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 2007
Effective active learning strategies: teaching measurement to seventh grade family and consumer science students, Jean Carol McGuire
Beneficial resources for adolescents facing parental cancer, Suzanne McKenzie
Similar goals among Montessori educators who teach in different settings, Sarah Meier
The adequacy of developmental reading assessment (DRA) scores to measure reading ability of English as a second language (ESL) students, Kathleen Miller
Oral reading fluency instruction: views and habits of elementary teachers and strategies/resources for its use in the classroom, Cynthia Ann Misner
Storied lives: the journey of white women teachers to urban schools, Jan Sterner Mitchell
Training and support for secondary teachers to integrate literacy across disciplines, Katie Moe
Math parent guides: parent resources for the connected mathematics project curriculum, Ashley Murray
Urban school district central office leadership processes and structures sustain school reform, Charlayne Myers
How the implementation of classroom libraries at the secondary level impacts students and staff, Laura R. Nagel
Designing a parent program to enable and sustain reading aloud at home, Traci L. Newhouse
The effects of pre-reading strategies on the comprehension of culturally unfamiliar texts for adolescent English language learners, Kristie O'Brien
Parent communication and involvement in low-income families, Meghan O'Brien
Integrating differentiation into an eighth grade thematic social studies unit on the civil war, Aaron Olivier
Parent/teacher partnerships: parent involvement supporting academic success, Patricia A. Oslund
Nonverbal communication between peaceworkers in training: an integral and cross-cultural perspective, Jennifer Ouellette
Developing a formative assessment professional development program that models best assessment practices, Jeffry M. Overlie
How can the teaching of vocabulary development in content areas improve comprehension for middle school readers?, Mary Paulson
Creating a curriculum that integrates social skills, character education and conflict resolution skills for kindergarteners, Melissa J. Pearson
What are recommended components of a guided reading lesson?, Sarah B. Pelinka
Can the study of bats be used to fulfill and integrate standards in science education?, Christine Ann Petersen
The role of phonics instruction in reading acquisition, Karen Leslie Peterson
What is a merit pay program/model that meets the needs of the primary stakeholders: the teachers?, Matthew J. Phelps
Does the implementation of sensory strategies increase on-task behaviors in learners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?, Jennifer A. Polson
How experienced teachers build classroom community, Kristan Samelian Potter
I can see what I need to know : English as a second language students describe the impact of three active learning strategies on learning English grammar, Casey Dean Pufahl
Building resilient undocumented Latino students, Jeffrey K. Ramberg
Developing a writing assessment model for student improvement at the middle school level, Rachel M. Reger
Adolescent bullying, Melissa Leigh Rose
What is sensory integration and how does one incorporate it into an elementary autism spectrum program?, Margi Rychley
Impact on attitudes and beliefs about social justice of an interdisciplinary unit with that focus on middle school students at an area learning center, Britt Schachtele
Using read alouds to build community in a primary elementary classroom, Timothy R. Schochenmaier
Why do parents enroll their children in half-day kindergarten?, Anika Marit Sellmeyer
Teens teaching teens, Heather A. Servent
Teacher study groups: how middle school teachers self-assess a need for participation, Michelle Lea Geffre Shaffner
A new diagnosis: a new educational challenge, Joy Silberman
Hear me yell, hear me cry, just listen!: exploring the efficacy of African American teachers through narrative, Robert Weldon Simmons
Eliminating cafeteria food waste through composting, Gregory Simons
Collaborative leadership in Catholic elementary schools, Susan Skaar
Teaching writing in a brain-friendly way, Joy Slater
Involving parents of early childhood special education students in their child's education through take home learning kits, Jennifer Lynn-Kavanagh Smith
Fostering the intrinsic motivation of high school-aged Spanish language learners through the enhancement of curriculum delivery and teaching style, Claris A. Springob
How rigor affects achievement and perception in high school, Lara Stauff
Increasing higher-level thinking through literature circle, Laura Steabner
How can I incorporate best practice reading strategies to support struggling middle school readers in comprehending nonfiction text?, Laura Jean Suckerman
Classroom management: recommended management techniques for a diverse classroom, Melissa Tapper
I can see my house from here! : students' experiences using Google Earth in a ninth grade human geography classroom, Penny Thompson-Burke
Best practices for turning disciplinary action into self-regulation in a K-5 school, Cheryl J. Stephani Thompson
The perception of four Latina women: what they say about their lives and learning English, Rebecca R Timmins
Recommended practices for teaching foreign language to students with dyslexia, Elizabeth Ann Trout
Exploring ESL family involvement in schools, Renee M Turner
Fundamental components of a play group model in an early childhood classroom with children with autism spectrum disorder, Amy VandenBerg
What are effective instructional strategies for developing leadership in gifted, elementary students through intercultural competence?, Erp Tina Louise Van
The impact of whiteness on Native American students, Ryan Douglas Chun VanThorre
One teacher's professional change through implementation of interactive read alouds in an urban second grade classroom, Sarah B. Walbruch
The use of active learning stations to teach measurement in a middle school family and consumer science classroom, Lynn M. Walgren
Using parent reading workshops to enhance the amount and the quality of reading interactions with children, Kate Elizabeth Watson
Blogging in the classroom: engaging middle school students in learning, William Michael White
A case study of a co-teaching model of gifted education service, Kathryn Wiant
How does the explicit instruction of a multiple lens through literature affect reader response to text?, Sara Lea Wicht
English language learners and nonfiction research writing: a fourth and fifth grade writers workshop, Melanie Beecroft Winans
Integrating technology to support English language learners: recommended practices for modifying multimedia lessons, Gao N. Xiong
Herstory: journeys of Hmong American women in acquiring the principalship, Kaying Xiong
Parental support factors of gifted and talented Hmong students' academic success, La Yang
Experiential learning and student creativity in a Chinese language class, Xingchun Yang
Moving towards ESL co-teaching: a case study, Kerry A W Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A comparison of macrolichen species richness and frequency between the oak savanah and boreal woods habitats on Lake of the Woods Islands in Kenora, Ontario, Canada, Virginia Richards Amundson
Blurred boundaries between ELL and LD, Azucena Andrade
Exploring parent involvement strategies for students with low oral language and literacy skills, Laura Angyal
Benefits of girls-only secondary science classes, Hala Abdulwahab Asamarai
The direct and indirect effects of public education on character education and how teachers can improve it, Richard Patrick Axtman
A content analysis of current introductory teacher education texts for gender bias, Aura Beatty
Digital video: a tool for developing voice in writing, Julie A. Beddow-Schubert
How new students are affected by involvement in pre-existing art projects, Kimberley S. Boe
Facilitating the smooth transition to kindergarten, Thomas W. Brenny
Understanding how the Socratic method of learning affects critical reading in tenth grade students, David Brown
Sustained silent reading: changing habits of the aliterate, Sandy E. Burd
The use of technology to enhance environmental literacy, Ian Joseph Burk
Strengthening the science curriculum in rural Jamaican high schools by using the experiential learning approach, Desmond Augustus Campbell
Evaluating the effectiveness of math placement tests, Mary T Campbell
Developing first-generation, low-income students: exploring upward bound students' growth in academic and social integration, Le Roy J. D. Chappell
Factors contributing to Hmong university students' academic success and failure: a perspective from parents and students, Danai Chowwiwat
Building community in a looping classroom, Debra B. Cone
Building a learning community to help motivate low-achieving students, Karla L. Cummings
Using a word wall to affect the sight word recognition of below average kindergarten readers in a summer school setting, MaryAnn Curro
A reflective study on an integrated approach to spelling instruction, Gina Therese Czech
Investigative research: cigarette filters with vegetation, soil, and subterranean environments, Eric R. Dahlberg
The songwriting workshop in the K-2 classroom, Michael R. Deppe
Selected factors determining language choice in young bilingual children, Angela Dorn De Samudio
Parents as educational partners: a training manual for bilingual paraprofessionals and parents, Maria L. Gutierrez DeZurik
Using masks as tools to enhance intonation in fourth and fifth grade singers, Nancy Dolphin
You are cordially invited: a study of forming a literacy club through reading like a writer using organized inquiry with high-school students, Kathleen A. Dorholt
The connection between learning/teaching styles and their effect on EFL writing, Hong Duan