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Infusing Critical Thinking Into Communication Courses, James P. Dimock, Kristen P. Treinen, Daniel Cronn-Mills, Robert S. Jersak

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

The importance of critical thinking is generally recognized by educators and during the past 20 years numerous initiatives have been taken to improve critical thinking. Although research demonstrates courses in communication study can have a positive impact on critical thinking skills, we argue that instruction in critical thinking can be more explicitly covered in basic communication courses. This article details our efforts to infuse critical thinking into an entrylevel communication course and outlines a guide to help communication teachers integrate critical thinking into their courses.

Making Historians Of Theatre History Students: The First Three Steps, David Wintersteen

Communication and Theater Association of Minnesota Journal

Without the guidance of a clear hypothesis, student research projects founder. This paper outlines a process by which students undergo the essential first stages that lead to successful research projects in Theatre History. The paper outlines three stages: “Quest for Fire,” in which the student identifies a subject area that interests them; “Fence Me In,” in which the student defines the research area and established distinct parameters; and “The Dreaded Hypothesis,” in which the student articulates a clear, unique and functional hypothesis. By implementing these initial three stages, teachers can create the conditions under which students motivate themselves to complete …

Accelerating Experience In Food Research, Education, Kelly Hannigan

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The Global Food Systems Initiative, announced by Kansas State University President Kirk Schulz in January 2014, builds on the university’s legacy of leadership in food production, food safety and food security.

2015 Fall - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf), News And Communications Services

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.

Teacher Quality And Sorting Across Traditional Public And Charter Schools In The Detroit Metropolitan Region, Michael F. Addonizio, C. Philip Kearney, Marytza A. Gawlik

Educational Considerations

In the quest to raise student achievement in low-performing urban schools, researchers often point to the central importance of recruitment and retention of a high quality teacher workforce.

Leading The Newly Merged High School: Exciting Opportunity Or Overwhelming Challenge?, Lance E. Thurman, Donald G. Hackmann

Educational Considerations

In the current economic times, school personnel are regularly challenged to reduce the costs of operating the nation’s school systems. School district consolidations often are proposed as a mechanism to realize fiscal savings for local communities; indeed, the number of U.S. school districts has declined dramatically over the past 70 years, decreasing from 117,108 in 1939-40 to 13,809 in 2008-2009.

Introduction And Table Of Contents, Kirk Schulz, Karen Burg

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Message from President Kirk Schulz and Vice President for Research Karen Burg; and Table of Contents for the winter/spring 2015 issue

Focusing On The Future, Greg Tammen

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Four federal research laboratories at Kansas State University are helping solve the world’s looming food crisis

“Kansas State University is internationally recognized in sorghum, millet and wheat — from the plants’ genetics and genomics, to how they’re grown, to applications such as baking with the produced raw material.”

2015 Winter/Spring - Perspectives - Full Issue (Pdf)

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The winter/spring issue of Perspectives showcases Kansas State University's range of research, scholarly, and creative activity and discovery.

Science Meets Business: Turning An Idea Into Reality, Emily Haley

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 15-16

Exosuits: Past, Present, And Future, Alexander Chang

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 25-27

Investigating The Regulation Of Alpha-Synuclein Clearance By Alpha-Galactosidase-A In Parkinson Disease, Emily D. Haley, Sonia E. Tse, Hailin Lu, John J. Shacka

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 48-53

The Effects Of An American Diet On Health, Courtney Walker

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 18-20

Predicting Schizophrenia With Computers, Hriday Bhambhvani

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 4

A New Theory Of Consciousness, Josh Purvis

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 12-13

Experience In The Study Of Dystonia, Aseel Dib

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 27-28

Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Brief Review Of The Genetic And Clinical Aspects Of The Disease, Itia Dowdell

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 53-59

A Newly Found Relationship Between Heat And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Aashka Patel

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 24

Inquiro 9 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

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Exoplanets: Our Second Chance?, Neha Udayakumar, Natasha Chawla

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 6-8

A Review Of An Anthropologist On Mars By Oliver Sacks, Amy Stewart

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 13-14

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Distorted Reality, Charles Keith

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 14-15

Tannic Acid-Containing Nanothin Coatings Dampen Innate Immune-Derived Pro-Inflammatory Chemokine Synthesis, Dana Pham-Hua, Lindsey Padgett, Bing Xue, Veronika Kozlovskaya, Eugenia Kharlampieva, Hubert Tse

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 59-65

An Overview Of Neuroepigenetics In Learning And Memory, Daniel Gilliam

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 20-22

Eye Lens Protein Composition In Aging Cataractous Icr/F Rats, Supraja Sridhar

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 38-47

Engaging In Lesson Study At Georgia College, Angel R. Abney, Brandon Samples, Doris Santarone

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

A lesson study cycle is a professional development process that integrates research and reflection through collaboration. The cycle allows a group to refine a lesson based on these collaboration efforts such as interaction with students and the post-lesson discussion. Secondary pre-service teachers in a mathematics methods course engaged in a lesson study cycle through collaboration between in-service teachers, Georgia College professors, and students in a local high school classroom. We systematically investigated this process to determine that through preparing, enacting and reflecting on their practice, Pre-service Teachers (PST) developed insight, reasoning, and understanding of the mathematics that they taught.

"Scientists Are Wrong Most Of The Time": An Interview With Dr. Steven Austad, Susmita Murthy

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

"How To Succeed In Science…": A Review Of The Race For The Double Helix (1987), Marina Triplett

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 22-23

The Neutrino: A Particle Ahead Of Its Time, Emily Jennings

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 17-18

Building A Community Of Researchers Using The Research Mentoring Model, Meaghan C. Nolte, Mary Alice Bruce, Kent W. Becker

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

The development of a community environment and strong mentoring relationships is integral in helping doctoral students complete their degrees. Of the stages comprising a student’s academic career, effective conceptualization and writing of the dissertation proves the most challenging and may result in failure to complete a doctoral degree. The researchers developed and used their Research Mentoring Model (RMM) to help doctoral students identify research topics, move into a researcher identity, and develop a sense community. This hermeneutic phenomenological sought to understand the experience of the five first year doctoral students participants. All were enrolled in a CACREP accredited Counselor Education …