UW-Stout Theses and Dissertations
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UW-Stout Dissertations
This collection holds dissertations from the Doctorate of Education in Career and Technical Education Leadership (Ed.D. CTEL) program. -
UW-Stout Masters Theses
This collection holds UW-Stout Masters Theses from a variety of disciples. It is currently under edit and past theses are being added to it regularly. Theses pre-1999 are located on microfilm and will need to be requested ...
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Investigating the Impacts of Habitat Restoration and Management on Pollinator Biodiversity
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)Understanding pollinator communities is crucial to the interpretation of ecosystem functioning, and pollinator biodiversity can be used as an indicator to evaluate management techniques being implemented. I employed multiyear ... -
Social Loafing and Team-Based Learning: Assessing Whether Team-Based Learning
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)Social loafing in group projects is a problem that affects the group’s productivity and the team’s experience (Gagne et al.,1999; Pfaff & Huddleston, 2003; Teng & Luo, 2015). A potential remedy to this problem is a ... -
Examining the Health Perspective Regarding Self-Rated Health
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)A commonly used to tool to collect health information is using Self-Rated Health measure. Yet, research shows individuals are likely to misreport their health status using self-reported measure (Ezzati et al., 2006; Garbarski ... -
Transcribed Credit Teachers’ Motivation to Comply to Higher Learning Commission Guidelines in Northeast Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)The Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) pronouncement in 2015 that it would enforce accreditation standards for all teachers that deliver dual enrollment courses forced a reevaluation of the historical delivery model of ... -
Learning Experience Design – Ecotourism Exchange Program for Chinese International Students
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2021)According to the Chinese Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China’s (2020) press release Statistics on Chinese Learners Studying Overseas in 2019, a total of 6,560,600 Chinese nationals had studied abroad ... -
Grant Proposal to Implement a Summer School Program for Young Adults with Autism
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Northeast Metro Intermediate School District 916 is seeking $76,150 to fund additional educational classes to provide a resource for young adults with Autism. Students who are turning 18 years of age are not receiving the ... -
Vitamin D Intake in Relationship to Mood and to Vitamin D- Related Knowledge in Undergraduate Students
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency is reported in the young adult population and individuals residing in northern latitudes due to negligible vitamin D synthesis from ultraviolet light exposure in winter months, ... -
Strategic Programs Needs Assessment
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Strategic Programs was in the beginning stages of updating the company vision and recreating the way they provide services and deliverables, and thus was interested in identifying gaps between what customers want and need ... -
Using Analogy to Teach: Effect of Analogy Use on Learning in the Chemistry Classroom
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Instructors in many fields wish to engender greater interest and enthusiasm in their classrooms. Chemistry is a subject in school that is known for having abstract concepts that students have difficulty tying to their ... -
Irrational Beliefs and Support for Pseudoscience: The Role of Need for Cognition
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Science denial, support for pseudoscience, and overall irrationality about the world are prominent social issues. This research examines whether the prevalence of these social issues is affected by the need for cognition ... -
Discrimination against LGBTQ Employees: Effects on Social Identity and Job Satisfaction
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)In this study, the relationships between job satisfaction, discrimination on gender and sexually diverse people in the workplace, social identity, and coming out in the workplace were examined. Job satisfaction is an ... -
Psychological and Behavioral Campus Climate Assessment at a Small Midwestern University: Studying Mixed-methodological Practices
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Campus climate was assessed using a concurrent mixed-methodological approach. The study partially replicated Vaccaro’s (2010) suggestion that positive quantitative campus climate assessment results sit negative qualitative ... -
The Influence of Accuracy of Personal Health Awareness on occupational Health Program Participation
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Occupational Health and Wellness Programs benefit both the organizations in which they are implemented, and the individuals who participate in them. However, the challenge of encouraging individuals to participate in these ... -
The Effects of Students’ Lighting Preferences on Learning and Affective States
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Throughout the day, college students experience numerous lighting variations while engaged in learning. Sometimes, certain lighting conditions are more preferred than others and may influence affective states. The purpose ... -
Development of the In-Class Structured Laptop Use Measure
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Laptops are frequently used in university classrooms. Though laptops can disrupt classroom learning, structured laptop classrooms—in which laptop activities are integrated into lecture— have been shown to improve student ... -
Weight-Based Discrimination in the Workplace: An Examination of Rater Characteristics
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The prominence of obesity has increased in the United States to account for over one-third of the adult population. The purpose of this study was to explore perceived person-organization fit and rater characteristics ... -
Unpacking Personal Adaptability
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)This study aimed to explore the relationship among several variables expected to relate to and predict personal adaptability, with a focus on the relationship between proactive personality and personal adaptability. Optimism ... -
The Influence of Dark Personality on Counterproductive Work Behaviors
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Prior research has found a negative association between leader-member exchanges (LMX) and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs; Bowling & Michel, 2011; Chang & Lyons, 2012; Chernyak-Hai & Tziner, 2014; Sulea, Fine, ... -
Coping Strategies of College Faculty Experiencing Stress and Burnout at Work
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)The purpose of this study was to determine how faculty’s’ coping strategies were related to recovery from stressors at work. This study aimed to determine if available resources help them cope with the stress they experience ... -
Does Location Matter? Comparing the Utilization of On- vs. Off-Site Fitness Facilities on Desired Employee Outcomes
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2017)Organizations are increasingly investing in their employees’ health in hopes of positive outcomes. Some organizations provide their employees with on-site fitness facilities to use at little to no cost. However, some ...