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The Adult Learner’s Story: An Exploratory Narrative of Experiencing an Introductory English Composition Classroom

Description:

With the growth in the adult student population over the past few decades, better serving this student population has become a focus of many institutions (Altbach, 1999; Witt, Wattenbarger, Gollattscheck, & Suppiger, 1994; Cohen & Brawer, 1996). In addition, studies show that introductory English...

Author:

Philips, Lauren Brooke

Keyword:

higher education, community college, adult learner, English composition, hermeneutic phenomenology, and adult students

GW Unit:

Higher Education Administration

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Jakeman, Rick

Committee Member(s):

Gamber, Cayo , Riedner, Rachel , Vanderbilt, Sandra , and Howard, Lionel

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Evaluating the Impact of Using Agile Methodologies in Heavy-Civil Construction

Description:

Due to a lack of actual data-based research, industry-wide implementation of agile methodologies on heavy-civil construction projects is lacking, leading to management and performance issues that cause inefficient project delivery. As acknowledged by F. Ribeiro (2010), “Despite the amount of...

Author:

Reid, Jonathan Sidney

Keyword:

Agile and Construction

GW Unit:

Engineering Management

Degree:

D.Engr.

Advisor:

Grenn, Michael and Etamadi, Amir

Committee Member(s):

Malalla, Ebrahim

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Essays on Forecast Evaluation

Description:

This dissertation focuses on the two important inputs in economic agents’ forecasts: models and information. Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 discuss a specific model that forecasters may use in their forecasts, which is Okun’s law. Chapter 3 studies the role of first announcements in the future economy....

Author:

Guo, Xudong

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Economics

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Sinclair, Tara M.

Committee Member(s):

Joutz, Frederick L and Ericsson, Neil R

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Essays on the Entrepreneurial University in China

Description:

This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive study about the role of entrepreneurial universities in economy. Focusing the largest developing country - China, from regional-, institutional-, and individual-level, three essays will be presented and trying to help us have better understanding...

Author:

Lai, Yanzhao

Keyword:

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Returnee Academic, University-Industry interaction, China, and Academic Entrepreneurship

GW Unit:

Economics

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Vonortas, Nicholas

Committee Member(s):

Samaniego, Roberto and Phene, Anupama

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Teach for America Corps Members’ Perceptions of Classroom Self-Efficacy

Description:

There is an unyielding relationship between poverty and underperforming classrooms (Flores, 2007; Harding, 2003; Kopp, 2011; Lauen & Gaddis, 2013; South, Baumer & Lutz, 2003). Research concluded that quality teachers make the biggest difference in underperforming classrooms (Chester & Beaudin,...

Author:

Zappetti, Lisa

Keyword:

Self-efficacy, Teach for America, and teacher training

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Swayze, Susan

Committee Member(s):

Tekleselassie, Abebayehu and Glazer, Joshua

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Case Study of the Effects of Entrepreneurship Programs on Enterprise Performance

Description:

The common objective of Incubation or Entrepreneurship Programs (IEPs) is to facilitate the entrepreneurial process by meeting the needs of client enterprises and supporting their development. Organizations sponsoring and managing IEPs include a variety of entities that may be public or private,...

Author:

Lorán, Andrés R

Keyword:

IEPs' and Engineering

GW Unit:

Engineering Management

Degree:

D.Engr.

Advisor:

Fossaceca, John and Islam, Muhammad

Committee Member(s):

Malalla, Ebrahim, Fossaceca, John, Muhammad, Islam, and Etemadi, Amir

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Professional Development for AP Teachers: A Critical Examination

Description:

The expansion of the AP program has placed demands on AP teachers to teach rigorous curricula and support academically diverse learners in high school. This study explores how the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI), is meeting the instructional needs of AP teachers in light of AP program...

Author:

Small, Rebecca

Keyword:

Advanced Placement, Professional development, Equity, Advanced Placement Summer Institute, The College Board, and high school

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Thessin, Rebecca A

Committee Member(s):

Glazer, Josh and Dardick, William R

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Complexity Leadership, Generative Emergence, and Innovation in High Performing Nonprofit Organizations

Description:

AbstractComplexity Leadership, Generative Emergence, and Innovation in High Performing Nonprofit OrganizationsThis study examined the function of complexity leadership in the generative emergence of new ideas in a high-performance nonprofit organization. The conceptual framework for the study...

Author:

Schonour, Lane

Keyword:

Generative Emergence, Leadership, High-Performance Organizations, Organizational Learning, Complex Systems, and Innovation

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Casey, Andrea J

Committee Member(s):

Colander, David C and Szabla, David B

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Federal Managers’ Use of Evidence (Performance Measurement Data and Evaluation Results): Are We There Yet?

Description:

Understanding federal managers’ use of evidence (performance measurement data and evaluation results) to inform decision-making is an important step to develop concrete strategies to remove barriers to use and increase use. The goals of this research are to: 1) explain the extent to which senior...

Author:

Watson, Yvonne M.

Keyword:

Evidence, Evaluation Use, Measurement Use, Government performance, Federal managers, and Performance Information

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Newcomer, Kathyrn E.

Committee Member(s):

Caracelli, Valerie J., Bernstein, David J., Cordes, Joseph J., and Pandy, Sanjay K.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Process-Based Cost Model to Improve Informal Recycling of End-of-Life Electronics

Description:

Electronic waste (e-waste) is a growing economic opportunity for informal recycling operations in developing countries, while it is a major health and environmental concern for the developed world. Currently, only 25% of gold in e- waste is recovered successfully through informal recycling...

Author:

Oghena, Unwana

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Engineering Management

Degree:

D.Engr.

Advisor:

Etemadi, Amir

Committee Member(s):

Blackburn, Timothy and Malalla, Ebrahim

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Readying the Pond: The Experiences of African American Male Leaders in Predominantly White Independent Schools and Their Strategies for Navigating Nonprototypicality

Description:

This basic qualitative study addressed one research question: How do African American male leaders in predominantly white K-12 independent schools describe their strategies for navigating social identity? The study utilized the semistructured interview format (Merriam & Tisdell, 2016). The...

Author:

Glasgow, Jr., Rodney Maurice

Keyword:

prototypicality, social identity theory of leadership, intersectionality, predominantly white institutions, gender, and race

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Casey, Andrea

Committee Member(s):

Stevenson, Howard and Swayze, Susan

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Family as a Conductor of Dominant Partyism in South Africa during the 2009 and 2014 National Elections

Description:

This paper explores the argument that family can inhibit party turnover amongst middle class voters in dominant party systems. While scholars have previously explored the impact of unions (Giliomee and Simkins 1999, 29), political entrepreneurs (Ferree 2011, 83-84), public sector employment...

Author:

Kelly, Gabriel

Keyword:

South Africa, National Election, Dominant Party, Family, Democracy, and Middle Class

GW Unit:

International Affairs

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Kramon, Eric and Sides, John

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Effect of a Training Intervention Focused on People with Disabilities Living in Poverty on Multicultural Competence and Multicultural Self-Efficacy in Rehabilitation Professionals

Description:

The interconnectedness of poverty and disability has been well documented (CENSUS, 2016; Lustig & Strauser, 2007; Lustig & Strauser, 2004). The field of rehabilitation counseling has been focused on helping people with disabilities to achieve independence and maximize their potential by reaching...

Author:

Marable, Ronica Ann

Keyword:

rehabilitation counseling, poverty, professional development, multicultural competence, people with disabilities, and multicultural self-efficacy

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Garcia, Jorge

Committee Member(s):

Harris, Lakeisha, Howard, Lionel, Minor, Tameika, and Gomez, Luis

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Invisible Punishments in Higher Education

Description:

Inquiring about a person’s criminal history on applications for institutions of higher education is a practice that has been around since 2006. No official justification exists, but these policies were initially designed to address concerns about safety on college campuses, and to prevent...

Author:

Henderson, Erica

Keyword:

collateral consequences, higher education, invisible punishments, criminal history, critical discourse analysis, and criminal record

GW Unit:

Criminology

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Ken, Ivy and Leon, Kenneth S

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Black Lives Matter Media Framing Effects

Description:

Framing theory explains that the media can select certain aspects of an issue and make them more salient, thus influencing public opinion on that issue. Similarly, social movements have historically been framed in the media. In the case of the Civil Rights Movement coverage showed opponents of...

Author:

Jackenthal, Simone

Keyword:

Framing Effects, Black Lives Matter, Framing, Police Brutality, Race, and Media Framing

GW Unit:

Media & Strategic Communications

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Gross, Kimberly

Committee Member(s):

Wald, Gayle and Entman, Robert

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Cost of Credit: Protecting consumers in a regulated fringe credit market

Description:

The Cost of Credit: Protecting consumers in a regulated fringe credit market proposes that federal fair lending laws must be expanded to cover more fringe consumer financial products and services to provide protection of lower to moderate income consumers seeking credit. The financial crisis of...

Author:

Mack, Devin Langdon

Keyword:

Consumer Financial Protection, Consumer Credit, Title Loans, Consumer Financial Services, Payday Loans, and Rent to Own

GW Unit:

Law

Degree:

LL.M.

Advisor:

Kovacic, William E.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
An Analysis of the Virginia Performance Pay Incentives Initiative

Description:

An equal educational opportunity for all children is the intent of the United States public education system. In 1965, the federal government sponsored Title I funds to public schools to help children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds achieve academically (Cohen & Moffitt, 2009). In...

Author:

Goodwin, Melissa Therese

Keyword:

differential compensation, pay for performance, and teacher incentives

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

DeSander, Marguerita K

Committee Member(s):

Dannels, Sharon A and Kennedy, Leigh K

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process and Linear Programming to Decision and Cost Optimization for Pipeline Maintenance in Nigeria

Description:

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) lacks the ability to maintain their pipelines, which tend to fail when damage occurs causing oil spillage and sometimes fire. Consistent oil spills from these pipelines constitute health hazards to the community as well as a decrease in revenue...

Author:

Jademi, Ane Blessing Ekondu

Keyword:

Spillage, Linear Programming, Maintenance, Oil and Gas Pipelines, Pipeline Failures, and Analytical Hierarchy Process

GW Unit:

Engineering Management

Degree:

D.Engr.

Advisor:

Young, Stuart H

Committee Member(s):

Ameh, Stanley E, Etemadi, Amirhossein, Young, Stuart H, and Malalla, Ebrahim

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Environmental Contaminants and Diabetes Mellitus

Description:

Abstract of Dissertation Environmental Contaminants and Diabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus is a significant global public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence over the past few decades (GBD, 2015). The global prevalence (age-standardized) of diabetes mellitus has almost doubled...

Author:

Karimi, Parisa

Keyword:

Diabetes Mellitus and Contaminants

GW Unit:

Public Health

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Perry, Melissa J

Committee Member(s):

Gray, George and Simmens, Sam

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Costly Screening and the Market Structure of Consumer Credit

Description:

There is a significant theoretical literature about the nature of equilibrium in consumer credit markets. The prevailing conclusion of these models is that a pooling equilibrium across borrower risk types is unlikely to be a market equilibrium. Instead, borrowers will be segregated and...

Author:

Yu, Pingkang

Keyword:

Consumer Credit, Market Structure, Mortgage, Pooling Equilibrium, Screening Cost, and Costly Screening

GW Unit:

Economics

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Yezer, Anthony M

Committee Member(s):

Boulier, Bryan, Joshi, Sumit, and Carrillo, Paul

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Evaluation of the Effects of Exposure to Organic Solvents and Hazardous Noise among U.S. Air Force Reserve Personnel

Description:

Evaluation of the Effects of Exposures to Organic Solvents and Hazardous Noise among Air Force Reserve PersonnelBackground: Hearing loss affects many workers including those in the military and may be caused by noise, medications, and chemicals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk...

Author:

Hughes, Hayley

Keyword:

Noise, Hearing Loss, Solvents, Hearing Conservation, and Ototoxins

GW Unit:

Public Health and Health Services

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Hunting, Katherine L

Committee Member(s):

Spirtas, Robert and Brix, Kelley A

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Effect of Approved Changes to the Subgroup Minimum-N on the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities and Economically Disadvantaged Students in Kentucky's Accountability System

Description:

This study examined whether or not an approved change to Kentucky's subgroup size increased the exclusion of the disabilities subgroup from middle grade Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations, the influence poverty and disability have on these subgroups' inclusion in middle grade level AYP...

Author:

Dodge, Lynn Johnson

Keyword:

students with disabilities, subgroup size, economically disadvantaged students, NCLB, and Kentucky

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

LeConte, Pamela J

Committee Member(s):

Weidenthal, Corinne, King, Susan, Kochhar-Bryant, Carol, and Green, Colin

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Essays on Bank Risk-taking and the Bank-lending Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission

Description:

My dissertation research focuses on financial intermediaries and monetary policy transmission. It contains three essays that examine different aspects of the financial institutions and regulation. The first essay examines the state ownership, foreign acquisition, and risk-taking behavior of...

Author:

Zhu, Wenyu

Keyword:

monetary policy transmission, merger and acquisition, state-ownership, bank risk-taking, and capital flow

GW Unit:

Business Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Yang, Jiawen

Committee Member(s):

Bogaard, Hein, Van Order, Robert A., Savickas, Robert, and Soyer, Refik

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Relationship between Local Fiscal Capacity and Student Achievement in Virginia Public School Divisions

Description:

Are there definitive relationships between finance and student achievement? Researchers have studied this question since the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare published the comprehensive Equality of Educational Opportunity, known as the Coleman Report (1966). The economic downturn...

Author:

Baker, Laurie Mooneyham

Keyword:

Advanced Studies Diplomas, Real Estate Property Value, Local Composite Index, Sales Tax, and Adjusted Gross Income

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Lemasters, Linda K.

Committee Member(s):

Hellman, G. Victor, Holleran, David J., Dannels, Sharon A., and Rotberg, Iris C.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Should We Intervene? How What Leaders Know They Don't Know Shapes the Military Interventions They Choose

Description:

Does leaders’ level of uncertainty shape their support for military intervention? For example, when uncertain about their adversary’s intentions, are leaders more likely to assume the worst and intervene or hesitate until they can obtain more confident estimates? Do they favor an intervention...

Author:

Stepak, Amir

Keyword:

Military Intervention, Ambiguity, and Uncertainty

GW Unit:

Political Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Glaser, Charles L

Committee Member(s):

Barnett, Michael N, Saunders, Elizabeth N, Goldgeier, James, and Stein, Rachel

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Understanding Interest Group Strategies: A Case Study of Civic Leaders

Description:

This study was designed to examine the formation of an informal organization of business and civic leaders and the lobbying strategies they employed to affect public education policy at the local government level. The data for this exploratory qualitative study consisted of key actor interviews...

Author:

Nomberg, Robert I.

Keyword:

mayor, local government, reform, interest groups, business, and lobbying

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Howerton, Everett B.

Committee Member(s):

Magill, Cheryl C. and Emerson, Joseph T.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Investigating Leadership Distribution in Three Elementary Schools: A Case Study

Description:

The Delta School System (DSS) developed a platform to shift their school educational leadership from a traditional one to a 21st century school leadership relying on a more collaborative setting and a distributed leadership model. This research focuses on part of that initiative by exploring the...

Author:

KAHLOUCH, MUSTAPHA BADIS

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Lemasters, Linda K

Committee Member(s):

Emerson, Joseph T and Hellman, Victor

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Parent, Peer, and Neighborhood Risk Factors Accounting for Spatial Clustering of Adolescent Aggressive Behavior

Description:

The existing aggression literature highlights the importance of risk factors from multiple domains, including the parent, peer, and more recently, the neighborhood domains. However, this literature generally has not extended the study of neighborhood effects on adolescent aggression to include...

Author:

Hsu, Teresa T.

Keyword:

Adolescence, Methodology, Multilevel analysis, Spatial analysis, and Aggression

GW Unit:

Psychology

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lambert, Sharon F

Committee Member(s):

Stock, Michelle, Howe, George W, Gee, Christina B, and Engstrom, Ryan

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Fathers' Illicit Drug Use and Children's Attachment: Does Paternal Engagement Bolster Mother-Child Attachment Relationships?

Description:

In this study, the impact of paternal illicit drug use on mother-child attachment relationships was explored. The research also includes an exploration of the mediating effects of paternal engagement and paternally expressed love and affection on mother-child attachment relationships. The study...

Author:

Foster, Emily Reisch

Keyword:

Substance Use, Fathering, and Attachment

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lanthier, Richard P.

Committee Member(s):

Weiss, Brandi A., Hoare, Carol, Marmarosh, Cheri L., and Schwallie-Giddis, Pat

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Through the Looking Glass of Complexity Leadership Theory: A Biomedical Case Study in Radical Innovation Leadership

Description:

This case study viewed radical product innovation as a complex-adaptive process, and used complexity leadership theory to understand and describe the interactions and relationships among individuals, groups, and information that create effective leadership in a biomedical research and development...

Author:

Ott, Ann Marie Noller

Keyword:

complex adaptive systems, innovation, case study, complexity leadership, radical innovation, and leadership

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Schwandt, David R

Committee Member(s):

Dillingham, Robert D and Szabla, David B

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Unframed

Description:

In order for an art gallery to be inviting to the public it must be accessible, engaging, and comfortable. In other words, one must be able to access the gallery, have the desire to go to it, and be at ease while in the space. This is necessary to sell the artwork and to promote the artists, and...

Author:

Rafter, Elisa

Keyword:

Exhibition Design

GW Unit:

Interior Design

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Jones, Cybelle and Coss, Gretchen

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Self-Efficacy, Attachment, and School Counselor Service Delivery

Description:

The purpose of this study was to explore the self-efficacy beliefs and attachment characteristics of school counselors and the relationship of these variables to school counseling program implementation. The population for this study consisted of elementary school counselors who agreed to have...

Author:

Ernst, Kimberly Anne

Keyword:

Self-Efficacy, Service Delivery, School Counselor, Attachment, and ASCA Model

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lanthier, Richard P.

Committee Member(s):

Sibley, Allison, Madden, Sally, Rohrbeck, Cynthia, and Steen, Sam

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Cell and the Self: Exploring the Relationship Between Cell Phone Involvement and Differentiation of Self

Description:

In 2015, the Pew Research Center reported that ninety percent of American adultsowned a cell phone and sixty-four percent owned a smart phone. Any researcher who setouts to examine the nature of relationships in the 21st century must consider how cellphone technology influences communication and...

Author:

Smith, Annie Kathleen

Keyword:

family systems, cell phone, differentiation, technology, and counseling

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Marotta-Walters, Sylvia A.

Committee Member(s):

Lanthier, Richard P. and Casemore, Brian

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Re-examination of the Enterprise Resource Planning Success Model in Cross Industry Sectors: New Statistical Findings

Description:

This dissertation sought to answer the question of why and how organizations succeed or fail in their implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. To accomplish this goal, reexamining and recalibrating the Chung (2007) ERP Success Model with the data from various industry...

Author:

Lee, Sangmin

Keyword:

ERP Cross-Industry, ERP, ERP Success Model, and Enterprise Resource Planning

GW Unit:

Engineering Management

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Ryan, Julie J.C.H. and Mazzuchi, Thomas A.

Committee Member(s):

Kim, Young J., Deason, Jonathan P., and Murphree, E. Lile

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Strength of State Government Reporting: How In-Depth News and Investigative Coverage by Six U.S. Newspapers Fared from 2005 Through 2014

Description:

America’s legacy media institutions, particularly print newspapers, experienced transformational change from 2005 through 2014. The Internet’s rise as an advertising competitor, coupled with an historic economic downturn beginning in 2007, led to crippling financial hardship. In response, many...

Author:

Dickinson, Lauren A.

Keyword:

State government reporting, Investigative reporting, Newspapers, American journalism, and News industry

GW Unit:

Media and Public Affairs

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Hindman, Matthew

Committee Member(s):

Gross, Kimberly and Waisbord, Silvio R.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Relationship between Identity Development Processes and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood

Description:

Emerging adulthood is a time of exploration, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between, and possibility. As individuals navigate the challenges of this time and approach the tasks of becoming an adult, they can experience a wide range of positive and negative feelings related to distress,...

Author:

Miller, Janet L.

Keyword:

adjustment, psychological distress, transition to adulthood, identity, and emerging adulthood

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lanthier, Richard P.

Committee Member(s):

Stock, Michelle, Erickson, Chris D., Dedmond, Rebecca M., and Rayburn, Monroe

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Is There a Relationship Between Participation in the Conditional Cash Transfer Program Bolsa Família and Educational Outcomes? The Case of Campinas, Brazil

Description:

Abstract of the DissertationIs There a Relationship Between Participation in the ConditionalCash Transfer Program Bolsa Família and Educational Outcomes?The Case of Campinas, BrazilIn Brazil, although school enrollment is almost universal during the first years of schooling, the persistent low...

Author:

Schwartz, Analice Correzzola

Keyword:

Social Programs, Educational Tests, Education Policy, Brazil, Basic Education, and Conditional Cash Transfers

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Cummings, William

Committee Member(s):

Choi, Jaehwa, Gomez, Joel, Gove, Amber, and Ferreira, Francisco

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Measuring the Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of Performance Measures in Emergency Medical Services for Children

Description:

Background: The Federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program provides funding to States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories (herein referred to as States) to improve their emergency care infrastructure. The Federal Program has developed specific performance measures...

Author:

Weik, Tasmeen Singh

Keyword:

EMSC, Emergency Medical Services, and pediatrc

GW Unit:

Health Policy

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Olson, Lenora and Markus, Anne R

Committee Member(s):

Rosenbaum, Sara, Fergusen, Christine, Blake, Susan M, and Chamberlain, James

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
An Administrative Perspective: Have the Current Accountability Requirements and Economic Decline Led to a Transformation in Perspective?

Description:

The increased focus on accountability requirements over the last decade, predominately associated with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, combined with the decline in budgetary resources available for academic resources over the last five years, have had a negative impact morale of...

Author:

Benson, David Monroe

Keyword:

extrinsic motivators of teachers, economic decline, accountability requirements, staff morale, and intrinsic motivators of teachers

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Clayton, Jennifer K

Committee Member(s):

Vaughan, Alan and Howard, Lionel

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Assessing Export Control License Timelines Using System Dynamics Modeling

Description:

According to an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) survey, of all the challenges confronting the US Space Industrial Base, the time it takes to process an export control license is one of the most significant. (Dept of USAF 2007) Thus, this dissertation focuses on export licensing timelines and...

Author:

Borst, Barry Martin

Keyword:

ITAR, EAR, Export, and license

GW Unit:

Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering

Degree:

D.Sc.

Advisor:

Sarkani, Shahram and Mazzuchi, Thomas A

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Relationship Between Corporate Ethical Climate and Stakeholder Management

Description:

This dissertation integrates the ethics and strategic management literature by exploring the relationship between corporate ethical climate and firm-stakeholder relationships, exploring the research question of how ethical climate impacts corporate social action towards stakeholders.This study...

Author:

Westermann-Behaylo, Michelle Karen

Keyword:

moral awareness, moral sensitivity, structural equation modeling, business ethics, corporate ethical climate, and stakeholder management

GW Unit:

Strategic Management & Public Policy

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Fort, Timothy L.

Committee Member(s):

Berman, Shawn L. and Rivera, Jorge

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Developing Executives through the Exploration of Personal Histories: A Phenomenological Study of Transformative Learning in the Executive Development Process

Description:

Although thousands of books and studies related to leadership have been completed over the past several years, there is no commonly held definition of leadership, leaving those who work to develop leaders in our organizations in a challenging position. This phenomenological study of...

Author:

Hamilton, Robert

Keyword:

Transformative Learning, Leadership Development, Learning, and Leadership

GW Unit:

Executive Leadership in Human Resource Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Marquardt, Michael J

Committee Member(s):

Hamp, Jacqueline and Leonard, Skipton H

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse/Exceptional Learners in Community College: Perceptions of a First Year Experience Program

Description:

The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand and describe how culturally and linguistically diverse students who also may have exceptionalities in a Middle Atlantic community college perceive first year experience programs. This study explores the experiences of first year culturally...

Author:

Smith, Zeporia Smith

Keyword:

Special Education, Cultural Diversity, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Community College, Diversity, and First Year Experience

GW Unit:

Special Education

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Rice, Elisabeth K

Committee Member(s):

Magee, Christine M. and Williams, Brenda C.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Retrospective Study of Student Engagement among At-risk Elementary Students with and without Disabilities

Description:

Each year, thousands of students drop out of high school. Students with disabilities make up 13 percent of the student population nationally, but have an average graduation rate of 60% (America's Promise Alliance, 2014). Dropping out not only has negative effects of students personally, but it...

Author:

Jackson, Dia

Keyword:

dropout prevention, student engagement, elementary, disability, mentoring, and at risk

GW Unit:

Special Education

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

West, Lynda

Committee Member(s):

Merves, Esther and Beck, Sylven

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
To What Extent Are the Grade Configurations of Middle/ High Schools and High Schools Related to Student Engagement?

Description:

To What Extent are the Grade Configurations of Middle/High and High Schools Related to Student Engagement?Some believe sixth through twelfth grade configured schools offer programs and incentives that aid the success of students. The assumption is that these schools provide inherent motivation...

Author:

Bannister, Robert Michael

Keyword:

Engagement, 6th-12th grade schools, middle/high schools, Dropout, disengagement, and Grade Configurations

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Howard, Lionel C

Committee Member(s):

Bridges, Thurman and Tekleselassie, Abe

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
EPOCH HOTEL at the Joseph H. Hirschhorn Museum + Sculpture Garden

Description:

At the Epoch Hotel in the Joseph H. Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, guests encounter a unique hotel experience while gaining a new understanding of Modern art and design. This private hotel grants guests a behind the scenes pass to the world beyond museum galleries and invites the...

Author:

Cannon, Jessica

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Interior Design

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Gavin, Carissa and Armour, Catherine

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Quality-Based Collegiate Parent Service Offices: A Multiple Case Study

Description:

Abstract of the DissertationAn Examination of Quality-BasedCollegiate Parent Service OfficesThis study investigated the ways in which parent service office professionals at two universities offered quality-based services to their stakeholders. The study's population included parent service office...

Author:

Davidow, Toby

Keyword:

Parent office, Parental engagement, Higher education, and College Administration

GW Unit:

Higher Education Administration

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Chernak, Robert A

Committee Member(s):

Sonn, Andrew C, Mullendore, Richard H, Swayze, Susan, and Greenberg, Joseph

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Lending to Low- and Moderate-Income Borrowers: The Impact of Lender Board Composition, Stakeholder Outreach, and Regulatory Environment

Description:

Increasing homeownership has been a long-standing public policy goal in the United States (Rohe & Watson, 2007). Historically low- and moderate-income borrowers and minority groups have had a more difficult time gaining access to the mortgage lending market (Marsico, 2005). The market for...

Author:

Koerber, Charles Paul

Keyword:

Stakeholder, Rivalry, Institutional theory, and Mortgage lending

GW Unit:

Strategic Management & Public Policy

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Griffin, Jennifer J

Committee Member(s):

Beales, III, J. Howard, Fort, Timothy, Perry, Vanessa G, and Englander, Ernie

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Galileo: Power, Pride and Profit: The Relative Influence of Realist, Ideational, and Liberal Factors on the Galileo Satellite Program

Description:

GALILEO: POWER, PRIDE, AND PROFITThis study is about the European navigation satellite program dubbed "Galileo" and its ability to date to survive in the face of many serious obstacles. It seeks to understand Galileo's ability to survive by answering two basic research questions: 1) Did realist...

Author:

Gleason, Michael

Keyword:

European Space Agency, Public Private Partnership, European Space Policy, European Union, GPS, and Galileo

GW Unit:

Political Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Logsdon, John M

Committee Member(s):

Pace, Scott, Nau, Henry R, Hayes, Peter, and Rector, Chad

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Challenge and Survival: Political Resistance in Authoritarian Burma

Description:

Burma`s dictatorial government maintains its power by coupling political repression and social control methods to cultivate a compliant citizenry. Yet non-violent and violent opposition to military rule continues. Armed resistance groups began fighting for independence and autonomy from the state...

Author:

Beatty, Linnea Marie

Keyword:

Resistance, Protest, Non-violent action, Social movements, Authoritarian regime, and Burma/Myanmar

GW Unit:

Political Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Hale, Henry

Committee Member(s):

McHale, Shawn, Dale, John, Fink, Christina, and Dickson, Bruce

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Essays on the Dynamics of Regional Housing and Labor Markets

Description:

In this dissertation, I explore a burgeoning area of interest in the field of regional economics: the dynamics of cities and regions. I show that regional differences in the state of housing markets and the specialization of industry serve to affect the dynamic responses to local demand shocks....

Author:

Larson, William D.

Keyword:

turning points, panel models, forecast encompassing, forecasting, export price index, and urban decline

GW Unit:

Economics

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Yezer, Anthony M

Committee Member(s):

Joutz, Frederick, Sinclair, Tara, Parsons, Donald, and Gallin, Joshua

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Slavery on Exhibition: Display Practices in Selected Modern American Museums

Description:

Abstract of dissertation Slavery on exhibition: display practices in selected modern American museums In the postmodern museum, exhibitions frequently serve as charged sites for ongoing debates occurring in society over subjects that include authenticity, authority, difference, representation,...

Author:

Rice, Kym Snyder

Keyword:

American history, social history, museums, exhibitions, slavery, and African American

GW Unit:

American Studies

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Murphy, Teresa A

Committee Member(s):

Davis, Nancy E, Mergen, Barney, Kosek, Joseph K, and Sterling, Christopher

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Black Male Teachers' Transference of Capital to Support the Academic Achievement of Black Male Adolescent Students

Description:

Abstract of DissertationBlack Male Teachers’ Transference of Capital to Support the Academic Achievement of Black Male Adolescent Students This research study examined the impact of Black male teachers’ utilization of social and academic resources to improve the educational achievement of their...

Author:

Burris, La Faye E.

Keyword:

Support, Student, Teacher, Male, and Black

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Futrell, Mary

Committee Member(s):

Steen, Sam, Robinson, Marian A., Joseph, Shawn, and Felder, Monique

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
An Exploratory Analysis of Commercial Airline Contingency Fuel Calculations: With Forecasting and Optimization

Description:

Contingency fuel is fuel added to a flight plan by pilots and dispatchers in response to uncertainty factors relating to weather, and flight or traffic conditions expected during departure, enroute, and arrival. This added fuel is reflected in the planned ramp arrival fuel (PRAF). There are...

Author:

Schneider, Daniel C.

Keyword:

Contingency Fuel, Forecasting, Operations Research, Optimization, Risk, and Airlines

GW Unit:

Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Sarkani, Shahram and Murphree*, E. Lile

Committee Member(s):

Mazzuchi, Thomas A, Sarkani, Shahryar, and Lohman, Gary E

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
One Art Teacher's Journey Toward Curriculum Review and Revision

Description:

This qualitative research study focused on the process of curriculum review and revision in an independent Christian school. The author, who developed the current visual arts curriculum for secondary students, identified methods to evaluate the current visual arts curriculum. Considerations that...

Author:

Dayhoff, Deborah Lynn

Keyword:

middle school, curriculum theory, hidden curriculum, SACS, NAEA, Christian education, accreditation, , upper school, private school, curriculum transference, high school, arts-based research, visual art, Studio Thinking, Hetland, curriculum development, and Schubert

GW Unit:

Art Education

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Lawton, Pamela H and Ambush, Debra J

Committee Member(s):

Storr, Annie F

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Regression Study: Middle School Literacy Leadership Practices in Virginia

Description:

AbstractA Regression Study: Middle School Literacy Leadership Practices in VirginiaThe National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reported that, in 2013, only 35% of Virginia's eighth grade students tested at or above the proficient level on the grade level assessment for reading...

Author:

Pinello, Craig S.

Keyword:

Educational Leadership, Literacy, Literacy Leadership, Principal, Regression, and Middle School

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Lemasters, Linda K.

Committee Member(s):

Scott, Linda D., Vaughan, Alan L., Powers, Patricia L., and Dannels, Sharon A.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Tale of Many Tweets: How Stakeholders Respond to Nonprofit Organizations' Tweets

Description:

Microblogging service Twitter has taken the world by storm since its inception in 2006, growing from 340,000 users in July 2007 to 500 million active users in March 2013. At the same time, Twitter and other social media platforms are opening up new possibilities for organizations to engage with...

Author:

Guidry, Jeanine Patricia Drost

Keyword:

Nonprofits and Twitter

GW Unit:

Graduate School of Political Management

Degree:

M.P.S.

Advisor:

Ettinger, David

Committee Member(s):

Parnell, Lawrence J.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
General and Special Education Co-teachers' Perspectives: the Experiences of Students with Emotional Disturbance Included in the General Education Classroom

Description:

This study examined elementary General Education (GenEd) and Special Education (SPED) co-teachers' perceptions of the academic and social-emotional experiences of students with Emotional Disturbance (ED) included in the GenEd classroom. Perceptions of overall academic and social-emotional...

Author:

Wernsing, Kandace Marie

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Special Education

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Rice, Elisabeth

Committee Member(s):

Ihrig, Karen and Beck, Sylven

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Superintendents' Empowering Leadership and District Achievement: Does Humility Produce Results?

Description:

Abstract of DissertationSuperintendents' Empowering Leadership and District Achievement: Does Humility Produce Results?Empowering leadership and humility in leadership are practices that have been shown to be effective in achieving organizational results in the business sector (Collins, 2001;...

Author:

Hough, Kimberly L.

Keyword:

central office, humility, superintendents, student achievement, empowering leadership, and leadership humility

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Roach, Virginia

Committee Member(s):

Howard, Lionel and O'Cull, Howard

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Generating Cooperative Advantage: A Phenomenological Exploration of Structural Coupling as Value Coherence of Organizational Values and Consumer Values

Description:

Abstract of DissertationGenerating Cooperative Advantage: A PhenomenologicalExploration of Structural Coupling as Value Coherence ofOrganizational Values and Consumer ValuesThis phenomenological study, using analogical reasoning (Tsoukas, 1993) and a first-person experience methodology, explored...

Author:

Luna JR, Armando

Keyword:

Relationship Marketing, Organizational Values, Values, Brand, Attachment Theory, and Consumers

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Croswell, Clyde V.

Committee Member(s):

Gallagher, Shaun and McEwen, William

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Study of the Contribution of Human Factors to Human-Machine System Failures in Dynamic Mission Operations

Description:

This study employed the taxonomy of human factors presented in the Department of Defense Human Factors and Analysis and Classification System (based largely on the previous HFACS model developed by Wiegmann and Shappell, and Reason's "Swiss cheese" model) model to analyze and compare the human...

Author:

Davis, TImothy Andrew

Keyword:

Human factors, Human-machine system, System failure, Aviation mishaps, Mishap causal factors, and Naval aviation

GW Unit:

Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Sarkani, Shahram and Mazzuchi, Thomas A

Committee Member(s):

Sarkani, Shahram, Mazzuchi, Thomas A, Beach, Jeffrey, Ryan, Julie, Alton, Jeffrey, and Murphree, Edward

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Path Model of Discrimination, Social Integration, Social Support, and Substance Use for Asian American Adults

Description:

The current research was a secondary analysis of the cross-sectional 2002-2003 National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS) (Alegria, Jackson, Kessler, & Takeuchi, 2007). Multi-stage area probably sampling with core and high-density sub-samples yielded a final weighted response rate of 65.60%...

Author:

Miscally, Mary ("Memi") E.

Keyword:

social support, ethnic identity, Asian, acculturation, substance use, and discrimination

GW Unit:

Health Behavior

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

McDonnell, Karen A

Committee Member(s):

Cleary, Sean D, Ruiz, Monica S, Edberg, Mark, and Abroms, Lorien

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Social Mechanisms of Team Science: A Descriptive Case Study Using a Multilevel Systems Perspective Employing Reciprocating Structuration Theory

Description:

Though accepted that "team science is needed to tackle and conquer the health problems that are plaguing our society" (Disis & Slattery, 2010, p. 1) significant empirical evidence of team mechanisms and functional dynamics is still lacking in abundance. Through a social constructivist worldview...

Author:

Lotrecchiano, Gaetano Romano

Keyword:

Recriprocating, Social Mechanisms, Social Interactions, Structuration, Transdisciplinarity, and Team Science

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Schwandt, David

Committee Member(s):

Lantz, Paula, Gorman, Margaret, Hinds, Pamela, and Fiore, Stephen

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
An Examination of the Roles and Work Activities of the Public Relations Officer in Higher Education Using the Five-Factor Model

Description:

Abstract of DissertationAn Examination of the Roles and Work Activities of the Public Relations Officer in Higher Education Using the Five-Factor Dimension ModelThis study offers an examination of the technical and managerial public relations roles and respective work activity among higher...

Author:

Whitaker-Heck, Rosalynne Denise

Keyword:

Counselors to Higher Education, Procrustes Rotation, Public relations Officer, Five-Factor Model, Structural Equation Modeling, and PRSA

GW Unit:

Educational Leadership & Administration

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Jakeman, Rick

Committee Member(s):

Baker, Spencer R. and Broussard, Jinx C.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Correlational Study on the Relationship Between Entitativity and Workplace Satisfaction in an Automotive Setting

Description:

Abstract of DissertationA Correlational Study on the Relationship BetweenEntitativity and Workplace Satisfaction in an Automotive SettingThis research explored the relationship between entitativity and individual perceptions of the union-management workplace environment as viewed by production...

Author:

Pugliese, Louis

Keyword:

labor, entitativity, management, affect, prejudice, and union

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Croswell, Clyde

Committee Member(s):

Szabla, David B. and Marquardt, Michael

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Art of Being an ART: Air Reserve Technicians and How Their Dual-Status has Adverse Effects on the Air Force

Description:

Air Reserve Technicians (ARTs) are Air Force civilian employees who as a requirement of employment must maintain membership in the Air Force Reserve. If an ART is unable to maintain membership in the Air Force Reserve, in most instances, he or she is terminated from their civilian position. This...

Author:

Crowley, Jeremiah Patrick

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Law

Degree:

LL.M.

Advisor:

Craver, Charles

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Medicaid and HIV/AIDS in the United States: A State-Level Analysis of Beneficiaries and Spending

Description:

People with HIV/AIDS rely disproportionately on the public sector for their health care, particularly Medicaid, estimated to be their single largest source of coverage in the United States. Despite the importance of Medicaid for people with HIV disease, however, few analyses have assessed the...

Author:

Kates, Jennifer

Keyword:

Medicaid, HIV, U.S. States, and AIDS

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Newcomer, Kathryn E

Committee Member(s):

Levi, Jeff, Conger, Dylan, Holtgrave, David, and Katz, Rebecca

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Enacting Managerial Sensemaking: A multi-site case study examining the dynamic interplay between institutional logics of action and participatory mangerial sensemaking processes of two successful managing partner teams in a large insurance firm

Description:

Abstract of Dissertation Enacting Managerial Sensemaking: A multi-site case study examining the dynamic interplay between institutional logics of action and sensemaking processes of two successful managing partner teams in a large insurance firmThis study explored the dynamic relationship between...

Author:

Brady, Gilbert P.

Keyword:

Institutional Logics, Teams, Insurance, Organizational Culture, Institutional Theory, and Sensemaking

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Gorman-Kirchoff, Margaret

Committee Member(s):

Olson-Sanders, Tova, Casey, Andrea, Croswell, Clyde, and Patterson, Michael

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Adoption of Electronic Health Records and Associated Impact on Quality in Primary Care

Description:

Background: The national priority to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) among health care providers in the US is based on its potential to improve quality of care. This study assessed the adoption of EHRs in primary care, a setting that is essential to maintaining the...

Author:

Feng, Lisa Bo

Keyword:

Primary care, Quality, and Electronic health records

GW Unit:

Health Policy

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Regenstein, Marsha

Committee Member(s):

Goetz Goldberg, Debora and Li, Suhui

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Multi-Year Projections and Fiscal Planning in Local Governments: Does It Work and What Affects Its Effectiveness?

Description:

Local governments in the United States have generally experienced fiscal distress in the past decade, due to the economic downturn, reduction in Federal and State aid, and rising costs for providing services partly due to pensions and healthcare. Many governments are worried about their long-term...

Author:

Sun, Hong Holly

Keyword:

projections, multi-year, fiscal planning, local governments, fiscal health, and budgeting

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Cordes, Joseph

Committee Member(s):

Joyce, Philip, Collins, Catherine, Augustine, Nancy, and Carlee, Ron

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
AN ANALYSIS OF E-COMMERCE OPT-IN/OPT-OUT POLICIES AND THE RESULTING EFFECTS ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

Description:

The emergence and widespread use of the Internet has resulted in the shift of many commercial activities from traditional modalities to the online environment. It is estimated that more than 600,000 websites conduct some form of online commerce (Netcraft 2007). Online commerce companies that use...

Author:

Liu, Yi-Chun Catherine

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering

Degree:

D.Sc.

Advisor:

Harrald*, Jack and Jefferson, Theresa

Committee Member(s):

Stankosky, Michael, Mazzuchi, Thomas, Sekine, Junko, Jefferson, Theresa, and Harrald, Jack

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Assessing the Probability of Prototyping Success in Systems Acquisitions (APOPS)

Description:

In a 2007 memorandum, John Young, Under Secretary of Defense at that time, mandated the use of “competitive prototyping” strategies prior to the System Design and Development phase (Young, 2007). Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 also includes considerations for prototyping in the...

Author:

Medlej, Maroun

Keyword:

Defense Acquisition, Systems Engineering, Prototype, Program success, and Prototyping

GW Unit:

Systems Engineering

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Dever, Jason and Stuban, Steven M. F.

Committee Member(s):

Sarkani, Shahram, Dever, Jason, Mazzuchi, Thomas, Stuban, Steven M. F., and Murphree, E. Lile

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Living with Global Shocks: Examining the Responses of Firms and Governments

Description:

In recent decades, greater globalization in the world economy has increased economic and financial interconnectedness among countries, governments, firms, and households, creating important benefits and opportunities, but also generating threats and risks. I examine three questions that aim to...

Author:

Medina, Leandro

Keyword:

fiscal institutions, commodity prices, leverage, corporate performance, international finance, and fiscal policy

GW Unit:

Economics

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Kaminsky, Graciela L

Committee Member(s):

Sinclair, Tara, Samaniego, Roberto, Vegh, Carlos, and Wei, Chao

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Medical Home Access Among Overweight and Healthy Weight Youth in the District of Columbia

Description:

Medical Home Access among Overweight and Healthy Weight Youth in theDistrict of ColumbiaAbstract of DissertationObesity continues to be a significant public health issue. It is the most common nutritional disorder among children. Childhood obesity needs to be examined to inform the development of...

Author:

Floyd, Katrina Williams

Keyword:

Healthy weight, Childhood Obesity, Overweight, Access, and Medical Home

GW Unit:

Health Behavior

Degree:

Dr.P.H.

Advisor:

Blake, Susan M

Committee Member(s):

Abu-Bader, Soleman, Davies-Cole, John, Mead, Katherine, and Chunn, Jay Carrington

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Recognizing the “Muchness” in Art Education: a Historical Analysis of Developments in Education and Art Education Since the 1950s and the Finding Your Muchness Photoshop Curriculum

Description:

Today’s art educators are pressed to demonstrate the worth of their classes in a competitive educational market where finances are limited, STEM fields are highly valued and schools must demonstrate advances on standardized tests. This thesis includes a historical review of trends in education in...

Author:

Greene, Judybeth

Keyword:

studio habits of mind, 21st century skills, Photoshop, principles of possibility, muchness, and STEAM

GW Unit:

Educational Leadership & Administration

Degree:

M.A.T.

Advisor:

Farris, Phoebe

Committee Member(s):

Geesa, Rachel and Jakeman, Rick

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Emergence of Self-Insight in the Experience of Teaching: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Three Teachers' Experiences of Teaching

Description:

Emergence of Self-Insight in the Experience of Teaching: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Three Teachers Experiences of Teaching This research explored how three teachers’ subjectivities permeated their teaching lives, and how the emergence of self-insight was made available for deep exploration,...

Author:

Bierzynski, Danielle

Keyword:

teacher development, reflection, self-insight, curriculum, pedagogy, and psychoanalysis

GW Unit:

Curriculum & Instruction

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Casemore, Brian

Committee Member(s):

Kortecamp, Karen, Howard, Lionel C, Garrett, H. James, and Friedman, Lynn V

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Saving the Market From Itself: The Politics of Financial Intervention

Description:

What accounts for divergent and unexpected patterns of state response to banking crises? Contrary to predictions of convergence, significantly different patterns persist across countries. Moreover, these are contrary to expectations. States with a tradition of "laissez-faire" economic policy,...

Author:

Mitchell, Christopher Willis

Keyword:

united kingdom, united states, germany, bailouts, financial crisis, and nationalization

GW Unit:

Political Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Feigenbaum, Harvey B

Committee Member(s):

Teitelbaum, Emmanuel J, Sell, Susan K, Farrell, Henry, and Anderson, Jeffrey

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Impact of Thinking Strategies on High Schools Students in the Art Classroom

Description:

The ability to think critically is an essential skill all students need to develop. This qualitative research examines how two art teachers used a variety of thinking strategies with their high school students. For the purposes of this study thinking strategies are defined as a pedagogical method...

Author:

Wilson, Mara

Keyword:

Thinking strategies, Intelligence, Neuroplasticity, Assessment, and Visual journals

GW Unit:

Art Education

Degree:

M.A.T.

Advisor:

Alberts, Rebecca and Lawton, Pamela

Committee Member(s):

Honig, Selila, Lawton, Pamela, and D'Angelo, Adrienne

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Mood as Embodied Action: A Phenomenological Study of Interaction between Self and the Environment

Description:

Abstract of DissertationMood as Embodied Action: A Phenomenological Study ofInteraction between Self and the Environment This phenomenological study explored the interaction between the affective phenomenon of mood (Davidson, et al., 2003) and embodied action (Varela, et al., 1993) experienced...

Author:

Manley, Dolores Ruth

Keyword:

Human relationships, Mood, Affective Science, Cognition, Enactive Approach, and Embodied Dynamicism

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Croswell, Clyde V.

Committee Member(s):

Lethin, Anton N. and Menard, Martha B.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Understanding the "Conditionality Gap" in Estonia and Latvia: The Influence of EU Conditionality and Russia's Activism on Minority Inclusion

Description:

Latvia and Estonia, which joined the EU in 2004, are lauded as "success" cases for those scholars concerned with demonstrating the positive effects of EU conditionality on democratic nation-building. This is because pressure from European institutions led to changes in citizenship and language...

Author:

Schulze, Jennie Lyn

Keyword:

Estonia, Kin-State, European Union, Minority Rights, Political Conditionality, and Latvia

GW Unit:

Political Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Goldgeier, James G

Committee Member(s):

Agnew, Hugh, Csergo, Zsuzsa, Eglitis, Daina, and Hale, Henry

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Title I Funding Allocation of Reserve Funds After Increased Standards for Academic Proficiency Under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Description:

This study was designed to examine state and division-level changes in Virginia Title I discretionary spending as proficiency standards increased under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The study was also designed to identify some characteristics of Virginia school divisions that changed...

Author:

Mackay, Elizabeth Anne

Keyword:

Discretionary, Funding, Student Achievement, Accountability, and Title I

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Howerton, Everett B

Committee Member(s):

Emerson, Joseph T and Clair, Susan M

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Fiscal Consolidation Policy, Corporate Investment and Financial Market Reaction

Description:

The financial crisis of 2007-09 sparked renewed interest in fiscal adjustment and its effect on economic growth. Although fiscal consolidation is a classic policy issue, there is no consensus on its effect on overall economic performance or private sector behavior. In my dissertation, I study the...

Author:

Fang, Xiangming

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Finance

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Agca, Senay

Committee Member(s):

Savickas, Robert, Soyer, Refik, and Igan, Deniz

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Social Origin, Education, and Destination in Korea

Description:

This study examined whether the variance in the labor market outcomes is due to the variance in educational outcomes or due to the variance in social origin via education in Korea among young adults. Prior to the investigation of the variance in the labor market outcomes, the study investigated...

Author:

Joo, Lan

Keyword:

Inequality in Education, Private Tutoring, Income Inequality, Social Mobility, Labor Market outcomes, and Social Inequality

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Tekleselassie, Abebayehu

Committee Member(s):

Choi, Jaehwa, Tekleselassie, Abebayehu, and Williams, James

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Containing Michelle Rhee: The Washington Post's Use of Complementary Objectivity in its Coverage of Michelle Rhee's Leadership Decisions in District of Columbia Public Schools

Description:

Michelle Rhee was an unexpected choice for the chancellorship of the District of Columbia Public School System when then D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced her appointment on June 12, 2007. At 37 years old, Rhee was young and, to most of the constituents in D.C., appeared inexperienced and...

Author:

Western, Jessica Anne

Keyword:

Washington Teachers' Union, Michelle Rhee, Discourse Analysis, The Washington Post, and District of Columbia

GW Unit:

Educational Administration & Policy Studies

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Sherrill Linkous, Kelly

Committee Member(s):

Drakeford, Jocelyn, Johnson, Jason, Paley, Nicholas, and Glazer, Joshua

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Three Essays on Multinational Transparency and the State

Description:

This dissertation is comprised of three essays examining the common theme “multinational transparency and the state.” Understanding multinational transparency is complicated by the fact that multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate across a variety of countries and institutional environments. To...

Author:

Cannizzaro, Anthony Paul

Keyword:

Foreign Direct Investment, Transparency, Institutions, Social Network Analysis, State Ownership, and Voluntary Disclosure

GW Unit:

International Business

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Weiner, Robert J

Committee Member(s):

Walter, Jorge, Spencer, Jennifer W, Ayyagari, Meghana, Click, Reid W, and Jensen, Nathan M

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Determinants of Subprime Mortgage Default and Prepayment: The Implications for Financial Regulations and Predatory Lending

Description:

Beginning in 2007, a steep surge in U.S. subprime mortgage defaults devastated the U.S. and global financial markets. Lack of appropriate regulation has been cited as a principal reason for the ensuing financial crisis. In this dissertation, we investigate the major determinants of subprime...

Author:

Park, Jeehoon

Keyword:

Subprime prepayment, Predatory lending, Subprime default, Anti-predatory lending laws, Financial crisis, and Subprime mortgage

GW Unit:

International Business

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Askari, Hossein

Committee Member(s):

Elliehausen, Gregory, Rehman, Scheherazade, Park, Yoon-shik, Hwang, Min, and Jabbour, George

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
"I guess it was pretty embarrassing when I couldn't do a pull-up:" How Six Young Men Experience and Understand Their Masculinities

Description:

This research investigates how six young men in late adolescence experience and understand their masculinities. The study employs a hermeneutic-phenomenological methodology, which is philosophically and methodologically grounded in the work of Max van Manen (1990) and Paul Ricoeur (1981). Data...

Author:

Burns, James Patrick

Keyword:

Sexuality, Masculinities, Boys, Education, Gender, and Multiple Masculinities

GW Unit:

Curriculum & Instruction

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Green, Colin

Committee Member(s):

Kehler, Michael, Howard, Lionel, Wright, Travis, and Casemore, Brian

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Role of General Mental Ability and Knowledge in Susceptibility to Cognitive Biases and Heuristics

Description:

The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of rationality within the personnel selection context. Decision makers in the personnel selection context often prefer to use their own judgment rather than mechanical methods of combining predictor information (Highhouse, 2008; Kuncel et al.,...

Author:

Blacksmith, Nikki

Keyword:

decision making

GW Unit:

Organizational Sciences and Communication (I/O Psyc)

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Behrend, Tara S

Committee Member(s):

Fleisher, Matthew, Costanza, David P, Singh, Sheetal, and Hayes, Theodore

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Examining Use of Information Power in the Practice of Strategy Making: A Strong Structuration Case Study

Description:

Given the relevance of strategy making in an unpredictable environment, both practitioners and scholars have embraced the possibilities espoused by strategy-as-practice, a discipline designed around developing a better understanding of what people actually do in relation to strategy and how their...

Author:

Cataldo, Christina

Keyword:

Strategy-as-Practice, Strong Structuration, Strategy, Case Study, Resource Dependence Theory, and Information Power

GW Unit:

Human & Organizational Learning

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Schwandt, David R

Committee Member(s):

Ambrosini, Veronique, Kayes, Christopher, Croswell, Clyde, and Swayze, Susan

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
A Qualitative Study of Elementary Afterschool Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Afterschool Programs on Students Receiving Special Education Services

Description:

The purpose of this study, "A Qualitative Study of Elementary Afterschool Teachers' Perceptions of the Impact of Afterschool Programs on Students Receiving Special Education Services," was to assess elementary afterschool teachers' perceptions of the impact of afterschool programs on students...

Author:

Legaspi, Margareth

Keyword:

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Shotel, Jay R.

Committee Member(s):

Doran, Patricia and Wright, Carey M.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Determinants of State SSDI Employment and Exit Rates: A Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis

Description:

Despite numerous public policies aimed at moving people from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) back into employment, SSDI exits continue to decline, while caseloads and program expenditures continue to mount. Capitalizing on cross-state variation in public policies affecting SSDI...

Author:

Levy, Alice Ruth

Keyword:

employment, disability, insurance, Medicaid, cross-section, and time-series

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Wolman, Harold

Committee Member(s):

Berkowitz, Edward, Stapleton, David, Young, Garry, and Wiseman, Michael

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Three Essays in Asset Pricing

Description:

This dissertation looks at asset pricing across asset classes. The first chapter develops a new model for modeling the term structure of interest rates. Economic time-series are susceptible to infrequent but severe structural breaks that stem from banking crises, changes in government policy or...

Author:

Bandara, Wachindra

Keyword:

Value Premium, Nelson-Siegel, Jump Risk, and Regime Switching

GW Unit:

Finance

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Savickas, Robert

Committee Member(s):

Agca, Senay, Pirinsky, Christo, Bajeux-Besnainou, Isabelle, Hwang, Min, and Sinclair, Tara

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Bereavement Experience of Female Military Spousal Suicide Survivors: Utilizing Lazarus' Cognitive Stress Theory

Description:

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of 5 variables--primary appraisal, secondary appraisal, coping skill, social support, and stigma--to bereavement among women whose military spouses had completed suicide. Correlational analyses determined the separate linear...

Author:

Mitchell, Lindsey Marie

Keyword:

Lazarus, survivor, suicide, military, bereavment, and grief

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Hergenrather, Kenneth C

Committee Member(s):

Molock, Sherry, Cunningham, Brittany, Lanthier, Richard, Sonn, Andrew, and Witmer, Elizabeth

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Evaluating the effects of antenna radiation pattern in processing coherent backscattering from rough surfaces

Description:

Evaluating the Effects of Antenna Radiation Pattern in ProcessingCoherent Backscattering from Rough SurfacesThe research presented herein is an analytical and numerical investigation of the effects of spatial coherence of an irregular air/dielectric interface on the backscattered electromagnetic...

Author:

Alatishe, Jimmy Olamoroti

Keyword:

Coherent Backscattering, Radar, Planewave Spectrum, Sea Scattering, Radar Cross Section, and Rough Surface

GW Unit:

Electrical Engineering

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Wasylkiwskyj, Wasyl

Committee Member(s):

Rao, Sadasiva, Harrington, Robert, Le Vine, David, Kahn, Walter, Balko, Bohdan, and Lang, Roger

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Obesity as Market Failure: Development of a Model to Estimate the Lifetime, External Costs of Obesity in the United States

Description:

This dissertation examines the increased prevalence of obesity in the context of market failure. In welfare economics, market failure is an important precondition for government intervention. Obesity in the United States has risen dramatically in the last several decades; over two thirds of...

Author:

McKinnon, Robin Anne

Keyword:

Externalities, Market failure, Costs, Obesity, and Public policy

GW Unit:

Public Policy & Administration

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Newcomer, Kathryn E

Committee Member(s):

Levi, Jeff, Dor, Avi, Soyer, Refik, and Cordes, Joseph

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
The Impact of a School Mindfulness Program on Adolescent Stress, Wellbeing, and Emotion Regulation, with Attachment as a Moderator

Description:

In this study, the author explores the impact of a school-based mindfulness program on adolescent stress, wellbeing, and emotion regulation. The research also includes an investigation of the possible moderating role of adolescent attachment style on the program's effectiveness. The study employs...

Author:

Campbell, Andrew James

Keyword:

emotion, wellbeing, school, stress, mindfulness, and adolescents

GW Unit:

Counseling

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Lanthier, Richard P

Committee Member(s):

Gould, Laura, Gomez, Joel, Weiss, Brandi A, Witmer, Liz, and Howe, George W.

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Analysis of Teacher Ratings on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) at the Item Level for Urban Middle School Students Included in a Study of the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Awareness Program

Description:

Abstract of DissertationAnalysis of Teacher Ratings on the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) at the Item Level for Urban Middle School Students Included in a Study of the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Awareness ProgramPrevious research suggests that executive functions...

Author:

Chukwu, ObioRam

Keyword:

Executive Functions, Mindfulness Meditation, Mindfulness Awareness, Mindfulness and The BRIEF, Neuroplasticity, and Self-Regulation

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Kochhar-Bryant, Carol

Committee Member(s):

Rouland, Karmen, McCloskey, George, Wallace, Greg, and Desmond, Cheryl

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
Knowledge Management and the Future of the Knowledge Worker

Description:

The ability of firms to grow and compete over the next decade will increasingly depend on access to and utilization of relevant knowledge critical to its operations, and the performance and skills of its knowledge workers. This is evidenced by several large international surveys on global...

Author:

Holtshouse, Dan K.

Keyword:

next generation workers, future work, engineering management, knowledge management, knowledge work, and knowledge worker

GW Unit:

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Stankosky, Michael A

Committee Member(s):

Mazzuchi, Thomas A, Baldanza, Carolyn R, Eisner, Howard, and Calabrese, Francesco A

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
How the Supreme Court Thinks About Race: More than Fifty Years After Brown

Description:

More than fifty-five years after the Supreme Court overruled the doctrine of 'separate but equal' in Brown v. the Board of Education (1954), many American schools are becoming increasingly segregated by race. At the same time, judicial support for race-conscious school policies that seek to...

Author:

Adams, Dia

Keyword:

segregation, school, brown, colorblind, and race

GW Unit:

Sociology

Degree:

M.A.

Advisor:

Ken, Ivy

Committee Member(s):

Squires, Gregory

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation
An Exploration of Significant Leadership Development Factors in Action Learning: A Comparison of Three Action Learning Programs

Description:

As the need for new leaders has increased, so has the need for new and more effective forms of leadership development (Hamel, 2007; Lojeski, 2010; Gratton, 2011). Action learning has been popularized as one of these new forms of leadership development (Peters & Smith, 1998; Byrnes, 2005; ASTD,...

Author:

Cowan, Chris Allen

Keyword:

Leadership and Action Learning

GW Unit:

Education and Human Development

Degree:

Ed.D.

Advisor:

Marquardt, Michael J

Committee Member(s):

Carson, Bea and Appleby, Chuck

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation

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