[Vpaaetal] Schedule of Proposal and Final Defenses for November 2005

Mon Oct 31 16:31:31 CST 2005

TO:       All Graduate Faculty

FROM:     Natalie Henderson

          Doctoral Degree Coordinator

DATE:     October 31, 2005

RE:       Schedule of Proposal Defenses and Final Defenses

Nov. 1 - 11:00 a.m., EDS 205, Darlene Cravens, Final Defense

An Examination of the Relationship Between Second Grade Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills Scores and the Effect of Gender, Ethnicity and
Socio-economic Status

Major Adviser:  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. William McCarron

Nov. 1 - 11:00 a.m., EDN 113 E, Donna Kincaid, Proposal Defense

Factors Affecting Elementary Principal Instructional Leadership Skills
Across Texas Public, Private and Charter Schools

Major Adviser:  Dr. Sherion Jackson

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Judy Ford

Nov. 1 - 1:00 p.m., EDS 205, Karyn Gomez, Final Defense

Motivation at the Middle School Level:  A Comparison of Students'
Perceptions With Current Motivation and Goal Orientation Theory

Major Adviser:  Dr. Wayne Linek

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Linda Matthei

Nov. 2 - 2:00 p.m., BA 244 & Metroplex 131, Amanda Marshall, Final Defense

Instructional Leadership:  Perceptions of Middle School Principals and
Teachers

Major Adviser:  Dr. Mary Ann Gaines

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Hunter Hayes

Nov. 3 - 3:30 p.m., EDN 113 E, Kristyn Edney, Final Defense

Meeting the Instructional Needs of Special Student Populations:  A
Comparison of Block and Trimester Scheduling Practices

Major Adviser:  Dr. Wayne Bingham

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Ken Washer

Nov. 4 - 1:00 p.m., HL 145, Paullett Golden, Final Defense

Responding With Purpose:  Analysis of a Writing Center's Commentary
Practices in an Asynchronous on the Writing Lab Environment

Major Adviser:  Dr. Shannon Carter

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Madeline Justice

Nov. 7 - 10:30 a.m., EDN 107, Carolyn Webb, Final Defense

Predictions of Technology Integration by New Teachers

Major Adviser:  Dr. Sue Espinoza

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Byron Housewright

Nov. 7 - 11:00 a.m., EDN 113, Bryan Neal, Final Defense

Superintendent Recruitment:  Reframed for Aspiring Administrators

Major Adviser:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Hugh Clark

Nov. 7 - 2:00 p.m., EDN 107, Patricia Kittell-Limerick, Final Defense

Perceived Barriers to Completion of the Academic Doctorate:  A Delphi Study

Major Adviser:  Dr. James Hardy

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Kenneth Clinton

Nov. 7 - 2:00 p.m., HEN 202, Theodore Smith, Proposal Defense

Flashes, Flickers and Potentially False Recollections:  A Meta analysis
Examining the Role of Rehearsal on the Formation and Maintenance of
Flashbulb Memories

Major Adviser:  Dr. Raymond Green

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. John Hanners

Nov. 7 - 3:15 p.m., EDN 113, Philip Gorden, Final Defense

Political Realities in Policymaking:  A Historical Case Study of the Texas
State Board of Education 1949-1989

Major Adviser:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Paul Lenchner

Nov. 16 - 9:00 a.m., EDS 101 & Metroplex 131, Stacey Miller, Final Defense

A Comparison of the Impact of Two Instructional Methodologies on Classroom
Achievement and Attitudes

Major Adviser:  Dr. Joseph Vaughan

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. James Hardy

Nov. 28 - 3:30 p.m., AGIT 233 & Metroplex 123, Saul Laredo, Proposal Defense

What Matters Most:  A Study of the Principalship

Major Adviser:  Dr. Sherion Jackson

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Ken Ashley

Natalie Henderson
Doctoral Degree Coordinator
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Graduate Studies & Research
P O Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Phone: 903/886-5161
Fax: 903/886-5165

The Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide leadership and
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region, we are committed to embody and model the best practices in graduate
education and research to meet the needs of a constantly changing regional,
national, and global environment.

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