Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Responsiveness of public higher education institutions in Illinois to major budgetary changes: 2001-2004, Rebecca K. Wojcik
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Perceptions and reflections about educational opportunity among Northern Illinois African American adults : a case study of C.H.A.N.C.E. alumni, Chigozie Achebe
Analysis of affective behaviors and critical thinking events in online learning, James Arthur Allen
Effect of goal development on self-efficacy and stages of change for nutrition behaviors, Catherine Leona Stein Arnold
Accuracy and reliability of tomographic 2-D seismic velocity models to map karst structures and infer hydrogeological processes in karst, Shashank Ramchandra Atre
Defining mother-child interaction in a children's museum : an in-depth study of the interaction between mothers and their preschool-aged children, Florence J. Beaumont
Comprehensive school reform : an agile change model based on chaos theory, Tatia L. Beckwith
A study of multicultural attitudes and actions among superintendents in school districts experiencing demographic changes, Christa Boske
Robust and minimum norm partial quadratic eigenvalue assignment problems : theory and computations, Sanjoy Kumar Brahma
Income distribution and poverty studies in the Turkish labor market, Erhan Cankal
Listening to the soloists in the choir : a study of the life experience of exemplary K-12 environmental educators, Robert L. Carter
Rural women learning the American way : cooperative extention services and home economics from 1960-1980, Karen Castelein
Learning beyond borders : a phenomenological investigation of transnational adult education, Siew Sim Chin
Experiences of African-American students in a predominantly white, two-year nursing program, Lucille Deloise Coleman
The role of nitric oxide in pancreatic acinar cell signal transduction, Rhykka L. Connelly
Interdisciplinary instruction and student engagement : a case study of Midwestern suburban high school students, Timothy M. Courtney
A model of metacognition, achievement goal orientation, learning style, and self-efficacy, Savia Antonette Coutinho
Accommodating on-line postsecondary students who have disabilities, Kevin L. Crow
Relationships between the constructs of epistemological beliefs and personality types in higher education, Rene-Ramona Dawson
Antecedents and consequences of value expression in the workplace, Rachel L. Frautschy DeMuth
Decentralization, horizontal institutional exchange, and accountability at the municipal level : institutional behavior in the Bolivian Orient, Eric Raymond Digman
Tocquevillian political associations, social capital, and the centralizing tendency of democracy in the United States, David M. Dolence
The ethical development of intercollegiate certified athletic trainers, Greg G. Ehlers
Older adult urban and rural volunteerism, Jane Fraser
Estimation of change-points in recurrent events models, Daniel J. Frobish
Automatic processing of guilt stimuli in sexual assault survivors with posttraumatic stress disorders, Marilyn Garcia
An examination of the relationship among acculturative stress, depressive symtoms, and suicidal ideation in young Mexican adults, Patricia Garcia
Transitioning to preschool : the role of withdrawn behavioral suptypes [sic] and the teacher-child relationship in early school adjustment, Corrie A. Goldberg
Popular education as grassroots and indigenous knowledge production : possible sources and locations, Hugo Arnoldo Guerra
An examination of primary-grade teachers' understanding of English phonology considered necessary for the teaching of reading, Gail Diane Hanna
Flora Thompson : a revaluation, Ruth Collette Hoffman
Using implicit theories about ADHD to understand teacher participation in classroom-based intervention, Amy N. Jakobsen
Joy and pain : breaking through the myths of breast cancer : an exploratory study with implications for adult and health education, Diana P. Jones
The parent-offspring conflict in Joyce's fiction : a Neo-Darwinian view, Sang-Wook Kim
Arabidopsis DR12 (DRG interacting protein-2) : analysis of protein-protein interactions, expression patterns and mutant phenotypes, Jennifer Dorothy Kubic
A community college paradigm and paradox : an examination of the culture of nursing programs and retention of minority students, Patricia S. Kupina
Directional representations of concrete and abstract verbs : spatial and sensorimotor-based?, Christopher A. Kurby
A case study of at-risk young adolescent females' interpretations of heterosexuality in magazine advertisements, Roberta A. Linder
School culture in academically improving, high-poverty African American public elementary schools, Margaret W. Longo
The necessity of pictures : illustrating history in textbooks 1950-2000, Keith Lowman
White images in the Indian mind : a study of the American Indian novel, Janet Zimmerman Marsh
An analysis of faculty perceptions of nontraditional degree programs, William A. Martin
Contextual motivational and deterrent factors of faculty participation in online learning at the University of Botswana, Regina Kegopotswe Masalela
Insights into cellular and molecular mechanisms of apoptosis induced by the anticancer drug cisplatin, Leila Maurmann
The context of the beginning reading process : Implementing empathy in reading staff development, Sarah Louise Mumm
A case study of an upper elementary teaching team : building and maintaining the team concept, Ronald E. Nickerson
Supportive practices principals use that influence prospective principals to pursue administrative roles, Sandra Marie Niemiera
Toward a tri-level model and comprehensive theory for onlline writing laboratory (OWL) research and design, Katheryn O'Toole
Information technology use in nursing and nursing education as reported by beginning nurses, Lori Ann Bonar Peterson
An examination of high school choral music students' perceptions of musical and extramusical outcomes : implications for advocacy, Frank Piekarz
Analysis of a PEM fuel cell using a finite element-based computational model, Pavan Kumar Potharaju
Patterns and mechanisms of population dynamics of small mammals in semiarid Chile : the role of biotic and abiotic factors, María Andrea Previtali
Empowerment of low-income women in India : emergent female grassroots leaders in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Meena Razvi
Investigating an intervention study skills program for at-risk middle school students, Rachael Marie Reyna
Reconstruction of biogenic flux changes in the Equatorial Pacific over a glacial/interglacial cycle, Mathieu Richaud
Trait affect, state affect, and the fading affect bias in autobiographical memory, Timothy D. Ritchie
Morphological aspects of geographic variation in new world flying squirrels (Genus: Glaucomys), James H. Robins
The literacy lives, perceptions of teaching reading, and classroom practices of second-career preservice teachers, Ruth L. Rohlwing
Regulatory studies on selected quinone biosynthetic genes in Escherichia coli, Sandhya Venantia Royan
The relationship between social isolation subtypes and psychological adjustment in children : the role of peer acceptance and self-evaluations, Elizabeth Cheryl Rubin
Unveiling the hidden wholeness : an approach to critical life events impacting student nurse learning and work, Charlotte N. Sanford
An exploratory study of the experiences of Mexican American women attending community college, Diane P. Sarther
A Rasch model analysis of the standards for teacher competence in educational assessment of students using the Classroom Assessment Practices Inventory, Catherine S. Schaff
Indecent influence : what mediates the relationship between swearing and persuasion, Cory R. Scherer
Women's participation in advanced and emerging technology programs : stoires [sic] of confidence and determination, Margaret M. Semmer
Perceived social support, coping strategies, and depression during the transition to college, Shelley A. Silvers
Women's pursuit of advancement opportunities : the impact of gendered climates on women's perceptions of fit with leadership, Jolene L. Skinner
Multiple goals, multiple voices : exploring the newcomer's learning process in the mainstream classroom, Martha Jean Strickland
"Transcendent doings" : Thomas Pynchon, Kathy Acker, and the postmodern Sacred, Brett Stumphy
Petrophysical investigation of porosity distribution in the Geneva Dolomite Member of the Grand Tower Formation in Marion County, Illinois, Barrett R. Summers
Factors influencing condom use among Latino men who have sex with men, David Tews
Investigation of the physiological functions of antizyme inhibitor in polyamine regulation and control of cancer cell growth, Thynne K. Thane
A search for charge 1/3 third generation leptoquarks in muon channels, Sergey A. Uzunyan
Examining the influence of a positive mood-inducing event on the affective, cognitive, and evaluative components of the job satisfaction attitude, Kristian M. Veit
Navigating the glass maze : towards a phenomenology-derived learning model of graduate students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Tad Ashley Vogl
Illinois superintendents' perceptions of the importance of their knowledge and performance of administrative responsibilities for special education programs and services, Michael Goran Volpe
A priori models of personality and the development of trait inferences in children, Jonathan D. Warshawsky
An examination of professional practioners' perceptions and experiences in providing services with older adults : a qualitative study, Cherrye G. Watts
Cultural capital and reading achievement of economically disadvantaged students in traditional public and charter schools, Sonya Whitaker
The journey to adequate yearly progress : a case study of a school on the Illinois academic early warning list, Leslie A. Jensen Williams
Understanding middle school students who struggle with reading, Mary C. Williams
Pseudo-credibility and persuasion, Sarah E. Wood
Hmong social and political capital : the formation and maintenance of Hmong-American organizations, Shoua Yang
A search for third generation scalar leptoquarks, Andriy Zatserklyaniy
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The effects of goal setting and performance feedback on curriculum-based measurement indices of written expression, Julianna M. Alitto
Relationship between home environment, community resources, parent-child interactions, and reading achievement using the early childhood longitudinal study, Tasha Marie Almond
Optimizing the total cost for production plan systems by using the genetic algorithm, Renad Alrousan
Connecting students to four dimensions of high school climate : the role of administration in promoting the safe-school concept, Jo A. Ambrugey
Ant colony algorithm for job shop scheduling program, Sathyamoorthy T. Anandan
Adult learning and space making : the struggle of African Americans to construct and sustain pedagogy of place within public housing in the city of Chicago, Dorothy M. Appiah
Integrated noise reduction and echo cancellation in hands-free systems, Pravesh Asthana
Hispanic pastors' referral practices for counseling problems, Efrain Avila-Juarbe
Higgs physics and the Layer Zero upgrade for D0, Linda F. Bagby
Investigation of fuel cell models and auxiliary power unit configurations, Jaiganesh Balasubramanian
The writings of Henry D. Thoreau Journal volume 10: 1855-1856, Minka Aranka Misangyi Barton
The Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : legal, political culture, and economic models compared, Teri J. Bengtson
