Theses, Dissertations, and graduate student summative projects submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from Augsburg University
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Theses/Dissertations from 1999
The Parent-School Partnership: Exploring the Role, Needs, and Barriers of Parent Participation, Bethany J. Jarvis
Applying the servant-leadership theory to a Native American woman executive., Michelle L. Jones
Multicultural Awareness and Understanding: A Corporate Leadership Perspective, Michelle L. Jones
Adult Mentoring: Benefits to Adolescent Mothers, Kim Landrigan
The Language of Leadership, Lisa K. Larsen
Conflict in the Workplace: Fundamentals of Identification, Manngement, and Resolution for Leadership, Lois J. Larson
Taking the High Road: A Case Study in The Value-Based Approach to Leadership, Lois J. Larson
Wisconsin Reforms Welfare: The Experiences of Recipients, Kimberly Lewis
An Exploratory Study of Minneapolis Truant Adolescents and School and County Interventions, Lois E. Lewis
Policy Analysis of Wisconsin's Domestic Violence Mandatory Arrest Law, Holly C. McAbee
Influences on Sales Practices as Perceived by Individuals in a Sales Position, Kim M. McWilliams
Service Learning in the Curriculum: A Model for Elementary Educators, Steven H. Miller
How Complex Adaptive Systems Address Manufacturing Planning System Challenges and Provide New Leadership Perspectives, Charles V. Nemer
Observing Attachment Disorder in Adults, Aileen G. Ockwig
Historical Case Study of Stella L. Wood, Bonnie G. Ostlund
Development of a Workshop Exploring Physical Disability and Film Media, Debra J. Peterson
Malcolm X and Symbolic Convergence Theory, Jill L. Pittelkow
Service Usage as a Measure of Program Effectiveness: One Agency's Experience, Lisa M. Powers
Immigration Policy, Intolerance, and Social Work After World War II, Ariel Racine
Medication and Conduct Disorder: Professional's Perceptions of its Helpfulness, Deann L. Reese
Jane Addams, Mary Richmond and Liberal Feminism: An Historical Analysis, Elizabeth Reum
A Strengths Perspective on Adolescent Parenting: Helping Educate, Empower, and Support Adolescent Mothers, Lisa A. Rittgers
Preadolescents with Attachment Disorders: An Explanatory Study in a Residential Treatment Center, Teresina J. Schellinger
Mind Shift: From a Total Institution to the White Collar World, Carol J. Seiler
The Study of the Use of Advance Directives in Minnesota Nursing Homes as Perceived by Social Workers, Denise Sigstad
Outcome Based Data Analysis of a Therapeutic Foster Care Program, Lisa M. Silvestri Adamich
An Assessment of Decision-making by Adolescents in a Community-based Youth Program, Mary Beran Skjold
Identifying a Need for the Development of a Culturally Based Leadership Program for the Native American Ho-Chunk Youth, Charity Thunder
An Exploratory Study of Violence Intervention Program, Laura Turgeon
Critical Incident Stress and the Effectiveness of Debriefing for Hospital Personnel, Brenda S. Verbick
Exploration and Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility: a Study of Corporate Social Responsibility and Minnesota Organizations, Jessica A. Viljaste
Self-Esteem in Adolescence Females: The Athletic Connection, Debra Smith Wagner
Teachers' Perceptions of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Paula A. Watts
Factors Influencing Attitudes of Social Workers Toward Spirituality in Practice, Dena M. Wheeler
Jesus Christ as Leadership Model: Servant, Charismatic, Transformational, Johnnie B. Williams
Grieving the Loss of a Partner: The Ways of Isolation A Hermeneutic Experience, Nichole M. Yager
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Crisis Intervention and the State Comprehensive Mental Health Service Plan Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-660): An Historical Analysis, Thomas J. Barron
Managers Are Appointed, Leaders Emerge: How New Scientific Paradigms Inform Organizationel Leadership, Lew Beccone
Interracial Adoption: In Whose Best Interest is it?, Pamela L. Beyer
The Minnesota Vulnerable Adult Act Policy Analysis of 1995 Reforms, Therese L. Buckley
Identifying Bias: A Cognitive Model, Jane M. Burnett
Social Work Perceptions of Job Satisfaction in Host and Primary Settings: A Comparative Analysis, Lorrie A. Busche
Developing a Racial Consciousness in the White Leader, Elizabeth A. Campbell
Developing Leaders, Teresa Ann Cook
Burnout in School Social Workers, Carol L. F Davis
Coping Mechanisms used by Socially and Emotionally Isolated Older Adults, Paulla Dechmann
What Factors Influence the Racial Identity Development of Young Biracial Adults, Jerry S. Dieffenbach
Farm Women's Roles and their Experience of Role Strain and Role Enhancement, Diane Dunn
Long Term Implications on Male Children Who Witness Interparental Violence, Michelle M. Erlandson
Women Entrepreneurs: Bypassing the Glass Ceiling by Building Their Own Businesses, Karen Fouks
A Policy Analysis of the Minnesota Family Investment Program - Statewide: The Employment and Training Component, Rachel E. Friesen
Emerging Trends in Child Protective Work During the Progressive Era 1909-1929: Local Experience in a National Context, Michael J. Goldfarb
The Salvation Army: A Study of Organizational Culture and Type, Susan S. Gotzman
Grief and Loss Issues and Women's Drinking Patterns, Joyce M. Halstrom
A Historical Analysis Of Corporal Punishment In American Public Schools, Cathy A. Hanson
Medicaid Managed Care for Those with Disability: Analysis with Implications for Minnesota's Demonstration Project for People with Disabilities, Darrin P. Helt
Self-Esteem Enhancement in Deaf and Hearing Women: Success Stories, Mary Catherine Holte
Birth Parent Participation in Foster Care Placement Planning: Relationship to Discharge Outcomes, Karen A. Hulteen
The Leadership-Mentoring Connection: An Exploration, John W. Hurst
Exploring the Differences in Autonomy for Residents with Alzheimer's Disease Between Those Living in a Special Care Unit and Those in a Residential Group Home: A Comparative Study, Michelle Mari Jensen
Attitudes of Paternalism Among Social Workers Working with Involuntary Clients who are Adolescents, Karol J. Jensen-Schneider
An Historical Review of Empirical Research Regarding Homophobia, Andrew Klopp
Perceptions of Social Workers on Factors Associated with Foster Care Outcomes, Larry L. Kollman
The Impact of Peer Mediation on Student Mediators, Lisa Laehn
A Systems Modeling Approach to Strategic Educational Enrollment Planning, Thomas A. Larson
An Exploratory Study of the Attitudes among Hospital Social Workers in Relationship to Managed Care, Shelby M. Lawrence-Hinshon
The Influence of External Factors in the Overrepresentation of African American Males in Minnesota Special Education Programs, Lynn K. Lewis
Addressing Violence in Public Schools Zero Tolerance vs. Ecologically Based Programs: A Policy Analysis, Lee A. Lindsey Jr
Pregnancy Counselors' Perceptions of Disrupted Infant Adoptions, Michelle E. F Mayo
A Descriptive Study of Adolescent Truancy in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ruth Merritt
Maintaining Social Services After-Hours in a Hospital Emergency Department: Health Care Preferences with On-Call and In-House Programs, Michelle L. Nash
Characteristics of Leaders of Effective Rehabilitation Teams in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Kirsten K. Ness
Client-Case Manager Relationship: The Effects and Impact of Rule 79 Case Managers Testimony in Commitment Court, Teresa M. Nordin
Development of a Workshop Curriculum for Direct Service Professionals Serving People with Mental Retardation Who Have Challenging Behaviors, John J. O'Brien
The Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood for People with Cystic Fibrosis, Marykay Lannon Palmer
A Leadership Case Study: Application of Koestenbaum's Diamond Leadership Theory, Ann E. Paulsen
Leaders In A Technologically Dispersed Work Environment, Beth A. Peroutka
A Needs Assessment for Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities, Susan E. Peterson
Designing Organizations for Successful Corporate Brands, Kay Roberts
Factors That Contribute to Resiliency in Anishinabe/Ojibwe Children Overcoming Adversity, Jeffrey S. Rodin
The Relationship Between Recreational Activity and Dementia Behavior: An Exploratory Study, Nicole Schueller
Is the Vice President of My Work Organization a Principle-Centered Leader?, S Robert Smith
Development and Implementation of a Parent's Grief Support Group Concurrent with a Preexisting Children's Grief Support Group, Evelyn J. Swenson
Adolescents' Perceptions of their Relationship with Family Members, John L. Upshaw
Gay Men and the Process of Becoming Authentic: An Exploratory Study, Thomas G. Wales
A Training Model for Teaching Peer Coaching and Self Reflection, Suzanne Wescott-Roper
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Job Tenure, Jamey M. Whitney
Bereavement Support in Central and West-Central Minnesota Schools: An Exploratory Study, Brenda K. Wiese
Historical Analysis of Past and Present Treatmeiyts Associated With Borderlne Personality Disorder, Jimmie Lee Willette
Historical Analysis of Past and Present Treatments Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder:, Jimmie Lee Willette
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Leadership in School-Agency Collaboration: Parent Empowerment for Educational Involvement, Kathleen A. Backberg
Implementation of a Conflict Mediation Program in an Elementary School, Ruth Ann Moreno Belland
The Intentions of Engaged to be Married and Recently Married Individuals to Seek Professional Help, Michael Robert Borowiak
Examining the Complex Relationship Between Social Support and Self-Reported Physical and Emotional Status of Older Adults, Janet L. Cahill
The Utilization of Hospice Care in Assisting to Meet the Needs of Family Members of Terminally Ill Patients, Karen S. Cartwright
Licensing Public Social Workers in Selected States, Kyle G. Cloutier
Evaluation of the Effects of a Conflict Resolution Program on the Behavior of Middle School Students, Julie A. Collins
A Survey of Programs Addressing the Psychosocial Developmental Needs of African American Men Ages 18 to 26, Rodney J. Dewberry
Exploration of Social Power Differences Between the Sexes: A View from the Transsexual Experience, Terry Dickelman