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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><b>TO: All Graduate Faculty and Doctoral Students<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<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 Coordinator<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">DATE: January 30, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>RE: Schedule of Proposal Defenses & Final Defenses for February 2018
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Feb. 1, 2018, EDN 108, <b><u>Gilda Durant</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>A Phenomenological Study on Hispanic School Superintendents Perceptions About the Impact of a Common Language
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>and Lived-Cultural Experience in Educating Hispanic English Language Learners<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Feb. 6, 2018, HEN 202, <b><u>Kristopher Wood</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Sport Type on Goal Orientation and Self-Regulatory Skills Among College Athletes<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Lacy Krueger<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Feb. 6, 2018, EDN 108, <b><u>Deborah Spoon</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of Beginning Teachers and Mentor Teachers: Case Study of a Campus Mentor Program<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon., Feb. 12, 2018, HEN 202, <b><u>Daniel Chadborn</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Influence of Group Identity: A Social Identity Perspective of Locus of Control<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Stephen Reysen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue., Feb. 13, 2018, EDN 108, <b><u>Callista Okoro</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Perceptions of Private School Proprietors on Identification of Learning Disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria
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<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Art Borgemenke<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thu., Feb. 15, 2018, EDN 108, <b><u>Becky Rutledge</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Employment Experiences in Texas University Charter Schools: Perceptions of Teachers<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Ray Thompson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fri., Feb. 16, 2018, BIN 214, <b><u>Shanda Riley</u></b>, Final Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>The Impact of Professional Advocacy and Job Stress on Burnout in Professional School Counselors in Texas<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Amir Abbassi<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tue. Feb. 27, 1:00 pm, Talbot 306, <b><u>Hilal Ergul</u></b>, Proposal Defense<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Teachers’ Smiling During Oral Corrective Feedback and Its Impact on Learner Uptake in L2 Classrooms<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Major Advisor: Dr. Salvatore Attardo<o:p></o:p></p>
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