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 1994
Same-Sex Marriage Legislation and the Extension of Rights to People who are Homosexual, Quin Ripley Buchtel
Assessing Satisfaction Among Clients of a Probation Service Center, Iris B. Burlock
Cambodian Refugee Experience History of Genocide Implications for Social Workers, Mark Cavanaugh
Minnesota Youth in Care: Voices of Wisdom, Michelle L. Chalmers
The Evaluation of Organizational Structure in the Rape Crisis Movement in Minnesota from 1970-1990, Cheryl A. Champion
School and Human Service Collaboration: A Needs Assessment, Amy Clark
An Evaluation of Employee Assistance Program Services to Monolingual Spanish Speaking Hispanics in the United States, Richard Crislip
Urban Gangs: The Dynamics of Poverty, the Media and Gang Membership, Chalmers Lee Davis
Implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, Daniel G. Dierfeldt
Evaluating Head Start: An Historical Review of Program Goals and Factors Which Impact Program Evaluation, Violet M. Finkelson
The Definition of Stalking: Its Historical Context and Current Status, Christine M. Freund
An Evaluation Model for a Children's Shelter, Brian Fruchtman
An Historic Review of Special Education and the Effects of Segregation on Educational Service Provision, Leslie E. Green
Personal Conservatorship Services for the Elderly: A Needs Assessment with Program, Linda Keintz Hickman
Protective Factors in Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Abuse, Robin Leigh Howard
Wisconsin's Chapter 51 - The Mental Health Act, and the Proposed Fifth Standard of Dangerousness for Civil Commitment Legislation: A Policy Analysis, Kathryn M. Huston
Community Based Mental Mental Health Services: Perspectives of Clients with Mental Illness and of Case Managers, Taylor Jones Jr
Adolescents' Perceptions of Long-term Hospitalization and Post-hospitalization Experience, Mary J. Kacvinsky
Socio-Economic and Political Implications of the Termination of General Assistance Benefits for Undocumented Victims of Torture in Minnesota, Evelyn C. Lennon
The Role of the School Social Worker in the St. Paul School District, Kathleen Lombardi
Leadership and Home Based Family Support Services, Nancy A. Moore Smith
The Efficacy of Residential Treatment Services for a Child Diagnosed with Schizophrenia: A Case Study, Roxanne F. O'Connor
The Impact of Whole Family Foster Care on Social Support Networks, Sheri A. Olson
Comparing the Effects Multiple Roles Have on Female Professionals and Their Families, Patricia M. Parsinen
A Short-Term Group Model for Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Linda M. Pavic
Preserving Families: Does It Work? A Policy Analysis, Karen L. Peterson
Ageism: An Exploration of Social Workers' Attitudes Toward Psychological Services for Elders, Anita L. Raymond-Wrage
Computers in Social Work: A Review of the United Way's First Call for Help System, Michael Resig
Family Centered Birth Project: Prenatal Education and Outcomes, Deanna Scherr
Spirituality in Social Work Practice, Barbara J. Schmidt
Second Time Around Parents, Nevere G. Sila
Lesbian Battering: An Exploratory Study, Raquel Volaco Simoes
Exploration of Human and Social Service Needs of the Transgender Community: Guidelines for Social Workers, Lori A. Stark
Case Study: Supporting Resilience in Males, Deborah Schurman Strand
Collaborative Approach to Adoptive Placement of Infants in Minnesota: An Effectiveness Assessment of the African American Adoption Project, Helen M. Strother
Guatemalan Families: Cultural Attributes and Biculturation, Maren K. Swensen
Measuring Parental Attitudes Toward Deinstitutionalization: A Historical Perspective, S Joelle Tannehill
Evaluating a Grandparent Support Group, Mary A. Taylor
Special Needs Adoption: Characteristics of Children Who Wait, Sandra K. Taylor Nelson
Training, Guidelines, and Use of Anatomically Correct Dolls in the Investigation and Assessment of Children Who May Have Been Sexually Abused, Evelyn Jean Rondeau Thompson
Parental Child Abduction: Practice Guidelines for Social Workers, Kim Marie Carol Walker
The Implementation of Therapeutic Service into the Public School System, Nancy Wall
It's Time to Prepare: Death Education for Social Workers, Leah Walton
Case Evaluation of the Student Leader Program at Tanglen Elementary School, Renee E. Ward
Bringing Violence Out of the Closet: An Exploration of Domestic Violence in Gay and Bisexual Male Intimate Relationships, Anthony D. Weeks
Services For Homeless Youth: A Needs Assessment and Program Design, Noya J. Woodrich
A Policy Analysis of the Continuing Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students of the Minneapolis Public Schools, Cheryl Rose Zurek
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Adolescent Family Survivors of Sexual Trauma: Program Development, Cara Lynn Carlson
Establishing New Norms for Stepfamilies, Chris Christianson
Cocaine and Maternal Addiction, Susan Ann Clauson
Caregivers: Reasons for Support Group Attendance, Nancy Jean Coryell
Single Parent Fathers with Custody of Their Children, Gerald W. Dungan
Evaluation of School Social Worker Tasks and Activities, Patti A. Hartwig
An Evaluation of a Conflict Management Program at an Elementary School, Maggie Holland
Social Work at an Area Learning Center, Brenda Hubers
Design of a Research Program to Gather New Information for Further Research, William Inthisone
The Coordination Status of the Children's Mental Health Services in Minnesota, Carrie S. Johnson
Violence in the Media: A Study of Adolescent Behaviors Towards Others in the School Setting, Kathleen Krystofiak
Child Abuse Reporting in a Local Hospital, Lisa A. Lovlien
The Impact of Gender Language Socialization On Women in Leadership, Evelyn G. Nelson
Optional Motherhood: A Description of Psycho-Social Issues Within the Lesbian Parenting Process, Julie A. Nohner
Donald M. Fraser: Political Change Master, Diane P. Ondrey
Open Adoption: Its Impact on Grief and Loss Issues for Birthmothers, Theresa A. Skretvedt
Workshop Using Myth, Storytelling, and Ritual in the Human Services, Justine Swain-Smith
Modification and Implementation of a Chemical Awareness Program for Parents of Elementary School Children, Suzanne C. Tuttle
Using Collaboration in the Development of a Special Services Parent Group, Linda Zachow
Implications of Family Preservation Services When Working with Parents Who Are Developmentally Disabled, Laurel B. Zoet
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Critical Factors in the Relationship Between Rural Recipients of AFDC and Their Financial Workers, Donna L. Cannon
The Environment and Change: Leadership and the Role of Middle Management in a Correctional Agency, John M. Menke
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
The Effects of Cross-cultural Experience on Travel Participants, Elizabeth Sander Moreira
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Creation of Leadership via the Theory of Synergistically Formulated Leadership, Dennis L. Weir