Collected here are "open-access" versions of theses and dissertations from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Education and Human Sciences. All materials are copyright by their original authors/creators.

2009

TEACHERS’ INQUIRY-BASED MATHEMATICS IMPLEMENTATION IN RAPID CITY AREA SCHOOLS: EFFECTS ON ATTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT WITHIN AMERICAN INDIAN ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, Jamalee Bussinger-Stone

Strategies Multiracial College Women Use to Navigate Monoracial Systems, Minisa Chapman-Huls

Diverging Perspectives: A School District's Response to and Instructional Support Application, Sarah Crose

Gender Differences on the American Mathematics Competition AMC 8 Contest, Melissa A. Desjarlais

The Relationship of Involvement in Co-Curricular Programs on Community College Student Success and Development, Jacquelyn R. Elliott

Presidential Fundraising at Independent Colleges in the Midwest: A Case Study, Corday Goddard

EXPLORING THE COMPLEXITIES OF LEARNING MOTIVATION IN PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS: A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH, Kristin K. Grosskopf

Improving the Writing Performance of High School Students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Writing Difficulties, Laura Thompson Jacobson

Modifying National Public Health Performance Standards for Local Public Health Department Accreditation, Jeffrey G. Kuhr

The Effect of Retirement on Vigorous Physical Activity Controlling for the Socio-Demographic Variables of Age, Gender, Education, Income, Race and Perceived Health Status Affect, Jayme D. Nekuda

Creating a Culture of Inquiry: Student Teachers' Stories from the World of the Glass Box, Judith J. Ruskamp

A Correlational Study on Parental Attachment and Moral Judgment Competence of Millennial Generation College Students, Deidra Graves Stephens

The Influence of the Family Context and Intervention Implementation Integrity on Child Behavior During Conjoint Behavioral Consultation, Michelle Swanger-Gagne

Beyond barriers: A phenomenological study of women reporting intimate partner violence in college, Megan Watson

DRUG RELEASE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH KINETIC AND THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF DRUG SORPTION ONTO POLYLACTIDE, STARCH ACETATE, WHEAT GLUTEN AND SOY PROTEIN FIBERS, Weijie Xu

EFFECTS OF AN ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WUHAN, CHINA, Ying Zhang

A Teacher Development Process for Comprehension Strategies Instruction, Caryn D. Ziettlow

2008

The Effect of Classmate Photographs on Online Community and Connectedness, Ellen McPeek Glisan

FACULTY TRAINING IN DEVELOPING AN E-PORTFOLIO SYSTEM, Cindy J. Harvel

Assessment of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Food Intakes and Their Association with Socioeconomic Status and Acculturation in Midwestern Latinas, Karina R. Lora

A CORRELATIONAL STUDY ON PARENTAL ATTACHMENT AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, Mary-Ellen Madigan

Significance of the Influence of World View and Racial Socialization on Death Anxiety Beliefs of Blackamerican Men, Larry Cameron Menyweather-Woods

The Relationship between the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Provided by Wyoming High School Mathematics Teachers and the Performance of Wyoming 11th Grade Students on the Adequate Yearly Progress of Wyoming Schools, Mary C. Moler

Stress, Adult Attachment, and Academic Success among Community College Students, Linda L. Petroff

The Labyrinth to Leadership: A Multicase Study, Melody Schopp

Determining the accuracy of item parameter standard error of estimates in BILOG-MG 3, Michael Toland

From Paper Dolls to the Presidency: A Collective Case Study of the Childhood Years and Life Experiences of Five Female College and University Presidents, Regina M. Toman

Mixed-Ability Secondary Science in One Urban School District: A Multiple Case Study, Francis A. Tworek

THE LIFE OF PATRICIA MORIN – A NURSING DEAN, Linda Kay Walline

2007

A Typology and Discourse Analysis of the Status and Appointments of Librarians at Land Grant Universities, Mary K. Bolin

Seasons of Presidential Leadership: A Mixed-Methods Study Contributing to a Theory on Insitutional Cycles in Higher Education, Roger G. Christensen

Reading comprehension by people with chronic aphasia: A comparison of three levels of visuographic contextual support, Aimee R. Dietz

PARENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLING, Mary Kelly Haack

Treatment Decision-Making in Older Adults with Cancer, Maribeth Hercinger

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

Examining the Role of Reciprocity within the Formative Assessment Process Alongside Prospective Teachers, Juliann M. Kaftan

The Identification of Factors Influencing the Diffusion of an Assessment Innovation on a University Campus, Ann Louise McCann

Specialized Accreditation in Collegiate Aviation: An Analysis of the Perceived Value of Specialized Accreditation by the Aviation Accreditation Board International, Charles Daniel Prather

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 Reagan

2006

A Historical Study of Nurse Anesthesia Education in Nebraska, Sharon Loseke Hadenfeldt

A CONSTRUCTION OF TWELVE LIFELONG LEARNERS’ PERSPECTIVES: AN IN-DEPTH, NATURALISTIC STUDY OF SELF-INTEGRATION OF LEARNING, Marvin L. Hunt

AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATION FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING: A SINGLE CASE STUDY OF MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, Yuki Ozawa

USING PERSONALITY VARIABLES TO PREDICT ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION, Kelly S. Petska

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

2005

A REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF PREDICTORS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY INDICES OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: 1985 – 2003, Jeremy Daniel Stick

2002

Department Chair Faculty Development Activities and Leadership Practices: University Libraries Faculty Perceptions, Dana Wayne Rippy Boden