This is a collection of Education Master's Theses (1953 - 2012) from Dominican University of California.
The theses listed here currently reside at the Archbishop Alemany Library and only available for use in the Library
Theses/Capstones from 2004
The Effects of Conflict Management on Elementary Discipline, Jessie M. Rees
Theses/Capstones from 2003
A Literature Review: Dual Immersion Programs in Elementary Schools, Lea N. Soltes
A Literature Review Examining the Impact of School Retention on Middle School Student Academic Success, Borg Klein
A Literature Review: Integrating a Nutrition Program in an Elementary School, Jamie M. Azevedo
A Literature Review: The Connection Between Nutrition and Behavior in Elementary School Age Children, Kelly Pheatt
An Eight-Week Professional Development in Service in Best Practice Strategies in Literacy Instruction Kindergarten Through Grade Five, Mary E. Niesyn
An Examiniation of Anti-Bullying Research and Programs: 1988-2002, Victoria Rose
An Inquiry into the Adoption Process of California Mathematics Standards for First Grade, Joan Warren Stahl
An Investigation of Advanced Email Training on Teacher Collegial Activity, Mary Coyne
A Perspective of the Effectiveness of Project Based Bilingual Curriculum in Personal Empowerment of the Adult English Language Learner: A Case Study, Cameron Johnson
A Rubric for Assessing High School Youth Development Programs, Marylynn R. Archer
A Study Examining the Role of Recess Activities on Student Development on the Playground for Middle School Students, Trisha Renee Leroy-Smith
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: Alternative Treatment Plans for School Age Children Diagnosed with ADHD, Claudia L. Carbonell
Beyond Reading: The Extended Academic and Social Effects of Dyslexia, Damien Hansen
Comprehend What? Teaching Reading Strategies That Improve High School Juniors Reading Comprehension Skills, Bridget S. Paul
Culturally Responsive Approaches to Teaching Black Children: A Literature Review, Rebecca M. Edelman
Effective Strategies for English Language Development, Emily L. Selim
Impact of a Middle School Reading Strategies Elective on Reading Comprehension Test Scores and Reading Confidence, Tammy Wilks Kornfeld
Intermedicate Grade Mathematics: Hands-on Strategies and Strands Stressed by Teachers, Julie M. Mann
Keepign Our Rural Communities Safe: A Study of Strengths an Weaknesses of a Rural Violence Prevention Program, Michelle Egger
Learning to Read in Zoomania - The Curriculum and Succssful Strategies Used in a First Grade Classroom, Jennifer A. Aikman
Long Term Effects of Ritalin on Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Kendra Pheatt
Promoting Resilience in High Risk Students Attending Alternative High School Programs, Julie Brazill
Ramifications fo California's Proposition 227: Emotinal and Academic Effects on California's Primary School English Language Learners, Barbara Godoy-Borges
Referal Practices/Policies of Public School Officials and Juvenile Probation to Juvenile Court Schools, Marta Blea Evans
Resiliency in Rural Northern California County Community and Continuation School Graduates: Experiences and Characteristics of Resiliency Among Successful Graduates, Ernest Kent Jones Jr.
Review of Literature on Language Programs for English Language Learners and Implications for Program Development, Maria Luisa Raposo
School Responses to Declining Enrollment, Tina Krenov
Teacher Retention: Factors That Contribute to Teachers' Decisions to Remain in the Profession, Valerie Cines
The Effect of Oral Reading Fluency on Analysis Skills, Kimberly Borchardt Hammer
The Effects of High School Internships on Academic Performance a Reviw of the Literature, Robin A. Rynbrandt
The Effects of Morale Building Activities on Teachers in a Rural High School, Katherine A. Babcock
The Effects of Weekly Sustained Silent Reading Time on Recreational Reading Habist and Attitudes ina 9th Grade English Class, Mary C. Kirby
The Homework Debate: Arguments For/Against Homework, Craig Pitti
The Use of Forum Theatre as a Problem Solving Strategy for Middle School Students, Blair Johnson Carlson
Writing Conventions for English Language Learners: A Study of the Use of the Past Tense, Lauren Ryan
Theses/Capstones from 2002
Effective Interventions for Retention Policy in the Middle Schools, Thomas Michaud
Enhancing Visual Literacy with Technology in Standards-Based Secondary Visual Arts Curriculum, Ricarda Fritz Eggert
Examining Beginning year Writing Production of First Graders: Lined Versus Unlined Paper, Tim Munneke
Exploring the School-Within-A-School (SWAS) Model, Gina Rivera Cater
Factors That Explain Third and Fourth Grade Teachers' Decision to Teach Environmental Education in a Northern California District, Rebecca Fenton
Implementing Learner-Centered Education Using a Sixth Grade Science Curriculum, Erica Kaplan
Parental Reasons for Home Schooling, Karrie Coulter