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Success Factors In Mergers And Acquisitions : Complexity Theory And Content Analysis Perspectives, Lena Petsa-Papanicolaou Jan 2007

Success Factors In Mergers And Acquisitions : Complexity Theory And Content Analysis Perspectives, Lena Petsa-Papanicolaou

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Alcohol And Drug Service Providers' Perceptions Of Interagency Collaboration With Child Welfare Services, Verronda L. Moore Jan 2007

Alcohol And Drug Service Providers' Perceptions Of Interagency Collaboration With Child Welfare Services, Verronda L. Moore

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Shared Governance At Gavilan College : A Case Study, Matthew Escover Jan 2007

Shared Governance At Gavilan College : A Case Study, Matthew Escover

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The Relationship Between The Organizational Culture Of A School And The Academic Achievement Of English Language Learners, Laura Bray Jan 2007

The Relationship Between The Organizational Culture Of A School And The Academic Achievement Of English Language Learners, Laura Bray

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Transformational Leadership Practices Of Deans And The Perceived Organizational Culture Of United Arab Emirates Public Universities : A Regression Analysis Study, Mouwafac Sidaoui Jan 2007

Transformational Leadership Practices Of Deans And The Perceived Organizational Culture Of United Arab Emirates Public Universities : A Regression Analysis Study, Mouwafac Sidaoui

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The Quest For Tenure-Track Faculty Positions By Community College Adjunct Faculty, Leandra Powell Martin Jan 2007

The Quest For Tenure-Track Faculty Positions By Community College Adjunct Faculty, Leandra Powell Martin

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The Professional Expertise Of Community-Practicing Occupational Therapists, Ruth Ramsey Jan 2007

The Professional Expertise Of Community-Practicing Occupational Therapists, Ruth Ramsey

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The Relationship Between Out-Of-Class Activities And Cognitive Epistemological Development In College Freshmen As Mitigated By Student Demographic Variables, Leslie Dennen Jan 2007

The Relationship Between Out-Of-Class Activities And Cognitive Epistemological Development In College Freshmen As Mitigated By Student Demographic Variables, Leslie Dennen

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A Retrospective Study Of The Impact Of A Writing Process Program On The Academic Achievement Os Second, Third, Fourth, And Fifth Grade Students, Myra Gamble Jan 2007

A Retrospective Study Of The Impact Of A Writing Process Program On The Academic Achievement Os Second, Third, Fourth, And Fifth Grade Students, Myra Gamble

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A Meta-Analysis Of Functional Behavioral Assessments Of Students With High-Incidence Disabilities In Public Education Settings, Jeff Gabrielson Jan 2007

A Meta-Analysis Of Functional Behavioral Assessments Of Students With High-Incidence Disabilities In Public Education Settings, Jeff Gabrielson

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The Effect Of Optimistic Explanatory Style Instruction On The Explanatory Style, Reading Self Efficacy, Reading Resilience And Reading Performance Of Third-Fifth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Melba Rhodes-Stanford Jan 2007

The Effect Of Optimistic Explanatory Style Instruction On The Explanatory Style, Reading Self Efficacy, Reading Resilience And Reading Performance Of Third-Fifth Grade Students With Learning Disabilities, Melba Rhodes-Stanford

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Teaching Critical Thinking In A Community-College Art-History Learning Environment : A Comparison Of Implicit Instruction Versus A Combination Of Implicit And Explicit Instruction, Michael Leonard Jan 2007

Teaching Critical Thinking In A Community-College Art-History Learning Environment : A Comparison Of Implicit Instruction Versus A Combination Of Implicit And Explicit Instruction, Michael Leonard

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An Analysis Of 2005 Naep 8th Grade Mathematics Achievement Items By Content Strand, Problem Type And Language Complexity, Yvette Marie Fagan Jan 2007

An Analysis Of 2005 Naep 8th Grade Mathematics Achievement Items By Content Strand, Problem Type And Language Complexity, Yvette Marie Fagan

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Closing The Digital Divide : An Assessment Of Urban Graduate Teacher Education Students' Knowledge Of Information Literacy And Their Readiness To Integrate Information Literacy Into Their Teaching, Tyrone Heath Cannon Jan 2007

Closing The Digital Divide : An Assessment Of Urban Graduate Teacher Education Students' Knowledge Of Information Literacy And Their Readiness To Integrate Information Literacy Into Their Teaching, Tyrone Heath Cannon

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A Survey Of The Perceptions Of The Senior Students On The Achievement Of The Jesuit Educational Ideals In Two Jesuit Secondary Schools In Madagascar, Jean De Dieu Randrianaivo Jan 2007

A Survey Of The Perceptions Of The Senior Students On The Achievement Of The Jesuit Educational Ideals In Two Jesuit Secondary Schools In Madagascar, Jean De Dieu Randrianaivo

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A Content Analysis Of Church Documents Relative To The Role Of Catholic Schools And Universities In Nigeria In The Process Of Inculturation, Edward Inyanwachi Jan 2007

A Content Analysis Of Church Documents Relative To The Role Of Catholic Schools And Universities In Nigeria In The Process Of Inculturation, Edward Inyanwachi

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The Impact Of Participation In Collegiate Athletics On Women Athletes' Academic Experience At Select Jesuit Universities, Hillary D. Mckinney Jan 2007

The Impact Of Participation In Collegiate Athletics On Women Athletes' Academic Experience At Select Jesuit Universities, Hillary D. Mckinney

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The Perceptions Of Volunteers Regarding Their Motives, Rewards, And Challenges At The Saint Anthony Foundation In San Francisco, California, Godbertha K. Muganda Jan 2007

The Perceptions Of Volunteers Regarding Their Motives, Rewards, And Challenges At The Saint Anthony Foundation In San Francisco, California, Godbertha K. Muganda

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Community And College Partnerships For Student Retention In Higher Education : Critical Reflections Of Pilipino American Young Adults, Ingrid Mariano Gonzales Jan 2007

Community And College Partnerships For Student Retention In Higher Education : Critical Reflections Of Pilipino American Young Adults, Ingrid Mariano Gonzales

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Adopting Handala : Deconstructing Jordanian And Palestinian Refugee Notions Of Coexistence And Transnational Consciousness, Marianne Maurice Marar Jan 2007

Adopting Handala : Deconstructing Jordanian And Palestinian Refugee Notions Of Coexistence And Transnational Consciousness, Marianne Maurice Marar

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Fostering A Latino Academic Consciousness : 4th Grade Students' Experience In A College Preparatory Curriculum, Claudia Maria Canizales Jan 2007

Fostering A Latino Academic Consciousness : 4th Grade Students' Experience In A College Preparatory Curriculum, Claudia Maria Canizales

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Revisiting The Language-Music Relationship : Exploring Pitch Recognition And Discourse Intonation In Adult Esl Students, Katherine Gambs Knickerbocker Jan 2007

Revisiting The Language-Music Relationship : Exploring Pitch Recognition And Discourse Intonation In Adult Esl Students, Katherine Gambs Knickerbocker

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Hear Our Voices : African American Parent And Student Perspectives For Promoting Academic Excellence In Elementary Schooling, Bweikia Foster Jan 2007

Hear Our Voices : African American Parent And Student Perspectives For Promoting Academic Excellence In Elementary Schooling, Bweikia Foster

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Indigenous Linguistically And Culturally Connected Community Health Educators/Promotoras : Preventing Hiv/Aids In The Latino Community, Alba Lucia Diaz-Cuellar Jan 2007

Indigenous Linguistically And Culturally Connected Community Health Educators/Promotoras : Preventing Hiv/Aids In The Latino Community, Alba Lucia Diaz-Cuellar

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Motivations Of Jewish Adolescents In A British Hebrew School : Identity, Socialization, And Language Learning, Vikki Lynn Atkinson Jan 2007

Motivations Of Jewish Adolescents In A British Hebrew School : Identity, Socialization, And Language Learning, Vikki Lynn Atkinson

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Undergraduate Students' Perceptions Of Their Holocaust And Genocide Education, Carol Berry Hurwitz Jan 2007

Undergraduate Students' Perceptions Of Their Holocaust And Genocide Education, Carol Berry Hurwitz

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Touching The Spirit As A Motivating Factor For African American Students To Achieve Academic Excellence, E'Leva D.H. Gibson Jan 2007

Touching The Spirit As A Motivating Factor For African American Students To Achieve Academic Excellence, E'Leva D.H. Gibson

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Espoused Curriculum And Philosophy And Curriculum And Philosophy-In-Use In A K-12 Public Charter School System, Elizabeth G. Polito Jan 2007

Espoused Curriculum And Philosophy And Curriculum And Philosophy-In-Use In A K-12 Public Charter School System, Elizabeth G. Polito

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System-Wide Collaborative And Consultation Supports To Child-Care Providers Serving Young Urban Children With Disabilities In Natural-Environment Center-Based Programs, Martina Kaumbulu Ebesugawa Jan 2007

System-Wide Collaborative And Consultation Supports To Child-Care Providers Serving Young Urban Children With Disabilities In Natural-Environment Center-Based Programs, Martina Kaumbulu Ebesugawa

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"Is Someone Reading Us?" Fourth Grade Students Respond To Postmodern Picture Books, Elizabeth Anderson Swaggerty Dec 2006

"Is Someone Reading Us?" Fourth Grade Students Respond To Postmodern Picture Books, Elizabeth Anderson Swaggerty

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The purpose of this naturalistic case study was to gain understanding about the comprehension strategies successful readers employ as they construct meaning while navigating through postmodem picture books. Participants were eight fourth grade students from a large suburban elementary school in Tennessee. Data included transcripts and field notes from ten individual think aloud sessions and five group book club discussions.

Themes identified from the think aloud sessions related to the ways in which students navigated through postmodem picture books include: emotional responses, general story problem solving and postmodem story problem solving. Themes identified from the group book club discussions related …