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Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Exploring the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales-Revised (ECERS-R) Evaluation on Preschool Children's Pre-academic Progress, Jennifer L. Fundus

Meatpacking workers' perceptions of working conditions, psychological contracts and organizational justice, María Teresa Gastón

An Investigation of Microenterprise Capability-building via Access and Use of Technology, Travis Godwin Good

Algebra Readiness Outcomes of Sixth-Grade Boys and Girls Placed in Challenge Math Based on Measured Math Ability Compared to Sixth-Grade Boys and Girls Placed in Challenge Math Based on Teachers' Recommendations, David C. Hemphill

The Impact of Parental Military Status on the Achievement, Attendance, and Attitudes of Fourth Grade Students, Melba Hooker

WOPR in search of better strategies for board games, Ben Horner

Semantic Relevance Analysis of Subject-Predicate-Object (SPO) Triples, Ranjana Kumar

ALIGNMENT-FREE METHODS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Ramez Mina

Breaking the Criminogenic Code: A Frame Analysis of Neo-Nazi and Violent Jihadi Propaganda, William Travis Morris

The effect of scheduling models for introductory algebra on 9th-grade students, test scores and grades, Angela L. O'Hanlon

Application Oriented Analysis of Large Scale Datasets, Prashant Shivaji Paymal

The Effect of the English Language Learner Pull Out Program on Primary Students' Language Achievement, Heidi T. Penke

The Effect of Optional Summer Transition to High School Program Participation and Required School Year Long Placement on a Core Content Team on Ninth-Grade Students At-Risk Measured Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes, Frances K. Pokorski

Dynamic Reconfiguration in Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots Using Multi-Agent Coalition Games, Zachary Ramaekers

The Tipping Point to Terrorism: Involvement in Right-Wing Terrorist Groups in the United States, Anne M. Stacey Reeser

Accuracy of the TeacherInsight Online Perceiver Tool in Determining the Effectiveness of High Rated and Low Rated Math and Science New Hire Teachers Following One Year and Three Years of Single School District Employment, Nicole A. Regan

The Effect of an English Language Learner Program on Student Achievement Outcomes in Language, Reading, and Math, Jennifer L. Reid

How does the fictional TV marriage influence a young adult's own perceptions about marriage?, Gina A. Svedsen

The Impact of a School-wide High School Advanced Placement Program and Culture on Participating Students' High School Achievement and Engagement Outcomes and First Year University Academic Success, Gregory E. Tiemann

The Effect of Teachers' Cultural Proficiency Training on Sixth Grade Students' Reading Achievement, Diane Wells-Rivers

The Effect of Varying Levels of Reading Delimitations on the Ability of Students with Disruptive Behavior Disorders Admitted to a Residential Treatment Center to Demonstrate Language-Based Pro-Social Behavior Replacement Skills, Tanya D. Wright

The Effect of Varying Levels of Reading Delimitations on the Ability of Students with Disruptive Behavior Disorders Admitted to a Residential Treatment Center to Demonstrate Language-Based Pro-Social Behavior Replacement Skills, Tanya D. Wright.

Using Semantic Templates to Study Vulnerabilities Recorded in Large Software Repositories, Yan Wu

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Conditions Affecting the Decision to Seek or Not Seek a Position as a School Assistant Principal/Principal, Gerald M. Beach

A Program Evaluation of the Building Construction of Bellevue Elementary School for the Bellevue Public Schools, Matthew Blomenkamp

Alternative scheduling models and their effect on science achievement at the high school level, Jay Roland Dostal

The effect of explicitly differentiated reading instruction groups on eighth-grade students' achievement, behavior, and engagement in a school seeking to reestablish adequate yearly progress benchmarks, Sean P. Dunphy

The Effect of Explicitly Differentiated Reading Instruction Groups on Eighth-Grade Students’ Achievement, Behavior, and Engagement in a School Seeking to Reestablish Adequate Yearly Progress Benchmarks, Sean P. Dunphy

The Effect of a Seventh Grade After School Leadership Program on the Developmental Assets, Academic Achievement, and Behavior of Non-thriving Students, Beth L. Fink

The Impact of Previous Schooling Experiences on a Quaker High School’s Graduating Students’ College Entrance Exam Scores, Parents’ Expectations, and College Acceptance Outcomes, Debbie K. Galusha

Effect of a Career, Academic, Personal and Social Growth High School Transition Program Option on 9th-Grade Students' Achievement, Behavior, and Engagement, Tiffanie A. Gauchat

The Impact of an Advisor-Advisee Mentoring Program on the Achievement, School Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes of Rural Eighth Grade Students, Christopher J. Herrick

The Effect of the Involvement within Career Academies by Elective Participation of Eleventh and Twelfth Grade High School Students During the Implementation Year, Nancy A. Johnston

Factors Affecting Literacy Achievement of Eighth Grade Middle School Instrumental Music Students, Johnny T. Brauch Kurt

A TYPE ANALYSIS OF REWRITE STRATEGIES, Azamat Mametjanov

Joint Moments and Powers in Healthy Young Adults During Stair Negotiation, Mira M. Momcilovic

The effects of positive school engagement on math and reading achievement in midwestern suburban middle school students, Heather C. Phipps

Teachers’ Attitudes Towards English Language Learners in Rural Schools Implementing Sheltered English and English as a Second Language Compared to Teachers’ Attitudes in Schools with No Clearly Defined Model of Language Services, Mary R. Smith

Constructive Ontology Engineering, William L. Sousan

The Impact of Teacher Assigned but Not Graded Compared to Teacher Assigned and Graded Chemistry Homework on the Formative and Summative Chemistry Assessment Scores of 11th-Grade Students with Varying Chemistry Potential, Jennifer L. Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

The effect of classroom management training and active or information-based follow -up on inexperienced teachers' perceived classroom behavior management effectiveness, Diana L. Casey

Occurrence of Rumination: Effects of Feedback Valence, Self-Disclosure, and Social Anxiety, Chun Han Chen

Evaluating the sign language phonology of sight words used to support deaf /hard of hearing students' literacy development in Idioma de Señas de Nicaragua, Julie A. Delkamiller

The Effect of Decreasing Enrollment Patterns in a Title I School Surrounded by Economic Decline on 5th-Grade Students’ Achievement, Behavior, Parent Involvement, and Teacher Mobility Rates, Carolyn L. Grice

The Effect of an In-Class Behavioral Intervention Plus Differentiated Instruction Program on the Achievement and Behavior Outcomes of Verbally Disruptive 8th-Grade Students With and Without Co-Occurring Reading Delimitations, David R. Lavender

The Effect of a Back-to-Basics Core Academic Program Compared to a Traditional Academic Program on Participating 4th-Grade Students’ Achievement and Perceptions of Life Skills, Paula A. Peal

The Effect of a School-Year-Long In-Service Leadership Development Grow-Your-Own Program on New and Veteran Assistant Principals’ Perceived Leadership Effectiveness, LuAnn M. Richardson

The Impact of Traditional and Alternative University Teacher Preparation Program Options on Secondary Teacher Candidates’ Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions, and Employment, Rebecca B. Schnabel

Attitude and Agility Scores of Co-Occurring and Single Sport High School Girl Volleyball Players Following Completion of an Invitational Summer Strength and Conditioning Program, Joesph J. Toczek

The effectiveness of a school-wide differentiated home room academic extension re-teaching initiative on the achievement and proficiency categories of 8th-grade students with varying levels of cognitive skills, Tamara J. Williams

Is it Windy Enough for You? The Potential for Wind Energy to Generate Electricity, Income, and Energy Security in Rural East-Central Nebraska, Roy M. Zach

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The Effect of a Rural High School Combination Supplemental Literacy Program on Emerging Readers’ Achievement, Engagement, and Behavior Outcomes, Mark L. Adler

The impact of speech -language pathologist service delivery models for concept imagery formation instruction on second grade students' language achievement outcomes, Jennifer L. Allen

The effect of a yearlong one -to -one laptop computer classroom program on the 4th-grade achievement and technology outcomes of Digital Divide Learners, Daniel H. Bird

The Effect of a Yearlong One-To-One Laptop Computer Classroom Program on the 4th-Grade Achievement and Technology Outcomes of Digital Divide Learners, Daniel H. Bird

Evaluating the Achievement Outcomes of 5th-Grade Students Following Their Enrollment in Federally-Funded, Inquiry- Based Classrooms to Determine Program Sustainability, Daniel L. Frazier

Evaluating the achievement outcomes of 5th-grade students following their enrollment in federally-funded, inquiry-based classrooms to determine program sustainability, Daniel L. Frazier

Reading Outcomes of Pre-Literate 3rd-Grade Students after Two Years of Combined Reading Classroom Instruction and Individualized Intervention or Classroom Instruction, Jon T. Lopez

Parental Training and Performance Feedback: Implications for Improving Early Literacy Development in Preschool Children, Karie J. Martin

The Impact of an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Curriculum on Intermediate Grade Girls’ and Boys’ Perceptions of their Learned Global Citizenship Attributes, Suzanne R. Melliger

Evaluation of methods for establishing vegetation in created wetland mitigation sites in eastern Nebraska, Andrew A. Miller

The Relationship between Acculturation and Parental Involvement in Latino Parents., Casie Olsen

The effect of a new teacher induction program on new teachers reported teacher goals for excellence, mobility, and retention rates, Bonnie J. Perry

The Effect of Inquiry-Based, Hands-On Math Instruction Utilized in Combination with Web-Based, Computer-Assisted Math Instruction on 4th-Grade Students' Outcomes, Jason D. Plourde

Information Technology’s Influence on Productivity, Jason Smith

The Impact of Two Middle School Grade Level Start Points, 5th-Grade and 7th-Grade, on Adolescents' 8th-Grade Achievement, Behavior, and High School Preparedness, Elizabeth W. Standish

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

The effect of an intensive writing instruction assessment preparation program on student writing proficiency, Edward J. Bennett

In vitro plant regeneration from petiole-derived callus and characterization of inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) markers of Amorphophallus Hewittii Alderw. (ARACEAE)., Douglas Charles Bertelsen

IN VITRO PLANT REGENERATION FROM PETIOLE-DERIVED CALLUS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INTER SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (ISSR) MARKERS OF AMORPHOPHALLUS HEWITTII ALDER W. (ARACEAE), Douglas Charles Bertelsen

Branded, Bombarded and Besieged: Advertising Exposure and the "Average" Consumer, Mark Blackwell

First Things First: What Do Students Really Know About the First Amendment?, Joanne Chapuran

To follow the thread of the hero path: Preparing the roles of Cervantes, Quijana, and Don Quixote for Dale Wasserman's "Man of La Mancha", Paul R. Coate

Spatial analysis of topography for glacier mapping in the Western Himalaya, Lubica Cverckova

The effect of a required Character Education and Class-Wide Peer Tutoring program on 5th-grade students' reading and writing performance, Anthony P. Dancer

The Effect of a Required Character Education and Class-Wide Peer Tutoring Program on 5th-Grade Students’ Reading and Writing Performance, Anthony P. Dancer

The Visual Story of Ruby Red Slippers: Costume Design in Children's Theatre, Bethany Chloe Elliott Merkling

Sex, Desire, and Grace in Walker Percy and Frederick Buechner., Michial D. Farmer II

Cynicism in Christian secondary schools: A phenomenology, Victor H. Fordyce

Nebraska Serious and Violent Offender Re-entry Program: An Evaluation of Participants' Perception of Program Effectiveness, Crystal H. Fuller

The Effect of Evaluator's Mood and Type of Accountability on Performance Appraisal Evaluations: A Study of the Affect Infusion Model, Jason E. Gerlt

Teacher candidates' perceptions of traditional classroom assessments and electronic portfolio classroom assessments, Robert L. Goeman

Framing females in sport: The pictorial and written coverage of female athletes in Sports Illustrated from 1996-2005, Stephanie L. Hand

Framing females in sport: The pictorial and written coverage of female athletes in Sports Illustrated from 1996-2005, Stephanie L. Hand

Framing females in sport: The pictorial and written coverage of female athletes in Sports Illustrated from 1996-2005, Stephanie L. Hand

Information and Communication Technologies for Development in Botswana, Legodile Kwapa

Healing springs., Elizabeth Diane Mack

Collaborative success and community culture: Cross-sectoral partnerships addressing homelessness in Omaha and Portland, Patrick T. McNamara

The relationship between youth and adult physical activity, Kane M. Miller

The relationship between youth and adult physical activity, Kane M. Miller

The effect of required tutoring option participation on failing eighth-grade students' academic and behavioral performance, Larry Murry

The Impact Of Option-In Longevity Enrollment Patterns on Student Achievement, Behavior, and Engagement Outcomes, Andrew J. Rikli

The effects of increased racial isolation on 5th-grade students' achievement, attendance, and behavior, Peter J. Smith

The impact of elementary principal supervision on public prekindergarten classrooms and student development, Lisa A. St. Clair

Will the Twenty-Five of You Accept This Rose? Assessing Gender Portrayals on ABC's The Bachelor., Glaucia Pereira Steckelberg

An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Uninterrupted Time on High Stakes Writing Assessments, Chuck Story

Blocks & Robbers: An Analysis of the Frequency of Robbery on Public Housing Blocks and on Blocks Adjacent to Public Housing Blocks in Omaha, Nebraska, Liddie M. Thompson

Prison Boot Camps: Which Style Works Best?, Joshua M. Towey

Cleaning Out, Marni Valerio

Student Reading Progress During a Summer Reading Clinic and Beyond, Nicole Jennifer Werth

The effect of a founding International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme on participating seventh grade students' achievement, behavior, extra-curricular involvement, and perceptions of life skills, Joan C.R. Wilson