Theses & Dissertations Digitization Project

William & Mary Libraries worked for two years on a project to digitize and catalog W&M dissertations and theses going back to 1920 and up until 2015.  The project helps to accomplish many goals:

  • share the developments and research conducted here with scholars around the world
  • preserve the scholarly record
  • increase the impact of theses and dissertations
  • raise the profile of graduate students
  • grow the reputation of William & Mary
  • demonstrate the institution’s impact on local and global communities

As of October 22, 2018, you are now able to view the dissertations and theses included in this retrospective project as well as those which have been submitted electronically since 2016 in W&M ScholarWorks, the university's open access institutional repository.

Below, please find a list of W&M theses and dissertations which have been digitized as part of this retrospective conversion project . The information includes the authors associated with the project, along with their degree-granting department and year of completion. If you wrote a thesis and/or dissertation between 1920 and 2015 would like to opt-out of the project by restricting access to your work to on-campus access only, then you will need to contact scholarworks@wm.edu with your name, date of graduation and thesis or dissertation title. Theses and dissertations will continue to be made available through interlibrary loan (ILL) to other libraries, as they were when they were available in print. If you are a copyright holder for one of these works, and would like to provide additional information about a work, or discuss rights and access to the work, please contact us at scholarworks@wm.edu.

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Title Author Department Year Degree
Psychological development of infants conceived through in vitro fertilization Van de Water, Virginia Lee, 1949- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
The relationship between the Commonwealth of Virginia graduation competency test (GCT) and the content of the individualized education programs (IEPs) of learning disabled and emotionally disturbed high school students Nealon, Joseph Patrick, 1950- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
Matthew F. Maury School, 1934-1970 : a case study in educational innovation Kalkofen, Dale Christina, 1946- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Teachers' attitudes and practices toward differentiating for gifted learners in K-5 general education classrooms Drain, J. Denise, 1955- Education 2008 Doctor of Education
The long-term effectiveness of the Reading Recovery Program. Rozzelle, Mary Jan {Nikas, Jan Rozzelle] Education 1996 Doctor of Education
Beyond the campus : image and saga of the state coordinating counsel, a case study of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 1977-1987 Braganza, Agnes Logan, 1936- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
An exploratory study of teachers' critical thinking in elementary language arts classrooms McGowan, Susan. Education 2007 Doctor of Education
The relationships between teacher self-efficacy beliefs, teacher job satisfaction, socioeconomic status and student academic success Gresham, Dana Elizabeth. Education 2001 Doctor of Education
The prediction of academic performance of open admissions students at Virginia State University Tambe, Joseph T., 1928- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
The imposter phenomenon in the classroom : personality and cognitive correlates Cromwell, Barbara H., 1933- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
The political, social, and economic factors in the shaping of the structure of public higher education in West Virginia : a history, 1863-1969 Jackameit, William Preston, 1944- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
An intervention study of primary age gifted students with strong nonverbal abililties from low income and culturally diverse backgrounds Funk, Joanne Russillo. Education 2009 Doctor of Education
The relationship between teacher sense of efficacy and pupil control ideology in urban middle schools Beatty, Thomas Hall, 1956- Education 2002 Doctor of Education
An exploration into the induction of greater reflectiveness and lucidity in nocturnal dream reports Sparrow, Gregory Scott, 1951- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
The public service aspect of William and Mary's mission, 1906-1972 Patterson, Kathryn Jean Scarborough, 1952- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
A study of programs designed to stimulate students' independent reading Welsh, Elizabeth K. Education 1992 Doctor of Education
The impact of sick building syndrome on selected variables associated with school effectiveness Felty, Caryl Shannon, 1947- Education 1996 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the personal need systems of obese college freshmen Annaloro, Lila Louise, 1957- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
The relationship of principal-teacher attitude similarity to principal evaluations of teacher effectiveness Sellew, Joseph Frank, 1941- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
A method of evaluating a planning, programming, budgeting system (PPBS) : a case study of Virginia Union University Harris, Ruth Coles, 1928- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
A study of the assessment center as a process for identifying prospective school principals and assistant principals Van Newkirk, Carolyn J., 1937- Education 1984 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the development of selected areas of the legal status of Virginia division superintendents 1869-1970 Nelson, Richard Jay. Education 1983 Doctor of Education
The effects of a beginning art history class on selected aspects of creative disposition and verbal expressiveness in college students Kaplan, Leslie Schenkman, 1946- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
Focus of attention and its effects on the attribution of blame for children's problems Rudolph, Ellen Kean, 1946- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
A study of the relationship of counselor education and moral development and self-actualization Brendel, Johnston McVicar. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
The short term effects of a developmentally based substance abuse program with incarcerated youth McLaren, Everett Gerard, 1950- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
Burden in spousal caregivers : a correlational study of the effect and interaction of stressors, vulnerability, pschological resources, and social supports on the development of burden in spousal caregivers of the chronically ill Crossen-Powell, Sheila Marie, 1948- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
The role of boards of visitors in Virginia higher education : views of visitors, presidents, and external role definers Rennie, James Gordon, 1931- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
The characteristics and degrees of de facto consensus concerning the mission of K-12 public education in Virginia Gareis, Christopher R. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
Adjustment counseling with children of divorced parents Bebensee, Barbara A. Education 1979 Doctor of Education
The effect of an Adlerian-based group counseling/education program on the self concept, locus of control, and family environment of alternative high school students Spencer, Thelma. Education 1986 Doctor of Education
Factors contributing to the integration of computer technology in classroom instruction Pavlidis, Philip Michael, 1956- Education 2001 Doctor of Education
The role of the counselor within the Virginia community college system Welter, William Lloyd, 1932- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
Examining the effects of three methods of study skill group intervention with middle school underachievers Fenigsohn, George Ira, 1947- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
A content analysis of state legislative responses to educator assault Arkin, Jamie Heider. Education 1999 Doctor of Education
Faculty perceptions of shared authority and collective bargaining at the public institutions of higher education in Virginia Armstrong, James Owen, 1945- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
Selected personality characteristics as correlates of effective school principals Shahmouradian, Elizabeth Jean, 1940- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
An evaluation of the academic outcomes of the Upward Bound program at Virginia Union University Laws, James Edward. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
The power of African American parent perceptions on student achievement Camm, Melody Luretha, 1964- Education 2009 Doctor of Education
A review of tenure policies in private higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1964 to 1974 Van Newkirk, Jack C., 1936- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
A descriptive case study of appreciative inquiry as an approach to strategic planning for special education in a public school Ruhlman, Paul L., 1974-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
The relationship of high school teachers' job satisfaction to principal support Bressler, Kathleen M. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Curricular pathways to algebra I in eighth grade Griffin, Melinda Rose, 1964-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
Rape myth acceptance, hypermasculinity, and demographic characteristics as correlates of moral development : understanding sexually aggresive attitudes in first year college men Tatum, Jerry Lee, 1973- Education 2007 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the effects of open-ended and consensus seeking group discussion processes on the moral judgment of dental hygiene students Rettie, Lindsay Lorimer, 1935- Education 1981 Doctor of Education
Organizational citizenship behaviors, collective teacher efficacy, and student achievement in elementary schools Jackson, Jeffrey C. 1965- Education 2009 Doctor of Education
The relationship of work-study to the grade point averages of selected students enrolled in Norfolk State College during 1973-1974 through 1976-1977 Lomax, Alvin Clinton, 1932- Education 1979 Doctor of Education
Defining the roles and responsibilities of public school assistant principals in Virginia Gaston, David William. Education 2005 Doctor of Education
The effects of rational emotive therapy on academic achievement for community college probation students participating in a study skills class Becherer, Jack John. Education 1982 Doctor of Education
Increasing teachers' and parents' awareness of indicators of giftedness in economically disadvantaged students Payne, Clifton G. Education 1998 Doctor of Education