Theses from 2024
Who’s Next: Elementary Principals’ Process for Identifying Future School Leaders in Washtenaw County, Michigan, Jennifer Bookout
Theses from 2023
TRANSACTIONAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE SUPERINTENDENCY: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THREE UPPER PENINSULA SUPERINTENDENTS’ EXPERIENCES, Lisa A. Coombs-Gerou
Theses from 2022
Understanding Parent-School Communication and Involvement of Children Receiving Title 1 Services, Holly B. Muscoe
BARRIERS WHEN IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS, Chelsea R. Norton
What Keeps Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Teaching?, Kimberley Rodriguez
The Need For Introspective Analysis During Teaching, Kimberly A. Salter
INTERROGATING RACISM: AN ARTS-BASED SELF-STUDY OF THE INTERACTIONS OF ONE WHITE TEACHER EDUCATOR IN A RURAL TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM, Jaime VanEnkevort
Theses from 2021
VETERAN TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES IN CONNECTION TO TEACHER EMPOWERMENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL, Jessica Aho
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON TEACHER INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, Travis Depuydt
Caregivers’ Understanding Of Early Literature Expectations For Firstborn Children Entering Kindergarten, Kathleen England
HOMESCHOOLING DURING COVID-19: A CASE STUDY, Rebecca Z. Johnson
Leadership Styles Present During Change in Secondary Education, Jeanine Sherman
Theses from 2020
The Female Leadership Experience in Pre-Professional and Professional Ballet, Jill Grundstrom
ONE DISTRICT’S STAKEHOLDERS’ DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS IMPACTING THE USE OF A DIGITAL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM, Andrew R. Mills
AVAILABILITY AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND APPROACHES TO ADDRESS TRAUMA-RELATED OUTCOMES IN THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, Jaime VanEnkevort
Theses from 2019
Authentic Learning in a Middle School Classroom: A Case Study, Andrea Ballard
IMPROVING THE RIGOR OF ONLINE EDUCATION: EXPLORING CHARACTERISTICS OF FACULTY AND SYLLABI WITHIN AN ONLINE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT PROCESS, Brad J. Hamel
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS ON THE INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, Heather Isaacson
STUDENT EXPERIENCE WITH A TEACHER-DESIGNED DISCUSSION PROTOCOL, Lacey O'Donnell
A SELF-STUDY OF A SPECIAL EDUCATOR’S TEACHING PRACTICES IN A PRISON SETTING: PROMOTING THE SELF-EFFICACY FOR LITERACY TASKS OF ADULT LEARNERS WHO ARE INCARCERATED, Brandon M. Selling
UNDERSTANDING NEGLECT OF PLANT BIOLOGY EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, Kim Smith
Theses from 2018
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE GLOBAL-MINDEDNESS OF FRESHMEN AND SENIOR STUDENTS AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Anthony Barnes
MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF METROPOLITAN AND NONMETROPOLITAN STUDENTS AT A NONMETROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, Janelle Taylor
Theses from 2017
Information Sharing, Transparency, and E-Governance Among County Government Offices in Southeastern Michigan, Lawrence Bosek
THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BY MICHIGAN EDUCATORS, Victor Bugni
PROGRAM EVALUATION OF THE LARGE LECTURE RETENTION ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 2012-2015, Kathryn Johnson
Will you be my mentor? Self-selecting a mentor during student teaching., Linda Ludwig
THE WORK ETHIC GAP: COMPARING PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND EMPLOYERS, Joseph Routhier
Theses from 2016
EXAMINING THE NATURE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP COHESION IN RESIDENCE HALL STAFFS, Thaher J. Aiyash
Paper Conferences as Meaningful Feedback to Student Writing, Jessica N. Betz
EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS WITH POSITIVE CLIMATES IN THE AGE OF HIGH-STAKES TEACHER EVALUATIONS, Kristina M. Hansen
A Case Study in a Superintendent’s Leadership Under Duress, Anders C. Hill
Transitioning from Elementary to Junior High: Action Research at Bark River-Harris School District, Jason B. Lockwood
USING A VIRTUAL WORLD FOR SCIENCE INSTRUCTION WITH FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS, Amy Eileen Pihlainen
THE IMPACT OF MOVING FROM TWO-PERSON TO FOUR-PERSON TEAMS ON SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS TOWARDS SCHOOL, Zachary B. Sedgwick
TEACHERS’ AND ADMINISTRATORS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP FOR K-12 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, Travis S. Smith
Theses from 2015
EMERGENT THEMES SURROUNDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICS FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN MATHEMATICS, Andrew R. Mills
IMPACTS OF PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY KNOWLEDGE: A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER’S UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CONTINUE PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY, Trish Sippola
Use of Preponderance of Evidence in Campus Adjudication of Sexual Misconduct, Elizabeth Sommer
Theses from 2014
THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUALIZED, STUDENT-SELECTED SPELLING LISTS ON ELEMENTARY STUDENT LEARNING AND MOTIVATION, Andrea N. Kleinpaste
MOVEMENT BREAKS: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSICAL MOVEMENT ON KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS’ RECALL OF ADDITION FACTS, Erika L. Morrison
PERCEPTIONS OF OPEN-ENDED ART BY FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHER, Amanda M. Swanson
Theses from 2013
REFLECTIONS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY ON OBTAINING A SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE EDUCATION, Bethany Mihalik
Theses from 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURES COURSE: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT WRITING TO GUIDE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, Chuck Santiago Delpier
EFFECTS OF VARYING LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE RETENTION, Christy L. Provost
Theses from 2011
NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: A CASE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF FACULTY SEEKING A BALANCE OF TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP AND SERVICE, Erica L. Goff Ms.
Theses from 2010
Effects of Gender and Role Selection in Cooperative Learning Groups on Science Inquiry Achievement, Maria Geralyn Affhalter
INVESTIGATING THE KOLB LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY’S IPSATIVE SCORES USING SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL AND LIKERT SCALING, Grace Eleanor Jamieson
RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CHALLENGES, ASSISTANCE REQUIRED, AND SUPPORT FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, Joseph R. Zerbst
Theses from 2009
Effects of Collaborative Action Research and Biology Journaling Notebooks on High School Student Achievement, Elsa Joan Clark Clement
EFFECTS OF TEACHER-DIRECTED AND STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION ON SCIENCE COMPREHENSION OF EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS, Christopher Jackson
Theses from 2008
EFFECTS OF PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH OCCUPATIONS CLASSROOM ON CONFIDENCE AND UNDERSTANDING, Ronda Manninen
A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO IMPROVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' SUCCESS VIA ORGANIZED BIOLOGY NOTEBOOKS, Wendy Hill Manson
STUDENT AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS ABOUT USING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE GENERAL SCIENCE CLASSROOM, Rhonda Lee McKimpson
A CASE STUDY ON ATTRIBUTION RETRAINING AND SELF-EFFICACY IN A HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING SETTING, Heather Laurel Pickett
Theses from 2007
IMPROVING TEST SCORES IN HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS THROUGH THE USE OF JOURNALS, Timothy J. Barron
A FOCUS GROUP STUDY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION IN MICHIGAN’S COPPER COUNTRY, Mollie Louise Trewartha
Theses from 1977
Role and Training of Teacher Aides: A Teacher Aide Handbook for Joint School District No. 1, Silver Lake, Wisconsin, Perry K. Hellum