Dissertations from 2010
Deterrents to participation in web-based graduate nursing programs, Suzanne H. Carpenter
School Gardens: effects on low socioeconomic first grade students, Margo Lynn Castro
The effect of a planned instructional program on the empathy levels of registered nurses at a metropolitan hospital in Southern Louisiana, Deborah K. Charnley
The influence of self-esteem and selected demographic characteristics on the academic achievement of freshman students in the College of Agriculture at a Research-Extensive University, Mae Blanchard Gaspard
The impact of participation in Oncology Nursing Society Leadership Development Institute on sustainable leadership, Christine Guidry Gatlin
Explaining and predicting suggested relationships between human social capital, citizen political trust, and citizen political engagement, James A. Gilmore, Jr.
Does choosing to live in a discipline-based residential college make a difference in the engagement of university freshmen?, Jody Allen Hammett
An evaluation of the preceptions of board development needs in non-profit organizations in Louisiana, Gail A. Hollins
Transactional distance theory: the effect of disseminating educational messages to frontline nurses in an acute care hospital setting, Wanda G. Hughes
The achievement of business education students on high school core subjects, Mohd Khata Bin Jabor
Readiness for lifelong learning of volunteers affiliated with a 4-H youth development program in the southern region of the United States, Kenneth Kimani Kungu
Developing and building collaborations between a cooperative extension service and a local school and its community, Robin Boudreaux Landry
Perceptions of the effectiveness of the Louisiana Master Cattle Producer Program, Louis Joseph Lirette
A viable entry level into practice: factors determining diploma nursing program success, Linda M. Markey
The influence of proactive personality on social entrepreneurial intentions among African American and Hispanic undergraduate students: the moderating role of hope, Leon Christopher Prieto
Relationship between dissimilar cognitive styles, use of coping behavior and use of learning strategies, Chevanese LaToya Samms
Factor that influence the critical thinking skills of public school teachers in a parish in Southwest Louisiana, Dale Beglis Schanz
Retention of students in a diploma nursing program in the southern United States, Carol Ann Tingle
The influence of program participation in business education courses on standardized test performance among secondary students in Louisiana, Debra A. Wilkerson
Dissertations from 2009
The problems solving styles of emergency operations center staffs of local and state government agencies, Glynn Cavin
The relationship between self-esteem and academic success among African American students in the Minority Engineering Program at a research extensive university in the Southern portion of the United States, Sandra Latrice Harris
The effects of activation on employers of Reserve and National guard soldiers, Lee Lamar Hisey
Factors that influence online learners' intent to continue in an online graduate program, Rui-Ting Huang
Factors that influence course completion of individuals enrolled in craft-training courses offered by a large organization of member construction companies, Alvin James Justelien, III
An experimental study of the effects of workforce bullying on three affective constructs: self-efficacy, satisfaction and stress, Elizabeth A. Nealy
Factors influencing the perceived usefulness of an information delivery website among the United States resident viewership, Frederick Joseph Piazza
Evaluating the influence of educational videos and printed materials on Office of Family Support clients' intentions to select, purchase, prepare, and consume healthier foods, Natasha Dee Pittman
Examining successful recuritment strategies utilized by volunteer alumni, James Eric Prudhomme
The agricultural industry as percieved by members of the general public of Louisiana, Julie Baker Richard
A comparison of the effectiveness of two alternative instructional strategies for teaching basic construction surveying concepts, Gabriel N. Trahan Jr.
Factors that influence college students who choose engineering as their major to presist in that major to their fifth semester, Kelli Elaine Wildman
BIOS: a one-week pre-freshman biology "boot camp" as a tool to increase student success and retention in the biological sciences major, Sheri Maples Wischusen
Dispositional influences on the intent to transfer learning: a test of a structural equation model, Bogdan Vladimirovich Yamkovenko
Dissertations from 2008
A phenomenological study of couples who pursue infertility and the impact on their lives, Mary Catherine Fontenot
Learning styles and student's perception of teachers' attitudes and its relation to truancy among African Americans students in secondary education, Kenyetta Quenishia Nelson-Smith
Toward an effective and humane counterinsurgency, Adam Patrick Shilling
Dissertations from 2007
The effects of 3-dimensional CADD modeling software on the development of the spatial ability of ninth grade technology discovery students, K. Lynn Basham
Workplace implications for hurricane affected Gulf Coast region industrial companies, Michelle T. Boullion
The importance of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service as perceived by local governing bodies in Louisiana, Peter Charles Cannizzaro
The influence of Confucian philosophy on adults' preference for learning: a comparison of Confucian adult learners and non-Confucian adult learners, Szu-Fang Chuang
The relationship of selected personal characteristics of e-faculty to their perceived technological knowledge, Myriah Christin Clark
Demographic and psychological factors influencing academic success in a college level human anatomy course, Wanda Green Hargroder
Competencies for rural nursing practice, Florence Elaine Hurme
Rural care Registered Nurses' interpretation of health literacy and its effect on patient care, Brenda Matzke
The relationship between participation in professional development and level of social capital, Sylvia Caillier Melancon
Continuing professional education and its impact on the practices and careers of certified public accountants, Jean Annette Meyer
Academic Concept Mapping (ACM): a critical thinking tool in academic advising for improving academic performance in college freshmen, Dorothy Burton Nelson
Mentoring youth with disabilities: the mentor's lived experiences, Kimberly Lynn Seeger
The influence of enrollment in agriscience education courses on student achievement of high school students in Louisiana, Paul Joseph Theriot
Dissertations from 2006
Factors that influence traditional-age, high-achieving students to enroll at a research-extensive university in the Southern region of the United States, Roy Cleveland Brooks, Jr.
The influence of tobacco merchant education and enforcement activities on the rate of tobacco use among youth in Louisiana, Leslie Hope Brougham
Factors related to the developmental experiences of youth serving as Louisiana 4-H camp counselors, David Nathan Carter
How voice affects perceptions of relationship wih adults, ownership, and engagement in youth, Melissa D. Wade Cater
Health literacy: the knowledge and experiences of senior level baccalaureate nursing students, Catherine M. Cormier
The impact of the Louisiana Master Gardener Program on the perceived and actual horticultural knowlede levels of program participants, Bobby Hugh Fletcher
College recruitment receptions: bringing the university to the student, Jean Marie Gilman
Factors which influence client satisfaction with the services of community development corporations, Shanta Harrison-Proctor
The lived experience of nurses working with student nurses in the acute care clinical environment, Donna Coffey Hathorn
Agriscience program - using the No Child Left Behind principles of education, Tiffany Ann Popps
Suicide and community traumatic events: is there a connection?, Regina T. Praetorius
Louisiana cotton, rice, soybean and sugarcane farmer stakeholders: who are they and what are their perceptions of farming practices as related to the environment, Robert James Soileau
The meaning of masculinity for male baccalaureate nursing program graduates, Kenneth Tillman
Dissertations from 2005
An evaluation of the LSU Agricultural Center's Agriculture Leadership Development Program, 1988-2004, Michele Abington-Cooper
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner delivered primary health care services, Lucie J. Agosta
Technological stressors of Louisiana baccalaureate nurse educators, Mary Ann Stark Burke
Toward a construct validation of the Louisiana School Analysis Model Instructional Staff Questionnaire, Nikki Bray Clark
An investigation of the relationship between teaching perspectives and faculty development activities among faculty in higher education, David M. Deggs
Non-medical skills and competencies needed by paraprofessional caregivers, Martha L. Dix
The lived experience of new graduate baccalaureate-prepared Registered Nurses working in an acute care hospital setting, Jeannie Ricks Harper
The influence of solo performance opportunities on self-reported levels of musical performance anxiety among undergraduate college music majors, Carol W. Larsen
Effectiveness of the 4-H advisory committee process as perceived by 4-H professionals and advisory committee members, Mark Gerard Tassin
A test of andragogy in a post-secondary educational setting, Lynda Swanson Wilson
Dissertations from 2004
Integrating a technology-enriched curriculum: ethno-case study, Juliette D. Angers
A national set of competencies for paraprofessionals in residential college or living/learning programs, Debora Elise Baker
Development of a predictive model for student-athlete retention and graduation at Louisiana State University, Mary Allyn Boudreaux
Entry-level job skills needed by wildlife management professionals, Billy Warren DeLany, Jr.
An investigation of the 150-hour requirement in developing personal competencies in accounting education, Laura Davis DeLaune
Construct validation of an Arabic version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory for use in Jordan, Samer Abdelkarim Khasawneh
International FFA School to School Linkage Program: case studies of two familes, Bradley Allen Leger
A theory of effective computer-based instruction for adults, Janis Sue Lowe
Assessment of instructional methodologies and student information processing styles in a terrorism preparedness course, William James McCarthy
The influence of selected perceptual and demographic factors on the involvement of youth in violent behaviors, Nathaniel McClinton
Effective developmental leadership: a study of the traits and behaviors of a leader who develops both people and the organization, Michael Stanley Wilson
Dissertations from 2003
The relationship between selected housing and demographic charateristics and employment status among rural, low-income families, Ann Allgood Berry
Cross-cultural construct validation of the learning transfer system inventory in Tawian, Hsin-Chih Chen
Identifying skills needed by office information systems graduates in the changing work environment: perceptions of administrative support occupations workers, Margaret Sepulvado Kilcoyne
Barriers to participation in educational programs as perceived by first-time enrolling freshmen in higher education, Julie Cason McDonald
Program participants' knowledge and perceptions of effectiveness of the French Quarter Formosan Termite Program, Alan L. Morgan
The influence of selected factors on burnout among faculty in higher education, Ronald R. Rush
Cultural competence of faculty of baccalaureate nursing programs, Lorinda J. Sealey
Influences of selected demographic variables on the career decision-making self-efficacy of college seniors, Mary Edith Whitehead Stacy
Perceived fairness of and satisfaction with employee performance appraisal, Marie Burns Walsh
A mediated hierarchical regression analysis of factors related to research productivity of Human Resource Education and workforce development postsecondary faculty, Heather Anne Williams
Dissertations from 2002
The influence of the use of recommended management practices on milk production in southeast Louisiana, Ronald David Bardwell
A comparison of Louisiana secondary career and technical teachers and academic teachers on learning type and perception of school climate, Tracy Andries Beard