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 2016
The Relationship Between Agriculture And The Environment, Elise Nicole Volz
The Impact of Implementing Nonverbal Behavior Management Strategies Into An Elementary Classroom, Casondra Kelly Wada
A Correlation Between English Oral Language Proficiency and the Success of the Reading Recovery Program for Karen Students, Heidi Wheelock
Perceptions of Co-Teaching, Ashlee Wicks
What Are The Perceptions Of The “Flipped Classroom” In A Group Of High Achieving Ninth Graders Enrolled In An Algebra Two Course?, Michael David Wilmes
Factors Influencing the Persistence of GED Students, David Foster Wilson
Equitable Identification of EL students for Special Education by All Teachers, Hanna Winkelman
Teaching Environmental Education to Elementary Aged Home School Students at Nature Centers: An Analysis of Best Practices, Ronald P. Wodtke
Using Critical-Thinking Strategies To Develop Academic Reading Skills Among Saudi IEP Students, Betsy Lindeman Wong
Teacher Sustainability Cultural Wealth Among Suburban Educators of Color, Verna Wong
Using a Therapeutic Music Curriculum to Improve the Social and Academic Skills of Students with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia/Septo Optic Dysplasia, Kimberly Kay Wooster
Culturally Responsive Teaching to Support Karen Newcomers, Win World
The Impact of Reading Fluency Instruction on Reading Fluency, Abdul Wright
Aspect Instruction and Narrative Inferencing, Christine Marie Wytaske
How can teachers motivate struggling middle school readers in an intervention classroom?, Heather Young
The Intersection of Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Technology: Implications for Adult ESL Learners using an Inquiry Approach, Mary Elizabeth Zamacona
Teaching Social Thinking Vocabulary In The General-Education, First Grade Classroom, Ann Kathryn Zweber
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Strategies to Support Vocabulary Development in Middle School Content Area Classrooms, Caitlyn Bandy
How Does Rewards-Based Classroom Management Impact Kindergarten Student Behavior?, Andrew James Wilbur Bassani
Achievement in Mathematics and Self-Concept Among Gifted Female High School Seniors, Leah M. Battin
Peer Observation as a Professional Development Tool for Educators, Jared B. Belden
Community College Students’ Perceptions of Stress When Experiencing Loss Through Death of Someone Close and the Support that May be Available or Needed, Kathleen M. Bell
Teacher Cognitions in Relation to Pedagogical Practices and Transformative Learning for Purposes of Pre-service Teacher Education, Robin Reginald Bell
To What Extend Does Dramatic Storytelling Have On Adult ESL Learners’ Ability To Recognize And Use Emphatic Stress In English?, Abigail Lynn Bennett
How do Contract Alternative Schools work to close the Achievement Gap?, Kate Louise Benson
How a medical rounds model could improve standardization of teacher training, Kevin Randall Berdine
What Can Elementary Schools Do to Eliminate and Prevent Cyber Bullying and the Effects of Cyber Bullying in the School Community?, Jessica Marie Bernard
How immigrant parents of three to five year old children decide which values are most important to transfer to their children and the reason for their importance, Michelle Jeannette Ademite Berscheid
Improving Number Sense in High School Students through Science Instruction, Melanie Martha Bristor
Encouraging Student-Generated Critical Questions through Literature Circles in a Tenth-Grade Classroom, Damon Reuben Brook
The Use of One-To-One iPad Technology and its Impact on Students Receiving Special Education Services Work Completion and Grades, Angela Jean Brumbaugh
Increasing Student Awareness and Stewardship of Nature Through Literature and Storytelling, Krisann Marie Bunnell
A Study of How the Components of Effective Co-Teaching are Implemented in Middle School Content Area Classrooms in One Suburban School District, Kathryn Rose Burley
Consumer Based Social Marketing to Effect Environmental Change Using a Municipal Curbside Recycling Program, Brooke Butler
Preparing English Learners for Academic Language Demands of Mainstream Mathematics, Tracie Lynn Cavalli
Increasing Student Achievement in Urban Online/Project-Based Learning, Jeffrey Robert Coleman
Exploring Attitudes toward Teacher Led Parent Advocacy Models that Address Racial Education Inequity, Paula Yadel Cole
A 1:1 iPad program and its effect on academic achievement, Jane Marie Cornell
Food Waste and Behavior Change Through Project-Based Learning, Patrick Cary Crawford
Funk and Chunk: Can Music and Memorization Help Fluency Find its Groove?, Kelly Glenn Crocker
Leadership as a Holistic Model in Education, Carlos A. da Cruz
Student Self-Regulated Learning Through Use Of The Linguafolio® Online In A Beginning Middle School El Class, Melissa Rose Davey
Assessing Remedial Course Transitional Intervention Effectiveness for First Generation College Students, John Nathan Day
Newcomer perceptions of identity and school membership: Program comparisons between English only and dual language immersion tracks, Jeanne Lorraine de la Riva [Whisler]
Analysis of EFL Academic Writing in a Saudi University, Philline Mary Deraney
Leadership Practices of Minnesota Superintendents That Foster a Culture of Innovation among their District Principals, Khuzana E. DeVaan
Layers in the Life of an English Learner, Jyl Rene Dieckhaus
How can the 5-E Learning Cycle Model of Instruction Be Used to Develop a Differentiated Science Unit on Evolution Based on Six Minnesota Evolution Standards?, Monica Christine Digre
Teaching Health Literacy To Underrepresented Adolescents: A Curriculum For High School Advisory Teachers, Anya Dmytrenko
Cultural Factors in Implementing Communicative Language Teaching Methods with Karen English Language Learners, Jonathan Randall Dunnette
Monitoring The Writing Progress Of English Learners In The Secondary Setting, Susan C. Ellis
Teacher and Student Perceptions of DynEd Multimedia Courseware: An Evaluation of CALL in an American Technical College, Gail Katherine Ellsworth
How Can a Monthly Newsletter Raise a School Staff’s Awareness of the Cultural and Linguistic Needs of ELs?, Patti R. Elton
Parent Involvement in Family Literacy Programs, Peter John Elwell
The Confluence of STEM Education and Language Learning: Curriculum Integration to Benefit Language Learners, Christian Joseph Engelbret
Analyzing How Involvement in Extra Curricular Activities Impacts Student Achievement, Lee Michael Engstrom
Effective Conversations Around Tough Text Within Middle School Literature Circles, Gretchen Elizabeth Enselein
Presenting Evolution in Public Schools; Is It indisputable?, Paul Andrew Erdman
Goals in Multicultural Education: Toward a More Gender-Inclusive U.S. History Curriculum, Caroline L. Erickson
How Context and Story Matter in Science Instruction, Christopher Johnson Evavold
The Necessity of Parent Involvement in Education: One Teacher's Personal Experiences, Leatitia Leigh Exner
The Role And Impact Of Reflective Practice On Education Doctorate Alumni’s Professional Practice, Aimee Young Fearing
Intertextual Connections in Text Sets: Creating Common Core Curriculum for Middle School Readers, Karissa Anne Finley
Creating Picture Books that Feature Children Parented by Same-Sex Partners, Kira Lenore Fischler
Education and Trauma: How Schools can Successfully Educate Students Suffering from the Effects of Trauma, Amy Josephine Fox
How Can Personalized Learning Devices Be Used to Best Support English Learners in the Middle School Classroom?, Laura Jolin Franke
Sports and Somali Girls: Increasing Participation and Acculturation, Mandy Rose Franz
Perceptions of ESL Teachers’ Roles within School Communities, Angela Carolyn Froemming
Environmental Education in Pre-K Child Care Settings, Kathryn Allison Galloway-Thoele
Competency-based Education in Social Work: Are we there yet?, Jennifer L. Gervais
Making Content Count: How Content Marketing Can Impact Colleges' Recruitment of Undergraduate Students, JacQueline M. Getty
Coordinating Collaboration For An ELL / Special Education Student, Cynthia Ann Graham
How do the Life Stories of Non-Traditional Students Impact Their Educational Journeys, Janna Lynn Graham
The Pathway to a Senior Housing Officer, A Latino Man’s Journey, Javier Gutierrez
Impacting Science Observation Skills Through Drawing Training, Andrew Keith Hale
Marketing and Higher Education, Michael J. Hand
Preparing alternative learners for college and career readiness, Katherine Erin Harmeyer
The Impact of Robust Vocabulary Instruction on Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Vocabulary Learning, Sabrina Marie Harvey
How and Where? Types and Timing of Backchannels of Japanese Speakers in English Conversation, Chiaki Hasegawa
The Emotional Effect of Same Sex Grouping, Katherine Barwacz Heidrick
Teacher Perceptions of Their Preparation to Meet the Needs of Secondary English Learners with Limited Formal Education, Kristina Marie Herman Hill
Mainstream Teachers and the Response to Intervention Process for English Language Learners, Rachel Elizabeth Herman
Young Adult Saudi Learners with Low-Level Literacy, Randy Allen Heuring
How Do High School English Language Learners Experience Community Building in a Constructivist Environment?, Amy Marie Hewett-Olatunde
The Integration Of Social And Emotional Learning And Literacy, Sarah Marie Kennon Hippert
Journey To Inclusion: A School’s Perspective From Self-Contained ECSE Classrooms To Inclusive Preschool Programs, Allison Marie Hirsch
The Beauty of Hatred: The McDonogh Three’s Untold Stories, Leslie Theresa Hitchens
When and why do native English speaking students in a Spanish immersion setting switch into English during math instruction?, Samantha Marie Judith Holland
Effective Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems and the Twin Cities Metro Area: Are local public schools using research-based valued practices?, Jeffrey Philip Escen Holtz
The Effect of the Mastery Learning Approach on Student Motivation in Middle Level Science, Phillip Jeffrey Hutcheson
Creating Collaborative Parent-Teacher Learning Environments in an English Language Learner Setting, Joseph William Hutchins
Culturally Responsive Curriculum: Third Grade Dual Language Immersion Fraction Unit, Katherine Elizabeth Jacques
Effective redirecting language in a Responsive Classroom setting, Blair Nicole Jedinak
The Correlation between Athletic Intrinsic Motivation and Academic Intrinsic Motivation of Student Athletes at the Secondary Level, Rebecca Lee Jelenc
How can teachers create a positive classroom culture that promotes student engagement and increases academic achievement?, Ann Marie Johnson
Improving English Learners’ Attitude Towards Writing: Goal-Setting with WIDA CAN DO Descriptors, Danielle Kristine Johnson
The Effect of Directed Sensory Motor Activity on Attention and Independent Work Skills of Second Graders, Janene Ruth Johnson
Complex Social Skills: Tools for Assessment and Progress Monitoring, Samantha Gail Jung
Implementation of WIDA Standards: A Cross-Case Analysis of Twelve Public School Districts in Minnesota, Ashley Elizabeth Karlsson