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A Comparison Of Student Characteristics In Traditional And Web-Based College Science Courses, Meghan Andrikanich
A Comparison Of Student Characteristics In Traditional And Web-Based College Science Courses, Meghan Andrikanich
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Distance learning options at colleges and universities are increasing dramatically (e.g. National Center for Educational Statistics [NCES], 1998 NCES, 2001). Web-based courses create an interesting learning environment for study (e. g., Dupin-Bryant, 2004 Maki and Maki, 2003). Because science is a topic that induces anxiety for many students (e. g., Brownlow, et al., 2000 Greenburg and Mallow, 1982), and test anxiety has been linked to reduced academic performance (e. g., Bruch, 1981 Spielberger, 1979), the intersection of course format, science, and test anxiety is an area in need of research. Quantitative results found no significant difference between age, racial/ethnic background, …
Culture And Subcultures In The Domestic Auto Industry;An Emic, Ethnographic And Critical Theory Application, George M. Amolsch
Culture And Subcultures In The Domestic Auto Industry;An Emic, Ethnographic And Critical Theory Application, George M. Amolsch
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The domestic auto industry in the United States is struggling for survival. A steady loss of market share to foreign competitors resulted in the industry reevaluating their business and labor practices that have proven so successful over the years. The problem is that little research has been conducted regarding the impact that the interrelationship between separate management, union, and work force subcultures are having on the reorganization of the domestic auto industry. The purpose of this research was to examine the impact the past and present business and labor practices have had on the domestic automobile industry from the perspective …
A Retrospective Study Between The Relationships Of Gender, Age Of Onset, And Frequency Of Problematic Behaviors In Early Onset Bipolar Disorder, Miriam Mimi Becker
A Retrospective Study Between The Relationships Of Gender, Age Of Onset, And Frequency Of Problematic Behaviors In Early Onset Bipolar Disorder, Miriam Mimi Becker
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This retrospective study examined adult individuals between 18-40 years of age who self-reported or were formally diagnosed with a bipolar disorder during their adolescent years. This study examined the relationship between gender, age-of-onset of bipolar disorder, and problematic behaviors in the early-onset bipolar disordered population. The relationship between satisfaction with treatment and the perception of quality of treatment received during adolescence were also examined. T-tests and another statistical test were conducted with the two independent variables and the dependent variables comprising the frequency of problematic behaviors. Significance was found between the younger the age-of-onset of bipolar disorder and high-risk behaviors, …
Effects Of Standardized Testing On Teachers' Emotions, Pedagogy And Professional Interactions With Others, Amelia Louise Brady
Effects Of Standardized Testing On Teachers' Emotions, Pedagogy And Professional Interactions With Others, Amelia Louise Brady
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A Study Of Resiliency In African-American Middle School Boys, Andrea Celico
A Study Of Resiliency In African-American Middle School Boys, Andrea Celico
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While our nation claims that we provide "equal learning opportunities" for all, the Black-White achievement gap still exists. This leads to a variety of political, economic, and social ramifications for our students. With this said, seldom are studies conducted that disprove the countless theories that explain why African-American students are at-risk for academic success. As an attempt to determine environmental factors that contribute to the achievement gap between African-American and Caucasian students, it is important to gain a greater understanding of how academically successful African-American students have managed to translate their struggles and experiences of oppression into academic success (Griffin …
Urban High School Counselors' Experiences With Students' Access To And Success In College, Kristie Lynn Cooper
Urban High School Counselors' Experiences With Students' Access To And Success In College, Kristie Lynn Cooper
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Higher education is not equally accessible for low-income students, first-generation students, and students of color, nor are these students equally prepared for post-secondary success. Although much has been gained from substantial research identifying factors that predict college access and retention for underrepresented students, the role of the high school counselor, which has been identified as critical for college planning among urban students, has been conspicuously absent. Based on the role of school counselors in providing influence on underrepresented students' postsecondary planning, this study examined the experiences of urban high school counselors. Two rounds of semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather …
Culturally Sensitive In-Home Psychotherapy For Urban Low-Income African American Adolescents, Aaron Thomas Ellington
Culturally Sensitive In-Home Psychotherapy For Urban Low-Income African American Adolescents, Aaron Thomas Ellington
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There is a lack of outcome research in regards to the treatment of adolescents, and even less for urban low-income African American adolescents. In the past, the fields of counseling, psychology, and social work have focused on individual counseling approaches and in-patient treatment facilities as methods for dealing with adolescents with drug, alcohol, and mental health issues (as well as other delinquent behaviors). The purpose of this study is to use archival data to answer research hypotheses to gain a better understanding of what variables (more specifically treatment modality) aid in the treatment of urban low-income African American adolescents. The …
African American Psychologists' Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy, Ramone Ford
African American Psychologists' Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy, Ramone Ford
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Over the last fifty years, Americans attitude of psychotherapy has become more accepting. However, in the African American community the attitudes have not been as accepting. Thompson, Bazile, and Akbar (2004) documented that African Americans had utilized alternative resources such as friends, the church and other community resources, in attending to commonly treatable mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety). The purpose of this dissertation is to discover the attitudes of African American psychologists toward psychotherapy. Jordan, Bogat, and Smith (2001) hypothesized that African American professional psychologists will be the future of conducting research with African Americans, because of their cultural …
Collateral Damage: Examining The Impact Of Maternal Incarceration On The Social, Emotional, Behavioral And Educational Functioning Of Children : Released Mothers' Perspectives, Roberta Treadway Gaston
Collateral Damage: Examining The Impact Of Maternal Incarceration On The Social, Emotional, Behavioral And Educational Functioning Of Children : Released Mothers' Perspectives, Roberta Treadway Gaston
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The United States Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that women continue to be incarcerated at record numbers. The majority of these women are mothers to children under the age of 18. Consequently more and more children are being negatively effected as a result of this forced separation from their mothers. The research on children with an incarcerated mother documents the adverse impact on the well-being of the children left behind. The children experience a range of difficulties including emotional and psychological difficulties, educational problems and behavioral difficulties. Children who have a mother in prison or jail have been labeled as …
Media Interaction On Relationally Aggressive Behaviors Of Middle School Girls, Laura Rebecca Hammel
Media Interaction On Relationally Aggressive Behaviors Of Middle School Girls, Laura Rebecca Hammel
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Using a quantitative approach, this study investigates media interaction on relationally aggressive behaviors of middle-school girls by examining television consumption and an individual's proclivity to engage in relational aggression. It also investigates whether participation in a workshop explaining relational aggression assisted participants in recognizing the behavior and its consequences on aggressors and victims in the Disney Channel's Suite Life of Zach & Cody. Results indicate that the amount of television watched does not correlate with participation in the behavior generally, but that the use of sarcasm to hurt a friend decreases as television viewing increases. Results also indicate that knowledge …
Leadership Experiences Of Male African-American Secondary Urban Principals: The Impact Of Beliefs, Values And Experiences On School Leadership Practices, Gregory D. Henderson
Leadership Experiences Of Male African-American Secondary Urban Principals: The Impact Of Beliefs, Values And Experiences On School Leadership Practices, Gregory D. Henderson
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Uneasiness about leading ethnically diverse urban schools implies that principals of color may have an important role in accomplishing their schools' goals. Findings from this study revealed that in areas of image administration and relationship development African-American principals and European American principals in urban schools perceive their principals' leadership in a different way. Results revealed that (a) African-American male principals were critical in creating an inclusive school among groups of ethnically diverse groups of students (b) due to their racial affiliation, African-American principals played an important role in mentoring and providing an atmosphere of love and support and (c) African-American …
An Examination Of Vegan's Beliefs And Experiences Using Critical Theory And Autoethnography, Christopher A. Hirschler
An Examination Of Vegan's Beliefs And Experiences Using Critical Theory And Autoethnography, Christopher A. Hirschler
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This qualitative study uses critical theory, autoethnography, and in-depth interviews with vegans to explore and analyze the initial impetus to become vegan, the sustaining motivation to persist, the impact the diet and associated practices have had on the participant, and vegan's assessment of omnivore's eating practices. In-depth interviews with three vegans in each of the following professions were conducted: medical doctor, registered dietitian, farmer, professional animal activist, and philosophy professor. Participants were asked to reflect on "narratives of experience" (Caelli, 2001), the story created from their interview. Interviews were analyzed using critical theory to critique the Western approach to diet …
The Link Between Teacher Practices And High School Students' Mathematics Self-Efficacy;A Multilevel Analysis, Clarence William Johnson
The Link Between Teacher Practices And High School Students' Mathematics Self-Efficacy;A Multilevel Analysis, Clarence William Johnson
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The recent push for accountability based on student achievement, by means of standardized testing, has resulted in the realization that urban students are not performing as well as their suburban counterparts. This gap is even more pronounced in the area of mathematics. Many factors contribute to poor performance on student achievement. Among these are family values and climate, school environment, peer pressure, and test-taking anxiety. A student's judgment of their capability to accomplish a task or succeed in an activity, or self-efficacy, is a key factor. Self-efficacy beliefs help determine how much effort a student will expend and how much …
A Qualitative Investigation Of Interdisciplinary Mixed Ability Co-Operative Classes In An Inner-Ring Suburban High School, John Llewellyn Morris
A Qualitative Investigation Of Interdisciplinary Mixed Ability Co-Operative Classes In An Inner-Ring Suburban High School, John Llewellyn Morris
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Combining students with different ability levels in the same classes, termed mixed ability grouping, is a controversial educational issue. Advocates of mixed ability grouping see this approach as a solution to meeting the demands of the NCLB Act as well as ameliorating the achievement gap between black and white students. Opponents view the approach as denying gifted students specialized education. The purpose of this study was to understand students' perceptions of their learning environment, their peers, and themselves within an interdisciplinary mixed ability co-operative educational setting and the social justice implications. Research indicates reasons for (Kulik, 1993 Shields, 2002) and …
Education For Girls In The House Of The Good Shepherd, U.S. 1940-1980, Nancymarie Phillips
Education For Girls In The House Of The Good Shepherd, U.S. 1940-1980, Nancymarie Phillips
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Convent education has sought to impart a set of moral values that would lead to a productive life, both spiritually and socially. The foundress of the Good Shepherd Sisters started a convent-based social service institution for vulnerable women and girls in Europe that evolved into a postsecondary education system in the United States for adolescent girls remanded by the judicial system. Convent education has been an underresearched area in the history of American education, and this dissertation takes parochial education for girls into account in the broad sweep of American educational developments. This historical study utilizes archival research, oral histories, …
A Two-Level Hierarchical Linear Model Analysis Of The Relationship Between Sustained, Targeted Professional Development For Teachers And Student Achievement In Mathematics, Anna Maria Tabernik
A Two-Level Hierarchical Linear Model Analysis Of The Relationship Between Sustained, Targeted Professional Development For Teachers And Student Achievement In Mathematics, Anna Maria Tabernik
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The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 put in place sweeping educational reforms targeted to raise school accountability for student achievement. Research has confirmed there is a distinct relationship between quality instruction and student learning, so one by-product of this reform movement is to provide every student with a high quality teacher, every year, in every classroom. This presents a challenge to school districts where teachers may not have the training and content knowledge necessary to raise the bar for students. Professional development has long been a routine service provided by school districts. In Ohio, however, with school …
The Core Plus Mathematics Project And High School Students' Mathematics Achievement, Kristen E. Wolfe
The Core Plus Mathematics Project And High School Students' Mathematics Achievement, Kristen E. Wolfe
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the Core Plus Mathematics Project in terms of raising students' mathematics achievement. The study utilized Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) mathematics score data for 454 minority and low-income students. An Individual Growth Model revealed that Core Plus participants' initial status was statistically significantly higher than their traditional counterparts. Over a three-year period, Core Plus participants' total ITED mathematics score growth decelerated significantly. However, the Core Plus participants remained slightly higher than the traditional students at the end of the three-year period. The study recommends use of other measures …
Effectiveness Of The Swisswingʼ Biomechanical Stimulation Device For Recovery After Acute Exercise In Professional Male Soccer Players, Brooke Starkoff
Effectiveness Of The Swisswingʼ Biomechanical Stimulation Device For Recovery After Acute Exercise In Professional Male Soccer Players, Brooke Starkoff
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The Swisswingʼ Biomechanical Stimulation Device has been previously used to treat muscle soreness. It is a form of vibration therapy that is beneficial in increasing circulation to treated muscles. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of the Swisswingʼ Biomechanical Stimulation device for decreasing biochemical markers of muscle damage and inflammation and muscle pain after acute exercise in professional male soccer players. Methods: Seventeen male professional soccer players, aged 20.9 + or - 2.4 years participated in a two-week study to determine the effects of receiving treatment with the Swisswingʼ Biomechanical Stimulation Device. The players were randomly assigned to groups A, B, …
A Multivariate Study Of Disproportionality In Special Education, Stacey L. Steggert
A Multivariate Study Of Disproportionality In Special Education, Stacey L. Steggert
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The disproportionate representation of ethnically and culturally diverse students in special education has been the topic of significant research and policy debate for the last forty years. Disproportionality occurs when the proportion of students of a specific ethnic group in a disability category is greater or less than the proportion of Caucasian students in the same disability category. The prevailing logic asserts that disproportionality is the result of ethnically and culturally diverse students being differentially affected by the deleterious effects of poverty. Despite considerable research regarding the prevalence of overrepresentation, few studies have been undertaken to examine the relationship between …