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Exploring Student Perspectives On Elementary To Middle School Transition Practices, Erin Spies

Theses and Dissertations

Characteristics of effective transition programs include (a) providing realistic experiences of middle school expectations for incoming students, (b) frequent communication with students, parents, and staff, and (c) extensive and ongoing planning, assessment, and redesign of the transition program. While these effective components of a transition program have been recommended based on research, student reflection on essential elements have not been included. The purpose of this study was to use phenomenology research methods to identify components of middle school transition programs from the perspective of middle school students. The study analyzed current transitional practices and their alignment with Schlossberg’s Transition Theory …

A Confucian Theory Of Crime, Nicholas Lassi

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is an analysis of pre-Qin Confucian philosophy as it pertains to crime and the crime related issues of personal control and social control. From this analysis of pre-Qin Confucian philosophy, a wholly new and distinct theory of crime is developed. Material relating to crime, and the crime related issues involving personal control and social control, is filtered out of an assortment of prominent pre-Qin Confucian texts (namely those of Confucius, Mencius, and Xunzi), dissected and juxtaposed with historical and modern Western criminological thought, and ultimately systematized into a unified Confucian theory of crime. This endeavor works to enrich …

Racial Identity Development Of Somali Refugees In The Midwest, Nnenna Lindsay

Theses and Dissertations

The number of Somali refugees in the United States continue s to increase, yet research on their racial identity development, racialization experiences, and strategies used to cope with racism and discrimination is lacking. This qualitative study was conducted to explore the unique racial narratives of Somali refugees. In order to better understand how Somalis make meaning of their racial identity and adjust to the contemporary racial climate of the Midwest, in-depth interviews were conducted with seven Somali refugees and a narrative methodology was used to analyze the results. The overarching narrative highlighted the journey to becoming Black for Somali refugees …

Enhancement Of Phoshorus Removal Via Bioretention Cells Amended With Low Cost Materials, Nick Lindstrom

Theses and Dissertations

As bioretention systems are becoming an increasingly popular low impact development (LID) application for stormwater mitigation, they lack mechanisms that demobilize phosphorus (P) especially dissolved phosphorus (DP). In many cases, these LIDs release more P than is input due to a high P index derived from the plant material inherent within bioretention systems. The objectives of this project are to utilize low-cost water treatment residuals (WTR) as bioretention amendments to capture P. The adsorption characteristics are observed by means of batch level experiments to observe the P adsorption potential without the influence of hydraulic parameters, and column experiments to observe …

Study Of Physical And Chemical Properties Of Iridium Modified Nanostructures Formed On Silicon (110) Surface, Rasika Mohottige

Theses and Dissertations

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy (STM/STS), Transmission Electron

Microscopy (TEM), and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) studies were performed to

characterize the morphology, electronic properties, and chemical properties of the Iridium

(Ir) induced nano-structures formed on clean Si (110) surface. It was found that the

deposition of Ir in the sub-monolayer and monolayer (ML) regime on clean Si (110) ``16 × 2’’

surface produces Ir-silicide nano-structures, as this surface is suitable for growing

nanostructures because of its inherent structural asymmetry. STM shows that nanowires

with an average length and width of 100 nm and 21 nm, respectively, were grown on clean …

Examining Rural To Urban Migration, Crime And Characteristics Of Rural Migrants Offenders -- An Exploratory Study On The Relationship Between Rural Migration And Criminal Offenses Utilizing The Online Judicial Dataset In Guangdong Province, Ziwei Qi

Theses and Dissertations

China has experienced massive internal migration in the past three decades. The rapidly growing urban population, especially the rural to urban migrant population, is the primary social concern with respect to public health and social stability that China is facing in recent decades. Both the public and private sectors have hastened to respond to the emerging needs of this socially, economically and politically marginalized group. In the current dissertation, the author utilizes judicial decisions from the Intermediate Level Courts in the Guangdong province, China, in order to examine the characteristics of rural migrant offenders, and to explore the relationship between …

American Indian Biculturalism Inventory - Pueblo, Royleen J. Ross

Theses and Dissertations

A time in American history existed when Native Americans were not allowed to express, much less retain their traditions, culture, language, and livelihood. Today, Natives are thriving in various fields at many different professional levels and have not only mastered majority culture’s ways, but have integrated them, on their own terms, into their lives. Warfare was declared upon Native Americans in the educational arena beginning in the late 1800’s, resulting in many indigenous individuals not only meeting the educational challenge posed to them, but excelled beyond expectation. Thus, in contemporary society, many Native Americans have retained their traditional ways and …

Examining Nodapl Through The Lens Of Social Movement And Participation Theories, Zeinab El-Rewini

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Local Perceptions Of Learning And Improvisation In Private Music Lessons, Matthew Jon Lorenz

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

No abstract provided.

Design And Development Of Flipped Classes Video Lectures For Secondary Level Education Of Nepal, Bijaya Shrestha, Nikita Gautam, Manoj Shakya

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Student Publications

Flipped classroom is a simple method to flip the things done inside the classroom with the things done at home. The prepared video lectures are delivered to the students prior to the students actually come and sit in the new class on following days. At the top of this, students will gain the opportunity to watch the video time and again until they understand the lesson.

Deerwalk Learning Center is developing the flipped classroom video lectures based on the syllabus prescribed by the Curriculum Development Centre, Nepal. The main objective of this development project is to make student easy to …

Empowering Nurses To Use Non-Pharmacological Measures To Help Control Pain In The Postoperative Period, Marie E. Aamodt

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Pcor Partnership Atlas, Wesley D. Peck, Earl P. Battle, Megan M. Grove, Kyle A. Glazewski, Joyce M. Riske, Charles D. Gorecki, Edward N. Steadman, John A. Harju

EERC Maps and Infographics

The Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Atlas provides a regional profile of CO₂ sources and potential CO₂ storage locations across the PCOR Partnership region. The revised fifth edition provides an up-to-date look at PCOR Partnership activities, including additional regional characterization and updates on full-scale demonstration projects. Additional background information on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is included to give a better understanding of how CCUS addresses concerns about climate change while allowing future energy needs to be met.

Mentoring Experiences In Medical Education: A Phenomenographic Study Among American Indian Medical Students And Those In Residency, Naomi M. Bender

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to better understand how currently enrolled American Indian (AI) medical students and recently graduated physicians in residency experienced mentoring during medical school. This study consisted of 19 participant-recorded interviews that were later transcribed, analyzed, and coded for thematic outcomes. Participants were all current AI medical students in the same Northern Midwest Medical School (NMMS) in years one, two, three, or four, or they were recent AI graduate physicians from the same institution and were in years one or two of residency. The theoretical frameworks that guided this research were Kalbfleisch’s Mentoring Enactment …

Tone In Acatlán Mixtec Nouns, Esteban I. Méndez-Hord

Theses and Dissertations

Varieties of Mixtec (an Oto-Manguean language group spoken in southern Mexico) have often been analyzed as having a three-way tonal distinction: Low, Mid and High. I present evidence from original research on simple, alienable nouns, that only two lexical tones, /H/ (corresponding to the traditional Mid tone) and /L/, where some H tones are floating, are needed to describe noun roots in Acatlán Mixtec. In essence, the extra-H tone (corresponding to the traditional Hi tone) only occurs in derived environments, which involve the interaction of tones from two or more morphemes. The bulk of the analysis uses H and L …

December 7, 2017: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the December 7, 2017, meeting of the University Senate. 19 pages

November 2, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the November 2, 2017, meeting of the University Senate. 4 pages

Volume 55, Number 12: November 01, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

November 2, 2017: Agenda, University Of North Dakota

University Senate Meeting Minutes

Agenda for the November 2, 2017, meeting of the University Senate. 16 pages

September 29, 2017, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

September 15, 2017, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

Volume 55, Number 5: September 13, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

History Of North Dakota, Elwyn B. Robinson

Open Educational Resources

Elwyn Robinson's sweeping History of North Dakota has become a classic in American state histories. One of the state's great professors and historians takes into account not only politics, but sociology, economics, ethnology, theology, nature studies and geography to describe North Dakota to the world and to itself.

Geography, in particular, formed the basis of Professor Robinson's historical interpretation. His 'too-much mistake,' the belief that North Dakota built too much, too fast, in an isolated area buffeted by difficult climate, has become the guiding principle for a quarter century of historical debate on Dakota plains history.

September 1, 2017, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

The Spiraling And Spillover Of Misconduct: Perceived Workplace Bullying, Subclinical Psychopathy, And Businesspersons’ Recognition Of An Ethical Issue, Sean R. Valentine, Sheila K. Hanson, Gary M. Fleischman

Management Faculty Publications

Workplace bullying can potentially spiral into numerous counterproductive behaviors and negative organizational outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which increased perceptions of workplace bullying were associated with stronger expressions of (subclinical) psychopathic traits and weakened ethical decision making. Data were collected from national and regional samples of selling and business professions using a self-report questionnaire that contained relevant measures and an ethics scenario, and structural equation modeling was employed to investigate the proposed relationships. Findings indicated that perceived workplace bullying operated through psychopathy to influence the recognition of an ethical issue (or full …

A10 – Human Factors Considerations Of Uas Procedures And Control Stations: Tasks Pc-1 Through Pc-3 Pilot And Crew (Pc) Subtask, Recommended Requirements And Operational Procedures, Joseph Cerreta, Paul Snyder, Zachary P. Waller, Amanda Brandt, Timothy Bruner, Scott Kroeber, Andrea Meyer, Richard S. Standbury, Ronald Storm, Gary M. Ullrich, William Watson

Aviation Faculty Publications

The Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) conducted research focused on minimum pilot procedures and operational practices used by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators today for the purpose of developing recommendations. This research recommends four pilot and 46 operational minimum procedures to operate a civil single-engine, fixed-wing, single-pilot-configured UAS flying in beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) conditions. These recommendations are anticipated to support potential future aircrew procedure requirements for UAS larger than 55 lbs. operating in the National Airspace System (NAS). These procedures were validated using representative Control Stations in simulated environments.

August 29, 2017, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

Volume 55, Number 2: August 23, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological And Non-Pharmacological Management Of Depression In Patients With Alzheimer’S Disease, Alicia Cebulak

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Volume 54, Number 51: August 02, 2017, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

164th Infantry News: August 2017, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

August 2017 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 40 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.