Theses/Dissertations from 2004
A qualitative study of clergy career satisfaction, functioning, and clergy-congregant relations, Brian R. McDonald
A study exploring the educational needs of African-American pastors' wives within Baptist congregations, Jocelyn Georgette Henry-Whitehead
Cutting up the melon: A case study of academic earmarking at selected institutions, Sherrell Anthony Foster
Organizational citizenship behaviors of middle school teachers: A study of their relationship to school climate and student achievement, Marsha Moye Jurewicz
President J. A. C. Chandler and the first women faculty at the College of William and Mary, Carolyn Lamb Sparks Whittenburg
Recommended practices for effective teaching in the International Baccalaureate Program: An examination of instructional skills, assessment practices, and teacher-efficacy beliefs of IB teachers, Linda Prince Hutchinson
Relationships among counselor moral development, multicultural counseling competency, and attitudes towards people who have disabilities, Christine Sacco-Bene
Relationships among queer theory pedagogy, sexual orientation competency, and multicultural environment in counselor education training programs, Dennis Allen Frank
School-based family counseling practices: A national survey of school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers, Karen Y. Whitmore
Single mothers' experiences in family therapy: An investigation from an ego development perspective, Angela von Hayek
Supervising paraeducators: Practices and perceptions of special education teachers, Loury Ollison Floyd
The connection between qualities of effective teachers and selection interviews: The development of a teacher selection interview protocol, Jennifer Lilliston Hindman
The impact of cognitive development on compassion fatigue in emergency response personnel, Aaron Hugh Jackson
The impact of cognitive development on White school counselor interns' perspectives and perceived competencies for addressing the needs of African-American students, Tammi F. Milliken
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
5th grade student performance on Virginia Standards of Learning computer/technology assessment: An analysis of variables, Nancy Mann Buchanan
A correlational study of dimensions of organizational conflict, management styles, and burnout among directors of special education in Virginia, Allan Fleming Livers
An exploratory investigation of school counselors' experience in school reform: Interviews with ten counselors, Deborah Nackley Turner
A qualitative exploration of twelve licensed professional counselors' perspectives on the construct of shame, Mary Katharine Kresser
A study of the relationship between college student experiences and achievement, Carlane Jarice Pittman
Building communities of participation through student advancement programs: A first step toward relationship fund raising, Anita Story Friedmann
Collaborative practices in schools: The impact of school -based leadership teams on inclusive education, Lisa Jo Vernon
Effects of residential learning communities, on -campus housing, and gender on students' perception of their living environment, Jennifer Benson Jones
Foci of long -range /strategic plans: Externally accountable or internally systemic? An analysis of early 21st century K-12 planning documents, Cheryl Lynn Perkins Finch
In search of the "right place": Institutional image, person -environment fit and college choice, Amy Stuart Greenough
Instructional strategies in science classrooms of specialized secondary schools for the gifted, Donna Lorraine Poland
Parents, perceptions, passions, pathways, and patterns: Exploratory case studies of home education in the development of intellectually gifted individuals, Tacey Keller Hopper
Perceptions of Virginia beginning special educators regarding the frequency and helpfulness of mentoring activities, Alice Claire Culotta Giacobbe
Predisposing characteristics of learner success in online education, Shauna E. Tonkin
Rate of advanced placement (AP) exam taking among AP-enrolled students: A study of New Jersey high schools, Ellen C. Fithian
School improvement through site -based management practices, Annie Lunette Todd
The current setting of the evolution/creation debate in American public schools, Bradley Doyle Reynolds
The development of family counselors during internship: A multiple case study using constructive developmental theory, Donna Hines Kaiser
The effects of mediation on relationships between families of students with disabilities and school personnel, Mary Suzanne Creasey
The relationship of organizational health and school safety to student achievement, Harriet Ling Jaworowski
The use of performance indicator systems in public higher education, John Milan Davis
Use and effectiveness of test accommodations for students with learning disabilities on the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition, Deborah Whisler Rullman
Virginia Business Higher Education Council: A case study of interest group formation, Christiane Groth
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
A comparative study of the NCATE Standards and the Virginia Licensure Regulations for School Personnel with the perceptions of elementary principals and teachers, Stephen Joseph Chantry
An examination of counselor development and supervision among home-based family counselors in Virginia, Gerard Francis Lawson
An exploratory study of entrepreneurial arts and sciences faculty in the context of their work environments, Ronald Myers Hunt
An investigation of the National Staff Development Council's standards of staff development, Wendy Clark Krickovic
A phenomenological investigation of women's experience in family counseling: Interviews with ten mothers, Sharon Wilson Krumpe
A study of professional development at three midwestern, urban, public, elementary schools with increased student achievement in reading, Valerie Hastings Gregory
A study of talent development in a predominantly low socioeconomic and/or African American population, Jeanne Marie Struck
A study of the relationship between student achievement and home socialization, Janet Carter Crawley
College housing officers' job satisfaction: A national study, David Proctor Jones
Conceptual and moral development of substance abuse counselors: The relationship to counselor level of education, experience and recovery status, Shari McClung Sias
Content analysis of principal job descriptions and principal evaluation instruments of K--12 public education in Virginia, Nancy Irene Glick Catano
Emotional intelligence as a mediating variable in Astin's I -E -O model of higher education, Betsy Ross Edison
Evaluating music teachers in Virginia: Practices and perceptions, Charles Maranzano
Fostering student achievement: A study of the relationship of collective teacher efficacy and student achievement, Marilyn Frances Barr
General education and enrollment trends at private baccalaureate colleges, 1975--2000, Ellen Levy Vinson
Interorganizational relationships in higher education: A case study, Paul Edward Roche
Interorganizational town-gown relationships and property taxes: A case study, Cynthia Felix Burns
School climate and state standards: A study of the relationships between middle school organizational climate and student achievement on the Virginia Standards of Learning Tests, Jennifer Bishop Parish
The contribution of ego development level to degree of burnout in school counselors, Glenn William Lambie
The relationship between teacher sense of efficacy and pupil control ideology in urban middle schools, Thomas Hall Beatty
What are the characteristics of effective teaching? A comparative study of stakeholder perceptions, Christine Lucille Hill
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
A correlational study of school principals' perceptions of self-efficacy and the availability and quality of gifted programming in their schools, Louis Paul Lloyd-Zannini
A national survey of policies and practices regarding the performance evaluation of public school educators, Carole Beat Geiger
A study of metaphor development in young gifted children, Catherine Anne Little
A study of the congruence between the transition planning process and first -year outcomes for students with learning disabilities, Donna Marie Sabel
Factors contributing to the integration of computer technology in classroom instruction, Philip Michael Pavlidis
Faculty and multicultural education: An analysis of the levels of curricular integration within a community college system, Lillian Hoggard Williams
GED diploma graduates: Performance, persistence, and attrition in four -year postsecondary education institutions, Monica A. Osei
Optimal educational experiences and their relationship to self-concept and flow in adolescent high-ability and gifted learners, Lisa Ann Schenkel
Participation and performance on Virginia's Standards of Learning by students with disabilities: The influence of classification and placement, Paula Maria Spady
Relationships among long -term debt, current fund revenues and expenditures, and endowment value at public four-year colleges and universities, Michael Lee Stump
Standards-based assessment and program efficacy: Comparing service delivery models for students with learning disabilities and their peers without disabilities, Patricia Ann Popp
Student debt and debt burden of graduate and first professional students: A national and institutional analysis, Daina Paupe Henry
Systemic reform: The impact of North Carolina's state-initiated policies on local gifted programs, Elissa Fern Weisner Brown
The impact of school and contextual factors on the graduation rates of Virginia migrant students, Denise Chapell Perritt
The relationship between conceptual level and moral development of substance abuse prevention professionals working in higher education and their comprehensiveness of programming, Mary Katherine Crozier
The relationships between teacher self-efficacy beliefs, teacher job satisfaction, socioeconomic status and student academic success, Dana Elizabeth Gresham
The role of the superintendent in improving student achievement, Melinda Jones Boone
The stated goals and purposes of Christian schools and the reasons parents give for choosing them, Cecelia Ruth Short
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A comparative study of teaching critical thinking through persuasive writing to average, gifted and students with learning disabilities, Claire Elizabeth Hughes
Analysis of the United States Coast Guard Mentor Program., Anne Monaco Sutton
Assessing potential for learning: A factor-analytic study of a performance-based identification protocol for young, socioeconomically disadvantaged high-ability learners, Robert Martin Reardon
A study of the relationship between age and performance on computer -assisted rehabilitation tasks for children, Sanford Paul Martin Jr.
A study of the relationship between elementary principal leadership behavior and teacher morale, Dennis Walker Martin
Career path advancement and the female principal, Beverly Toombs Chappell
Equity in mathematics: Algebra for everyone, Regina Lynn Hervey
Full-time community college faculty with doctorates, Janet Ann Craig Azar
Home schooling children with special needs: A descriptive study, Jane Grenfell Duffey
Implementing state transfer policies: A case study of Virginia's state *policy on transfer, Lonnie J. Schaffer
Interdisciplinary studies programs: Developing a grounded theory through a framework of institutionalism, Alan Francis Edwards
Long-term debt in college and university institutional finance, James Alan Shultz
Organizational citizenship behaviors and technologically proficient university faculty, Scott Richard Sechrist
Principal and teacher actions to increase the academic achievement of students with disabilities, Barbara Liskey Driver
Promoting freshman college student development using cognitive developmental theory presented in a Deliberate Psychological Education-based freshman orientation program, Cynthia Mansfield Loiacono
Racial identity, ethnic identity, and acculturation in Korean adoptees, Kathleen Leilani Ja Bergquist
Students exiting preschool special education: A six -year examination of eligibility patterns and performance, Elisabeth Murphy Powers
The impact of block scheduling on student performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning End-of-Course assessments, James Kenneth Richardson
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
A case study of three transpersonal psychotherapists and their bhakti and karma approaches to transpersonal psychotherapy., Edward H. Connor
A content analysis of state legislative responses to educator assault, Jamie Heider Arkin
A transpersonal approach in a case of dissociative identity disorder, Deborah Hall Berkley-Carter
Contextual variables of the counselor internship experiences from the perceptions of the interns: Contributions to their psychological development, Teresa B. Ancellotti
