Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A Study of the Measurement and Sources of Teachers' Self and Collective Efficacy Beliefs in Professional Learning Environments., Amy Marie barrilleaux Dellinger
Teacher Education Reform and Accountability: a Study of the Louisiana Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality., Patricia Ann davis Exner
An Inquiry Into the Influence of Taped Books on the Oral Reading Performance of Struggling Third-Grade Readers., Dolores Doga Harris
A Comparison of Faculty Perceptions of University Technology Transfer by Level of Institutional Success in the Technology Transfer Process., Paula T. Jacobi
English Immersion Program in Korea: Student Progress After Four Months of Implementation., Jaiwon Jung
An Exploratory Study of the Influence of National and State Standards on Middle School Science Teachers' Classroom Assessment Practices., Kathy Jean Mcwaters
Ways of Incorporating Photographic Images in Learning and Assessing High School Biology: a Study of Visual Perception and Visual Cognition., Brenda Chaumont Nixon
Teacher Personal and School Culture Characteristics in Effective Schools: Toward a Model of a Professional Learning Community., Dianne Fuselier Olivier
Middle School Students' Understanding of the Natural History of the Earth and Life on Earth as a Function of Deep Time., Azalie Cecile Pulling
Campus Responsibility for Alcohol -Related Injuries: a Law and Policy Analysis., Nathan Mccain Roberts
Toward a Reconceptualization of the Integration of Culture and Language in the Korean EFL Classroom., Seung Bin Roh
Understanding the Connections Between High-Stakes Test Consequences and School Literacy Experiences., Deborah Karen Setliff
Teacher Efficacy, Administrator Efficacy, School Culture, and Leadership Density., Roy Wade Smith
Catharine Maria Sedgwick's "Hope Leslie": Clues to a Woman's Journey., Sally Mcmillan Tyler
The Call From the Stranger on a Journey Home: Curriculum as Creative Transformation of Selfhood., Hongyu Wang
Professional Culture and Efficacy Correlates of Organizational Effectiveness in Cooperative Extension Services., Rebecca Elaine White
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Female High School Biology Students' Biofilm -Focused Learning: the Contributions of Three Instructional Strategies to Patterns in Understanding and Motivation., Jo Dale hill Ales
The Impact of Human Resource Expenditures and the Minimum Foundation Program's Level 3 Subsidy on Academic Productivity in Louisiana., John Paul Beaudoin
Psychosocial Correlates of Decision Certainty in Academic Major Selection of College Students., Claire Bienvenu
The Southeastern Conference Coach: a Correlational Study Between Length of Service and Team Performance., Jeanne Marie Boyd
Attitudes of Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language Toward Teaching Spanish to Hispanic Students in Urban Schools., Rossana Ramirez Boyd
Understanding the Biological Concept "Bird": a Kindergarten Case Study., Dilek Buchholz
Interaction Between Cognitive Styles and Assessment Approaches., Mehtap Cakan
Intention to Leave Teaching: a Study of Louisiana Elementary School Teachers Early in Their Careers., Karen Elizabeth Callender
The Function of Speech (Verbal Mediation) on Corresponding Academic and Social Behavior., Kimberly Jo Callicott
Cross -Age Peers as Partners: Students' Perspectives on the Reciprocal Effects of Paired Reading Using Cross-Age Peer Tutors., Karen Elizabeth Eason
Comparing Interventions on Disruptive Classroom Behaviors Derived From Descriptive Analysis, Experimental Analysis, and Reinforcer Assessment., Heather Peshak George
An Inquiry Into the Impact of Teacher Variances Within the Implementation of the Success for All Reading Program in Two School Districts., Karen Parker Guillot
Factors Influencing the Decision to Transfer as Perceived by Students Currently Enrolled in a Four -Year University Who Have Transferred From Another Four -Year University., Brenda Griffin Hanson
A Narrative Study of Selected Introductory College Biology Students' Struggles to Gain an Understanding of Scale and Measurement., Juliana Guillory Hinton
The Effects of the Laboratory on College Students' Understanding of Evolution: Implications for Conceptual Change., Lorna Benita Holtman
The History of Our Lady of the Lake College, 1923--2000: a Study of Organizational Change., Linda Carol rakestraw Pendergast
"Awakenings" on Relational Ways of Knowing: an Ecological Perspective on Curriculum., Elaine Kent Riley
An Inquiry Into the Impact of the REGROW Reading /Writing Strategy on Comprehension in a Community College Setting., Angel Michele Royal
Evaluating Alternative Instructional Strategies to Improve Sixth Graders' Reading Comprehension., Emma Mccall Schorzman
School Life on the Mississippi: an Inquiry Into the Impact of the Louisiana Reform Movement Related to Standards in World History Instruction in Three Secondary School Settings., Michael Joseph Schramm
The Impact of Implementing Metacognitive Strategies on Instructional and Experiential Scaffolding., Frances Ann Steward
Education as Prison Reform: a Meta -Analysis., Ronald Edward Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
College Biology Students' Conceptions Related to the Nature of Biological Knowledge: Implications for Conceptual Change., Gloria Millie apio Ameny
Looking for Leadership: Searching in a Middle School for Reactions to Stimuli in Social Environments., Lucy Gremillion Begnaud
Crossing Over: an Oral History of the Desegregation Experience of Public School Personnel in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana., Douglas Raymond Davis
Preparing New Teachers to Use Technology: a Comparative Study of Preservice Teacher Education Programs., Patricia Ann Duhon
Gaps in College Biology Students' Understanding of Photosynthesis: Implications for Human Constructivist Learning Theory and College Classroom Practice., Phyllis Baudoin Griffard
High School Biology Students' Participation in a Year-Long Sequence of Analogical Activities: The Relationship of Development of Analogical Thought to Student Learning and Classroom Interactions., Marcella Wichser Hackney
Relating Process Philosophy to the Classroom: an Exploration of Alfred North Whitehead's Educational Vision., Janis Pardue Hill
Factors Influencing Effectiveness of Exhibit Displays on Family Learning in a Public Aquarium., Kodi Rae Jeffery
College Choice: Psychological Factors Influencing *Postsecondary Aspirations and Expectations of Ninth-Grade Students., Stuart Earle Johnson
Predictors of Practice Role Commitment and Practice Role Value for Doctorally Prepared Nursing Faculty., Anna Karin walker Jones
State-Mandated Site-Based Management: Exploring the Level of Implementation in Texas High Schools., Elizabeth Annette Kemper
Women's Voices in Education: Two Jamaican Life Histories., Ethel L. King-mckenzie
Magnetism of Magnets: the Impact of High School Magnet Programs on Desegregation and School Improvement in East Baton Rouge Parish., Alonzo Ray Luce
College Students' Understanding of Stereochemistry: Difficulties in Learning and Critical Junctures., Gary Lester Lyon
Women's Health Issues in Baccalaureate Nursing Curricula., Karen Basham Moody
Curriculum and the Holocaust: Competing Sites of Memory and *Representation., Marla Beth Morris
Perceptions of Technical Education Professionals Regarding the Purposes of Technical Education Programs in Zimbabwe's Secondary Schools., Davison Muchemwa Mupinga
How Does Undergraduate College Biology Students' Level of Understanding, in Regard to the Role of the Seed Plant Root System, Relate to Their Level of Understanding of Photosynthesis?, James Gicheha Njeng'ere
The Role of Financial Aid Counseling in Students' Understanding of Student Loan Management., Julia Young Porter
Addressing the Problems of Beginning Teachers: an Evaluation of Teacher Induction Programs., Daphene O. Singleton
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Teaching of Biological Evolution in Louisiana Public Secondary Schools., Donald Wayne Aguillard
Beliefs and Practices of Middle School Language Arts Teachers., Suzan Anderson
An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Hypermedia-Based Approach and Science-In-Fiction Approach for Instruction on the Polymerase Chain Reaction., Lynda A. Britton
A Cross-Site Inquiry Into Reading Instruction in Differentially Successful Title I Schools., Gypsye Dugas Bryan
Locus of Reform: From Reflection to Effectiveness Through the Voices of Novice Teachers., Patricia Babin Caillouet
Dyslexic College Students: Quest for Literacy., Frances Grace Crochet
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Teachers' Orientations in Reading Process and Instruction: Four Case Studies., Carrice Lou Cummins
Subterranean Echoes: Curriculum Theory as Cultural Studies., Toby Allan Daspit
Reconceiving Citizenship: The Social Education of Seven Members of Students Against Driving Drunk., Cheryl Jeannette Edwards
An Historical Analysis of Elementary-Level Art Education Supported by the Puerto Rican Department of Public Instruction From 1898-1990., Camille Galanes
Redefining Babes, Booze and Brawls: Men Against Violence. Towards a New Masculinity., Luoluo Hong
Considering Outcomes Beyond Achievement: Student Participation as an Indicator of High School Performance., Susan Elizabeth Kochan-teddlie
Factors Determining University Enrollment Status: The Case of High School Students Recruited to Attend Louisiana State University College of Agriculture., Fredrick Muyia Nafukho
Student Loan Procurement: Exploring Its Linkages to Leadership, Diligence, and Post-Collegiate Behaviors., Thresa Arnita Nelson-brown
Texts and Talk: A Close Look at Gender in Literature Discussion Groups., Peggy Sue Rice
Education for Liberation as (An) African-American Folk Theory., Denise Marie Taliaferro
Components That Should Be Included in an Ethics Enhancement Program for State Legislatures., Kenneth Ward
Literacy Stories: Attitudes Toward Literacy and Motivation to Read Among African-American Males in an Urban Community., Donna Parham Washington
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The Impact of Early Literacy Intervention Groups in Conjunction With Reading Recovery., Lori Ann Brocato
Personal and Organizational Structure Correlates of Receptivity and Resistance to Change and Effectiveness in Institutions of Higher Education., James Sutherland Clarke
School Restructuring, Transformational Leadership, and Teacher Participation in Decision-Making., Sherry Fontenot Cormier
Educational Costs and Cost Recovery in Developing Countries: The Case of Mali., Mohamed Cherif Diarra
A Case Study Analysis of the Impact Peer Coaching Has on Assisting First and Third Grade Teachers in the Implementation of Portfolio Assessment., Lila D. Finney
Factors Influencing University Enrollment Status of High School Students Recruited to Attend Louisiana State University., Allison Bennett Harris
The Effects of the Louisiana Systemic Initiative Project on Two Rural School Districts in Louisiana., Tanya Maria Jones
An Identification of Primary Evaluands as Perceived by Undergraduate Students and Faculty in a College of Agriculture., Karen Renee Juneau
The Influence of Violence Upon Academic Achievement Among African American First Time College Students., Diana F. Kelly
Teacher Conceptions and the Curriculum: A Longitudinal, Multicase Study of College Chemistry Teaching., Charles J. Killebrew
Negotiating Literacy Instruction: Pedagogical Perceptions of Secondary Preservice Teachers., Julie Hill Lester
Errand Into the Wilderness and America: An Analysis of the Effects of Puritan Symbols on the Perceived Purpose of Education in America., E. Douglas Mcknight
Academic Discipline, Mentoring, and the Career Commitment of Women Faculty., Gloria Tara Nye
An Investigation of Consistency Between Theoretical Orientations to Reading and Planning for Reading Instruction: A Three-Year Study., Norma Jean Paris
Visualizing Autobiography: Intersections of Gender, Representation, Curriculum Theory., Anne Elizabeth Pautz
Education, Faith and the Critique of Reason., Mary Ellington Quinn
Diverse Roads to Literacy: Examining the Literacy Learning of Six First Graders., Deborah Rickards
Factors Affecting Motivation to Use Computer-Based Training., Dian Lampkin Seyler
Educational Plans of Community College Students: An Expansion of Two College Choice Models., Lisa M. Smith-vosper
A Feminist Study of African American Art in New Orleans: Considerations of Aesthetics, Art History and Art Criticism., Harriet Joanne Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Cognitive Differences and Their Predictive Ability on Reading Performance in Skilled and Unskilled Readers., Mary Elizabeth Carter
The Effects of Analytic Reading Skills on Sixth Graders' Ability to Solve Mathematical Story Problems., Linda Hale Eilers