Students - Current Students
Dissertations Directed by Faculty in the Program in Education Administration and Policy
Spring 2011
Meca Mohammed, Ph.D.
Examining the Effects of Academic Press, Social Support, and Collective Efficacy in U.S. High Schools on Students’ College Readiness: A Multilevel Analysis of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002
Elizabeth DeBray
Fall 2010
Kelly Katherine Nagle Causey, Ed.D.
Principals’ Perspectives of the Issues and Barriers of Working with Marginal Teachers
Sally J. Zepeda
Stefanie Connor Wynne, Ph.D.
Job-embedded Learning: How Teachers Learn from One Another During the Workday
Sally J. Zepeda
Summer 2010:
Joseph H. Garner, Ed.D.
An Analysis of Law Governing a School Resource Officer’s Authority to Search Students
(Major Professor, Dr. John Dayton)
Deborah L. Teitelbaum, Ph.D.
What Are You Trying Not to Say: Meaning-Making and (Mis)Understandings in Post-Observation Conferences Between High School Teachers and Their Supervisors
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Spring 2010:
Edwin Bengtson, Ph.D.
Examining Principal Succession: Perspectives of Principals and Central Office Headers
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
2009 Graduates
Elvis Bernard Davis, Ed.D.
A case study: the perspectives of one elementary school principal whose school did not make adequate yearly progress in the state of Georgia
Sally J. Zepeda
Jiang He, Ph.D.
School Finance – Is Attitude the Answer?
(Major Professor, Dr. Eric Houck)
Raymond Michael Lamb, Ed.D.
A social cognitive approach to collective psychological empowerment
Sally J. Zepeda
Steve Miletto, Ed.D.
A Historical Overview of the Literature on High School Size, 1900–1980
(Major Professor, Dr. William Wraga)
Kelly Sherrill, Ph.D.
Providing a Legally–Appropriate Special Education Program for Students with Bipolar Disorder: Issues and Analysis
(Major Professor, Dr. John Dayton)
Angela Fowler Stanley, Ed.D.
The Tyler rationale and Tyler’s 1970s revision: an historical reconsideration
William Wraga
2008 Graduates
Melvin E. Hunt Ed.D.
A History of the Department of Curriculum and Supervision at the University of Georgia 1968-1991
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Mary Jane MacLeod, Ed.D.
Teachers’ Perceptions of Positive and Negative Outcomes of Differentiated Pay.
(Major Professor, Dr. Catherine C. Sielke)
2006 Graduates
Irene Goetze, Ed.D.
The Perspectives of National Board Certified Teachers on How Leadership Activities Impacted Job Satisfaction. (Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Tammy J. Hightower, Ed.D.
A review and analysis of academic freedom and public school teacher tenure.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
2005 Graduates
Huayin Liu, Ed.D.
A Comprehensive Study of Section 504 of The United States’ Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Steven Seth Rhine, Ed.D.
A Review and Analysis of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Patricia Williams Bentley, Ed.D.
Instructional Supervision and Gifted Education: Elementary School Teachers’ Perspectives.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Brenda Croom Schulz, Ed.D.
Teacher Perspectives of How High-Stakes Testing Influences Instructional Decisions and Professionalism.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Lori Hope Chidester, Ed.D.
Junius L. Meriam’s University Elementary School: Implications for Prevailing Interpretations of Curriculum Theories and Practices Past and Present.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Dissertation on-line
Victoria Seals,Ed.D.
Career Development Factors of Women in Community and Technical College Leadership.
(Major Professor, Dr. Catherine C. Sielke)
Dissertation on-line
Donann Tubbs Clement Holt,Ed.D.
Funding School Construction: An Examination of the Impact of State of Georgia Funding Policies on High Growth Districts.
(Major Professor, Dr. Catherine C. Sielke)
Dissertation on-line
2004 Graduates
Lisa Michele Vaughn,Ed.D.
Connecting the Past to the Present: The Impact of Principals’ Past Supervisory Experiences as Teachers on Current Supervisory Practices.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Jacqueline Denise Jackson,Ed.D.
Principal’s Instructional Leadership Practices: A Comparison of Those Whose Schools Make and Do Not Make Adequate Yearly Progress in the State of Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Rhonda L. Wilson,Ed.D.
An Analysis of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as Interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in Owasso v. Falvo.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Carlton Keith Wilson, Ed.D.
School Funding Litigation: A Study of Alabama Cases.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Garrick Askew,Ed.D.
The Oral Histories of Three Retired African American Superintendents from Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Christine S. Reinstra-Kiracofe,Ed.D.
The relationship between public school desegregation and funding litigation.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Edward Binh Maresh, Ed.D.
The Student Support Team: A Legal and Historical Analysis of the Prereferral Intervention Process in Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Michael Anthony Rhett,Ed.D.
New Principals’ Perspectives About the Mentoring They Received From Their Former Principals.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Olajide Agunloye,Ed.D.
The Relationship Between Educational Inputs and Measures of Student Achievement as Outputs: A Multivariate Approach.
(Major Professor, Dr. Catherine C. Sielke)
Dissertation on-line
Charles Danie Evans,Ed.D.
A Case Study of the Perspectives of Three First-Year Teachers and Their Mentors on Mentoring Through the Use of Electronic Mail.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Judith A. Geter,Ed.D.
Professional and Personal Development of Mentor Teachers Working with Beginning Teachers.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Judy Brown Godfrey,Ed.D.
The Effects of a School-Based Mentoring Program on Beginning Teacher Retention Rate.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Bryan Keith Long,Ed.D.
Edwin James Houston’s Minority Report to the Committee of Ten: Context and Implications.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Dissertation on-line
Cheryl Elaine Ogden,Ed.D.
The Perspectives of Young Adults On the Transition Services They Received While In High School.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Terrance Donnell Smith,Ed.D.
Perspectives of the College Department Head Regarding Assisting Junior Faculty in Achieving Promotion and Tenure at a Historically Black Land Grant University.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
John M. Watford,Ed.D.
The Experiences of Postsecondary Technical Faculty Returning to Higher Education Under Administrative Mandate
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
2003 Graduates
Jeannette Marie Dubyak,Ed.D.
Perspectives of Elementary Principals on Risk Taking During School Improvement.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Mike Mattingly,Ed.D.
A Study of Superintendents’ Practices of Principal Supervision and Evaluation: A Contrast of Low Performing and Performing Schools.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Lori Elizabeth Purcell,Ed.D.
Factors That Lead to Job Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction of County Extension Agents in Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Julie Ann Van Soelen, Ed.D.
Honoring the Voices: Perspectives of Veteran Teachers Regarding Instructional Supervision.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Jackie Adams,Ed.D.
When Parents Meet with aHigh School Principal.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Russell Brock,Ed.D.
An Analysis of U.S. Law Concerning the First Amendment, Schools, and Tuition Vouchers.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Lauri Burton,Ed.D.
An Analysis of Georgia State Board of Education dismissal Appeal Decisions from 1991 to 2001.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Eric Davidson,Ed.D.
An Analysis of the Law Concerning Due Process, and Student Suspension and Expulsion in Georgia Public Schools
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Tracie Doe,Ed.D.
The current Status of the Law Concerning an Appropriate Education for Students with Disabilities.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Gloria Gabriel,Ed.D.
An Examination of Laws Governing Criminal Background Checks of School Personnel in States Belonging to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Michael Gwatney,Ed.D.
An Analysis of Weapons Laws and the Application of Zero Tolerance Weapons Policies in Georgia Public Schools
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
William Kruskamp,Ed.D.
Instructional Supervision and the Role of High School Department Chairs.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
David Robles,Ed.D.
A Review and Analysis of United States Laws Concerning Undocumented Students.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Karen Harrell Smith,Ed.D.
Comparing the Theories and Practices of Tyler and Dewey with Expert and Effective Teaching of Today.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Dissertation on-line
Dan Brook Whitmire,Ed.D.
An Analysis of the Current Status of Establishment Clause Jurisprudence Concerning Public Funding of School Vouchers.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
2002 Graduates
Marcus Beaver,Ed.D.
Instructional Supervision: Perspectives of Middle School Fine Arts Teachers.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Ralph Bennett,Ed.D.
Teacher Participation in Curriculum Development: A History of the Idea and Practice, 1890-1940.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Dissertation on-line
Ronald Busbee,Ed.D.
Superintendents Perspectives of Their Relationships with Their Principals as They Implement the “A Plus Reform Act of 2000″ in Two Mid-Size School Districts in Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Gregory Gentry,Ed.D.
A Case Study: the Issues High School Principals Encounter with Instructional Supervision.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Kimberly Halstead,Ed.D.
The Role of the elementary Instructional Coordinator Related to Teacher Leadership: A Case Study.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Audrey Lindsay,Ed.D.
The Comprehensive High School in Jamaica.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Dissertation on-line
Edward Spurka,Ed.D.
An Analysis of Federal Law Regarding Discipline for Students With Disabilities in the Public School Context.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Dissertation on-line
Robert Sumowski,Ed.D.
The Principal’s Perspective on the First Year of the Recover of a Low-Performing Elementary School: A Case Study
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Charlotte King Eady,Ed.D.
Rural Middle School Principals’ Perspectives of Supervision and Evaluation as They Implement Georgia’s A PLUS Education Reform Act of 2000.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Gwendolyn Taylor,Ed.D.
The Impact of Literacy Collaborative and Success for All on the Reading Achievement of 3rd and 5th Grade Students
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Donald Warren,Ed.D.
The Importance and Implementation of the Middle School Program Criteria in the State of Georgia as Perceived by Principals in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Middle Schools.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
2001 Graduates
Judith Jones,Ed.D.
The Work of the Superintendent in Developing a District Learning Community.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
Dissertation on-line
Robert Stewart Mayers,Ed.D.
A Case Study: Change, Block Scheduling, and the Work of the High School Department Chair.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
2000 Graduates
Larry Johnson,Ed.D.
An Exploratory Study of Selected Elementary School Principals Who Have Opened New Schools In Northeast Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. Sally J. Zepeda)
1999 Graduates
Charles Braddock,Ed.D.
Title IX Compliance and Georgia High School Athletic Programs.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
James Kevin Jenkins,Ed.D.
An Analysis of Judicial Opinions regarding Equal Protection and Affirmative Action Law in the Public School Personnel Context.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Jill Mizell,Ed.D.
The Adoption of the Georgia Quality Core Curriculum: A Historical Analysis of Curriculum Change.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
Walker Jackson Parish,Ed.D.
An Analysis of the Impact of Tenure and Other Selected Variables of the Dismissal of Unsuitable Teachers in Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
Betty Savander,Ed.D.
Conceptual Characteristics of the Middle School That Warrant Further Implementation in Georgia.
(Major Professor, Dr. William G. Wraga)
1997 Graduates
Stephanie Harrell,Ed.D.
An Examination of the Efficacy of the Georgia State University/Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Collaborative Preparation Program.
(Major Professor, Dr. John P. Dayton)
