Honors theses completed at Western Michigan University are entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors or we have been unable to reach the authors, so the theses may be only available from on-campus computers. If you are an author of an honors thesis and would like to make it available off campus or if you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses from 2000
Opening the Doors of Communication and Guiding Parents into Classrooms and Schools, Katy Anne Forsyth
The Mathematics and Physics of Sports: A Resource for Secondary Teachers, Gina Garza
A Teacher's Influence: Pedagogy in Practice in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom, Katrina E. Myall
Vocal Pedagogy and the Vocal Jass Ensemble, Robert Vance
Giving Our Children an Opportunity to Learn, Shasta A. Waller
English and America, Stephen M. Wickey
Theses from 1999
Developing a Cross-Cultural Worldview with Implications for Classroom Teaching, Elizabeth A. Palmateer
The Rest of the Story: A Reflection on Extracurriculars During Intern Teaching, Barnaby Pung
Integrating Technology in the Elementary Classroom, Mark Raffler
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom: An Inside Look, Elizabeth Anne Varso
Theses from 1998
Teaching Environmental Studies in the English Classroom, Melissa Deer
Mind, Body, and Heart: A Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum, Lindsay J. Folk
The Michigan Educational Assessment Program: A Move Toward Increasing State Control Over Education, Amanda Martin
"We, the People of the United States...:" Society and the Individual in Nineteenth Century America, Marc Meisel
Multiple Intelligences as a Model for Education, Brenda Montague
An Asian Cultural Studies Model for Secondary Schools, Kristy L. Mulloy-Newell
Three World War II Lesson Plans, Aaron D. Plumhoff
Establishing a Classroom Culture, Melissa L. Schroeder
Autoethnography: Reflections on Writing, Wendy Unser
A Thematic Unit on the Country of Ireland for Grades 4-5, Lyndsay Wherley
Theses from 1997
Toward an Authentically Anti-Racist Curriculum, Jeremy D. Dowsett
Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary Classroom: Rationale and Observation, Kelly A. Olson
Creative Education: The Process of Student Planned Curriculum, Mary Ann Skidmore
ENGL 400, The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop: A Complete Course for Teaching College Undergraduates, Sonja R. Tack
Collaboration Between Schools for the Blind and Public Schools During the transition of Students with Visual Impairments, Kim Zebehazy
Theses from 1996
Student Evaluation of Portage Public Schools' Personalized Enrichment Program (PEP), Heather Melissa Groner
The Purpose of Implementing Dance into Secondary Education, Erin Mills
The Historical and Ethical Bases of Special Education in England, Kristina A. Schipper
Theses from 1995
Team Teaching in Elementary Schools, Lorraine A. Dudash
Theses from 1994
Using Myth and Folklore in the Secondary Classroom, William P. deDie
Early Literacy: From Understanding to Classroom Implementation, Jennifer K. Echter
Uses of Therapeutic Puppetry in Elementary Education, Elaine M. Flaugher
The Effects of Gifted and Talented Programs on Students' Socialization Skills, Karen R. Gavin
Readin' and Writin' in Arithmetic: Integrating Reading and Writing into a Math Curriculum, Andrea J. Gerten
Theses from 1993
A Step Toward the Future: Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools, Kelly M. Dobbick
Love and Adolescent Life: A Thematic Integration of Language Learning and Hispanic Poetry for Fourth Year Students, Cindy Panter
Theses from 1992
Mathematical Problem Solving: Changing Students' Attitudes Through the Use of Heuristics, Lori Fulton
A High School Physics Program Stressing Application to Concept Instead of the Traditional Concept to Application Approach, William Semrau
Theses from 1991
Beginning Band Practices and Recruiting Techniques in Southwest Michigan, Laura Ann Robinson
A Self-Instructional Supplement to Selected High School Chemistry Topics, Jon T. Taylor
Theses from 1988
Specific Learning Disabilities and Delinquency: Recommendations for an Intervention Model, Rodney Metcalf
Theses from 1987
The Relationship of Learning Styles to Underavhievement in Gifted Elementary Students, Kelly Sue Mix
Theses from 1981
A Handbook of Uncommon Physical Disabilities and Their Educational Implications, Karen P. Middleton
Theses from 1977
Utilization of a Diagnostic-Prescriptive Model to Diagnose and Prescribe an Educational Program for a Six and a Half Year Old Child, Charles Steven Pearson
Women Artists: For Children, Debbie Small
Theses from 1975
Carl Roger's Phenomenological Personality and Education Theory, Terrilyn Krueger
The Teaching of Algebra at the Secondary Level, Karen E. Skarbek
Theses from 1974
The Characteristics and Uses of Performance Contracting: An Option for Classroom Teaching, Patricia A. Pokay
Theses from 1973
Teacher Efficacy--A Multi-Factor Approach in Perceived Characteristics, Deborah S. Harwood
Textbooks...Of Yesterday and Today, Theresa Kula
The Future of Quality Education: The Radical Critics of Education, Howard B. Lyman
Theses from 1970
Programs of Teacher Education for Those Preparing to Teach the Educationally and Culturally Disadvantaged, Marilyn J. Zenti
Theses from 1969
Study of Race Awareness of Children of the Campus School: Summer Session 1968, Marilyn L. Schuldt