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
Adults making meaning at Colonial Williamsburg : a descriptive study of planners' intentions and audience members' constructions of the 1996 history forum Casey, Joan Ellen. Education 1997 Doctor of Education
Antecedents of maternal-infant attachment : a longitudinal study White, Jacqueline Jeanne, 1954- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
The relationship between teachers' computer self-efficacy and technology integration in a school district's Bring Your Own Technology initiative Ellis, Ashley F., Education 2014 Doctor of Education
The effect of group counseling on academic achievement and achievement motivation of alternative high school students Sullivan, Anne Klare, 1944- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
The Richmond School Board and the desegregation of Richmond public schools, 1954 to 1971 Bruce, Mildred Davis, 1931- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Effective teaching practices and teacher efficacy beliefs of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme teachers Hutchings, Gregory C., 1977- Education 2010 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the performance of students prepared for study at Old Dominion University through a developmental program with those accepted directly from secondary schools Villaire, Nathaniel Elias, 1940- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
The relationship of principal-teacher life style and interpersonal need compatibilities to principals' ratings of teacher performance Davis, Joseph Roland, 1943- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
A comparative analysis of school-based performance of mobile and nonmobile students Smith-Jones, Yvonne Darcel, 1956- Education 1997 Doctor of Education
A study of the relationship of age to psychological type in couples entering marriage Lockwood, William A., 1943- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
D-Q University : a history and case study Berger, Mary Josephine, 1942- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
An experimental study of the effects of classroom instruction and clinical learning experiences on the attitudes of students of nursing toward the aged Hinchliffe, Elizabeth Barfield, 1936- Education 1979 Doctor of Education
An analysis of Virginia public school principals' perceptions of their roles Gillette, Howard T., 1945- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
The professional learning community and its effect on African American students' achievement Copeland, Anthony Eugene, 1960- Education 2009 Doctor of Education
A study of the factors which influences computer adoption by community college faculty in Virginia Scott, Larry Joe, 1945- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
The effects of social skills training on the prevention of perceived stress, depression, and social anxiety of Taiwanese graduate students in the U.S. Kuo, Li-An, 1955- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
The University College of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, 1893- 1913 : a study of institutional decline Woodruff, Byron Lee, 1946- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
Faculty moonlighting : an exploratory study of the motivation for seeking outside employment and its relationship to the effectiveness of community college faculty Hanks, Joanna Davis. Education 1996 Doctor of Education
A study of subjective symptoms associated with seizure disorders in adolescents Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine. Education 1993 Doctor of Education
A study of the 45-15 cycled-attendance plan for year-round operation of schools in Prince William County, Virginia Mounie, James Colin, 1934- Education 1972 Doctor of Education
The impact of legislation and litigation on the education of students with autism spectrum disorders Joy, Selena M. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
Content analysis of principal job descriptions and principal evaluation instruments of K-12 public education in Virginia Catano, Nancy Irene Glick. Education 2002 Doctor of Education
The juggling act female administrators preform between their professional and nonprofessional lives Roesch, Betsy Taylor. Education 1995 Doctor of Education
Metaphors we make school by : the debate on school of choice McConachie, Stephanie M. Education 1992 Doctor of Education
A study of the status of women counselors in the Virginia community college system White, Patricia Elizabeth Clifton, 1945- Education 1976 Doctor of Education
The utility of a computerized assessment battery to evaluate cognitive functioning and attention Ellis, Carl Richard, 1955- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
A study of the evolution of three in-school suspension programs in Virginia Sullivan, Judy Stowe, 1957- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Recommended practices for effective teaching in the international baccalaureate program : an examination of instructional skills, assessment practices, and teacher-efficacy beliefs of IB teachers Hutchinson, Linda Prince. Education 2004 Doctor of Education
The development of an exceptional Brethern ministers scale for the California Psychological Inventory Hutchison, James Ralph, 1951- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
A case study of the predictive ability of placement tests for principles of accounting Villaire, Sonja Ann, 1943- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
An exploration of the impact of family on the achievement of African American gifted learners originating from low-income environments Davis, Joy L. Education 2007 Doctor of Education
The use of the career motivation process as a means of influencing the self concept and career development of tenth grade students Snider, Sanford Dean, 1940- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
Promoting the cognitive development of high-risk college students through a study/life skills seminar Loew, Sandra Ann. Education 1998 Doctor of Education
Liberal education and moral development : an integrated model of moral education Owen, Roderic Lewis, 1954- Education 1985 Doctor of Education
A comparative study of brief and time-unlimited marital therapists Gilley, Sharon Kay, 1958- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
The effects of microcomputers on the mathematical skills of low achieving students Copley, Charlotte Evans, 1927- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
The use of humor to relieve stress in psychiatric nurses Kwandt, Joanne, 1944- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
The effects of word processing on the writing of selected fifth- grade students Woolley, Walter C. Education 1985 Doctor of Education
An analysis of the perceptions of Virginia school superintendents and school board chairpersons concerning the role of the superintendent of schools in collective negotiations Hanna, Ira Richard, 1935- Education 1977 Doctor of Education
The effects of computer assisted instruction in improving mathematics performance of low achieving ninth grade students Bailey, Thomas Everett, 1947- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
The impact of a cognitive strategy on students composing skills Moye, Macon Jasper, 1948- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
Factors accounting for the development of the Virginia community college system Joyner, Patsy Rainey, 1943- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
Development of the Chae Optimal Supervision Environment Test Chae, Ki Byung, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
Investigating the relationships among primary teachers' math profile, math teaching efficacy, and math content pedagogical knowledge Roettinger, Theresa Marie, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the impact of selected individualized curriculum organizations on faculty perceptions, student attitudes, and student achievement McCormick, Michael T. Education 1976 Doctor of Education
Presenting the past : education, interpretation and the teaching of Black history at Colonial Williamsburg Ellis, Rex M., 1951- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
A study of the evaluation procedures for professional development among public school districts in Virginia Bryant, Colleen Cannington, 1956- Education 2007 Doctor of Education
Family counselor interaction patterns as related to client gender : differences in treatment of school-age girls and boys Rabinowitz, Sherry Barnes, 1944- Education 1994 Doctor of Education
Comparison of the performance of students with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms and in pull-out special education programs Rea, Patricia Jordan. Education 1997 Doctor of Education
Anxiety and the disabled Villeneuve, Wayne P. Education 1980 Doctor of Education