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.

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Dissertations from 1995

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The Level of Management Support Behaviors and the Effect on Participation Rates in Corporate Fitness Programs, Diane Braatz

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Factors Influencing the Hiring of Women as Community College Chief Executive Officers, Diane Chaddock

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A Study to Determine the Relationship Between Perceived Communication Practices of Leaders and Subordinate Response to Change, Catherine L. Chevalier

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An Exploration of the Relationship Between Critical Thinking Skills and Preferred Learning Styles of First Year Nursing Students, Gloria J. Clocklin

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Intrinsic Motivation for Learning of the Adult Graduate Student at Western Michigan University, Phyllis Crandall

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Leadership Practices and Job Satisfaction: An Examination of the Relationship between Academic Deans and Department Chairpersons, Vera Kay Dauffenbach

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The Effects of Background Music on Initial Counseling Sessions, Stella Elaine Dial

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Special Service Needs of Adult Students Attending Weekend College at Western Michigan University, Patricia A. Dolly

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A Descriptive Study of the Implementation Process for All-Day Alternate Day Kindergarten Schedules in Michigan Public Schools, Kenneth G. Drenth

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The Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of the Impact of Operation Physics on the Teaching of Elementary Science in Michigan Schools, Brenda Prater Earhart

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A Study of the Effect of Developmental Kindergarten Placement on Student Achievement: Issues and Other Alternatives for the "Unready" Child, Sandra F. Earley

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A Grounded Theory in the Development of the Tantric Proposition in Leadership Education, Marsha Wislocki Goin

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Citizens' Attitudes Toward Baraga and L'Anse Schools Sharing Resources and Consolidation in Two Community Attitude Surveys: A Five-Year Comparison, Anni C. Gregor

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A Study of Active Participation Instructional Strategies Increasing Student's Higher Order Thinking Skills, Scottie J. Griffin

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A Study of the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and School Climate, Christine L. Jensen

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A Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Principal Effectiveness Among Secondary School Teachers in Malaysia, Ariff B. Kasim

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Learning Expectations and Learning from Problem Situations in Occupational Education, Michael Alexander Krischer

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A Study of the Awareness and Understanding of Distance Education by Leadership Roles at Community Colleges in Michigan, Douglas H. Lape

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The Relationship of Teacher Attitudes Toward Evaluation and School Building Climate, Timothy James Lowe

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The Acceptance of Computers by Administrative Leadership at Baker College, William McCormick Luczyk

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Classroom Personalities of Effective Teachers within a Technical College Setting, Fred Manley

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Attitudes of Black Secondary School Teachers Toward School Guidance in the Potchefstroom Area, South Africa, Elias H. Masibi

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A Study of Support for Transfer and the Alignment of the Training with the Strategic Direction of the Organization, Max U. Montesino T.

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A Study of the Correlation Between Per Pupil Funding and Student Achievement in the State of Michigan, Douglas Harold Snyder

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Beliefs and Perceptions of Michigan Superintendents Toward Females Advancing in the Ranks: Perspectives to Increase the Minority Pool, Dennis J. Stanek

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Participative Management and Productivity: Partners or Adversaries?, Michael Heenan Swearingen

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Women and the Public School Superintendency: An Integrative Review of the Dissertation Research, Carol A. Swingle

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An Investigation of Teachers' Beliefs Concerning Evaluation Procedures and Criteria and their Willingness to Assume an Active Role in the Process, Terina Walker-Harvey

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An Analysis of Local Response to State Initiated School Reform Legislation: Michigan Public Act 25, A. Bruce Watson

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Stress and Healthwellness, a Longitudinal Study, Howard Allen White

Dissertations from 1994

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The Role of Administrators and Teachers in the Selection and Implementation of Computer Technology in the "Classroom of Tomorrow" Program, Ahmad Al-Obiedat

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A Descriptive Study of Programmatic and Curricular Components of Regular and Developmental Kindergartens, Stephen A. Anderson

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Interim Outcomes and Change Processes: A Case Study of School Restructuring, Meg V. Blinkiewicz

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Assertive Communication: Its Effect on Conflict, Trust, Hostility, and Productivity in the Organization, Jacqueline J. Brayman

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Sensitivity of the Comp Objective Test to Structural Differences Among General Education Programs in Liberal Arts Colleges and Comprehensive Universities, Christine Ann Brooks

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An Analysis of the Relationship of Achievement, Attitude, and Sociological Element of Individual Learning Style of Students in an Interactive Television Course, Thomas A. Burkman

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A Study of Retention Intervention Programs Used in Rural Michigan Schools, Randall E. Busscher

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An Exploration of Students’ and Business Persons’ Ratings of the Importance of Writing Skills for Business Success, Miriam P. Coleman

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A Study in Correctional Leadership and Conflict within the Informal Organization of a Correctional Setting: A Paradigm Shift in Correctional Treatment, Francis L. Crowe

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Promising Practices: Perspectives of Junior and Senior High At-Risk Students, Janet Dalman

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Interim Summative Evaluation: Assessing the Value of a Long Term or Ongoing Program During its Operation, Sharon Craven Dodson

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Urban Teachers’ Views and Ranking of Five Home and School Variables with Respect to Effective Teaching of Disadvantaged Students, Loraine Constance Enniss

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Preservice Elementary Education Students’ Beliefs Regarding the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics, Elsa L. Geskus

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A Descriptive Study of the Physical Education Programs for Kindergarten through Third Grade Students in Michigan, Allison Ann Hammond

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Academic Self-Esteem of Michigan High School Students, Dolores J. Howe

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A Study of Leadership Behaviors of Principals in Schools Which Educate Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities in Regular Education Classrooms, Patreese Ingram

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Women in Public School Administration: Factors that Facilitate Attainment, Betty Newlin LaPointe

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A Comparison of Teacher Attitudes Based Upon Their Involvement in Various Levels of Staff Development, James Lehto

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Relationships Among Job Satisfaction, Productivity, and Supervision Provided to Financial Planners, Larry Leslie

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A Case Study of Affirmative Action at Western Michigan University, Elizabeth Betina Lockett

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A Descriptive Study of Michigan Auto Workers' (UAW) Physical and Psychological Responses to 1987 Plant Closures, Lorraine Marie Oginsky

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An Exploratory Study of Sentient Evaluators: Communication, Ethics, and Relationships in the Evaluation Process, Mary Elizabeth Piontek

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A Study of Tuition in Public Comprehensive Universities and Colleges: A Model for Analyzing Factors that Affect Tuition, Michael J. Roy

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Faculty Development Programs and Evaluation in American Colleges and Universities, Antonio Nicolas Rubino

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The Relationship of Leadership Style Behaviors of Principals to the Existence of Effective Schools, Lanny John Tibaldo

Dissertations from 1993

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The Importance of Evaluation Questions in Human Resources Development: Audience Perspectives, Fahad Al-Ruwaished

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The Effects of Two Motivational Factors on Accuracy and Persistence for Second Graders, Jesse D. Baker

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A Comparison of Strategic Decision Task Variable Analysis Between School and Business Executives, Peter A. Behnke

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The Relationship Between Communication Skills of First Line Nurse Managers and Stability, Sherry A. Blair

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A Study of the Thematic Integrated Curriculum (TIC) of the Focus 2000 Program, Sherry Collins

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Family Birth Order and Leadership Behavior of Public School Principals in Michigan, Larry J. Corbett

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Dyadic Similarity of the Superintendent-Principal Interpersonal Relationship, Principal’s Job Satisfaction, and Subordinate’s Performance Evaluation, Richard William Drury

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Adaptive Leadership Style and Sales Performance: A Test of the Social Style Model, Frank M. Gambino

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Productivity and Perceived Work Environment of Work Groups in Poland, Donald L. Gusfa

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Using Technology for Dispensing Information, Ray Hoag

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Rating Intervention Strategies for Overcoming Impediments to Planned Change by Michigan Public School Administrators, Dale Kimball

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The Identification and Validation of Sociopsycholinguistic Strategies for Integrating Reading and Writing at the Postsecondary Level, Gail L. Landberg

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A Comparative Study of the Coping Ability of Mobile and Nonmobile Elementary Pupils, Solomon Mokone Lebese

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Preferred Motivators for Previously Incarcerated Criminals, Selma R. Massey

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The Effect of a Transition Class (Developmental Kindergarten) on Academic Parity, Douglas S. McCall

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Comparison Study of the Implementation Rate of Eighteen Middle School Characteristics in Michigan and National Blue Ribbon Schools, Gregg G. Mowen

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Requisite Managerial Leadership Behaviors: A Diagnostic Role-Set Study of Executives within a Fortune 500 Corporation, Prudence LaBeach Pollard

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A Status Study of Formal Evaluation Procedures Employed by Michigan Philanthropic Foundations, John R. Seita

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Stakeholder Perceptions of Barriers to Implementing Shared Decision-Making in Wisconsin Schools, Donald John Viegut

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The Impact of Test Sophistication on Tenth Grade Students’ Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) Scores, Iris Williams

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An Assessment of Vocational Technical Education Students' Literacy Levels and Awareness of Employer Expectations, Toni Woolfork

Dissertations from 1992

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Characteristics of Community Foundations at Different Ages and Asset Sizes, Kathryn Ann Agard

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An Analysis of the Effect of Matching Student Learning Style to the Method of Instruction, Addamae Akin

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Practices in Results-Oriented HRD: Levels of Support and Agreement Between HRD and Upper-Level Managers, Abdulmohsin Al-Luheid

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Effects of Western Education on Employees' Participation and Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabian Industries, Abdulrahman Y. Al-Selaim

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A Descriptive Study of the Development and Validation of a Curriculum Development Process for Occupational Therapy in an Institution of Higher Education, Alfred G. Bracciano

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A Comparison of Junior High Schools to Middle Schools with Respect to Achievement and Attendance, Darrell Clay

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The Reading Connection: A Leadership Initiative Designed to Change the Delivery of Educational Services to At-Risk Children, Gary Compton

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The Psychological Typologies and Leadership Behaviors of First-Line Supervisors in a Large Automotive Company, James Joseph Conlen

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The Relationship Between the Styles of Leadership of Superintendents and the Effectiveness of School Districts in Puerto Rico, Carlos Jose Cortes

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Spatial Visualization and Leadership in Teaching Multiview Orthographic Projection: An Alternative to the Glass Box, Mark A. Curtis

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Self-Efficacy and Academic Success of Integrated and Segregated Emotionally Impaired Adolescents, Jerry William Davisson

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Factors Associated with Success in a Participative Decision Making Program for Supervisors, Managers, and Salaried Professionals, Eric Paul de Nijs

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Factors Influencing Persistence of Adult Students in High School Completion Programs, Joan E. Garbarino

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Transformational Leadership: An Integrative Review of the Literature, Joseph Mark Gasper

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A Comparative Study of High and Low Achieving Inner-City African-American Sophomore Males’ Expectations of Self, in-School and Out-of-School Support, John L. Jackson Sr.

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Women and Leadership: The Effect of Gender, Gender-Role Orientation, Socioeconomic Status, and Parental Influence on Women’s Aspirations to Leader Roles, Barbara Katherine Kreuzer

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The Extent to Which the Career Guidance and Counseling Component is Addressed in the Administration of Tech Prep Programs, Linda Joan Kwasny

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The Financial Implications of School District Consolidation in Michigan, William P. LeTarte

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Teacher Induction: An Investigation of Factors that Affect First-Year Teachers' Attitudes Toward their Jobs, John G. Longcore

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Identifying a 9-12 Curriculum for High Schools in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Patrick Manning

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A Study of Cooperative Learning at the High School Level, Lisabeth S. Margulus

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University Students' Personal Histories and Alcohol Programs: A Naturalistic Study, Alexandra E. Michaels

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An Analysis of Student Math Scores Based Upon Teacher Training in the Instructional Theory into Practice Model, Martha O'Kray

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A Longitudinal Study of the Developmental Kindergarten Program in the Troy Schools, Troy, Michigan, Dennis H. Raetzke