William Allan Kritsonis, PhD 17603 Bending Post Drive Houston, TX 77093 (281) 550-5700 Home (832) 483-7889 Cell williamkritsonis@yahoo.com Professor Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Leadership Prairie View A&M University (Member of the Texas A&M University System) The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education Prairie View, Texas 77446 Distinguished Alumnus (2004) Central Washington University College of Education and Professional Studies Ellensburg, Washington Visiting Lecturer (2005) Oxford Round Table Oriel College University of Oxford Oxford, England Editor-in-Chief NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS Founded 1983 Over 4,000 professors in higher education have published in NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS Over 250,000 Guests Visit Our Website Yearly at www.nationalforum.com PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1976 M.Ed. Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, 1971 B.A. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, Teachers College, New York, 1981 Doctor of Humane Letters, School of Graduate Studies, Southern Christian University, 2008 William Allan Kritsonis, PhD In 2005, Dr. William Allan Kritsonis lectured at the Oxford Round Table at Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. His lecture was entitled Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. Dr. Kritsonis Recognized as Distinguished Alumnus In 2004, Dr. Kritsonis was recognized as the Central Washington University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Final selection was made by the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Recipients are CWU graduates of 20 years or more and are recognized for achievement in their professional field and have a positive contribution to society. For the second consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report placed Central Washington University among the top elite public institutions in the west. CWU was 12th on the list in the 2006 On-Line Education of “America’s Best Colleges.” Educational Background Dr. Kritsonis earned his BA in 1969 from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. In 1971, he earned his M.Ed. from Seattle Pacific University. In 1976, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa. In 1981, he served as a Visiting Scholar at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, and in 1987 was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. Professional Experience Dr. Kritsonis began his career as a teacher. He has served education as a principal, superintendent of schools, director of field experiences and student teaching, consultant, invited guest professor, author, editor, and publisher. He has earned tenure at the highest academic rank as a professor at two major universities. Founder of National FORUM Journals – Over 4,000 Professors Published Dr. Kritsonis is founder of NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS. These periodicals represent a group of highly respected academic professional journals. Over 4,000 authors in higher education have been published in these refereed, peerevaluated, blind-reviewed, juried academic scholarly journals. In 1983, he founded the National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal recognized by many as the United States’ leading nationally recognized scholarly academic refereed journal in educational administration and supervision. In 1987, Dr. Kritsonis founded the National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal (National FORUM AERJ) whose aim is to conjoin the efforts of researchers worldwide with those of practitioners. In subsequent years he founded the National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, National FORUM of Special Education Journal, National FORUM Multicultural Issues Journal, International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity. In 2005, 1 he established the International Journal of Management, Business, and Administration, and the DOCTORAL FORUM – National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research. The DOCTORAL FORUM is the only refereed journal in America committed to publishing doctoral students while they are completing course work in their doctoral programs. In 1997, he established the Online Journal Division of NATONAL FORUM JOURNALS that publishes articles daily following the completion of a rigorous national refereeing process. Over 500 professors have published online. Over 250,000 readers visit the website yearly at: www.nationalforum.com Books – Articles – Lecturers – Workshops Dr. Kritsonis lectures and conducts workshops and seminars on a variety of topics. He conducts workshops on writing for professional publication in refereed journals i n education. He is author or coauthor of more than 500 articles in professional journals and several books. His popular book SCHOOL DISCIPLINE: The Art of Survival is now scheduled for its fourth edition. His textbook William Kritsonis, PhD on SCHOOLING is used by many colleagues at colleges and universities throughout the nation. In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis’ version of the book of Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning (858 pages) was published in the United States of America in cooperation with partial financial support of Visiting Lecturers, Oxford Round Table (2005). The book is the product of a collaborative twenty-four year effort started in 1978 with Dr. Philip H. Phenix. Dr. Kritsonis was in continuous communication with Dr. Phenix until his death in 2002. In 2006, Dr. Kritsonis published two articles in the Two-Volume Set of the Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration published by SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, California. He is a National Reviewer for the Journal of Research on Leadership, University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA). In 2007, Dr. Kritsonis was invited to write a history and philosophy of education for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History. International Travel Dr. Kritsonis has traveled internationally. Some recent international tours include Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, Spain, England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, and many more. Professorial Roles Dr. Kritsonis has served in professorial roles at Central Washington University, Washington; Salisbury State University, Maryland; Northwestern State University, Louisiana; McNeese State University, Louisiana; Wright State University, Ohio; and Louisiana State University (LSU) at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2 Currently, Dr. Kritsonis is Professor of Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University a Member of the Texas A&M University System. He teaches in the newly established Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Leadership in the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education. Dr. Kritsonis taught the Inaugural class session in the PhD program at the start of the fall 2004 academic year. In October, 2006, Dr. Kritsonis chaired the first student to earn a PhD in Educational Leadership at Prairie View A&M University. He lives in Houston, Texas. ______________________________________________________________________________ BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Business Address: Professor (Tenured) Prairie View A&M University Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Leadership College of Education Prairie View, TX 77446 Member of the Texas A&M University System Height: 5’5” Weight: 152 lbs. Citizenship: United States Teacher, Life Elementary Principal and Supervisor, Life Superintendent, County and Local Teacher, Life Elementary and Secondary Principal, Life Superintendent, County and Local Teacher, Life Elementary and Secondary Principal Superintendent Passed Educational Leadership: Administration Supervision, 1989 Passed Education in the Elementary School, 1989 Successfully completed requirements for the Distance Education Certification Program co-sponsored by The Center for Distance Learning Research and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Awarded November 19, 1989. Developed and presented a proposal to the Technological Advancements for Students Committee, representing the Department of Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology at McNeese State University for a Document Camera for use in Personal Data: Iowa Credentials: Washington Credentials: Louisiana Credentials: National Teacher Examination (NTE) Certified Distance Education Professional Approved/Funded 3 regular classrooms and possibly in distance learning/compressed video settings. Funded: $126,957.19. _____________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PhD ADMINSTRATION SUPERVISION CURRICULUM M.Ed ADMINISTRATION CURRICULUM B.A. SOCIAL SCIENCES GENERAL EDUCATION 1976 THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA 1971 SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 1969 CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON ______________________________________________________________________________ RECENT FOREIGN TRAVEL 2000 - Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania 1998 – Turkey, Italy, Greece, Monte Carlo, Spain 1997 – England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Poland, Germany ______________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2004 – Present PROFESSOR (Tenured) Prairie View A&M University PhD Program in Educational Leadership The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education Prairie View, Texas 77446 (Member of the Texas A&M University System) DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS (2004) Central Washington University College of Education and Professional Studies Ellensburg, Washington VISITING LECTURER (2005) Oxford Round Table Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England 4 Taught the Inaugural class in the newly established Doctor of Philosophy Program in the Educational Leadership (Fall, 2004). Dissertation Chair of first recipient of PhD. Student graduated in fall, 2006. PhD Courses Taught at PVAMU (Doctoral Level) EDUL 7003 Fundamental Components of Strategic Thinking EDUL 7033 Dynamics of Leadership EDUL 7043 Organizational Development and Change EDUL 7063 Philosophy of Leadership EDUL 7403 School Law for Administrators EDUL 7083 Internship – Superintendent/Principal/Higher Education EDUL 7253 Ethical Decision Making EDUL 7263 Critical Issues in Educational Leadership EDUL 7273 Human Resources Management EDUL 7333 Grant Writing EDUL 8003 Dissertation Other Graduate Level Courses Taught at PVAMU (Master’s Level) ADMIN 5513 Superintendent Internship ADMN 5003 Fundamentals of School Administration ADMN 5013 Theory, Practice and Research ADMN 5033 School Business Management ADMN 5043 The School Principalship ADMN 5053 Administration of Special Programs ADMN 5083 Special Topics in Educational Administration ADMN 5153 Research CNSL 5163 Research Member, (Elected by the Faculty) Promotion and Tenure Committee, Prairie View A&M University, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX. 2004 – Present Member, (Appointed by the Dean of The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) College of Education Advisory Committee on Post-Tenure Review, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX.. 2006 – Present Certification of Completion – The NIH Office of Human Subjects Research certifies that William Kritsonis successfully completed the National Institutes of Health Web-based training course “Protecting Human Research Participants”. Date: 03/09/2008 Certification Number: 5765. Faculty Mentor to New PhD Doctoral Faculty, 2007 – Present - Dr. Tyrone Tanner. 5 Member, (Appointed by the Dean of The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) Holmes Partnership Council, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX. 2006 – Present Member, (Appointed by the Dean of The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education) Task Force On Grants and External Funding, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Prairie View, TX. 2004-Present Since joining the doctoral faculty of PVAMU, Dr. Kritsonis has have helped colleagues publish articles at the national and international levels in refereed, peer-reviewed, juried, academic professional journals. Over 300 indexed in ERIC. Teach courses in the superintendent, principal and human resources certification and preparation programs. 1990-2004 PROFESSOR (Tenured) McNeese State University Burton College of Education Department of Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology Lake Charles, Louisiana 70609 Courses Taught ELIT 600 Procedures in Educational Research ELIT 601 Thesis/Field Study and /or Project (Web-Based Course) ELIT 699 Elements of Educational Research Design (Web-Based Course) ELIT 639 Seminar in Supervision of Instruction ELIT 661 Public School Personnel Management ELIT 653 School Public Relations ELIT 643 Supervision of Instruction ELIT 605 Foundations of Curriculum Construction ELIT 630 Public School Law ELIT 674 Seminar in Curriculum Planning ELIT 602 Philosophies of Education – Compressed Video/Distance ELIT 608 History of Education ELIT 201 Introduction to American Education ELIT 645 The Elementary and Secondary School Principalships ELIT 649 School Finance Mar – Jun 1990 VISITING GUEST PROFESSOR Wright State University Dept. of Educational Leadership College of Education and Human Services Dayton, Ohio Courses Taught The School Superintendent - Supervision of Instruction Elementary and Secondary Principal 6 1987-90 UNIVERISTY FACULTY MEMBER Webster University – Graduate School – MBA Graduate Program England Air Force Base, Alexandria, Louisiana Courses Taught Personnel Management - Human Resources Management Analysis of Business Systems - Business Ethics ACADEMIC DEAN Louisiana Business College, Alexandria, Louisiana ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Northwestern State University, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Education, Natchitoches, Louisiana Courses Taught Public School Organization and Administration Public School Law Administration of the Elementary School The Junior High School/Middle Principalship The Secondary School Principalship School Personnel Administration School Public Relations Seminar in Educational Administration Supervision of Instruction Supervision of Student Teachers in Elementary and Secondary Schools Teaching Science in the Elementary School Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School The School Superintendent 1986-87 1984-86 1981-84 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, College of Education Department of Administration & Foundational Services Courses Taught School Principal in Elementary and Secondary Schools Supervision of Instruction in Elementary and Secondary Schools Administration of School Personnel Theories and Practices in School Administration School and Community Public School Law History of American Education Philosophy of Education 1980-81 DIRECTOR OF FIELD EXPERIENCES & STUDENT TEACHING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Salisbury State College, Department of Education, Salisbury, Maryland 7 Courses Taught The School Superintendent The School Principal The Cooperating Teacher 1978-80 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Central Washington University, Division of Educational Administration, College of Education and Professional Studies, Ellensburg, Washington Courses Taught The School Superintendent The Principalship, K-12 Educational Administration School and Community Elementary School Curriculum School Finance Research Masters Thesis Superintendent/Principal Internship Other Courses: Secondary School Curriculum Classroom Teaching Problems Academics and Curriculum Teaching and Social Sciences Teaching the Language Arts Putting Enthusiasm into Teaching Teaching: An Orientation SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Preston Community School District, Preston, Iowa ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Wilton Community School District, Amana, Iowa ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Amana School District, Amana, Iowa FELLOWSHIP SPECIAL AREA RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The University of Iowa, College of Education, Iowa City, Iowa TEACHER Peninsula Public Schools, Gig Harbor, Washington TEACHER 1977-78 1974-77 1973-74 1972-73 1971-72 1969-71 8 Renton Public Schools, Renton, Washington 1968-69 STUDENT TEACHER T.T. Minor School (Seattle Urban School Project) Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington ______________________________________________________________________________ BOOKS Kritsonis, W.A., & Mary Ann Springs (2008-09). Effective Teaching in the Elementary School. Murrieta, CA: The Alexis Group. Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Bahrim, C., Marshall, R.L., Herrington, D., Hughes, T.A., & Brown, V.E. (2007). Practical Applications of Educational Research and Basic Statistics. Houston,TX: National FORUM Press Kritsonis, W. (2007) Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. Published in cooperation with financial support of Visiting Lecturers, Oxford Round Table (2005), Oriel College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Distributed by National FORUM Journals Person, O. & Kritsonis, W. (2006) A Brief Analysis of the Historical Development of Higher Education for African Americans. Houston, TX: National Forum Press Kritsonis, W. (2005) Advanced Applications of Educational Research and Statistics (Preliminary Edition) Ashland, OH: BookMasters, Inc. Kritsonis, W. (2002) William Kritsonis, PhD on Schooling: Historical and Philosophical Events and Milestones. Ashland, OH: BookMasters, Inc. (2nd Edition In Progress) Kritsonis, W. (2000) School Discipline: The Art of Survival (3rd Edition) Ashland, OH: BookMasters, Inc. (4th Edition In Progress) Kritsonis, W. (1994) Education American Style (1st Edition) Ashland, OH: BookMasters, Inc. (1st Edition) Kritsonis, W. & J. Brown (1993) School Discipline: The Art of Survival (2nd Edition) Kritsonis, W. & S. Adams (1987) School Discipline: The Art of Survival (1st Edition) Baton Rouge, LA: LAND and LAND Publishing Division Kritsonis, W. & D.F. DeMoulin (1996) Philosophies of Education (1st Edition) Ashland, OH: BookMasters, Inc. (2nd Edition In Progress) Kritsonis, W. (1989) How to Improve Your Effectiveness as an Elementary School Teacher 9 (2nd Edition) Alexandria, LA: National Forum Books Kritsonis, W. (1973) John Wesley’s Contribution to Education. New York, NY Kritsonis, W. (1972) How to Improve Your Effectiveness as an Elementary School Teacher Seattle, WA: Ballard Publishing Company ________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL DUTIES – NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS Since 2007-Present EDITOR FOCUS – Focus On Colleges, Universities, and Schools EDITOR DOCTORAL FORUM - The Official Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research EDITOR International Journal of Administration (IJ MBA) Since 2006-Present Since 2005-Present Management, Business, and Since 2003 – Present EDITOR National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal (NFMI JOURNAL) EDITOR On-Line Scholarly Electronic Journal Division, National FORUM Journals – Over 56,000 Guests Visit Website Yearly EDITOR International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity (IJ SAID) EDITOR National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal (NFTE JOURNAL) EDITOR National FORUM of Special Education Journal (NFSE JOURNAL) EDITOR National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal (NF AERJ) EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Since 1998 – Present Since 1997 – Present Since 1990 – Present Since 1989 – Present Since 1987 – Present Since 1983 – Present 10 National FORUM of Educational Administration Supervision Journal (NFEAS JOURNAL) and NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS On-Line Scholarly Electronic Journal Division Over 56,000 Guests Visit Website Yearly – www.nationalforum.com FOCUS-Focus on Colleges, Universities, and Schools DOCTORAL FORUM – The Official Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research International Journal of Management, Business and Administration International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal National FORUM of Special Education Journal National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal _____________________________________________________________________________ OTHER EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Since 2006 – Present NATIONAL REVIEWER Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE) University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) University of Nevada at Las Vegas EDITORIAL BOARD The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research Lamar University, College of Education and Human Development, Beaumont, Texas EDITORIAL REVIEWER AND CONSULTANT International Journal of Educational Reform NATIONAL REVIEWER Journal of Learning Improvement Since 2006-Present Since 1994 – Present Since 1991 – Present ______________________________________________________________________________ DR. KRITSONIS’ DOCTORAL DISSERTATION A Study of Selected State Supreme and District Court Decisions on the Nonrenewal of Public School Professional Personnel Contracts for Reasons of Declining Enrollment or Economic Stress in Accordance with the Due Process of Law. (Research data was gathered primarily in the College of Law on the campus of The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa) 11 _____________________________________________________________________________ DOCTORAL DIRECTED RESEARCH Norman Butler POLISH POST-SECONDARY VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND CANADIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTIONS: Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland (PhD Granted Fall 2005 Doctoral Dissertation Committee: Stefan M. Kwiatkowski (Chair) Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland; Rafal Piwowarski (Reviewer) Institute for Educational Research, Warsaw, Poland; Andrzej Janowski (Reviewer) Deputy Minister of Education, Republic of Poland; Barry Davidson (Invited Outside Reviewer); Troy University, Troy, Alabama; William Allan Kritsonis (Invited Outside Reviewer) Prairie View A&M University (Member of the Texas A&M University System) Doctoral Directed Research, PhD Program in Educational Leadership, Prairie View A&M University, The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, Member of the Texas A&M University System, Cohort I (Fall 2004) Cheantel Adams PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR AN ANALYSIS OF TEXAS SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ CRISIS MANAGEMENT PREPAREDNESS PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR – (Graduated 5/07) A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SUPERINTENDENCY PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 12/07) ASSESSMENT OF THE HABITS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SECONDARY PROGRAMS PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPAL-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 12/2006) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS – Note: First PhD Student to graduate in program Gary Bates Gail Cyrus-Parson David Edgerson Teresa Hughes 12 H.P. Hyder, III PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee THE INTERPLAY AMONG STUDENT MOBILITY ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, ATTENDANCE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN TEXAS MIDDLE SCHOOLS PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 5/07) AN ANALYSIS OF THE RURAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERNTENDENCY PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 5/07) AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SPECIAL EDUCATORS TO REMAIN IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 8/07) A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HIGH STAKES TESTING ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN MAJOR URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN TEXAS PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR - (Graduated 12/07) A COMPARISION OF ALTERNATIVE AND TRADITIONAL CERTIFIED BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT SCORES IN MAJOR URBAN TEXAS SCHOOLS PhD Doctoral Dissertation Committee – (Graduated 8/07) EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON OUTSTANDING SCHOOL LEADERS: IS IT A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THEIR SUCCESS AND HOW DID THEY DEVELOP IT? PhD Doctoral Dissertation Dissertation CHAIR – (Graduated 5/07) THE IMPACT OF A PUBLIC PRE-KINDERGARTEN MONTESSORI PROGRAM ON KINDERGARTEN TEXAS PRIMARY READING INVENTORY SCORES PhD Doctoral Dissertation CHAIR MIXED-METHOD INVIESTIGATION OF THE RETENTION AND PLACEMENT OF FEMALES PURSUING NON-TRADITIONAL FIELDS OF STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION James Laub Nasrin Nazemzadeh Lautrice Nickson Arthur Petterway Roselia Salinas Samuel Stephens Melody Wilson Frances Worthey 13 Cohort II (Summer 2005) Allena Anderson PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGING CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND DEMOGRAPHICS ON MAJOR URBAN PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee AN ANALYSIS OF E-MENTORING INDUCTION YEAR PROGRAMS FOR NOVICE ALTERNATIVELY CERTIFIED TEACHERS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR MINORITY TEACHER RECRUITMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION IN THE SOUTHERN STATES PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC TUTORING ON THE HIGH STAKES TEST SCORES OF AT-RISK STUDENTS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE MANDATORY UNIFORM POLICY PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee DROP-OUT PREVENTION AMONG URBAN MINORITY ADOLESCENTS: PROGRAM EVALUATION AND PRACTICAL EVALUATIONS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE RELATIONSHIP OF RETENTION AND MENTORING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FRESHMENT STUDENTS AT SELECTED HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY PRINCIPALS’ LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS IN RECRUTING, RETAINING, AND RENEWING SCIENCE EDUCATORS IN URBAN SCHOOLS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT: FAILLING TO MAKE THE GRADE IN MATHEMATICS 14 Taiwanna Anthony Cynthia Berkins Robert Branch Eunetra Ellison Barbara ScottFerguson Sorie Gassama Janetta Gilliam Karen Jacobs Clarence Johnson Cheng-Chieh Lai PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE EFFECTS OF COMUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAMS ON SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISTION FOR ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENTS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE IMPACT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ON LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE IMPACT OF SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON URBAN STUDENT PROGRESSION BETWEEN THE NINTH AND TENTH GRADES PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES ON HIGH SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS LEADING TO POST SECONDARY LEARNING SUCCESS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR (Graduated 5/08) DIFFERENCES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING BETWEEN ONE CORPORATION AND ONE LARGE TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR A STUDY OF THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE ACHIEVEMENT AMONG MINORITY STUDENTS: A COMPARISON AMONG ASIAN-AMERICANS, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND HISPANIC STUDENTS IN LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS Alfreda Love Jacqueline McNeir Steven Norfleet Yolanda Smith Grace Thomas Julie Williams Cohort III (Summer 2007) Donald Brown, Jr. PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR REDUCING THE RATES OF RECIDIVISM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR A MXED-METHODS ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MENTORING AND INDUCTIVE PROGRAMS ON NEW TEACHER RETENTION IN SELECTED SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN TEXAS Jennifer Butcher 15 Michelle Cloud PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM THEIR HOME CAMPUS TO THEIR DESIGNATED “SCHOOL OF CHOICE” AS PRESCRIBED BY THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A STUDY OF DIVERSE FACULTY HIRNIG PRACTICES AND THE EFFECT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE NECESSARY HIRING PROCEDURES FOR HIRING DIVERSE FACULTY PhD Doctoral Student - Dissertation Committee INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDENT SATISFACTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON PERSISTENCE AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE EFFECTS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON IMPROVING STUDENT DISCIPLINE PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER EFFICACY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF 9th GRADE ESL STUDENTS IN TEXAS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE EFFECT OF THE AVID PROGRAM ON 9 TH GRADE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee COLLEGE READINESS: THE EFFECTS OF EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ON AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC MALES PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE ACADEMIC EFFECT OF SINGLE GENDER SCHOOLS ON LOW INCOME AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MINORITY STUDENTS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A STUDY OF THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTORS AND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EMPLOYEE RETENTION PhD Doctoral Student- Dissertation CHAIR BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESS OF ACADEMICALLY HIGH RISK ACHIEVEING AFRICAN AMERICANS Crystal Collins Michalyn Demaris Rickie Duncan Rebecca Duong LaShonda Evans Gayle Ferguson Smith Fletcher Holloway La’Shonte Iwundu Selena Melvin 16 Margaret Patton PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee THE IMPACT OF A PILOT EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM ON PRINCIPAL PREPARATION PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee TRUANCY REDUCTION: KEEPING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR A STUDY OF PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR A COMPARSION OF ALGEBRA UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SHELTERED AND MAINSTREAM ALGEBRA CLASSES PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A STUDY OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HOW IT IMPACTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR MINORITY STUDENTS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR THE SUCCESS RATE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALS IN RURAL SCHOOLS PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCHING COGNITIVE THINKING AND IMPROVING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee A STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENTAL AND STUDENT ATTITUDES ON TEACHER EFFICACY: EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO READ PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR ENGAGING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT IN ENTREPRENEURIALISM THROUGH FUNDRISING Tracy Perkins Ellen Savoy Desiree Skinner Kimberlin Sturgis Rhondena Townsell Debra Watkins Porchanee White Monica Williams Cohort IV (Fall 2007) Donna Charlton Alison B. McBride Misti Morgan PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR 17 Christopher O’Brine PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR Mary Ann Springs Loretta A. Terry Alex Torrez Lavada Walden PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation CHAIR PhD Doctoral Student – Dissertation Committee Dr. Kritsonis: Major Professor for Completed Graduate Research Thesis, Field Studies and/or Projects: Education Specialist Degree Education Specialist Degree McNeese State University, Department of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, Burton College of Education (74) 2004 Julie Anne Ambros THE EFFECTS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION ON 8 TH GRADE STUDENTS’ DEVELOPMENT IN CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOLS THE PERCEPTIONS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS VIEWED BY THE STUDENT BODY OF STARKS HIGH SCHOOL A STUDY OF HATHAWAY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SELECTED FACTORS SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DISCIPLINE REFERRAL POLICY THE EFFECTS OF STANDARDS-BASED MATHEMATICS CURRICULUMS ON STUDENT MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT THE EFFECTS OF STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, BEHAVIOR, AND ATTENDANCE THE EFFECTS OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF FIRST GRADE AND THIRD GRADE STUDENTS Chad Aucoin Rebecca Chapman Karla Desormeaux Pamela I. Dequeant & Julie P. Miers Christie Guidry Jessica R. Hickman- SCHOOL UNIFORMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ADVANTAGES AND Zaunbrecher DISADVANTAGES 18 Dayna Hoffpauir A STUDY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS USING THE COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION IN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS James Hughes Velma Hypolite & THE EFFECTS OF OUT-OF-ZONE PLACEMENT ON ACADEMIC Charlotte McCallum PROGRESS OF STUDENTS IN FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS OF THE CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM Brenda Joubert THE EFFECTS OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK ON TEACHER AND STUDENT ATTENDANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL EDUCATION AS MEASURED BY THE LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (LEAP) TEST Loreete LaVergne Audrette S. Metoyer THE EFFECTS OF CREATING POSITIVE READING ATTITUDES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM “STAR” Vicki Perkins THE EFFECTS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENTS ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT DEQUENCY MIDDLE SCHOOL THE EFFECTS OF ADDED AMERICAN HISTORY QUESTIONS IN THE SEVENTH GRADE LOUISIANA HISTORY CLASS ON THE IOWA TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS THE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE AT CHURCH POINT HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICALLY PROFICIENT-TEACHING AND LEARNING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING Sharon Lynn Phenice-Richard Daniel Prather Carolyn Smith Amy L. Veuleman 2003 Sandra Bushnell A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT OBERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EFFECTS OF THE PERCEPTION OF LOUISIANA TEACHERS AND Shirlene Vidrine 19 Clark FORMER LOUISIANA TEACHERS TOWARD THE LOUISIANA FRENCH PROGRAMS OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN LOUISIANA DEFINITION AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING YEAR ROUND EDUCATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ACADIA PARISH TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOUISIANA TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS: A SURVEY OF FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY STUDENT, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL STARTING TIME AT SOUTH CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON BEHAVIOR, ATTENDANCE, AND ACHIEVEMENT AT J.H. WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL A SURVEY OF EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF THE MENTORING PROGRAM IN ACADIA PARISH SCHOOLS A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE ARTS AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Christopher S. Fontenot Marie Therese Janise Sandy Matthews Stephanie Rogers Wendy Stoute Holly Vidrine Bobbi Yancey 2002 Alicia Caesar THE EFFECTS OF THE LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM-ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT ON SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AT LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1999-2001 Marlene P. Courvelle EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTECH INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IN ACADIA PARISH, LOUISIANA TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS THE EFFECT OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON ACT SCORES AT CHURCH POINT HIGH SCHOOL BEHAVIOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: LANGUAGE IMPLICATIONS Maria Arlene Hobaugh Katie Jolivette Shonda Mhire 20 James Brad Prudhomme Janet Ritchie EFFECTIVENESS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENTS AND ON ACT SCORES AT ERATH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN CALCASIEU PARISH: INCLUSION VERSUS SELF-CONTAINED A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHOLE FACULTY STUDY GROUPS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Lisa Serice 2001 Valeria Welsh STUDENTS’ OPINIONS ABOUT SCHOOL UNIFORMS: A SURVEY OF LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A STUDY OF JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ AND PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SELECTED FACTORS SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOCK SCHEDULING AN ANNOTATED REVIEW AND BACKGROUND OF CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL NAMES IN CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOLS DOES TEACHER-ASSISTED COMPUTER INSTRUCTION HAVE AN EFFECT ON CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENT? THE EFFECTS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN CALCASIEU PARISH HIGH SCHOOLS AFTER ONE YEAR A COMPARISON OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM AT COLLEGE OAKS ELEMENTARY (FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADES) STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES: PUBLIC SCHOOLS VERSUS PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS Virginia Baudry Rico Guillory Yasmin Malone Ocie P. McGuire Julie Hebert Ortego Christy PapaniaJones James E. Ray CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS Lawrence A. Rybicki PRE-TENURE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE EXTENT OF PREPARATION FOR THE CLASSROOM RECEIVED FROM UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COURSE WORK: A SURVEY OF CALCASIEU PARISH MIDDLE SCHOOLS 21 Debra A. Siebert A SURVEY OF EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF ACCOUNTABILITY ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ACADIA PARISH HIGH SCHOOLS EVALUATING THE INCLUSION PROGRAM IN THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEXAS INTERNET USE BY ADULT LEARNERS: AN INVENTORY SCALE STUDY IN A LOCAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY (US UNWIRED) Deborah C. Washington Frank J. Wesley 2000 Katherine D. Deshotel A STUDY ON GENDER BIAS OF ELEMENTARY CLASROOM TEACHERS IN FIRST GRADE THROUGH SIXTH GRADE AT OBERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS IN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH SCHOOLS: A SURVEY OF ELTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND PARENTS A COMPARISON OF LANGUAGE IOWA TESTS OF BASIC SKILLS SCORES RELATIVE TO EXPOSURE TO THE SHURLEY METHOD OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN ALLEN PARISH SCHOOLS SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES, PERSONALITY TRAIT PREFERENCE, AND SPIRITUAL STYLES A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS IN CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNING TEAMING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL HOW DO THE CHANGES IN RELATIONSHIPS OF IDEA 97 AFFECT VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM? IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION PROGRAMS: AN ALTERNATIVE TO FAILURE AND STUDENT DROPOUT Suzzanne P. Doucet Randy Esters Tammy Fontenot Mitzi George Michael B. Juneau Jennifer Kershaw Dinah M. Robinson 1999 Lee R. Crick IMPACT OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 22 Linda Dahlquist A COMPARISON OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES FOR NONPROMOTED STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL A STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS WITH MAIN FOCUS BEING THE BEAUREGARD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPALS AND THE PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN VERMILLION PARISH EFFECTS OF COMPUTER BASED EDUCATION ON LEARNING Cord Ensminger Anita Freeland Keith Leger E. Carleen Mahaffrey THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN A PUBLIC PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF CHILDREN FROM FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GRADE Louise Morris A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF VISION THERAPY IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD IN TREATING DYSLEXIA Ralph D. Thibodeaux ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULING: A PERSPECTIVE OF ERATH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE VERMILLION PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM 1998 Barbara Barnickel POTENTIAL APPLICANTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS FOR FOUR SOUTHWESTERN RURAL LOUISIANA PARISHES REQUIRING PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATION WITH DISCUSSION CONCERNING WOMEN AND MINORITIES PARENTAL ATTITUDES ON PARENT INVOLVEMENT THE EFFECTS OF THE SPALDING METHOD OF PHONICS PROGRAM USED IN COMBINATION WITH A LITERATUREBASED MACMILLAN BASAL READER AT KINDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM 1995-1998 Tracey l. Crump Tracey Reed Odom 1997 Richard A. Bagget THE INFLUENCE OF JOHN DEWEY ON EDUCATION David Brian Fontenot A SURVEY OF THE USAGE OF THE PROPOSED STATE BENCHMARKS BY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS OF CALCASIEU PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL S 23 Clarice M. Goodly A REVIEW OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS’ ACT COMPOSITE SCORES IN THE HONORS CURRICULUM AND IN THE GENERAL CURRICULUM AT MAMOU HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1988-1997 WOMEN CERTIFIED IN ADMINISTRATION: BARRIERS TO MOVING UP A SURVEY OF EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF STARLAB PLANETARIUM ON TEACHING AND LEARNING DIFFERENCE IN STANDARDIZED SCIENCE TEST SCORES IN THE OAKDALE, LOUISIANA SCHOOL Keye Hackett Gary D. Kratzer Jean Odom 1996 Glenetta B. Shuey CHARTER SCHOOLS IN LOUISIANA Mary-Lucille Andrus WORK-RELATED STRESS AMONG TITLE I AND NON-TITLE I K-3 Sims TEACHERS IN CALCASIEU PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS: CAUSES, MANIFESTATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT Dr. Kritsonis: Major Professor for Completed Graduate Research Thesis, Field Studies and/or Projects: Master of Education Degree Master of Education Degree McNeese State University, Department of Educational Leadership and Instructional Technology, Burton College of Education (120) 2004 Deana M. Cole HOW DID A SMALL, RURAL SCHOOL IMPROVE ASTRONOMICALLY IN JUST A SINGLE YEAR? Mary Claire Cormier EFFECTS OF COMPUTERS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT & Robin C. Primeaux Donna R. Duhon THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOOPING ON SECOND GRADE STUDENTS AT SOUTH CROWLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: DOES LOOPING AFFECT STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES IN MATHEMATICS AND LANGUAGE ARTS EFFECTS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENTS’ ATTENDANCE AT LEBLANC MIDDLE SCHOOL ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Joy Fox Jerome Goodly 24 Christina Elaine Harris TECHNOLOGY AND CURRICULUM DESIGN: A PROJECT FOR ENHANCING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CREATIVE ARTS AT BARBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOLS EFFECTS OF SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION IN IOWA HIGH SCHOOL THE EFFECTS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS CONTRIBUTIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS TO EDUCATION Marcia Miller Wynetta Proctor Angela Setton 2003 Angela McManemin THE EFFECTS OF ATTENDANCE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS AT LEBLEU SETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE 2002-2003 SCHOOL YEAR Stephen Brown Carolyn Conner Mitchell Fontenot Mark S. Freshley A STUDY ON SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION KINDERGARTEN READINESS: FACTORS THAT DETERMINE A CHILD’S READINESS TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN HELPFUL HINTS FOR A FIRST YEAR ADMINISTRATOR THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL VOUCHES ON OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF FIRST GRADE STUDENTS THE EFFECTS OF YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL ON STUDENT LEARNING Christie Guidry Kelli Heckerd & Chester Ellender Margaret Hieronymus THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS ON INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO CLASSROOM CURRICULUMS IN BEAUREGARD PARISH Benita January Brenda Joubert THE EFFECTS INCLUSION ON REGULAR EDUCATION THE EFFECTS OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK ON TEACHER AND STUDENT ATTENDANCE THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY STRUCTURE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT EFFECTS OF GRADE RETENTION IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS Pamela R. March Bobby Matt 25 David Pool EFFECTS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SULPHUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS THE EFFECTS OF A CIRCUIT WEIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS AT CHURCH POINT HIGH SCHOOL THE EFFECTS OF CLASS SIZE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Dave Rhodes Jeptha M. Wall Donna Woods 2002 Phyliss R. Arndt THE EFFECTS OF TEAM TEACHING ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION WITHIN A DEPARTMENTALIZED ENVIRONMENT FOREIGN LANGUAGE IMMERSION AND UNIVERSITY PREPAREDNESS: A STUDY OF SPANISH IMMERSION STUDENTS IN SULPHUR LOUISIANA CECP COACHES: A STUDY OF LOUISIANA’S ALTERNATE COACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM YEAR ROUND EDUCATION: HISTORY, BACKGROUND, IMPLICATIONS AND PRE-SERVICE (NON-YRE) TEACHER PERCEPTIONS Dielle S. Barrentine & Robert L. Barrentine Dwain Ducote & John Cryer Christopher S. Fontenot Willie M. Golden, Jr. THE EFFECTS OF MOTIVATION, LEARNING, AND COMPUTERS & Catherine Smith Gregory Guillory & Lori Guillory DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANCE LEARNING AT MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY Starlette D. Guillory THE EFFECTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL MODEL ON 6 TH GRADERS AT OAK PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL Arlene Hobaugh Wyonna Jeane COMPONENTS OF FIELD STUDY RESEARCH THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND BEHAVIOR THE EFFECTS OF ZERO TOLERANCE ON SCHOOL DISCIPLINE REFERRALS AND SUSPENSIONS Belinda Keller, Renee LeJeune, & Kirk Meche 26 Lorette M. LaVergne PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL EDUCATION AS MEASURED BY THE LOUISIANA LEAP TEST Brett LeBeouf Belinda Morse Scott Nunez PHONEMIC AWARENESS: A BUILDING BLOCK OF READING HIGH SCHOOL INCLUSION AT CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE ON STRESS IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EFFECTS OF POSITIVE DISCIPLINE ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL STARTING TIME AT SOUTH CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL Doreen H. Pearson Stephanie Rogers Cornelia A. Sanford NEEDS OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN THE ROLE OF SCHOOL CRISIS TEAM MEMBER Wayne D. Wells A STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND MINORITY STUDENTS IN BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT’S GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION ON THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SHREVE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Nancy B. Willis Jessica R. Hickman- ADVANTAGES VS. 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CLIFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THIRD GRADE STUDENTS STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS: A SURVEY OF J.R. WATSON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MATHEMATICS Margaret Davis Wanda DeVille Elliot Ford Janet Gilpin Melinda D. Hardy Marc Jardell Christina Richard Lantz David LeJeune THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON AVERAGE FRESHMEN AT LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING POOR TEST PERFORMANCE ON THE IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS AT FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY THE EFFECTS OF PROBLEM BEHAVIORS ON A CHILD’S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR Sheryl LeJeune Sandy Matthews Shonda Mhire Daniel R. Miller Delores D. Miller 28 Jonathon R. Powers USING WRITING PORTFOLIOS AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING AS METHODS OF ASSESSING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE EFFECTIVENESS OF BLOCK SCHEDULING ON STUDENTS AND LEARNING IN ERATH HIGH SCHOOLS TEACHING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN CALCASIEU PARISH: INCLUSION VERSUS SELF-CONTAINED THE EFFECTS COCAINE HAS ON A CHILD’S BEHAVIOR WHEN TAKEN PRENATALLY THE RETENTION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE GULF AREA CAMPUS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGE VERSUS THE NONPARENTAL INVOLVEMENT THE EFFECTS OF SIGNING BONUSES ON THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF TEACHERS IN THE BEAUREGARD SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPROVING TEST SCORES: DOES COMPUTERIZED INSTRUCTIONAL INTERVENTION MAKE A DIFFERENCE? James Brad Prudhomme Janet Ritchie Tonya Ryder Sanders J. Senegal Janet Shields Sarah LeBouef Single Terrie Smith Gerald W. 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Focus On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 2 (1) Morgan, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Beyond the First Days of School: The Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Quality Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools: A National Focus. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 (3) Kritsonis, W.A., & Marshall, R.L.(2008) Doctoral Dissertation Advising: Keyes to Improvement of Completion Rates. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 (3) Laub, J.D., DeSpain, B.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) An Analysis of the Rural Public School Superintendency. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 (2) Torrez, A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Smaller Learning Communities: Pre-Implementation Planning Critical to Success. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (2) Ivy, Adam, I., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A.(2008). The Challenge of Building Professional Learning Communities: Getting Started. National FORUM of Applied Education Research Journal, 21 (2) McLeod, K., Tanner, T., & Kritsonis,W.A. (2008). National Impact: Model of a Culturally Active Classroom. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (2) Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Functions of the Dissertation Advisor. National Journal: Focus On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 2 (1) Hines, III, M., & Kritsonis, W.A.(2008). National Implications: Racial Differences in In-service Teachers’ Perceptions’ of Caucasian American Culturally Proficient School Leadership. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 (4) 33 Morgan, M. M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). The Real Philadelphia Experiment: How Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues can Save a School from Itself. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18 (3) Herrington, D.E., Kritsonis, W.A., & Tanner, T. (2008). National Recommendations for Deconstructing Educational Leadership Courses: Re-Centering to Address the Needs of Students. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 Butcher, J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) A National Perspective: Utilizing the Postmodern Theoretical Paradigm to Close the Achievement Gap and Increase Student Success in Public Education America. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25 (4) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED499482) Egbe, R., Ivy, A., Moreland, B., Willis, L., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Ten Things to Consider When Developing a Survey or Assessment Instrument. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) Glasco, R.L., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Developing and Nuturing a Common Vision for Technology Integration in Education. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Essential Reflections for Non-Profits and School Prior to Writing and Submitting Grant Proposals. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Implications: Implementing Postmodernistic Strategies and the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning for the Improvement of Ethical Conduct for the Improvement of Public Education. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No.ED499279) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Aristotle, Philosophy, and the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning: A National Study on Integrating a Postmodernist Approach to Education and Student Academic Achievement. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No.ED499545) Butcher, J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning to Assist Leaders in Retaining Alternatively Certified Teachers: Six National Recommendations for Improving Education in the United States of America. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21 (3) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED499483) 34 Bowman, E., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Seven Ways to Increase At-Risk Student Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18 (3) Puentes, H., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). A Case Study with National Implications: Student Mobility and Academic Achievement at a Selected Elementary School Campus. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18 (3) Jedlicka,K., Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). The Persistence of Teacher UnderUtilization of Computer Technologies in the Classroom. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18 (3) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Agenda: Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning for the Improvement of Public Education. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18 (3) Smith, M.M., Herrington, D.E., Kritsonis, W.A., & Tanner, T. (2008). National Implications: Ten Things to Consider When Teaching Mathematics to African American Students. National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, 5 (1) McLeod, K., Tanner, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Recommendations for Improving Cultural Diversity: Model of a Culturally Active Classroom Setting. National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, 5 (1) Joshua, M.T., Joshua, A.M., Obi, F.B., Umoinyang, I.E., Ntukidem, E.P., Kritsonis, W.A., Tanner, T., & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008). Conceptualization and Perceptions of Teaching as an Artistic Form: National and International Implications for Evaluation and Assessment. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 11 (1) Joshua, A.M., Ukpong, E.M., Joshua, M.T., Kritsonis, W.A., Tanner, T., & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008). Distribution Patterns of the Four Fundamental Temperaments among Secondary School Students in Cross River State, Nigeria: National and International Implications. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 11 (1) Joshua, M.T., Bassey, S.W., Asim, A.E., Kritsonis, W.A., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008). National and International Implications for Universal Basic Education: Primary School Teachers’ Perceived and Conceived Continuous Assessment Difficulties and Reporting Competence in Cross River South, Nigeria. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 11 (1) Kritsonis, W. A. (2008). Functions of the Dissertation Advisor. National Journal: FOCUS On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 2 (1) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Promise for Student Academic Achievement and Success: Connecting Learning Utilizing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. National Journal: FOCUS On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 2 (1) 35 Taylor, J.H., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications: Quality of Effort and Selected Demographic Variables Contributing to the Prediction of Cognitive Outcomes. National Journal: FOCUS On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 2 (1) O’Brine,C.R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Segregation Through Brown vs. the Board of Education: A Setback or Landmark Case. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction No.ED499169) Collins, C.J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Agenda: Implementing Postmodern Strategies To Guide Educational Leaders in Creating Schools for Quality Learning in Public Education in America. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction No.ED499554) Coates-McBride, A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). The M&M Effect-Assessing the Impact of Merit Pay on Teacher Motivation: National Implications. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction No.ED499772) Terry, L.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). A National Issue: Whether the Teacher Turnover Effects Students’ Academic Performance? DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED499543) Walden, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). The Impact of the Correlation Between the No Child Left Behind Act’s High Stakes Testing and the Drop-Out Rates of Minority Students. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED499541) Springs, M.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Implications: Practical Ways for Improving Student Self-Concept Through Student Achievement. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED499551) Morgan, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). A National Focus: The Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Quality Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.499323) Charlton, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). The Documentation Process: The Administrator’s Role and the Interplay of Necessity, Support, and Collaboration. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED499101) 36 Henderson, F.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). Graduation Rates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Review of the Literature. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) Torrez, A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008). National Impact for Pre-Implementation of Smaller Learning Communities. DOCTORAL FORUM: National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 5 (1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED499477) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Impact of the Mathematics Curriculum on the Success of African American High School Students. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Smith, Y.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Leaving Good Teachers Behind: A Professional Dilemma. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Norfleet, S., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Educational Leadership for Improved School-Community Relations. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Utilizing the Ways of Knowing Through The Realms of Meaning for a Postmodern Approach to Effecting Change in Special Education. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Townsell, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Human Resource Management in Small Rural Districts: The Administrator’s Role in Recruitment, Hiring, and Staff Development. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2 (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497694) Love, A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) A Principal’s Role in Retaining First Year Teachers. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Utilizing The William Allan Kritsonis Balanced TeeterTotter Model as a Means to Cultivate a Legacy of Transformational Leaders in Schools. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 18(1& 2) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25(3) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25(2) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25(1) 37 Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21(2) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 21(1) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. National FORUM Teacher Education Journal, 18(1 & 2) Kritsonis, W. (2008). FOREWORD. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 11(1) Kritsonis, W. (2008). On-Line Scholarly Electric Journal Division, National FORUM Journals. Available daily: www.nationalforum.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Mentored Research - 2008 Dr. Kritsonis Mentoring and Teaching Doctoral Students and Colleagues to Write for Refereed Journals Charlton, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Atlas Shrugged but Stumbled: A Layman’s Look at Ayn Rand’s Objectivism. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Torrez, A., Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) The Virtue of Selfishness from a Humanitarian’s View. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Hogan-Chapman, A., & Kritsonis, W. (2008) Challenges and Techniques when Counseling Asian Americans: Implications for Classroom Teachers, School Administrators and Counselors: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) O’Brine, C.R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Christianity vs. Ayn Rand: An Exploration of Objectivism Through Atlas Shrugged. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Evans, L.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Crisis: The Educational Achievement Gap Between High and Low Socio-Economic Students and Minority and Non-Minority Students. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Skinner, D.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Impact for Defining the School Counselor’s Role. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Morgan, M.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Now and Again: How Ayn Rand’s Objectivist Theory 38 Shapes Present-Day Ethical Controversies. Student Research, 8 (Summer 2008) The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Charlton, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Reflections on Rand’s The Virtue of Selfishness: Thoughts on Collectivism and Racism. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Demaris, M.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) The Classroom: Exploring Its Effects on Student Persistence and Satisfaction. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Are Polish Engineering Learners Studying German so That They Can Secure Employment in Germany? A Brief Commentary. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer). Butler, N.L., Pirog, R., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Are Polish Post Secondary Vocational School Learners Studying English so That They Can Secure Employment in the UK and Ireland? A Brief Commentary. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Are Some Topics Uncomfortable for Polish Higher School Students to Discuss During English Classes? A Brief Report. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Eisenman, R., Kritsonis, W.A. & Tanner, T. (2008) Assignment of Black and White College Students to Remedial Education Classes. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Greiner-Wronowa, E., Pusoska, A., Butler, N.L., Tanner, T., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Complementary Measurements to Diagnostic Glass Surface Corrosion by Raman Spectroscopy: Ground Breaking Research. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Poles Want Religion to be a Part of the School Leaving Exam (the Matura)? A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Polish Engineering Learners Prefer to Learn How to Speak German From a Native Speaker Than From a Non-Native Instructor? Snapshot Comment. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) 39 Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Polish Engineering Students Prefer Speaking in Person, Listening, Reading or Writing During German Classes? A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Pirog, R., Kritsonis, W.A. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Polish PostSecondary Vocational School Students Prefer Speaking in Person, Listening, Reading or Writing during English Classes? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Mroz, L., Pirog, R., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Polish Post-Secondary vocational Institution Learners Prefer to Learn How to Speak English From a Native Speaker than from a Non-Native Instructor? Snapshot Comment. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Pirog, R., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) Do Polish Secondary School Learners Want Marks in Religion to Be Included in Year End Averages? A Brief Commentary. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Eisenman, R., Kritsonis, W.A., Tanner, T. & DeMoulin, D.F. (2008) On Improving Student Grades and Graduation: A Snapshot of Minority and White Students’ Success from Supplemental Instruction at the University of Missouri at Kansas City. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) The Adolescent’s Perception of Failure (2008) The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 8 (Summer) Sturgis, K.., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Characteristics of the Postmodern Educational Leader: National Implications for Improving Education in America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) White, P.A. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Education in the United States of America: Six Philosophical Strategies for Selecting Curriculum Using the Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Sturgis, K.., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) How to Implement the Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning as a Process for Selecting Curriculum for the Development of the Complete Person. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Perkins, T., & Kritsonis, W.A.(2008) Improving Education in America: Implementing the Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) 40 Smith, G., F. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Leadership for High School Reform in the United States of America: A Postmodern Concept within a Modernist Campus. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Collins, C.J. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Agenda: Implementing Postmodern Strategies to Guide Educational Leaders in Creating Schools for Quality Learning in Public Education in America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Holloway, F., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Agenda: Strategies for Improving Student Learning and the Human Condition in Public Education in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Perkins, T., & Kritsonis, W.A.(2008) Improving Education in America: Implementing the Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) Collins, C.J. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications: Implementing Strategies for Improving Academic Achievement in Public Education in the United States. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Smith, G., F. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Leadership for High School Reform in the United States of America: A Postmodern Concept within a Modernist Campus. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Collins, C.J. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Agenda: Implementing Postmodern Strategies to Guide Educational Leaders in Creating Schools for Quality Learning in Public Education in America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Iwundu, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications: Strategies for Dealing with Growing Diverse Populations in Public Education in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Brown, D.R., Jr., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications for Applying Transitional Leadership in a Postmodern Paradigm for Education in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Duong, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications for Postmodernism within the Realms of Educational Leadership. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Perkins, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications: Postmodernism and Its Effect on Public Schools in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) 41 Duong, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Implications for Educational Leaders in Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning in the Improvement of Academic Achievement. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Iwundu, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Policy Issues and Trends: Strategies for Implementing Postmodern Thinking to Guide Decision Making in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) White, P.A. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) National Recommendations for Implementing Postmodernism in an Educational Organization for the Improvement of Public Education in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Evans, L. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Postmodern Philosophical Thinking: National Implications and Recommendations for Educational Leaders in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Evans, L. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Strategies for Improving Public Education in the United States of America: On the Development of Complete Persons. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Smith, G. F., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Strategies for Meeting National Standards and Improving Academic Achievement in Public Education in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Holloway, F., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) The Emerging Challenges for the World of Education: That Was Then – This Is Now. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Jedrys. J., Butler, N.L. Tanner, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Dissertation Summation: Application of Selected Geophysical Methods in Facies Differentiation on Upper Jurassic Sediments in the Cracow--Czestochowa Upland. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Butler, N.L. Tanner, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Do Polish Higher Institution Learners Prefer to Learn How to Speak English from a Native Speaker Rather than from a Non-Native Instructor: A Snapshot Comment. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Butler, N.L., Smith, S., Davidson, B.S., Tanner, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Polish PostSecondary Vocational Schools vs. Canadian Community Colleges: A Comparison of Information Accessibility and Accountability. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) 42 Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Should Tuition Fees be required of Polish Higher School Students who Study Full-Time? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Are Polish Higher School Students in Agreement with HIV/AIDS Education Awareness Programs in Polish Primary and Secondary Schools which Include Homosexual Practices? A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Trzaskus-Zak, inz Beata, Buter, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., & Griffith, K.G. (2008) A Method of Designation of Marginal Volumes of Economical Factors on a Two-Part Sale Price in the Gas Distribution Industry. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Kuklina, S.S., butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A. & Griffith, K.G. (2008) Learning Tolls for Overcoming Difficulties in Structuring Cooperative Activities in EFL Classrooms. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., Hines III, M, & Griffith, K.G. (2008) International Education: Are Polish Higher School Learners Studying Spanish So That They Can Secure Employment in Spain? A Brief Commentary. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Kritsonis, W.A., Griffith, K.G. (2008) International Education: Do Polish Higher School Students Prefer Speaking in Person, Listening, Reading or Writing During Spanish Classes? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED500292) Brady, E.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Targeting Reading Fluency for ESL Students: A research based and practical application. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED500036) Finch, J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2008) Unmarried Couples with Children. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 7 (Spring) 2007 Herrington, David E., Kritsonis, William A., Proctor, Kathleen Kidd & Garza-Brown, Guadalupe (2007 Fall). Campus Level Grant Writing: Leveraging Teacher Talent to Access External Funding. Journal of Border Educational Research 6(1). Osterholm, K., Nash, W.R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Effects of Labeling Students Learning Disabled”: Emergent Themes in the Research Literature 1970 Through 2000. 43 National Journal: FOCUS on Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 1(1) Osterholm, K., Horn, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) College Professors as Potential Victims Of Stalking: Awareness and Prevention: National Implications. National Journal: FOCUS On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 1(1) Williams, M.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Why HBCU Presidents Need Entrepreneurial Focus. National Journal: FOCUS On Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 1(1) Belshaw, S.H., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications in Juvenile Justice: The Influence of Juvenile Mentoring Programs On At-Risk Youth. The International Child Care Network CYC-Online, Issue 106 - Online, 106, November. Obo, F.E., Joshua, M.T., Kritsonis,W.A., & Marshall, R.L. (2007). Some Student-Personal Variables as Predictors of Mathematics Achievement in Secondary Schools in Central Cross River State, Nigeria. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal 24(2) Hart, K.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). The Influence of Parenting Style on Psychosocial Adjustment. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 24(2) Joshua, M.T., Ubi, I.O., Kritsonis, W.A., & Marshall, R.L. (2007). Gender, Personality and Neurotic Factors in Mathematics Achievement among Secondary School Students in Calabar, Nigeria. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 20(2) Pomykal, D.F., Hopper, P.F., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Impact: Creating Teacher Leaders Through the Use of Problem-Based Learning. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 20(3) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Banning Cell Phones in Public Schools: Analyzing A National School and Community Relations Problem. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 24(3) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497423) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National School Debate: Banning Cell Phones on Public School Campuses in America. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25(4) Wilson, M.A., & Kritsonis (2007) Melody Wilson’s Theoretical Framework Model on the Effectiveness of Pre-Kindergarten Montessori Programs on Preparedness of Children for Kindergarten. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 17(3) Henderson, II, F.T., Rouce, S.D., Wawrykow, G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Impact: 44 Eugenics and Its Societal Implications. National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, 4(2) Henderson, N., Wood, J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Muslins in America. National FORUM of Multicultural Issues Journal, 4(2) Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Strategies for Educational Leaders to Implement Postmodern Thinking in Public Education in the United States of America. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 25(4) Herrington, D.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Serendipitous Findings of A School-University Collaboration: A Case Study with National Implications for Supporting Novice Teachers. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 17(3) Townsell, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Who in the World is Ayn Rand? Doctoral FORUMNational Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED49467) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: A Comparative and Epistemological Philosophical Perspective Based on the Theoretical Framework of the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning by William Allan Kritsonis, PhD. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Henderson, III, F.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Graduation Rates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Review of the Literature. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Wakins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Atlas Shrugged by Any Rand: A Comparative and Epistemological Philosophical Perspective Based on the theoretical Framework of the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning by William Allan Kritsonis, PhD. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Anthony, T.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). A Mixed Methods Assessment of the Effectiveness of Strategic EMentoring in Improving the Self-Efficacy and Persistence (or retention) of Alternatively Certified Novice Teachers within an Inner City School District. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED494448) Patton, M.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). Great Minds Think Differently: Sustaining a System of Thinking. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED494511) 45 Skinner, D.A. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). When to be Selfish: Objectivism at its Best. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Savoy, E. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). National Implications: Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning as an Ethical Decision-Making Process to Improve Academic Achievement-Ten Recommendations. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Watkins, D. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). Developing a Curriculum for At-Risk and Low Performing High School Students: Teaching Shakespeare to At-Risk Students Utilizing Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. Doctoral FORUM-National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 4(1) Williams, M.G. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). National Implications: Why HBCU Presidents Need Entrepreneurial Focus. National Journal: FOCUS on Colleges, Universities, and Schools, 1(1) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 24(3) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 24(2) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal, 24(1) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. National FORUM of Applied Educational Research Journal, 20(2) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. National FORUM Teacher Education Journal, 17(1 & 2) Kritsonis, W. (2007). FOREWORD. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 10(1) Kritsonis, W. (2007). On-Line Scholarly Electric Journal Division, National FORUM Journals. Available daily: www.nationalforum.com Recent International Smith, C., Butler, N.L., Hughes, T.A., Herrington, D., & Kritsonis, W.A (2007). TECHNOLINGUA, Cracow, Poland. June 25-26, 2007 – AGH University of Science and Technology. Paper presentation: Native vs. Nonnative English Teachers in Polish Schools: Personal Reflections 46 Smith, C., Butler, N.L., Hughes, T.A., Herrington, D., & Kritsonis, W.A (2007). Conference on Problems in Language, Teaching, Vyatka State University of the Humanities, Kirov, Russia, February 14-15 2007. Three papers accepted and published: 1) Native and Non-Native Teachers of English in Polish Schools – Personal Reflections: International Implications, 2) Observations on Native vs. Nonnative EFL Teachers in Poland, 3) The Role of Communication Context, Corpus-Based Grammar, and Scaffolded Interaction in ESL/EFL Instruction ______________________________________________________________________________ Mentored Research - 2007 Dr. Kritsonis Mentoring and Teaching Doctoral Students and Colleagues to Write for Professional Publication - Refereed Articles Published Berkins, C.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Curriculum Leadership: Curriculum for the At-Risk Student. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED498643) Nazemzadeh, N., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Postmodernism, Higher Education, and Economics: A Different View. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Nazemzadeh, N., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Economics and the Six Realms of Meaning. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Renfro, J.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Organization Leadership 101: The Importance pf Identifying and Implementing Character Trait Assessments that Move Educational Leaders to Levels of Excellence. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Cheng-Chieh, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Five Instructional Strategies for ESL Leaders: Improving ESL Learning through Cultural Activities. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Wawrzyniak, K., Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Brief Summary of a Doctoral Dissertation in Geophysics. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Cheng-Chieh, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) CALL Application Electronic Portfolio in the Second Language Classroom. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Berkins, C.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Curriculum Leadership: New Trends and Career and Technical Education. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED498616) 47 Nickerson G.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Investigation of How the Factors of Time on Task and Study Habits Contribute or Inhibit the Academic Success of Minority Students. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Nazemzadeh, N., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Ayn Rand: The Nonfiction Work. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Maintaining Ethical Leadership and High “Diversity” Standards in Higher Education: A National Issue in Educational Leadership. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Thomas, K., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) What Will It Take to Have an Effective Campusss? National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Norfleet, S., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Leadership Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Sands, A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Three Factors Contributing to African American Males Being Placed into Special Education Classes: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Muschalek, B., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Insight: 5 Strategies to Reach and Teach at-Risk Students. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Focus: Enhancing Student Achievement and Teacher Efficacy Through Effective Grant Writing and Creative Instructional Programming. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Mroz, L., Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) A Brief Note about the Functions of Discourse Markers in Discourse Coherence. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Butler, N.L., Burbelko, A., Rajzer, I., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) International Education Report: AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland: Noteworthy Doctoral Recipients. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Utilizing Culture to Improve Communication and School Involvement with Parents from Diverse Backgrounds as a Means to Improve Student Achievements Levels in the United States: A National Focus. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) Firebaugh, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Epidemic: Five Benefits of Implementing the CATCH Program into a Physical Education Curriculum in Helping Fight Childhood Obesity. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Fall) 48 Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Analysis of Teacher and Student Absenteeism in Urban Schools: What the Research Says and Recommendations for Educational Leaders. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Fall) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The School’s Concern with Grades and the Societal Consequences. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497506) Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., & Griffith, K. (2007) The School As An Organization and Social Institution: A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495206) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) International Impact: Agreement or NonAgreement: Are Polish Higher School Students in Agreement with a Law that Punishes People for Encouraging Homosexuality in Polish Primary and Secondary Schools? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497437) Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Pachocinski, R., Griffith, K.G., Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) International Perspectives: Polish Post-Secondary Vocational Schools: A Comparison Using An Information Technology Conceptual Model. The Lamar University Electronic Journal Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED497437) Rajzer, I., Griffith, K.G., Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Investigations into the Use of Fibrous CarbonBased Materials as Scaffold for Tissue Engineering by Izabella Rajzer. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Doucet, G., Grant, L.E., Brown, V.E., Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Update: Zero Tolerance School Disciplinary Policy and Criminology Theory. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer 2007) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., Kritsonis, W.A. Non-formal Education in Poland and Canada – Compared: A Brief Commentary. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED497368) Kritsonis, W.A., & Griffith, K.G. (2007) On Writing Well for Professional Publication in National Refereed Journals in Education. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) 49 Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Pachocinski, R., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Polish Post-Secondary Vocational Schools and Canadian Community Colleges: A Comparison using the School as an Organization and Social Institution as a Conceptual Framework. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497362) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Student Ratings of Faculty Performance In Polish Higher Schools: A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497453) Wells, W.D., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Achievement Gap between African-American and Non-minority Students: How Can We Close the Gap? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Use of Positive Youth Development Constructs in Career Development Programs for Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Virtual University: A Brief Note. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Townsell, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) A National Look at Postmodernism’s Pros and Cons in Educational Leadership. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED497693) Skinner, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Bring You Best Self to an Interview. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research 4 (Summer) Butcher, J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Human Resource Management: Managerial Efficacy in Recruiting and Retaining Teachers – National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No ED497357) Williams, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Leaders We Have a Problem! It is Teacher Retention…What Can We Do About It? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED497436) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Agenda: Development of Best Practices in Human Resources using Ways of Knowing through the Realms of Meaning as the Framework. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED497363) 50 Williams, M.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Focus on Postmodernism in Higher Education. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Evans, L.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Impact: The Role of Human Resources Management and Leadership Development in Education and Their Effectiveness on Teacher Retention. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Duong, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Characteristics of Effective Leadership in K-12. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Williams, M.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Examining Motivational Factors among Employees in Higher Education. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Holloway, F.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: That Was Then, This is Now. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Melvin, S., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Those Who Care, Teach – Strategies That Promote the Recruitment and Retention of Classroom Teachers. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Watkins, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Watkins/Kritsonis Guide to Human Resources Management Utilizing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Melvin, S., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Phenomenon – Fenwick English’s Postmodernism Goes to Hollywood. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Collins, C.J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Viewpoint: How to Implement the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning as an Ethical Decision Making Process for Counselors to Improve Student Achievement. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) White, P.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Essence of Effective Administrative Leadership: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Smith, C., Butler, N.L., Hughes, T.A., Herrington, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Observations On Native vs. Non-native EFL Teachers in Poland. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Summer) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED495201) 51 Evans, L.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Moral Project – The Effects of Benjamin Franklin’s Thirteen Virtues within My Life. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Roos, L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Use of Positive Youth Development Constructs in Career Development Programs for Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Summer) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (20077) New Strategies for Educational Leaders to Implement Postmodern Thinking in Public Education in the United States of America: Creating a National Change Strategy. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction No.ED497435) Jacobs, K., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Strategies for Implementing Postmodern Thinking ofr Improving Secondary Education in Public Education in the United States of America: National Impact. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495312) Krukiewicz-Gacek, A., Griffith, K., Skrynicka-Knapczyk, D., Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Should We Teach English for Work Purposes to Undergraduates at Polish Higher Schools? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495376) Hughes, T.A., Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, David (2007) Primary and Secondary Education in Canada and Poland Compared: International Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495075) Butler, N.D., Davidson, B.S., Mroz, L., Brown, V., Griffith, K., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Do Polish High School Students Prefer Speaking in Person, Listening, Reading or Writing During EFL Classes? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service NO.ED495075) Smith, C., Butler, N.L., Hughes, T.A., Herrington, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). Native vs Nonnative English Teachers in Polish Schools: Personal Reflections. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction No ED495069) Hughes, T.A., Hughes, J.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007). Brief Reflections on Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) 52 Butler, N.L., Hughes, T.A., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Native and Non-Native Teachers of English in Polish Schools-Personal Reflections: International Educational Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495206) Hughes, T.A., Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. Cheating in Examinations in Two Polish Higher Education Schools. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No ED4955076) Hughes, T.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) A Historical Perspective of National Educational Reform Efforts. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Hughes, T.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Professional Learning Communities and the Positive Effects on Student Achievement: A National Agenda for School Improvement. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Hughes, T.A., Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, M.A., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Religious Education in Government-Run Primary and Secondary Schools in Poland and Canada (Ontario and Quebec) - An International Focus. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495110) Laub, J.D. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) A National Perspective: Transforming Leadership in America’s Rural Public Schools. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Hughes, T.A., Butler, N.L., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Education in Canada: A Lecture to the Polish Comparative Education Society. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Hughes, T.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Independent Publisher Online’s Highlighted Titles Book Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Anderson, A.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Perspectives of Ayn Rand on the Virtues of Selfishness (1964). The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Anderson, A.C. & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Postmodern Philosophical Thinking and Recommendations According to Fenwick English. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) 53 Anthony, T.D., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Postmoderism and the Implications for Educational Leadership: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495291) Anthony, T.D., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) National Cry for Help: Psychological Issues as They Relate to Education; A Realistic Approach to Understanding and Coping with the African American Males. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495296) Anthony, T.D., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) An Analysis of Human Resource Management: Involving Administrative Leadership as a Means to Practical Applications: National Focus. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495294) Anthony, T.D., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) How to Implement the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning in Human Resource Management-Ten Recommendation: National Impact. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No ED495293) Scott-Ferguson., B., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Human Resource Management and Special Education Administrative Leadership. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Scott-Ferguson., B., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) The Development of Human Resource Management and School Board Relations: National Considerations. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Branch, R.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Impact: Strategies for Successfully Implementing Postmodern Theory and Practice in Educational Leadership for Improving Schooling in the United States of America. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Gilliam, J.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Creative Strategies for Implementing Postmodernism Thinking for University Administrators to Improve Colleges and Universities in the United States: National Possibilities. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Recommendations: Strategies for Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning for the Development of Professional Personnel. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495313) 54 Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Analysis of the Objectivist Ethics in Educational Leadership Through Ayn Rand’s The Virtues of Selfishness (1964). The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495311) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications for Urban School Systems: Strategic Planning in the Human Resource Management Department in a Large Urban School District. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED497431) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Epistemological Analysis of Atlas Shrugged and The Virtues of Selfishness by Ayn Rand: The Ten Most Poignant Points: International Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Brown, D.R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Exploration of Ten Salient Ideas as Presented by Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged Supported by Virtues of Selfishness. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Brown, D.R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Brown’s Model of Ethics: National Impact. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) National Implications: Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning for Improvement of Ethical Conduct. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495067) Butcher, J.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning for the Improvement of Ethical Conduct: Ten National Recommendations. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495205) Sturgis, K.K., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Analysis of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Williams, M.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Integrating the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning to Improve National Fundraising Objectives. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Butcher, J.T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Impact of Objectivism on Humankind National and International Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) 55 Williams, M.G., Herrington, D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Oral History: A Viable Methodology for 21st Century Educational Administration Research: National Impact. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Perkins, T., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Ten Penetrating Ideas Presented in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged (1957) The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Demaris, M.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Residential Learning Communities on Historically Black College and University Campuses. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED495305) Hart, K.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Stigma of Mental Illness: Exploring the Nature and Resolution of Stereotypical Conceptions. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Hughes, T.A., Kritsonis, W.A., & Kritsonis, M.A. (2007) Writing for Professional Publication. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Joshua, A.M., Joshua, M.T., Kritsonis, W.A., & Herrington, D. (2007) Assessment of the Depth of Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Possessed by Secondary School Students in Southern Cross River State, Nigeria. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Springs, M.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Improving Student Self-Concept Through Student Achievement. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Smith, C., Butler, N.L., & Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) The Role of Communication Context, Corpus-Based Grammar, and Scaffolded Interaction in ESL/EFL Instruction. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495290) Krukiewica-Gacek, A., Griffith, K.G., Skrynicka-Knapczyk, D., Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Should We Teach English for Work Purposes to Undergraduates at Polish Higher Schools? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Herrington, D., Griffith, K.G., Brown, V.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) “Mixed Methods” Research Designs. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) Smith, C., Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Observations on Native vs. Nonnative EFL Teachers in Poland. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495201) 56 Webb, P., Kritsonis, W.A., & Griffith, K.G. (2007) Spare the Rod, Destroy the Child: Examining the Speculative Association of Corporal Punishment and Deviant Behavior among Youth: National Implications. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4(Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED496203) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) International Implications: Are Polish Higher Learners in Favour of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Being Taught in Primary and Secondary Schools? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) Doucet, G., Herrington, D., Griffith, K.G., Brown, V.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Zero Tolerance School Disciplinary Policy: National Implications for Criminology Theory, The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring 2007) Asotska, J., Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Griffith, K.G., Brown, V.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Are Polish Primary School Pupils in Favour of Wearing Uniforms? Snapshot Comment. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495988) Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) International Update: Are the Recent Reforms in Polish Education Making it harder for School Discipline to be Maintained in Schools? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495956) Nervis, III, J., Kritsonis, W.A., & Griffith, K.G. (2007) She Is My Teacher. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) Butler, N.L., Davidson, B.S., Griffith, K.G., Brown, V.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Comparative International Education: Institutions of Higher Education in Poland and Canadian Universities: A Comparison Using an Information Technology Conceptual Framework. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495955) Butler, N.L., Brown, V.E., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) Polish High School Learners: Are They Studying English To Secure Employment in Great Britain or Ireland? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED496152) Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An Ontological Update: Are Polish Higher School Learners Consistent in Their Agreement with Cheating in Examinations Sessions? The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED496243) 57 Butler, N.L., Griffith, K.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2007) An International Perspective: The School As an Organizational and Social Institution: Current Challenges. The Lamar University Electronic Journal of Student Research, 4 (Spring) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED496245) 2006 Jacobs, K.D., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). How to Implement the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning in Human Resource Management: Ten Recommendations for Selecting Campus Administrators. Doctoral FORUM-Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED494799) Webb, P., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Zero-Tolerance Policies and Youth: Protection or Profiling? Doctoral FORUM-Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493837) Johnson, C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Implications: Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning in Human Resource Management and Development. Doctoral FORUM-Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Hart, K.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Critical Analysis of an Original Writing on Social Learning Theory: Imitation of Film-Mediated Aggressive Models. Doctoral FORUMJournal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Savoy, E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Implications: Implementing the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning as an Ethical Decision-Making Process to Improve Academic Achievement-Ten Recommendations. Doctoral FORUM-Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Collins, C.J., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Viewpoint: The Importance of Hiring a Diverse Faculty. 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Controlling Those Kids: Social Control and the Use of Pretrial Detention Among Youth in the United States of America: National Implications. Doctoral FORUM-Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). The Impact of Poland’s 1990 Bill on Schools of Higher Education. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 9(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493620) Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Similarities and Differences: Post-Secondary (Grammar) Vocational Schools in Poland and Canadian Community Colleges. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 9(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493569) Hart, K.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006) Relapse Prevention for Alcoholism. Doctoral FORUM- Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Hart, K.E., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006) From Multiple Personality Disorder to Disassociate Identity Disorder: A Clinical Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment Considerations. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) Patton, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). The Law of Increasing Returns: A Process for Retaining Teachers- National Recommendations. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED495298) Williams, M.G., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Raising More Money at the Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493566) Belshaw, S.H., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Implications in Education and Juvenile Justice: Bridging the Gap Between Court Order Juvenile Mentoring Programs and Secondary Educators. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493124) 59 Skinner, D.A., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Educational Leaders as Stewards: Selecting a National Curriculum Guided by the Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493140) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Agenda: A Holistic Approach for the Development of a Campus Improvement Plan using Ways of Knowing Through the Realms of Meaning as the Framework. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493111) Townsell, R., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). National Insight: A Look at Synnoetics in One African American Female’s Journey to the Principalship. Doctoral FORUM- National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493442) Demaris, M.C., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). A Philosophical Approach to Minority Student Persistence on a Historically Black College and University Campus. Doctoral FORUMNational Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493143) Joshua, M.T., Joshua, A.M., & Kritsonis, W.A. (2006). Use of Student Achievement Scores as a Basis for Assessing Teachers’ Instructional Effectiveness: Issues and Research Results. National FORUM of Teacher Education Journal, 17(3) Anthony, T.D., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). National Implications: An Analysis of E- Mentoring Induction Year Programs for Novice Alternatively Certified Teachers. Doctoral FORUMNational Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED493137) Butler, N.L., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). Brief Summary of Doctoral Dissertation: Polish PostSecondary Vocational Schools and Canadian Community Colleges. International Journal of Scholarly Academic Intellectual Diversity, 9(1) Nickson, L., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). A National Perspective: An Analysis of Factors that Influence Special Educators to Remain in the Field of Education. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, Spring 2006 Anthony, T.D., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). Bilingualism and How it Impacts the African American Child. Doctoral FORUM – National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED492546) 60 Cheng-Chieh L.., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer Technology in Second Language Acquisition. Doctoral FORUM – National Journal for Publishing and Mentoring Doctoral Student Research, 3(1) (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No.ED492159) Cloud, M., & Kritsonis, W. (2006). 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