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 1998
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
An Historical Policy Examination of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-272), Douglas E. Dooley
Loss and Grief Measurement Tool for Battered Women, Sherrie A. Eisele
Case Study of Ethical Leadership and Abraham Lincoln, Jarrod Englebretson
The Impact of In-Home Parenting Skills Training on Parenting Effectiveness for Parents with Developmental Disabilities, Suzanne Flolid
What Can We Learn About Resilience From Women Who Survived the Great Depression?, Vicky LH Follansbee
An Exploratory Study: Out-of-Home Placement Practices in Two Mid-Western Counties, Michael I. Frafjord
Economic Self-Sufficiency Programs Within Privately-Owned, Subsidized, Family Housing Communities: A Program Development Process, Wendy A. Geving
Developing a Multidisciplinary Team in Primary Care, Cynthia L. Gustafson
Self-Determination at a Homeless Youth Serving Agency, Matthew F. Halley
Community Support Program Staff Attitudes Toward Family Involvement With the Adult who has a Serious and Persistent Mental Illness, Timothy W. Himango
An Exploration of Medical Social Workers' Participation in a Grief Education Seminar, Colleen Marie Hoffman
HIV Prevention Strategies Available in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Women in the Twin Cities Area, Cathleen A. Holmberg
Adoption Permanency of Older Children: Evaluation of Adoptive Family Functioning Variables in Families Who Adopt Older Children, Rhonda M. Jager-Pippy
Comparing Two Support Groups' Impact on the Development of Middle School Students' Self-Esteem and Internal Locus of Control, Gary S. Johnson
Transracial Adoption and Post-placement Services, Alisha Kaul-Nelson
A Safe School Plan for Jefferson Elementary School, Jody Ann Kirchner
Difficulties in the Recognition of Adolescent Depression, Laurel L. Klawitter
Women and Mid-Life Divorce Losses and Triumphs, Christine Kocinski
Educating Children with Developmental Disabilities in Regular Education Classrooms: A Public Policy Analysis, Monique J. Larson
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Home and School: Effective Intervention Strategies and Barriers to Services, Deana M. Loven
A Study of What Criteria are Used to Decide on Flexible Funding for "Wraparound" Services in a Four County Collaborative, Janae T. Lucht
An Assessment of Relationships between Actual and Perceived Caregiving Demand and Negative Impact Measures, Michele L. Mandrich
Caregiver Support Groups: Benefits of Participation, Charlotte Jean McIntosh
Soulful Leadership, Arlene W. Mitchell
An Exploratory Study of Clergy's Perceived Stress Related to their Counseling Duties, Susan R. Monson
School Social Worker Responses Relative to A Community School Model, Judith I. Muenzhuber
Training for Transracial Adoptive Parents and Professionals Who Care for Transracially Adopted Children: The Roles of Identity Formation and Self-Esteem in Successful Placements, Robert L. O'Connor
Practitioners' Perceptions of Older Male Batterers and Related Factors: An Exploratory Study, Connie F. Pribyl
The Cost and Benefit of Supported Employment in Minnesota: A Social Policy Analysis, Robert Schwartz
An Outcomes Evaluation of a Family Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Laura Jean Skogen
Exploring Parents Satisfaction with Collaborative Services Offered by a County Human Service Agency and School District, Tracy R. Sopiwnik
The Purpose and Effectiveness of the Semi-independent Living Skills Program for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, Barbara Sulflow-Zaeska
Is Corporate America Walking the Talk of Diversity Programs? The Impact of Diversity Initiatives on Institutional and Cultural Discrimination, Vivian L. Tanniehill
Incidence of Substance Abusing Parents in the Child Welfare System, Kathryn Laura Vaudreuil
Mr. S. And The Robert Greenleaf Servant Leadership Theory And The Effectiveness Of Mr. S.'s Leadership Skills With Volunteer Groups, Anita C. Walters
Therapeutic Foster Care: Some Characteristics of Youth and Children in Out of Home Placements in the State of North Dakota, Paul B. White Jr.
Therapeutic Foster Care: Some Characteristics of Youth and Children in Out of Home Placements in the State of North Dakota, Paul B. White Jr.
Youth Homelessness, Nanci Jo Zenner
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Practices From the Perspectives of Agency Therapists and African American Clients, Thomas Adams
Perinatal Loss and the Marital Relationship, Karilyn K. Alexander
Positional Leaders in Minneapolis Neighborhood Groups, Stephanie Anne Anderson