Below are the theses and dissertations of graduates of the Department of Educational Psychology & Higher Education, as well as the following Departments: Educational Research, Cognition, and Development (until 2012), Educational Leadership (until 2012), and Sports Education Leadership (until 2012).
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Engaging non-alumni advisory board members in hospitality education, Judy A. Nagai
Set in stone: Legends, traditions, and symbols influencing place attachment for Southern Utah University students, Claudine Nielsen
A Mixed methods exploration of principal communication and school climate, Reece Oswalt
The hormonal correlates of stress and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in female veterans, Meghan Pierce
Assisting the accompanying partner: A dramaturgical explanatory study of dual career couples offices, Christine Promin
The Road traveled to becoming a safe high school, Monica J. Pufky Cortez
Best instructional practices for distance education: A meta-analysis, Robin Michael Roberts
The male educational leader in Utah: Gender dynamics, power, and relational leadership in a Mormon dominant culture, Rick Robins
Resilient leadership in high poverty schools, Edward P. San Nicolas
An examination of the preparation, experiences, and attitudes of effective school leaders of students with disabilities: Voices from the field, Patricia Ann Schultz
Cognitive load of critical thinking strategies, Hanem Shehab
A case study of organizational change: College restructuring in response to mandated department eliminations, Brandy Dyan Smith
In quest of a dropout theory: Examining the utility of an ecological approach through survey research, Tiffany G. Tyler
An examination of the grieving processes of suicide survivors, Sarah Van Der Pol
Being outside learning about science is amazing: A mixed methods study, Michelle L. Weibel
Analyzing the relative efficiency of Nevada secondary schools, Jesse Welsh
Cyberbullying in schools: A research study on school policies and procedures, Brian Wiseman
Prayer in Jewish community high schools: Generation Y Jews in an era of unlimited choices, Yonatan Yussman
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Toward the development of a model to estimate the readability of credentialing-examination materials, Barbara Anne Badgett
Stereotype threat’s effect on women’s achievement in chemistry: The interaction of achievement goal orientation for women in science majors, Janice M. Conway-Klaassen
The Effect of goal orientation of attention, learning, and metacognitive awareness, Ordene V. Edwards
The Role of creativity in naturalistic decision-making environments: A systems approach, Richard Hendrik Feenstra
An Analysis of First Amendment jurisprudence on the Supreme Court case of Locke v. Davey, Alexander John Herzog
Effects of comprehensive education on elementary school student performance on standardized exams, Kenneth Vaughn Higbee
Predictors of recall and reading time for seductive and nonseductive text segments, Ivan V. Ivanov
Use of task-value instructional inductions for facilitating engagement and conceptual change, Marcus L. Johnson
A Change management effort in one large public organization: An exploration of the perception of needed skills for managing change, Brian Paul Knudsen
Principal stress: Working in conflicting paradigms from newtonian to new science, Shelley Kresyman
Verbal cues: Producing the same results in stereotype threat research?, Tarryn E. McGhie
Efficiency of fiscal allocations in site-based empowered schools, Jerome Jay Meyer
Learning with animation and the illusion of understanding, Eugene Sam Paik
An Analysis of the equity of Utah’s public school funding system, Garrick Peterson
Exploring preservice teachers' views of intelligence, Anne Marie Poliquin
Reflective practice: The teacher in the mirror, Celes Raenee Rayford
The Multiple-choice concept map (MCCM): An interactive computer-based assessment method, Ioan C. Sas
Comparison of body composition between physically active and inactive wheelchair users, Masaru Teramoto
Re-entry African American male high school dropouts through the lens of critical race theory with content analysis of the case studies, Robert Paul Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
An Examination of Sport Identity Amongst Youth Soccer Participants and the Implications for MLS Marketing, Emmanuel Ayim
Midlife career change and women: A phenomenological examination of the process of change, Terry Ann Bahr
Passage and initial implementation of the supplemental educational services element of the No Child Left Behind Act: An historical inquiry study, Brad D. Christensen
The impact of leadership and culture on student achievement: A case study of a successful rural school district, Donald Jay Clark
Parental abduction from the perspective of the victims: Implications for counselors, Mary Jo L. Gibbs
Assessing Completion Rates of EMT-Basic Students Using the Self-Directed Search, Rod Hackwith
Relationships and dropping out: The voice of at-risk youth, Robert Thomas Henry
Predisposition factors of career and technical education transfer students: A hermeneutic phenomenology study, Warren Glen Hioki
Quality assurance policies in the European Higher Education Area: A comparative case study, Joanna Maria Jezierska
Factors affecting student loan default: Nevada System of Higher Education, Christopher Anthony Kypuros
Examining compressed speech listening measure with college students who are visually impaired or blind, William J. Marks
The Underrepresentation of women in interscholastic sport leadership: A qualitative study on the effects of role incongruity, Dana Massengale
Principals' and teachers' perceptions of teacher supervision, Rebecca Margaret Minnear-Peplinski