Recent Thesis Topics

Below is a listing of selected thesis topics of past CEP students. One of the goals of the program
is to conduct theses topics that are suitable for publication, as well as presentation at the
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or American Association of Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) annual meetings. Our experience is that students who
have conducted, presented and published research are more competitive on the job market
compared to students who do thesis projects that do not ‘stand alone’.

University grants are available to help support the costs of conducting many research projects as
well as to support travel to professional meetings to present their research.

1. Effect of exercise intensity and duration on post exercise hypotension

2. Effect of blood donation of linkage between the Talk Test and ventilatory threshold
3. Comparison of the 6-minute walk test with the 6-minute Nu Step test
4. Changes in complaint index in athletes during hard training
5. Translation of exercise test responses to exercise training
6. Perception of fatigue during cycle time trials
7. Energy cost of Spinning classes
8. Energy cost of the Wii cycling program
9. Energy cost of walking 10,000 steps per day
10. Physiological and psychological effects of NIA exercise
11. Breaking away: The effect of non-uniform pacing during cycling
12. Effect of pre-exercise hypoxia on time trial performance
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award
13. Learning effects in 6-min walk performance
14. The effects of auditory input on RPE during cycling
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award
15. Energy expenditure and relative intensity of Dancetown
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award
16. Heart rate responses associated with waterfowl hunting in males
17. Gender differences in response to resistance training in cardiac patients
18. The process of learning pacing strategy in various age groups
19. The effect of music tempo vs. percussion vs. beat frequency on exercise intensity
20. The acute physiological effects of interval training vs. steady state training
21. Exercise responses during a maximal Krankcycle and cycle ergometer test
22. Effect of PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra) on post-exercise blood pressure
23. Translation of the Talk Test to exercise prescription
24. Effects of EMS on perceived body satisfaction & tone of the gluteal muscles
25. Effects of EMS training on strength/endurance of the gluteal muscles
26. Relative exercise intensity of a Krankcycle workout
27. Relative exercise intensity and caloric expenditure of Hooping
28. Electromyographic analysis of eight different triceps exercises: Which is best?
29. The effectiveness of the Shake Weight in comparison to traditional dumbbells
30. A comparison of running mechanics and ground reaction forces when wering running
shoes, Vibram fivefingers or going barefoot.
31. The energy expenditure ad relative exercise intensity of using the Streetstrider
32. The energy expenditure and relative exercise intensity of four P90X workouts
33. Gender differences in cardiac rehabilitation outcomes
34. Does ethnicity effect outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation?
35. The effects of music on time trial performance
36. Rating of perceived exertion drift during steady state treadmill exercise
37. Growth of RPE during resistance training
38. Effect of running experience on pacing strategy
39. The physiological effects of participating in Zumba
40. Session RPE during steady state and interval training
41. Predicting time trial performance in cycling from responses during warm-up
42. Training responses from Kettlebell exercises
43. Effect of altitude and warm-up on the template during cycle time trials
44. Do toning pants increase workout intensity
45. Exercise responses during Batuka dance exercise
46. Predicting traiing responses from the Talk Test in a clinical population.
AACVPR Beginning Investigator Finalist
47. Exercise responses on an elliptical trainer
48. Does childhood smoke exposure predict pulmonary abnormalities in young adults ?
49. Comparison of the 6 minute walk test with the 500m walk test
50. Comparison of the 6 minute NuStep test with the 40kcal NuStep test
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1.0 Introduction
The objective of a dissertation is to add to studies and research that already exists in the chosen
field. When choosing a dissertation subject the author should attempt to be focused rather than
wide-ranging. This is the only manner in which literature can be kept at a manageable level and a
certain outcome sought. Also keeping the topic focused will help the author to work within the
given cost and time constraints. Staying focused helps when setting the aims, objectives and
questions with clarity and conciseness. Further, this research question should also reflect the
research setting and prove that the study took place. To help you to narrow down your education
dissertation to a specific topic, we have suggested many throughout this article, relating to the
sub-topics of pre-school education, primary school education, collegiate education, university
education, teacher education, private school education, home schooling, adult education and
holistic education.

2.0 Pre-school Education

Preschool education in the United Kingdom and most other countries refers to any education or
formal schooling that children between the ages of 18 months and 6 years go through. Possible
topics in this area that maybe used as an education dissertation topic are:

 Has the introduction of the Montessori method to pre-school education improved the pre-
school system?
 Do Montessori-educated pre-schoolers fare better in language and math skills over other
young scholars who have not been through the Montessori method?
 Does pre-school education equip students and prepare them for the rigours of primary
schooling or rather give them a play school environment that makes it more difficult for
them to conform to the needs of primary school?
 What are the advantages gained by students who go to pre-school over those that do not?
 Should pre-schooling be mandatory for all children as primary schooling is?
  Is it more advantageous for children to go to pre-school between the ages of 18 - 24
months instead of at four years?
 Children who attend pre-schools are better equipped to handle social situations when
compared to those who have not attended pre-school
 Should pre-schooling contain tests that measure the knowledge gained by students
starting from a tender age of two years?
 Should pre-school education consist more of language, math and motor skill acquisition
or character formation?
 Are the current students to teacher ratios in the pre-school system sufficient or should it
be increased?

3.0 Primary school Education

Known as primary school education or elementary school education in most of the developed
world broadly covers students attending school between age six and 12 or 13 years of age. Issues
for education dissertationd in this area include:

 Should primary school education consist of money management techniques and business
studies?
 Should emphasis laid on language and math studies be lowered to ensure that more kids
are able to keep up with the curriculum?
 Does the Montessori method of teaching benefit children below the age of twelve more
than traditional schooling methods?
 Should primary schools reduce their dependence on testing to measure performance
levels?
 Is it wise to lower standards to ensure that students pass instead of increasing the support
provided to failing students to meet the existing standards?
 Are the current courses taught in primary schools more suited to the industrial age rather
than the information age?
 Should primary school students be allowed more independent study than is currently
allowed?
 Should there be more emphasis on environment preservation and energy conservation
and green living a part mandatory primary school curriculum?
 Should learning be allowed to be more self-directed in traditional primary schools as it is
under the Montessori method of teaching?
 Is the formal primary education presently available to students of lesser value than the
primary education that was available to their parents over two decades or so ago?

4.0 Collegiate Education

Collegiate education, or high school education as it is popularly known, broadly covers the
formal education available to students between the ages of 13 or 14 to 17 or 18. This is also
known as secondary school education and consists of Ordinary Levels and Advanced Level or,
as known in Australia and some other countries, SSC and HSC exams. There are a range of
subjects in this area to be discussed, and any of the following could be used as a basis for your
education dissertation research:

 Should standardised testing be completely eliminated in the secondary schooling system?

  Should wealth management and entrepreneurship related courses be offered to high
school students over courses such as history and geography etc?
 Should schools focus more on personality and character formation more than on
academic education?
 Is it more beneficial to have apprenticeship programs and vocational training programs in
high schools than outside of the schooling system?
 Is gender segregation of the schooling system beneficial?
 Do male students fare better when they are among same gender counterparts rather than
co-ed counterparts?
 Should schools be segregated by race and do the benefits of such a scheme far outweigh
the disadvantages?
 Is it more beneficial to put students who consistently make failing grades with high
achievers so they do better and achieve higher scores?
 Should there be less emphasis on language and math skills in high schools and more
emphasis on today's pressing issues such as environment protection and resource
conservation?
 Should religious education be reintroduced to the schooling system to increase racial and
religious tolerance?

5.0 University Education

Undergraduate, post-graduate and college education can all be broadly considered under this
section. Topics on university education that you could use as an education dissertation topic can
include:

 Should business management and administration degrees of today focus more on

entrepreneurship?
 Are the university and college level courses offered today in the field of business more
suited to the industrial age than the information age?
 Should tuition for medical school education be free or refunded to those who opt into
specialist areas that are today seeing a dearth of specialists, such as Obstetricians etc?
 Should Tertiary education be universal like the primary and secondary schooling system?
 Should tuition fee increases for university courses be frozen?
 Should universities opt to more flexible learning and flexible teaching or online courses
to reduce overheads, such as building costs, and pass the benefit to students in terms of
tuition reduction?
 Should mandatory retirement for university professors be abolished?
 Should university degrees be more spread out over a five to 10 year period to enable
students to bear the rising education cost and gain practical experience by working in
their chosen fields for a minimum of two years in internship programs?
 How is the university system preparing for the looming labour shortage in the short and
long term?
 Do those with university education only and no practical experience do better in the first
five years of their career when compared to an individual who has no university
education but has been in the work force for two years longer than the university
educated individual?
6.0 Teacher Education
Teaching is a vocation and whether the individual is a pre-school teacher, a primary school
teacher, a secondary school teacher or a university professor the role filled by them is an
important one. Here are some different topics that you could discuss in your education
dissertation:

 Are Montessori-trained teachers more equipped to handle pre-school aged children than
those with conventional pre school or nursery related training?
 Are teachers today less dedicated than teachers two or three decades ago?
 Is teaching considered to be just a job rather than a career option or a vocation or calling
for individuals?
 Are teachers adequately equipped to train the youth of today, taking into account
different dangers such as drugs and weapons etc?
 Has teaching evolved into a more dangerous profession in the last two decades? And are
teachers more prone to be victims of violence at the hands of their students?
 Is dedication to the teaching profession based on gender, race, religion or the ability or
disability of the students or the support services that are available to the teachers?
 How is the education system currently handling the dearth of teachers and how will it
handle the shortage in the years to come?
 Would an increase in the compensation system or an increase in support services and
training encourage more individuals to take up teaching as a profession?
 Is the role of the head teacher or principal more of an administrator or manager?
 Do teachers currently have much influence on the character formation of the students in
their care?

7.0 Private School Education

Today more and more parents are opting to send their children to private schools, even though it
is very expensive and not funded by the public. If you are considering this area for your
education dissertation, there are some suggestions for your specific area of research below.

 Seeing that there is a trend toward private education should the government get into the
line of private education, offering facilities that are not available under the public
schooling system, and use the proceeds to improve the public schooling system.
 Are teachers in the private schooling sector more dedicated than those in public schools?
 Are privately funded Montessori's more effective and authentic than those that fall under
the public school system?
 Why are more and more parents opting to educate their children in private schools over
sending them to publicly-funded schools?
 How and why do private schools manage to have better test scores than publicly funded
schools?
 Are children studying in Montessori schools that cater from ages 18 months to 18 years
higher achievers than those studying in traditional schools?
 Do private schools place more emphasis on character and personality formation than
public schools do?
 What aspects of private schooling are beneficial to students that public schools are unable
to provide them with?
  Do students attending private schools have an edge over students attending public
schools? Is this advantage an unfair advantage?
 Are the scholarships offered by private schools a strategy to attract talented students or is
it a something done for public relations purposes and sometimes because it is mandated
by legislation?

8.0 Public School Education

95% of the schools in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia are publicly funded schools that offer
elementary and secondary education for students between the ages of 6 and 18. The area of
public school education offers many topics for discussion:

 As opposed to private schools, drugs and weapons related crime is a plague faced only by
public schools?
 Should schools for children with special needs be wholly public schools in the interest of
society and the individual children?
 Is public schooling in the United Kingdom a declining trend?
 Is parents' reluctance to send children to public schools in the UK related to the drug and
weapons crimes? Declining test performance?
 Public schools are more able to educate students to face the challenges of the real world
as opposed to the sheltered world of the private schools?
 Should participation in sports be made compulsory for students in public schools?
 Should more courses on home economics, cooking, meal choice and preparation be
offered in public schools to encourage healthy eating?
 Should students be involved in preparing cafeteria food and menu options?
 Should there be publicly funded religious schools? If they are publicly funded the
government will be able to monitor them and ensure there is no radicalism taught.
 Does the lack of religious education in the public school system promote secularism or
loss of morals and values in the younger generation?

9.0 Home schooling

Home schooling refers to any time when children are educated at home instead of being enrolled
in a public or private school? Here are some further discussions in this area that you could use in
your education dissertation.

 Are children who are schooled at home able to handle socially challenging situations?
 Should home schooling be regulated more?
 Why is the trend for home schooling on the rise in the United States?
 Children that are home schooled are usually educated by either parent or both parents
instead of a governess or some other trained educator.
 Children who are home schooled have less behavioural problems than those attending
conventional schools.
 Home schooling has more advantages that outweigh the disadvantages when compared to
sending children to traditional schools.
 Students who are home schooled are usually higher achievers than those that attend
traditional schools.
  Should the increasing trend in home schooling be allowed to continue with no legislation
being passed on regulation and monitoring?
 Should the traditional schooling system be changed to have some components of home
schooling, where parents take a more active role in their children's education?
 Should traditional schools have programs where students can participate from home over
the Internet instead of attending school daily and will that have some impact in reducing
teenage delinquency, drop out rates and other issues?

10.0 Adult Education

Adult education can be professional and vocation-based. This is becoming increasingly popular
and will provide you with a number of topics (some of which are proposed below) to base your
education dissertation on.

 Should governments spend more on adult education?

 Educating adults has many advantages and will be very beneficial to the economy.
 Governments should participate and encourage more adult education courses in
vocational and apprenticeship programs.
 With individuals choosing to work beyond their retirement age adult education is more
important today than ever before, to help the individuals keep up with changing trends.
 Adult education plays an important role today because individuals make at least two or
three career changes over their working life.
 Courses relating to personal finance, wealth building and entrepreneurship should be
encouraged.
 Courses on environment conservation, energy conservation and resource conservation
should be encouraged for adults.
 Adult education is a boon to individuals who have been laid off work or injured, and have
to gain new skills.
 Government programmes that fund adult education or pay for the education of adults for
them to gain new skills, have a positive effect on reducing unemployment, the number of
individuals dependent on welfare benefits and poverty.
 Specialist job related courses help individuals when seeking jobs in specialist fields.

11.0 Holistic education

Holistic education is based on educating children to be well-rounded individuals. This may be an
interesting area to focus your education dissertation on.

 Is holistic education more important than academic education?

 Should schools pay more attention to educating the child to be a well-rounded individual,
even if it is at the cost of sacrificing their academic education?
 What should holistic education consist of?
 Do faith based schools pay extra attention to educating the individual in a well - rounded
manner instead of solely emphasising the academic aspect alone?
 Do parents opt to home school children or send them to private schools, as opposed to
sending them to public schools, in the hope they receive a holistic education?
 Does holistic education produce high achieving students?
 Is holistic education a myth in today's education system?
 Is it reasonable to expect teachers to focus on educating the whole person with the
workload that has been assigned to them?
 The Montessori method of teaching is focused on educating the whole person instead of
academic achievement only.
 The Montessori method of teaching is better at holistically educating a child rather than
the conventional schooling system.
Top 10 Research Topics for Education
February 4, 2009 — gatorball

By Paul Silli

Below is a list of broad research topics. These subjects affect many parties within a school
setting.

1. Learning new research tools/methods, Student Access, Internet & Public Libraries: It would be
interesting to research the variety of possible solutions, including filtering, online-search,
restricted access, blocking software for student’s in class or at the media center, training, parental
permission procedures etc… to learn what teachers can do to improve research skills for students
and staff.

2. Improved Integration of Technology into Lesson Plans: Learning new ways to incorporate
technology into learning across the board for teachers (all school subject areas /grade levels)
would be beneficial to education.

3. School Crime: What can your school do to reduce theft, vandalism, assault, verbal harassment,
physical harassment, abuse, fighting and other issues that hinder learning for students?
Researching the causes, effects and outcomes of this topic — and hopefully finding new ways to
reduce crime in your school would be a worthy task.

4. School Safety Improvements: How can your school create new safety methods to better
protect your kids & faculty? From running in the hallways – to how your school dismisses
students at the end of the day could be reviewed to find new ways to improve safety.

5. Class Tardiness: Why are students late to class? How are teachers and learning affected by
student-tardiness? How can this issue be reduced? What can you do as a staff to deal with
tardiness? Learning how to create a “unified tardy policy” for your school would be a
tremendous effort.

6. Truancy (Overboard absences): Often teachers have different policies,

punishment/consequence, and develop a different overall outlook when dealing with students
who are excessively absent from class and/or school. What is the underlying cause of this issue?
How can you collectively work toward improved student-attendance?

7. Enhancing Methods to address the Needs of Diverse Learners: From gifted to non-English
speaking students — there are often extreme diverse populations on school campuses. What
methods, policies and strategies are in place — and could be created or improved to aid in the
learning of your diverse learners? How can using technology shorten this gap and improve
learning?

8. Incorporating More School Community Service Programs & Promoting Parent Volunteering:
What can your school do to improve community service programs? How can you attract more
parental-volunteer-involvement? What have you been doing… or what can you be doing to
enhance the learning for students by showing them the value & need of community service
activities?

9. Improved Integration of Web 2.0 Technologies into Curriculum: How can your staff
utilize more programs such as implementing Web 2.0 tools within your curriculum to improve
learning? Is your school doing “enough” to engage-learners by using a rich variety of methods to
teach students?

10. Your School /District /State often has to deal with Censorship Related Issues: It would
interesting to learn the boundaries of Censorship as it pertains to a collection of documents,
position papers, research reports etc… It would be beneficial to review how the Privacy Act and
the “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act” affect learning for students. Are these laws in
anyway infringing on certain civil rights to better educate students? You also could broaden your
scope by researching how Censorship comes — as a guide for teachers, librarians, booksellers
and others who disseminate the printed word…