Commencement 2010 - Capella University

School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Education continued
Lynette H. Bell
A Survey of the Special Education
Transition Program Perceptions of
Importance and Barriers in a Midwestern
Secondary Public Schools and Higher
Education Institution
Mentor: Anne Auten
Sonja Denise Bennings
Evaluating the Effects of Same Gender
Schooling on Student Achievement
Mentor: Randall Sampson
Karen J. Berman
Aspiring to Acts of Conceptualization:
A Study of Creative Cognition in Theatre
Directors
Mentor: Elaine Guerrazzi
Virgena D. Bernard
Factors that Contributed to Graduation
From an Associate Degree Nursing Program
Mentor: Barbara Keener
Sharon R. Beverly
A Mixed-Methods Study Examining the
Postgraduate Career Choices of Student-
Athletes on 12 NCAA Women’s Basketball
Teams
Mentor: Phyllis Misite
Andrew G. Black
At a Distance: A Comparative Study of
Distance Delivery Modalities for PhD
Nursing Students
Mentor: Pamela Hanfelt
Julie K. BoarerPitchford
An Examination of the Assessment Practices
of Community College Instructors
Mentor: Carmen Myers
Darryl E. Bonds
Exploring Reading First Program
Implementation Across Colorado Schools
with Differing Achievement Results
Mentor: Jackson Beazley
Darold S. Boswell
“Missing in Action” A Study of the
Underrepresentation of African American
Male Kindergarten Through Grade 12
Educators in Public School Systems
Mentor: Herbert Merrill
Thor I. Boucher
Increasing Support for Novice Teachers
Working in Urban, Low-Income Schools
Mentor: Ronald Dougall
Tawanda M. Braswell
Persistence Factors of First-Generation
Learners
Mentor: Howard Jacobs
Marci Brauchie
I’m Tired of Being a Failure: A Study of
Ignored Deficient Learners
Mentor: Philip Corkill
Dave R. Brecht
An Investigation of the Impact of Technology
Use in a Student-Centered Classroom
on the Grades Six and Nine Provincial
Achievement Tests (PATS) and Grade
Twelve Diploma Exam (DIP)
Mentor: Michael Jazzar
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