A collection of Education and Human Performance Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The predicted impact of interactive multimedia technologies on broadcast education in 4-year colleges and universities, William J. Hall
A study of child and maternal characteristics for a birth to three year old sample of infants and toddlers in Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties, Florida, Charlotte M. Harvey
Patient lifting techniques : a comparison of behaviors of rehabilitation and acute care registered nurses, Linda Mills Hennig
Community college program administrators' perceptions of key areas of responsibility, Dorothy Koehler Holtgrefe
A study of shared decision making as an instructional model : facilitating democracy, Barbara M. Jenkins
A study of factors that contribute to success at new directions alternative school, Joseph G. Joyner
Change through alternative assessment : improving student performance, Keron Hess Kerr
The effects of block scheduling on learning environment, instructional strategies, and academic achievement, Bonnie Besten King
A policy analysis of the legal aspects of gender-separated classes, Madeline Kovarik
Effect of gender on burnout in coaches of college women's basketball teams, Mark A. Lemke
An integrated approach to reading, writing, and history with developmental minority college students, Nancy Ann Zrinyi Long
Music preparation and the good language learner, Judith D. Luckett
A study of the effects of a mentoring initiative on the performance of new adjunct community college faculty, Richard E. Lyons
The effects of teaching metacognitive strategies to remedial reading college students, Gloria H. Markette
The effectiveness of training inservice teachers on performance items assessing using a holistic rubric, Carol Williams McGowin
Content analysis of some selected computer-assisted language learning courseware and recommendations for ESL/FL instructors, Catherine Meyer
A study of the quantity and type of parental involvement in kindergarten education for at-risk students, Drema Moody
A study to determine which factors contribute to the implementation of a successful primary multiage/nongraded program, Vicki Hils Osborne
Implementations of the multicultural act of 1992 by social studies teachers, Vera E. Overbay
Negligent tort liability of Florida public school districts, officers, and employees, Steven G. Petrie
Tangelo park pilot program : a survey of 1994 and 1995 participants, Vera Rose Poitier
An analysis of selected contracts governing charter schools in six states, Janice Pratt
A study of the effects of action research on elementary teachers' belief systems, Andrea Prejean
The phenomenological significance of aesthetic communion : a survey of the status of aesthetic experience within visual arts curricula at the elementary and secondary levels, Lisabeth Mary Renee
A frame analysis of principals' leadership orientations, Peggy G. Rivers
An analysis health risk behaviors of university students, Lawrence P. Rumbough
Principals' leadership and creativity in selected florida schools, Ines M. L. Schmook
Student mobility: perceptions of teachers and implications for decision-making, Beth E. Sharpe
The contributing factors of persistence and attrition of first-year students in the college of education, Helen Stewart
Active and personal : a year-long study of seventh-graders as readers, writhers, and evaluators, Charyl G. Tabscott
Faculty perceptions of institutional environment/, Janice Dossey Terrell
A study to determine the effect of changes in resolution and color depth on performance of a computer-based visual search task, Thomas F. Terrell
Job satisfaction and the assistant principalship in central Florida school districts, Cathy L. Thornton
At-risk student and teacher attitudes towards computers, Robert Louis Tonsetic
The impact of mentoring on the career advancement of district-level female administrators, Paula McKinster Whittier
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
The effects of an inservice program using cooperative learning on changing knowledge and attitudes of general education teachers regarding inclusion of students with learning disabilities in general education classrooms, Jittinun Boonsathirakul
Misconceptions of fourth and fifth grade students about alligators and use of a simple instructional unit to bring about conceptual change, Terrence M. Caselnova
A study of the relationship between summer school courses and SAT-mathematics scores, Marie J. Causey
A description of reactive behavior patterns in gifted adolescents, Diane Harper Cioffi
A survey of the knowledge, support, and training needs of educators on the topic of inclusion, Sheri Lynn Di Prima
Cross-training of respiratory care personnel for multicompetent practice in Florida acute care hospitals, Oliver J. Drumheller
An analysis of factors that determine the level of job/life satisfaction for principals in the department of defense dependent schools, Terry R. Emerson
Persistence in telecourses : exploring a motivation orientation/attributional link, Claudia G. Follet
Navigating the mine fields: mentoring as a pathway for career development for non-tenured female faculty on tenure track, Jane M. Fuller
Assessment of trustee education and training methods used in the Florida community college system, Jared Scott Graber
A study in the use of cooperative learning to teach the writing process to students with learning disabilities, Witty Katheryn Hammer
Perceptions of the position of building level technology coordinator within the state of Florida, Ann P. Kohler
A study of the motivation for the results from business partnerships with public schools in Orange, County, Florida, Ann F. Manley
Job satisfaction among certified athletic trainers working in educational settings, Lisa L. Marsh
A scaling study of the university health risk behavior survey, Patsy D. Moskal
The impact of personal theorizing on reflective practice: a qualitative analysis of a teacher education philosophy and its manifestation in the personal theorizing of triad participants, Barbara Slater Stern
Study of the southern association's school renewal method of regional accreditation in Florida secondary schools, Shaune Mcginn Storch
Identifying coping strategies of adolescents, Gregory A. Wiens
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
An analysis of the policies and practices that govern the selection and acquisition of information technology at selected mid-sized public universities, Linda M. Barrow
An analysis of the early retirement programs offered during the 1992-1993 school year by the public school districts in the state of Florida, Peter B. Berry
Metaphor-the language we write by : a study of metaphor in the writings of advanced placement english literature and composition students, Robert Bruce Boehm
Identifying factors in the diffusion and implementation of the Florida information resource network, Zella Moore Boulware
An analysis of middle manager competencies in the hospital setting : a comparative study of upper level and middle level manager perceptions, Barry J. Brock
Values in children's literature : recognition by adults and fifth grade children, Patricia E. Bush
Total quality management in higher education : implementation and barriers, Timothy W. Carroll
Hospitality administration program administrators' perceptions of core areas of knowledge, Jerald W. Chesser
The effect of participation in consultation training on regular education teachers' perceptions of serving learning disabled students in middle schools, Natalie Ann Eager
An investigation of the role of a home school association in the lives of its members, William Eckenwiler
The relationship between teacher esol inservice training and implementation in the classroom, Betty Neilsen Green
A study of teachers' shared decision making staff development needs, Susan L. Helberg
Perceptions of multicultural education amoung teachers, high school students and their parents, Jose E. Hernandez
The relationship between adult health/fitness membership, health promotion program participation and individual healhtcare cost, Dennis Merrill Hunt
Teachers' perceptions of ninth grade students, Sandra Boyd Whittacker Huxley
An investigation of adolescent orientations to learning : pedagogy versus andragogy, Barbara D. Johnson
A descriptive study of a secondary school's lep program : identification of the effective elements for student success, Alice Lincoln Joossens
An analysis of the perceived value of the Florida principal competencies, Carol Anne Kelley
An analysis and comparison of school improvement planning models, Mary Patt Kennedy
An exploratory study of african-american principals in north and east central Florida : issues, challenges and motivators, Neva Wilson Kinsler
Misconceptions of 4th and 5th grade students about properties of light and the use of holograms to bring about conceptual change, Kenneth R. Koppenhoefer
A police school liaison program and moral development at the adolescence level within public schools, Dennis R. Lynch
A comparison of requirements for entry-level teaching to actual practice in vocational health occupations at public community colleges and adult vocational-technical centers in Florida, Michael R. McCumber
An analysis of a teacher evaluation goal-setting model, Kenneth Meyers
The relationship between rhythmic competency and academic performance in first grade children, Debby L. Mitchell
An investigation of parental needs assessments in selected central Florida schools, Barbara Anne Nixon
Using electronic portflios to archive student performance, Phyllis M. Olmstead
Attrition and lifespan-related factors for non-traditional-aged beginning teachers, Margaret G. Osteen
School-within-a-school: a dropout prevention program case study, David M. Painter
Cross-cultural experiential learning practices for training teachers in multicultural education, Yasmeen Qadri
Developing teaching cases based on observations for use in early childhood education classes : the process, the product and a set of guidelines, Barbara J. Rodriguez
Analysis of selected instructional supervisory practices of elementary principals in Orange County, Florida, Barbara Moorefield Skorija
Measuring sterotypical perceptions of native americans held by young children, Deborah A. Slaton
The effects of a college-level reading course on students' reading and semester grade point averages, Margaret Z. Warren
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Application of multicultural and global concepts in senior elementary interns' classrooms, Susan C. Brown
Analysis of the relationship between principal leadership styles, school size and disciplinary suspensions in Central Florida high schools, Quentin P. Ciolfi
Incidence and prevalence of critical incidents and critical incident stress among maternal-infant nurses, Shelley F. Conroy
A review of selected planning methods and a case study of the breakthrough thinking model, Tace Taylor Crouse