Doctoral Programs

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Application Deadline

For Fall 2010 admission

Files must be completed by March 15

Interviews and writing samples to be scheduled in early April

Decisions will be made in time for the regular advising period in April

 

Recent Dissertation Defenses

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“Employee Competencies of Taiwanese International Trade: Perceptions of Practitioners and Educators” By Su-Chin Hsieh, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Judith Beauford

“Exploring Cultural Influence on Leadership Practices: A Case Study of Eight Taiwanese Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Hotel Industry in Southern Texas” By Yun-His (Simon) Chang, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Judith Beauford

“Repeated Oral Reading Approach versus Independent Silent Reading Approach for Reading Fluency and Comprehension” By Jewell Ann Borjes, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Absael Antelo

“Transformation from Entrepreneur to Happeneur: Disrupting the Status Quo” By Paulette Martinez Bethel, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Francis Musa Boakari

“Exploring the Collaborative Process in the Context of a Cross-Cultural Team from the United States and Zambia” By Georgia Lynn Piez, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Richard Henderson

“The relationship among employee's job values, stress, and satisfaction before and during privatization in three commercial banks in Taipei, Taiwan” By Chih-Hsiung (Alston) Cheng, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Judith Beauford

“Uninvested Leadership: A Quantitative Analysis of New Troop Leader Perceptions in Relation to Turnover Intentions in the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Region” By Iolani M. Connolly, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Absael Antelo

“The Relationship between Sense of Humor and Self-Efficacy: An Exploration of the Beliefs of Art Teachers” By Teri Evans-Palmer, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Dorothy Ettling

“Student Engagement Survey Results: Implications for Relationship Marketing” By Jia-Jing (Jenny) Jien, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Richard Henderson

“A Feasibility Study for a University in Bangladesh under Catholic Sponsorship” By Harold Bijoy Rodrigues, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Richard Henderson

“The Possible Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Performance in Small Business Development Center Regional Groups in Texas” By Michael Farlow, Dissertation Chair: Dr. Richard Henderson

“Phenomenological Study In Teacher Retention” By Felecia Joiner, Dissertation Chair Dr. Absael Antelo

 

Alan Dreeben Research Center

Dreeben School of Education

Check out the exciting new things we are doing in the ADRC.

For more information: http://www.uiw.edu/education/dreeben.html

 


Recent Past Events

San Antonio College 15th Annual Multicultural Conference 2009

Christie Melonson

Multicultural Conference 2009

Presentation entitled: "Ph.D. Students' Perception of Multicultural Education on their Leadership Behaviors"

 

Doctoral Student Fall Research Symposium

November 21, 2009

Joyce Building (JB) Room #126 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Time

Presenter

Title of the Presentation

 9:00

Alissa Yu-Han Su

Faculty’s Viewpoints of Effective Teaching Methods in the Foreign Language Classroom

 9:30

Raymond L. Keller

The External Effects of Weather and Lunar Phases on Student Behavior

 10:00

Robin L. Guerrero

The Dual Benefits of Tax Credits: Taxpayer Income Generation & Economy Stimulus

 10:30

Eu Eun Young Kim

A Study of Korean Ethnic Schools in the South-Central United States

 11:00

Christie Melonson

Ph.D. Students’ Perception of Multicultural Education on their Leadership Behaviors: A Pilot Study

 11:30

Wei-chao Hsu

A Scholar-Practitioner’s View of Vocational Higher Education Systems in Taiwan

 12:00

Pamela E. Ray

A Fresh Approach:  Ethnic Diversity on Campuses in America

 12:30

James Daniel Simpson                                

The Dual Language Model: Non-Spanish Language Minorities

 1:00

Dr. Judith Beauford

Closing Remarks & Presentation of Certificates

 

Doctoral Program Fall Gathering

Marian Hall Ballroom

6:00-7:30 p.m.

 

Fall Gathering

Graduate Dean Dr. Kevin Vichcales explaining research opportunities

to new and prospective students.

 

Fall Gathering

What a group!

 

Fall Gathering

Some veteran students and graduates.

Gathering

Dr. Henderson gets down to business.