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
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
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 humor to relieve stress in psychiatric nurses Kwandt, Joanne, 1944- Education 1992 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 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
A study of programs designed to stimulate students' independent reading Welsh, Elizabeth K. Education 1992 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
Helping first-year college students climb the academic ladder : report of a national survey of freshman seminar programming in American higher education Barefoot, Betsy O. 1944- Education 1992 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
An investigation of the relationship between college student development and alcohol consumption patterns Hensley, Laura Greer, 1968- Education 1997 Doctor of Education
Psychological development of infants conceived through in vitro fertilization Van de Water, Virginia Lee, 1949- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
The relationships between socioeconomic status, sex, self-concept, academic achievement, and course selection of urban black tenth-grade students Chappell, Earl Birges, 1944- Education 1979 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
Presenting the past : education, interpretation and the teaching of Black history at Colonial Williamsburg Ellis, Rex M., 1951- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
The efficacy of special education services for students with learning disabilities : a longitudinal study Sobczak, Modeline N. Education 1992 Doctor of Education
A study of the differential effects of three career counseling techniques on career-related activities and attitudes of black college freshmen Burke, Judith Glenn, 1939- Education 1978 Doctor of Education
Effective school-wide discipline through positive behavior supports : an analysis of current practice Padden, Dawn H. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
The relationship of aptitude and vocational interest to achievement of soldiers in advanced individual training, U.S. Arny Quarter master School Davis, Nancy Eades, 1949- Education 1987 Doctor of Education
Emancipated foster youth's transition from care to Virginia community colleges Scott, Shylan E. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Big-fish-little-pond effect : the impact on academic self-concept Kwiterovich, Peter O., 1969- Education 2011 Doctor of Education
The impact of live supervision on the family therapist's level of immediacy, anxiety, responsiveness, and genuineness Bistline, John L. Education 1982 Doctor of Education
Keeping the house in order government regulations and campus compliance Cordle, Robbie Lee, 1958- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
Adolescent identity formation : inpatient influence on self- concept Mueller, David John, 1946- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
An exploration of selected effects of circumstances which precede and surround recall of early childhood and recent adult experiences Hughes, Carol Caswell, 1935- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
Organizational citizenship behaviors of middle school teachers : a study of their relationship to school climate and student achievement Jurewicz, Marsha Moye. Education 2004 Doctor of Education
The role of the counselor within the Virginia community college system Welter, William Lloyd, 1932- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
The relationships between retrospective perceptions of an alcoholic home environment with levels of differentiation of self and trait anxiety in adult children of alcoholics Rojas, Barbara Lynn, 1961- Education 1993 Doctor of Education
What predicts alumni satisfaction? : the impact of investment, involvement, and post-college outcomes Barnes, Amy Catherine, 1976- Education 2007 Doctor of Education
A predictive validation study of criterion-referenced tests for the certification of soldiers in specialist-level military training programs McDaniels, Darl, 1928- Education 1988 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
Food for thought : the collegiate way of living Charlton, David Holland, 1951- Education 1985 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
Survey of physical activity in elementary school classrooms in the state of Virginia Elmakis, Gail Smith. Education 2010 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the predictive ability of selected variables upon success on the American Society of Clinical Pathologists medical technology registry exam Somma, Carmine Thomas, 1943- Education 1988 Doctor of Education
Interorganizational town-gown relationships and property taxes : a case study Burns, Cynthia Felix. Education 2002 Doctor of Education
Recruitment practices of Virginia public school divisions and the effectiveness of selected sources in the recruitment of teachers Palombo, Linda Duffy, 1947- Education 1995 Doctor of Education
Variables influencing recent high school graduates' choice of postsecondary proprietary schools or community colleges De Weese, Bill Carl, 1944- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
An evaluation of the implementation fidelity and outcomes of the Olweus bullying prevention program in three elementary schools in Virginia Wood, Barbara F., Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Higher education's hidden craftsmen : a re-examination of the roles of support services middle management Seal, Robert Kimball, 1962- Education 1991 Doctor of Education
The efficacy of parent counseling and support groups on stress levels, self-esteem and degree of coping of parents of developmentally delayed or handicapped infants involved in an infant intervention program LaFountain, Rebecca Marie. Education 1987 Doctor of Education
Continuous improvement monitoring : an analysis of state special education compliance procedures Blake, Barbara Richmond. Education 2012 Doctor of Education
A study of the relationship of regional school accreditation status to achievement test scores in public elementary schools in Virginia Glancy, Richard Daniel, 1944- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
A descriptive study of sex-trait stereotypes of lay church members for women clergy Mueller, Loretta A., 1945- Education 1989 Doctor of Education
A systems based stress reduction psychological education program for emergency veterinary personnel : development and evaluation Wessells, D. T. Education 1982 Doctor of Education
An analysis of characteristics associated with corporate colleges/ Rose, Jean S. Education 1990 Doctor of Education
The relationship of codependence to career choice Barnett, Karen H., 1949- Education 1991 Doctor of Education