Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses published by Northern Illinois University through The Graduate School.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Production of stereoselective anti-amino acid antibody fragments by molecular biological techniques, Pierre Paul Eleniste

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The politics of unfunded mandates : the intergovernmental fiscal relationships and political structure in China, Yongmao Fan

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Interpreting ambiguous child behaviors : the role of automatic information processing in child physical abuse risk, Maria-Magdalena Farc

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Preparation and characterization of antibody-based stationary phases for the separation of structurally related small molecules, Elliott Javier Franco

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Student learning through situated use of 3-D modeling and animation software in a high school art class, David Vincent Gill

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Computational simulation studies of RPE65, alpha crystallin, and ABCR, Hao Guo

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A conversation with Jessica : a dialogic inquiry into the developing literacy practices of a beginning teacher and a reading specialists, Lana J. Haddy

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A study of the principalship : performance indicators of leadership standards and the work of principals, Peter William Hannigan

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An analysis of vocabulary and comprehension knowledge growth of first-grade English-language learners using an instructional package, Susan R. Hinrichs

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The development of an instrument to assess the usability of courseware, Louvenia D. Hollins

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Student involvement, experiences, and perceptions in study abroad programs, Tammy Lynn Holmes

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Diary study of the relationship between sexual risk taking and strategies for reducing negative affect, Nicolette L. Howells

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Commensurate effect in superconducting niobium films containing arrays of nanoscale holes, Jiong Hua

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Examining the hidden curriculum in water safety education for African Americans, Gail H. Ito

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Integrated computer technology in a Catholic elementary school : a study in the dynamics of change, Thomas F. Jackson Jr

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"Us and them" : the changing boundaries of acceptance and exclusion for incoming ethnic, religious, and racial groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1933, Christopher Jaffe

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Narrating choices: The significance of technique in the work of Sarah Orne Jewett, Willa Cather, Nella Larsen, and Zora Neale Hurston, Caresse A. John

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Lost opportunities for emergent literacy development: A comparison of the literacy environments in subsidized and non-subsidized child-care centers, Julie Tucker Kallenbach

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Strategic business planning and human capital staffing, Christina A. Kamer

Partitioning: A grounded theory investigation of instructor mathematics philosophy shaping community college mathematics courses, M. Joanne Kantner

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Ethnic identity of Turkey's migrant Kurds in urban provinces, Seda Kartal

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Art education pedagogy and practice with adolescent students at-risk in alternative high schools, Lisa Kay

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Correlates of assistive technology use by students who are visually impaired in the U.S.: Multilevel modeling of the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study, Stacy M. Kelly

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Novice teachers and knowledge acquisition : reminiscent reflections of experienced teachers, Kyoung-Ae Kim

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Teacher instructional practices, student mathematical dispositions, and mathematics achievement, Phillip K. Kisunzu

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Is there a schoolhouse gate in cyberspace? : the extent of public school officials' authority over student cyberspeech, Steven Douglas Koch

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Evaluation of spirituality as a moderator of risk for suicidal ideation in a community sample of adolescents, Lisa Callio Konick

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Chief administrator influence in Illinois council-manager and mayor-council cities, William T. Lichter

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Studio art practices and k-12 art teachers' identities : art curricula and professional discourses, Eun Hee Lim

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Short-term and long-term effects of Head Start: A revisit using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Shi Li

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Characteristic beliefs of K-12 teachers that influence their decision to implement GIS into classroom practice, Aryliss Lee Lisner

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Dynamic portfolio and consumption decisions under ambiguity for time varying investment opportunities, Hening Liu

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Business executives' perceptions of ethical leadership and its development : implications for higher education and human resource development, Catherine Marsh

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The effects of computer animation in the design of instructional messages, Yue Ma

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The role of student support services programs in motivating students to persist in postsecondary institutions, Jonathan McKenzie

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Perceived benefit of new teacher induction programs by Illinois teachers, Donn Mendoza

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A class of functions in [fourier transform] whose integral is not in [fourier transform], Jonathan Alex Szaukellis Meshes

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"So great a correspondence" : Native American diplomacy in the Hudson Valley, 1609-1783, Tom Arne Midtrød

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Synthesis, characterization, redox kinetics, and assessment of DNA and thiol binding of a new class of platinum(II) and -(IV) pyrophosphato complexes, Robert John Mishur

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Affect, self-efficacy, and responsive caregiving in mothers: A model of infant care, Bradley S. Montgomery

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Teacher support, teacher-child conflict, and school adjustment for African American children living in high risk urban communities, Kelly M. Murray

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Subcellular localization of DRG family proteins, Benjamin John Nelson

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An examination of professional development activities for teachers in the Mid -America Region of the Association of Christian Schools International and their relationship to professional learning communities, Linda M. Neuzil

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Disciplinary knowledge, intertextuality, and developmental readers : a study of community college students, Mary Claire Newman

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An analysis of the problem-solving experience of students in an online problem-based learning environment, Nancy L. Oldenburg

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Making a difference: Teacher efficacy and Latino student success, Kenneth E. Ortega

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Learning organization attributes and organizational performance : is there a relationship in church congregations?, James Gerald Panosh

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Voices of faculty members in the community college: A grounded theory study on hybrid course development and delivery, Joanne M. Parke

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Creating social presence through online discussion forums, Ardelle Pate

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Reactions to distressing events during emotional imagery in college students reporting high and low levels of experiential avoidance, Scott M. Pickett

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A critical budgeting component for a "forgotten government" : a case study of budgeting for county jail facilities, Donald E. Piwowarski

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Diffusion of innovation: A case study of course management system adoption, Phillip Powell

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Generalizations for the blocks of the symmetric group and Nakayama's conjecture, Mihai-Teodor Racovitan

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The perceptions of newly certified athletic trainers regarding transfer of learning into the workplace, Sarah Lynn Radtke

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Synthesis, structure, and properties of ternary and quaternary rare earth chalcogenides, Rosemary Sue Rakers

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An investigation of the relationship between coping behaviors and dispositional traits during job transitions: A longitudinal study, Daylashunta Lakesha Randolph

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Teachers' educational technology practices : understanding teachers' critical thinking skills and teachers' cognitive demand practices in the classroom, Ximena D. Recalde

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Children and adults : indirect attitude measurement, Heather J. Risser

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Standards and technology integration among beginning K-8 teachers, Wynter J. Rose

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Educational contexts perceived to influence effective teaching practices, Kristine A. Schach

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The effect of spirituality on golf performance, Cynthia Joyce Schendel

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From books to Broadway : the musicalization of literature, Jeanne McGowan Sheehan

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Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of novel and immobilized palladium and ruthenium complexes, Matthew Ryan Sheets

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A kaleidoscope of literacy and learning: A portrait of a critical community of practice in first grade, Mary C. Shorey

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First Rays of the Midnight Sun: The Beginning of Nietzsche's Response to Nihilism, Lewis Mark Slawsky

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The impact of maternal employment on child overweight and obesity, Jennifer J. Smith

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Quadratic inverse eigenvalue problems: Theory, methods, and applications, Vadim Olegovich Sokolov

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Redeeming Eve : a model woman in middle English vernacular literature, Ellen B. Sorenson

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The relationship among bullying participant roles, social support, and school climate, Kelly Hodgson Summers

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Spin polarization of electrons by reflection at a barrier, Voltaire Teodorescu

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The impact of a face-to-face orientation and sociocultural factors on student retention in a community college distance learning course, Darrylinn D. Todd

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Data-driven problem solving and students' critical thinking in a problem-based learning environment, Ming-Huey Tseng

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Negotiating the senior project : epistemology and expectations, Linda E. Urman

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The tendency of affections: Natural families in nineteenth-century Louisiana, Thomas Jay Vaughan

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An analysis of the levels of moral decision making of public elementary school principals, Charles J. Vitton

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Hearing the voices : African American nutrition educators, Jill H. White

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A Monte Carlo investigation of bootstrapping in covariance structure modeling under varying levels of multivariate nonnormality, Wayne W. Wilkinson

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Effects of adult sexual assault types and tactics on cognitive appraisals and mental health symptoms, Maha H. Zayed

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Negotiating masculinity : rereading male figures in Gish Jen, Frank Chin, Gus Lee and Maxine Hong Kingston's novels, Kai Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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The effects of using different types of multimedia presentations on Thai seventh-grade learners' understanding of a social studies text, Rosarin Adulseranee

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Faculty attitudes and perceptions concerning the use of course management systems in higher education, Muhannad Anwar Al-Shboul

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"Minimalist" administration : an innovative administration model utilized by a film institute in Arizona, Jane Campa Alvarez

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Thai government reform : The case of the integrated provincial administrative system, Udomchoke Asawimalkit

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A study of two technology-enriched inclusion classrooms that promote learning for students with learning disabilities, Sylvia Elisabeth Asplund

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Levels of thinking in individual vs. group problem-based asynchronous online learning environments, Mary Ellen Aydam

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Use of epiphyseal and total fusion scores as methods of age estimation and evaluation of morphological indices in the macropodidae, Caroline K. Ballard

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The impact of a tailored lesson introduction on learners' motivation and cognitive performance, Jennifer Rebecca Banas

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Regional autonomy and patterns of democracy in Indonesia, Anies Rasyid Baswedan

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Cross-hedging with futures and options : bivariate lognormal and other distributions, Anthony J.F. Biagioli

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Relationships among academic stress, social support, and internalizing and externalizing behavior in adolescence, Stacy Marie Bjorkman

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A phenomenological study of superintendents of high-performing, high-poverty school districts as servant leaders, Robert G. Bohanek

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Subcutaneous : the life experience of African American transsexual college students, Darnell J. Bradley

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Comparing methodologies used to predict outcomes on high stakes tests with curriculum-based measurement, Sarah Eleanor Brown

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The high-temperature synthesis and an investigation of the optical and catalytic properties of transition metal chalcogenide compounds, Douglas N. Bryhan

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Achievement Motivation : the effects of conscious, chronic, and nonconscious goals on task performance, Jill Susan Budden

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Ethical epiphanies of an instructional technologist : an autobiography, Bernard Dean Bull

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Reflective abstraction and the concept of limit : a quasi-experimental study to improve student performance in college calculus by promoting reflective abstraction through individual, peer, instructor and curriculum initiates, Robert W. Cappetta

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Investigation of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with ultrasonic nebulization and membrane desolvation sample introduction as a liquid chromatography detector for heteroatom-containing pharmaceutical compounds, John E. Carr

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Three essays in growth and development, Qiang Chen

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How one community high schoo (sic) district addresses the needs of student at risk for academic failure, Dorothea M. Chianakas