UCI/UCLA Joint Ed.D. Program Dissertation Titles

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1 UCI/UCLA Joint Ed.D. Program Dissertation Titles Enid Acosta-Tello A Study of Quality Dimensions within Selected School-Age Care Programs in Southern California Jo Ann Kawamura Aguirre Diane Araujo Susan Belenardo Psychological and Philosophical Theories as Complementary Lenses for Understanding School Reform Chicanas/Latinas in Higher Education The Relationship Between the Attributes of Middle School Programs to Involve Families and the Strength of the Sense of Community that Prevails Nancy Anne Billinger The Impact of a New High Stakes Testing Environment on California High School Students: An Exploration into Mediating Potential Negative Consequences Carolyn Bishop Profiles of Potentially Successful Online Learners in a Teacher Credential Program Roger Lewis Bratcher The Influence of Local, State, and Federal Policies on One California Elementary School from : A Historical Case Study Dina Sharif Brown From the University to the Elementary Classroom: Students' Experiences in Learning to Integrate Technology in Instruction Andrea Tonsich Brumbaugh Identifying Characteristics of Successful Schools in Latino Communities Kimberly Burge Multimedia Computer Learning: An Examination Of Gender Differences in Computer Learning Behaviors at the Elementary Grade Level Maureen Anne Burns Artsbridge: An Exploration of Collaborative Outreach in the Arts Amy Hillery Carlin (Souza) Cohort 08 Minority and Low-Income Students in Expanded Access Honors Courses: Reproduction and Resistance to School Failure in San Diego County

2 Xiaoqing Chen Developmental Challenges Experienced by Three Successful Private Higher Education Institutions in The People's Republic of China: A Case Study Nancy Victoria Christensen Monica Felipa Colunga, Judi Ann Conroy Fourth and Fifth Grade Latino Students' Perceptions of A Student at a University: An Examination of Children's Drawings and Their Relationship to Participation in an After-School Club with University Mentors Professional Learning Communities: A Closer Look Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk: Pre-Service Teacher Conceptions About Their Own Mathematics Teaching Sharon Leigh Cordes Statewide Accountability Environments and Their Effect on Teachers' Practices Colleen Mary Cross The Effects of Mothers Participation in a Preschool Family Literacy Program on the Mothers' English Language and Literacy Keith Charles Curry The Deaccreditation of Compton Community College: An Interpretation Through the Kubler-Ross Grief Construct Ramon C. Cusi Technology and Equity: Explaining Differences Between Elementary Teachers' Use of Computers in Low-Income Latino and Middle-Class Schools Myrona Lou Delaney University Actor Training: A Conduit for Creativity in Undergraduates Tam Huu Do East Meets West - The Adaptation of Vietnamese International Students to California Community Colleges Gil Fonthal Alignment of State Assessments and Higher Education Expectations: Definition and Utilization of an Alignment Index Jeneen Dibenedetto Graham Elements of Human Effectiveness: Intelligences, Traits, and Abilities that Lead to Success and Fulfillment in Life Michael Christopher Grove Assessing the Impact of Lesson Study on the Teaching Practice of Middle School Science Teachers 2011

3 Lisa Michelle Hall Inspiration, Implementation, and Impact: Examining Teacher Professional Development in Successful School Districts Carol Lind Hansen Early-Career Middle School Teachers of Low-Income Urban Students: Coping with School Reform Satinder Brar Hawkins Influence of Gender Identity, Families, Peers, and Schools on Academic Success Among High School Boys Jill Marie Hawthorne Enhancing Student Literacy through the Arts: A Case Study of the Artscore Project Valerie Joan Henry Investigating Mathematics Content Standard Quality: A Review of California's High Demand First-Grade Basic Facts Expectations Jonathan Steven Horowitz Mothers Instilling Literacy in Kids (M.I.L.K. ): A Program Evaluation Anne Kristina Ford-Johnson Jones The Effects of Accommodations on Standardized Test Scores in Mathematics for Students with Special Needs and English Language Learners Peter Bliss Jones Validity of the No Child Left Behind Act Teacher Effectiveness Assumptions Julie Shannon Keck-Centeno The Path to School Improvement: A Case Study of an Urban Elementary School Steven Edward Keller Crisis Leadership in an At-Risk Middle School: Its Practice and Impact on Student Performance Susan Clare Kemp Teaching to Read Naturally: Examination of a Fluency Training Program for Third Grade Students Kelly Ann King Journeys to Academic Literacy: Case Studies of Armenian English Learners in Southern California Bernice Tabak Gelman Kirzner A Study of Admissions Screening Factors that May Contribute to Year-End Reading Performance in Kindergarten Lisa M. Kohne Two-Way Language Immersion Students: How Do They Fare in Middle and High School?

4 Susan Marie Leonard-Giesen Parents as Teachers of Preschool Children with Down Syndrome: Supports, Barriers, and Daily Routines Amy Hughes Leveque Rigor and Caring in a Small Learning Community: Can Tracking Be Effective for At-Risk High School Students? Rebecca Michelle Roberts Lowe Raising the Bar: The Impact of Academic Press on Achievement in California Mary Alice Elizabeth Mason Preservice Teachers Preconceptions About Teaching Reading: Patterns, Perspectives, and Persistence Pamela Johnson McFadden Using Theatre Arts to Enhance Literacy Skills at the Second Grade Level Gail Lynn Miller Teachers Continue to Implement a Cognitive Strategies Approach to Literacy Instruction One Year After Completion of a Professional Development Program Akemi Morioka Karen Lynn Neitzel Barbara Beland O Connor Adam Matthew Ormond Teaching Japanese with Content-Based Instruction Latina College Persistence: What Factors Affected the Persistence of First Generation Latinas Who Attended Single Sex Secondary Schools? The Evolution of Leadership in a Charter School Setting Students' Conceptions of Their Identity as Citizens, and Their Pedagogic Beliefs Jenel Kim Edlund Prenovost A First-Year Evaluation of After School Learning Programs in Four Urban Middle Schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District Michelle Eva Purghart Changing Times: Traditional Versus Small-Group Instruction in High School Social Studies Adel Muhammad Rajab The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on the Self-Efficacy And Attitudes of Beginning Biology Majors

5 Ronald Craig Richardson Expanding Geographic Understanding in Grade 8 Social Studies Classes through Integration of Geography, Music, and History: A Quasi-Experimental Study Patricia Ann Robbins Smith The Development of Social Competence within Various Classrooms of Girls with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders Lynne T. Saito Socio-Cultural Factors in the Educational Achievement of Vietnamese American High School Students Thomas Edward Shively Student Needs, Values, and Beliefs in the Process of Education: An Examination of Student Voice Kristi Ann Smith McNitt Reading Writers and Writing Readers: The Impact of the Step Up to Writing Literacy Program on Diverse Sixth Grade Students Megan Ann Stanton-Anderson The Collaborative Examination of Student Work: A Professional Development Process for Teachers Thomas Adam Stekol Enhancing Teacher Understanding of Evaluation Criteria through Guided Reflective Writing Amy Colcord Stuht The First Years: Leadership and Organizational Dynamics in Newly Formed Charter Schools Lilia Margarita Tanakeyowma School Engagement Among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Youth: Mexican Descent Youth in a California High School Stephen Andrew Thomas Teacher Attitudes and Changes in Instructional Practice with Respect to the Mandated Retention of Students Moises Torres Effects of Extending Mathematics Instruction through a Saturday Academy to Limited English Proficient Latino Students in Low Performing Schools Dianna Rae Townsend The Academic Vocabulary Development of Middle School English Learners: An Intervention Study Keith Richard Tuominen Formative Assessment and Collaborative Teaming with Support Involving Middle School Mathematics Teachers Yvonne Valenzuela Mi Fuerza/My Strength: The Academic and Personal Experiences of Chicana/Latina Transfer Students in Math and Science

6 Dena Marie Valin In-School and After-School Mentoring: The Impact of Context on Relationship Quality Jorge Ramiro Velastegui Handheld Computers in Diverse Classrooms: Educational Technology and Social Reproduction in Two California Middle Schools Aurora R. Villon Teachers' Perceptions of the Intrinsic, Instrumental, and Community-Building Value of Arts Instruction: A Case Study of A School-University Partnership Melanie Hazel Wade Laptops and The Gender Gap: An Investigation at A High School Core Curriculum Program Jodie Anne Wales Internet-Based Advanced Placement and Honors Courses: A Case Study in an Urban High School District Pamela Ann Walker The Impact of a Series Of Poetry Workshops on the Cognitive Development of Middle School Students Heidi Nidia Webb The Effects of a Picture Book Reading Program Using Video Modeling, Direct Instruction, And Guided Practice on Preschool Children's Literacy Development Christopher Aron Weber School Size, Student Achievement, and the Equity of Achievement in California Richard Weiss Avenues of Access to Future Science Teachers: An Interview Study Janis Bryant White Components of Successful School-to-Work Transition for Year Old Students With Mental Retardation Heather Jeannine Williams Administrator Evaluations and Their Role in Relation to Effective School Leadership