University of San Francisco
  Previous   font
 

Recent Dissertations

Catholic Educational Leadership
The Accessibility of American Catholic Secondary Schools to the Various Socioeconomic Levels of Catholic Families in the 21st Century?
John Huber
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Mary Peter Traviss, O.P.

Catholic Identity and Lasallian Culture in Higher Education:The Contributions of Campus Ministry
Michael Sanderl
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Mary Peter Traviss, O.P.

The Congruency of Blessed Edmund Rice's Charism with the Essential Elements of a Christian Brother Education in Christian Brothers' Owned Secondary Schools in the United States
Br. Raymond Vercruysse
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Mary Peter Traviss, O.P.
A Survey of Lay Tenured Philippine Jesuit High School Teachers' Understanding and Application of the Characteristics of Jesuit Education
Eric Velandria
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Virginia Shimabukuro
Perceptions and Assumptions: Gender Equity in Jesuit All-Male Secondary Schools
Margaret Maughan Smith
Dissertation Chairperson: Sr. Jeannette Hagelskamp, S.P.


International and Multicultural Education
Reflections of the Spirit: Voices of Children’s Book Illustrators of Mexican Descent – A Participatory Study with George Ancona and Felipe Davalos Rosie Arenas
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Alma Flor Ada
"The Cures and the Pain": The Pedagogy of Critical Xicana/Xicano Educators in the Classroom
Margarita Berta-Avila
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Alma Flor Ada
Heritage Language as Portrayed in Literature Written by Latino Authors: A Transformative Critical Literary Approach
Enrique Dominguez
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Alma Flor Ada
Computer-Mediated Communicative Patterns in Online Learning Environments
Ronald Roberts
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Dorothy Messerschmitt
Japanese ESL Students’ Perspectives on Communicative Competence in United States Cultural Contexts
Jun Omi
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Dorothy Messerschmitt


Learning and Instruction
Knowledge, Participation, and Needs of Chinese-Speaking Parents of Primary-Grade Children with Disabilities
Lusa Lo
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Susan Evans
Skill Acquisition, Transfer of Training and Intrinsic Motivation: A Comparison of Two Training Methodologies in the Development of Management Soft Skills
Linda Pfeifer
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Robert Burns
The Effects of Oral-Language Rehearsal on First-Grade Students’ Independent Writing
Geri Lee Keskeys
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Mathew Mitchell
Mainstreaming Outcomes for Emotionally Disturbed High School Students
Joy Kutaka-Kennedy
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Susan Evans
Latina Mothers’ Perceived Self-Efficacy for the Promotion of Their Children’s Emergent Literacy and its Relationship to Home Literacy Experiences
Aimee Michelle Reedy
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Robert Burns


Organization and Leadership
Perceptions of the Adequacy of Two California Community College Counseling and Advising Programs for African-American Students with Transfer Goals
Ingrid Coco
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Patricia Mitchell
Philosophical Orientation of Career Centers and Career Professionals in the National Association of Colleges and Employees (NACE)
Will Flowers
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Patricia Mitchell
An Interpretive Model of Adult Understanding of Technology in Honduran Education
Monica Green
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Ellen A. Herda
The Quest for Community and Imagination: A Transcultural Approach to Discovering the Seeds for Organizational Change in For-profit Businesses
Katherine Hart
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Ellen A. Herda
The Hues of Viewpoint, Textual Connection, Interpretation, and Socio-Cultural Dynamics and Their Effects on the Art of Composing Meaning in Literature
Thien Hoang
Dissertation Chairperson: Dr. Patricia Mitchell
 
 
  About USF | Academics | Prospective Students | Admission | Current Students | Alumni Contact Us | SOE Home