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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Relationship Between Oral Language and Reading Comprehension for English Learners: A Systematic Review, Jenna Lee Varghese

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Using Audiobooks to Promote Comprehension of Cause-Effect Relationships in Social Studies Texts, Eric John Vernon

Improving Emergent Bilinguals’ Metalinguistic Awareness Through the Explicit Teaching of Morphology Within Spanish/English Cognates, Lindsay Lucille Vidal

Extracurricular Activities And The Impact Through Students’ Eyes, Robert Richard Wagener

Achieving Conceptual Understanding Through the Use of Technology in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom, Kyle Dennis Warner

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Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Sense of Community and Contributing Factors, Amy Lynn Watters

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Reading Success Stories: Case Studies of Somali Elementary Students, Julie Marie Weiss

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Elementary School Teacher Inspiration in Lifelong Musicianship, Austin John Wellman

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Literacy and Social Skill Development: A Technology-Focused Curriculum Design, Karissa Sue Wentzel

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Instructional Coaching: How Does It Impact Teacher Efficacy In An Elementary Setting?, Kristen Lynn Wilking

Schoolyard Gardens: Contexts for Academic and Social-Emotional Learning, Caitlin Marie Williams

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Pushing past the plateau: A Diary Study of a Not Quite Intermediate Korean Language Learner, Jonathan D. Wilson

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How Hope And Motivation Lead To Self-Regulation Middle School Students, Jessica Marie Winter

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Successful characteristics and motivations for farmers to participate in a small farmers’ market: A case study of a small Minnesota farmers market., Josephine Marie Wood

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Using a culturally relevant text effectively to support diversity, racial equity, and school community building, Syra Yang

Building a Student-Centered Mandarin Learning Environment: A Challenge for Mandarin Immersion Teachers, Ting Yi

Principal Leadership Styles And Standardized Test Results / Portraiture Of Three Leadership Styles And Their Resulting Academic Outcomes, Donna Lynn Yu

How Can I Develop And Implement An Effective Social Studies Curriculum For Chinese Immersion Kindergarten Students, Hong Juan Zhou

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Adult English Learners' Perceptions of Their Pronunciation and Linguistic Self-Confidence, Jennifer Marie Zoss

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

Integrating Literacy Strategies into the Math Classroom to Improve the Math Skills of English Language Learners, Bonnie Jeanette Albright

Causes of low involvement of Latino parents in their children's school life at South Valley Community School, and strategies to increase that participation, Edgar F. Alfonzo

Expectations and Barriers, Making Parent Involvement Accessible to Families of English Learners, Carol Joy Allen

Adult ESL students' perceived pronunciation errors: An analysis of their actual speech and review of available curricula, Lianna L. Ambriz

How can a high school theatre arts class teach students greater community acceptance and social awareness, Thom Amundsen

Incorporating Moodle at an urban charter school to support daily teaching practices, Avsar Aras

Teachers' perceptions of the impact of service learning on secondary students, Norma Kristine Arellano

Examining teachers' perceptions on working with immigrant and refugee students exhibiting signs of mental health issues, Rebecca D. Bahr

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Language objectives in the mainstream classroom: what teachers really know, Megan Beatty

Incorporating Culturally Relevant Texts Into a Standards Aligned Literacy Curriculum, Jackson Carl Bellaimey

How can teachers improve the science performance and skills of diverse elementary students?, Betty Jo Bishop

Exploring the Brain Gym Program as an Academic Intervention for Elementary Students, Jessica Feigal Borchardt

Comparing high school aged students’ environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviors before and after a wilderness trip, Thomas Alexander Borrell

Boosting student achievement through AVID: a collective approach, Natasha T. Brown-Guhin

Noncustodial father involvement in their child's pre-K-12 education, Stacie Brown

How do three K-12 educational leaders describe effective leadership?, Holly D. Brunson

How explicit sight word instruction increases work recognition in a kindergarten classroom, Lindsey K. Bunting

Causal Connectives, Cohesion, and Text Complexity in The Wretched Stone by Chris Van Allsburg, Stephanie Jo Burnes

A modification of a 5th grade science curriculum to meet the needs of English learners, Emily T. Burt

Using a school garden to deliver a middle school curriculum, Viva J.D. Butler

How Can I Make Algebra More Relevant for My 9th Grade Remedial Algebra Students?, Dave Buck Carlson

How can primary writing instruction support the development of struggling readers in a Response to Intervention framework?, Hanson Kelly Carroll

How Developing and Implementing a Parental Involvement Program Can Decrease Behavior Issues and Increase Student Academic Achievement, Annetta Carol Carter

Effective Interventions for ADHD Students in Spanish Immersion in the Primary Grades, Patricia Cespedes-Schueller

Addressing English language learners’ needs in the secondary content classroom, David Edward Clark

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Exploring the relationship between culture and second language pragmatics: a case study of an ESL journaling activity, Laura E. Code

International teaching, Jeremy Hyatt Conrad

International teaching, Leah Casia Marie Conrad

Story Stretching: An Instructional Writing Technique, Amy Marie Coughlan

Best Practices to Develop Science Skills and Vocabulary of Students Receiving English Learner Support, Benjamin Creagh

Promoting Target Language Literacy in the Undergraduate Spanish Classroom Through Graphic Organizers and Other Supplementary Tools, Kimberly Marie Cronen

Earthworms in our community, Allison E. Crowell

Creating a Culturally Responsive Teaching Practice: Does attainment of Minnesota State Standard of Effective Practice Standard 3 – Diverse Learners lead to developing a culturally responsive practice?, Arnoldo Curiel

Oral language development: using text talk with struggling readers in the first grade classroom, Alicia Maureen Darby

Building background knowledge through interactive read-alouds to promote engagement in an intermediate classroom, Heather Marie Davis

Using Flipped Classrooms To Engage, Individualize and Differentiate Instruction, Kaci Louise Demerchant

Reshelving the Cookbook: Engaging Learners in Science through Student-Driven Inquiry, Jodi Jean Dempsey

White teacher - black student: bridging the academic achievement gap, Sarah J. Dickhausen

Accelerating first grade reading growth through systematic yet responsive phonics instruction, Christine K. Dickinson

Using Adapted Readers' Theatre to Improve Young Adult English Language Learners' Pronunciation of Thought Groups, Sam DiVita

Problem and standards-based learning: curriculum to enhance middle school algebra, Tiffany Doherty

The effect of a shared reading curriculum on student learning, Julie Droessler

The effects of a single-gender classroom on global climate change education, Carl E. Dyar

How can kindergarten reading instruction be differentiated in order to support students and align with a Christian school's core beliefs and practices?, Elizabeth A. Dymanyk

The impact of comprehensive musicianship through performance in an eighth grade orchestra, Madeline E. Eicher

Two teaching strategies for kindergartners in full-day, urban, Spanish immersion school, Deborah Eide

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Making the content of a language arts benchmark test accessible for low level readers: a functional linguistics approach, Bridget Erickson

Elements from Family Literacy Programs that Support Student Parents Enrolled in Developmental Reading Courses at a Community College, Shana Letnes Erickson

How a curriculum framework for higher order thinking questioning can be used to deepen primary students' learning, Ashley Feehan

Using evidence-based reading instruction to address the vocabulary needs of adult striving readers, Terrisa M. Fisher

Comparing L1 and L2 Writing in Middle School, Catherine Dorothy Forst

How a balanced mathematical approach of whole group and small group settings, with a focus on math talk, better addresses differentiation, Samantha Gaarder

How Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D. dogs) in an Elementary Intervention Program are Perceived by Teachers and Students, Emily Gallatin

Supporting International Students at a North American Boarding School, Andrew Paul Garlinski

The significance of LGBT bullying and its lifelong effects?: Listening to former LGBT students' narratives to inform policy makers and educators, Misti Germundson

Increasing Group Work Participation in a Foods Laboratory, Marissa Ann Getty

What motivates African-American males to succeed in middle school?, Domonique Dejoan Gilmer

Social Skill Intervention for Students with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Survey of Special Educator Preparedness, Robyn Renee Glaim

K-12 Public Education to Big too Fail: How can K-12 Public School Funding be Directed in Order to Attract and Retain High Quality Educators who will be Highly Successful with students?, Lauren Elizabeth Griffin

Integrating character education in the classroom using young adult literature to strengthen the social and emotional awareness of middle school students, Rachel J. Gustafson

Outdoor experiences and science achievement, Jill Gysberg

Using research-based vocabulary teaching strategies to improve student achievement in high school geometry, Heather M. Hagen

Food allergies and food related diseases: how do schools accommodate students with food allergies or food related diseases?, Marcus John Hammerseng

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Absenteeism in adult ESL programs: a review of the literature in the light of Norton's theories of language learning, Alice Han-Carlsson

Exhibit evaluation: using Q methodology to gauge visitor interest, Matthew B. Hansen

Environmental literacy assessment tool developed for the Audubon Center of the North Woods, located in Sandstone, Minnesota, Jessica G. Harguth

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Building fluency for elementary English learners: an analysis of CAFE fluency strategies, Kelly Hassemer

White Teachers Examine Their Racial Biases: A Book Study Group, Elizabeth Heggestad

Reading fluency: repeated reading paired with audio passage practice, Rosemary K. Heim

The Challenges of Feral Cat Management: A Case Study on Population Control Methods, Jodi Lynn Hendrickson

Creating physical science curriculum supported by differentiated readings, Jordan Herman

Hmong adolescents' perceptions of migration to rural areas of Minnesota: familiarizing students with their families' histories of migrations, Maria Higueros-Canny

Minnesota’s Community Supported Agriculture, Alexandra Jeanne Hiniker

Classroom management strategies in urban middle school classrooms, Kelsey M. Holder

How youth farm affects the mental health of participants, Claire Frances Hughes

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The impact of graphic organizers on critical thinking and reading skills with adult ESL students, Stephen T. Hunt

How can a sense of community affect achievement in a reader's workshop?, Dawn M. Hydukovich

Explicitly Teaching Fourth Graders How To Peer Conference, Alyssa J. Isaacs

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What connections can be found between late bilinguals' interactions in the target language and the level of their non-native accent in English?, Kristie M. Jadwin

Please Consider Before Printing: Changing a Culture of Paper Waste, Christopher Allen Jandro

Improving kindergartner's social and emotional competence through the implementation of social emotional learning strategies, Christina Marie Johnson