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All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Vicky Turner</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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Doctoral Degree Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<h2><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE:
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";font-weight:bold'>RE:
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August 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tuesday, August 5 – 11:00 am</span>, EDN 113E, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Katharine Bourke</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
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style='font-style:italic'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Secondary School</st1:PlaceType></span></i></st1:place><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Principals’ perspectives on Hiring: What
Matters Most?</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Casey Brown </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Richard Balkin</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Wednesday, August 6 – 10:00 am</span>, EDN 108, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Bruce Brazell</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Planetarium Instructional Efficacy:
A Research Synthesis</span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Sue Espinoza</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Lon Johnston</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Wednesday, August 6 –1:30 pm</span>, EDN 113, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Rhonda Lucich</span></u></b>, Final Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Relationship Between Classroom Walk-Through
Observation of High-Yield Instructional Strategies and Student Achievement in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State></span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Timothy Jones</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. Sandy Kimbrough</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thursday, August 28 – 1:00 pm</span>, EDN 113A, <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Jerome Nauyokas</span></u></b>, Proposal Defense</font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the
Nature of Effective Communication Between Superintendents and Public School
Boards in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State></span><o:p></o:p></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Major Adviser: Dr. Jane MacDonald</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Graduate Council Representative: Dr. John Hanners</span></font></p>
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