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The Graduate Research Paper/Project is a non-thesis paper/project, which can be considered the capstone of the graduate program. For the paper, students synthesize information they have learned throughout the program and apply it to the field experience. There are some papers/projects in this collection that were done for specific classes within the graduate curriculum. To view the Award Winners , click here .

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Submissions from 2002 2002

The album-like vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Kimberly R. Miers Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A writing instruction tool for Valley High School, West Des Moines, Iowa , Kristine Milburn Open Access Graduate Research Paper

School age bullying : the victim's point of view , Jacquelyn L. Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Content Analysis of Children’s Literature Depiction of Modern Agriculture , David William Mixdorf Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary and secondary schools : a reflective essay , James D. Moeller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Positive and negative effects of television viewing in early childhood , Rachel R. Morris Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , James Muench Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Effects of Reading Poetry in Library Classes on Circulation of the Library’s Poetry Collection , Mary Musselman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A school psychologist's role in decreasing eating disorder prevalence in school-aged children , Natalie Muth Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A clear V.O.I.C.E. : a reflective essay , Kimberly S. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

How to develop and design a WebQuest , Amy Neville Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Jeffrey N. Novotny Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Perceptual Study about Internet Delivered Secondary Education in Iowa , Joy J. Brunson Oldfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Portrayal of Mentally Ill Characters in Young Adult Fiction , Marilyn E. Olson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Teaching NCTM standards through subject areas in the kindergarten classroom , Elizabeth Tata O'Neil Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Brian L. Ortman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Shelly A. Petersen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

InTime video field production and editing , Jennifer Mohlis Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Issues impacting the quality of mental health in older adults , Rachel I. Pettit Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Maintaining developmentally appropriate practice in an increasingly academic kindergarten , Amy Phillips Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Jeffrey A. Pospisil Open Access Graduate Research Paper

How does childhood incest affect the interpersonal relationships of adult females , Lyle Potter Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology staff development , Paul A. Rabara Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Closed-Looped Molding System for the Foundry Industry , Ayax Rangel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Aggression in the classroom , Heid Reaman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A reflective essay about my preparation for education administration , Stephen A. Reed Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing a K-12 district technology plan , Greg Reese Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reactive attachment disorder : diagnosis, assessment, and treatment , Kimberly A. Rees Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Promoting word recognition through parent workshops , Michelle Lynn Reicks Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Guided reading staff development training manual , Anita L. Reisner Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Corporate universities : what companies should know , Megan Riley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Cindy Roerig Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Visions and beliefs for leading elementary schools : a reflective essay , Janet M. Rohmiller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Asynchronous Training Delivery Methods Used in Business and Industry , Jeffrey D. Rose Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Best teaching practices in reading methods courses , Stacey Ruff Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Attachment disorders and personality disorders : a possible connection , Jen Sacora Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A review of online career services in the twenty-first century , Marsha Yvette Saddler Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Asian international students' and Asian Americans' counseling characteristic preferences and impact of counselor ethnicity , Robin L. Sandberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reflections on the roles and values of educational leaders : a reflective essay , Scott Schipper Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Raising cultural awareness in the elementary classroom through African-American children's literature , Kirsten Seebeck Open Access Graduate Research Paper

YWCA family literacy program , Adam Severson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Male childhood sexual abuse : do not overlook it , Elizabeth Soenen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Linking the literacy curriculum with technology , Scot J. Surprenant Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering high schools , Corey Tafoya Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Motivation and Mandatory Standardized Testing: Utilizing the School Counselor as Consultant, Liaison, Trainer, and Advocate , Trent Taylor Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Fifth Grade Website: Improving Leaming Through the Use of the Web , Brent Thiessen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature review : using humor with children , Carol J. Aswegen Thornhill Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Fat is not a four-letter word : examining the factors that contribute to eating disorders in adolescent females and the role of school counselors in prevention and treatment , Megan B. Tressel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Academic Advising Strategies for the At-Risk Student , Angie K. Tudor Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Play therapy for victims of abuse in the school setting , Jennifer J. Turner-Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Best practices in social skills training with preschool children , Kathleen M. Twohig Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Effects of Using Computer-Assisted Learning to Teach Multiplication , Brian Unruh Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Second language learning with computer software , Sonia Uppal Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Family Literacy Programs , Julie Van Meeteren Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Lynne E. Wallace Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Audrey Wallican-Green Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Bullying in schools : understanding and interventions , Donkar Wangmo Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Home-school collaboration : an effective intervention for facilitating homework completion? , John D. Warrington Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Factors that Contribute to Increases in Human Performance and Employee Morale , Chandra Washington Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Understanding brain-based instruction and the technology connection for improved teaching and learning , Tammy Wawro Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Picture books about Korea and Korean Americans , Jongsun Wee Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Employee assistance programs and mental health counselors , Paul H. Wehrman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing an e-commerce strategy for beverage industry professionals , Keith D. Wendl Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Quality of Child Care , Toranna Wermes Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Collection Development in Media Centers in Overseas America and International Independent Schools in Asia , Joyce Bush Whalen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Evaluating School Media Specialists , Pamela J. Wible Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Steven A. Winters Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Effectively treating conduct disorder through therapy , Angie Wittstock Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Meeting the Needs of the Mathematically Gifted Child , Edward Zaccaro Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary/secondary schools : a reflective essay , Xina N. Zanders Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Production of a School District Video for Promotional Purposes , Rodney R. Zehr Open Access Graduate Research Paper

School Readiness: Characteristics, Viewpoints, and Guidelines for Developing an Effective Kindergarten Program , Vicki A. Zweibohmer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Submissions from 2001 2001

Literature-based language arts extended to science , Brandee M. Alexander Open Access Graduate Research Paper

SAIL Online , Beverly J. Ewert Anderson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Cultural connection : a communication project designed to enhance cultural awareness and global workforce skills , Devon M. Anderson Winters Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Identity formation of Asian American teenagers and the role of the school counselor , Susan K. Baker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Family literacy , Dorothy Fay Bantz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Using Lightspan technology to build school to home connections , Frances J. Birks Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Supply Chain Management and Demand Uncertainty , Jamie Wayne Bradfield Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementing portfolio assessment in grade four , Marilyn L. Browder Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to science , Jennifer Bruce Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementing and sustaining effective online learning in organizational environments , Amy S. Campbell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Internet-enhanced ESL education : a literature review , Yu Cao Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and new structures for subject matter content , Corina S. Cimpoeru Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Facing the death of a child : effects on the family system , Rita Kae Conger Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Religion and spirituality in counseling : a multicultural perspective , Linda G. Culbertson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Motivational barriers : technology use by minorities , Laura Dayton Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Distance learning : Is it worth the investment? , S. Michelle DeGabriele Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Personal perspective on education , David W. DenHartog Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Utilizing the classroom computer in a special education setting to facilitate cooperative learning: a case study using KidPix , Audrey Dieken Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence and the implications for gifted education , Cynthia Fell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Teacher change in math education , Jamie Folkers Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Debrah J. Fordice Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Make-it–Take-it professional development training at Tri-County Child and Family Development Council, Inc. , Joyce Gallentine-Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Meeting the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented students , Angela Germaine Open Access Graduate Research Paper

McNally's Men: The Homosocial Gaze in Lips Together, Teeth Apart , Gary L. Green Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Computer Assisted Instruction: SuccessMaker™ Reading and Math , Melissa M. Haley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Parenting styles in society today , Julie Hammond Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementation of writing portfolios in grade two , Jill A. Hans Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Kurt A. Hempen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Michael J. Herdliska Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The merits of kindergarten readers' workshop , Janet K. Hurley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A vision and philosophy for educational leadership : a reflective essay , Brad J. Jacobs Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Assessing career indecision : a guide for practitioners , Jennifer Jakubek Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrative model for couples counseling , Annie Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to science , Jennifer A. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating "kindergarten technology activities" into the kindergarten classroom , Tania Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to the science area : a unit on spring , Kelly Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Extending the dimensions of science through poetry , Tracey L. Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Addressing peer mediation : conflict resolution in schools , Amy Junkermeier Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Best Books for Young Adults: Are Young Adults Reading Them? , Kathryn J. Bratland Kellner Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering schools : a reflective essay , Carol M. Knoll Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Plan for Implementing Cooperation Between Home School Educators and Public Schools in Buena Vista County Iowa , Mary Kohnen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Distance education , Kathleen E. Krug Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Anorexia nervosa : a psychological perspective of etiology and current treatment procedures , Arlene LaGary Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Dino Hayz at the Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science: Introducing Creative Drama, Theatre for Youth and Participation Theatre as Educational Tools in the Museum Setting , Tess Marlene Lassen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Are black colleges necessary? , Mark B. Longley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The major developmental skills necessary for emergent reading : a review of literature , Stacy B. Longley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Optimum time to teach beginning reading , Lisa A. Ludwig Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Digital Archives , Shari Herlein Manley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature Connections to Music , Elizabeth Lynn Wick McLean Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Discussion and literature circle study in the content area classroom , Deborah L. Meade. Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Susan M. Meehan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Constructivist education : developing a constructivist kindergarten program , Carol J. Menefee Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Non-technical issues involved in moving a college course from the traditional classroom to cyberspace , Dixie L. Mercer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Impact of family process and status variables on student academic achievement , Jennifer L. Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Moving students forward in spelling , Catherine Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Ronald D. Morlan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The design of web sites with quality user interface , Amery L. Moultry Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Civic Courage: One Librarian’s Protest Against Web Filtering , Christine H. Murphy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Web-based portfolios in higher education , Marilyn Murphy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Qualitative Textual Analysis of the Portrayal of Mexican Americans in Children’s Picture Books , Victoria Quijas Navarro Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An integrated technology project in one Iowa middle school , Beverly R. Nielsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Beer before liquor, or liquor before beer : a research review of binge drinking escalation in Greek-letter societies on college campuses today , Thomas M. O'Shea Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Hot Tears and Shrinkage Prevention in Aluminum Permanent Mold Casting , Grigory V. Panteleev Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Correlation between Scholastic Reading Counts™ and Middle School Students' Reading Motivation , Lana Pitstick Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Terrie L. Price Open Access Graduate Research Paper

West Delaware County Community School District talented and gifted program handbook , Mary Quinlan-Kelley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Coming out : implications for counselors working with gay, lesbian, and bisexual clients , Eric L. Rhodes Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An ABC of Painters , Lynette L. Risse Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating literature-based language arts and science : a unit on frogs for kindergarten , Ruth Rysta Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder : is it a behavior disorder or active childhood behavior? , Larry G. Scheel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Divorce : a guide for counselors assisting children of divorce , Roxann R. Scheffert Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Alternate curriculum in reading for grade four , Julie A. Schmit Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Whales , Meg Gammon Schroeder Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Play therapy , Melissa M. Sitzmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Overview of the Nature of Science for K-12 Science Teachers , William J. Soesbe III Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Fundamental Design Considerations For Creating Web Pages , Damon Staker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Bridging the gap between fiction and nonfiction in the literature circle setting , Deborah L. Stien Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portrayal of Character Pillars Defined by Character Counts! in Children’s Bestselling Literature 1950-1999 , Stephanie J. Stocks Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Underserved: Primary Grade Gifted , Michelle Sturtz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Borderline personality disorder : instilling hope may reduce suicide , Kerry R. Sullivan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Comprehensible input for elementary instruction , Comis Tang Loken Open Access Graduate Research Paper

What Is Critical Thinking and How Critical Thinking Improves Student Learning , Madalina F. Tincu Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Brian J. Truax Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Portrayal of Stepfamilies in Young Adult Literature , Cynthia Buck Tuttle Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Elizabeth A. Wagner Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Marijuana dependence and the efficacy of various theoretical treatment approaches , Leah J. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An instructional project using physical knowledge activities as a catalyst to develop children's literacy skills in a constructivist preschool classroom , Patricia A. Wehr Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Group Contingencies and Classroom Applications , Eric Weichers Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Alternate reading curriculum for grade 4 , Cheryl A. Werner Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Alternate Curriculum in Reading For Grade 4 , Carolyn M. Wiezorek Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Minority dropout and prevention , Ryan J. Williamson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Look at the Possible Effects of Genial/Eclectic Learning Environments In Denmark and The United States of America , Annette Sigrid Wilson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The effects of full implementation vs partial implementation utilizing the accelerated reading program in the reading classroom , Tamara Wilson-Saisa Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Curriculum Differentiation in Practice , Twyla D. Wisecup Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Microsoft Word Basic Skills Workshop , Rui Wu Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage: Activities to Enhance the Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers , Candice York Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Non-Technology Issues: The Human-Side Factors in Online Education , QingHua Yu Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Submissions from 2000 2000

Cooperative learning and academically gifted students , John Joynt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Jonna D. Andersen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Mentoring to foster children's emerging literacy , Janet K. Archer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing and assessing integrated technology curriculum , Kelly Baier Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering schools : a reflective essay , David W. Baker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A literature-based thematic unit for a multi-age classroom : friendship , Leslie Baxter Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Using technology to support the implementation of vocabulary and comprehension strategies , Lisa Beames Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Two units of instruction for the Spanish language : basic vocabulary development in grades four through seven , Megan Becker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Troy E. Becker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Heaven and Hell united: What Dreams May Come in Purgatory , Lisa Beierschmitt Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Carole J. Bernard Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Comparison of Transfer Efficiency Using the Laser Touch on Manual Spray Guns in the Manufacturing Industry , Omar G. Blanco Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Diana Bobo-Campbell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Exploring the Lewis and Clark expedition in an eighth grade social studies class using multiple intelligences , Scott Bockelmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Differentiating the curriculum for gifted young adolescents in the middle school classroom , Eileen M. Boggess Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Curricular and instructional adaptations for special needs students in the general education setting , Kelly Bohning Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology education : is there a need? , David Bonde Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portfolios as an alternative assessment strategy in second language instruction , Rhonda M. Borcherding Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Play therapy for children with aggressive behavior , Jennifer M. Brehm Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Realities and treatment of rape , Alison S. Brennan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An analysis of messages posted to the LM_NET listserv by school library media specialists , Jennifer L. Brown Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writers workshops in a second grade classroom , Marilyn M. Brown Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Investigation Into the Flow Phenomenon of a Carbureted Engine , Matthew D. Bush Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing portfolios in grades three and four , Debra A. Carlson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading/writing connection , Sandra J. Carpenter Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Diversity in the college curriculum : overview of the literature , Ruben J. Carrion Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Couple counseling issues and cognitive-behavioral interventions , Amy M. Christensen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Parents and literacy : the importance of reading aloud to children , Phyllis A. Christiansen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The effects of computers and the internet on small town America , Judith L. Clefisch Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Preschoolers and technology : effects of computer use on the preschool child , Amy M. Clymer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Impact of insecure attachment on children's social skill development , Kimberly A. Conrad Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Self-mutilation : using pain to cope , Wendy S. Cook Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Burnout : implications for counselors , Rhonda L. Corell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Society web site project , Shelley Cranston Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , J. Lewis Curtis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Development of writing through journaling with senior educable mentally handicapped , Bonita M. Custer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder : Developments in the last decade concerning causes and treatments , Phyllis Damgaard Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Researching the internet : a student tutorial , Roger S. Davis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Holistic approaches in counseling , Rachel Denhart Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Gretchen S. DeVore Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Book talk in a thematic literature unit , Cathy E. Dickerson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An integrated science unit : ants , Julia Dillehay Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Examining counseling strategies for African American adolescent crack abusers , Paula Reed Dorris Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Philosophical perspective on education , Michael Doyle Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portfolios as an alternative assessment , Carmine Z. Draude Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , David G. Dreessen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Relational counseling , Janice E. Drury Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Effectively addressing the needs of bereaved children , Nichole J. Flint Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Does peer technology training work? , Kim Foley-Sharp Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Invented spelling : the role of developmental spelling in early childhood classrooms , Cynthia L. Ford Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Residential learning communities : what are they? why do we have them? are they here to stay? , Kris Franzen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Conflict resolution : a counseling skill , Carol Jean Friedmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Marlys R. Frohwein Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing a web-based assessment instrument , Robin L. Galloway Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children and adolescents , Maria J. Garlie Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A blue print for administration of secondary schools : a reflective essay , Jay Goulden Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Preservice teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning , Helga M. Gudenschwager Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The reasons why many African-American and Hispanic women do not choose careers in technology , Kathryn Elizabeth Guzman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Visual communication and entertainment through animation , James T. Hamrock Open Access Graduate Research Paper

How telecommunications is assisting the United States in adult educational distance learning programs, telemedicine, and future applications , Minna Ann Harrison Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology in education : is it working? , Daryl Hartwig Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The impact of technology integration on the elementary classroom with reading disabled students , Donna Heying Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Teacher-controlled web pages and their impact on home/school communication , Colleen S. Hobus Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementing a Reading Recovery shared classroom : good first-grade reading instruction for all , Bonnie L. Hoewing Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Television violence : the impact and influence on children and adolescents , Preston B. Hoskins Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Adolescent school refusal in Japan : implications for school counselors , Noriko Ido Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Home visits : building a team approach with families with children with special needs , Linda S. Jacoby Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Larry D. Janssen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Stepfamilies : implications and interventions for children , Deanna S. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Improved literacy in the content areas , Mauri Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Through Whose Eyes , Susan Kay Aries Jolly Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Educational leadership : a reflective essay , Kimberly A. Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , David Kalkhoff Open Access Graduate Research Paper

School-based intervention programs for dropouts , Mmamiki Gaolatlhe Kamanakao Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Preservice teacher technology competencies : investigating levels of technology use by preservice teachers , Allison Y. Kenkel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Using literacy booster lessons to maintain and extend reading recovery success in the primary grades , Karla K. Kittelson-Mackenzie Open Access Graduate Research Paper

What about me? : the final question of a suicidal teen , Peggy Ann Kleve Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementing response journals in a reading workshop : one teacher's study of the effectiveness of reader response journals in evaluating individual progress , Molly A. Knipper Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Existential mental health implications for kin-caregivers of Alzheimer's victims , Brock K. Knoll Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Looping : an old idea revisited , Steven J. Koester Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Authentic instruction and assessment : the revision of a unit of study in social studies , Katherin Koranda Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Including preschool children in the school counseling program : classroom recommendations for counselors , Nancy A. Kriener Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Brian F. Krob Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Creating a web page for Centerville High School , Catherine Lechtenberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Youth violence : a comprehensive literature review , Amy L. Licht Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Effect of Display on Students' Book Selections , Dianne Loughren Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading portfolios in a first grade classroom , Donna L. Lowe Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating spirituality into mental health counseling , Mary Jane Madsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Student-led conferences : a better way , Beverly A. Maronn Open Access Graduate Research Paper

From idol to add-on to indispensable tool : Iowa's one-computer classroom , Laura M. McDermott Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literacy in the multiage classroom : a review of the research , Barbara Avaux Messer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Effective multidisciplinary team problem solving : a review of literature , Debra S. Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portfolios as a qualitative writing assessment technique in a first grade classroom , Nancy F. Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Putdown: Intergenerational Communicative Dynamics of Male Characteristics in the Plays of August Wilson , Bryan C. Moore Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Discussion to promote inference making , Leah J. Muxfeldt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The principal : a reflective essay , Mel F. Mysak Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Elements of writers workshops in a third grade classroom , Gale L. Nagunst Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading Recovery , Wendy Neagle Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Poetry experiences across the fourth-grade curriculum , Linda M. Nelson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Julie E. Niemeyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrated science unit : small creatures : spiders and crickets , Pamela S. Olsen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Eastview High School Media Center web page : a graduate project , Connie J. O'Sullivan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Marla Marie Padget Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Personal philosophical perspective on educational leadership for secondary schools : a reflective essay , Deborah L. Padomek Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating technology into the mathematics curriculum , Jolonda Parrett Open Access Graduate Research Paper

What is the significance of online technology as a training tool , Thomas Clifton Peterson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Learning technology policies in action : Where do the States stand? , Evie Charles Pugh Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Circles of literary learning in the kindergarten classroom , Jayne Purdy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Collaborative education : working together toward accommodating all learners in the regular classroom , Anita A. Quirk Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing portfolios in a first grade classroom , Mary J. Rezac Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portfolios--from traditional to digital : research for understanding and implementation in the art classroom , Deb Ann Richmann Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Design and implementation of a university department website , Margaret M. Rick Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Understanding and building resiliency in students living with parental alcoholism: implications and interventions for the school counselor , Lori K. Riley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Multicultural counseling with Latino youth , Amy S. Roling Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Wilderness orientation programs : their impact on student development and retention , Mary L. Russell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writers workshop in a second grade classroom , Julie Ryan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to the science area : flight and space , Thomas F. Ryan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Implementing a writing program in grade two , Denise A. Sasse Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading comprehension through technology : the Accelerated Reader program , Janette Schmidt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Marshall D. Scichilone Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Family literacy project , Laura K. Scully Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology integration : comparing technology integration Kofu Middle School to Des Moines Public School , Catie Seeley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A literature base to promote peer discussion groups in a third-grade reading program , Angela L. Seifert Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A review of empirically based preference assessments' ability to identify reinforcers for individuals with disabilities , Jennifer A. Sellers Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Oral history in a kindergarten classroom , Marilyn J. Shanks Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Technology Into Technical and Vocational Education Programs in Zimbabwe , Ronald C. Shava Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Connecting the writing process in the science program through learning logs , Franda M. Shorey Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Interactive Health Information Web Services for Business Settings , Nadezhda Soloukhina Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Preferred Vision for Administering Secondary Schools: A Reflective Essay , John Speer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Interviewing Process Handbook for Library Media Specialists , Vicki H. Stegall Open Access Graduate Research Paper

21st century learning infrastructure project , Justin F. Stone Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Middle school intramural/co-curricular programs , Andrew W. Strottman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Is it wise? : the Ursuline Studies Program revisited , Connie S. Swift Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Administrative Role: a Reflective Essay , Donald R. Taylor Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing and Managing an E-Business , Stephanie TeKippe Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing Opportunities to Extend Literacy for At-Risk Children in Grade One , Judy K. Torrens Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Tenure impediments for women professors , Mary A. Traetow Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Shepherd of the Hills/Churches of Conference Nine Webpages , Rondee Troester Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Cora J. Turner Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Portrayal of Native American Women in Fiction Written for Young People , Linda L. Tyon Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Impact of Laptop Learning , Curt J. Valentine Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing Portfolios in a Second Grade English as a Second Language Classroom , Adriana Vargas Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Civil War: An Online Unit , Liz Walgamuth Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Michael Ward Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Constance L. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Total Quality Management and outsourcing : a new partnership for higher education , Justin A. Weis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A learning disabled student's guide to college , Julie R. Welter Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A leader's vision of building a learning community , Richard D. Wettengel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Adolescent depression : an overview of the symptoms, causes, assessments, and treatment , Joanne C. Wickham Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Case study : the KJEF student video news , John Kennedy Wickham Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading to heal: bibliotherapy with children , Kimberly Ann Wilkin Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Building an Instructional Model for the High School of the 21st Century , Cindy Winckler Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Book clubs and their effect on mother-daughter relationships , Kimberly Wise Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Academic advising : description and analysis of types and delivery systems , Janet A. Wood Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Motivating students with Accelerated Reader , Kirsten J. Wrieden Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering high schools : a reflective essay , James E. Zajicek Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Submissions from 1999 1999

A Literature Review on Methods Being Used for Hot Tearing and Shrinkage Prevention in the Permanent Mold Casting of Aluminum Alloys , Matthew D. Nolte Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Curriculum of the Dubuque Community School District in Relation to Industrial Technology Programs in the State of Iowa , Boyd A. Card Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Relationship Between Cost of Technical Training and Cost Reduction of Internal Defects at John Deere Waterloo Foundry , John Brackin Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Employability Expectations and Hiring Trends of High School Graduates by Dubuque County Manufacturers , Lisa A. Freebolin Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Relationship Between Female Enrollment in Ninth Grade Industrial Technology Programs and Recruiting Efforts Made in the Eighth Grade Classroom , Scott J. Garwood Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Investigation into the Skills Needed for the Workforce in the Year 2005 for Midwest Manufacturing , George A. Ritland Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing portfolios in a resource room , Marcquelyn S. Allensworth Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Outdoor play , Carolyn E. Althaus Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Public library/public school cooperation in Bettendorf, Iowa , Kristi Anhalt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading recovery : impact of an early intervention approach , Lisa J. Atkinson-Hoefer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Read aloud practices in one Iowa middle school , Linda K. Balog Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Commonalities connecting biraciality and bisexuality : building integrated support in the college environment , Kelly R. Barrett Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The role of a school business manager : a reflective essay , Carl D. Benning Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Examining how presentation technology affects communication of student ideas , Barbara Besch Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The reading basal adoption process : What do teachers have to say? , Jennifer Bowling Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Two current approaches to science in early education : the physical-knowledge approach by Kamii and DeVries and the science education approach by Diane Dodge , Seon Chun Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Concerns based adoption of instructional technologies for learning for Russian pre-service early childhood education students : a pilot study , Garth D. Cornish Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Visions of Iowa , Shirley J. Daman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A thematic unit for a reading program in grade two oral history , Tracy M. Daugherty Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The lifelong learner and technology , Dia L. Davis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Predictable text with primary age children in a Title One reading program , Joanne H. DeArment Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Anger, racism, and anger management therapy with African American adolescents , Rachel A. Dennis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The prospect of educational technology in Tibetan schools in India , Penpa Dorjee Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A look at adoption through young adult fiction , Suzanne K. Duneman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Anger management for adolescents in the school setting , Meri A. Edel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Bibliotherapy : background, application and research , Carla Marie Eich Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating technology into the science curriculum : environmental studies grade 5 , Lois Diane Enger Open Access Graduate Research Paper

"Epidemic" depression in school-age youth , Trudy L. Erickson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The future of educational technology , Barbara F. Erlandson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Establishing genuine parent/teacher partnerships : a home visit approach , Kimberly Jo Foy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Roger W. Francis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Expending the content of curriculum : implementation of the World Wide Web into foreign language teaching , Ping Gao Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Character education in the schools , Holly McLeod Gilliland Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Parents and schools : making the literacy connection , Patricia A. Greguras Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Emergent literacy : school to home connection , Barbara Grell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Narrative Poem of Iowa’s Immigrants , Ann Gumz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Defining readiness : for, against, and an appropriate view , Linda Harris Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Delaying kindergarten entrance , Nancy Hayes Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A literature-based extension of a basal reading unit , Julie J. Holdsworth-Nagal Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Dissociative identity disorder : features, etiology, and treatment , Gretchen Elizabeth Honsell Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Treatment and intervention strategies for battered women : breaking the cycle of violence , Hope L. Huff Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Red Road approach to healing as used in Native American adolescent addiction treatment , Colleen M. Husak Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Cognitive-behavior therapy with children , Debra L. Irvin Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating literature-based language arts and mathematics , Lora L. Irvine Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Helping children with difficulties learn : an overview , Sherry Marie Jack Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to the science area : backyard unit, grade 2 , Suzanne Jensen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature-based language arts extended to mathematics , Carrie L. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Exploring social justice with third graders through the works of Mildred D. Taylor , Elaine M. Johnson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Parental and community involvement in reading education , Rhonda S. Johnstone Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The developmental implications of parental loss during adolescence , Dacni C. Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Children's perceptions of older adults : past and present , Mary Kathryn Hatcher Jones Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing literacy through symbolic play , Lisa Kaiser Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Ethical issues in experiential counselor training groups , Lisa Kramer Kukral Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An instructional development project in grade two : the theme of friendship , Trudy L. Lainson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Home schooling , Julie L. Lange Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Development of the Iowa Communications Network and Current Patterns of Use , Stacey Lang Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Process of Set Design: Desdemona- a Play About a Handkerchief by Paula Vogel , Jesook Lee Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)

School-to-work : What does this mean for our schools? , Amy K. Leonhart Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The use of art therapy in counseling children , Laura Longo Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Creating a web page for the Professional and Scientific Council at the University of Northern Iowa , Rochelle Lee Gehrke Loonan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The need for technology in homeschooling , Jonathan Luttenegger Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature circles , Diane MacLennan Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Content Analysis of Information Process Models , Aileen C. Meyer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Phonemic awareness : an action research study , Pamela Miller Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Creating a purposeful, powerful web site for the Cedar Falls Historical Society , Douglas B. Moore Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Value of self-talk in an early childhood setting , Althea Murphy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Winter : a literature-based unit for kindergarten , Amy L. Murray Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Impact of Documentation Toward Electrical Mean Repair Time of CNC Machines , Gary D. Nagle Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading Recovery and its issues , Carole L. Neary Open Access Graduate Research Paper

State-wide training sessions for county office personnel using the Blue Ribbon data management system , Rebecca L. Nibe Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Helping students learn to spell : a look inside a second grade classroom , Carolyn J. Nuss Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Literature Webs in the Literature Based Elementary Reading Program: An Annotated Bibliography , Nancy O'Keefe Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrated science unit : ponds and water , Evelyn K. Oliver Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Creating a registration database using Microsoft Access 97 , Darren A. Otte Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A history of the development and implementation of a whole language curriculum in a rural Iowa middle school , Anthony M. Pieper Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Sexuality education in the schools : the psycho-social development of relationships, intimacy, and sexuality in children and adolescents , Brian C. Poncy Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The teaching of digital vs. traditional photography , Carolyn Prins Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading in the kindergarten , Christine E. Resch Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A study of the effects on academic achievement of the summer orientation program at the University of Northern Iowa , John D. Rider Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Perspectives on early literacy : the Monroe School , Mona S. Rosdail Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Student satisfaction of Educational Media Reference Guide for courses 240:020 and 240:031 at University of Northern Iowa , Velma M. Sallis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Bullying in schools : students' perspectives , Amy L. Schiltz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Nurturing at-risk students' writing abilities , Carol A. Schmidt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Bibliotherapy : the use of books as an intervention with children and adolescents , Jennifer R. Schmidt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Secret pain : understanding and treating self-injurious behaviors in women , Eva Schoen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

School Violence and Its Implications for Gifted Children , Nancy Schuldt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Using the Internet to Increase Student Motivation and Improve Communication Skills: Creating an Unusual Jobs Web Site , Deanna Schultz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Writing portfolios in a second grade classroom , Cheryl R. Schwery Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Computer Use in K-12 Classrooms , Terry J. Shaw Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating Spelling Instruction in a First-Grade Balanced Literacy Classroom , Michele Smith Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Alcohol Education for Elementary School Children , Pam R. Stamper Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The ethics of intimate student-faculty relationships , Brian Craig Steinberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating Technology Into a 1st Grade Classroom , Kimberly Swartz Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Impact of Fatherlessness on a Child's needs based on Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs , Ivy S. Thompkins Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Spelling: A Review of Literature , Tammy Uhlenhopp Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Vida Dutton Scudder's quest for cultural fellowship , Kristi Van Gorder Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Technology Coordinators' Web Site Project , Jason Allen Vetter Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Management and Leadership: Two Important Concepts that Together Make and Excellent Administrator , Stacey J. Ward Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Preferred Vision for Administering Secondary Schools: a Reflective Essay , Robert S. Weaton Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A qualitative analysis of the Dakota in histories of the late nineteenth century written for middle school students , Mary Lou Weber Graduate Research Paper (UNI Access Only)

Student Perceptions of Distance Learning using WebCT , Nicole M. Weber Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Internet Project Involving Elementary Students and Pre-Service Teachers , Helen Westcott Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Extended Literature Base for an Integrated Unit: Forest Regions of the United States , Barbara R. Wild Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Educating Parents on the Reading Recovery Program , Amy Colette Williams Sorenson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Development of a Bilingual Program in the Heart of Iowa , Lisa Wymore Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Treatment strategies used to teach adults diagnosed with mental retardation appropriate interpersonal skills , Laurie S. Youngblood Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Submissions from 1998 1998

An Introduction to Web-Based Training for Statistical Process Control (SPC) , Richard A. Juel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Analysis of Drafting Competencies in Iowa's High Schools , Rodrick A. Thompson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Evaluation of John Deere Waterloo Works Internal Quality System Audit Process with Recommendations for Improving its Effectiveness , Karl J. Bultsma Sr. Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Investigation of Torque Control Systems for Pump Assembly , Donald E. Lynch Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A Braille Translation Solution Using AutoCAD and LISP , Brian E. Bennett Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Effect of Peer Tutoring on the Test Scores of Washington High School 9th Through 12th Grade Students Enrolled in Metals/Small Engines Class , Larry D. Harken Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Degree of Manufacturer Readiness for Skill-Based Pay Programs , Michael R. Willett Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Effective Recruiting Methods for Four-Year Baccalaureate Industrial Technology Programs , Steven C. Spicher Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Looking at children looking at art : teacher response to aesthetic journals in art , Julie A. Alden Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Electronic job searching : suggestions for educators , Jan Andreesen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The effects of an individualized reading program on recreational reading , Kim Aneweer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Ability grouping in the elementary school , Ellen M. Azinger Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Androgogy and K-12 technology staff development : towards effective practice , Craig Barnum Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Retention in the schools , Sandy Barry Open Access Graduate Research Paper

What do young children know about numerosity? : implications for teachers , Keely J. Beam Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Joseph M. Bearns Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Inclusion of an autistic child into a self-contained third grade classroom , Arlene M. Belt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A phenomenological analysis of an instructional systems design creative project , Daniel M. Benson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Coordinating general classroom reading instruction with Reading Recovery instruction , Jane E. Bentley-Gadow Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Looping : an alternative to grade level promotions , Michelle Block Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Promotion of student learning by small, rural school districts as they design and integrate technology plans , Randall A. Bohman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

John Deere foundry, Waterloo, Melt Operations Department : induction furnace safety operational procedures , Edwina J. Boston Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Portfolios : an implementation report , Anna Burnham Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , Julia Burton-Varn Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing industrial suppliers in Mexico , Abe Camacho Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A review of the research on social withdrawal in children and adolescents , Ryan Lee Channel Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Integrating children's literature and mathematics in the early childhood classroom , Jamie M. Christensen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Copyright issues for the technological classroom : what is permissible under current copyright law and guidelines for educators in the design and use of multimedia, disance learning, and other recent technological advances? , Anthony Kenneth Clark Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The movement toward authentic assessment and the role of technology , Brenda L. Clark Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Fostering acceptance of disabled persons by appreciating individual differences , Allison R. Clausen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Experiential learning applied to a residential life training program , Bobbie J. Coons-Boettcher Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Does Technology Reform Education? , Connie Courbat Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Design, development and delivery of Web-based instruction , Isabelle Cowden Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Dual diagnosis treatment models , Lauretta M. Cufr Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reading workshop and vocabulary knowledge : allies in comprehension , Ellen Cutting Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Success at last : one teacher's growth in understanding of writer's workshop , Cindy L. Davis Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Nurturing reading comprehension of attention deficit students by improving their inferential skills , Paula Decker Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology, at-risk intervention & the music classroom , Kurt M.J. DeVore Open Access Graduate Research Paper

AIDS education on college campuses , Lauretta A. Dienberg Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology and its impact on language arts , Tresa Ann Dietrich Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Technology staff development : key to technology integration , Joanne G. Dorhout Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A case study of an electively mute child , Robert Driscol Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Multiage education , Wendy Edwards Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Michelle Elam Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Autism : a look into cause and treatment , Sarah Chase Ferguson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The Internet and education : uses and issues , Ronald William Fitch Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Promoting inference-making in a first grade classroom , Susan E. Flater Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering secondary schools : a reflective essay , David D. Fox Open Access Graduate Research Paper

An Analysis of Hanay Geiogamah's Contributions to Native American Ritual Drama , Monica L. Franzen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Using interactive writing with reluctant writers , Candis Frieden Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Computer-based training and its impact on training and education , Carla Gahwiler Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Asperger's syndrome : a review of literature , Tracy L. Gappa Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Solution-focused approach to therapy : an overview of the literature , Gail L. Garwood Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Class size in the primary school years (Kindergarten - Grade three) , Tracy L. Goebel-Kelley Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Educational leadership -- a philosophy for an effective secondary principal : a reflective essay , Steven L. Gray Open Access Graduate Research Paper

American Gentlemen's Dress at the Turn-of-the-Century: Etiquette and Form , Linda Grimm Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A preferred vision for administering elementary schools : a reflective essay , Stephen J. Haberman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Reflections of administration , Todd R. Hahlen Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Emotional quotient : predicting and teaching for future success of students , Denise A. Hale Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder : different names for the same condition? , Daryl L. Hawkins Open Access Graduate Research Paper

A vision of a successful secondary principal : a reflective essay , Gregory P. Herbst Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Admissions policies and ethical concerns regarding intercollegiate athletics , W. Andrew Hlubek Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing a community service program for high school students , Ellen M. Hoefer Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Meeting the needs of gifted adolescent girls , Marcia Schrader Hoffman Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Developing more efficient readers : a guided reading, making words, and sentence writing practice , Nancy Hohanshelt Open Access Graduate Research Paper

School-based primary prevention programs for eating disorders , Suzanne D. Holmes Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The integration of CALL in EFL/ESL learning environment , Kuei-chin Huang Open Access Graduate Research Paper

The integration of an ICN classroom into a rural school curriculum , Kathleen C. Jacobs Open Access Graduate Research Paper

Effects of extrinsic reward conditions on students' intrinsic motivation : implications for teachers , Jennifer D. Jacobson Open Access Graduate Research Paper

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Millions of students at risk: India’s elite exams hit by corruption ‘scam’

More than 3 million aspirants took India’s top tests for medical and research schools. Their future is now uncertain amid paper leaks, arrests and growing demands for a re-examination.

New Delhi, India – India’s top examinations for admissions into medical schools and research programmes have come under unprecedented scrutiny amid mounting evidence of corruption and paper leaks, leaving the future of more than three million students hanging in the balance.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under India’s Ministry of Education that is responsible for holding the nationwide examinations, is at the centre of these controversies over the integrity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a national exam for medical aspirants held last month.

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The exam results on June 4 revealed irregularities in marks and a dramatically high number of toppers, with a wave of arrests in different parts of the country for alleged paper leaks and multimillion-dollar cheating scams .

Since then, several students have approached the Supreme Court and state high courts, staged protests in the scorching heat and organised campaigns on social media platforms demanding independent probes and a re-examination. About 2.4 million candidates took the NEET , competing for 100,000 spots in medical schools.

On 19 June, Narendra Modi’s newly formed coalition government also cancelled the National Eligibility Test (NET) that selects candidates for public-funded research fellowships, just a day after a million students wrote the paper. This followed reports that questions had been leaked “in the darknet” and were circulated on Telegram, said Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s education minister, on Thursday.

The minister, however, did not specify how the paper was compromised. “Question leak is an institutional failure from the NTA. We are assuring that there will be a reform committee and action will be taken,” he said. “We will not compromise on transparency. Students’ welfare is our priority.”

Meanwhile, leaders of India’s opposition and legal experts have criticised the Modi government over its failure to crack down on corruption in the country’s elite exams that determine who goes on to become doctors and scholars.

“The NTA literally has one job to do [to conduct exams] and it has failed miserably,” said Rishi Shukla, a law research scholar in Lucknow, who has aided multiple legal petitions against the NTA.

“Millions of students’ careers and lives are at risk. The discrepancies in these examinations carry a smell of large-level corruption in the system.”

Impossible numbers and a ‘wasted dream’

While the country was focused on the results of India’s national election on June 4, the NEET results stunned students and teachers alike: 67 students scored a perfect 720 out of 720, up from two students last year. Two years ago, the topper had scored 715 marks – the candidate with that score this year ranked the 225th.

At least two students scored 719 and 718 marks out of 720, a statistically impossible result under the NEET’s marking system (+4 for a correct answer and -1 for an incorrect one), doubling down on doubts over the allegations from several students of irregularities in the results.

In response, the NTA defended itself by saying that several students were awarded “grace marks” – handed out by examiners at their discretion – in cases where candidates lost time during the tests due to factors outside their control.

“The loss of examination time was ascertained and such candidates were compensated with grace marks. So, the candidates’ marks can be 718 or 719, also,” the NTA wrote on X. However, the agency did not disclose the parameters used for awarding grace marks.

Eventually, it informed the Supreme Court in a hearing that the agency would cancel the grace marks and conduct a re-test for the 1,563 students who were awarded these marks.

“There have been issues in the NTA’s conduct from the beginning of the NEET exams this year,” said Shukla, the legal scholar, who has also written to the Supreme Court and the NTA demanding an impartial court-monitored probe.

“This agency was constituted in 2013 claiming to centralise the examination and avoid lower-level paper leaks and corruption. However, now they have lost their face.”

The NEET tests students in physics, biology and chemistry with 180 questions, and the exam was held in more than 4,500 centres across the country, where students answered multiple-choice questions by filling bubbles corresponding to different answers.

Where 304 students scored 700 marks or more in 2023, that number rose to 2,100 this year. A candidate’s rank in the highly competitive NEET is vital to securing admission to a medical school in India.

In a statement shared with the press, the NTA attributed the high scoring to a larger candidate pool, rising by nearly 300,000 from 2023. However, questions over the integrity of the exam aside, the unusually high marks this year pose another challenge: Earlier, an average of 550 marks could guarantee a place in government-run medical colleges, which in total account for 56,000 seats.

Not any more. The remaining seats are in private schools that charge exponentially higher fees than government colleges.

For aspirants like 19-year-old Pratibha, this reality represents the end of a dream. She said she does not trust the re-examination promised by the NTA for students awarded grace marks.

“This re-test is an eye wash because the government is clearly shielding corrupt people,” she said, speaking from her home in Odisha state on India’s east coast, requesting that her last name not be used because she fears punitive action.

“I have spent my teenage [years] for this dream to wear the white coat,” said Pratibha, breaking down on the call. “It all feels like a waste now. I have scored good marks but not the rank. My family does not have money to send me to a private college.”

What is the NEET paper worth?

Last week, Pradhan, India’s education minister, vehemently denied the possibility of a paper leak in the NEET. However, the police in the eastern state of Bihar, where Pradhan’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rules as part of a coalition, claim to have secured a confession that nails paper leaks.

A senior police official in Patna, Bihar’s capital, confirmed to Al Jazeera that one of the arrested men accused of leaks confessed that he secured access to the paper the night before the NEET examination – for nearly $36,000. Under Indian laws, a confessional statement made to the police is inadmissible as evidence in court.

Reacting to the findings by the Bihar police, Pradhan on Thursday evening said that the ministry was in touch with the police and was awaiting a detailed report. But he rejected calls for a re-examination of the NEET, unlike with the NET.

“Some errors are limited to specific regions. Those guilty, including someone from the NTA, will not be spared,” he said. “One isolated incident [Bihar paper leak] should not affect lakhs of students who took the exam sincerely.” A lakh, an Indian measure, represents 100,000.

But the arrests in Bihar are not an “isolated incident”.

In Gujarat, the western state that is the home of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is also ruled by the BJP, the police have revealed details of a scam in recent days where at least 30 students, from distant parts of India, appeared in one centre.

They allegedly paid between $12,000 and $50,000, involving private coaching centres, teachers and a supervisor at the exam centre, to clear the test. Five individuals have been arrested so far in this probe.

As New Delhi baked under a heatwave on June 20, Varun Choudhary, the national president of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the opposition Congress party, assembled protesting students and reached the residence of Pradhan, the education minister. They were quickly whisked away by the police.

Choudhary told Al Jazeera that the protesters showered fake currency notes outside Pradhan’s residence in New Delhi, “because we are ready to give that corrupt minister money, but we need to secure the future of our students”.

There is no evidence linking any government minister to any wrongdoing in the conduct of the examinations.

“This must be a first when the thief is confessing to a robbery, but the owner says everything is fine,” he said, referring to the confessions claimed by the police. “The NTA is incapable of conducting any examination and has become the epicentre of these leaks. We demand a ban on NTA and the resignation of [Pradhan].”

“The government is playing with the future of over three million students,” he said. “Now, there is a deep mistrust between the students and the examinations. Is this a fear you want to instil in your future doctors and scholars?”

Hearing a batch of petitions, the Supreme Court also criticised the NTA, saying, “If there’s even 0.001 percent negligence on anyone’s part, it should be thoroughly dealt with.”

However, the court did not ask for a deferment of the post-NEET allocation of medical seats, scheduled for July 1. The next hearing in the case is on July 8.

One nation, one examination?

Meanwhile, opposition leaders – many of whom have been critical of the NEET because it replaces a series of state government-run tests with a single national exam – have targeted the Modi government’s handling of the medical exam.

“Tamil Nadu was the first to say that NEET was a scam, and now, the entire country has started saying so,” MK Stalin, the chief minister of the southern Tamil Nadu state, said. “We will surely end this one day. It’s our responsibility. Society, financial or political situation should not be a barrier to your education.”

Neighbouring Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also accused the federal government of “gross inefficiency” that undermined the credibility of the national-level examination. “This repeated incompetence is unacceptable, leaving students in limbo and wasting public money,” he wrote on X.

Taking a dig at Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Thursday, “It was being said that Modi ji stopped the Russia-Ukraine war. But for some reason, Narendra Modi has not been able to stop or doesn’t want to stop paper leaks in India.”

Ahead of the 2024 election, a BJP advertisement had suggested that Modi had managed to pause the Russia-Ukraine war to secure the escape of Indian students trapped in the war zone – a claim that the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself had rejected.

Akhilesh Yadav, chief of the Samajwadi Party, in Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state, demanded a court-monitored probe. “The culprits must get the harshest punishment,” he wrote on X.

The controversy swirling over the NEET and NET comes against the backdrop of growing questions over India’s competitive exam industry.

Every year, thousands of students flock to privately owned coaching centres that have mushroomed in cities like Kota, in the western state of Rajasthan, and that claim to know the magic tricks needed to get a student into a top engineering or medical school.

But the dingy classrooms and high-pressure atmosphere in these coaching hubs also spawn a nightmare accompanying the dreams of success: The ever-growing suicide statistics from cities like Kota have even inspired a Netflix drama and several feature films.

Barely a week before the NEET was held, another student was found hanging in his room in the dusty town of Kota. “Sorry Papa, I could not do it this year as well,” read a note found near his body. The student had failed to secure a seat in the last two attempts and was to appear for a third time. His was the 10th death by suicide in Kota since January this year.

“We have turned our education system into a pressure cooker, and it has been exploding for some time now – the mismanagement in such a highly centralised form of examination can inflict irreversible trauma on students,” said the head of a reputed government-run medical school in Rajasthan, requesting anonymity to “save” his job.

“This ‘one nation, one examination’ does not work in a country like India,” he added. “The sooner this government understands this, the better for the future of our students.”

Digging Deeper: Research Strategies for Creative Nonfiction

• Resources for WPL Workshop (Summer 2024)

Arts and Humanities Librarian

Google Search

The information overload that comes with the internet has fooled many of us into believing we have access to everything and everything is easy to access. I have found that to be far from the truth! While a simple Google search can give you results quickly, if you need a very specific result, some tips and tricks will make your search much more effective and hopefully get you closer to the results you seek. 

It is difficult (if not impossible) for Google to access items housed in online digital collections, but once you know of a collection, you want to search. It can be a useful tool. For example, I might start by searching: 

"homestake mining company" union "south dakota" "digital collection" OR archive OR museum OR "special collection"

The results themselves might be great, but they can also be clues for other places to search. I am now aware of the  South Dakota Historical Society , the South Dakota Historical Society Press , and South Dakota Public Broadcasting , all local collections I might want to explore further. 

One of my favorite tricks is using Google to search notoriously difficult-to-search websites using the site: function. For example, I can search the  South Dakota Public Broadcasting website for "homestake mining company" beyond what rose to the surface in my first broader search. 

site:.sdpb.org "homestake mining company"

This brings those entries to the top of my search and focuses my results on what one local collection offers. 

• Google (Advanced)

Ethical Considerations

As a writer, it is your responsibility to consider issues of 

• recognition/credit

Community Resources

• Local Public Libraries (WPL) Local public libraries often specialize in community history. Their librarians, collections, and databases are invaluable.
• Local College and University Libraries (UNI) College and university libraries often offer visitor access options. It is worth checking, as they may have specialized collections and librarians with subject-area expertise.

Digital Repositories /Collections

I recommend using advanced search and limiters for more effective searching. 

• HathiTrust A partnership of more than 70 research libraries and institutions that work together to preserve and make accessible cultural materials. Currently, it contains 18+ million digitized items (HathiTrust).
• Digital Public Library of America US project aimed at providing public access to digital holdings to create a large-scale public digital library with 50+ million digitized items (Wikipedia).
• Chronicling America (LOC) The collection provides access to select digitized newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC). It includes 150,000+ titles from 1690 to the present (Library of Congress).
• Google Books A service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database. Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program or by Google's library partners through the Library Project with 40+ million titles (Wikipedia).

Localized Collections

• OEDB Digital Libraries and Archives A non-exhaustive list of sites focuses on certain geographic areas.
• U.S. Local History: Research Guides (LOC) Resource lists curated by specialists at the Library of Congress. Generally divided up by state.

Public Records

While public, these may not be digitized, available online, easy to access, or free. Some of these records will be available through aggregators like Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com (both paid subscriptions, although if you're lucky, your library may provide some access). Oftentimes, such records need to be requested from the agency holding the record. While some of these agencies have a web presence, you may need to call or travel to access such records. You may need to file a FOIA request if these are not your records.

• How do I make a FOIA Request?

Data Management

When finding resources, you will want to organize them so you can locate them again and credit the creators. You need a system that works for you—that is the most important criterion! Nowadays, that can be as complicated as an expensive writing software program or as simple as a dedicated physical notebook and some file folders. 

• Scrivener $$$. A word processing program for both text editing and document storage.
• Zotero Free-->$$$. Save, organize, and share files.
• Evernote Free--$$$. Manage your tasks and your information.
• Google Drive Free-->$$$ Create, store, and share files and folders.
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