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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Understanding the risky sexual behaviors of study abroad students, Ashley Schaffer
University involvement in downtown revitalization: stakeholder perspectives and opportunities, Michael Schillo Jr
Faculty and Facebook: attitudes of selected faculty toward utilizing Facebook to connect with students, Janet Schmeelk
The effect of collaborative strategic reading for 4th Graders with learning disabilities, Kathy Seacrist
Ankle prophylactic interventions in Division III male and female basketball athletes, David Seeberger
Questioning to increase perspective taking abilities in a child with Asperger's disorder, Melissa Shestack
The use of direct instruction to improve reading comprehension for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emily Sierra
Establishing a community of professional learners: leadership strategies that promote teacher efficacy, Marie Simone
Using reflective practice to study school leadership, Cheryl Smith
Student involvement theory: patterns of sport club participation at Rowan University, Brian Stelzer
The differential impact of school absences on general and special education high school students, Carly Stranges
Supporting students in higher education through relational augmentation, Tyrone Taylor
Communicating a centralized message within a decentralized political movement: the Tea Party, Michael Walsh
Speaking of rivers: demystifying foreign-born Blacks through a secondary ESL context, C. D. Williams
A comparison study on teacher-centered and inquiry-based instruction in science education of middle school students with learning disabilities: what is effective?, Jessica Yorke-Servis
The impact on selected students participating in the Thomas N. Bantivoglio Honors Concentration at Rowan University, Valerie Zieniuk
Adult student practitioners: a qualitative study on their personal experiences, Mark Zorzi
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Autokinetics: a group intervention to mitigate at-risk behaviors in adolescents, Christine Abrahams
A study in religious worldview and subjective well-being, Julian Affrime
Authentic literature's effect on student attitudes towards individuals with disabilities, Sara Alves
Implementing professional learning communities to improve student writing achievement, Dori Alvich
Professional development reform: a shift from traditional practices to a new paradigm, Janine Anderson
Early Maladaptive Schemas and negative life events in the prediction of depression and anxiety, Lindsay Anmuth