[VPAAEtal] Schedule of Proposal Defenses and Final Defenses for March 2010

[Academic Affairs]

TO:           All Graduate Faculty

 

FROM:     Vicky Turner

                   Doctoral Degree Coordinator

 


DATE:       March 1, 2010


 

RE:            Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for March
2010

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Tues., Mar. 2, 1:45 pm, EDN 113, Joan N. Strutton, Final Defense

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Comparative Study of Depression

Major Adviser:  Dr. Amir Abbassi

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sharon Kowalsky

 

Thurs., Mar. 4, 10:00 am, HOL 134, Sean M. George, Final Defense

The Phoenix Inverted: The Re-Birth and Death of Masculinity and the
Emergence of Trauma in Contemporary American Literature

Major Adviser:  Dr. Donna Dunbar-Odom

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Dale Funderburk

 

Fri., Mar. 5, 8:00 am, EDN 108, Anjeanette Newville, Proposal Defense

Strengths and Weaknesses of Teacher Preparation: Perspectives of First
Year Teachers From Traditional, Field-Based, and Alternative
Certification Program

Major Adviser:  Dr. Leah Wickersham

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sandy Weeks

 

Fri., Mar. 5, 10:00 am, EDS 134, Margie Garcia, Final Defense

Reading Comprehension Instruction for Elementary and English-Language
Learners: A Content Analysis of Professional Literacy Texts

Major Adviser:  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Christine Alexander

 

Fri., Mar. 5, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, Steven Bradley Westbrook, Proposal
Defense

Parental Influence on the Self-Efficacy of First-Generation and
Continuing-Generation College Students

Major Adviser:  Dr. Joyce Scott

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Tara Tietjen Smith

 

Mon., Mar. 8, 11:00 am, EDN 113, Bruce King, Proposal Defense

A Case Study of a Community College-University Teacher Recruitment
Partnership

Major Adviser:  Dr. Rodger Pool

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Ben Cranor

 

 

Tues., Mar. 9, 2:00 pm, EDN 108, Cheryl Tatum, Final Defense

An Explanatory Mixed Methods Inquiry in the Academic Experience of
Nontraditional Community College Students

Major Adviser:  Dr. Sue Espinoza

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Linda Matthei

 

 

Wed., Mar. 10, 8:00 am, EDS 101 and Metroplex 135, Ramona Morin Aguilar,
Final Defense

The Relationship Between Hispanic Teachers and Hispanic Students
Academic Achievement in Texas

Major Adviser:  Dr. Wayne Linek

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Asli Ogunc

 

 

Thurs., Mar. 11, 10:30 am, HEN 202, David Ronald Rickerhauser, Final
Defense

Project Connect: Examining the Effects of a Cooperative Task Retreat on
Secondary Students' Perceptions of Peer Relations, Self-Concept, and
Academic Self -Concept

Major Adviser:  Dr. Kashunda Williams

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Joyce Scott

 

 

Thurs., Mar. 11, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, Kimberly James Bernecker, Final
Defense

A Comparison of the Perceptions of Four Groups of University
Constituents Concerning Institutional Effectiveness at a Private
University

Major Adviser:  Dr. Rodger Pool

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Derald Harp

 

 

Mon., Mar. 22, 10:00 am, BIN 236, Amy Watson, Proposal Defense

School Counselors' Perceptions of Preparedness for Counseling and
Supporting Students in Poverty and Homeless Situations

Major Adviser:  Dr. Stephen Armstrong

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Sue Espinoza

 

Mon., Mar. 22, 12:00 pm, EDS 101 and Metroplex 135, Evelyn R. Lawson,
Proposal Defense

Teacher Attitude Towards Black English and Its Impact on Reading
Achievement

Major Adviser:  Dr. Wayne Linek

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Rodger Pool

 

Fri., Mar. 26, 2:00 pm, EDN 107, Dena Owens, Final Defense

Honors Programs at Colleges and Universities in the Southern Region of
the United States

Major Adviser:  Dr. Jon Travis

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Yvonne Villanueva Russell

 

Tues., Mar. 30, 2:00 pm, EDN 113, Valerie Walters (Holland), Proposal
Defense

Learning Walks: The Use of Observational Data to Discern Improved
Student Achievement

Major Adviser:  Dr. James Vornberg

Graduate Council Representative:  Dr. Jim Heitholt

 

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