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Recent Dissertations

Name Title Year Advisor
Educational Processes    
Bechhofer, Shoshanah M Identity and Educational Mission of Bais Yakov Schools: The Structuration of an Organizational Field as the Unfolding of Discursive Logics Spring, 2005 Allan M. Collins
Human Development & Social Policy    
Carvalho, Irene Maria Reacting to Crime and Disorder in Inner-City Neighborhoods: Processes, Mechanisms, and the Functioning of Fear and of Other Reactions to Crime Spring, 2003 Dan A. Lewis
Caspary, Gretchen Lynn Effects of Parental AFDC Receipt on Children and Adolescents: Evidence from the NLSY and the PSID Spring, 2003 Greg J. Duncan
McDaniel, Marla K. Attracting the Attention of Child Protective Services: The Added Risk of Major Life Events for Low-Income Families Fall, 2003 Dan A. Lewis
Deutsch, Nancy L There are Birds in the Projects: The Construction of Self in an Urban Youth Organization Fall, 2004 Barton J. Hirsch
Matwyshyn, Andrea Maria Silicon Ceilings: The Gendered Digital Production Divide and Single Sex Technology Education - A Study of Computer Attitudes of Girls in Single Sex and Coeducational High Schools Fall, 2004 James E. Rosenbaum
Mendenhall, Ruby  Black Women in Gautreaux's Housing Desegregation Program: The Role of Neighborhoods and Networks in Economic Independence Fall, 2004 Greg J. Duncan
Votruba-Drzal, Elizabeth  Starting School on Unequal Ground: Environmental Origins of Economic Disparities in School Readiness and Early Academic

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Fall, 2004 P. Lindsay-Chase Lansdale
Anyidoho, Nana Akua Personalizing Development: How Participants Make Sense of Development Policy Fall, 2005 James Spillane
Green, Michelle  Predictors of Digital Fluency Spring, 2005 Dan P. McAdams
Keels, Idolly  The Effects of Neighborhoods: Residential Mobility and Long-term Child Outcomes Fall, 2005 Greg J. Duncan
Li-Grining, Christine P Social Foundations of Early School Success Among Low-Income Children: The Role of Self-Regulation and Home, Classroom, and Policy Contexts Fall, 2005 P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
Pareja, Amber Stitziel The Effect of Parental Employment on Children's Academic Achievement in the Context of Welfare Reform Fall, 2005 Dan A. Lewis
Coldren, Amy Franz From Sensemaking to Knowledge Creation: A Comparison of Teacher Learning Across Two School Subjects Fall, 2006 James Spillane
Dorner, Lisa Marie Constructing a Dual Language Policy in a New Immigrant Community: Conflicts, Contexts, and Kids Fall, 2006 James Spillane
Sinha, Vandna  Crime and Community: Collective Efficacy in Chicago Neighborhoods Fall, 2006 Dan A. Lewis
Person, Ann Elizabeth Long Journey on a Short Path: Information, Organization, and Student Success in Two-Year Colleges Spring, 2007 James Edward Rosenbaum
Learning Sciences    
Kwon, Samuel Moonha Promoting Social Skill Development in a Community of Practice Spring, 2003 Louis M. Gomez
Loh, Ben Tun-Bin Using Articulation and Inscription as Catalysts for Reflection: Design Principles for Reflective Inquiry Fall, 2003 Brian J. Reiser
Neaman, Adam P. A Theory of Computed-Based Educational Simulation Design Based on Observed Design Errors Spring, 2003 Roger C. Schank
Abrahamson, Dor  Keeping Meaning in Proportion: The Multiplication Table as a Case Of Pedagogical Bridging Tools Spring, 2004 Karen C. Fuson
Kalathil, Radha R. Investigating the Structure of Discourse for Reform-Based Mathematics Classrooms Fall, 2004 Miriam G. Sherin
Kyza, Eleni A Understanding Reflection-in-Action: An Investigation into Middle-School Students' Reflective Inquiry Practices and the Role Software Scaffolding Can Play Fall, 2004 Daniel C. Edelson
Rose, Kenneth Paul Using Assessment Conversations to Promote Teacher and Student Learning Spring, 2004 Louis M. Gomez
Golan, Ravit  Reasoning in Molecular Genetics: From a Cognitive Model to Instructional Design Fall, 2005 Brian J. Reiser
Matese, Gabrielle Ann A Cognitive Framework to Inform the Design of Professional Development Supporting Teachers' Classroom Assessment of Inquiry-Based Science Fall, 2005 Daniel C. Edelson
Rosenfeld, Erica L Telling, Adapting, and Performing Personal Stories: Understanding Identity Development and Literacy Learning for Stigmatized Youth Spring, 2005 Carol D. Lee
Schwarz, Jennifer A Describing Content in Middle School Science Curricula Spring, 2005 Bruce L. Sherin , Brian J. Rieser
MacPherson, Kimberli Aiko Cases to Courses: A Design Process and Design Principles for Creating Effective Live Goal-Based Scenarios Fall, 2006 Allan Collins
Pitts, Virginia Marie Do Students Buy In? A Study of Goal and Role Adoption by Students in Project-Based Curricula Fall, 2006 Daniel C. Edelson
Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners School Leadership Practice: Putting School Subjects into the Leadership Equation Spring, 2006 James Spillane
Weusijana, Baba Kofi Adam A Socratic ASK System: Helping Educators Provide a Socratic Tutor for Learners Fall, 2006 Christopher K. Riesbeck
Zhong, Le  Cognitive Strategies to Enhance Client Satisfaction: An Analysis of How Expert Consultants Learn and Address Client Needs Fall, 2006 Allan M. Collins
Brantlinger, Andrew Morgan Geometries of Inequality: Teaching and Researching Critical Mathematics in a Low-Income Urban High School Spring, 2007 Miriam G. Sherin, Carol D. Lee
Eksner, Helen Julia Self-Regulation in Context. An Ecocultural Perspective on Self-Regulation during Problem Solving Spring, 2007 Carol D. Lee

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