All dissertations completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies are available through interlibrary loan for dissertations before 2013. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
This department was called Educational Leadership until around 2000. Then departmental responsibilities were redistributed between Educational Studies and Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, both active until 2007. This list includes dissertations from all three of those earlier departments.
Dissertations from 1977
The Professional Improvement of Teachers Through Positive Appraisal Techniques, Anthony J. Shinkfield
A Survey of Inservice Training Practices in Police Departments of a Selected Size Range, Arthur G. Stoner
Student Profiles and Factors Affecting Student Attrition and Persistence at the University of Guam, Lorraine Constance Yamashita
Components of the Technical Skills Inherent in the Role of the Community Educator, John S. Zemlo
Dissertations from 1976
A Model for Developing Goals and Objectives for a Programmed Goals Budget System, Randall D. Bos
An Investigation of Selected Characteristics of Elementary Principals and Their Relationship to Teacher Education, Stanley R. Bushouse
An Analysis of Perceptions, Attitudes and the Understanding of Pertinent Articles of the Teacher Tenure Act Held by Teachers in Selected School Districts in Michigan, William W. Carmody
An Investigation of the Interaction of Educational Cognitive Style, Teaching Style, and Instructional Area for Selected Community College Instructors, Francis W. Crookes
A Study of the Michigan Property Tax Collection Procedures and Distribution of the Tax Revenues to Public School Districts, James J. Gallagher
The College-Level Examination Program: A Survey of Attitudes of Selected Populations at Western Michigan University, Robert W. Gordon
A Study of the Acceptance of the Community Education Philosophy by Superintendents in the State of Michigan, Frank J. Manley III
A Study of the Relationships of Personality Characteristics to Performance on Programmed Instruction, Fredrick A. Michels
A Comparison of the Kuder Richardson Formula 20 and Kappa as Estimates of the Reliability of Criterion-Referenced Tests, Judith E. Moyer
A Study of Instructor Grading Philosophies and Practices in Undergraduate Courses at Western Michigan University, Eun Kyung Oh
The Relation of Personal Values and Value Disclosure to a Faculty Member's Influence on Students, Donald T. Van Hoeven
A Study of Competitiveness between Sexes and the Effect of Communication Messages upon the Building of Trust, Shirley A. VanHoeven
A Comparison of Background Profiles, Career Expectations and Career Aspirations of Men and Women Public School Administrators, Joyce W. Way
A Study of the Relationship of Cognitive Similarity to Communication Accuracy, Shirley C. Woodworth
Dissertations from 1975
Similarities and Differences in the Leadership Styles and Personal Characteristics of Women in Educational Administration and Women in Business Administration, Clara R. Benedetti
Acceptance of Community Education's Preferred Role for the School and its Relationship to Exemplary Community Education Programs in Southwest Michigan, Steve E. Bojorquez
Recommendations for the Future Development and Organization of Professional Materials Libraries in Educational Planning Region 12 of Michigan Based upon the Perceived Needs of Administrators and Teachers, Florence Irene Bournazos
A Study of Supplemental Incomes of Male Teachers in the Public Schools of Van Buren County, Michigan, Norval S. Bovee
The Relationships among Student Ratings of Teachers, Principal Ratings of Teachers, and Student Achievement, Alvin Brossette Jr.
Related Factors in Organizing Instructor Manpower Needs in the College of Education in Thailand, Thawat Burirug
Student Attitudes toward Authority in Three School Systems with Reference to Dogmatism, Stanley Fortuna Jr.
Student Accessibility to School Library Media Center Resources as Viewed by Media Specialists and Compared to Students in Southwestern Michigan Secondary Schools, Alida L. Geppert
The Effects of Feedback and Remediation Treatment on Student Ratings of Instructors, Linda H. Goldsmith
The Effects of Intermittent Feedback on the Verbal Communication Skills of Therapy Supervisors, Silva Goncalves
An Examination of the Leader Behavior of Community Education Directors in the Advisory Council Setting, Gloria A. Gregg
An Analysis of the Intentions of Community College Students from a Selected Number of Community Colleges to Transfer to Four-Year Colleges or Universities, Richard Duane Hughes
A Comparative Study of Teacher Acceptance of the Community Education Philosophy in Southwest Michigan, John B. Jeffrey
The Use of Evaluative Information in Administrative Programmatic Planning, Caryl Ann Levleit
A Study of the Effects of the 1969 Tax Reform Act on Private Grant-Making Foundation Support of Charitable Activities, John S. Lore
Library and Media Competencies Needed by Teachers in Primary Schools, Lawrence H. McGrath
A Study of the Effects of Selected Variables on the Scope of Community Services Programs of Public Community Colleges, Michael T. Oravecz
Nursing and the Management Function, V. Clayton Sherman
A Model for Development of a Community Education Program for Older Adults, Eric Charles Smith
A Study of Undergraduate Student Financial Need at Western Michigan University for the 1974-1975 Academic Year, Paul W. Trombley
A Conceptual Systems Approach Model Designed for the Process of Curriculum Planning, Development and Supervision in Uganda, Emmanuel K. Waddimba
The Relationship between College Department Chairperson's Leadership Style as Perceived by Teaching Faculty and that Faculty's Feelings of Job Satisfaction, Earl Melvin Washington
A Comparative Study of Functions Performed by Principals of Community Schools and Principals of Non-Community Schools, Lawrence Russell Wilder
A Systems Approach to Operationalizing Community Education, George S. Wood Jr.
Dissertations from 1974
Perceptions of Curriculum Emphasis: A Pilot Q Sort Study, Olugbenro A. Ajayi
Attitudes toward a 45-15 ESY in the Western School District, Parma, Michigan, Gordon G. Archer
A Study of Acquisition and Usage of Instructional Media by Teachers in Selected Michigan Public High Schools, Patricia F. Beilke
Maternal/Infant Care: A Systems Approach to Organizational Structures and Services of Community Agencies, Nancy B. Carlson
Reading: The Lessons so Far, Roger D. Dixon
Development of a Project Management System Model for Educational Project Managers, Robert P. Hamet
A Comparison of the Values, Attitudes and Beliefs of Mennonite Youth Who Attended a Church-Related High School and Those Who Attended Public High Schools, William D. Hooley
A Study of the Relationship between Length of Student Teaching and Administrator Ratings of Teacher Effectiveness, Douglas H. Johnson
Affirmative Action in a Governmental Agency: Michigan's Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS), Linda Collins Johnson
A Study of the Skills of Successful Directors of Community Education in Michigan, George C. Kliminski
The Emerging Role of the Community School Director, Walter Langs Jr.
A Comparison of Cognitive Styles between the Most Successful Michigan Directors of Community Education and Other Michigan Directors of Community Education, Thomas Russell Niles II
A Survey of the Extent to Which Components Common to Community Education Are Present in Iowa Public Schools, Stephen R. Parson
Analysis of the Relationship between Personal Values and Internship Success of High School Practical Experience Program Students, Arthur J. Pease
Initial Screening and Identification of Predictors for Possible Use in Selecting Foster Mothers for the Mentally Retarded, Terry L. Penniman
A Study of the Knowledge Possessed by Selected Students and Adults About Public School Districts in Five Southwestern Minnesota Communities, Clifford Dale Sibley
A Study, in the State of Michigan, of the Effects of Community Education on the Attitudes of Selected Opinion Leaders Towards Public School Education, Stephen L. Stark
A Study of the Relationship between Norm-Referenced Tests and Criterion-Referenced Tests, Marilyn W. Van Valkenburgh
A Comparison of Various Weight Reduction Approaches with Overweight University Female Students, David G. Waite
A Study of the Relationship between Managerial Style of Community College Presidents and Faculty Perceptions of Educational Concepts, Robert James Wollam
An Inventory of Impact Indicators to Measure the Success of Community College Instructional Programs, Michael E. Wooden
A Comparative Study of Financial and Related Information for Michigan Intermediate School Districts, Howard W. Wood
A Study of Leadership Concepts and Their Application in Family-Life Education Training Courses in a Seventh-Day Adventist Community, John B. Youngberg
Dissertations from 1973
Leadership Effectiveness in Education as Related to Congruence between Human Behavior Types and Leadership Styles, Doyle R. Anderson
Educational Leadership Handbook for Philippine Public Schools, Telesforo N. Boquiren
Urban High School Dropouts and Graduates: A Comparative Study of Pupil-Teacher Relationships and Profile Characteristics, Barry C. Fitzgerald
An Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Characteristics of Principals and the Support Given Community Education, William M. Hetrick
Leadership Training Model for Community School Directors, Wilbur D. Johnson
A Theoretical Model for the Development of Organizational Goals and Objectives, John W. Kofel
A Study of Parent, Student, and Teacher Value Systems in a Mid-West Christian School System, Carl T. Mulder
Faculty Attitudes toward the Role of Intercollegiate Athletics in Selected Institutions of Higher Education, William D. Neal
The Effect of Integrated Grouping and of Studying Minority Culture in Reducing Cultural Cleavage in Elementary Classrooms, Daniel L. Paul
Workshop Attributes as Predictors of Effectiveness for Inservice Education of School Administrators, Wayne Richard Robbins
An Evaluation of Local Vocational Advisory Councils in Michigan, William B. Rogan Jr.
The Meaning of Selected Educational or Educationally - Related Concepts as Adjudged on the Semantic Differential by Professional School Personnel in a Public School System, Gerald Edward Smith
A Study of University Research Administration; Organizational Structure, Function and Effectiveness, Louis H. Steinberg
An In-Service Program Designed to Change Elementary Teacher Attitudes Toward Black Dialect, Donald E. Thompson
Attitudinal Factors Relating to the Acceptance of Educational Accountability, Marshall Wolfe
Dissertations from 1972
Changes in Superintendents' Behaviors Following Feedback as Perceived by Their School Board Members and Principals, David Edwin Bartz
A Study of Job Satisfiers and Job Dissatisfiers of Ministers of Education, Howard L. Bixby
A Study of the Relation between Classroom Verbal Interaction Patterns and Racial Composition, Teacher Race, and Grade Level, James William Boothe Jr.
A Study of Factors Influencing Voter Attitude toward Schools and the Relationship of Those Factors to Voter Support of School Bond Proposals, Douglas B. Cole Jr.
Black Studies and the Enhancement of Self-Concept as it Relates to Achievement Level in Negro High School Students, David L. Fisher
The Relationship of Student Ratings of Teachers to Teacher Exodus, Roger Neil Grabinski
A Study of Non-Transferring Community College Graduates from Selected Michigan Community Colleges, Paul Richard Heath
The Effect of Occupational Exploratory Experiences upon the Occupational Awareness and Occupational Analysis of Junior High School Seventh and Eighth Grade Students, Edward Lewis Pelkey
A Study of the Relationships between Student Opinions and Verbal Interaction Patterns, Charles F. Porter
Verbal Interaction Patterns, Student Opinions, and Teacher Perceptions in Classrooms with Mexican American Student Enrollment, Richard M. Sanchez
An Investigation of the Relationship between Emergent Leadership and Several Potential Predictor Variables in an Academic Setting, Melvin James Tessin
Study of the Discrepancies between Student Evaluations and Faculty Self-Perceptions of Instructional Procedures in Higher Education, Eugene W. Thompson
The Effects of Positive and Negative Teacher Behavior on Student Rating of Teachers, George Smith Ticknor
A Study of the Differential Prediction of Community College Grade Point Average, Albert B. Truesdell