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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b>FROM: Vicky Turner<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b> Doctoral Degree and Special Programs Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>DATE: November 29, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0in'><b>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for December 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Dec. 3, 10:00 am, EDS 129, <b><u>Ruth Johnson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of A Protocol-Guided Professional Learning Community Model of Professional Development and Teachers’ Knowledge and Use of Formative Assessment<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Martha Foote<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Dec. 5, 9:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>David Lipe</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Impact of Program Specific Orientation Courses on Student Retention and Academic Progress at a For-Profit Post-Secondary Institution<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Dec. 5, 3:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Gladys Emerson</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>An Examination of Adult Basic Education Content Standards in Texas: A Longitudinal Study<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Dec. 6, 9:00 am, EDS 103, <b><u>Richard James</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Teacher Self-Efficacy in Understanding Standards-Based Curriculum. Finding the Gap Between Curriculum and Instructional Design<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. David Brown<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Dec. 6, 1:30 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Kristen Fannin-Carroll</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effect of Math Anxiety on the Academic Success of Developmental Mathematics Students at a Texas Community College<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Madeline Justice<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thurs., Dec. 6, 3:15 pm, HL 134, <b><u>Hmoud Alotaibi</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Research Articles Abstracts and Introductions: A Comparative Genre-Based Study of Arabic and English in the Fields of Educational Psychology and Sociology<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Lucy Pickering<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Dec. 7, 8:30 am, EDS 101, <b><u>Duana Kindle</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Effects of Adequate Yearly Progress Requirements on Student Outcomes Among Public School Students in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Maria Hinojosa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Dec. 7, 1:00 pm, EDN 108, <b><u>Elizabeth Johnston</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>A Comparison of the Success Rates of Students in Online, Hybrid, and Traditional Developmental Mathematics <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fri., Dec. 7, 2:00 pm, EDN 113, <b><u>Dometrius Hill</u></b>, Proposal <br>Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Far East Meets West: Traditional Martial Arts in Higher Education<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. L. Rusty Waller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Dec. 10, 10:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Fernando Fuentes Lemos Jr.</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Evaluating Graduation and Satisfaction Rates for Veteran Populations Transitioning From Combat to College Classrooms<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Richard Lumadue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mon., Dec. 10, 11:00 am, EDN 108, <b><u>Marion Ellis</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Community College Faculty Attitudes Toward Their Inmate Learners in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jon Travis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wed., Dec. 12, 10:00 am, EDS 101 and MPLX 131, <b><u>Dana Jobe</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>The Influence of Teachers and Parents on the Academic Reading Achievement of African American Males in Grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Major Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Sennette<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>