Browsing UWEC Master’s Theses by Title
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Saying the Same Thing Differently : Behavioral Jargon's Influence on the Social Acceptability of School-Based Behavioral Interventions
(2025-07)Behavior analysis, which is used by school psychologists, is often criticized for its lack of accessibility to people outside of the field (Critchfield et al., 2017; Leighland, 2002). In schools, teachers and other educators ... -
School Bullying: The Discrepancy Between Students' and Staff Members' Reports
(2014-07-24)While many studies support the fact that bullying is a concern for school staff members and students alike, few studies have examined the potential discrepancies between staff members' and students' perceptions of bullying. ... -
School Psychologists' and Teachers' Knowledge of Behaviors Associated with Anxiety or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School Children
(2015-07-09)Children commonly show behaviors characteristic of anxiety or Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) when attending school (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Jarrett & Ollendick, 2008). Both teachers and school ... -
School Psychologists' Roles Related to Response to Intervention in Wisconsin
(2022-01)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the frequency with which school psychologists engaged in different job duties was associated with the stage of Response to Intervention (RtI) implementation their school ... -
School Psychologists' Social Acceptability Ratings of Social Skills Interventions for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2019-05)The purpose of this study was to examine school psychologists' perceived effectiveness and social acceptability of school-based social skills interventions for students with ASD. Specifically, the study surveyed their ... -
Small-Group and Intensive Intervention for Social-Emotional Intelligence
(2014-07-29)Social-emotional intelligence (SEI) can be described as the basic skills an individual has to recognize and manage emotions appropriately (Hoffman, 2009). The development of these skills in children can be very influential ... -
Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy Student Perspectives of an Interprofessional Education Simulation
(2021-05)Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) provides the groundwork for interprofessional practice (IPP), with a range of methods for implementation, including a simulation. Methods: Graduate students in Speech-Language ... -
Speech-Language Pathologist and Graduate Student Perceived Self-Efficacy in Providing Services to Individuals Who Are Transgender
(2020-04)Purpose: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) express hesitation when working with clients who are transgender, although the underlying reason is currently unclear. Educational and clinical experiences, or lack thereof, ... -
Speech-Language Pathology Perspectives Comparing Hippotherapy and Standard Practice Treatment Delivery
(2023-04)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine differences among speech-language pathologists’ (SLPs) perspectives who utilize hippotherapy as a tool compared to standard practice treatment therapy. Demographics of ... -
Strange Fruit in Duluth : Race Riot, Reputation, and Remembrance of the 1920 Duluth Lynching
(2025-05)On June 15, 1920, Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie were lynched by a white Duluth mob over the false claim of rape of a young white woman. After decades of silence, the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial was ... -
Students' Digital Media Use in College Writing Classes: An Empirical Study of Preferences, Practices, and Possibilities
(2017-07)This empirical study is an attempt to gauge the extent to which college students are adding visual and other computer-generated elements-such as photos, video, and hyperlinks-to classwork as well as for their personal ... -
Survey of School Psychologists' Actual and Preferred Roles, and Job Satisfaction in Wisconsin
(2013-12-10)School psychologists try to balance between what school districts need, what they prefer to do, and what current initiatives suggest for practitioners. The purpose of this study was to survey school psychologists in ... -
Temperance Efforts in Antebellum Wisconsin
(2014-05-21)This research paper examines the temperance movement in the United States and Wisconsin, focusing on the first 60 years of the nineteenth century. The author discusses how temperance emerged as a reform movement, the ... -
Through Fire
(2022-05)Let this serve as a content warning for this project: I discuss in detail the emotional and sexual abuse I experienced in previous intimate relationships. I am not the first person to write about intimate partner violence ... -
Toward Trauma Sensitive Practices in the Classroom: A Compassionate Teacher's Responsibility
(2018-12)Findings on the high prevalence of childhood trauma, the detrimental effects relating traumatic stress can have on school functioning, and resulting negative potential adult life outcomes presents a tremendously dire vision ... -
Toxic Masculinity in Anne Brontё's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
(2022-04)Victorian Britain had a strict structural patriarchy which complicated the lives of men and women. The institution of marriage particularly created an environment of toxic masculinity. Anne Brontё used her novel The Tenant ... -
Unfaltering Flame : A Linked Essay Collection
(2021-11)Unfaltering Flame represents Stephanie Nesja's exploration of faith from childhood into adulthood. Along the way, she encounters various forms of grief, including losing a close friend after high school and an aunt in her ... -
The Unworkable Program: Urban Renewal in Kilbourntown-3 and Midtown, Milwaukee
(2015-05-21)The 1954 revisions to the Federal Housing Act intended to address the shortcomings apparent in earlier urban renewal attempts. Under the "Workable Program," a series of provisions included in the revision, cities were ... -
Use of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills in Predicting Future Reading Achievement for English-Learner and non-English Learner Students
(2016-06)The current study examined predictive validity of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) for future performance on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE). The intent of the study ... -
Using Brief Experimental Analysis to Identify Effective Early Reading Interventions
(2018-01-19)The National Center for Educational Statistics in 2015 found that only thirty-six percent of fourth-grade and thirty-four percent of eighth-grade students performed at or above the proficient level in reading. These students ...