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 1997
Drug Prevention Programs Used by Hampton and Newport News School Districts, Charles E. Casey
A Descriptive Study of the Trends and Issues in Vocational and Technical Education in the Virginia Community College System, Angelia M. Comstock
The Effect of Safety Training at the Ford Assembly Plant in Norfolk, Virginia, Maggie Daniels
A Study on the Feasibility of Implementing Advanced Placement Courses in the Field of Technology Education, Donald S. Luebbecke and Mark A. McGrath
Patterns of Safety Issues found at Western Branch High School, Chesapeake, Virginia, Bruce Lytle
A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Block Scheduling to Determine What Form of Block Scheduling should be Adopted by Lake Taylor High School, Norfolk, Virginia, Kerry L. McDaniel
A Study to Examine the reasons for Licensure Preferences by MCTP Students, James S. McNeill
A Study to Examine Patterns and Performance Trends among Black and White School Students on a National Level from the 1970s to the 1990s, Otis L. Miller
A Study Comparing Fundamental Skills Development of Technology Education Students at Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven W. O'Green
An Analysis of the Attitudes of Technology Education Students Enrolled in the Military Career Transition Program at Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, Rodney L. Pastore
A Follow-up Study of Technology Education Graduates of Old Dominion University 1986-1996, Mark D. Siciliano
A Study to Determine the Demographics and Personal Reasons Students Choose to Take, Robin Marsh Simmons
A Study to Determine the Preferences of 8th Grade Middle School Students for Modular Programmed Instruction or Laboratory Instruction, Donald B. Todd
Master's Projects from 1996
Home Schooling: A Study to Determine Student Achievement and Family Characteristic Relationships, Dennis Blackmore
The Investment of Mental Effort on Learning Through Different Media, Lisa E. Coleman
A Study to Determine the Participation of African Americans and Spanish Americans in Graduate Studies: A Local Perspective, Angela J. Hampton
A Study of Underachievement: How to Turn the Average Student into the Above Average, Dillon Jones
A Study to Assess the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at Tidewater Community College, Felicia M. Jones
A Study of the Correlation Between Grade Point Averages and Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores at Tallwood High School 1995-1996, Joseph E. Jordan Jr.
A Follow-up Study of Industrial Technology Graduates of Old Dominion University 1987-1995, Michael A. McCammon
A Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Using Stand-alone Computers and Networked Computers in Completing Classroom Keyboarding Assignments, Angela M. Rockett
Impact of Computer-Aided Instruction on Keyboarding Competency, Janet B. Rubin
A Study of the Use of Clinician I Personnel to Perform Intravenous Therapy, Laura L. Walker
A Comparison of Urban and Rural Violence in Universities, Corneilus J. Wallace
A Study to Determine the Attitudes and Practices Teachers Possess Relating to Computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web and Their Application to Education, James A. Williams
A Study of the Implementation of Total Quality Management Principles into Training in Virginia Beach Industry, Henry S. Wilmer
A Study to Determine the Effect of Membership in the Boy Scouts of America on the Performance of Male Students Taking Standardized Tests in Hampton, Virginia, William E. Yarnall
Master's Projects from 1995
A Study to Identify the Course Tasks for a U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center Controller Exportable Refresher Training Course, Richard L. Arnold
A Study to Assess the Benefits Students Received from Completing the Fire Cadet Program in Chesapeake Public Schools, J. Page Bagley
A Study to Determine the Degree of Career Education Red Mill Elementary School Teachers Include in their Instruction, Ramona A. De Santis
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Diversity Training in the Workplace and What Kind of Daily Impact Do These Results Have on Workers at Old Dominion University, Tatrece R. Dunlap
A Study to Determine Projected Consolidated Federal Funds (CFFs) for the Counties and Independent Cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia for the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Annual Appropriations, Norman Albert Jenness Jr.
The Impact of Drug Abuse Resistance Education in Portsmouth, Virginia from 1987-1994, Darrell M. Lassiter
Gender Bias in Selection for Honors Mathematics at Kempsville Middle School, William P. McBride
A Study of Typing Speed and Accuracy Development Using Computer-Based and Typewriter-Based Instruction in a Public High School, Dale McPherson
Transition Planning and Post-Secondary Achievement, Antonia L. Thompson
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of the Program of Instruction for the Department of Labor's Transition Assistance Program for the Military, James E. Threlfall
A Study of Teacher Attitudes Toward Establishing Vocational Education Programs for Disabled Students in Middle School, Dazzerene Wade
Master's Projects from 1994
A Study to Determine the Effects of an Interactive Audio/Video Classroom on Retention Test Performance, Timothy R. Barry
Female Enrollment in Technology Education in Virginia During the 1993/1994 School Year, J. Scott Christman
A Study Comparing the Design and Engineering Problem-solving Abilities of Students that have Received Varying Amounts of Prior Mathematical Instruction, Eric M. Fischer
A Study of Technology Teacher Education Graduate Programs and Their Philosophical Focus, Frederick Simpson Gard
The Considerations for Planning Marketing Education Courses in Virginia, Stephanie Gilmore
A Study to Determine the Educational and Employment Status of Deep Creek High School Marketing Education Graduates, Donald B. Gresham
A Study to Determine the Major Influences on Elite Athletes Development, Kelli James
A Study to Determine the Number of Students Continuing in a Hotel Career after Completing a Vocational Education Course in Hotel Operations, Jill Anders Johnson
A Study to Assess Attitudes and Self-Efficacy of Multi-skilled Healthcare Employees Toward Computers, Cynthia Marie Kratzke
A Study of Individuals Living in a Residential Environment Having Difficulty Following Their Bedtime Protocol, Lynelle M. Lockett
A Study to Determine the Percentage of Old Dominion University Technology Education Graduates who are still Involved in the Education Field, William L. Lucas Jr.
A Study to Determine the Relationship between Students who Excel in Mathematics and Students who Excel in Technology Education, Kevin L. Pace
A Study to Compare the Effectiveness of Using Learning-Centered Instruction and Information-Centered Instruction, Stacy R. Page
A Study to Determine Issues and Concerns of Implementing the Tech Prep Concept into Marketing Education Programs in Tidewater, Virginia High Schools, Colleen E. Smith
A Study to Determine African-American PhDs' perspective on Factors Affecting Academic Achievement: Selected Case Studies, Faye Brock Wade
Master's Projects from 1993
A Study to Determine the Effect of Membership on a Varsity Athletic Team on the Discipline of High School Males, Lorraine Lia Batchelor
The Development of Return on Investment (ROI) Analysis for Training Programs in the United States, George Y. Bryson
A Study to Determine if GED Classes Helped Students to Gain Employment and Build Self-Esteem, Diane J. Calhoun
A Study to Determine the Impact of Instructional Technology on Hampton Roads Area Teachers in the Development of Classroom Instruction, George M. Everett Jr.
A Study to Determine what Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Chesapeake Marketing Education Students Should Possess in order to Fulfill the Needs of Retailers in Chesapeake, Virginia, Stephanie L. Freeman
A Study to Determine the Training Methods Being Utilized in Southeastern Virginia Organizations, J. Carol Gardner
A Study to Determine if At Risk Adults are Adequately Trained to Perform Well and Secure a Job After Utilizing the Norfolk Skills Center Horticulture Program, Ronald A. Grainger
A Study to Determine if Telecommunications Can Be Used as a Medium to Teach Basic Literacy Skills to Illiterate Adults in Virginia, Joan Hairston Jones
A Needs Assessment Study of Technology Education Teachers in Virginia, James L. Kennedy
A Study of the Factors Which Determine the Persistence Rate of Adult Basic Education Students, Vickie L. Kimmons
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between the Level of Cultural Literacy and the Rate of Progress an Illiterate Person Experiences During the First Year of Learning to Read, Elizabeth M. Lohman
Scans-Identified Employment Skills and Hampton Roads Employers, Glennon J. Lovett
A Study of Educational Resources Available to Older Adults in Norfolk, Virginia, Dolores E. McFarland
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between School Attendance and the Passing Rate on the Virginia Literacy Passport Test at Rosemont Middle School 1990-1992, Victoria R. Porter
A Study of Student Employment and its Effect on Student Achievement, Roberta A. Rakestraw
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Manipulative Mathematics on Student Learning Outcomes as Compared to Textbook Practices, Cheryl F. Robinson
A Study to Determine the Correlation Between the Virginia Common Core of Learning and the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills Reports to the Marketing Education Curriculum, Lalita Brinkley Samrai
A Study to Determine the Training Methods Used with Full-time and Seasonal Employees in Retail Businesses in the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Steven D. Schools
A Study of American Colonial Myths, Susan A. Vasoti
A Study to Determine the Inservice Training Needs of Red Cross Emergency Services After Hours Duty Workers, Sharon Wingate
Master's Projects from 1992
A Study to Determine Why Students Enroll in ABE and GED Preparation Classes at Madison Career Center, Norfolk, Virginia, Kimberly A. Brown
A Study to Determine What Effects the Upcoming Elimination of the Wood Technology Course is Having on Instructors and Their Programs, Pennie L. Brown
The Marketing Process Based on Needs Assessment for a Non-profit Adult Arts Program, Deborah Dickerson
A Study to Determine How Many Marketing Education-Training Specialist Graduates Work in a Training Profession, Joseph Lee Logan III
A Study to Determine the Effects of Changes in Routine on Aerobic Participants, Andrea G. Oberg
A Study to Determine Criteria Essential to Technology Education at the Secondary Education Level, Jason Edward Perry
A Study to Determine the Necessary Content for an Educational Unit for Career Path Research, Sally K. Shield
A Study to Determine the Learning Preference of Blood Bank Technologist and Technicians, Tracey Theresa Skeete
Master's Projects from 1991
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Present Methods of Extinguishing Disruptive Classroom Behavior at an Alternative High School, Jon J. Cookson
Block Scheduling versus Traditional Scheduling and its Effects on Student SAT Scores, Amanda Crites
A Study to Determine the Supply and Demand of Marketing Education Teachers Within the Next Five School Years in the Tidewater, Virginia Area, Christin Leigh Gilbert
A Study to Determine the Development of Organizational Commitment in Restaurant Training Practices, Stephanie Kamp-Carcano
The Ability of the Special Needs Child in Comparison to the Average Child in a Beginning Computerized Keyboarding Class, Deborah K. Marshall
A Study to Determine the Attitudes of Students Involved in a Junior Achievement Project Business Program, Jennifer K. McEwen
A Study Comparing Basic Skills of Computer Assisted Drafting Students to Traditional Drafting Students, Mark D. Pavlak