Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2010 The Theoretical Learning Impact of a Summer Engineering Program Curriculum for Underrepresented Middle School Students Vaneshette Teshawn Henderson Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. THE THEORETICAL LEARNING IMPACT OF A SUMMER ENGINEERING PROGRAM CURRICULUM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice by Vaneshette Teshawn Henderson B.A., Physics, Xavier University of Louisiana, 2003 M.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003 May 2010 ©Copyright 2010 Vaneshette Teshawn Henderson All rights reserved ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS As I typed the last words for my dissertation, I began to cry. I was overwhelmed with joy. During the past four years, I believe I have experienced every emotion known to man during this extensive, yet fulfilling process, and it was all worth! God has blessed me and so many ways, and to Him.