WOU Master's Theses and Professional Projects, and Senior Honors Theses

  Refer to the Main Theses page for information about these materials.

Title List --  I thru M  (approx 15 pages)

I dance in two languages: A creative thesis on bilingual children's 
literature. 
Frauendiener, Chryste Lea Crivella. 
LD4344.4 1998 .F7. 

Identification of subject modules for inclusion to a communications 
technology program for Lathrop High School, Fairbanks, Alaska. 
Bodle, William. 
LD4344 1998 .B6. 

The identification of the criteria for writing two and three part choral. 
Arndt, Diane L. 
LD4344.2 1978 .A7. 

Impact of infant massage on communication between parents and their 
disabled children and on adaptive behavior of the children. 
Shirin, Hamida. 
LD4344 1993 .S55. 

The impact of parental ESL education on children's attendance/behavior and 
english literacy skills. 
Bochsler, Denise. 
LD4344 1999 .B6. 

The implementation of a micro-counseling teaching module for psychiatric 
aides at Oregon State Hospital. 
Appelgate, Roger. 
LD4344.2 1976 .A6. 

The implementation of literature circles in the middle school. 
Rowley, Lynda. 
LD4344.2 1997 .R6. 

Implementation of public law 94-142 in a small school district in oregon. 
Knapp, Donna J.
LD4344.2 1977 .K53. 

Implementation of technology in Astoria School District 1C. 
Guelli, Michael D.
LD4344.2 1996 .G85. 

Implementing a first grade writer's workshop: An action research project. 
Villano, Christine Pearsall. 
LD4344 1999 .V5. 

Implementing a group experience as a part of a secondary school remedial 
reading program. 
Magnuson, Ramona. 
LD4344.2 1975 .M28. 

Implementing character traits of caring and empathy in the second grade 
classroom. 
Brousseau, Jo Anne. 
LD4344 1999 .B761. 

Implementing cooperative learning activities in K-1 classrooms. 
Thomas-Ritchie, Julia K.
Walleri, Deborah K.
LD4344 1998 .T56. 

Implementing cooperative learning lessons in the success for reading 
classroom. 
Moloney, Cheryl B.
LD4344 1998 .M6. 

Implementing interactive video training in an industrial setting: a case 
study. 
Walker, Stephen A. 
LD4344.2 1986 .W34. 

Implementing multiple intelligence theory in a preschool classroom. 
Bunten, Lydia M.
LD4344.2 1998 .B8. 

The implications of control theory and multimedia presentations. 
Smith, Stephen R. 
LD4344 1993 .S66. 

The importance of musical stimulation. 
Hofmann, Oralene Marie. 
LD4344 1973 .H6. 

The importance of training paraprofessionals in the reading process. 
Boroson, Beth. 
LD4344.2 1999 .B6. 

The impression element and its effects on the adolescent's perception of 
self. 
Stringer, Marlin C. 
LD4344.2 1974 .S8. 

Improving communication amoung team members in group related sports. 
McClaughry, William John. 
LD4344.2 1976 .M3. 

Improving middle level health education. 
Udey, Shannon. 
LD4344.2 1999 .U3. 

Improving self concept in the public schools. 
Sawyer, doug. 
LD4344.2 1978 .S26. 

Improving students' mathematical competency through the implementation of 
scoring guides and increased awareness of the math problem solving 
processes. 
Autencio, Wendy K.
LD4344.2 1998 .A9. 

Improving students' mathematical competency through the implementation of 
scoring guides and increased awareness of the math problem solving 
processes. 
Ellingson, Diane M.
LD4344.2 1998 .E4. 

Improving students' mathematical competency through the implementation of 
scoring guides and increased awareness of the math problem solving 
processes. 
Mekkers, Lynn. 
LD4344.2 1998 .M45. 

Improving students' mathematical competency through the implementation of 
scoring guides and increased awareness of the math problem solving 
processes. 
Nobiletti, Kathy C.
LD4344.2 1998 .N6. 

An in-depth case study of a learning disabled male. 
Malloch, Carolyn Buchele. 
LD4344.2 1978 .M35. 

In Memoriam:  Dan Lucas. 
Fox, Rachel L. 
LD4344.4 1994 .F79. 

An in-service training manual in bilingual education for kindergarten 
through third grade teachers. 
Kasner, Jennifer. 
LD4344 1997 .K3. 

The inclusion of homemade instruments in an original musical and its effect
on student interest and participation. 
Ganske, Kathryn L. Bach. 
LD4344.2 1994 .G19. 

Incorporating cooperative learning. 
Sperl, Barbara J.
LD4344 1999 .S69. 

Increasing communication using an augmentative/alternative communication 
device. 
Seekatz, Corrie. 
LD4344.2 1998 .S4. 

Increasing Hispanic participation in the Woodburn band program. 
Gingerich, Brian D.
LD4344.2 1990 .G49. 

Increasing parental efficacy and parental involvement in children's 
education. 
Duhamel, Mary E.
LD4344 1999 .D8. 

An indepth case study of a hyperactive boy with poor sound-symbol 
relationships with resultant learning disabilities. 
Rollinson, Barbara. 
LD4344.2 1974 .R64. 

The influence of counseling on classroom behavior and school absenteeism in
migrant workers' children. 
Geist, G. Peter. 
LD4344.2 1977 .G34. 

Influence of math performance assessment on elementary students' academic 
performance in math. 
Howell, Robin L.
LD 4344 1999 .H69. 

The influence of organizational culture on evaluability in a child and 
youth care organization. 
Engblom, Dennis R. 
LD4344 1994 .E57. 

The influence of Public Law 94-142 upon educational programs for the 
orthopedically impaired. 
Shiraishi, Yukiya. 
LD4344.2 1986 .S34. 

The influences of prison architecture on inmate and staff cognition. 
Snitker, Mikael. 
LD4344 1998 .S6. 

The information fair: an experiment in detraumatizing human sexuality 
education for sexually abused children. 
DeLay, Kay Ellen. 
LD4344 1994 .D34. 

Informed support: an educational model for partners and nonoffending family
members of the sexual abuse survivor. 
Deaver, Isabel D.
LD4344 1991 .D29. 

Infusion of the microcomputer into the elementary curriculum: a look at 
Salem School District 24J. 
Wilkes, Sara Elizabeth. 
LD4344.2 1985 .W4. 

An innovative approach to traditional foster care. 
Moore, S.E. and D.L. Pearcy. 
LD4344.2 1975 .P4. 

Insights into the lives of postsecondary students with learning 
disabilities. 
Bright, Michelle E.
LD4344.4 1998 .B7. 

An integrated approach to a marital enrichment seminar. 
Boyce, Kathleen Ann. 
LD4344.2 1975 .B6. 

An integrated model of adolescent chemical dependency treatment. 
Jacobson, Shirley C. 
LD4344 1990 .J12. 

Integration of art masterpieces in the elementary curricula. 
Smith, Tammy Ann. 
LD4344 1999 .S61. 

Intelligence tests, their impact on the client and the counseling 
relationship. 
Gertz, Linda. 
LD4344.2 1975 .G4. 

An intensive case study demonstrating the effect of hearing loss and 
delayed language upon the acquisiion of reading skills in a six year old 
boy. 
Wilson, Naomi. 
LD4344.2 1975 .W45. 

An intensive case study involving teaching of reading to second grade boy 
with auditory memory and auditory-visual integration deficits. 
Kane, Candace Virginia. 
LD4344.2 1976 .K3. 

An intensive case study of a boy diagnosed as having a learning disability 
in reading and the prescribed treatment. 
Kosko, Kenneth Andrew. 
LD4344.2 1974 .K65. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability caused by a 
low self-concept and lack of self-direction habits. 
Poulsen, Kathleen Ellen. 
LD4344.2 1975 .P6. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability caused by 
fear of failure. 
Mason, Susan Irene. 
LD4344.2 1975 .M32. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability caused by 
nonreinforcement of academic performance. 
Jensen, Roxann Marie. 
LD4344.2 1974 .J45. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability generated by 
insufficient knowledge of how to correctly sound the letters and blends. 
Mason, Eugene. 
LD4344.2 1975 .M3. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability in reading 
and the prescribed treatment. 
Bongiorno, Lyndall Kennedy. 
LD4344.2 1976 .B6. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability in reading 
caused by lack of environmental stimulation. 
Elway, Janette Elizabeth. 
LD4344.2 1975 .E45. 

An intensive case study of a child with a learning disability related to an
auditory disorder. 
Rye, Grace F. 
LD4344.2 1975 .R9. 

An intensive case study of a child with an extreme learning disability 
caused by nonreinforcement of academic performance integrating philosophy, 
learning theory and primary research. 
Olson, Mildred Emelia. 
LD4344.2 1975 .O38. 

Intensive case study of a child with extreme learning problems. 
Stevenson, Denise Rae. 
LD4344.2 1974 .S72. 

An intensive case study of a child with extreme learning problems in 
blending and visual discrimination of letter forms. 
Rutter, Jane Isabelle. 
LD4344.2 1974 .R88. 

Intensive case study of a child with extreme learning problems in language 
and reading. 
Butts, Carol Sue. 
LD4344.2 1974 .B82. 

An intensive case study of a dependent fourth grader with an auditory-
visual integration deficit. 
Cagle, Jesse Sinclair. 
LD4344.2 1978 .C3. 

An intensive case study of a hyperactive child. 
Ward, Nancy Jo. 
LD4344.2 1976 .W36. 

An intensive case study of a learning disabled child with a history of 
unstable family life. 
Talaro, Norma. 
LD4344.2 1975 .T3. 

An intensive case study of a preschool girl diagnosed as having below 
average skills in school readiness. 
Britt, Roderick G. 
LD4344.2 1975 .B69. 

An intensive case study of a second grade boy diagnosed as having a 
learning disability in reading, and the prescribed remediatoin procedures. 
Bellamy, Patricia Ann. 
LD4344.2 1975 .B4. 

An intensive case study of a sixth grade boy with a reading disability 
caused by failure-avoidance behavior. 
Ramadan, Claraine Virginia. 
LD4344.2 1974 .R34. 

An intensive case study of a third grade boy with a learning disability 
caused by non-attending and low self-concept. 
Guyer, Ronald Franklin. 
LD4344.2 1976 .G86. 

An intensive case study of an 8 year old boy with classroom behavior 
problems. 
Brus, Denise Marlene. 
LD4344.2 1975 .B7. 

An intensive case study of an adult learner. 
Schweitzer, Carole Joanne. 
LD4344.2 1976 .S24. 

An intensive case study of an eighth grade boy diagnosed as having a 
learning disability in reading, and who was labeled as being hyperactive. 
Bernert, Beverley Anne. 
LD4344.2 1977 .B47. 

An intensive case study of an unmotivated boy with an auditory perceptual 
disability. 
Staebler, Bonnie. 
LD4344.2 1976 .S72. 

An intensive case study of the development of reading readinesss skills in 
a child with task avoidance behaviors. 
Harris, Neal Wesley. 
LD4344.2 1976 .H32. 

An intensive case study of the effects of preferred modality instruction 
and token reinforcement in the reading achievement of a second grade boy. 
Tatone, Gail Ann. 
LD4344.2 1978 .T31. 

An intensive case study on improving the reading skills of a first grade 
boy. 
Thronton, Berniece Matthews. 
LD4344.2 1974 .T54. 

An intensive case study on improving the reading skills of a language 
deprived third grade boy. 
Worcester, Kathryn Anona. 
LD4344.2 1976 .W6. 

An intensive case study: the effects of a whole-word approach and positive 
reinforcement on the reading achievement of a boy with learning 
disabilities. 
Lodge, Janice Lynn. 
LD4344.2 1978 .L6. 

An interactive training tool for secretaries. 
Goodman, Michael. 
LD4344.2 1995 .G65. 

Interactive video in the art classroom:  a pilot study. 
Van Londen, Pamela. 
LD4344.2 1988 .V25. 

Interdisciplinary education: an option for improving education. 
Brennan, Stacey. 
LD4344.4 1996 .B7. 

Interdisciplinary learning teams: a physical education and english model. 
Hebard, Jeff. 
LD 4344 1999 .H4. 

An interdisciplinary studies program as a foundation for land use analysis/
evaluation. 
Murray, Harold Edmund. 
LD4344.2 1977 .M8. 

An interdisciplinary study of the art of weaving and its relationship to 
the structure of groups and the psychology of learning. 
Swanson, Betty Jo. 
LD4344 1978 .S8. 

An interdisciplinary study of the creative process and its effect on 
teaching methods and the human experience. 
Cameron, Candice Northup. 
LD4344 1982 .C35. 

Intermixed marriages: a growing challenge for the clinical child and youth 
worker. 
Kau'i, Randolph K.
LD4344 1994 .K21. 

The internet: a virtual library. 
Bonville, Charles K. 
LD4344.4 1996 .B6. 

Internet applications and use with elementary gifted/talented students. 
Newman, Carol. 
LD4344 1998 .N4. 

Interpersonal skills and cooperation: Development through elementary 
physical education. 
Foster, Henry George. 
LD4344 1999 .F6. 

Intervention for the language delayed child through parent involvement. 
Sharp, Carrie. 
LD4344.2 1977 .S53. 

Introduction of a mindfulness-based stress management program into a 
university health education curriculum. 
Benzie, Terry J. 
LD4344 1999 .B4. 

An investigation of a pilot process for teaching social/interpersonal 
skills to mildly and moderately retarded adults. 
Delapp, Richard John. 
LD4344 1981 .D45. 

An investigation of handwriting instruction in selected Oregon elementary 
schools. 
Floyd, William Downing. 
LD4344 1955 .F56. 

An investigation of teacher to teacher collaboration approaches and tools: 
one teacher's perspective. 
Haavig, Kristi. 
LD 4344.2 1999 .H3. 

An investigation of the history and trends of teacher certification in 
Oregon. 
Pizzuti, John F. 
LD4344 1956 .P5. 

An investigation of the nazi-fascist spectrum in the pacific northwest:  
1924-1941. 
Hoppes, Karen E.
LD4344 1983 .H66. 

An investigation of the revision of the SSW Test in diagnosing learning 
disabled children. 
Tracy, John M.
LD4344 1974 .T7. 

An investigative field study into various approaches and tools used in 
teacher collaboration. 
Donohue, Erin Maureen. 
LD4344 1999 .D6. 

Iron-55 and Zinc-65 in tissues of Columbia River carp. 
Jones Jr, William Munson. 
LD4344 1975 .J6. 

Is art the fourth "R" in basic education: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and 
art?
Murphy, Robin Ann. 
LD4344 1999 .M8. 

Is there a relationship between academic achievement, attitude about school,
and physical fitness?
Hoople, Janet. 
LD4344.2 1998 .H66. 

Japanese and Javanese resist dyeing processes as the basis for a high 
school textiles arts curriculum. 
Anderson, Celia Carl. 
LD4344 1980 .A5. 

Job skills programs, the impact on Oregon juveniles a ten year study. 
Prinslow, James. 
LD4344 1991 .P95. 

Knowledge of deafness among hospital personnel:  a curriculum. 
Fletcher, Karen. 
LD4344 1982 .F54. 

Language acquisition through cooperative learning in the context areas. 
Henry, Suzanne. 
LD4344.2 1996 .H41. 

Language and identity: the confessions of a bilingual Cabeza de Chorlito in
Ecuador. 
Cole, Elizabeth. 
LD4344.4 1999 .C6. 

A language enrichment program for day care children in the state of Alaska.
Pollard-Hansen, Diane. 
LD4344.2 1983 .P64. 

A language-experience approach to reading, spelling and creative writing in
a primary Montessori program. 
Gregory, Vicki J.
LD4344.2 1977 .G46. 

Leading project adventure in secondary physical education. 
Underwood, Callie. 
LD4344 1999 .U5. 

A learning approach to structured treatment for group homes: an orientation
manual. 
Conlee, Vickie P. 
LD4344 1994 .C75. 

A learning approach to treating psychopathic disorders in a penitentiary  
psychiatric security unit. 
Dunn, David J. 
LD4344.2 1974 .D8. 

Learning centers for general music. 
Gidley, JoAnn C. 
LD4344.2 1978 .G4. 

Learning disabilities in Seventh Day Adventist schools: do the exist?
Butherus-Moser, Pamela D. 
LD4344 1994 .B98. 

Learning style awareness of sixth grade students and their attitudes toward
learning and percieved academic achievement. 
Collums, Kathleen R.
LD4344 1999 .C6. 

Lesbian and gay youth. 
Bryan, Sethyn Lynne. 
LD4344 1994 .B91. 

Lesbian families. 
Burke, Sally. 
LD4344 1989 .B95. 

Let it be with me according to your word. 
Bruno, Aimee. 
LD4344.4 1997 .B7. 

Let's talk hoops. 
Jones, Matt. 
LD4344.2 1999 .J66. 

Life Out There:  Looking Beyond the Limits. 
Curry, Michael C. 
LD4344.4 1993 .C97. 

The Life You Save:  A Soliloguy by Flannery O' Connor. 
Pankey, Wendy Sue Randolph. 
LD4344.4 1994 .P19. 

Life's a sport...get into the game! A study of the relationship between 
self-concept and self-defeating behavior. 
Souter, Pauline. 
LD4344 1999 .S68. 

Limited integration of library media skills instruction at the elementrary 
level effects on student's learning gains.
Hatfield, Angela S.
LD4344 1996 .H31. 

Literature circles in the middle school classroom. 
Nice, Jennifer Mattecheck. 
LD4344.2 1999 .N5. 

The little prince:  A play. 
Wiard, Robert B.
LD4344 1980 .W45. 

Live event learning. 
Holzmueller, Yvonne Gail. 
LD4344 1999 .H6. 

Locus of control and thinking errors:  belief supported behavior in 
adolescent and adult alcohol and drug dependent populations. 
Jennings, Mylo Gene. 
LD4344 1988 .J54. 

Looking beyond behavior therapy:  NLP eye-accessing cues and self-reporting
measures in institutional dually diagnosed people with mild to moderate 
mental retardation and other clinical disorders. 
Mlynarczyk, John A. 
LD4344 1990 .M68. 

Looking forward: a psychoeducational support group for grandparents as a 
component of a teen parent program. 
Hart, Johanne M.
LD4344 1991 .H32. 

Looking to the past to go forward...a genealogy project focusing on parent 
involvement and African-American heritage. 
Wilburn, Rosita. 
Bryant-Wilburn, Rosita. 
LD4344.2 1998 .W5. 

The making of martyrs: The centralia tragedy and trial of 1919. 
Sherwood, Stephanie D.B.
LD4344.4 1998 .S5. 

Man's ability to choose alternatives: a basis for counseling. 
Kirby, George H. 
LD4344.2 1974 .K5. 

The many faces of vulnerability. 
Mulligan, Christine. 
LD4344 1990 .M95. 

Master WEBster Competition; Designing, marketing, and managing a statewide 
internet-based competition. 
Schultz, Dennis L.
LD4344.2 1998 .S38. 

Math in the valley: a comparative investigation of math program. 
Hill, Karen Gayle. 
LD 4344 1999 .H5. 

Math outcomes. 
Smith, Rosanne L.
LD4344 1999 .S6. 

Mathematical chaos: development and applications. 
Hoffman, Thomas R. 
LD4344.4 1996 .H6. 

Media specialists use of the computer for management applications. 
McDowell, Marylou. 
LD4344 1986 .M33. 

Medieval European noble women and the power they possessed. 
Mounts, Jana L. 
LD4344.4 1996 .M6. 

A mental training skills program, the development of a guide for peak 
performance using mind body techniques. 
Wright, Alex. 
LD4344.2 1997 .W7. 

Mentoring. 
Hernandez, Rose Arlene. 
LD4344.2 1995 .H55. 

Messiah:  A Personal Discovery. 
Gates, Shannon M. 
LD4344.4 1994 .G25. 

Middle school girls' attitude toward computers. 
Heath, Connie. 
LD4344 1997 .H42. 

Mirror-image discrimination. 
Reynolds, Diana Coomes. 
LD4344 1982 .R49. 

Mixed-age grouping. 
Olson, Elona M.
LD4344.4 1995 .O52. 

A model course in human sexuality for male prisoners. 
McGee, Kathleen A.
LD4344.2 1977 .M344. 

A model of an outdoor education and recreation program for deaf/hearing 
impaired children. 
Johanson, Janet E. 
LD4344.2 1987 .J65. 

A model of in-service training for regular classroom teachers mainstreaming
handicapped learners. 
O'Hara, P. Kim. 
LD4344.2 1977 .O013. 

A model of ownership: a choice for the therapist of adolescent sex 
offenders. 
Bendt, Thomas M. 
LD4344 1993 .B45. 

A model program for attachment: to initiate and foster attachment between 
unattached children and their care givers. 
Mattingly, Patricia. 
LD4344 1991 .M44. 

A model project in work related experiences for Oregon community colleges. 
Hindman, James Carter. 
LD4344.2 1976 .H5. 

Modeling expert reader comprehension strategies with the think aloud 
procedure. 
Larson, Melinda M.
LD4344.2 1998 .L3. 

Modified reading development. 
Lethlean, Shirley J.
LD4344.2 1997 .L4. 

More comprehensive health sevices are needed in our community colleges. 
Traxler, Mary E. 
LD4344.2 1975 .T7. 

More than one way to learn: using Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences 
theory in the kindergarten classroom. 
McDonough, Cheryl. 
LD4344 1998 .M13. 

Motivating students through goal setting. 
Oates, Tyrone DuRay. 
LD4344 1999 .O1. 

A multi-faceted reading program:  an effective and child-centered program 
that uses Marie Clay's running record assessment tool. 
Carson, Julie. 
LD4344.2 1998 .C337. 

The multi-grade elementary classroom, a return to the past?
Ussing, Cynthia L. 
LD4344.4 1996 .U8. 

The multiage classroom: A journey to the future. 
Moretz, Kristy. 
LD4344 1999 .M67. 

Multicultural interdisciplinary mathematics project. 
Jones, Joan. 
LD4344 1998 .J6. 

Multigenerational dependency: stopping family addiction. 
Stanley, Cheryl A. 
LD4344 1994 .S88. 

Multimedia beyond the textbook: an action research study. 
Formway, Michelle. 
LD4344.2 1999 .F6. 

Multimedia beyond the textbook: an action research study. 
Schoenbein, Mark. 
LD4344.2 1998 .S3. 

Multiple family assertiveness training. 
Donaldson, Serena B. 
LD4344.2 1977 .D6. 

Multiple frameworks for exploring teamwork practice in child and youth 
group care and treatment. 
Young, Steve E. 
LD4344 1993 .Y76. 

Music as an assessment and facilitative tool in a counseling situation. 
Grimes, Daniel Gayle. 
LD4344.2 1975 .G7. 

MUSIC EDUCATION IN KELSO, WASHINGTON AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL, 1922-1980. 
Keller, Donald Edward. 
LD4344 1980 .K4. 

Music Fundamentals. 
Curtis, Dennis. 
LD4344 1973 .C8. 

Music in Worship in the Churches of Monmouth-Independence. 
Pearson, Evangeline Faith. 
LD4344.4 1994 .P36. 

Music theory. 
Baker, John H. 
LD4344.2 1986 .B34. 

The musical play:  An aesthetic learning experience for children. 
McClanahan, Anita L. 
LD4344 1986 .M22. 

My cousin's pickle factory, and other poems. 
Church, Todd. 
LD4344 1987 .C66. 

Myrtle Point High School female student athlete mentoring program. 
Capps, Angela. 
LD4344.2 1998 .C29.