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 2004
A Model for Using the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination Results as a Method of Outcomes Assessment, Debra Scott Schultz
Career Commitment and Retention Strategies for New Teachers: A National Study, A. Celeste Shelton-Harris
Use of Evaluation Findings in Michigan’s 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs, Wendy L. Tackett
The Relationship between Student Characteristics and Success in an Online Business Course at West Shore Community College, Amy J. Wojciechowski
Dissertations from 2003
Role that Professional Positioning and Professional Socialization Play in the Career Path of African American Women Superintendents, Cheryl Celestin
Reliability of the Educational Technology Profiler Survey as a Method of Gathering Information in Teacher Preparation Programs, Carmen A. Cornieles
The Use of Quality Indices for Successful Programs for Students with Emotional/Behavior Disorders in the State of Michigan, Alice Brouwer Hoekstra
The Extent to Which Teachers and Principals Perceive High Schools as Learning Organizations, Scott Kemple
An Investigation on the Impact of the Structure of Summative Student Evaluation on Self-Regulated Learning, John Charles Ritzier
Dissertations from 2002
Job Satisfaction and Leadership Style: A Study of Michigan High School Principals, David A. Barry
Predicting a Passing Outcome on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses by Associate Degree Graduates, Patricia M. Collins
Social Responsiblity and Types of Service Learning: A Comparison of Curricular Service Learning, Co-Curricular Service Learning, and Traditional Community Service, Jay Richardson Cooper
The Adjustment Problems of African Students at Western Michigan University, Apollos Bitrus Goyol
A Test of Factor Analysis as a Validation Procedure for Physician Certification Examinations, Jeffrey D. Greene
Factors Affecting Superintendent Longevity in Michigan, Sally Hipp
Specifying The Psychomotor Domain of the Construct of Nursing Competence, Joni L. Jones
A Study of the Effects of Goal Conflict on Job Satisfaction in Auxiliary Enterprise Units within Higher Education, Stephen M. Keizer
Have Charter Schools Materialized Their Promise a Contrast Between Rhetoric and Reality, Mary Kay Kempker-VanDriel
After Turning Points: Evidence of the Adoption of Middle School Reforms in the United States 1987-2000., Nancy Barnes Mansberger
Career Planning Needs of Students, Carol Nowakowski
The Relationship between Financial Aid and Freshman Persistance at a Midwestern Liberal Arts College, Jack Phillip Powell
Integration of Multiple Perspectives on Leadership: A Comparative Study of Experienced and Novice Leaders, Rigoberto J. Rincones-Gomez
Differences among Accredited Athletic Training Education Programs in Preparing Students for the National Certification Examination, Donna M. Ritenour
The Structure of the Leadership Construct: A Test of Factorial Invariance Using Structural Equation Modeling, Liliana Rodriguez-Campos
Dissertations from 2001
The Effects of Reengineering on Hospital Performance Indicators, Linda Rutgers Albery
Effects of Software Use on the Preparation of the Individualized Education Programs (IEP’s), Nancy Ann Beukema
New Teachers’ Perceptions of Discipline-Related School Problems and Teacher Satisfaction, Amy L. Kavanaugh
A Study of Emergent Leadership Factors in a Total Ministry Model, David C. Meyers
The Impact of Values and Gender on Advising Satisfaction and Persistence of African Americans at Predominantly White Universities, Gregory A. Moorehead
An Analysis of the Impact of an Outlier on Correlation Coefficients Across Small Sample Data Where RHO is Non-Zero, Maria A. Suchowski
Dissertations from 2000
Teachers’ Perceptions of School Culture in Relation to Job Satisfaction and Commitment, Mayda Bahamonde-Gunnell
The Effect of Presentation Media on Student Reading Comprehension, Jeffrey T. Conklin
Parental Involvement: Quantifying Parent Behavior and its Influence on a Child's Readiness to Learn, V. Yvonne Conner
A Study of the Relationship Between Epistemic Style and Evaluation Practice, Deanna Draze
Can Principals’ Personality Traits Predict their Risk-Taking: Uncertainty and Success Orientation as they Relate to Risk Propensity, Bruce A. Evans
A Comparison of Learning in Adult Accelerated and Non-Accelerated Courses, Donald J. Green
A Study of Parental Characteristics and School Choice, Chia-Lin Hsieh
An Exploratory Study of Michigan Grantmaker Attributes and Competencies, Lisa R. Wyatt Knowlton
Teacher Perceptions of Collaboration and Engagement in Five Twenty-First Century Restructuring Schools in Indiana, Cynthia L. Kujawski
A Case Study of the Effects of the Strategic Planning Process on the Trust Level of Administrative Staff in a K - 12 School District, Michael F. Paskewicz
Issues of Factorial Invariance Inherent in Conceptual Change: Teachers’ Evolving Perceptions of Classroom Practice, Cynthia C. Phillips
Teachers’ Use of Instructional Alignment in Michigan Fifth Grade Classrooms and the Relationship of Use to Student MEAP Scores in Writing, John Rasmussen
The Organizational Culture in Community Foundations, Nanette Marie Reiser
Attitudes and Perceptions of Michigan School Administrators toward Female Administrators, Dorothy J. VanderJagt
Dissertations from 1999
Intuitive Understanding of Time and Space At the Age of Four, Josephine Barry-Davis
The Field Study of a Training Transfer Enhancement Process and its Effect on Transfer of Training, Andrew W. Bowne
Case Studies of Organizational Evaluation in Community Foundations, Joyce Box Brown
Relationships between Leader Characteristics, Planned Change and Organizational Culture in a Dynamic Manufacturing Environment, Matthew Chodkowski
An Analysis of Grade-Level Expenditures of At-Risk Funding Among Districts of Different Economic Status in the State of Michigan, Benard A. Meyer
Japanese Students' Perceived Need for Communicative English and Their Perceived Proficiency Levels, Takanori Mita
A Study of the Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Teacher Attitudes, Scott Palczewski
An Analysis of Nine K-12 School Districts that have Established Membership with the Coalition of Essential Schools, Shari A. Peters Kitchen
Devolution of Power Through Shared Decision Making, Jean DeBoer Schmeichel
The Relationship Between Principals' Leadership Characteristics and Characteristics of Public Middle Schools, Linda S. Schneider-Rediske
Dissertations from 1998
The Relationship of Saudi Managers’ Characteristics and their Support of the Transfer of Training to the Workplace, Khalid M. Alhazmi
A Comparison of Reported Teacher Selection Practices of Elementary Principals in Michigan to Recommended Selection Methods, John E. Jarpe
The Relationship between Organizational Culture and the Practice of Program Evaluation in Human Service Organizations, Lorraine Marais
The Relationship of Reading Recovery Teachers' Efficacy to Length of Service and School System Support, M. Louise Moon
The Relationship between Leadership/Followership in Staff Nurses and Employment Setting, Elaine S. VanDoren
Dissertations from 1997
A Test of a Rapid Developer Model: Workplace Factors Associated with Learning and Development, James A. Alexander
The Effect of Remedial Education Programs on Academic Achievement and Persistence at the Two-Year Community College, Lyn Ann Batzer
The Effect of Managers' Clarification of Business Linkage of Training on Trainees' Transfer of Training, Elizabeth J. Benanzer
Registration of Apprenticeship Programs and the Turnover of Skilled Trade Employees, Dennis J. Bona
The Effects of a Cooperative Learning Environment on Attitudes, Social Skills, and Processing of Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Mary J. Cairy
Critical Thinking Attributes of Undergraduate Nursing Faculty, Julie A. Coon
The Use of Data in School-Based Decision Making, Walter J. DeBoer
The Relationship Between Course Outcomes and the Factors of Retention as Determined by Webb’s Model of Student Persistence, Jan K. Fields
Perceived Support for Change and Implementation of Title I of the ADA in Michigan’s Public School Districts, Truman S. Forest
The Relationship Between Cooperating Teachers' and Student Teachers' Concerns, Dan A. Gerbens
A Study of Factors Affecting Responses in Electronic Mail Surveys, Kimberly Post Good
Leadership Roles of Native American Women in Education in the 1990s, Linda S. Keway
Decision Making and the Felony Offender: A Cognitive Approach, Marlene O’Hara
Dissertations from 1996
The Relationship Between Principals' Length of Administrative Experience and Organizational Leadership Behavior in Elementary Schools in Saudi Arabia, Hamad Adbulaziz AlKherb
The Status of Middle Level Schools in Berrien County, Michigan Following Michigan Public Act 25, Judith A. Burns
Elementary Teachers’ and Principals’ Perceptions of Principal Leadership Style and School Social Organization, Thomas Jack Evans
An Examination of Factors Contributing to Exemplary Schools in an Urban Public School District in the Midwest, Gordon D. Griffin
Leader Attitudes and Leader Stress: Is There a Connection?, Earl B. Kaurala
Maranao Muslim Women Educational Administrators: An Initial Study of the Emerging Muslim Women Leaders in the Philippines, Carmelita S. Lacar
A Case Study of Academic Achievement of African American Males, Loistean Mason
Adolescent Students at Risk: The Roles of Stress, Distress, and Coping, Jennifer Massicotte
A Study of Students Involved in a Leadership Development Program, "Excellence in Leadership", at Grand Valley State University, Paul McKimmy
Evaluation of a Home-School-Community Liaison Scheme in Irish Elementary Schools, Sandra Ryan
An Assessment of the Characteristics of Catholic School Boards in the State of Michigan, Frank C. Wippel
A Comparison of Youth Living Environment in Small and Large Communities of Michigan, Huilan Yang
Dissertations from 1995
Effect of Participation in Design on Trainee Satisfaction, Abdullatif S. Al-Abdullatif
An Analysis of Saudi Arabian Employee Performance in Selected Public Sector Service Organizations, Yousif Mohamad Saad Al-Hendy
Teachers' Perception of Instructional Leadership and Student Achievement, David Anspaugh
A Study of the Effectiveness of the Michigan Certified Boardmember Award (CBA) Program, Henry Bothwell III
The Level of Management Support Behaviors and the Effect on Participation Rates in Corporate Fitness Programs, Diane Braatz
Factors Influencing the Hiring of Women as Community College Chief Executive Officers, Diane Chaddock
A Study to Determine the Relationship Between Perceived Communication Practices of Leaders and Subordinate Response to Change, Catherine L. Chevalier
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Critical Thinking Skills and Preferred Learning Styles of First Year Nursing Students, Gloria J. Clocklin
Intrinsic Motivation for Learning of the Adult Graduate Student at Western Michigan University, Phyllis Crandall
Leadership Practices and Job Satisfaction: An Examination of the Relationship between Academic Deans and Department Chairpersons, Vera Kay Dauffenbach
The Effects of Background Music on Initial Counseling Sessions, Stella Elaine Dial
Special Service Needs of Adult Students Attending Weekend College at Western Michigan University, Patricia A. Dolly
A Descriptive Study of the Implementation Process for All-Day Alternate Day Kindergarten Schedules in Michigan Public Schools, Kenneth G. Drenth
The Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of the Impact of Operation Physics on the Teaching of Elementary Science in Michigan Schools, Brenda Prater Earhart