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
Fostering parental engagement in a rural Title I elementary school McDowell, Joyce R., 1957-, Education 2014 Doctor of Education
A study of battered women utilizing the California Psychological Inventory - Revised, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Constructive Thinking Inventory and the demographic variable of times previously separated Grenier, Martha Miller, 1940- Education 1992 Doctor of Education
History of the Virginia Teachers Association, 1940-1965 Talbot, Alfred Kenneth, 1916- Education 1981 Doctor of Education
Faculty sense of academic optimism and its relationship to students' achievement in well performing high schools Cromartie, Michael Tyrone, 1974-, Education 2013 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the effects of the Couple Communication II Program and a Family of Origin Workshop on marital satisfaction and individual autonomy Chambers, Floyd Allen, 1928- Education 1986 Doctor of Education
Faculty trust and its impact on voluntary teacher turnover intentions Reid, Loree Cobb. Education 2008 Doctor of Education
ROTC continuation model : a model for predicting whether Army ROTC cadets will terminate with the basic course or continue into the advanced course Ivey, George Napoleon. Education 1982 Doctor of Education
A procedure to measure the effects of covert death anxiety on the physiological and affective responses of student nurses Weeks, John Luther, 1933- Education 1990 Doctor of Education
Quality practices of alternative education learning environments as represented in Virginia's Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) program Feltman, Doris R., 1956-, Education 2012 Doctor of Education
A comparative study of the course taking and performance patterns of high achieving secondary students Selberg, Dewelynn Joyce Heeb. Education 2009 Doctor of Education
A comparison of the critical thinking dispositions of arts and non-arts undergraduates Lampert, Nancy Ann. Education 2005 Doctor of Education
A transpersonal approach in a case of dissociative identity disorder Berkley-Carter, Deborah. Education 1999 Doctor of Education
Counselor reputation and previous performance as an influence upon counselee interaction and attitude in a group experience Harris, Janice Lee, 1936- Education 1973 Doctor of Education
Psychological characteristics of non-custodial fathers involved in child custody litigation Underwood, Sandra Wells, 1954- Education 1987 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
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
A study of sexual attitudes, sexual behaviors, and religiosity of community college students Abdo, Robert John, 1950- Education 1985 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
An exploration into the induction of greater reflectiveness and lucidity in nocturnal dream reports Sparrow, Gregory Scott, 1951- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
A study of the effectiveness of public and university support service programs for students with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia : do they offer what they purport to offer? Buck, Betty Jo. Education 1990 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
The relationship of principal-teacher attitude similarity to principal evaluations of teacher effectiveness Sellew, Joseph Frank, 1941- Education 1975 Doctor of Education
Jumping off the couch : infusing creativity into counselor education Lawrence, Christopher, Education 2012 Doctor of Education
Perceptual-expectancy style (PES) and pretreatment adjustment : a study of subtypes among male alcohol abusers Berns, Jonathan H., 1948- Education 1982 Doctor of Education
Factors related to special educators concepts of exceptional students, regular students, and themselves Harris, Patricia Hubbell, 1944- Education 1983 Doctor of Education
Psychological development of infants conceived through in vitro fertilization Van de Water, Virginia Lee, 1949- 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
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
Nursing in the university : an historical analysis of nursing education at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing Bampton, Betsy A. 1937- Education 1987 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 use of active memory encoding strategies by thought disordered and non-thought disordered schizophrenics Abramczyk, Lois, 1942- Education 1977 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
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
The use and effect of puppetry and bibliotherapy in group counseling with children of divorced parents Bunting, Kenneth Paul, 1947- Education 1984 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