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 2002
The role of religion in the public schools, Mary M. Shapiro
Incorporating computer technology into the visual arts curriculum, Jennifer Wesson Silus
The Children's Literacy Initiative (CLI): an evaluation of emergent literacy within the St. Paul Head Start program : a case study, Abeba Baire Sium
Community building through the use of Responsive classroom's morning meeting, Lori Beth Smith
Teaching and stress, Heather Spitzner
A solid path: helping middle school students become self-managed learners by teaching organizational and study skills, Jane M. Stone
Using learning centers to help insure success for students with special needs, Allison L. Storti
The impact of kindergarten news on a child's literacy development, Amy Karen Tervola
The effect of student self-designed experimentation on student attitudes towards science, Michael Thomsen
Composition for middle school band, Rebecca A. Totzke
How will a ninth grade transition team program affect the attendance and passing rates of participating students?, Darya D. Trimble
Building community through the morning meeting in the first ten days of school, Jane Ellen Tucker
Creating and maintaining a respectful classroom environment, Julie Ann Urban
Using the writer's workshop to improve student achievement in the primary grades, Cynthia K. Venberg
Comparing teacher-centered versus student-centered teaching styles in a recycling unit, Jason R. Voss
How can a teacher approach character education in the first grade classroom?, Kelly Voss
Why are African American males failing and what can we do about it?, Sarah Wahlquist
How can teachers effectively meet the instructional needs of all learners in an increasingly diverse classroom?, Kristie Weigel
Environmental studies curriculum, Lori Ann Wester
Developing an advisory program in an alternative education setting, Allison LaBree Whittlef
The relationship of self-reported learning styles and success on the grade three Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in reading and mathematics, Marie Elizabeth Wilkie
Teaching grammar in the context of the writer's workshop, Lois J. Williams
Positive changes in classroom climate as a result of the ENVoY curriculum, Kelli Wilson
Inquiry science: effectively managing the necessary transition from exploration to investigation, Linda Wilterdink
Authentic memories, Patricia Ann Wollmering
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Effective strategies to create success for disruptive students in the primary regular education classroom, Jodi R. Johnson
Effective strategies that create success for disruptive students in the primary classroom, Durene E. Nelson
Eliminating threat and enriching like crazy: brain compatible strategies in the math classroom, Mona Lesley Springer