This collection includes theses and dissertations from the Department of Educational Leadership, Evaluation, and Organizational Development (formerly Leadership, Foundations, and Human Resource Education), in the College of Education & Human Development. It is not exhaustive since most paper theses and dissertations have not been digitized. Generally, paper copies of theses and dissertations published prior to 2014 can be accessed in the University of Louisville Libraries.If you would like to add your thesis or dissertation to this collection, please fill out the Electronic Theses & Dissertations form.

Follow


Theses/Dissertations from 2018

PDF

Is the sum greater than the parts? A qualitative case study of cross-functional team creativity., Tracy J. Richardson

PDF

Student perception of the effects of out of school suspension on academic motivation., Dawn Boone Roseberry

PDF

An examination of PBIS implementation fidelity and student outcomes in an urban school district., C. Angelique Scherer

PDF

A qualitative case study examination of athlete ally using social movement theory., Samuel H. Schmidt

PDF

Counter narratives: a phenomenological study of high achieving African American male high school students., De'Nay Lanise Speaks

PDF

Student voices: African American high school seniors' perception of culturally responsive teaching., Whitney M. Stewart

PDF

A case study of teacher and principal perceptions of a school-wide positive behavior intervention and supports framework in an urban elementary school., Cassaundra Lynn Watkins

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

PDF

An examination of school leaders' preferences for teacher applicant characteristics., Byron Keith Davis

PDF

Analysis of gender and gender-related implicit leadership themes in HR practitioner literature : a comparison of the United States and Brazilian HR practitioner publications., Flavia de Sousa e Castro Rossetti

PDF

Factors associated with federal student loan default among borrowers in a statewide system of community and technical colleges., Brittany Inge

PDF

Modeling effective work groups and teams : an assessment of the inclusion of social value orientation., Gary Daniel Jones

PDF

The implications of a University of Louisville first year experience course on student success outcomes based on race and gender., Nadine C. Petty

PDF

Culturally relevant teachers : a critical beacon in the educational standards movement., Angela Pleasant

PDF

The relationship between positive behavioral interventions and supports in elementary schools and mathematics achievement., Robert Larry Taylor

PDF

Perceptions of peer group interactions on self-efficacy and academic identity of African-American students in advanced placement classes., Tinisha Yvette Taylor

PDF

Diversity for diversity's sake? The relationship between diversity and school-level academic achievement., Richard Aaron Wisman

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

PDF

Common Core State Standards : elementary teacher perceptions of administrator supports with a focus on professional learning communities and walk throughs., Kara Joan Ammerman

PDF

An investigation of virtual golf in the Republic of Korea from a marketing perspective., Chulhwan Choi

PDF

The relationship of reform style professional development and student achievement., Amy Colucci

PDF

Evaluating minor league baseball social identity, social image, and brand equity., Christan David Hanna

PDF

The influence of student, neighborhood, and school factors on college readiness : an examination of factors combined as a result of implementing a race- and socioeconomically-based student assignment plan., Gregory Paul Herberger

PDF

Exploring distributed instructional leadership : case studies of assistant principals in an urban school district., Jimica Claudette Howard

PDF

Examining the motivations and benefits of student-athletes performing community service., Matthew Ryan Huml

PDF

Predicting NCLEX-RN performance : an exploration of student demographics, pre-program factors, and nursing program factors., Heather Davis Mitchell

PDF

Principal self-efficacy in the implementation of a standards based teacher evaluation reform., Jason Kennedy Neuss

PDF

Curriculum, classroom assessment, instruction, and science outcomes : evidence from Kentucky's scholastic audits., Steven Patrick Riley

PDF

Workplace spirituality and employee work intentions : examining the relationship and the mediating role of ethical leadership., Paula F. Soder

PDF

Professional school counselors : integral stakeholders in the recruitment, retention, and support of African American, Latino, and low-income students in advanced placement programs., Damien Sweeney

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

PDF

Developing the future workforce through apprenticeships : a case study of an industry-education partnership., Nana K. Arthur-Mensah

PDF

Exploring motivations, constraints, and perceptions toward sport consumers' smartphone usage., Sun J. Kang

PDF

The role of congruecy within the participant sport involvement and loyalty process., Jason Andrew Rice

PDF

Evaluating Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) : examining teachers' perceptions of managing student conduct and student achievement in PBIS and non-PBIS schools., Carla Marie Soeder-Kolodey

PDF

Exploring organizational capacity in a Sport for Development and Peace setting., Per G. Svensson

PDF

Counterstories : educational resilence of adult African American women attending an urban predominantly White university., Wanda A. Taylor

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

PDF

The effectiveness of extended orientation first year seminars : a systematic review and meta-analysis., Matthew S. Berry

PDF

Graduate students who are part-time workers : how does occupational stress and gender role affect job satisfaction?, Megan Church-Nally

PDF

Secondary student outcomes and perspectives on a multiple pathways approach to education : engagement, achievement, and transitions., Lisa-Anne Ferris

PDF

Gender stereotyping within career and technical education : exploring relationships among gender, coursetaking, and outcomes of high school CTE students., Stephanie A. Fluhr

PDF

Lost in transition : a grade nine transition program using articulation activities and their effect on student attitudes., Michael J. Hibbett

PDF

Employee work and health behaviors : the role of leadership support for health promotion and organizational health climate., Jennifer Woloszyk Hoert

PDF

Investigation of factors related to performance and retention of engineering students., Nora B. Honken

PDF

Role models, women's leadership and careers of women in the management of professional baseball., Maki Itoh

PDF

Examining teacher perceptions of leadership and student achievement in Kentucky schools., Angela L. Newcomb

PDF

Metaevaluation of a university teacher education assessment system., Katherine Amelia Shanahan

PDF

Culture first, customers second : the case of an organizational learning culture in a successful small business., Devon A. Twyford

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

PDF

Are school administrators and teachers' attitudes toward inclusion influence by the change process?, Barry Goley

PDF

The impact of skin and soft tissue infections on college athletic programs and prevention policies., Alice Kimble 1964-

PDF

The mediating effect of homework between self-regulated learning and science achievement., Matthew D. Kingsley 1968-

PDF

Choosing a career : a study of motivational factors and demographics that influence P-12 pre-service teachers., Diane MacKenzie 1964-

PDF

Exploring the influence of social media on future intentions of charity sport participants., Tara Q. Mahoney

PDF

Community college mission influence on culture : an organizational analysis., E. Gerome Stephens

PDF

Sustainability and collegiate recreational sports facilities., Thomas Bradley Stinnett

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

PDF

An examination of factors that impact persistence among adult students in a degree completion program at a four-year university., Mathew J. Bergman

PDF

Ready child, ready school : educator perceptions of child and school success indicators and ready school practices., Annette W. Bridges 1953-

PDF

Exploring franchise boards : a stakeholder perspective., Denise M. Cumberland

PDF

Women in intercollegiate athletics : an exploration of the career development of female senior administrators., Meg C. Hancock

PDF

Advising style perceptions and preferences of students and advisors., Gladys Patricia Brown Jordan

PDF

Preparing students for post-secondary success : exploring the efficacy of an information technology certification program., John Lawless Lanham 1967-

PDF

Mentoring of nurse managers the experience of new nurse managers in rural hospitals : does mentoring make a difference?, Leigh Lindsey 1972-

PDF

Predictors of student course evaluations., Timothy Michael Sauer

PDF

Mathematics achievement : the impact of America's choice in Kentucky's schools., Sonia James Upton

PDF

Assessing teacher attitude toward the inclusion of students with autism., Stephanie Elaine Wilkerson

PDF

Job embeddedness theory : can it help explain employee retention?., Jeffery A. Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

PDF

Examining the mismatch between the training and assessment of band and orchestra conductors in Michigan., Eric A. Becher

PDF

The relationship between staff nurse perception of nurse manager leadership behavior and staff nurse job satisfaction in a hospital applying for magnet recognition status., Lorraine B. Bormann

PDF

Examining teachers' perceptions of psychological gender and leadership behavior of principals in public elementary schools., Brittany D. Carpenter

PDF

An investigation of a middle-high school system as a learning organization during the implementation of a grade eight to grade nine transition program., Carol Jean Christian

PDF

The effect of a communication protocol implementation on nurse/physician collaboration and communication., Jacqueline Carter Gerard 1948-

PDF

Predictors of intent to stay for hourly employees in the fast food industry., Kathleen Gosser

PDF

Exploring the scholar-practitioner gap in personnel selection assessments : an analysis of scholarly versus practitioner literature., Whitney L. Martin 1977-

PDF

Comparing turnaround leadership in a rural church and in schools., Ronald Brent Mays 1969-

PDF

The case of the Women's United Soccer Association : explaining the rise and fall of a social movement organization., Meghan O'Connor McDonogh

PDF

A longitudinal view of the liberal arts curriculum a decade after merger : a multiple case study of community colleges in Connecticut, Kentucky, and Louisiana., Ann E. Norton

PDF

The Texas 10% law and its impact on admitted students., C. J. Woods

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

PDF

Comparative perspectives of direct support professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities regarding standard competencies., Cynthia Anne Bayes 1955-

PDF

The effect of student attributes and program characteristics on doctoral degree completion., Glenn Allen Gittings

PDF

Experiential learning : a review of college health centers., Elizabeth J. Greaney

PDF

The impact of school culture, teacher job satisfaction, and student attendance rates on academic achievement of middle school students., Diane Yvonne Hatchett

PDF

Determination of variables which predict success on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN)., Mary A. Kleber

PDF

Adult perceptions of the impact of Kentucky Education Reform Act initiatives on achievement : insights of rural gifted students., Jan Kathryn Weaver Lanham 1954-

PDF

Reverse transfer students : characteristics, motivations, and implications., Kathryn Elizabeth Lowrey 1957-

PDF

The four-year experience of first-generation students at a small independent university : engagement, student learning, and satisfaction., David M. Mahan

PDF

Academic dishonesty in online education., Wren Allen Mills

PDF

Distributed leadership as a mediator of whole school reform strategies for improvement planning from data., Jean Elizabeth Pickup 1954-

PDF

An exploratory study of first-semester student attrition in a community college., Ophelia Turner Scott 1953-

PDF

Perceptions of organizational justice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in intercollegiate athletics : a study of NCAA men's sport coaches., Dustin Thorn

PDF

Leadership, curriculum, instruction, and accountability scores : evidence from Kentucky scholastic audits., Rebecca Curry Todd

PDF

Longitudinal predictors of disciplinary alternative school placement and the risk of subsequent juvenile detention in a cohort of third grade children., Judi Elisa Vanderhaar

Theses/Dissertations from 2009

PDF

Oral status of residents of long-term care facilities in Kentucky., Lynn Donnelly Austin

PDF

The effect of teacher leader interactions with teachers on student achievement: a predictive study., Winifred Riney Cohron

PDF

Volunteer entry into hospital culture : relationships among socialization, P-O fit, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction., Tricia Ann Jordan 1969-

PDF

Determinants of alumni membership in a dues-based alumni association., Melissa Dawn Newman 1979-

PDF

Workplace incivility : relationship with conflict management styles and impact on perceived job performance, organizational commitment and turnover., Jeannie Trudel 1964-

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

PDF

Experiences influencing degree completion articulated by doctoral students in education administration., David Lee Barnett

PDF

Principal theories of practice : mapping the cognitive structure and effects of instructional leadership, Gary W. Houchens

PDF

High school boys' basketball and the social structure of suburban, rural, and urban high school communities : a comparative case study., Jason K. Miller

PDF

Job satisfaction levels of juvenile detention education faculties and the implementation of best teaching practices compared to overall program efficacy., Rebecca Minton Painter 1958-

PDF

Ideological influence on higher education : progressivism versus conservatism., Anthony W. Robinson 1972-

PDF

Organizational culture, workplace incivility, and turnover : the impact of human resources practices., Dana Cosby Simmons 1969-

PDF

A comparison of faculty and administrator perceptions of the merger of Kentucky's community colleges and vocational/technical institutes., Jason Douglas Warren