Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Mixed Age Preschool Benefits, Ruth Anna Endthoff
The Verbal Environment and Its Impact on Child Development, Janet M. Evans
Challenging Behaviors in Young Children: The Causes and Strategies for Coping, Barbara Gordon
Director Competency in the Early Childhood Center: A Successful Center Depends on a Competent Director, Linda Gronholz
The Value of In-Service Training and Distance Learning, Cheryl Habgood
Brain Research and Infant and Toddler Development: Implications for Parents and Caregivers, Wendy T. Harris
Support in the Wings: The Trainer and Teacher Partnership, Toni Henson
Intergenerational Programming for Senior Adults and Young Children, Sandra Jo Hofer
The Affects of No Child Left Behind on Young Children, Bonita Jones
Career Lattices in Early Childhood Education: A Staff Development Plan for Faith-Based Early Learning Programs, Janiece Kneppe
Stronger Families and Communities: Healthy Partnerships for Family, School, and Community - A Community Education Workshop, Virginia V. Maldonado
Early Childhood Educator and Parent Partnerships in Educating Young Children, Natalie Marose
Teaching Online: Discovering Highly Effective Methods, Janet Massa
Therapeutic Preschools: Descriptions and Use, Megan McFarland
Emerging Literacy in Toddlers, Dawna M. Miller
The Importance of the Father and Child Relationship: Especially in the First Three Years, Stephanie N. Moreno
On the "Education" in Early Childhood Education: High Quality Programs Serve an Educational Purpose, Kellee Nelson
Strengthening Independent Living Services for Youth in Foster Care: New Principles and Standards, Robin E.H. Nixon
Teacher Education: A Critical Component to Implementing a Developmentally Appropriate Mixed-Age Program, Tammy Nuttall
Integrating Ethical Literacy Into Early Childhood Education Courses, Workshops, and Trainings, Trudy Oliver
Understanding and Using Developmental Bibliotherapy in Early Childhood Education, Jacqueline Pickar
The Importance of Play to Enhance Children's Development, Carol Piechoski
Erasing Stigma in the Classroom With the Liberation Teaching Practices Handbook: Facilitating Quality Interactions That Nurture Young Children's Self-Esteem, Susan J. Poehler
Fostering the Development of Music in the Classroom: Precursor to a Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Curriculum, Sara Leiby Potter
Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms, Robert Ramirez
Family Involvement and Early Literacy Development, Jennifer Ready
Forming a Sense of Community in West Central Head Start Classrooms, Mary Rolf
Training Teachers to Support Young English Language Learners, Nadine L. Roth
Appropriate Assessment of Children Ages Three to Eight, Lorna Rudolph
Beyond the Bell: Creating Quality School Aged Care, Kara Lee Setty
New Teacher Orientation: The Missing Piece to Retention, Success, and Work Place Satisfaction in Early Childhood Education Programs, Juliellen Simpson-Vos
The Effects of Music in the Early Childhood Classroom, Kayren L. Woolum
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Trials of Temperament: A Guide to Understanding and Accommodating Temperament Within a Classroom Setting, Sara E. Addler
Supporting Preschool Teachers' Implementation of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Michelle Beedle
Supporting Center Director Success, Sharon Bergen
Developmentally Appropriate Cognitive Growth Assessments for Three and Four Year Old Children, Sandy Block and Lesley Ann Horn
Learning Through Play: Caring for the Whole Child, April M. Chavis-Johnson
Caring for the Caregiver: Implementation of Health and Wellness Development with Early Childhood Education Staff, Carmen R. Cook
Science in the Early Childhood Classroom, Darlene Cunningham
Promoting Father Involvement in Early Education Programs: Parenting Workshops for Fathers, Mattie M. Davis
Problem Solving Behavior of Toddlers in Conflicts, Ann Sommers Egyhazi
A Parent Education Module for Fathers, Carey L. Erkel
High Quality Family Child Care Programs: From a Federal Crusade to a Fifty State Reality, Marie E. Grayson-George
Parents as Partners in Early Childhood Education, Marian Hamre
Developing Appropriate Reading and Writing Activities in Kindergarten, Kristen Head
Informing Parents About Developmentally Appropriate Full Day Kindergarten, Lishelle L. Hemphill
Distance Learning at the Community College Level, Christie Honeycutt
The Importance of Cultivating Creativity: Fostering Creative Experiences Within the Education Curriculum and Its Impace on Children and the Education Profession, Christy T. Hopkins
School Age Care Teacher Development Through Individual Assessment, Paula Jerome and Annette M. Jones
Leadership Training Effects on Early Childhood Programming, Jill Davis King
Preparing Young Children for Kindergarten-Readiness and Life-Long Learning Through Play in the New Millennium, Beverly Knight
Challenging Behaviors in a Head Start Program: The Relationship Between Social Behavior and Teacher Responses, Mary J. Lockhart-Findling
Sensory Stimulation and Sensorimotor Approaches for Pre-Schools, Judy M. Maurer
High Quality Preschool Programs are Critical to a Young Child's Development, Shannon Shevik Otto
Creating a Quality School-Age Care Environment, Susan Perez
Developing Teachers of Character Within a Moral Development Framework, Michelle Pettman and Valerie L. Jensen Hubel
From House to Preschool: Creating a Holistic Preschool Learning Center at TriState Christian School, Galena, Illinois, Ruth G. Pitman
Parent-Teacher Partnerships and the Innovative Use of Technology to Improve Parent-Teacher Communication, Kimbely A. Rasumussen
The Individualized Transition Plan: Appropriate Practice in Transitioning Toddlers to Preschool, Heidi H. Schlueter
United States Air Force Child Development Program Resources: A Resource Guide for Multifacted Staff Development, Elizabeth M. Scozzafave
Supporting Teachers in Using Authentic Assessments, Patricia J. Simpson
Supporting Preschool Teachers' Implementation of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Lanette Sowle
The Effects of Staff Turnover on Young Children, Tammy E. Vraspir
Understanding Nature and Nurture: A Caregivers' Guide, Paulette Wagoner
The Developmental Benefits of Play-Centered Curriculum, Sarah A. Wendel
Family Involvement and Children's Success: Promoting Language Development Through Literacy Bags, Amy Zenda-Johnson
A Handbook on Sleep Expert Advice for Parents of Young Children, Sharon Farley Zilka
Perspectives of Play, Veronika Zoebl
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The Natural Learner Within the Disruptive Junior High Students, Colleen A. Aeppli and Donyea T. Collins
The Effects of Wilderness Therapy on the Self-Concept of High-Risk Adolescent Females, Robin Albert
Improvement of the St Paul Lutheran Church Sunday Morning Adult Bible Class by Consideration of Principles of Adult Education and Changes in American Christianity, Dennis W. Angland
Incorporating Touch in Early Childhood Settings, Frances M. Carlson
Pathways to Involvement: Using the Theory of Multiple Intelligences to Include Parents in Early Education, Kathy Chapman
An Emotional Intelligence Checklist for School Age Programs, Susan Jane Dansker
The CDA Experience: Promoting Professional Development in Entry-Level Practitioners, Leslie A. Deem
Parent and School Partnership for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Janis Doubek
Listening to Children in School-Age Care Programs, Ingrid Griffee
Applying Teacher Developmental Stages to Professional Development: An Information Plan for the Wisconsin Child Care Information Center, Lita K. Haddal
Parents and Teachers Use Children's Literature as a Guide in Teaching Moral Development, Vernietta Hansberger
Nurturing Young Children's Spirtituality in Non-Sectarian Early Childhood Environments, Ronda R. Hawkins
Nurturing Emotional Intelligence in Preschoolers: Teacher's Strategies Manual, Beatriz Hentschel
Developmental Stages of YMCA School-Age Care Programs, Mary E. Hoshinko
Perceptions of Child Safety Risks in Parents of Pre-Kindergarteners, Paulette L. Jones
A Preschool Family Literacy Model to Promote Emergent Literacy Skills, Shelly L. Jones
A Learning Portfolio, Lisa M. Larson
Reading Allowed: Reading to Children in the Primary Classroom, Debby Moon
A Church-Based Family Support Program for Families With Infants and Toddlers, Melanie Kay Urdahl Nelson
National Accreditation of After School Programs: Can Staff Turnover be Reduced?, Eliza G. Nesmith
Use of Positive Guidance in a Military Early Childhood Program, Femi R. O'Grady and Ruby Belton
Cultural Patterns and Interactions Among African American Male Adolescents: How European American Youth Workers and Educators Can Misconceive Them, Michelle K. Phillips
Building Literacy Skills Through Play at the Elementary Level, Debra Saunders
Challenges of a New Generation of Liberian Immigrant Youth: Causes, Effects, and Solution, James Nyema Saydee
Attention Deficit/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Knowledge and Preparedness of School Age Care Professionals, Becky Beckwith Scott
The Blessing Place: Quality Programming for Infants and Toddlers, Kristine Spiess, Jan Stockman, and Lacey Wellens
An Orientation Program Designed to Increase Motivation and Reduce Turnover Among School Age Program Staff, Karen D. Washington and Tammy K. Jordan
School Age Care Programs: The Missing Link to Responsible Anger?, Angelique Weinstein
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The Community Learning School: An Elementary School Model for Educational Reform, Mike Ashcraft
Child Care Workers' and Adolescent Residents' Perspectives on Interaction Patterns of Point and Level Systems, Lloyd B. Bullard