Browsing Faculty Dissertations by Title
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Aspects of Controversies Concerning the Doctrine of Grace Aroused by the Teachings of Claude Pajon
University of St. Andrews, September 1974
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Characteristics of Higher Education Environments Conducive to Adaptive Change
Azusa Pacific University, November 2016
xii, 345 pagesMultiple factors, including affordability and expected outcomes, have converged to cause unusual pressure on higher education administrators and faculty and prompt the need for change (Kezar, 2009; Selingo, 2013; Zemsky, ... -
Christian College Distinctives: A Study of the Institutional Satisfaction and Morale at Christian College Coaliton Institutions
Claremont Gaduate School, 1992
325 pagesIn response to declining morale of college faculty, the Council of Independent Colleges, designed a multi-year project, "The Future of the Academic Workplace in Liberal Arts Colleges," to learn more about how college faculty ... -
A Comparison Between the Financing of New Worship Facilities of the Assemblies of God and Nazarenes in Washington State
California Graduate School of Theology, 1979
vi, 170 pages -
The Conspiracy Argument as Rhetorical Genre
Northwestern University, August 1980
x, 320 pagesConspiracy allegations are omnipresent in American history. This dissertation is a study of the generic aspects of the conspiratorial argument. The inquiry operates from two basic premises: (1) conspiracy discourse is an ... -
Developing Results-Based Leadership Attributes and Team Cohesiveness Through Action Learning
Walden University, August 2010
vi, 186 pagesThose who develop leaders in manufacturing settings have little data that describe the usefulness of action learning as a method of developing leaders’ abilities to improve results-based leadership attributes or perceptions ... -
The Discrimination and Categorization of Pitch Direction by the Young Child
University of Washington, 1989
vi, 146 pages -
The Effect of Cooperative Learning on Academic Achievement in Introductory College Biology
Washington State University, May 1992
viii, 212 pages -
The Effects of Counseling Techniques on Perceptions of Teaching Efficacy
Florida State University, Summer 1997
xi, 104 pagesPrevious research (Armor, Conroy-Osquera, Cox, King, McDonnell, Pacal, Pauly & Zellman, 1976; Berman & McLaughlin, 1977) has shown that teacher efficacy is important in education and classroom effectiveness. This study ... -
Except You Become as Little Children: an Exploratory Project in Preparing Pastors to Preach to Children
Phillips University, April 13, 1973
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Experiences Affecting Post-Freshman Retention of American Indian/Alaskan Native Students at a Bible College
Arizona State University, December 2000
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Exploring Frameworks to Integrate Globalization, Mission, & Higher Education: Case Study Inquiry at Two Higher Education Institutions in the Pacific Northwest
Seattle University, 2010
231 pagesThe purpose of this study was to explore the merits of three conceptual frameworks that emerged from a synthesis of literature related to globalization, mission, and higher education. The first framework, higher education ... -
Faculty Growth and Development in Higher Education: A Case Study
Seattle University, 1998
208 pagesThe purpose of this study was to explore the process of faculty growth and development in a four-year college using a case-study design. The design used a triangulation of methods, sources, and theories to accomplish its purpose. -
“Graunted of the Bysshop Honde”: The Meaning and Uses of the Sacrament of Confirmation From its Inception Through the Middle Ages
viii, 345 pagesThis dissertation is a social history of the sacrament of confirmation in western Christianity from its beginnings in the early third century through the Middle Ages. It is an exploration of the meanings attached to the ... -
The Influence of Set Upon Melodic Expectancy
University of Washington, 1983
v, 79 pages -
Institutional Strengths, Fundraising Messages, and Private Giving Outcomes in Tier One Research Extensive Universities: a Multiple Case Study
University of Nebraska, May 2007
vii, 179 pages -
Jesus in an Ethnically Rich Environment: A Multi-Cultural Study in the Requirements for Effective, Consistent Gospel Communication in Southeast Renton, Washington
Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, May 2019
xiii, 247 pagesThis project arose from the desire to minister in the dominantly multicultural community of Renton, Washington. The project utilized interviews to reveal common factors that would enable gospel communication across several ... -
The Ministry of Discipline in a Christian College: Redemptive or Punitive?
California Graduate School of Theology, 1983
238 pages -
A Parent Education Seminar on the Value Development of Children
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminar, April 1993
ix, 253 pages -
A Phenomenological Exploration of the Experiences of Counselor Education Doctoral Student Mothers with Young Children
Oregon State University, August 2017
xii, 195 pagesThe number of women in doctoral programs is increasing each year and women now comprise the majority of doctoral students in America (U.S. Department of Education, 2015). Previous research has shown the high levels of ...