The following papers/projects are produced by graduate students in programs where formal theses are not required. The majority (600+) are from the Occupational & Technical Studies program in the STEMPS Department of the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies. They date from 1974-present.
Additional master's papers are produced in the Institute for the Humanities (Arts & Letters), Educational Foundations & Leadership Department (Education), and School of Dental Hygiene (Health Sciences). To browse master's papers by academic department or program, please go to the Browse by Research by College, Department, Center page.
Master's Projects from 2002
The Effectiveness of Mainstreaming Special Needs Students with Regular Students in a High School Classroom Setting, Michael A. Maciejewski
Determinants of Employee Participation in Agency-sponsored Health and Fitness Programs, Patricia D. Martin
A Study of Women in Professional Organizations, Deborah Norris
The Effectiveness of Day Reporting Centers in Reducing the Likelihood of Probation Violations, Ryan E. Petroff
Comparing Geometry 4x4 Block Scheduling with Geometry A/B Scheduling and it's Effect on Geometry SOL Test Scores, Daniel Rachid
The Relationship of Dickenson County Adult Educational Attainment and the Impact on Adolescent Attainment of a High School Diploma, Jana Trevaskis
Factors that Influence Students to Enroll into Teletechnet Programs, Elaine Ward
Master's Projects from 2001
Employer Views of the Work Ethics of Employment Plus Students, R. John Barbarise
A Study to Determine Whether Residential or Non-residential Students at Blue Ridge Job Corps Were More Likely to Complete the Job Corps Program, Jenny Buchanan
The Relationship Between Brain Dominance and Career Interests, Damon Cary
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Leadership Development 2001 Program at Volvo Trucks North America, Inc's., New River Valley Truck Plant, Eugene C. Dillon Jr.
The Effects Upon Naval Technical Manual Management with use of the Naval Logistics Library, Anna Lee Dobrowolski
A Study to Determine the Differences Between On-Campus Degree Seeking Students and TELETECHNET Degree Seeking Students in Academic Performance, Tiffany K. Doxsee
Adult Education Teacher Empowerment and The Likelihood of Education System Reform, Susan Flowers
A Study of the In-service Needs for the In-school Suspension Coordinators in the Middle Schools of the City of Virginia Beach, Glenn W. Forsythe
Alternative Methods Used by States to License Technology Education Teachers to Fill Shortages of Teachers at the Secondary School Level, Percy M. Gregory
A Study to Determine Effective Recruitment Techniques for the Drafting and Design Program at Danville Community College, Robert Huffman
A Study to Determine if There Was a Relationship Between the Brain Dominace and Grade Point Averages of Students at Deep Creek High School, Donald M. Hurwitz
The Success of Students in Keyboarding Class Using Grade Point Average as a Predictor, Theresa James
A Follow-up Study of Marketing Education Graduates from Old Dominion University 1994 to 2000, Sharon E. Joyner
A Study to Determine the Characteristics for Inclusion in the Faculty Recruitment Process at the Appalachian School of Law, Veronica Keene
The Relationship Between the Virginia Deca State Leadership Conference and the Learning Goals Established by the Virginia Deca Board of Trustees, Michael F. Kosloski Jr.
The Effectiveness of Web Support to Increase Student's Performance in Advertising and Promotion, Jennifer D. Lanz
A Study to Determine Whether Age is a Factor in the Apprehension of Students to Use Computers at Southwest Virginia Community College, Delilah T. Long
A Study to the Career Aspirations of Eighth Grade Students, Kelley O'Brien
Smoking and Drug Policy for the Appalachian School of Law, Alicia Lee O'Quin
The Effects of Restructuring the Curriculum of the Joint Targeting School, Jeffrey R. Puckett
Integration of SOL's into the Marketing Curriculum in the City of Portsmouth, Felicia Jernigan Scales
Internet Explorer Error Message at Patrick Henry Community College, Frank B. Tatum
The Importance of Instructor-Student and Student-Student Interactions of the satisfaction of Graduate Students Taking Distance Learning Courses, Donna J. Thompson
Effect of Scheduling Methods on Student Scores on the Standards of Learning Assessment in High Schools in Russell County., Elizabeth Tiller
A Study to Determine What Factors Influence Students to Enroll at Mountain Empire Community College, Joseph Lincoln Young
Master's Projects from 2000
Primary Health Care Service in Saudi Arabia Old Dominion University Saudi Students Prospectives, Khalid Abdullah Alzamel
An Analysis of Remedial Reading Preparation for Beginning Information Systems Students at Eastern Shore Community College, Cynthia Hodges
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Instruction in a Nursing Class at Southwest Virginia Community College through Distance Learning or "Live" on site Instruction, Jennifer R. Horton
The Willingness of Technology Teachers to Support the Standards of Learning (SOL) Objectives, James W. Lambert
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Automated Electronic Classrooms in the United States Navy, David W. Lorenz
Determining Correlation Between Mathematics Proficiency and U.S. Navy System Administrator Training Success, Daniel Majkut
A Study to Determine the Relationship Between Formal TAC-3/TAC-4 Computer Operations Training and TAC-3/TAC-4 Computer System Trouble Calls, Thomas B. Meehan Jr.
A Study to Compare the U.S. PfP Military Contact Program as Executed through U.S. European Command and U.S. Atlantic Command, John T. Nesler
A Study to Determine if Participating in Technology Education Classes Improved the Mechanical Aptitude of Students, Amos C. Peterson
A Study to Determine the Effect of Web-based Information on Improving the Knowledge of Automotive Students at Danville Community College, William J. Roche Jr.
Technically Competent Employees for the New Millenium: Recommendations by American Think Tanks, Carolyn L. Tebault
A Comparative Study of Job Retention of Customer Service Employees, Christine A. Visscher
A Study of the Effectiveness of Using Volunteer Tutors in a Corrective Reading Program, Jay R. White
A Study to Compare the Grades of Algebra I Students that Participated in Tutoring Sessions with the Grades of Students Who Did Not Receive Tutoring, James W. Wilkerson
Master's Projects from 1999
A Study to Determine How Total Quality Management Was Being Implemented in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Timothy L. Axley
Virginia Beach Middle School Technology Education Teachers Reinforcing Academic Standards, Stephen L. Baird
A Descriptive Follow-up Study of Piedmont Virginia Community College Electronics Technology Graduates from 1995-1999, Mark S. Fitzgerald
Methods of Teaching Acting, Eric Allen Frenck
An Appraisal of the Accelerated Medical Laboratory Technician Program at Thomas Nelson Community College, Christine T. Gillerlain
Categories of Training Problems Being Faced by Hampton Roads Business and Industry Trainers, Delbert W. Gist
The Effect of Informal Training on Performance Support System Utilization, Floyd Graham
The Effects of Applied Technology Instruction on Mathematics and Science Achievement of Eighth Grade Students, John D. Hammons
A Study of Learning Style Theory in Teletechnet Graduate Courses at Old Dominion University, Deborah E. Hensley
A Comparison of Instructor Professional Development Hours and Student Academic Achievement, Thomas L. Langdon
Effects of Fertility on Nutrient Content of Native Warm Season Grasses, Kelly J. Liddington
A Study to Determine Why Middle School Students Enrolled in Technology Education Classes, David Jr. Locklear
A Study to Categorize Adult Education Literature Through Donlevy and Donlevy's Template of Perspectives, Linda A. Mason
Comparison of Teacher's Attitudes of Disciplinary Instances in Technology Education and Teen Living Classes, Danny D. Rhudy
A Study to Determine Faculty Interest in Using Advanced Instructional Technology to Support Course Offerings at Wytheville Community College, Nancy C. Sexton
Interest of Department of Correctional Education Personnel in Attending Old Dominion University via the Teletechnet Distance Education System, Dennis D. Traverse
A Comparison of Aluminum to Ceramic Lap Tools in Optical Lens Surfacing, Derek M. Walls
Master's Projects from 1998
A Study to Determine the Effect of the Rosemont Middle School Mentor/Mentee Program of Norfolk Public Schools on the Scholastic Advancement, Attitudes, and Behavior of the Fall 1997 Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Mentees, Janice Kaye Ahrens-Bella
A Study to Determine the Influence African-American Male Teachers Have on Improving Academic Success Among African-American Male 4th and 5th Grade Students at Jacox Elementary School, J. Frederick Braswell
A Study to Determine How Old Dominion University's Student Teachers of Technology Education Appraised the Effectiveness of their Cooperating Teachers, Mark V. Crenshaw
A Study to Determine Effects of Parental Involvement on NJROTC Cadets' Grade Point Averages at Maury High School, Linda E. Fox
A Study to Compare the Rejection Rate of Products Received from ISO Registered Vendors to that of Non-registered Vendors by a Manufacturer in Virginia Beach, Virginia During 1996, Joseph D. Frohwitter
A Study to Assess the United States Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Two Emergency Medical Technician Program, James P. Halstead
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Leadership Management Development Certificate Program at Old Dominion University, Lorenza I. Harris
A Study to Determine Appropriate Training Models for Maintenance Technicians - Cox Communications Hampton Roads, Joel P. Horner
A Study to Determine the Attitudes of a Coast Guard Unit Towards Gender-Integrated Training in the United State Coast Guard, Elaine Anne Hughes
A Study to Determine How Teacher Training and Computer Availability Affected Technology Integration at Manteo Middle School, Laura Johnson Hummell
A Comparison of Grades of Mainstreamed Learning Disabled Students and Special Education Students, Francine D. Mitcham
A Study of Secondary Mathematics: Reports Impacting Curriculum, Philip B. Nelson
A Study of navy Personnel's Awareness of Career Opportunities: Is the Career Information Program Working?, Larry E. Reisher
A Study of First and Second Nine-Week Inter-Marking Period Grade Shifts in a Suburban Middle School, Rudolph J. Roethel
A Study to Determine the Effect of Technology Education on the Career Choices of Middle School Students, Charles N. Schirra
An Evaluation of Bethel High School's Business Program, Julia J. Younger
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between Extra Study Time After School to Grades Earned by Students, William P. Young
Master's Projects from 1997
Teacher's Attitudes of Block Scheduling and Lesson Preparation Quality/Time in Two Virginia Beach City Public High Schools, Christin G. Browning
A Study to Determine the Differences in Undergraduate Technology Education Teacher Preparation Curricula in Virginia, Cecil Stanley Burgett
A Season Inside the Old Dominion Monarchs Men's Basketball Team, Sean K. Burris
A Study to Compare the Topics that are Outlined in the Virginia Communication Technology Curriculum Guide to the Topics that are Related in the Literature in the Field of Communication Technology, Christopher David Caddy
A Study to Determine and Compare Employee Health Insurance Policies at Old Dominion University, Heather M. Canada