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Effects Of Direct Instruction And Precision Teaching On Achievement And Persistence Of Adult Learners, John H. Autrey
Effects Of Direct Instruction And Precision Teaching On Achievement And Persistence Of Adult Learners, John H. Autrey
Wayne State University Dissertations
Major urban areas in the United States are populated by under-educated and under-employed young adults for adults for a variety of socioeconomic and educational reasons. Increasingly, automated technology, maturing industries, changes in consumer demand and the emergence of more dynamic world-wide competition all have worked together to produce an almost insurmountable barrier for young urban high school dropouts. No longer can a high school dropout plan on factory work leading to self sufficiency in the United States, particularly in the Detroit metropolitan area. The purpose of this study was to research and report the effects of Direct Instruction and Precision …
Partial Perceptions Of Multicutural Education In An Enthically/Racially Diverse School District, Mary Jo Haveman
Partial Perceptions Of Multicutural Education In An Enthically/Racially Diverse School District, Mary Jo Haveman
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine parent's perceptions of multicultural education, including how they thought a multicultural approach in education may effect their children. The parents were asked to complete a survey. The study was conducted in a small city which butts up against the city of Detroit. Many residents of this city are poor with about 41% of the participants coming from households at the poverty level or below. The surveyed parents had children who attended school in the one district the city has. The children were elementary, middle school or high school students. A total of …
The Effects Of First Generation Status Upon The First Year College Success Patterns Of Students Attending An Urban Multi-Campus Community College, Jacqueline La-Von Hodges
The Effects Of First Generation Status Upon The First Year College Success Patterns Of Students Attending An Urban Multi-Campus Community College, Jacqueline La-Von Hodges
Wayne State University Dissertations
Community colleges have a special interest in identifying factors associated with retention and graduation. Additionally, community college administrators are interested in the identification of retention factors and how to structure administrative policy and procedure that address college success patterns of all students. The first generation student is of particular concern. The first step in developing student-centered policies and practices is to gain a clear understanding of demographic characteristics and first year academic behavior of the enrolled student. For an urban community college in southeastern Michigan this means learning more about first-generation students, who make up a significant portion of the …
Predictors Of Teacher Use Of Technology, Gail Ann Northcutt
Predictors Of Teacher Use Of Technology, Gail Ann Northcutt
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study examined the predictors of computer use by teachers in a semi rural school district. The variables examined were intended personal use of computers, intended use of computers for classroom instruction, and intended use of computers for classroom management. One hundred and forty six teachers at four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school were surveyed. Three instruments previously published in the literature were combined to form a self reporting survey questionnaire for this study: Computer Attitude Scale developed by Loyd and Gressard, Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Sherer, et al. and Innovativeness Scale (IS) by Hurt, Joseph …
A Comparison Study Of Process Drama And Actor Training, Mary Pratt Cooney
A Comparison Study Of Process Drama And Actor Training, Mary Pratt Cooney
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study hypothesizes that process drama can enhance the acting skills of undergraduate acting students. Not only is process drama effective in teaching acting skills in general; it is adaptable to teaching those particular skills required by alternative forms such as epic theatre. Process drama is an episodic form of improvisation that is initiated through the given circumstances of a pre-text and develops over an extended period of time. The quantitative pretest-posttest procedure of this study involved dividing a class of beginning acting students into two groups: traditional and experimental. The learning objectives remained the same for both groups; the …
To Undo The Conquest: Nationalism, Socialism And The Irish Revolution, 1910-1936, Timothy M. O'Neil
To Undo The Conquest: Nationalism, Socialism And The Irish Revolution, 1910-1936, Timothy M. O'Neil
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study investigates the forces and structures that produced and shaped the Irish Revolution and the subsequent modern Irish state. The project essentially asks: what accounts for limited socioeconomic change during and after the Irish Revolution? It argues that nineteenth-century Ireland emerged as a partial colony, that is to say, an integral part of the United Kingdom with parliamentary representation, but unlike England Wales and Scotland, Westminster continued to govern Ireland through the Colonial Office. This hybrid political structure produced two nationalist traditions: a constitutional tradition that attempted to use parliamentary politics to achieve an autonomous Irish state and a …
The Theatrical Strategies Of James Robinson Planché, Paul James Buczkowski
The Theatrical Strategies Of James Robinson Planché, Paul James Buczkowski
Wayne State University Dissertations
The work of James Robinson Planché, prominent in English theater from 1818 to 1856 and closely associated with Eliza Vestris, Charles James Mathews, and J. B. Buckstone, has been all but neglected by scholars. However, examining his career yields a wealth of insight into the social, theatrical, and literary atmosphere of Planché's time as well as into his particular creative processes. In particular, four classifications of his plays merit attention: melodramas, fairy extravaganzas, classical burlesques, and revues. His work has been overlooked largely because the social conditions they reflected are only accessible along very broad lines for many readers. In …
An Examination Of Perceptions Of Ethnoviolence Among Urban Middle And High School Students, Suleiman Mohammed Hamdan
An Examination Of Perceptions Of Ethnoviolence Among Urban Middle And High School Students, Suleiman Mohammed Hamdan
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study compared perceptions of ethnoviolence experiences among urban middle and high school students in six Michigan public school districts in the County of Wayne. Student participants represented a cross section of a diverse ethnic and racial school population, and were enrolled in grades ranging from the 8th to the 12th grade. The study investigated students' perceptions of ethnoviolence experiences, and analyzed such perceptions based on students' ethnic/racial background, gender and grade level, and length of period the students lived in the United States. The study also examined students' mode of conflict management and their self-reported stress symptoms. The research …
Cooperative Learning In Postsecondary Education: Student Perceptions Of Its Effectiveness Compared To Traditional Forms Of College Instruction, Johnny W. Young
Cooperative Learning In Postsecondary Education: Student Perceptions Of Its Effectiveness Compared To Traditional Forms Of College Instruction, Johnny W. Young
Wayne State University Dissertations
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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Ideographs In A Community Relations Campaign: The Symbolic Construction Of Eight Mile Road, Michele Anne Najor
A Rhetorical Analysis Of Ideographs In A Community Relations Campaign: The Symbolic Construction Of Eight Mile Road, Michele Anne Najor
Wayne State University Dissertations
Eight Mile Road is a twenty-seven mile stretch of road in southeast Michigan that joins 4.6 million people. To metropolitan Detroiters, however, Eight Mile Road is more than just a roadway or street: it is a racially symbolic marker. Eight Mile Road symbolizes more than two decades of hostility between Detroit and the northern suburbs. Some would even argue that Eight Mile Road separates two worlds: the white from the black, the safe from the unsafe, and the desirable from the undesirable. How did a roadway come to define so much? This study poses the following research questions: (1) How …
Identification Of Differentially Expressed Genes In Breast Cancer Tissues And Cells, Juliet Karen Bailey
Identification Of Differentially Expressed Genes In Breast Cancer Tissues And Cells, Juliet Karen Bailey
Wayne State University Dissertations
Breast cancer, is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths among women in developed countries, and the incidence of morbidity and mortality is rising in developing countries. The purpose of this project was to utilize the differential display technique to identify genetic changes in normal versus malignant breast tissue. It was also used in a defined cell culture system having differential cellular characteristics, to identify genes that may be responsible for different biological behavior of these cell lines. Messenger RNA from normal, breast cancer tissues, and breast tissues from reduction mamoplasty yielded fifty-nine differentially expressed bands representing differentially expressed …
Alcohol Use In Adolescents: A Comparison Of Expectancy And Self-Efficacy Theories, Linda Flaga
Alcohol Use In Adolescents: A Comparison Of Expectancy And Self-Efficacy Theories, Linda Flaga
Wayne State University Dissertations
Alcohol use among adolescents continues to be a widespread problem with as many as four million alcoholics under the age of eighteen. The cognitive variables of self-efficacy and outcome expectancies are important in determining behavior and can be viewed as mediational components whereas predisposition variables are translated into actual alcohol use or abuse. The arena where these predispositions may find the greatest expression, via cognitive variables, is within the social/peer influence realm. This study examined the influence of each of these variables, the combination of the two, and the social/peer influence factors within each model on adolescent alcohol use. The …
A Conflict Management Module Based On The Kingian Principles Of Nonviolence: A Strategy For Reducing Violence, Mary Green Wilson
A Conflict Management Module Based On The Kingian Principles Of Nonviolence: A Strategy For Reducing Violence, Mary Green Wilson
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the changes in conflict management styles and attitudes about violence that occur in ninth grade students who participated in a 14 week guidance unit on conflict management. The conflict management module used in this study is The Michigan Model for Managing Conflict and Preventing Violence Module based on the Kingian Philosophy of Nonviolence. A comparative analysis of attitudes about the use of violence to manage conflict and conflict handling styles of students before and after infusing the Conflict Management module into their regular classroom instruction was conducted. One group, the "treatment group," …
A Study Of Leadership Styles Of Elementary School Principals And Their Perceptions Of School Climate And Conflict Resolution Programs, George E. Culbert
A Study Of Leadership Styles Of Elementary School Principals And Their Perceptions Of School Climate And Conflict Resolution Programs, George E. Culbert
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine and explore the role of leadership styles of elementary building principals and the climate of the school on the presence, support, and implementation of a conflict resolution programs in Oakland County, Michigan. This study examined leadership styles of elementary principals and the relationship it had on attitudes and support of a conflict resolution program on schools' overall climate. Implementing a conflict resolution program and training students and staff in conflict resolution skills can help schools develop a safe and orderly climate for students. The procedures for this study included a sample of …
Personality Types And Leadership Styles Of Principals In Accredited And Unaccredited Elementary Schools, James F. Orwin
Personality Types And Leadership Styles Of Principals In Accredited And Unaccredited Elementary Schools, James F. Orwin
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if leadership styles and personality types differed among elementary school principals in schools that were accredited by the State of Michigan and those that were nonaccredited. Accreditation from the State of Michigan indicated that students have attained a level of mastery, while nonaccreditation meant the students were not performing academically. The role of the principal needed to be investigated to determine if specific leadership styles could be linked to academic performance and if principals in high achieving schools had different types of leadership. A total of 18 principals in accredited schools and …
Impact Of Participation In Experiential Education Curricula On Career Achievement, Judith R. Mansor Dimmer
Impact Of Participation In Experiential Education Curricula On Career Achievement, Judith R. Mansor Dimmer
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of experiential education on particular aspects of associate degree graduates' careers as well as their resulting level of personal satisfaction. It compares data from experiential education graduates to graduates who have not participated in experiential education to determine if there is value in taking an experiential education curriculum. Three hundred seven (307) surveys were returned, giving a seventeen percent (17%) return rate. Statistics were used to determine the degree of significance and thus the usefulness of this study to post secondary institutions, students, graduates, and employers. This study tested the …
Effect Of Cell- And Species-Differences In The Expression Of Drug Metabolism Enzymes On Chemical-Induced Injury To The Rat And Human Kidney, Brian S. Cummings
Effect Of Cell- And Species-Differences In The Expression Of Drug Metabolism Enzymes On Chemical-Induced Injury To The Rat And Human Kidney, Brian S. Cummings
Wayne State University Dissertations
Differences in the expression of drug metabolizing enzymes between cells of the rat and human kidney on chemical-induced nephrotoxicity were studied. Rat renal proximal tubular (rPT) and distal tubular (rDT) cells differed in their susceptibility to trichloroethylene (Tri) and thiophene-containing compounds. These differences were caused in part by differences in the activity of cytochrome P450 monooxygenase (P450) between the two cell types. rPT cells expressed cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B1/2, CYP2C11, CYP2E1, CYP4A2/3, and GSTα, but not CYP3A1/2, GSTµ, GSTπ, or GSTτ. rDT cells expressed CYP2B1/2, CYP2E1, and CYP4A2/3, GSTα, and GSTµ, but not CYP2C11, CYP3A1/2, GSTπ, or GSTτ. Expression of …
Site-Based Decision-Making: The Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators In Oakland County, Frederick J. Peters
Site-Based Decision-Making: The Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators In Oakland County, Frederick J. Peters
Wayne State University Dissertations
Site-based decision making is a joint planning and problem solving process that seeks to improve the quality of work and the delivery of education in the school. Site-based decision making is a process through which those individuals who are responsible for the implementation of a decision at the building level are actively and legitimately involved in making this decision. As such, it represents an approach to problems and issues. Specific programs and policies are the outcomes of the site-based decision making process. The process of site-based decision making permits and even encourages change. This research attempted to determine, the perceptions …
The Effects Of Interscholastic Athletic Participation On Academic Achievement And Selected Motivational Factors For Athletic Participation By Urban Youth, Delano W. Tucker
The Effects Of Interscholastic Athletic Participation On Academic Achievement And Selected Motivational Factors For Athletic Participation By Urban Youth, Delano W. Tucker
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to examine the academic value of interscholastic athletic participation, to appraise how such participation affected educational aspirations, and to ascertain, within selected motivational factors, why high school students play sports. A non-experimental descriptive research design that included descriptive and inferential statistics was used. Survey methodology that incorporated student records was also included in the design. The variables were not manipulated and no treatment was provided to the participants. Schools were selected by use of cluster random sampling and athletes from four high schools were asked to fill out a seventeen-item Athletes Questionnaire that solicited …
The Effects Of Site Based Decision Making In Elementary Schools On Student Outcomes, Rosemarie Rothe
The Effects Of Site Based Decision Making In Elementary Schools On Student Outcomes, Rosemarie Rothe
Wayne State University Dissertations
This study intended to determine if there were differences in the perceptions of effectiveness of site-based management, differences in the perceptions of participation in shared decision making, and differences in the areas of decision making in which teachers should be involved, in schools using site-based management and in schools using traditional styles of management. Findings show that teachers that use site-based management did not appear to differ in their perceptions of shared decision making from those that use traditional style of management. This study intended to determine if there was a relationship between the perceptions of the effectiveness of site-based …
The Democratic Prospects Of Literacy, Patrick Bruch
The Democratic Prospects Of Literacy, Patrick Bruch
Wayne State University Dissertations
This dissertation provides historical and theoretical analyses that demonstrate how liberal democratic ideals of individual autonomy and universal impartiality have shaped dominant conceptions of literacy. I further demonstrate the inadequacy of liberalism for addressing the relations of group oppression that define the color line in the United States. Building on this explication of the need for a theory and practice of democratic equality that can account for social groups as well as individuals, I explore contemporary post-liberal theories of communicative democracy. I find resources in these theories for models that define democracy through practices that enact solidarity, mutuality, and regard …
Financial Problems Confronting U.S. Medical Schools In An Era Of Expanding Group Care, Charles H. Mcmurray
Financial Problems Confronting U.S. Medical Schools In An Era Of Expanding Group Care, Charles H. Mcmurray
Wayne State University Dissertations
This dissertation shows the impact upon two academic medical centers (AMCs) from the competition from managed care. From fiscally sound and thriving organizations a decade ago, many medical schools are now facing severe money problems. U. S. medical schools derive a large share of their general operating revenues from patient care, through the income of practice plans. Since neither tuition nor research generate sufficient funds to cover medical school costs, income from practice plans is vital. The reason most frequently given for the medical schools' fiscal problems is the penetration by managed care organizations into the markets in which AMCs' …
Model-Based Integration Of Process Design And Control Via Process Synthesis: Development Of Highly Controllable And Environmentally Benign Processes, Yihua Yang
Wayne State University Dissertations
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Personality And Family Relationship Correlates Of Drug Abstention In Adolescents, Jacqueline M. Haskin
Personality And Family Relationship Correlates Of Drug Abstention In Adolescents, Jacqueline M. Haskin
Wayne State University Dissertations
Considerable research has been devoted to studying the causes and correlates of drug use and abuse among adolescents. This literature has revealed that occasional use signifies developmentally appropriate experimentation, while the extreme behaviors of abuse and abstention are signs of underlying emotional problems. Abstention has not been directly researched. Information on abstention has been a byproduct of the use/abuse literature. Personality and family relationship correlates of drug abstention were investigated in a sample of 292 seniors from a Midwestern, middle-class suburban high school. Using the level of substance involvement as a predictor of adjustment, abstainers, user/experimenters, and abusers were compared …
The Development, Formative Evaluation, Diffusion, And Usage Of A Health Communication Tool For Noncommunicative Patients, René Lichtman
The Development, Formative Evaluation, Diffusion, And Usage Of A Health Communication Tool For Noncommunicative Patients, René Lichtman
Wayne State University Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine the usage (diffusion) of the Beaumont Communication Tool, as part of a formative evaluation, to determine who is using the communication tool, perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of the communication tool, and perceptions of the effectiveness of the communication tool in facilitating communications with nonverbal patients. A total of 90 nurses and ancillary professionals, who used the communication tool completed an original survey to determine strengths and weaknesses of the tool, use with patients and families, and reasons why the tool is used or not used in their areas. The staff members …
A Study To Explore Perceptions Of Michigan Public School Superintendents Regarding Charter Schools, Mark B. Sperling
A Study To Explore Perceptions Of Michigan Public School Superintendents Regarding Charter Schools, Mark B. Sperling
Wayne State University Dissertations
This research studied perceptions of public school superintendents in Michigan regarding charter schools. Superintendents in Genessee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties comprising 111 school districts, completed a two-part survey about charter schools that was developed by Ogden (1995) and modified for the current study. The survey consisted of 5 sections that measured perceptions in the following areas of charter schools: personal reactions to charter schools, intentions of charter schools, responsiveness of charter schools, effects of charter schools on public education, and funding issues involving charter schools and a short demographic survey. Superintendents were provided the opportunity to comment in …
The Effect Of Sex On Cardiovascular Dynamics In Normal And Diabetic Rates, Brenda Martinez-Nieves
The Effect Of Sex On Cardiovascular Dynamics In Normal And Diabetic Rates, Brenda Martinez-Nieves
Wayne State University Dissertations
CHAPTER II In this study, we evaluated the effect of L-NAME, a NOS antagonist, on MAP, HR, and selective vascular flows in male and female normal and diabetic rats. Rats were made diabetic using streptozotocin (50 mg/kg, IV) and maintained for 5-6 weeks. Following anesthesia with urethane/α-chloralose, the femoral artery and vein were cannulated for recording and sampling and flow probes were placed on the iliac, renal and superior mesenteric arteries. A bolus infusion of L-NAME resulted in a rapid increase in MAP in normal females and males. However, in diabetic females and males this response was significantly lower and …