Dissertation and Thesis Topics of GRID Students

 

I. RESEARCH ON GENDER, FAMILY PLANNING, AND AIDS

Asiedu, Christobel. 2006. Using Information and Communication Technologies for Gender and Development in Africa. Doctoral Dissertation, Sociology. University of Illinois.

Ayieko, Monica. 1996. Findings of the Action Research Project: From Single-Parent to Child-Headed Households: The Case of AIDS Orphans. Report to the United Nations Development Program.

Kabonesa, Consolata. 1997. Perceptions of and Responses to HIV Infection and Prevention by Rural Women and Men in Kabarole District, Uganda. Doctoral Dissertation, Human and Community Development. University of Illinois.

Kessy, Flora L. 2001. The Role of Quality of Care in the Demand for Family Planning Services in Tanzania. Doctoral Dissertation, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois.

Malindi, Grace. 1997. Gender-Based Analysis of Adoption of Agricultural, Health and Family Planning Technologies by Individuals Within Rural Households: The Malawi Case. Doctoral Dissertation, Human and Community Development. University of Illinois.

Orgocka, Aida. 2002. Cooperation and Conflict Between Muslim Immigrant Mothers and Daughters in the Negotiation of Girls' Sexual Conduct. Doctoral Dissertation, Human Development and Family Studies. University of Illinois.

 

II. GENDER TRAINING

Kabonesa, Consolata. 1994. Gender Training As Public Policy Strategy for Improving Development; A Ugandan Case Study. Master's Thesis, Human and Community Development. University of Illinois.

Kolia, Raiza. 1994. A Multi-Method Study of Gender Training Programs Used Internationally, with a Focus on the African Experience. Doctoral Dissertation, School of Social Work. University of Illinois.


III. INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE

Agogbuo, Stella. 2006. Female Education and International Representation Focusing on the United Nations. Doctoral Dissertation, Educational Policy Studies. University of Illinois.

Arrow, Holly. 1996. Standing Out and Fitting In: Culture, Gender, and Socialization in Growing Organizations. Doctoral Dissertation, Psychology. University of Illinois.

Barro, Maimouna. 2005. The Role of Literacy in Enhancing Women's Agency and Well-Being: A Qualitative Inquiry of the Effects of the Tostan Educational Program on the Lives of Women in a Rural Community in Senegal. Doctoral dissertation, Curriculum and Instruction. University of Illinois.

Panjaitan, Rosintan. 1993. Characteristics of Dual Role Women at the Agency for Agricultural Education, Training and Extension, Indonesia. Master's Thesis, Vocational Education. University Of Illinois.

Soumare, Aminata. 1995. Factors that Affect Girls’ Access to and Retention in School in Mali: 1965-1991. Doctoral Dissertation, Educational Policy Studies. University of Illinois.

Salime, Zakia. 2005. Between Islam and Feminism: New Political Transformations and Movements in Morocco. Doctoral Dissertation, Sociology. University of Illinois.

 

IV. INCOME AND CREDIT

Allman, Eleanor. 1996. Factors Influencing the Success of Female Entrepreneurs in the Informal Business Sector of Jamaica. Doctoral Dissertation, Vocational Education. University of Illinois.

Cotler, Angelina. 2005. Investing in Women: Myths and Realities of Micro Credit Programs in Peru. Doctoral Dissertation, Anthropology. University of Illinois.

Deva, Vrinda. 2003. Comparison of Wage labor and Self-Employment as Income sources for Women and their Impacts on Status and Decision-making Power of Women Workers. Doctoral Dissertation, Labor and Industrial Relations. University of Illinois.

Gakure, Roselyn. 1994. Factors Affecting Growth-Oriented Businesses Owned by Women in Kenya. Doctoral Dissertation, Vocational Education. University of Illinois.
Panjaitan, Rosintan. 1997. Impact of Agricultural Extension and Credit on the Role of Women in Household Management. Doctoral Dissertation, Vocational Education. University of Illinois.

Ripani, Laura. 2003. The Effects of Computer Use on the Gender-Wage Gap in Argentina. Doctoral Dissertation, Economics. University of Illinois.

V. AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS

Antwi-Nsiah, Cherub. 1991. Analysis of the Problem of Gender, Class, and Regional Inequalities in Peripheral States: A Case Study of Ghana. Doctoral Dissertation, Geography. University of Illinois.

Ayieko, Monica. 1988. Pattern of Time Use in Household and Agricultural Activities of Mothers and Their Children in Njoro-Kenya. Master’s Thesis, Human Resources and Family Studies. University of Illinois.

Ayieko, Monica. 1995. Household Allocation of Labor Time in Two Types of Smallholder Farming Systems in Rural Kenya. Doctoral Dissertation, Education. University of Illinois.

Fisher, Donna. 1996. Income Determinants of Small-Scale Cashew Nut Producers in Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil. Master’s Thesis, Agricultural Economics. University of Illinois.

Harris, Virginia Lee. 1993. The Commercialization of Agriculture and its Impact on Women’s Household Production: A Case Study from the Philippines. Master’s Thesis, Agricultural Economics. University of Illinois.

Kehinde, Lucy. 1993. The Influence of Extension and other Sources of Information on the Adoption of Soybean Production and Utilization Technology by Low-Resource Farmers in Southwestern Nigeria. Doctoral Dissertation, Agricultural Communications. University of Illinois.

Malik, Khalida. 1993. Impact of Male Emigration on the Status of Left-Behind Women in North West Frontiers Province, Pakistan. Doctoral Dissertation, Rural Sociology. University of Illinois.

McGowan, Jamie. 1994. Women and the Environment: A Case Study of a NGO’s and Women’s Interests in Ngondu Community Forestry Project, Njoro, Kenya. Master’s Thesis, Geography. University of Illinois.

Musi, Patricia. 1993. Coping with Food and Income Insecurity: The Case of Swazi Households. Doctoral Dissertation, Consumer Economics. University of Illinois.

Sima, Sheriff. 1992. The Adoption of New Technology by Women Rice Farmers in the Gambia. Master’s Thesis, Agricultural Communication and Education. University of Illinois.

Vergara, Carmen. 1999. Agricultural and Environmental Risk and Rural Community Culture: Community Solutions to Problems of Water Contamination. Doctoral Dissertation, Human and community Development. University of Illinois.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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