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While not exhaustive, this list includes theses and dissertation articles. You may also want to have a look at the KERA Bibliographic Database, a collaborative effort involving the Kentucky Department of Education, the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center, and the University of Kentucky Institute on Education Reform.

Entry format for the articles in each category below:
Author, article title, source title, volume and issue and year or monthly/weekly publication date, page(s). Articles without authors are listed alphabetically by title


2006
Wakelyn, David Jeffrey. "Improving low-performing schools: The role of Kentucky's
  Distinguished Educators." Ed.D diss., University of Wisconsin-Madison,
  2006.
2005
Mapp-Embray, Deborah L'Tanya. "Teachers' sense of efficacy and African American
  student engagement: A case study of classes in a selected Kentucky middle
  school." Ed.D diss., University of Kentucky, 2005.
VanMeter, Brent McNeill. "Reading achievement: The impact of America's Choice in
  Kentucky's schools" PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2005.
   
Garn, Michael Allen. "Power, politics, and the 1997 restructuring of higher education
  governance in Kentucky" PhD diss, University of kentucky. 2005.
   
East, Michelle D. "Teacher and principle conceptualization of the KERA framework."
  PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2005.
   
2004
Haselton, W. Blake. "School finance reform in Kentucky: Impact on student outcomes."
  PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2004.
   
Oglesby, Taysha K. "The process of developing a dance resource pack to supplement the
  teaching style of an elementary physical educator in Warren County,
  Kentucky: An alternative Ed.D. project." EdD diss., New York University,
  2004.
   
Shutt, Amy L. Melton. "School culture in Kentucky elementary schools: Examining to
  the path to proficiency." PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2004.
   
2003
Bastin, Lana Lewis. "Professional Development and Teacher Learning Styles:
  Selected Kentucky Teachers' Perceptions About School-Based or State-
  Designed Professional Development." EdD diss., University of Kentucky,
  2003.
   
Bell, Robert Jacob. "Superintendent-board relations in Kentucky: Professional
  socialization and dominant roles." EdD diss., University of Kentucky,
  2003.
   
Boling, Nancy. "Teachers Have Their Turn: Teacher Perceptions and Attitudes about
  Educational Reform." EdD diss., 2003.
   
Brenner, Doris Bell. "Teacher job satisfaction in a reform environment: The influence
  of job dimensions, psychological states, school characteristics, and teacher
  characteristics." PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2003.
   
Clark, Melissa A. "Four Essays on the Economics of Education." PhD diss.,
  Princeton University, 2003.
   
Day, Richard Elliott, "Each Child, Every Child: The Story of the Council for Better
  Education, Equity and Adequacy in Kentucky's Schools." EdD diss.,
  University of Kentucky, 2003.
   
Goodman, Jone Johnson. "Principals' Perspectives on Interagency Collaboration"
  EdD diss., University of Kentucky, 2003.
 
Grissom, Juanling Li. "Examining the effects of elementary professional development
  schools on student achievement using hierarchical linear modeling" EdD
  diss., University of Louisville, 2003.
 
"Kentucky Schools Sue State Over K-12 Funding Levels." School Law News (Aspen
  Publishers Inc.), 2003.
 
Ralston, Jerry Wallace. "Adequacy and Equity of Facility Funding for the Kentucky
  Public School System" EdD diss., University of Kentucky, 2003.
 
Stobaugh, Rebecca Ruth. "School reform, transformational leadership, and student
  achievement." PhD diss., University of Louisville, 2003.
 
Sultana, Qaisar. "Measuring the Success of Education Reform in Kentucky." EdD diss.,
  2003.
 
2002
Baldwin, Kathryn Leigh. "Impact of the Kentucky Education Reform Act on Roles and
  functions of school psychologists." PhD diss., Kentucky: University of
  Kentucky, 2002.
 
Block, Steven George. "Comparing the adequacy of New Jersey and Kentucky court
  mandates, statutes and regulations to remedy unconstitutional public
  education." EdD diss., New Jersey: Seton Hall University, 2002.
 
Ennis, Larry S. "Effects of instructional strategies on seventh grade science as
  perceived by Kentucky students" PhD diss., Kentucky: University of
  Louisville, 2002.
 
Flanagan, Ann Elizabeth. "An analysis of the cost structure of public education in the
  Commonwealth of Kentucky: A study of the decentralized provision
  of education and the efficiency of school districts." PhD diss., Washington, DC: George Washington University, 2002
   
Hall, Ramona Ann. "The Effects of the Kentucky Education Reform Act on the
  departments and schools of education at independent colleges and
  universities in Kentucky." EdD diss., Tennessee: Tennessee State
  University, 2002.
 
2000
Collins, Kathryn Jean. "Are the instructional practices in Kentucky's Ungraded Primary
  Program developmentally appropriate?" EdD., Tennessee: Peabody
  College for Teachers of Vanderbilt University, 2000.
   
Crittenden, Margaret Alice. "The role of the instructional supervisor since the
  implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990."
  EdD diss., Tennessee: Peabody College for Teachers of Vanderbilt
  University, 2000.
 
Hines, Floyd Junior. "State-level intervention strategies for under-performing schools: A
  cross-school case study analysis of the impact of the Kentucky
  Distinguished Educator Program on school-level organizational change."
  PhD diss., South Carolina: University of South Carolina, 2000.
 
Howell, Charles Lawrence. "Adequacy and advantage: The moral and legal duties of
  public schools." PhD diss., New York: Syracuse University, 2000.
 
Johnson, David Allen. "The development of music aptitude and effects on scholastic
  achievement of 8 to 12 year olds." EdD diss., Kentucky: University of
  Louisville, 2000.
 
McDonald, Deborah Halcomb. "Principle and teacher shared leadership in Kentucky low-
  income high-achievement schools: Accountability in high stakes
  environment." Kentucky: University of Louisville, 2000.
 
Willis, Dorothy Jones. "Students' perceptions of their experience with Kentucky's
  mandated writing portfolio." EdD diss., Kentucky: University of
  Louisville, 2000.
 
 
 
 


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