This collection includes Capstone Theses and Dissertations submitted by Hamline School of Education and Leadership master’s and doctoral students, respectively. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student’s formal study as well as professional and personal development.
This is an online listing of the scholarly works of HSEL graduate program students. Works prior to 2015 are available in print in the Bush Memorial Library. Full text, online, prior to 2015, may be restricted to current Hamline students, faculty and staff.
See also: School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Browse Theses and Dissertations by Degree:Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Using question-based inquiry learning strategies to motivate gifted readers, Molly Rose. Klane
Action research: literacy coaching at the elementary level, Gretchen Kaye Kleinsasser
The perceived barriers affecting female participation in secondary physical education, Colleen Marie Knoflick
Teacher toolkit featuring guided reading strategies used in K-2 reading instruction, Corynn E. Koch
Motivating aliterate readers, Freya Rochelle Koester
How flipped learning can be used to meet the needs of students of high academic ability in the sixth grade math classroom, Kristina Lee Kofski
Onset and rime strategies in low-literacy adult ESL reading, Katherine M Korkowski
Designing and implementing a peer coaching model to support teachers in a small private school, Kimbra R. Kosak
The effects of dual immersion schooling on native and non-native language students, Tania L. Lauby
Jazz elements of effective collaboration: a comparative study of collaboration in Japanese and American schools, Naomi Ono LeBeau
A guided reading model for struggling primary readers: resources and strategies to support best practice, Emily A. Lewis
Teaching with the brain in mind: where neuroscience meets education, Jessica Ley
Does participating in geocaching activities lead to participation in other types of outdoor activities and increased environmental stewardship?, John K. MacQuaig
Modifying reading curriculum to increase literacy achievement in adolescent African American males, Maria Manthei
Modifying Thinking Through Geography strategies for human geography students, Emily Martin Yang
On the harbor: a needs assessment for teaching and learning about natural resources related sciences in fourth through eighth grades, Lorena M. Maurer
The effect of research-aligned reading programs on the self-efficacy beliefs and reading engagement of English language learners, Nicole L. May
Conferring with primary writers, Jessica McLean
A case study on refugee integration in the United States: how is it that one family from Togo, West Africa has been successfully absorbed into a changing Minnesota?, Christopher D. Miller
Early intervention for young children with autism: interventionists share their journey and perspectives of intervention, Donna Lynn Miller
Motivations of international students at an English-medium boarding school in Switzerland to speak French or English, Kristin K Montgomery
How do context and low L1 literacy of non-native speakers of English affect their noticing of L2 learner recasts?, Rachel Mueller
The teacher's role: assisting students with coping with parental mental illness, Megan Mulder
Barriers to adults attending ESL class and how these barriers can be overcome, Carol Nangle
The concrete forest: a series of stories written to encourage urban children to recognize and appreciate the living creatures that live within the city limits, Pamela F. Neidenfeuhr
Schools and families of divorce: teacher assumptions of non-resident fathers, Charles N. Nelson
Regulating sensory systems of preschool children with autism, Karen M. Ness
North Korean defectors' adjustment to life in South Korea, Amy L Nicewander
Translation into Spanish of the bat conservation and management workshop curriculum (bat conservation international), Germán Alonso Obando
Comprehensive sex education: is it being taught in a school district where it is mandated by policy and educational standards?, Elisabeth L. O'Connell
Developing the entrepreneurial mindset and toolkit of the secondary student: an entrepreneurship education curriculum, Christopher Ohland
A dual immersion program in Minnesota, Mantilla Eudora A. Olivares
Examining students' digital literacies in a hybrid classroom environment, Bobbie S. Olson
Selecting children's literature to enhance reading comprehension in a first grade classroom, Angela Mary Orbeck
Do you know the stories your students have to tell?: using Latino immigrant English learner narratives to inform teaching, Kristy Marie Otte
Manipulating the pieces of the puzzle: effective vocabulary strategies for secondary students, Elisabeth A. Pascaly
iPads in the junior high classroom: benefits, challenges, and recommended strategies, Linnea Pearson
Using learning preference to improve the orientation process of newly hired registered nurses, Rebecca Jeanne Persons
The effects of a sustained silent reading program (SSR) on long-term English learners' map reading scores, Jill Petersen
The referral and identification of English learners with suspected special education needs, Amanda M Phillips
Integrating physical activities into the classroom, Michelle D. Phillips
Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) in the school setting: improving student recovery in the classroom, Theresa J. Pines
Nature in children's picture books, Danielle Renee Porter Born
How can interventions in phonemic awareness impact the achievement of at-risk kindergarten students?, Bridget M. Powell
How does using a model-centered approach to teaching linear equations affect students' attitudes about learning mathematics?, David Earl Pugh
Embedding children's literature within the content areas to enhance instruction in a primary classroom, Sarah Beth Rahn
Integrating new literacies into a 7th grade reading curriculum to build background knowledge for high-poverty students, Laura M. Ramsborg
How the social studies curriculum can be developed and implemented using picture books for primary learners, Terri L. Ristow
The effects of professional development on student-to-student dialogue research, Jacob Rosch
24/7 access to iPads: middle school students' perceptions, Heidi Barklow Saari
Nonformal environmental educators in Wisconsin, Kathryn M. Salameh
What are effective oral error correction strategies for the immersion classroom?, Jennifer M. Santamaria
How scaffolded writing affects elementary ELS' use of academic function words, Julianna J Scheumann
Using online blended learning (the pairing of a teacher-moderated session with a self-study component) to facilitate oral performance in giving business presentations, Brigitta Schwarze
Establishing an effective literacy coaching framework at the secondary level to promote a culture of adult learning, Kevin John Sheridan
Making the decision to academically redshirt: a parent's perspective, Tammy Sloth
Understanding contrast in academic prose: comparing text analyses with ESOL texts and corpus research, Maureen M Smith
Timed writing: L1 use in the L2 writing process, Sarah Amand Smith
An analysis of the emotional and scholastic effects of subtractive educational policy among Kurdish students in Turkey, Jessica Snider
How service-learning in social studies increases the overall academic success and civic engagement of students, Daniel M. Solomon
Results of embedding nonfiction reading strategies in world history curriculum, Jason R. Starr
Language programming for speakers of Ebonics: past, present and future, Erin Stellmach
How does family educational involvement correlate with elementary students' reading engagement?, Jenna A. Stevens-Royer
Father has an accent: perceptions of speech intelligibility of an Indian priest, Nicole Stuhl
Crafting civic curricula: developing instruction that shapes student attitudes and behaviors, Zachary Tyler Sullivan
Connecting elementary principals' emotional-social intelligence and their use of balanced leadership responsibilities, Jeanne A. Svobodny
Improving reading to improve math: visualization and mathematical problem-solving, Sarah A. Swanson-Hysell
How the continued daily use of a student planner affects homework completion of an intermediate age student, Briana Sykora
Addressing conflict and improving interethnic relations between Karen and African American males in a secondary setting, Kelly Tennison
Violence prevention and preparation in three Minnesota schools, Arielle L. Thiebeault
How can the secondary literacy coach differentiate teacher learning in an embedded professional development structure?, Melissa Trampel
Determining the effectiveness of a college-readiness course on high school students' postsecondary education and future career goals, Sonya M. Travanty
Efficacy of integrating the Christian narrative and environmental education in formal high school education, James N. Vande Glind
ESL and mainstream co-teaching: negotiating the planning, instructing, and assessing process, Sarah Van den Akker
How can I create stories that may increase oral language development in the Hmong language, Sue Vang
What curriculum should be taught in the sixth grade general music classroom, Tiffany Jean Van Vooren
Friend or foe: metacognitive awareness of false friends and cognates, Heather Marie Walseth
What interventions can prepare at-risk African-American students for success in higher education, Demaya L. Walton
How can effective early writing instruction influence reading ability in kindergarten students?, Megan C. Westhoff
A local grant writing curriculum for fine arts teachers, Franklin M. Whitcomb
Increasing elementary English language learners' reading comprehension through the use of role play, Kate Wittrock
How can I help my struggling first graders read in a French immersion classroom?, Hortense M. Yomba
Curriculum for reflective practice in a learning-centered theatre course that explores careers in the performing arts, Katherine Marie Young
How the use of culturally relevant literacy strategies affects student motivation, Leslie A. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Parental choice in immersion education, Hannah Grace Adams
Science notebooks in the elementary classroom, Jill Marie Andersen
How can scaffolding first graders within the writing portion of Reading Recovery lessons lead to independent writing in the classroom?, Diane L. Anthony
Creating text sets to foster motivation and deepen comprehension for intermediate grade urban learners, Melanie Lynn. Arnold
Leadership of an after-school theater program at a high school, Clifford Max Athorn
Urban teacher leaders' perceptions of professional purpose and school culture through metaphors: a case study of one Midwestern high school, Christina Babadjanian
How children's books can help address misconceptions in science, Kathleen M. Babich
The impact of small group reading instruction on the reading comprehension of intermediate struggling readers, Daniel S. Barrett
Examining perspectives on teacher assessment, Karen N. Barthol