This collection features all master's theses produced by students at Central Washington University. For more information, please see the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Theses from 1995
Introversion, Extraversion, and Humor, Tanna Marlane Boucher
Impacts of Irrigation Development on Anadromous Fish in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, Robert L. Tuck
Theses from 1993
The Intelligibility of Japanese Speakers of English to Native Speakers of English, Manabu Aoki
To Assimilate the Children: The Boarding School at Chemawa, Oregon 1880-1930, James Alan Smith
Theses from 1992
Using Music to Enhance Beginning Reading, Shirley Yvonne Herrud
A Study of the Summer Steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss in Several Intermittent Tributaries of the Satus Creek Basin, Washington, Joel Denney Hubble
THE VALUE OF HEBELER CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, Janet Lucille Smith
Theses from 1990
Collaborative Reading at Home to Assist Children with Reading Difficulties, Criste R. Goldy
The Effect of Different Approaches to Goal Setting on Goal Commitment, Eileen Mary Piersa
Theses from 1989
Promoting Children's Writing for Publication, Minnie Mary McKay Merrill
Theses from 1988
Pre-Academy Placement in the Washington State Patrol: Factors Associated with Academy and Job Performance, Richard Franklin Hamack
Computers and the School Principal, Paul Henry Nelson
Theses from 1987
The Homeschool Enrichment Center: A Handbook for Implementation, Linda Maude Anderson
The Pre-First Transition Room Program, Jeffrey Scott Peck
Theses from 1986
Silent Reading before Oral Reading on the IRI: Implication for Diagnosis and Instruction, Catherine P. Benedetti
A Measure of Student Attitude toward Physical Activity at Central Washington University, Timothy D. Clark
Administrative Behaviors which Positively Affect Teacher Commitment to Principals, E. Paul Furchert
100 Years of Yakima Indian Nation Art, Muriel Jean Hauge
Analysis of Some Variations in Method of Performing the Push-Up among College Women, Clifford T. Mito
Selection Procedure Utilized by Second-class School Districts in Making Appointments to the Principalship in Washington State, Keith W. Morris
Adjustment of South African Education Program Students and South African Higher Education Program Students in America, Ronald T. September
Theses from 1985
An Analysis of Parental Rights in the Education of their Children, Marylou Brain Mundy
Student Rights: U.S. Supreme Court Cases-- Their Implications for and Implementation in Washington Schools, Angela Dawn Ramsey
Absenteeism Trends in the North Franklin School District From 1974 to 1985, Gail A. Thompson
Theses from 1984
Selected Sources of Funding for the Third World Educational Projects, Joseph M. Ndisya
Acquisition of Physical Fitness Knowledge by Central Washington University Physical Education Activity Students, Diana Dawne Rector
Theses from 1983
The Cost to and the Public Relation Effects of Federal Education Dollars to the Local School District, Raymond L. Cooper
Exercises for Developing Student Leadership for the Middle School, Gene Robert Laes
The Effect of an Intensive Study Skills Approach on Grade Point Average of Secondary Learning Disabled Students, Jeanne Lancaster Vaughan
The Use of Children's Literature in Improving the Secondary Remedial Reader's Attitude toward and Fluency in Reading, Jane Watson
Theses from 1982
Opinions of Washington State School Administrators Concerning Federal and State Paperwork Requirements, Jerry Alan Harding
The Effect of Intelligence Quotient Scores on Special Education Teacher Expectations for Job Success of the Mildly Handicapped, Janice Ann Tornow
Theses from 1981
Attitude and Opinion Profile of the High School Vocational Student versus the Academic Student, Bernard Austin Belstad
Theses from 1980
The Nature of the Middle School in Washington State - 1980, Edward Allen Barnhart
Academic Performance and Social Participation of Gifted and Talented Humanities Program Students, Hyak Junior High School, Bellevue, Washington, Eileen Casey Herling
The Development of a Comprehensive Preschool Screening Instrument, Jana Lee Johnson
Occurrence and Characteristics of Nonfruiting Myxobacteria Isolated from Pine Forest Soils, Paul M. Kulvi
A Content Analysis of Public School Education News in an Independently Owned Small Daily Newspaper, Linda L. McCleary
The Effect of Bench Jump Training on the Leg Strength and on the Vertical Jumping Ability of the Student, Michael Milo McGuire
The Fifth Grade Student as an Active Participant in the Selection of School Library Books, Catherine Spada McLeod
Relationship between Systematic Planning at Community Colleges and Goal Agreement, Nancy Emily Stetson
Theses from 1979
The Body of John Merryman: Ex Parte Merryman, a Case of Executive-Judicial Conflict over the Suspension of Habeas Corpus, Eric Paul Anderson
Energy Education Materials for Elementary School, Marcia Keizer Fraser
Teacher's reactions to an implemented competency based education program in Tigard Senior High School, Merle Dean Winder
Theses from 1978
An Evaluation of Central Washington University in Meeting the Objectives of the Degree Program in Teacher Education, John Harold Dallum
Theses from 1977
Effect of Deforestation by the Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth on the Quality of Streamflow and Stream Productivity Parameters, Martin Ed Hicks
Theses from 1974
A Survey of Elementary School Principals Attitudes Regarding the Effectiveness of the Association of Washington School Principals in Professional Negotiations, David Holmes Adams
The Effects of Reduction in Dependence Upon Group as a Source of Influence on Field Dependence, James L. Antram
The Effects of Extraneous Stimulation and Activity on Performance in a Recognition-Memory Task, Richard Armstrong
An Approach to the Teaching of Handwriting, Patricia J. Belter
Tree Ring-Widths in Pinus Ponderosa and Pseudotsuga Menziesii as Indicators of Past Annual Precipitation, Gerald L. Bliss
An Application of Organizational Development in an Institution of Higher Learning, Stanford R. Bohne
A Taxonomic and Distributional Survey of the Benthic Blue-Green Algal Flora of the Skokomish River Estuary, Louis J. Boitano
Development of the Land-Fantasy Drawing in Pen and Ink, Nance Baffaro Bracken
Evaluative Study of a Proposed Municipal Pyrolysis Installation, Leon Breckenridge
Museum Visitor Analysis: The Kampsville Example, Kenneth L. Brott
A Comparison on the State Dependent Effects Of Electroconvulsive Shock and Physostigmine on a Choice Task, Candace Susanne Brown
Developing the High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Bruce Edwin Brummond
A Study of the Middle School Principal and Principals' Associations, LaVerne James Burlingame
The Doublebass: A Short History and Concepts of Construction, Joseph W. Bynum
The Hatha Yoga Acting Methodology: An Evening with Me, Oscar N. Cady
Comparison of Oral and Silent Comprehension Scores on an Informal Reading Inventory, Linda Leah Carlton
Locus of Control and Achievement Incentive in a Risk Taking Situation, Frederick Gordon Carr
Effect of Oral Reading Rate Improvement Program on Reading Rate, Comprehension, and Reading Level, Julianne Mickie Clise
A Study of State Athletic Associations on Participation Limitations for Interscholastic Wrestling, Wilbur Eugene Conrad
Factors Related to Postparole Outcomes of Juvenile Offenders, Marcia Crigler
Ecology of Central Washington Semi-Arid Lands a Documentary Film, Phillip Robert Debusschere
Douglas-Fir Seed Volatile Oils in Seed Detection by Deer Mice, Millard S. Deusen
A Study of the Effect of Varied Amounts of Oral Reading on Reading Comprehension in a First Grade Classroom, Melinda Anne Dickson
School Entrance Age and its Later Influence on Academic Achievement, Gary J. Eubanks
Style Characteristics of Four Sibelius Art Songs, Julie Anne Eygabroad
A Comparison of Two Artificial Substrates in the Determination of Net Primary Production, Leland C. Faulconer
The Korean Crucible: American Intervention in the Korean Conflict, Carolyn Louise Ferguson
The Effects of Pattern of Extraneous Auditory Stimuli and Sex on Vigilance Performance, Paul G. Fisher
Reality Conceptualization as a Factor in Socialization and Adjustment, Glen A. Frese
Comparative Study of the Relative Merits of Core Curriculum and Challenge Examination for the Career Ladder Concept as They Relate to the Licensed Practical and Associate Degree Registered Nurse, Margaret M. Fromherz
Single String Improvisation on the Guitar, Allan Jonathan Galante
A Survey of Social Service Agency Training Needs for Program Development and Coordination, Jon Jay Garlinghouse
The Effects of Experimental Manipulation of Status on Signature Size, Karen Jensen Gillespie
The Generalizability of Learned Helplessness, Ian J. Grabenhorst
Using Special Education Students as Cross-Age Tutors, Judith Pearl Graham
The Relationship of Verbal and Symbolic Mediation to Induced Meaning, Dennis G. Groome
Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen: Characteristics of Style, Janet Louise Hammack
A Comparison of Competencies Required by Special Education Prevocational Teachers in the State of Washington, George Edward Harris
Therapeutic Conditions and Helpee Outcomes as Perceived by Helpees of Trainee and Lay Helping Relationships, Penelope Holmes
A Synthesis of Learning Theories for Language Development and Classroom Activities, Dawn Jackson
Spatial Orientation of Children in Dyads with Female Adults, Susan Menig Karstetter
The Role of Memory in Rule Learning Problems, Alan S. Kertes
The Effect of Environmental Enrichment on Delayed Alternation, Passive Avoidance and Exploration Behavior, David L. Knobel
Development of Guidelines Related to Auxiliary Personnel in the Public School Media Centers of Washington State, Velma Irene Morris Koziuk
A Study of Professional Negotiation Court Cases in the State of Washington: Part II, David E. Lieb
The Role of Postfeedback Intervals in Rule Learning Problems, Donald E. Lloyd
Low Intensity Footshock Examined as a Possible Reinforcer for Sensory Deprived Rats, Ron J. Madesh
Symmetric Groups and Their Automorphism Groups, Harold Lyle Madison
A study of the Neurological Impress Method with Remedial Secondary Students, Larry Charles Reynolds
Theses from 1973
A Survey to Determine Employment Status of the Graduates of the Tri-City Special Education Work Experience Program, Rebecca Ames