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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master's and Doctorate degrees conferred by the University.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Relationship Between Presidential Leadership Behaviors and Organizational Effectiveness in the Technical Colleges of Georgia, Charlene J. Lamar
Factors that Reduce the Dropout Rate in High Poverty Schools in Georgia, Michael Larinso Lewis
Optimal and Permissible Sampling Rates for First-Order Sampling of Two-Band Signals, Daniel Frederick Linder
Recovered Voices: Fairy Tales and the Reading Child, Jennifer Beaumont Lossing
High School Students' Perceptions of Their High School Experience, Lillie R. Lowery
Presidents at Public Colleges, Universities and Technical Colleges in the State of Georgia: A Leadership Tribute Analysis, Peter Nicholas Mastopoulos
Influence of Principal Work Styles and Behaviors on Teacher Commitment During School Reform in Georgia, Susan Marie McGlohon
Lessons from the Segregated Classroom: An Oral History of the Experiences and Practices of Three Retired African American Teachers, Saundra Melinda McKoy
Lightness of Being and the Burden of Gravity, Emily Don Mixon
Anthropod Community Associated with the Webs of the Subsocial Spider Anelosimus Studiosus, Sarah Natalie Mock
Social and Academic Factors that Contribute to Resiliency for At-Risk Students in Georgia Universities, Kimberly Paige Mullen
Women in Science: Stories from the Margins, Laura Mathis Mulvanity
Aquaporin 3 Water Channel Protein Gene Expression in Squalis Acanthias Dogfish Shark, Debra Lee Murray
Understanding Conditions Leading to High School Success as Identified by Urban Georgia At Risk Students, Catherine Michele Nigg
Skillsets of Traditionally and Alternatively Certified Beginning Teachers in the State of Georgia, Martha Johnson Noble
Contributing Factors to the Bachelor's Degree Attainment of Males in the United States, Theresa Carol Novotny
Beliefs of Georgia Educators Regarding After-School Programs, Fran Ridgeway Oakley
Examination of the Influence of Single Sex Instruction on Student Achievement and Behavior at Sixth Grade Level at Two Middle Schools, James Craig Outlaw
Approximation and Integration on Compact Subsets of Euclidean Space, Rochelle E. Randall
Storage and Utilization of Hexamerin Proteins in the Pitcher Plant Mosquito, Wyomyia Smithii, Gangadasu E.C.V. Reddy
Challenges that Two Georgia Elementary Principals Face in Rasing Achievement of At-Risk Third Garde Students, Sharonlyn Jones Reese
Examination of Practices Used by Rural Georgia School Principals in Hiring Highly Qualified Teachers, Steven Dale Rhodes
Perceptions of Special Education and General Education Teachers on Co-teaching of Students with Disabilities in outheast Georgia School Systems, Deborah Richardson
How One Georgia Performance Learning Center Helps Students Succeed, Maureen E. Rosenberger
Case Study of an Urban Elementary School's Transition from Failing to Distinguished School Status, Carla Brice Ross
Effects of Online, Collaborative Discourse on Secondary Student Writing: A Case Study of the History and Ecology of an Electronic Exchange, Julie Henderson Rucker
Inducible Chemical Defenses in Temperate Reef Sponges of the South Atlantic Bight, U.S.A., Leslie Vanesa Sarmiento
Creating Aotearoa through Discourse: Language and Character in Keri Hulme's The Bone People, Sabryna Nicole Sarver
Advent of Denial of Death in Children's Literature, Marvin Tyler Sasser
History, Historical Archaeology, and Cultural Resource Management: A Case Study from Jasper County, South Carolina, Angus Caldwell Sawyer
Bridging Aesthetics and Community : A Story of a Successful School, Julie Marie Sessions
How Distributed School Leadership Practices are Implemented in a Rural Northeast Georgia Elementary School, Barbara Anne Setchel
Comparison of Optimism Levels and Life Stress Levels Among NCAA Division I Athletes and Non-Athletes, Eleanor Kate Shearman
Relationship between High School Theatre Participation and the Development of Workplace Competencies, Dean Charles Slusser
Race and Gender in the Leadership Experiences of Three Female African American High School Principals: A Multiple Case Study, Angela Mosley Smith
Best Practices of High School Principals for Improving Student Achievement in Urban Schools, Anthony Wayne Smith
Sino-American Relations in the 21st Century: The Political, Social and Economic Realities of China's Rise, Larry Buster Stewart
Conservative Mind: A Focus on Introspection and Worldview, April A. Strickland
Blinded by the White: Soul-Searching for the Pedagogical Possibilities of Otherness in the White Hearts of Parents Raising Children of Color, Debra Clark Sukaratana
Unto The Third & Fourth Generation of African-Americans: Kaleb Norris's Stories of Generational Poverty And Inequality In The South, Derrick Marcel Tennial
Physiological and Perceived Psychological Responses of Collegiate Football Athletes to Ventilated Shoulder Pads During a Scrimmage, Kathryn Claire Tice
Georgia Superintendents' Perceptions of the Minority Achievement Gap, Thomas Watson Usry
Tracing the Threads: A Curriculum Study of the Dialogue of Otherness in the Histories of Public and Independent Schooling, Kelley Jean Waldron
Antecedents of Burnout Among Collegiate Tennis Players, Dale Richard White
Ninth Grade Transitional Program in a Georgia Metro School District: Case Study, Samuel David Wilder
Unveiling the Masculinity of Science: A Journey into the Reactions and Reflections of Female Science Teachers to the Nature of Science, Tina Marie Wilkins
Paradigm Shift in African American Funeral Customs: Looking through the Lens of Oral History and Consumer Culture, Carol Thomas Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Study Analyzing the Perspectives of National Board Certified Media Specialists, Melissa Ann Allen
Marvin S. Pittman: A Historical Inquiry of His Life, Legacy and Leadership, Pamela Frost Altman
Fear of Failure, Experience, and Division as Predictors of State Anxiety in Usfa Epee Fencers, Elizabeth Helen Athanas
Georgia School Principals' Experiences with Racial Minority Teacher Recruitment, Sheadric DeMicco Barbra
Reproductive Success of Southeastern American Kestrels (Falco Sparverius Paulus) Nesting in 230Kv Transmission Towers and Alternative Nest Structures in South-Central Georgia, Hope Alyce Beasley
Seasonal Habitat Use of The Florida Manatee (Trichecus Manatus Latirostris) In The Crystal River Natural Refuge With Regards To Natural And Anthropogenic Factors, Ryan Willard Berger
Issues of Blondeness: Identity, Education, and Experience, Kelly C. Blackston-Cail
Phenomenology, Film and Curriculum Theory: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Persona of Teachers, Tara Danielle Britt
New Voices in the Old South: Latino Immigrant Students' Experiences at one Georgia Middle School, Lucy Joanna Bush
The Characteristics of Effective Mentoring Programs for At Risk Students as Perceived by Selected Georgia Principals, Tujuana Carlene Bush
Analysis of Georgia Elementary Principals' Perceptions of High-Stakes Testing, Sabrina Vaughn Calhoun
Principals' Practices Contributing to the Attainment of Adequate Yearly Progress in Georgia, Sean Michael Callahan
Difference in Academic Achievement between Students with Disabilities and Students without Disabilities after the Implementation of Collaborative Instruction in Walton County, Suzanne Malloy Carter
Phylogenetic Relationships within Coleeae (Bignoniaceae Juss.), Andreina Carvajal
Strategies And Techniques Used By Exemplary Georgia Middle School Principals To influence The Achievement of Students With Disabilities And Meet Adequate Yearly Progress Goals, Linda Dianne Clark
Examining the Implementation of School-Wide Positive Discipline Intervention and Its Impact on Teacher Beliefs, Values and Practices, Isreal J. Collins
Elementary Teacher Mentoring in a Rural Georgia School System: The Impact on Teacher Retention and the Implication for Elementary School Principals, Sharon Renea Colson
Impact of No Child Left Behind Act Mandates on the Roles of Paraprofessionals, Katherine Jane Coyne
Anti-Insect Defensive Behaviors of Equines after West Nile Virus Infection, Linsey Renee Cozzie
Identification of Teacher Interpersonal Relationship Behaviors Related to High School Hispanic Student Success, Iris Torres Crews
Relationship Between Endogenous Creatine Levels and Maximal Upper Body Strength, Short Term Muscle Recovery and Body Fat In Males, Vincent James Dalbo
The Relationship Between Endogenous Creatine Levels and Maximal Upper Body Strength, Short Term Muscle Recovery and Body Fat in Males, Vincent James Dalbo
Career Paths of Female Superintendents in Georgia, Sheryl Wiggins Davis
Maternal Plasma and Corresponding Egg Yolk Hormone Variation within a Clutch and Across the Nesting Season of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta), Tina Shuman Davis
Analysis of Procrastination and Flow Experiences, Bryan Leighton Dawson
Postmodern View of the Hidden Curriculum, Linda W. Dickerson
Performance-Based Assessment within a Balanced Literacy Framework: An Analysis of Teacher Perceptions and Implementation in Elementary Classrooms, Amy McGowan Duke
Analysis and Design of One- and Two-Sided Cusum Charts with Known and Estimated Parameters, Martin Xavier Dunbar
Progressive Education in Transition: An Intellectual History, Carolyn J. Faust
All for One, but Not One for All: The Knowledge/Power Struggle and Its Effect on Teacher Autonomy, Amy Phelps Fouse
Ingestion Rates of Five Species of Pacific Northwest Echinoderm Larvae on Natural and Artificial Particles, Colleen Anne Fox
Are Chemical Defenses Allocated within Sponges to Defend Regions Most at Risk to Predator Attack?, Christopher John Freeman
Leadership Behaviors that Improved Student Achievement in Three Selected Georgia High Schools, Cynthia Freeman-Smalls
The Role of Gopher Tortoise Burrows (Gopherus polyphemus) in Shaping Herpetofaunal Diversity in the Sandhills of Southeast Georgia, Amy D. Gaskell
Perceptions of High School Principals in A Southeastern Urban School District on Leadership Practices and Parental Involvement, Elizabeth Chattmon Graham
Opial's Inequality on Time Scales and an Application, Tamara Vernee Gray
Opial's Inequality on Time Scales and an Application, Tamara Vernee Gray
The Retention of Teachers in the State of Georgia in the Absence of a State-Wide Retention Policy, Natasha Nicole Griffin
Small Mammal Habitat Associations in a Fragmented Agricultural Landscape, William Wall Hamrick
Poiesis, Susan Lee Harmon
Quiet Awakening: Spinning Yarns from Granny's Table in the New Rural South, Angela McNeal Haynes
Eschatological Thought and Religiosity Among Christians: Patterns And Relationships, Ingrid Emelia Hellstrom
First African-American Female School Superintendent in Georgia: Reflections from the Field to the Forefront, Lisa Nicole Herring
Lived Experiences of Female Science Majors at a Two-Year College, Lisa Norton Howell
Balanced School Calendar and its Effects on Student Achievement in Two Rural Georgia Schools, Ernestine R. Jackson
New Technology in Education as Viewed through the Utopic and Dystopic Worlds of Science Fiction, Vivian Elaine Jackson
Comparison of a Four 40-Yard Sprint Test for Anaerobic Capacity in Males Vs. the Wingate Anaerobic Test, Peter Christian Johnson
US Health Care Crisis: Implications for Education, Medical Praxis, and Democracy, Michael W. Kleinpeter
Dangers of Credulity: Mary Robinson and the Trope of Victimization, Jeffrey Paul Kozee
Characterization of Na+/H+Exchanger-3 (Nhe3) in the Gills of Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus Octodecemspinosus), Curtis Eugene Lanier
Use of Capacity Building Strategies in Non-Profit Speech and Hearing Centers: A National Study, Elizabeth Fogarty Larrimore
How Principals Promote a Culturally Relevant Learning Environment to Improve Black Student Achievement in Urban Elementary Schools, Rachel Maria Lee
