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Walking as a Way of Knowing: An Autoethnography of Embodied Inquiry, Lauriel-Arwen Amoroso [Dissertation]
Creativity in Science, Engineering, and the Arts: A Study of Undergraduate Students' Perceptions, Dildora F. Beaulieu [Dissertation]
Creating Systems of Shared Accountability for Early Leaver Students: Perspectives of Principals, Lorna Kay Fast Buffalo Horse [Dissertation]
Developing Social Work Skills in Online Environments: What Online MSW Graduates Tell Us, Samuel W. Gioia [Dissertation]
Emotional Intelligence and Resonant Leadership: Investigating School Principals' Preparation and Professional Development in Response to Covid-19 and Other Challenges, Ashlie Kaye Miller [Dissertation]
Diffusion of Innovation: Investigations of Technology Advances on a University Campus, Melissa Shaquid Pirie [Dissertation]
An Exploratory Study of Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth Experiences, Bethany Ann Potts [Dissertation]
Women's Work: a Feminist Standpoint Theory Study of Scholarship, Voice, and Resistance in the Academic Generation of Knowledge, Linnea Angelica Spitzer [Dissertation]
Impacts of Nontraditional Admissions Criteria on the Admittance and Retention of Academically At-Risk Student Populations, Kristen Marie Winter [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Inquiry into Developing College Student Socially-Responsible Leadership: Ethics of Justice and Care in the Midst of Conflict and Controversy, Jill Frances Childress [Dissertation]
Where's the Learning in On-Campus Student Employment? An Inquiry into the Experiences of Undergraduate Student Employees, Patricia Ann Dorman [Dissertation]
Residence Life as Learning Organizations: an Inquiry Into Organizational Elements that Support Integration of the Residential Curriculum, Heather Kropf [Dissertation]
#AdultingWhileBlack: Encountering in the Campus Climate and the Formation of Racialized Adult Identity Among Traditional-Age Black College Students, Sarah Nana Kutten [Dissertation]
Faculty Use of Collaborative Online International Learning [COIL] for Internationalization at Home, Sally Strand Mudiamu [Dissertation]
Sense of Belonging from a Distance: How Online Students Describe, Perceive, and Experience Belonging to the Institution, Marleigh Luster Perez [Dissertation]
Cultural Wealth and the Racialized Experiences of Persisting Latinx Business Students in a Predominantly White Institution: a Study on Sense of Belonging, Rebecca Sue Sanchez [Dissertation]
Untangling the Factors that Affect Student Retention: a Quantitative Study of the Relationships among First-Year Seminar Program Characteristics and Instructor Type [Full-Time and Part-Time], Christina Marie Shafer [Dissertation]
In Search of a Third Place on Campus: an Exploration of the Effects of Built Space on Students' Sense of Belonging, Kimberly S. Stave [Dissertation]
Medical Faculty Engagement in Curricular Revisions: an Inquiry into Individual and Organizational Factors that Support Participation, Tomoko Tanikawa [Dissertation]
The Experiences of Teachers Successfully Teaching Reading to Black Students, Kevin Michael Walker [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Student Sustainability Leadership Development at Portland State University: Developing Holistic Sustainability Leaders, Megan Suzanne Schneider [Thesis]
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Dual Immersion Leadership: a Case Study of Three K-5 Principals Who Show Success with Emergent Bilinguals, Ivonne Karina Dibblee [Dissertation]
Online Learners: a Study of their Advising Attitudes, Experiences, and Learning, Stephen Philip Jenkins [Dissertation]
Campus Sexual Assault and [In]Justice: an Inquiry into Campus Grievance Professionals' Roles, Responsibilities, and Perspectives of Justice, Liane Kehaulani O'Banion [Dissertation]
Does AVID Higher Education [AVID HE] Increase Student Term-to-Term Progression, Persistence Toward Credited Classes and Social Capital for First-Generation College Students Placing Into Developmental Education: a Mixed Methods Study, Christie M. Plinski [Dissertation]
Principal and Teacher Beliefs About the Impact of CBAs on School Performance: Five High Performing High Schools in Oregon, Kevin Jon Ricker [Dissertation]
A Million Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Transition Experiences of Foster Youth Accessing Higher Education through Community College, Karen A. Sullivan-Vance [Dissertation]
Perception of the Online Degree by Accounting Hiring Gatekeepers of Mid-Size Firms in the Northwestern U.S., Domanic Thomas [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Development of the Global-Self Through Collegiate Recreational Sports, Alexander Rocco Accetta [Dissertation]
Preparing Historically Underserved Students for STEM Careers: the Role of an Inquiry-based High School Science Sequence Beginning with Physics, Jon P. Bridges [Dissertation]
An Exploration of Effective Community College Instructors' Use of Culturally Competent Pedagogies, Aylin Bunk [Dissertation]
Faculty Job Satisfaction and Morale in Biomedical Research, Richard John Goranflo III [Dissertation]
Sustaining the Human Spirit of the High School Principal Leading for Equity, Ryan David Richardson [Dissertation]
Rural Interprofessional Health Care Education: a Study of Student Perspectives, Curt Carlton Stilp [Dissertation]
Culturally Responsive School Leadership For Latino/a Students Success, Victor H. Vergara [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
"Like Drinking Water Out of a Fire Hydrant" Medical Education as Transformation: A Naturalistic Inquiry Into the Physician Assistant Student Experience, Patricia Kenney-Moore [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Principal Leadership Practices in High Poverty K-5 Model Schools in Oregon, Janice Marie Adams [Dissertation]
The Effects of an Overnight Environmental Science Education Program on Students' Attendance Rate Change for Middle School Years, Jennifer Elizabeth Basham [Thesis]
Effective Technology Implementation in Schools: Differing Perceptions of Teachers, Administrators, and Technology Staff, Joseph Stephen Morelock [Dissertation]
Leadership and Decision-Making Skills of High Poverty Elementary School Principals in an Era of Reduced Resources, Kevin Eugene Spooner [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Understanding Male Nursing Student Perceptions of the Influence of Gender: A Qualitative Case Study Approach of Students, Faculty, and Administration in a Pacific Northwest Nursing Program, Jennifer Anne Anderson [Dissertation]
Teachers Teaching Teachers: A Sustainable and Inexpensive Professional Development Program to Improve Instruction, Carol L. Campbell [Dissertation]
Guiding the Work of Professional Learning Communities: Perspectives for School Leaders, Daniel Paul Draper [Dissertation]
School District Bond Campaigns: Strategies That Ensure Successful Outcomes, Linda L. Florence [Dissertation]
From the Whiteboard to the Web: Equipping Administrators to Recruit, Hire, and Induct Top Quality K-12 Online Teachers, Daniel Keith Huld [Dissertation]
Designing the Plane While Flying It: A Case Study on Nursing Faculty Development during Academic Electronic Health Records Integration in a Small Liberal Arts College, Karen Elizabeth Maxwell [Dissertation]
Gender Representations in U.S. Ed.D. Dissertations: A Feminist Content Analysis, Debora Kay Nelli [Dissertation]
The Impact of School-Level Factors on Minority Students' Performance in AP Calculus, Phillip Bruce Pearson [Dissertation]
Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Sensitivity: A Cross-Cultural Examination of American Domestic Students and Japanese Exchange Students, Yoko Hwang Sakurauchi [Dissertation]
Bridging the Future to Postsecondary Readiness, Brian Patrick Sien [Dissertation]
Keeping Equity in Mind: Strategies for Continuing Equity Work Once Formal Training Has Ended, Teri Lynn Tilley [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Improving Assessment Practice at the Course and Programmatic-Levels in Community Colleges: Developing The Guidebook For Student Learning Outcomes & The Assessment Loop, Steven George Beining [Dissertation]
Nursing Student Anxiety in Simulation Settings: A Mixed Methods Study, Mary Louise Cato [Dissertation]
Shaping School Culture: to Support Moving from a Targeted-Assistance to Schoolwide Title I Program, Paul Edward Coakley [Dissertation]
Facilitating Master's Student Success: A Quantitative Examination of Student Perspectives on Advising, Sarah Brooks Drummond Hays [Dissertation]
Designing Innovative Alternatives to Traditional High Schools: What Leaders Need to Know, Chester Roy Edwards [Dissertation]
Global Learning Outcomes of a Domestic Foreign Language Immersion Program, Kathleen Ann Godfrey [Dissertation]
Evaluating Alternative High Schools: Program Evaluation in Action, Drew Samuel Wayne Hinds [Dissertation]
Undergraduate Research and Metropolitan Commuter University Student Involvement: Exploring the Narratives of Five Female Undergraduate Students, Jolina Jade Kwong Caputo [Dissertation]
State Need-Based Aid and Four-Year College Student Retention: A Statewide Study, Kara Lynn McFall [Dissertation]
Academic Advising Structures that Support First-year Student Success and Retention, Brett Leland McFarlane [Dissertation]
Factors Influencing Social, Cultural, and Academic Transitions of Chinese International ESL Students in U.S. Higher Education, Akiko Ota [Dissertation]
Exploring Online Community Among Rural Medical Education Students: A Case Study, Ryan Tyler Palmer [Dissertation]
A Comparative Study of Administrator and Special Education Teacher Perceptions of Special Education Teacher Attrition and Retention, Danielle Angelina Sheldrake [Dissertation]
A Case Study of After-School Activities in one School that is Making Progress in Closing the Achievement Gap, Susan Robin Shugerman [Dissertation]
Developing the Instructional Leadership Skills of High School Principals in Tanzania: A Problem-Based Learning Approach, Peter N. Siamoo [Dissertation]
Short-Term International Service-Learning: Faculty Perceptions of and Pedagogical Strategies for the Design and Implementation of Successful Learning Experiences, Thomas Jacob Van Cleave [Dissertation]
The Retention Puzzle Reconsidered: Second Year Student Attitudes and Experiences with Advising, Michael Edward Walsh [Dissertation]
Student Employment in Student Affairs Units: Characteristics of Educationally Purposeful Environments, Shannon Timm Watson [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Assessing the Relationship Between Intercultural Competence and Leadership Styles: An Empirical Study of International Fulbright Students in the U.S., Chris Taylor Cartwright [Dissertation]
Reflective Practice and Readiness for Self-directed Learning in Anesthesiology Residents Training in the United States, Amy Katrina Miller Juve [Dissertation]
Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: Investigation of an Educational Intervention Strategy with At-Risk Females, Susan Romano Rustvold [Dissertation]
Understanding the Role of Social, Teaching and Cognitive Presence in Hybrid Courses: Student Perspectives on Learning and Pedagogical Implications, Janelle De Carrico Voegele [Dissertation]
Engaging Community Food Systems through Learning Garden Programs: Oregon Food Bank's Seed to Supper Program, Denissia Elizabeth Withers [Thesis]
First-Generation Student Success After Academic Warning: An Exploratory Analysis of Academic Integration, Personal Adjustment, Family and Social Adjustment and Psychological Factors, Gabrielle Shoshana Zeisman [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Coupled Pedagogy: A Study of Sustainability Education and Community-Based Learning in the Senior Capstone Program at Portland State University, Emily Erin Bowling [Thesis]
Faculty of Color and Scholarship Redefined: Teaching and Learning for Intercultural Competence, Peng Fu [Dissertation]
Youth Voices of Bounty and Opportunity: High School Students' Experiences With Food and Community, Kara Marie Gilbert [Thesis]
Transforming the Soul of Education: Sustainability at the Center of Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools, Thomas Eugene Kane [Dissertation]
Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of the Relationship between Teacher Pedagogical Beliefs and Classroom Teaching, Shaojuan Lin [Dissertation]
Sustainable Event Management of Music Festivals: An Event Organizer Perspective, Stephanie L. Stettler [Thesis]
Pedagogical Catalysts of Civic Competence: The Development of a Critical Epistemological Model for Community-Based Learning, Stephanie Taylor Stokamer [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Achieving Congruence: Building a Case for Implementing a District-Wide Interim Benchmark Assessment that is Aligned with a Balanced Literacy Framework, Theodore Feller [Dissertation]
Transformative Teacher Evaluation: Self Evaluation for High Performing Teachers, Carla Ann Sosanya-Tellez [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Education as Sustainability : an Action Research Study of the Burns Model of Sustainability Pedagogy, Heather L. Burns [Dissertation]
Paraprofessionals Who Work with Elementary Grade Students with Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, Regina Moreno [Dissertation]
The Nature of People's Perceptions of Wolves, Laura Briana Nobel [Thesis]
Japanese International Graduate Students in U.S. Higher Education Classrooms: An Investigation of their Pedagogical and Epistemological Challenges and Supports, Miki Yamashita [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Role of Parent Coaching by Pediatric Physical Therapists: An Exploration of Current Practice, Nancy Ann Cicirello [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Socratic Pedagogy, Critical Thinking, Moral Reasoning and Inmate Education: An Exploratory Study, Peter Boghossian [Dissertation]
Successful Online Course Retention at Marylhurst University Constructing a Model for Online Course Retention Using Grounded Theory, Vincent Schreck [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Not For the Faint of Heart: The Social Construction of Oregon Charter Schools, Anthony Dean Valley [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Interrupting Generational Poverty: Experiences Affecting Successful Completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Donna Marie Beegle [Dissertation]
Factors Influencing Middle School Teachers to Change Classroom Practice in Response to Standards-Based Reform, Gayle Yvonne Thieman [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Intuition in the Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum: Faculty Attitudes, Practices and Preparation, Beverly Jean Epeneter [Dissertation]
An Evaluation of a Staff Mentor Program for At-Risk Students in an Oregon High School: CAKE [Caring About Kids Effectively], Gail Lenore Hayes [Dissertation]
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Student Perceptions of Riots and Boycotts in Secondary Schools in Kenya's Kirinyaga District, Margaret Wangeci Gatimu [Dissertation]
Factors Occurring in Youth Suicide Behavior in Oregon, Kathy Goss [Dissertation]
The Leadership of African American Women Constructing Realities, Shifting Paradigms, Gloria Murphy Gostnell [Dissertation]
A Comparative Study of Perceptions of High School Department Chairs and High School Teachers on the Role of the High School Academic Department Chair: the Voice of the Teacher-department Chair, Rachel Mae Korach [Dissertation]