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Ed.D. Dissertations
- Aldridge, C. (2004). "Alternatively Licensed Teachers and the Teacher Shortage: Qualities of Their Success and Their Reasons for Staying in the Profession.
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Sharon Dole, Judy Mallory - Anderson, S.J. (2002). "Traditional versus alternative certification: Is there "One Best System" For teacher preparation and retention"?
Committee: Penny Smith, Joe Walters, Ralph DeVane. - Boone, C.L. (2004). "A Comparison of Male and Female Principals' Perceptions of Their Leadership Behaviors in High Achieving North Carolina Schools"
Committee: Anna McFadden, Valerie Schwiebert, Dixie McGinty, Ivan Randolph - Brown, K.M. (2005). "Testing the Testing: An Empirical Investigation of the Validity of the North Carolina Accountability Growth Model"
Committee: Dixie McGinty, Anna McFadden, Robbie Pittman, Bruce Henderson, Charles Wallis - Buckner, G.D. (2005). "You can go home again: A Case Study of the consolidation, closing and restoration of Barnardsville Elementary school
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Al Proffit, Robbie Pittman, Scott Philyaw - Coward, R.H. (2003). "Teacher Renewal and Commitment to Education: A Qualitative Analysis of Teachers' Experiences at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)".
Committee: Gayle Moller, Dixie McGinty, Mary Jo Allen. - Cline, B.W. (2002). "Support Desired by Beginning Teachers: A Comparison of Traditionally Prepared and Lateral Entry Teachers in Western North Carolina".
Committee: Dixie McGinty, Casey Hurley, Mary Warner. - Dineen, V.B. (2002). "The construct of fostering a major pedagogical change: The implementation of word study centers in first and second grade classrooms".
Committee: Anna McFadden, Katie Wood Ray, Jane Hall, Robert Pittman. - Elliott, S.D. (2003)." The Nature of Teacher Leadership in Alternative Learning Programs for At-Risk Youth"
Committee: Gayle Moller, Dixie McGint,Terry Kinnear - Fabrey, C.A. (2002). "School resource officers experiences in middle schools in western North Carolina: A qualitative study".
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Joe Walters, Hal Herzog, Fred Hawley. - Fedock, B.C. (2003). "Boring: The Cultural Context of A Legal Case".
Committee: Penny Smith, Joe Walters, Mary Warner. - Freeman, C.T. (2005). “A Comparison of K-8 Schools, Junior High Schools, and Middle Schools With Respect to Student Academic Achievement and Attendance in N.C."
Committee: Robbie Pittman, Dixie McGinty, Don Livingston - Fernandez, W.L. (2002) "Teacher descriptions of how the principal influences the culture of southern Appalachian rural schools".
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Robbie Pittman, Phillip Coyle. - Freeman, G. G. (2001). "Teachers who considered exiting the profession but ultimately decided to stay: characteristics of teachers who remain in the classroom despite overwhelming obstacles".
Committee: Gayle Moller, Barbara K. Lovin, Joe Walters. - Grant, G.L. (2006). "The Perceptions of WNC Middle School Administrators As They Distinguish Emotionally Disabled from Socially Maladjusted Students".
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Terry Nienhuis, Maurice Phipps, David Westling. - Hammond, L. B. (2000). "Building bridges by bridging differences: the career life historyof Winfred Wrisley".
Committee: Gayle Moller, Robert B. Pittman, John Habel, Curtis Wood. - Henson, T. S. (2000)."Mentoring North Carolina novice teachers: a program evaluation".
Committee: Kevin Pennington, Penny Smith, Mary Jo Utley. - Hood, M.C. (2002). "Learning to care: A qualitative study of the relationships twelveveteran teachers form with their students".
Committee: Dixie McGinty, Anna McFadden, Kathy Ivey. - Huscusson, T. S. (2001). "Assistant principals in a Southern Appalachian setting: a studyof career orientation and gender".
Committee: Joe Walters, Dixie McGinty, Frank Prochaska, Robert B. Pittman. - Howerton, V.R. (2006). "An Investigation of Dropout Dynamics of Africian American Females: Uncovering and Understanding the Driving Forces Behind the Droupout Decision".
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Robbie Pittman, Elizabeth McRae, Eddie McCoy. - James, D.S. (2002)" Perceptions of North Carolina Principals of their professionaldevelopment needs as provided by school systems".
Committee: Anna McFadden, Dixie McGinty, Steve Owens. - Lambert, R. D. (2000). "Perceived importance of certain characteristics, knowledge, skills and job tasks for the school resource officer position: a survey of principals, law enforcement officials, and school resource officers".
Committee: Dixie McGinty, Penny Smith, Ralph DeVane. - Leftwich, E. R. (2000). "Experiences and events affecting university freshmen attitudestoward computer technology".
Committee: Kevin Pennington, Robert B. Pittman, Nory Prochaska - Lodico, M. E. (2003). "Traits of Professional Learning Communities in Two MostImproved Western North Carolina High Schools"
Committee: Anna McFadden, Casey Hurley, Gordon Mercer - McDaris, J.S. (2005). "Transylvania County and Vocational Education: An Historical Analysis of Vocational Education and Training in a Rural Mountain County"
Committee: Penny Smith, Kevin Pennington, Casey Hurley, Curtis Wood - Nolte, W.H. (2001). "Making Tough Call: Factors that influence decision making".
Committee: Gayle Moller, Gary A. Williams, Anna McFadden. - Owen, H. M. (2000). "The significance of a rural education: an examination of the wayswork and play set patterns for the heritage of learning of one Appalachian family".
Committee: Anna Hicks McFadden, Kathy M.C. Ivey, Cynthia I. Gerstil-Pepin. - Palas, D.D. (2002)." Qualities of interactions between constructivist-informed elementarymentor teachers and their student teachers".
Committee: Mary Jean Ronan Herzog, Dixie McGinty, Carol C. Stephens. - Ray, K. M. (2006). " No Child Left Behind: Perceptions of Four Groups of North Carolina Educators".
Committee: Anna McFadden, Ivan Randolph, Dixie McGinty. - Reed, B. J. (2000). "The Brevard Rosenwald School: an historical case study".
Committee: Kevin Pennington, Gayle Moller, Curtis Wood. - Sprague, L. E. (2001). "A program evaluation of the safe schools pyramid at Charles D.Owen Middle School".
Committee: Dixie McGinty, Penny Smith, Kevin Pennington, J. Ralph DeVane. - Thomas, L.H. (2004). "Learning to Lead the Hard Way: Personal Narratives of DifficultSituations Faced by Rural Principals
Committee: Mary Jean Herzog, Mary Deck, Terry Kinnear, Gayle Moller - Thurman, S.W. (2000). "A rolling town" The long school bus ride in a southern appalachian county".
Committee: Penny Smith, Curtis W. Wood, Joe Walters. - Waddell, K. G. (2000). I'm not like them!: Voices of at-risk students in a Southern Appalachian, urban middle school".
Committee: Penny Smith, Gayle Moller, James Lewis. - Webster, J. L. (2003). "Teacher Respect for Students and Academic Achievement"
Committee: Robbie Pittman, Gayle Moller. Ralph DeVane - Williams, J. S. (2001). "Creativity, connectedness, and the spirit of teaching: factors that contribute to renewal and longevity of exemplary teachers".
Committee: Penny Smith, Anna Hicks McFadden, Lois Petrovich-Mwaniki.