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You're In The Army Now: The Students' Army Training Corps At Selected Virginia Universities In 1918, Michael J. Faughnan Jan 2008

You're In The Army Now: The Students' Army Training Corps At Selected Virginia Universities In 1918, Michael J. Faughnan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Women's Perceptions Of High Risk Drinking: Understanding Binge Drinking In A Gender Biased Setting, Jill Lynne Russett Jan 2008

Women's Perceptions Of High Risk Drinking: Understanding Binge Drinking In A Gender Biased Setting, Jill Lynne Russett

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No abstract provided.


Exploring Relational Processes In Families Of Gay Youth, Gregory Scott Meek Jan 2008

Exploring Relational Processes In Families Of Gay Youth, Gregory Scott Meek

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Critical Examination Of Practices And Perceptions Of Current Performance Evaluation Models For Theatre Arts Teachers In Virginia, Shelley L. Nowacek Jan 2008

A Critical Examination Of Practices And Perceptions Of Current Performance Evaluation Models For Theatre Arts Teachers In Virginia, Shelley L. Nowacek

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Methods and models used to evaluate the teaching performance of theatre arts teachers appear to have limited applicability due to the specialized nature of theatre in the classroom. Instructional leaders whose responsibilities include observation and evaluation may find additional challenges when charged with evaluating theatre arts teachers using general educational evaluation models. This qualitative study explored the nature of the practices and perceptions of theatre arts teachers and the administrators charged with evaluating them through the backdrop of Joint Committee Standards of Educational Evaluation.;Though the Joint Committee outlined specific measures to ensure that teacher performance evaluation models and methods are …


An Exploratory Study Of Factors That Relate To Academic Success Among High-Achieving African American Males, Kianga Rhea Thomas Jan 2008

An Exploratory Study Of Factors That Relate To Academic Success Among High-Achieving African American Males, Kianga Rhea Thomas

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This exploratory study explored three factors -- self-efficacy, resiliency, and leadership -- that relate to academic success in African American male freshman college students. The study explored how self-efficacy, resiliency, and leadership interrelate, how a pilot group and study group differ in respect to self-efficacy, resiliency, and leadership, and how African American freshman males differ on these factors in respect to key demographic variables.;The study utilized the Student Academic Success Scale (SASS), which was an instrument developed by the researcher in a graduate course. The instrument was administered to 104 participants. Descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and a one-way analysis of …


An Exploratory Study Of Experiences Of Gifted/Sexual Minority Students, Rebecca M. Walter Jan 2008

An Exploratory Study Of Experiences Of Gifted/Sexual Minority Students, Rebecca M. Walter

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Exploration Of The Impact Of Family On The Achievement Of African American Gifted Learners Originating From Low -Income Environments, Joy L. Davis Jan 2007

An Exploration Of The Impact Of Family On The Achievement Of African American Gifted Learners Originating From Low -Income Environments, Joy L. Davis

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The purpose of this study was to determine what, if any, impact families have on the academic achievement of African American gifted learners from low income environments. This grounded theory study was designed to explore family and student perceptions of a complex set of variables related to families and home environments. The variables explored were based on a conceptual framework developed from previous research related to social capital and its uses within families with limited economic resources. Study participants were junior and senior level high school students and their parents.;Instruments included a demographic questionnaire with open-ended questions, a researcher-developed interview …


John M. Ellison Within The Veil: Confronting The Challenges Of Leadership In The Age Of Jim Crow, Sherman John Curl Jan 2007

John M. Ellison Within The Veil: Confronting The Challenges Of Leadership In The Age Of Jim Crow, Sherman John Curl

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Racial Attitudes, Ego Developmental Level And Multicultural Counseling Knowledge And Awareness In School Psychologists, Valerie K. Mcdonald Jan 2006

The Relationship Between Racial Attitudes, Ego Developmental Level And Multicultural Counseling Knowledge And Awareness In School Psychologists, Valerie K. Mcdonald

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Talent Development In The Performing Arts: Teacher Characteristics, Behaviors, And Classroom Practices, Bess B. Worley Jan 2006

Talent Development In The Performing Arts: Teacher Characteristics, Behaviors, And Classroom Practices, Bess B. Worley

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Praxis Of Empowerment: Critically Exploring Family-School-Community Partnerships In Mexico And The United States, Kylie Phares Dotson-Blake Jan 2006

A Praxis Of Empowerment: Critically Exploring Family-School-Community Partnerships In Mexico And The United States, Kylie Phares Dotson-Blake

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Navigating The Academy: The Career Advancement Of Black And White Women Full-Time Faculty, Wandalyn Fanchon Glover Jan 2006

Navigating The Academy: The Career Advancement Of Black And White Women Full-Time Faculty, Wandalyn Fanchon Glover

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The recruitment, retention, and promotion of Black women in the academy continue to be a challenge even after numerous policies and programs to rectify historical and social injustices in American society. This study utilized a womanist lens as a framework to conceptualize the interlocking impact of race and gender on the experiences of Black women in higher education. Utilizing a quantitative design, the primary source for the study included data gathered from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty conducted by the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) in survey cycles of 1993, 1999, and 2004. The researcher examined the pace …


Conceptions Of Morality Held By Eminent People, Janine Mary Lehane Jan 2006

Conceptions Of Morality Held By Eminent People, Janine Mary Lehane

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Pleasure And Peril: Shaping Children's Reading In The Early Twentieth Century, Wendy Korwin Jan 2006

Pleasure And Peril: Shaping Children's Reading In The Early Twentieth Century, Wendy Korwin

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Our Great Physicist: Professor Joseph Henry Of Princeton And The Rise Of Science In The Antebellum College, Sarah Swords Jan 2006

Our Great Physicist: Professor Joseph Henry Of Princeton And The Rise Of Science In The Antebellum College, Sarah Swords

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of A Deliberate Psychological Education Model On The Ego Development, Moral Development, And Sexual Assertiveness Of College Women, Juliana J. H. Mills Jan 2005

The Effect Of A Deliberate Psychological Education Model On The Ego Development, Moral Development, And Sexual Assertiveness Of College Women, Juliana J. H. Mills

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


An Exploration Of The Relationship Between The Perception Of The Mother-Daughter Relationship, Feminist Consciousness And Self-Esteem In The Adolescent/Young Adult Daughter, Marcy J. Douglass Jan 2005

An Exploration Of The Relationship Between The Perception Of The Mother-Daughter Relationship, Feminist Consciousness And Self-Esteem In The Adolescent/Young Adult Daughter, Marcy J. Douglass

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Schoolhouse Behind Every Cannon: Freedpeople's Education And Reconstruction In Virginia, 1864-1876, Justin Andrew Pariseau Jan 2005

A Schoolhouse Behind Every Cannon: Freedpeople's Education And Reconstruction In Virginia, 1864-1876, Justin Andrew Pariseau

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Qualitative Study Of Clergy Career Satisfaction, Functioning, And Clergy-Congregant Relations, Brian R. Mcdonald Jan 2004

A Qualitative Study Of Clergy Career Satisfaction, Functioning, And Clergy-Congregant Relations, Brian R. Mcdonald

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


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 Jan 2004

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

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Study Exploring The Educational Needs Of African-American Pastors' Wives Within Baptist Congregations, Jocelyn Georgette Henry-Whitehead Jan 2004

A Study Exploring The Educational Needs Of African-American Pastors' Wives Within Baptist Congregations, Jocelyn Georgette Henry-Whitehead

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

For many years, the role of the pastor's wife has been an emerging role in American religious history (Sweet, 1983). While on their journey in building and nurturing their relationship with God, supporting their husbands, families, congregations, and communities, pastors' wives have experienced joys and blessings as well as challenges and issues. A tremendous joy for some pastors' wives has been the privilege, the opportunity, and the honor to serve, minister to, assist and care for others. However, one major challenge for many pastors' wives has been preparedness, or the lack of preparedness, knowledge, and instruction (Obleton, 1996). Wives of …


Postbellum Education Of African Americans: Race, Economy, Power, And The Pursuit Of A System Of Schooling In The Rural Virginia Counties Of Surry And Gloucester, Benjamin Andrew Swenson Jan 2004

Postbellum Education Of African Americans: Race, Economy, Power, And The Pursuit Of A System Of Schooling In The Rural Virginia Counties Of Surry And Gloucester, Benjamin Andrew Swenson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Porcupines And Potsherds: Archaeology And Education For Students In A Museum Setting: A Critical Approach, Emily Catherine Anderson Jan 2004

Porcupines And Potsherds: Archaeology And Education For Students In A Museum Setting: A Critical Approach, Emily Catherine Anderson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Current Setting Of The Evolution/Creation Debate In American Public Schools, Bradley Doyle Reynolds Jan 2003

The Current Setting Of The Evolution/Creation Debate In American Public Schools, Bradley Doyle Reynolds

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


"That's How You Find Out How Real Archaeologists Work---When You Do It Yourself": Children's Experiences With Archaeology, Mary Derbish Jan 2003

"That's How You Find Out How Real Archaeologists Work---When You Do It Yourself": Children's Experiences With Archaeology, Mary Derbish

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Talent Development In A Predominantly Low Socioeconomic And/Or African American Population, Jeanne Marie Struck Jan 2002

A Study Of Talent Development In A Predominantly Low Socioeconomic And/Or African American Population, Jeanne Marie Struck

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Evaluating Music Teachers In Virginia: Practices And Perceptions, Charles Maranzano Jan 2002

Evaluating Music Teachers In Virginia: Practices And Perceptions, Charles Maranzano

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate current evaluation practices in Virginia and to assess the impact of public school evaluation upon teachers of music. Traditional methods for the evaluation of teachers appear to have limited applicability for the majority of elementary and secondary school educators engaged in the field of performing arts, due primarily to the specialized nature of their respective teaching disciplines. Educational administrators charged with the responsibility for evaluating personnel confront an additional challenge when compelled to apply general models that are not suited to the highly complex world of performing arts instruction. Music teachers and …


A Phenomenological Investigation Of Women's Experience In Family Counseling: Interviews With Ten Mothers, Sharon Wilson Krumpe Jan 2002

A Phenomenological Investigation Of Women's Experience In Family Counseling: Interviews With Ten Mothers, Sharon Wilson Krumpe

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella Jan 2002

Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Hannah And Priscilla: The Education Of Slave Girls And Planters' Daughters In Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Amber Esplin Jan 2001

Hannah And Priscilla: The Education Of Slave Girls And Planters' Daughters In Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Amber Esplin

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.