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.
Dissertations from 2024
Unlocking Potential: Analyzing the Impact of Special Education Services on the Assessment Outcomes of Students with Learning Disabilities, Kaitlyn Billops
Using Video Prompting To Teach Daily Living Skills to Young Adults With Disabilities, Melissa Anne Rajter
Dissertations from 2021
Understanding the Unique Role of the Special Education Teacher and the Essence of the Special Education Teacher’s Life in the Inclusive Setting, Evelyn C. Phillips
Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Preservice Teachers’ Ability to Code Articles, Rena VanDerwall
Dissertations from 2020
A Qualitative Study Investigating the Common or Shared Experiences of Saudi and American Parents of Students with Autism in the IEP-Process, Alwiah Abdullah Alsaggaf
Examining District Administrators’ Professional Development Decision-Making Processes Concerning New Special Education Teachers, Sarah J. Bacalia
A Qualitative Study Investigating Post-Secondary Services for Students with Learning Disabilities at Saudi Universities, Nahed Mohammed Binbakhit
Let’s Talk Fluency: Elementary Educators’ Perceptions of the Impact and Implementation of Fluency Instruction within the Leveled Literacy Intervention Framework, Megan L. Michalczak
Dissertations from 2019
Teachers Use and Perceptions of the Impact of Response to Intervention (RTI) on Co-Teaching at the Secondary Level in General Education Classrooms, Hawazen Alasiri
Special Education Teachers Use of Reading Strategies to Support Students with Learning Disabilities in Reading, Ali A. Alhamdan
Professional Learning Communities in Michigan’s Center-Based Schools: A Mixed Methods Study, Benjamin L. Oakley
Finding the Right Words: Exemplary Educators Essence of Vocabulary Instruction, Mackenzie W. Sheahan
Dissertations from 2018
Effective Reading Strategies for Increasing the Reading Comprehension Level of Third-Grade Students with Learning Disabilities, Nouf Rashdan Almutairi
Assessing the Supports and Variables Needed for Graduation of Students Receiving Special Education Service: A Longitudinal Study, Jennifer DeWaard
ASD Program Development in Special Education Teacher Preparation: An Exploratory Study, Christine DeWildt
Dissertations from 2016
A Formative Evaluation of a Program Providing Support to College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kourtney Kay Bakalyar
The Impact of Procedural Compliance to the Individualized Education Program Document on Student Achievement and Academic Benchmarks, Christine Robertson
Dissertations from 2014
Administrators as Change Agents in Implementing MTSS: Beliefs, Skills, and Challenges, Tasha Frigmanski
Evaluating the Use of the Math Reasoning Inventory for Improvement in Fraction Instruction, Kathy Huffman Boyer
Dissertations from 2013
Special Education Leadership and the Implementation of Response to Intervention, Derek Ryan Cooley
Dissertations from 2012
Identifying In-School Predictors of Postsecondary Success for Students with Hearing Impairments, Jennifer Lynn Coyle
Using TeachLivEᵀᴹ to Improve Pre-Service Special Education Teacher Practices, April N. Enicks
Dissertations from 2011
The Picture Exchange Communication System: Digital Photographs Versus Picture Symbols, Carmen Jonaitis
Stability of Popular R-CBM Progress Monitoring Tools: Dibels® Next and Aimsweb®, Christine Russell
Evaluating the Use of a Self-Advocacy Strategy as a Means of Improving Progress in the General Curriculum for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities, Amy L. Schelling
Dissertations from 2009
Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based Measures of Vocabulary Growth for Preschool English Language Learners, Kathleen M. VanTol
Dissertations from 2007
Audio-Assisted Reading with Digital Audiobooks for Upper Elementary Students with Reading Disabilities, Kelli J. Esteves
Perceptions and Intervention Practices of Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Laura A. Getty
Effects of Detectable Warnings on Individuals with Mobility Impairments, Helen Lee
Dissertations from 2005
The Effects of the Michigan Transition Outcomes Project, Jane E. Finn
Examining the Keyword Mnemonic Strategy as an Effective Academic Intervention for High School Students Labeled Emotional or Behavioral Disordered, Karen A. Kleinheksel
Dissertations from 1998
Implications of Changing to 4 by 4 Semester Block Scheduling for Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities, Sandra Kay Wayne
Dissertations from 1996
A Comparison of the Spontaneous Utterances of Students with Autism Across Two Educational Settings, Mary E. Peterson
Dissertations from 1994
Identification of Effective Classroom Management Practices Among Teachers in Elementary Special Education Computer-Use Classrooms, Stephanie L. Kenney
Dissertations from 1991
Frequency of Job Skills Deemed Critical by Employers Appearing on the Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) of Moderately Retarded Students, Linda Dagen McCrea
Dissertations from 1989
Dissertations from 1988
The Ability of Teachers of Preschool Handicapped to Use Observational Behavioral Assessment Techniques in Assessing Social Skills, Stephen P. Barbus
The Effect of Self-Efficacy Training on the Willingness of Preservice Teachers to Implement Social Skill Training in the Classroom, Linda J. Miller
The Effects of Leadership Style and Work Setting on the Job Satisfaction of Teachers of the Trainable Mentally Impaired, John Charles Woods
Dissertations from 1987
The Development and Validation of a Social Skills Rating Scale for Early Adolescents, Alan Bain
The Identification and Assessment of Interaction in Educational Microcomputer Software, Pamela J. Zeller
Dissertations from 1985
Locus of Control and Perceived Locus of Control by Significant Others of Learning Disabled and Normal Children, Shirley Irene Kane Lewis
An Investigation into the Effects of Learner Control Options on Patterns of Learning Strategies, Debra Small Nelson
Dissertations from 1984
A Comparison of Computer-Assisted Instruction and Traditional Instruction in Braille Transcription, Susan Kay Vlahas Ponchillia
Effect of Father-Presence and Father-Absence on the Self-Concept of Black Males in Special Education and Regular Education Classes, Queen Esther Woodard
Dissertations from 1983
An Analysis of Activities and Success Patterns of Coordinators of Planning, Monitoring, and Data Collection, William D. Howard
Dissertations from 1980
A Procedure for Monitoring Individualized Education Programs for the Handicapped, George T.L. Holt
Dissertations from 1979
The Use of Advance Organizers in the Teaching of English Grammar to Emotionally Impaired Adolescents, Garrett Boersma Jr.
Stimulation of Concern Levels for Students Preparing to Teach Handicapped Children Using Systematic Feedback of Practicum, Roger N. Carlsen
Differences in Encoding and Decoding of Emotion via Facial Expressions among Normal and Mildly Emotionally Handicapped Boys, Thomas M. Reed
The Effect of Self-Concept Enhancing Activities on Students in Classrooms for the Emotionally Impaired, Pamela Neal Britton Schutz
Dissertations from 1977
Simulation Activities as a Means of Changing Attitudes and Transmitting Knowledge of Adaptations and Techniques for Handicapped Individuals to Teacher Trainees, Jo-Alyce K. Peterson
Dissertations from 1976
Videotapes: An Aid in Teaching Behavior Identification and Techniques for Behavior Management, Florence M. Taber
Dissertations from 1975
An Initial Study to Validate the Michigan Behavioral Skills Assessment Scale, James Jackson Coleman
A Study of Factors Related to Attitudes toward the External Degree at Three Agencies of Higher Education, Michael D. McClenic
Dissertations from 1973
Student Activism and Implications for Academic Governance in the Bicol University, Legazpi City, Philippines, Jaime Red Recana