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Afci Quarterly Input – Unlv October 1 Through December 31, 2006, Harry Reid Center For Environmental Studies. Nuclear Science And Technology Division

Transmutation Research Program Reports (TRP)

Quarterly report highlighting research projects, activities and objectives of the Transmutation Research Program at the Nuclear Science & Technology Division, Harry Reid Research Center.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas supports the AFCI through research and development of technologies for economic and environmentally sound refinement of spent nuclear fuel. The UNLV program has four components: infrastructure, international collaboration, student-based research, and management and program support.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/34 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Factores de sesgo asociados a la validez de la evaluación docente universitaria: un modelo jerárquico lineal / Raziel Acevedo Álvarez [and] Nuria Mairena Rodríguez.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/33 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Comparison of the enrollment percentages of magnet and non-magnet schools in a large urban school district / Emily Arcia.

Empowering Senior Females By Utilizing Each Female Person's Voice To Create Desired Lifestyle Options, Icydor Aldale Mohabier

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Theses

Interviews of senior females ranging in age from 55 through 72 were conducted between September 2004 and April 2005, in order to determine what lifestyle options this group would like made available to them. The participants represented a sample of senior females who had different backgrounds, including culture, education level, and economic circumstance. Although all the participants had very different lifestyles at the time of their interviews, most were satisfied with their current lifestyles but wanted to change something about it. The research results indicate that there are three desired lifestyle options that senior females want: socializing, improving their health, …

Wsu Research News, Winter 2006, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twelve page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Comparison In Academic Performance Between Distance Learning And Traditional On-Campus Students In Allied Healthcare Education At The Medical College Of Georgia, Barbara Landis Russell

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the differences in academic performance between distance learning students and traditional on-campus students in allied healthcare education. The research was conducted at an academic medical university and three programs were included in the study, clinical laboratory science, health information administration, and nuclear medicine technology. A total of 252 sets of student data were used in the statistical analyses, and of these 252, 174 (69%) were oncampus students and 78 (31%) were distance students. The researcher sought to determine to what extent differences existed between the two groups by the background characteristics …

Prediction Of Student Achievement In Georgia High Schools Based On Principal Competency As Defined By The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards, Amy Teague Loskoski

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The researcher conducted a study of the prediction of student achievement in Georgia high schools based on principal competencies as defined by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School Leaders to determine to what extent principal competency, as determined by the ISLLC standards, predict student achievement. The poverty level of the school and the principal's years of experience in a school were additional variables in the analyses. Quantitative and qualitative research was conducted using a survey based on the ISLLC Standards for School Leaders and an interview questionnaire to answer the research questions. A Principal Competency rating …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/32 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Escuela en el mundo campesino quechua : tensiones socioculturales entre modos de socialización de conocimientos / Jaime Zambrana Vargas.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/31 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

No More Aggregate NAEP Studies? / Sherman Dorn.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/30 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Relationships between high-stakes testing policies and student achievement after controlling for demographic factors in aggregated data / Gregory J. Marchant, Sharon E. Paulson [and] Adam Shunk.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/29 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Estudio multinivel basado en PISA 2003 : factores de eficacia escolar en el área de matemáticas / Covadonga Ruiz de Miguel [and] María Castro Morera.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/28 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

School size student achievement and the power rating of poverty: substantive finding or statistical artifact? / Theodore Coladarci.

Necessary, Unnecessary And Sufficient Conditions, M.A.R. Biggs

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper claims that whether a work is classified as research is a matter of judgement. This judgement is made by the audience and is evidenced by a change in their practice and by the attribution of that change to the researcher’s work through referencing and the acknowledgement of intellectual property. The contribution made by this paper is to identify that there are three necessary and sufficient conditions for such a judgement. These are that it be appropriately disseminated, contextualised, and have consequential originality. To achieve these conditions it is desirable, but neither necessary nor sufficient for the researcher to …

A Logistic Regression Analysis Of Utah Colleges Exit Poll Response Rates Using Sas Software, Clint W. Stevenson

Theses and Dissertations

In this study I examine voter response at an interview level using a dataset of 7562 voter contacts (including responses and nonresponses) in the 2004 Utah Colleges Exit Poll. In 2004, 4908 of the 7562 voters approached responded to the exit poll for an overall response rate of 65 percent. Logistic regression is used to estimate factors that contribute to a success or failure of each interview attempt. This logistic regression model uses interviewer characteristics, voter characteristics (both respondents and nonrespondents), and exogenous factors as independent variables. Voter characteristics such as race, gender, and age are strongly associated with response. …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/27 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Universidades Argentinas en el contexto de las políticas de los 90s : el caso de la licenciatura de articulación en ciencias de la educación de la UNICEN / Iris Richmond.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/26 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Curriculum as praxis : ensuring uality technical education in Singapore for the 21st century/ Tiew Ming Yek [and] Dawn Penney.

The “We Know, We Believe, And We Feel” Approach To Implementing Projects Under The Farm Bill To Benefit Sage-Grouse, Terry A. Messmer

11th Triennial National Wildlife and Fisheries Extension Specialists Conference (2006)

Sage-grouse occupy less than 8% of their historic range. To address these declines, the western states and provinces have implemented sage-grouse management plans. These plans identified the need for local working groups (LWGs) to develop and implement conservation plans to address high priority issues. To facilitate LWGs in Utah, the Division of Wildlife Resources entered into a cooperative agreement with Utah State University Extension in 2001 to develop a Utah Community-Based Conservation (CBCP) program. Because sage-grouse occupy diverse landscapes each exhibiting different land ownership patterns, each of the sage-grouse management areas are somewhat unique. Thus, we believe the success of …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/25 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Mirada del otro en los dispositivos de formación de lenguas extranjeras. Isomorfismos de la política lingüística y la mediación / Gustavo Fischman [and] Pablo Gentili.

The Briefing, Fall 2006, Andrew Young School Of Policy Studies

The Briefing at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

No abstract provided.

Report On The Mine Clearing Rake Test, Ida, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research And Development, Office Of The Assistant Secretary Of Defense Special Operations And Low-Intensity Conflict

Global CWD Repository

The purpose of the operational evaluation test was to assess the ability of the mine clearing rake (MCR) to enhance the effectiveness of a humanitarian demining mission. To this end, the HD PM purchased an MCR and initiated the testing process.

Operational Demining Tasks Considered for the MCR: Based on the claims made regarding the MCR's performance, three distinct HD phases were considered for assessing the MCR's capabilities. These were the area preparation, demining, and quality assurance phases. Of the three, the area preparation and demining phases were considered poor choices for the MCR since it required driving the primary …

Afci Quarterly Input – Unlv July 1 Through September 30, 2006, Harry Reid Center For Environmental Studies. Nuclear Science And Technology Division

Transmutation Research Program Reports (TRP)

Quarterly report highlighting research projects, activities and objectives of the Transmutation Research Program at the Nuclear Science & Technology Division, Harry Reid Research Center.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas supports the AFCI through research and development of technologies for economic and environmentally sound refinement of spent nuclear fuel. The UNLV program has four components: infrastructure, international collaboration, student-based research, and management and program support.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/24 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Funding for performance and equity : student success in English further education colleges / Ozan Jaquette.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

NCLB : local implementation and impact in southwest Washington state / Linda Mabry [and] Jason Margolis.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/22 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Conceitos de educação e escolaridade entre Mulheres clientes de um centro de Saúde do Rio De Janeiro / Isabela Cabral Félix de Sousa, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio.

The Effect Of Linkages On Science And Technology At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Kathryn T. Brice

Public Management and Policy Dissertations

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) face the 21st century with questions about change and adaptation to an increasingly science and technology oriented society. They face the challenge of finding a strategy by which they can utilize current resources and energy to maximize their science and technology development. Using a mixed methods research design, this study conducted an analysis of science and technology at HBCUs. The primary objective was to determine what theories (when implemented they are termed strategies) account for the development of science and technology at successful research oriented HBCUs. This was accomplished through a secondary objective – …

Curriculum Materials For Elementary Reading: Shackles And Scaffolds For Four Beginning Teachers, Sheila W. Valencia, Nancy A. Place, Susan D. Martin, Pamela L. Grossman

Literacy, Language, and Culture Faculty Publications and Presentations

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to learn how beginning elementary teachers understood and used curriculum materials for teaching reading, and how, in turn, these materials shaped teachers' instruction. We followed 4 teachers who worked in markedly different school situations and were provided a variety of curriculum materials, ranging from scripted reading programs to supplemental materials without teaching guides. Data were gathered through classroom observations, interviews, and curriculum artifacts over the teachers' first 3 years on the job. Our analysis suggested that curriculum materials interacted with teachers' knowledge of reading and reading instruction, and with the contexts in which …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Eight-year study: from evaluative research to demonstration project 1930, Äì1940 / Joseph Watras.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Federal, state, and district level English language learner program entry and exit requirements : effects on the education of language minority learners / Alex Ragan, Ed.M. [and] Nonie Lesaux, Ph.D..

Education Policy Analysis Archives 14/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Impacto de la formación permanente del profesorado de educación secundaria en los resultados escolares / Paula González-Vallinas, David Oterino [and] José Luis San Fabián.

Wsu Research News, Fall 2006, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

A twenty page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.