This is a collection of dissertations from National Louis University. Dissertations are listed by year, then alphabetically by author's last name. Please see Dissertations by Program to browse by program.
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Digital copies of NLU dissertations published starting in 2009 are available here plus selected earlier dates.
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Dissertations from 2009
Blood, Sweat and Tears: Insights into the Lived Experiences of Graduates of an Accelerated Undergraduate Degree-Completion Program, A Phenomenological Study, Bonnie B. Flynn, Adult and Continuing Education
“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” An African Centered Historical Study of the Selfethnic Liberatory Education Nature and Goals of the Poetry of Langston Hughes: the Impact on Adult Education, Sarah E. Howard, Adult and Continuing Education
Righteous Commitment: Renewing, Repairing, and Restoring the World—Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement, Jennifer Lara Simka Kushner, Adult and Continuing Education
A Study of Exceptional Mentoring Insights for Adult Education and emerging mentors, Laura Lee Larson, Adult and Continuing Education
Transformative Learning in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Community An Ethnographic Study examining how and in what ways transformative learning is realized and lived out among members of an MS community., Mary N. Lewis, Adult and Continuing Education
Identifying and Addressing Issues Faced by New Community College Presidents, Anthony Raymond Miksa, Community College Leadership
Culturally-Relevant Information Literacy: A Case Study, Rob Morrison, Adult and Continuing Education
An Analysis and Evaluation of Sit Stay Read: Is the Program Effective in Improving Student Engagement and Reading Outcomes?, Corinne Serra Smith, Education
Strategic Planning Leadership in Illinois Community Colleges: Who is Leading the Process?, Tasha S. Williams, Community College Leadership
Dissertations from 2008
Creating the Path Together: A Case Study of a Mathematics Professional Development Program for Teachers of English Language Learners, Alison Marie Whittington, Educational Leadership
Dissertations from 2007
All Children Are Our Children, Tania Giordani, Adult and Continuing Education
Navigating Barriers of African American Male Administrators: Manifesting Mechanisms for Career Advancement in Mainstream Institutions of Higher Education, Orlando Lewis, Adult and Continuing Education
Autobiography as Counter-Narrative: An Empirical Study of How Race Enters and Structures the Stories of Our Lives, Wendy B. Yanow, Adult and Continuing Education
Dissertations from 2006
Critical Praxis: Using My Own Whiteness and Experiences to Challenge Issues of Racism and White Privilege, Linda Selway, Curriculum, Advocacy, and Policy
Dissertations from 2005
Hope—Heartbeat of Adult Education: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Phillip L. Moulden, Adult and Continuing Education
Dissertations from 2003
Adult ESL Oral Reading Fluency and Silent Reading Comprehension, Kristin Lems, Reading and Language
Organizational Power and Politics: More Than Meets the Eye in Program Planning, Susan Shaver, Adult and Continuing Education
Dissertations from 2001
Adult Learning in the Context of Interreligious Dialogue: A Collaborative Research Study Involving Christians, Jews, and Muslims, Nadira K. Charaniya and Jane West Walsh, Adult and Continuing Education
Dissertations from 1998
De-Emphasizing Grade-Level Identities: A Case Study of Mathematics Instruction in an Intermediate Elementary Multiage Classroom, Kevin OConnor, Curriculum and Social Inquiry
Dissertations from 1996
Teaching/ Learning Experiences: Meanings Constructed by Participants ini a Degree Completion Program for Adult Students, Natalie K. Manbeck, Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertations from 1995
The Role of Transformational Leadership in the Collaborative Development of a Full Inclusion Program: An Action Research Study, Paul R. Hain, Educational Leadership
Dissertations from 1994
Profiles of Promise: Students With Learning Difference Prepare For Optimal Foreign Language Learning, Ludmilla Coven, Educational Leadership
Dissertations from 1985
Peer Influence: A Method to Help Manage Stress, Ronald Cameron Zurcher