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Seminal Barriers To Female High School Students’ Choice Of Information Technology As A Career Alternative, Donna M. Grant Jun 2007

Seminal Barriers To Female High School Students’ Choice Of Information Technology As A Career Alternative, Donna M. Grant

College of Computing and Digital Media Dissertations

The under-representation of women in the IT profession is a well-known Information Systems phenomenon. Unlike the other sciences and mathematics, where the percentage of women receiving bachelor’s degrees has increased over the past two decades, the percentage of women obtaining degrees in technology has decreased. Information Technology started strong in 1984 with 37.06% women receiving bachelor’s degrees; however, 2004 brought a decrease to a low of 25.05%, near the level of three decades earlier. The consequences of this under-representation include non-diverse IT solutions, a predicted IT workforce shortage, and the United States losing its ability to participate as a fervent …


The Impact Individualized Instruction With Learning Technologies Has On Student Achievement: New Directions For At-Risk Students With College Aspirations, Jorge Pena Jun 2007

The Impact Individualized Instruction With Learning Technologies Has On Student Achievement: New Directions For At-Risk Students With College Aspirations, Jorge Pena

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study is to measure the benefits of a remedial low-track academic program that includes individualized instruction using learning technologies by comparing the 9th grade Explore, 10th grade Plan, and 11th grade ACT standardized tests scores as a measure of academic achievement in English, mathematics, reading, and scientific reasoning. A second purpose is to determine if there is a difference in academic achievement between male and female students that have experienced the same curriculum in a co-institutional single-sex schooling environment. The standardized test scores of male and female students from the class of 2007, the treatment group, …


American Ambivalence Towards The United Nations Since The End Of The Cold War, Stephanie Davis Jan 2007

American Ambivalence Towards The United Nations Since The End Of The Cold War, Stephanie Davis

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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Ecosan Toilets In Tsunami Affected South India-Participatory Action In Development As An Implementation Strategy (X2), Shaila Noronha Jan 2007

Ecosan Toilets In Tsunami Affected South India-Participatory Action In Development As An Implementation Strategy (X2), Shaila Noronha

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Sharing The Benefits Of Traditional Knowledge: An Analysis Of The Access And Benefit-Sharing Mechanism, Arnaz Siganporia Jan 2007

Sharing The Benefits Of Traditional Knowledge: An Analysis Of The Access And Benefit-Sharing Mechanism, Arnaz Siganporia

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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French Integration And The 2005 Riots, Annie Palubicki Jan 2007

French Integration And The 2005 Riots, Annie Palubicki

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Evolution Of The Venezuelan Education System (1989-2007), Annie Macbeth Warnock Gonzal Jan 2007

The Evolution Of The Venezuelan Education System (1989-2007), Annie Macbeth Warnock Gonzal

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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Is The European Union Promoting Good Governance?, Jillian Holly Jan 2007

Is The European Union Promoting Good Governance?, Jillian Holly

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Euromediterranean Partnership: What Kind Of Policy Is It And What Did It Accomplish?, Joslyn Osten Jan 2007

The Euromediterranean Partnership: What Kind Of Policy Is It And What Did It Accomplish?, Joslyn Osten

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of The Gri 2002 Guidelines In Fostering Comparability Between 3bl Reporting, Nick Andrews Jan 2007

The Effectiveness Of The Gri 2002 Guidelines In Fostering Comparability Between 3bl Reporting, Nick Andrews

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

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Trouble In Transition: The Experience Of Russian Privatization, Steven Reuter Jan 2007

Trouble In Transition: The Experience Of Russian Privatization, Steven Reuter

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Transatlantic Relations And Proliferation Of Wmd After 9/11 -- An Evaluation, Mark Azar Jan 2007

Transatlantic Relations And Proliferation Of Wmd After 9/11 -- An Evaluation, Mark Azar

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.