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Author:

Althewini, Abdulaziz M.

Title:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR SAUDI ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Area of Honors:

Teaching English as a Second Language

Keywords:

language awareness
teachers
education
language skills
EFL
Saudi

File:

Download PROFESSIONAL_DEVELOPMENT_WORKSHOP_FOR_SAUDI_ENGLISH_FOREIGN_LANGUAGE_TEACHERS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Karen E Johnson, Thesis Supervisor
Karen E Johnson, Thesis Supervisor
Joan Kelly Hall, Thesis Honors Advisor
Susan G Strauss, Faculty Reader

Author:

Lewandowski, David Alan

Title:

LIFTING THE BASE OF THE PYRAMID: WHEN SOCIOLOGY AND BIG BUSINESS UNITE

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Marketing and Sociology

Keywords:

sociology
marketing
big business
poverty
profits
innovation
education
integration
Base of the Pyramid
strategy
global

File:

Download David_Alan_Lewandowski_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor
Johann Baumgartner, Thesis Supervisor
Jennifer Chang Coupland, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Conway, Daniel J.

Title:

The techniques of teaching the passé composé / imparfait distinction: A theoretical and pedagogical review

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in French and Francophone Studies and World Languages Education

Keywords:

French
education
French education
world languages education
foreign language education
tense
aspect
tense and aspect
grammar
pedagogy
grammar teaching
passé composé
imparfait

File:

Download DConway_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Heather Mc Coy, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Heather McCoy, Thesis Supervisor
Matthew Edward Poehner, Thesis Honors Advisor
Willa Zahava Silverman, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rockwell, David

Title:

Film as a Second Language

Area of Honors:

Film-Video

Keywords:

film
video
education
communication
media literacy
new media
YouTube
technology

File:

Download Rockwell-Film_as_a_Second_Language.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Barbara O Bird, Thesis Supervisor
Barbara O Bird, Thesis Supervisor
Richard Andrew Sherman, Faculty Reader
Barbara O Bird, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Collins, Erin M

Title:

ISLAMKUNDE IN NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: MITTEL ZUR INTEGRATION ODER QUELLE DER UNEINIGKEIT?

Area of Honors:

German

Keywords:

integration
Muslim minority
Germany
religious instruction
education

File:

Download Collins_Erin_Islamkunde_in_NRW_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Martina Kolb, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Martina Kolb, Thesis Supervisor

Author:

Burnett, Kristen N.

Title:

ART-INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES METHOD: INTEGRATION OF ART IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM THROUGH ADAPTATION OF DISCIPLINE-BASED ART EDUCATION

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

education
social studies
art
art education
systematic reasoning
discipline-based art education
DBAE
art-integrated social studies method
visual literacy

File:

Download Burnett_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Scott Alan Metzger, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Alan Metzger, Thesis Supervisor
Scott Alan Metzger, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Faculty Reader

Author:

Oplinger, Michael John

Title:

Through The Wire: An examination of the portrayal of urban education

Area of Honors:

Media Studies

Keywords:

education
The Wire

File:

Download oplinger_michael_throughthewire.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Michelle Lyn Rodino Colocino, Thesis Supervisor
Michelle Lyn Rodino Colocino, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Susan Mary Strohm, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Nero, Brianne Alyce

Title:

Approach Towards Transition Through Special Education and the Sociocultural Theory

Area of Honors:

Special Education

Keywords:

sociocultural
special education
Gee
Lindfor
Cambourne
education
theory
transition

File:

Download Brianne.Nero.thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Richard M Kubina Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Richard M Kubina Jr., Thesis Honors Advisor
Kathleen M Mckinnon, Faculty Reader

Author:

Judge, Jared Scott

Title:

Exploring Midi Sequencing Software as a Score Study Tool for Ensemble Conductors

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

Music
education
conducting
ensemble
orchestra
band
choir
score study
sequencing
technology
garageband
logic pro
notation
midi

File:

Download Judge_Jared_exploringmidisequencing.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Orrin Richard Bundy Jr., Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Crain, Christine Lynn

Title:

The Purposes of Education in the United States: Origins, Conflicts, and Common Ground

Area of Honors:

Education and Public Policy

Keywords:

education
purposes
history
education and public policy

File:

Download Crain_Christine_PurposesofEducation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Supervisor
David Alexander Gamson, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Faculty Reader

Author:

Reuschel, Kazie Patricia

Title:

Social Media as a Learning Tool in Higher Education

Area of Honors:

Management Information Systems (Behrend)

Keywords:

social media
networking
facebook
twitter
education
learning tools

File:

Download Reuschel_Kazie_SocialMediaAsALearningToolInHigherEducation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kathleen Jo Noce, Thesis Supervisor
Ido Millet, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zalesky, John Edward

Title:

Present Value Analysis of Pennsylvania Tuition Subsidies

Area of Honors:

Finance

Keywords:

tuition
education
university

File:

Download John_Zalesky.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Chris Muscarella, Thesis Supervisor
James Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Katerman, Mary Theresa

Title:

The Effect Of Music Instruction On Spatial And Mathematical Achievement: A Case Study

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

music
education
mathematics
dyscalculia
music education

File:

Download Thesis_Katerman_pdf.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Supervisor
Joanne Rutkowski, Thesis Honors Advisor
Christopher A Kiver, Faculty Reader

Author:

Dafilou, Sarah Elizabeth

Title:

The Effectiveness of the CHAI Curriculum

Area of Honors:

Jewish Studies

Keywords:

Jewish Studies
education
CHAI curriculum
backward design
Understanding by Design
synagogue
Hebrew school
URJ

File:

Download Dafilou_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Tobias Heinrich Albert Brinkmann, Thesis Supervisor
Willa Zahava Silverman, Thesis Honors Advisor
Stephanie Cayot Serriere, Faculty Reader

Author:

Jones, Amanda Noelle

Title:

A Cultural Study of 'ukulele in the Music Classroom

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

ukulele
music
education
culture
hawaii

File:

Download Amanda_N._Jones_Ukulele_in_the_Classroom.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Faculty Reader

Author:

Singer, Lauren Melissa

Title:

Analysis of at Risk Middle School Students' Errors When Solving Fractions

Area of Honors:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

fractions
error analysis
at risk
math
educational psychology
special education
learning
students
school
education

File:

Download SingerThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Rayne Audrey Sperling, Thesis Supervisor
David Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor
Paul J Riccomini, Faculty Reader

Author:

Flecha, Dulce-marie

Title:

The Social Classroom: Exploring How Social Media Is Being Used As A Literacy Teaching Tool In Grades K-12

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

social media
literacy
general education
education
education reform
internet
literacy sponsor
teaching
children

File:

Download The_Social_Classroom_Reflection__final_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Mya Poe, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Blashford, Mark William

Title:

The Wolf and the Seven Kid Goats: A Performance-based Educational Tool for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

Area of Honors:

Theatre

Keywords:

puppetry
Grimm
Sandusky
child abuse
education
puppet show
goats

File:

Download Thesis.Blashford.Mark.Final5.1.13.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Renée Kredell, Thesis Supervisor
Susan B Russell, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Buckley, Kathleen Mary

Title:

Segregation in U.s. Public Schools: The Legal Dismantling of the "separate but Equal" Doctrine by Chinese Americans, Mexican Americans, and African Americans

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in History and Secondary Education

Keywords:

segregation
education
Chinese Exclusion Act
National Origins Act
Black Codes
"separate but equal"
community organizations

File:

Download BuckleyKathleen_FinalThesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Grace Peña Delgado, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Michael James Milligan, Thesis Honors Advisor
Scott Alan Metzger, Faculty Reader

Author:

Rockey, Elizabeth Ann

Title:

Education in Haiti: An analysis of how poverty and child labor are related to education

Area of Honors:

Labor and Employment Relations

Keywords:

child labor
education
Haiti
poverty

File:

Download Rockey_Elizabeth_Education_in_Haiti.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. J Ryan Lamare, Thesis Supervisor
Alan V Derickson, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Douglas, Margaret Mae

Title:

"How Many Points is this Worth?": Exploring Grading Contracts in the English Classroom

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

education
secondary education
grading
contract grading

File:

Download Douglas_Margaret_HowManyPoints.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jamie Myers, Thesis Supervisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

O'brien, Sean T

Title:

The Game Has Changed: Do Accommodations Level the Playing Field, or Alter the Sport?

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

accommodations
modifications
students with special needs
education
UDL
Braille
extended time

File:

Download OBrien_Honors_Thesis_2014.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Richard Cyr, Thesis Supervisor
William Carlsen, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Faculty Reader
Richard Cyr, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tarosky, Eric James

Title:

Recruitment and Retention of Highly Qualified Teaching Candidates for At-risk Populations

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

education
highly-qualified
at-risk populations

File:

Download Tarosky_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Supervisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason Whitney, Faculty Reader

Author:

Li, Runbo

Title:

Education Attainment, Socioeconomic Segregation, and School Finance

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

education
attainment
socioeconomic
segregation
school
finance

File:

Download 1-Li_Runbo_EducationSegregation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor
James R. Tybout, Faculty Reader

Author:

Mincemoyer, Hanna Cross

Title:

COLLABORATION PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES AMONG PEERS IN CYBER CHARTER CLASSROOMS

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

cyber charter
education

File:

Download Mincemoyer_Thesis_Final2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Alison Alene Carr Chellman, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Rose Mary Zbiek, Thesis Honors Advisor
Kyle Leonard Peck, Faculty Reader

Author:

Trautmann, Erin Louise

Title:

Pennsylvania Elementary Band Directors' Methods for Student Instrument Selection

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

instrument selection
music
education
elementary band
student
instrumental music

File:

Download trautmann_erin_pennsylvaniaelementarybanddirectorsmethodsforstudentinstrumentselection.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Linda Carol Porter Thornton, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mccaulley, Errin Todd

Title:

Unity through Division: Reconsidering Civic Education in the United States

Area of Honors:

Political Science

Keywords:

civic education
education
objectivism
political theory
philosophy

File:

Download 1-McCaulley_Errin_UnitythroughDivisionReconsideringCivicEducationintheUnitedStates.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Daniel Dileo, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Laura Rotunno, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gonnella, Gina Marie

Title:

Using Practices Shaped by the Sociocultural Perspective in the Special Education Classroom

Area of Honors:

Special Education

Keywords:

special education
sociocultural theory
education
alternative practices

File:

Download GonnellaG.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joseph M Valente, Thesis Supervisor
David Lee, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mccausland, Jonathan Dean

Title:

Dialogue's Impact on Behavior and Attitude Towards Climate Change

Area of Honors:

Environmental Resource Management

Keywords:

WinC
World in Conversation
climate change
education
dialogue

File:

Download 1-McCausland_Jonathan_DialoguesImpactonBehaviorandAttitudeTowardClimateChange.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Supervisor
Robert David Shannon, Thesis Honors Advisor
William Carlsen, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hyman, Emily R

Title:

Reading Education for Students with Autism: A Comparative Study between the United Kingdom and the United States

Area of Honors:

Childhood and Early Adolescent Education

Keywords:

education
reading
autism
united states
united kingdom
special education

File:

Download Hyman_Thesis_Final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jamie Myers, Thesis Supervisor
Jamie Myers, Thesis Honors Advisor
David Lee, Thesis Supervisor
James F Nolan Jr., Faculty Reader

Author:

Knabb, Jenny Meg

Title:

Eclectic String Styles in Music Education

Area of Honors:

Music Education

Keywords:

music
education
music education
eclectic
genres
styles
strings
Old-Time
Fiddle
Newfoundland
Celtic
Gypsy

File:

Download Knabb_Jenny_EclecticStringMusicInMusicEducation.pdfDownload 03_Ritka_Szokos__Slow_Leaping_Dance_.m4aDownload Wild_Horse_on_Stoney_Point.WAVDownload Never_the_Cure.mp3Download Vary_from_the_Crowd.mp3

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert Dale Gardner, Thesis Supervisor
Ann Callistro Clements, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Demoura, Eric Joseph

Title:

Marijuana and its relationship to educational expectations in adolescence.

Area of Honors:

Criminology

Keywords:

marijuana
adolescence
alcohol
education
expectation

File:

Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeremy Staff, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Castro, Denise

Title:

Recruiting and retaining (more) women of color into the field of education

Area of Honors:

Childhood and Early Adolescent Education

Keywords:

education
autoethnography
women of color
educators of color
race
privilege
diversity

File:

Download Castro_Denise_recruitingandretaining_more_womenofcolor.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeanne Marie Rose, Thesis Supervisor
John Michael Regan, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Evans, Theodore R

Title:

Comparative Study of the Perceptions of Accounting Students and Certified Public Accountants Regarding Ethics Education in University Accounting Curricula

Area of Honors:

Accounting

Keywords:

accounting
ethics
education
certified public accountant
CPA

File:

Download Theodore_Evans_Schreyer_Honors_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Supervisor
Orie Edwin Barron, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jeremiah Ross Green, Faculty Reader

Author:

Norton, Amy Lea

Title:

Teacher, Writer, Person: How Teacher Identities Inform Writing Instruction

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

teacher as writer
identity
education
struggles
writing instruction

File:

Download Norton_Amy_Teacher_Writer_Person.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Supervisor
Angiline Louisa Whitney, Thesis Honors Advisor
Jason Whitney, Faculty Reader

Author:

Kerrigan, Olivia Scout

Title:

A Curriculum Study of Evolution in Secondary Biology Textbooks

Area of Honors:

Biology

Keywords:

biology
education
secondary
textbook
curriculum
evolution

File:

Download kerrigan_olivia_evolutionintextbooks.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

William Carlsen, Thesis Supervisor
Sarah Mary Assmann, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Glocke, Erin Elizabeth

Title:

Effects of Formal Engineering Education on Elementary Students' Perspectives

Area of Honors:

Childhood and Early Adolescent Education

Keywords:

elementary
education
engineering

File:

Download Glocke_Erin_effectsofformalengineeringeducationonelementarystudentsperspectives4-12.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mandy Sue Biggers, Thesis Supervisor
Carla Zembal-Saul, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Sechrist, Jeremy Morgan

Title:

THE PROPERTIES AND INTERACTIONS OF ATOMS: A UNIT CURRICULUM FOR INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

chemistry
secondary education
education
science education

File:

Download Sechrist__Jeremy_-_Properties___Interactions_of_Atoms.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Honors Advisor
Ravinder Koul, Faculty Reader

Author:

Rees, Amanda Mae

Title:

Teaching Science to Special Needs Students

Area of Honors:

Secondary Education

Keywords:

education
STEAM
Special needs
science

File:

Download Rees_Amanda_TeachingSci.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jonte Taylor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Scott P McDonald, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Makover, Alexandra Riane

Title:

BENEFITS AND MOTIVATORS FOR FAMILY LITERACY ENGAGEMENT

Area of Honors:

English

Keywords:

family literacy
literacy
immigrant parents
education

File:

Download Alexandra_Makover_Thesis_b.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Blaire Willson Toso, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Marcy Lynne North, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rakoczy, Stephen J

Title:

POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR OVERMATCH

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

Overmatch
education
undermatch
college
policy
tuition
returns to education
college decision
OECD
PIAAC

File:

Download Rakoczy_Stephen_Policy_Implications_for_Overmatch_3.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tsai, Erlfang

Title:

Education, Remittances, and Return Migration

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

human capital
education
remittances
return migration
development
migration

File:

Download Tsai_Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

James R. Tybout, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Goodall, Emily

Title:

Teacher Satisfaction at a Democratic School: A Case Study

Area of Honors:

Special Education

Keywords:

education
democratic
teacher satisfaction
voice
autonomy
rapport

File:

Download Thesis_.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Karen Eppley, Thesis Supervisor
Paul J Riccomini, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Tang, Yuxin

Title:

STUDENT DEBT: IMPLICATIONS ON RETIREMENT VIA HOMEOWNERSHIP

Area of Honors:

Risk Management

Keywords:

student loan
education
homeownership
r
defaulting

File:

Download Tang_Yuxin_studentdebt_homeownership_final.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Ron Gebhardtsbauer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Nan Zhu, Faculty Reader

Author:

Hershey, Sarah N

Title:

EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Area of Honors:

Nursing

Keywords:

human trafficking
nursing
education
training
health care professionals
nurse

File:

Download Hershey_Sarah_EducatingHT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Sheridan Miyamoto, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Lisa Ann Kitko, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Foose, Jacob R

Title:

TO TRANSFER OR STAY: A LOOK AT FUTURE EARNINGS OF PENN STATE STUDENTS AFTER TRANSFERS WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

economics
transfers
college
education
Penn State
low-income
first-generation

File:

Download Jake_Foose_Final_Thesis_Spring_2018.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Russell Wade Cooper, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Morris, Montana D

Title:

Dynamic Model of Classroom Performance

Area of Honors:

Economics

Keywords:

education
class size
specialization
disruption model

File:

Download DynamicModelofClassroomPerformance_Morris.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Joris Pinkse, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Russell Paul Chuderewicz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Moor, Hallie Carlson

Title:

THE EFFECT OF COLLEGE ROLE MODELS, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMICS AND ACADEMIC SELF-ESTEEM ON ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

college access
high-achieving students
first generation college students
latino
low-income
educational aspirations
education
aspirations

File:

Download THESIS.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Gates, Laura M

Title:

Understanding dropout: the relationship between school and employment during high school

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

sociology
education
employment
student engagement
educational attainment
student employment

File:

Download REAL_DEAL.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Jeremy Staff, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mignogna, Matthew James

Title:

A COMMUNITY MODEL FOR DEVELOPING REPRESENTATIVE EDUCATIONAL INTENT

Area of Honors:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

education
community development
educational intent
american history
model of educational intent
local education development

File:

Download Mignogna_Matthew_Educational-Intent-Development.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Kyle Leonard Peck, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Richard Alan Carlson, Thesis Honors Advisor