community child care partnerships on quality infant and toddler programming, Beatrice A Harris
The presence of principal transformational leadership in the province of Alberta, Canada: Teacher perceptions, Calvin P Hauserman
An exploratory look at the relationship between bully/victim status, locus of control, and hopelessness: A moderator model, Kisha Marie Haye
An educators' perception of STARS from Nebraska Education Service Unit staff developers, Tamara R Heflebower
Genomic implications of oxidative stress in Caco-2 cells, Theresa Herring
Exploring leader-member exchange and organizational citizenship behavior in a college setting: The influence of the fraternity housemother, Kay Lynn Kalkowski
The effect of aural and improvisatory instruction on fifth grade band students' sight reading ability, James B Karas
The Cocking internship, Lance Kennedy-Phillips
The influence of self construals on consumer decision making styles: A study of young Korean college students, Hong-Youn Kim
Factors influencing consumers' apparel purchasing intention in the C2C e-commerce market, JeeYoung K Kim
Teacher induction programs and beginning teacher job satisfaction, Michael J Kimbrel
The effects of involuntary interinstitutional relocation on the physical, psychosocial, and cognitive functioning of older individuals, Ann M Laughlin
The development of amplitude modulation as an auditory grouping cue, Dawna E Lewis
A case study evaluation of students' academic and social engagement in a residence-based, interdisciplinary honors learning community, Richard A Lombardo
Perspectives on AIDS-related issues in central China and Beijing: A mixed methods study, Yun Lu
Demographic similarity/difference, intercultural sensitivity, and leader-member exchange: A multilevel analysis, Gina S Matkin
Alcohol use and alcohol-sexual expectations as risk factors for HIV/AIDS among young people in Zambia, Lazarous Mbulo
National survey of psychologists' training and practices in breaking bad news: A mixed method study, Brad M Merker
A program evaluation of the NCA-UNL school improvement specialist program, Shirley J Mills
A longitudinal qualitative study of collegiate mentoring experiences in the Nebraska Human Resources Research Foundation, Tammy Moerer
Academic advisor job satisfaction: Implications for student satisfaction, Terry Allyn Murrell
The influence of text type, topic familiarity, and stuttering severity on listener recall and comprehension, James Panico
SchoolMaps: A reliability and validity study for a secondary education school climate instrument, Kimberly A Paul
An analysis of the relationship among structured goal setting, goal achievement, motivation, and academic performance of novice adult learners at the schools of banking, Sean Christopher Payant
A multi-case study of membership trends and leadership responses: 1980--2004, Grace Ann Petersen
Cross-disciplinary analysis of the use of mixed methods in physics education research, counseling psychology, and primary care, Vicki L Plano Clark
Diversity: Policies and practices of recruitment that affect African-American males in a community college district, Gordon R Porter
Factors influencing college success for students with learning disabilities attending a minority-serving institution, Joan Mueller Reed
Locus of control, need for achievement and risk taking propensity: A framework for the "entrepreneurial" learner of the 21st century, Connie Irene Reimers-Hild
Utilization of Nebraska interlocal cooperative agreements by selected school districts: A multi-site case study, Thomas Paul Sharp
Exploring the factors that influence preservice teachers' culturally responsive teaching self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs, Kamau Oginga Siwatu
Development of a model and a survey of clinical dietitians, employers, and educators for interest in advanced medical nutrition therapy practice and education, Annalynn Skipper
Exploring alumnae long-term perceptions of an undergraduate leadership course: A case study, Kelli K Smith
A regression analysis of predictors on the productivity indices of Major League Baseball: 1985--2003, Jeremy Daniel Stick
A REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF PREDICTORS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY INDICES OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: 1985 – 2003, Jeremy Daniel Stick
Crossing the bridge to diversity: Success in medical school for students who are underrepresented in medicine, Hugh Stoddard
A study of the philosophical, historical, statutory, and procedural development of contract law, Lawrence J Stoley
A multivariate causal model of alumni giving at a midwest, public university, Xiaogeng Sun
A multisite case study of elected administrators at selected Nicaraguan universities since 1990, William B Swetnam
An investigation of the effects of a comprehensive language program on the emergent literacy skills of migrant children, Brad M Uhing
An educator's perception of STARS from selected Nebraska principals, Philip B Warrick
Testing the relationships between personality, motivation, leadership and process to success of self-directed work teams, Susan Neill Williams
