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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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

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A study of faculty attitudes, perceptions, resistance, and expectations toward teaching Web-based learning courses in higher education, Constance Cooper

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Playing the external market : efficiency wage as a means for strategic compensation in the public sector, Trenton J. Davis

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Using metaphor in designing training activities to support large-scale organizational change efforts : a case study, Susan L. Dodt

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"A little kingdom of mixed nationalities" : race, ethnicity, and class in a western urban community--Rock Springs, Wyoming, 1869-1929, Timothy Dean Draper

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The improvisational theater art form in theory and practice : a phenomenological study into the cognitive and affective dimensions of undergraduate students' education and learning, Max Broderick Elsey

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The role of motivational and attitudinal variables in second language acquisition, Ricardo Espinosa de los Monteros

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Return-to-school decisions of adults in the workforce, Qi Feng

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Nonverbal teacher immediacy behaviors of baccalaureate nursing faculty, Ruth Fiedler

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Frozen at 435 : the size of the U.S. House of Representatives, district constituency populations and the implications for representation, Brian Frederick

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An analysis of adult African American men's perceived susceptibility of prostate cancer and perceived benefits and barriers to participation in early detection methods : implications for community-based health promotion, Lincoln Gibbs

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Divine benevolence to the poor : charity, religion and nationalism in early national New York City, 1784-1820, Amy M. Godfrey

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The process of becoming : a grounded theory study of Hispanic nursing student success, Carla R. Goetz

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Bargaining of beliefs : agencies, advocacy groups, and the evolution of pesticide regulatory reform, Thomas J. Greitens

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Childhood sexual abuse and adult sexuality, Jennifer M. Guimond

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The liberated beast : evolution and liberty, Lauren K. Hall

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An examination of the induction experiences of beginning physical education teachers regarding their self-perceptions of teaching efficacy and the role and effectiveness of their mentor, Karen E. Hand

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P-polynomial table algebras and distance-regular graphs, Robert J. Hein

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Children's understanding of gossip as it relates to reputation, Valerie A. Hill

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Negotiating identities : South German Catholics and the formation of national identity, 1871-1914, Pontus A. Hiort

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An Interpretive analysis of selected peace education activists with implications for adult education, Hsiu-Chu Hsu

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Military retirement transition as learning, James E. Hunt

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The impact of professional development on general-education teachers' attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in the inclusive environment, Annie P. Hurt

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Use of an advance organizer in the ill-structured problem domain of information seeking : a comparative case study, Terry Lillian Huttenlock

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Influences on career decisions of international students attending community colleges in the United States, Patricia L. Jachowicz

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The role of resiliency in the journey from welfare to self-sufficiency for former welfare recipients : a quantitative study :, Pamela D. Jackson-Smith

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Narrative delivery of psychoeducation : decreasing phobic symptoms through narrative interference, Adrian S. Janit

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Agency strategy, strength, and adaptation : implementation of the Bush administration's competitive sourcing policy, Ma Ernita T. Joaquin

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Faculty perceptions of teaching and learning in adult accelerated courses, Carrie Johnson

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Gay and lesbian school administrators : negotiating personal and professional identities and professional roles and responsibilities within heteronormative organizations, Sophia Jones-Redmond

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The foreign direct investment - export relationship : a US-Mexico analysis using the Gravity model, Thomas Allen Jones

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Spectral concentration in the Sturm-Liouville differential equation, Jeffrey C. Kallenbach

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Production, characterization, and applications of stereoselective antibodies to a-hydroxy acids, Tigabu Kassa

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Behavioral signatures of parent goal selection, Donald E. Koelpin

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Investigation of various analytical methods for the identification and quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients, Kaho Kwok

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Redefining teachers' roles : a collaborative paradigm for EL teachers and Title I reading specialists to serve a bilingual learning community, Lucas Redale Lambatos

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Department chairs' perceptions of knowledge management strategies in colleges of education : measurement of performance and importance by organizational factors, Hae-Young Lee

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Directors of Pupil Personnel Services' perceptions of student needs, program resources, and service effectiveness for at-risk high school students, Craig Davis Lehigh

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I think I might be in over my head : a study of counselor ethical decision-making patterns in boundaries of competence concern situations, Linda Leitch-Alford

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In vitro models for the study of the mechanisms of damage in age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's disease, Thomas E. Liggett

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Lace up the boots, full tilt ahead : recreation, immigration, and labor on Chicago's soccer fields, 1890-1939, Gabriel S. Logan

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Connecting policy and practice to the construct of pedagogical content knowledge : listening to the voices of elementary teachers, Kirsten L. Mahoney

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Predicting individual and team performance through personality traits, cohesion, and mental models, Stephanie Jean Marberry

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Aggression form and function subtypes and social goal preferences in fifth-grade children, Jeffrey W. Martens

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How classroom teachers conceptualize continuing professional development : emergence of a practice-based participation model, Joan McCollom

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Mandatory service and government observations in a secondary government curriculum : a case study, Heather McMurray McCurdy

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The search for authentic leadership and the quest for the full life : utilization of signature strengths of principals in Northern Illinois, Kelly Monson

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Perceptions of the meaning of dance choreography by contemporary African-American dancers, choreographers and educators, Debra J. Nelson

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A study of the relationship of middle school team ideology and school achievement status, Jeanne E. Okrasinski

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Positive Psychology : Implications for leadership development, Lynne Panega

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Cytochrome c binding to cytochrome c peroxidase : mutagenesis and kinetic studies, Naw May Pearl

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The characterization of reflection by student teachers using the critical incident technique, Barbara R. Peterson

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Observed confidence levels for regression parameters, Cathy D. Poliak

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Identification of play therapy strategies that are used with Latino children, Daphne N. Pradilla

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Russians in Warsaw : Imperialism and national identity, 1863-1915, Robert L. Przygrodzki

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A grounded theory investigation of change leadership during turbulent times, Tess Reinhard

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School leadership and happiness, Sandy Renehan

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The transmission of knowledge : perspectives on the change from traditional to modern settings in Papua New Guinea, Bruce I. Renich

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Overall effectiveness and cognitive mediators of a brief intensive treatment for social anxiety, Kerry A. Renner

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Toward a code of ethics : an inquiry into the ethical constructs valued by selected superintendents, Lauren Dale Rentfro

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An examination of the perceived influences on the practices of beginning classroom reading teachers, Patricia Lynne Rieman

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High school staff development design and implementation : a case study of a cross-curricular writing initiative, Matthew A. Ruckoldt

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A self-regulatory approach to 360-degree feedback and motivation for leader development, Amanda R. Seidler

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From student activism to a way of life : a case study of student activists-turned-peasant activists in South Korea, Sik Son

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Historical understanding, personal epistemology, and the educational experiences of students at a suburban high school : a case study, William Charles Stepien

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Adolescents' perceptions of parenting styles in social context among low-income African Americans, Mary Swinney

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Dialogic management in adult education : a case study in Spain, Itxaso Tellado Ruiz de Gauna

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Using ion-molecule reactions to probe the structure and reactivity of metal ion complexes with amino acids in the gas phase, Katrina Emilee Vaitkunas

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A developmental examination of the mood congruence effect in 6th- and 8th- grade adolescents, Angelina L. Valente

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Geochemical and hydrodynamic characterization of the groundwater system of Puebla Valley, Mexico, Guadalupe Velazquez-Oliman

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Strengths of Illinois public school superintendents and principals : relationship to leadership components for change, Scott Eric Wakeley

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The therapeutic use of props with children, Christine E. Walawander

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Engaged learning through the use of brain-based teaching : a case study of eight middle school classrooms, Carol Weimer

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An intervention to advance piagetian levels of cognitive development and algebraic reasoning in high-school students, Michelle R. Wesolowski

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The social support and self-esteem of victims of relational bullying, Lauren DeLong Westermann