Theses, Dissertations, and graduate student summative projects submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from Augsburg University
MA in Education
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Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The Impact of Deinstitutionalization on Individuals Who Receive Services from Guild Incorporated, Meredith K. Foster
How Life Marker Events Affect The Grieving Process of Elderly Caregivers Who Have Lost Their Spouses: An Exploratory Study, Gayle E. Galarneau
Perceptions of Social Workers Concerning Possible Gaps in the Discharge Planning Process at Regional Treatment Centers, Kathleen A. Goblirsch
Leadership: Understanding and Adapting to Generational Differences and Core Work Values, Denise Gordon
Winning by Serving: A Case Study in Servant Leadership, Denise D. Gordon
Social Workers' Experience of Implementing Therapeutic Touch: A Hermeneutic Study, Sheila V. Greene
Narrative Therapy: A Multi-dimensional Case Evaluation, Brad Hanson
The Effects of Client Suicide on a Therapist, Jennifer Gail Ranum Hilgers
Qualitative Study of Prenatal Care and Low Income Women, Amy B. Hoppe
An Exploratory Internet Study Of Perceptions Of Academic Accommodations Among Post-Secondary Students With Disabilities, Lance Hotchkiss
Program Evaluation of Integrated Community Services, Julie R. Humbert
Family Members of Gays and Lesbians Attitudes Toward Homosexuality, Diane M. Jorgensen
Mission, Vision, Values, and Spirituality: A Case Study, Jean Kelly
A Case Study of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton's Leadership, Jim L. Kline
Leadership in the Continuous Improvement Process, Jim L. Kline
The Experience of Family Adaptation of Hypertechnical Communications as it Relates to Normative Parent-Adolescent Conflict, Robert M. Lawlor
A Content Analysis of the Leadership Themes Portrayed in the Dilbert Comic Strip, Stephanie L. McCollum
A Hermeneutical Study: The Personal Meaning of the Dying Experience of Individuals with a Terminal Illness, Maurine E. McCort
The Interaction Between Therapist Personal Sexual Trauma History And Client Sexual Trauma Material, Jennifer L. McVay
Adult Children with Developmental Disabilities: The Impact on the Mothers, Tracy J. E Mitchell
A Case Study of Attachment Behaviors In A Therapeutic Milieu, Dana Elizabeth Niklaus
A Pilot Study on the Comprehensiveness of the Minnesota Family Investment Program, Tracy L. Norstad
Health Start School-Based Clinic Staff and Hmong Adolescents: Does the Servant Leadership Theory Apply?, Tie H. Oei
Crow Wing County Family Services Collaborative Service Worker Program Evaluation - A Parent's Perspective, Sandra Olson Larson
The Attitudes of Business Owners and Employees Towards Adults with Developmental Disabilities as Customers: An Exploratory Study, Rachel K. Olson
Sense of Humor, Stress, and Burnout in Medical Social Workers, Kerby Plante
Heroic Leadership: A Native American Legend, Sitting Bull 1831 - 1890, Charley Price
Volunteer Motivations for College Students: Reasons for Initial and Continued Involvement in Voluntary Community Service Organizations, Tanya K. Refshauge
What It Takes For a Woman To Start Her Own Business: My Personal Quest, Kristi Rinehart
Reweaving the Web of Life: A Case Study of a Feminist Leader in a Feminist Organization, Kathryn Ringham
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Adolescents With an EBD Label: an Exploratory Study, Melanie Rivers
Establishing a 'Place of Hope' In a Homeless Shelter for Families and Children, Annette E. Rodriguez
Elementary Teachers' Knowledge of Minnesota's Mandatory Reporting law of Child Maltreatment, Kara Jean Rogers
An Exploratory Study of Patient Satisfaction and Servant Leadership, Carol L. Watson Saunders
A Hermeneutic Study: The Impacts of the Harm Reduction Approach on Women Living In Abusive Relationships, Darla Segelstrom
A Summative Evaluation of Hennepin County's Parent Support Project's Healthy Relationship's Parent Education Class, Tina Sorenson-Ford
A Qualitative Study of the Relationship Between Personal Resources and Nursing Home Admissions, Vickie Stohr
The School Experience of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students, Lisa Stromquist
Disruptive Behavior Disorders and School Based Intervention Services, Peggy S. Swenson
The Experience of Alcohol Use in Adolescence: A Hermeneutic Study, Stacy O. Swenson
Followership: Why Leadership Works, Gordon Thomas
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Attrition in Youth Care Workers, Cole Trimble
The Refugee Experiences of Somali Women: A Qualitative Study, Lisa Valiquet
An African-Centered Model for the Group Treatment of Domestic Violence, Robert John Wehling
Female Marketing and Communications Professionals: Challenges and Opportunities for Corporate Leadership, Wendy Celaine Wehr
A Hermeneutic Study: Adult Survivors' Lived Experiences of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Traci Weise
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A Historical Comparison of Treatment Between Male and Female Sex Offenders in the Correctional System, Weida Y. Allen
Parental Influence Factors Affecting Christian Faith Maturity of Children through Adolescence, James W. Anderson
Social Support of Sudanese Refugees in Anoka County, Minnesota, Leslie Kay Anderson
Community Assessment: Strengths and Challenges of American Indian Youth, Yvonne L. Barrett
Somali Immigrant Families: A Foreign Life Experience in the United States, Elizabeth Moleye Bel
Rural Pregnant and/or Parenting Teenagers and Their Informal Support Systems, Rhonda Burns
Surveying Parents Perceptions of Wraparound Services in a Special Education Setting, Brenda Chapman
Risk and Resilience Factors Linked to Problem Behavior Among Urban Culturally Diverse Adolescents, Stephanie L. Crosby
Effective Interventions for Victims of Workplace Violence as Perceived by Employee Assistance Professionals, William Anthony Curti
Early Childhood Professional's Interpretations of Preschool Children's Acting Out Behaviors in the Classroom, Stacy L. D'Amico
Substance Dependent Women and Family Support, Christina Marie Decker
Home of the Shepherd: A Study of Past Program Participants' Experience of Organizational Values, Cynthia J. Foster
Methamphetamine Treatment: A Hermeneutic Study, Sandra S. Hamann
The Treatment Experience of Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse with Co-Occurring Issues of Substance Abuse, Barbara E. Harschutz
Policy Analysis of Minnesota's Department of Children, Families, and Learning Violence Prevention Plan, Todd S. Harvey
The Role of the Internet Entrepreneur In the Information Economy, Neal Hauser
A Descriptive Study of Accessibility to Mobile Crisis Services, Joni M. Heine
The Experience and Coping of Hospital Social Workers with Critical Incidents, Amy B. Hertle
The Role of Community Support Programs with Mothers and Fathers Who Are Mentally Ill, Deborah A. Hesli
Is Mother Loss Curriculum Effective in Promoting a Healthy Grieving Process?, Patricia A. Hill
Admitting a Loved One to a Nursing Home: A Family Experience, Karen Hinrichs
Parent/Caregiver Satisfaction With a Youth Diabetes Climc in a Rural Setting, Donald E. Holland
Female Adolescent Offender's Experience with Restorative Justice Practice, Leslie Ann Houghtaling
Individual or Shared Entrepreneurship: The Influence of Personal Leadership Style, Susan M. James
Dying to Lead: Connections of Fear of Death, Personal Power and Leadership, Ann Johnson
Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Abuse in Adolescent Dating Relationships in a Suburban High School, Stacy L. Johnson
An Historical & Policy Analysis of the Patient Self-Determination Act as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508), Kristine H. Kaehn
The Experience of recovery From the Perspective of Chemically Dependent Women: A Qualitative Study, Heidi Kammer Jensen
The Leap of Faith Exploring Social Workers' Role in Therapeutic Foster Care and the Impact of Implementing the Strengths Perspective, Joshua M. Kent
Quality of Life and Panic Disorder, Rebecca J. Wyatt Kinnander
An Evaluation of the "Freshman Academy's" Programs Effectiveness to Provide a Smaller Community Environment, Dru Kneeland
Music and Leadership: What Can We Learn About Leadership From Music?, Anne Margaret Kucurek
The Twin Cities Hospice Movement, David A. Larson
Borderline Personality Disorder: Effectiveness of the DBT Model, Lynn Braun Larson
Attribution of Blame in Father-Daughter Incest Cases: Perceptions of Social Workers and Case Aides, Jane E. LeClair
Environmental Factors that Affect Juvenile Delinquency, Helen Marie Lewis
The "Tao Te Ching:" A Primer for Developing a Leadership Philosophy, Merilee J. Light
A Study of School Social Workers' Perceptions of Disruptive School Behaviors and their Role in Response to the Problem, Thomas E. Lucy
The Concept of Hope in Social Work Practice and Education, Wayne Luebbert
Social Workers and Battered Women: A Study of Professional Beliefs, Timothy Moe
Community Sustainability Through Citizen Leadership, Wayne N. Monsen and Barbara A. Toren
Social Workers: Their Role and Relationship With the People They Serve, Sheila Moriarty
A Family Resource Center's Impact on Community Connection and Social Support, Cathy A. Mumm
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Are Public School Social Workers Viable Candidates as Section 504 Coordinator, Melissa J. Murphy
Leadership in the Future: Preparation for Future Generations of Leaders, Sherry A. Myers
Fathers' Lived Experiences of Perinatal Loss: A Hermeneutic Study, LeAnn R. Nelson
A Hermeneutic Experience of Social Workers with Dying Prisoners, Ted R. Page
Probation Officers Reporting of Mental Disorders and Treatment Among Juveniles in Ramsey County, Theresa A. Pease
An Evaluation of Transitional Services - A Program for Youth with Aggressive Episodes, Lyla Peterson
A Study of Perceived Barriers of Minnesota Family Investment Program Participants in Moving from Welfare to Work: An Analysis of Three Perspectives, Patrick J. Pischke
Affirmative Action and Implications for Effective Cultural Diversity Training, Jill L. Pittelkow