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Bank Street Library Bibliography: Thesis Collection 2007

The following are a small sample of the many interesting theses that were submitted in 2007. This list may give you some idea of the wide variety of topics Bank Street Graduate students choose to study in-depth.

Andy Warhol

Theriault, Nicole. (2007) From soup cans to ships : Andy Warhol's toy paintings for children. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 T399f
An original picture book for elementary children on the work of Andy Warhol. This project is designed to help museum and early childhood educators introduce works of art to children in the classroom before a museum visit.

Asian Americans

Crawford, Vishanti. (2007) Daughters, dreamers, and disciples : a curriculum guide for young adult literature featuring Asian American protagonists. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 C899d
A curriculum guide for teaching young adult literature that features Asian American protagonists. The following three titles are examined: A step from heaven (Korean), Children of the river (Cambodian), American born Chinese (graphic novel).

Bilingual Education

Ponce, Amy. (2007) Construyendo puentes con la educación bilingüe : a presentation for Spanish speaking parents considering a dual language program for their children. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 P792c
This independent study contains a PowerPoint slide show, and a presenter's guide designed to help Spanish speaking parents decide on which medium of instruction is best for their child. The PowerPoint presentation is in Spanish.

Cell Phone Tour

Baron, Melanie Perlman. (2007) History on call : dialing up the layers of a city's past. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 B265H
Examines the creation and application of an original audio tour exploring Charlotte, North Carolina's historic Dilworth neighborhood. This study looks at the successes and challenges of the project's format (i.e., cell phone), and its story-based dramatic approach.

Clay

Hudson-Knapp, Naomi. (2007) From earth to clay and more : a nonfiction book for seven-and-eight-year-olds. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 H866f
An original picture book for children on digging, refining, and firing clay. Designed for seven and eight-year-olds.

Coming-of-Age

Dayan, Nomi. (2007) The mouse and the cricket : a novel. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 D275m
This historical, coming-of-age novel explores the social and emotional development of an adolescent girl during the Nicaraguan revolution of the 1970s. This novel is targeted to upper high school students, young adults, and adults.

Glass

Schwartz, Amy. (2007) A visual guide to glassworking processes and properties : explanation and uses. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 S399v
A two DVD set on the properties and processes of glassworking. This independent study was designed to be an easy visual reference on glassworking for a general museum audience

Male Teachers

Kortlucke-Ortega, Mark Joshua. (2007) Men in early childhood education : a personal view. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 K85m
Explores the various issues men working in early childhood education face in a society where masculinity is defined in certain ways. This study attempts to share with others the unique experience of being a male preschool teacher.

Mental Illness

Levesque, Lisa Renée. (2007) When Mom or Dad has a mental illness : general information and memories of a girl whose father has bi-polar disorder. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 L662W
An original text for children ages 8-12 on the topic of parental mental illness.

Same-Sex Marriage

Hamlin, Amanda. (2007) Anna's aunts get married. Unpublished master's thesis. Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY.
Call# T 2007 H223a
A picture book for children about a wedding ceremony as seen through the eyes of a young flower girl. The marriage is of her Aunt Sara to Aunt Amanda.