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Faculty And Multicultural Education: An Analysis Of The Levels Of Curricular Integration Within A Community College System, Lillian Hoggard Williams Jan 2001

Faculty And Multicultural Education: An Analysis Of The Levels Of Curricular Integration Within A Community College System, Lillian Hoggard Williams

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The composition of the United States population and its workforce is changing rapidly with a projected increase from 249 million in 1990 to 355 million by the year 2040. The majority white population is projected to only grow by 25 percent during this time period while the Latino, and Hispanic populations in the United States are projected to increase by 187 percent. Consequently, the current minorities will constitute more than half of the nation's total population by mid century and comprise a disproportionately large segment of the workforce. as a result of these changing demographics and increasing economic globalization, America's …


"The Freemasonry Of The Race": The Cultural Politics Of Ritual, Race, And Place In Postemancipation Virginia, Corey D. B. Walker Jan 2001

"The Freemasonry Of The Race": The Cultural Politics Of Ritual, Race, And Place In Postemancipation Virginia, Corey D. B. Walker

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

African American cultural and social history has neglected to interrogate fully a crucial facet of African American political, economic, and social life: African American Freemasonry. "The Freemasonry of the Race": The Cultural Politics of Ritual, Race, and Place in Postemancipation Virginia seeks to remedy this neglect. This project broadly situates African American Freemasonry in the complex and evolving relations of power, peoples, and polities of the Atlantic world. The study develops an interpretative framework that not only recognizes the organizational and institutional aspects of African American Freemasonry, but also interprets it as a discursive space in and through which articulations …


Women In Blue: Women In The Us Navy During World War Two, Zoe Catherine Robinson Jan 2001

Women In Blue: Women In The Us Navy During World War Two, Zoe Catherine Robinson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Systemic Reform: The Impact Of North Carolina's State-Initiated Policies On Local Gifted Programs, Elissa Fern Weisner Brown Jan 2001

Systemic Reform: The Impact Of North Carolina's State-Initiated Policies On Local Gifted Programs, Elissa Fern Weisner Brown

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A National Survey Of Policies And Practices Regarding The Performance Evaluation Of Public School Educators, Carole Beat Geiger Jan 2001

A National Survey Of Policies And Practices Regarding The Performance Evaluation Of Public School Educators, Carole Beat Geiger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Metaphor Development In Young Gifted Children, Catherine Anne Little Jan 2001

A Study Of Metaphor Development In Young Gifted Children, Catherine Anne Little

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Correlational Study Of School Principals' Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And The Availability And Quality Of Gifted Programming In Their Schools, Louis Paul Lloyd-Zannini Jan 2001

A Correlational Study Of School Principals' Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And The Availability And Quality Of Gifted Programming In Their Schools, Louis Paul Lloyd-Zannini

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


"A Bad Case Of Fossilized Tradition": The Discourse Of Race And Gender In Women's Battle For The Ballot In Richmond, Virginia 1909-1920, Melissa D. Ooten Jan 2001

"A Bad Case Of Fossilized Tradition": The Discourse Of Race And Gender In Women's Battle For The Ballot In Richmond, Virginia 1909-1920, Melissa D. Ooten

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of School And Contextual Factors On The Graduation Rates Of Virginia Migrant Students, Denise Chapell Perritt Jan 2001

The Impact Of School And Contextual Factors On The Graduation Rates Of Virginia Migrant Students, Denise Chapell Perritt

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Optimal Educational Experiences And Their Relationship To Self-Concept And Flow In Adolescent High-Ability And Gifted Learners, Lisa Ann Schenkel Jan 2001

Optimal Educational Experiences And Their Relationship To Self-Concept And Flow In Adolescent High-Ability And Gifted Learners, Lisa Ann Schenkel

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Participation And Performance On Virginia's Standards Of Learning By Students With Disabilities: The Influence Of Classification And Placement, Paula Maria Spady Jan 2001

Participation And Performance On Virginia's Standards Of Learning By Students With Disabilities: The Influence Of Classification And Placement, Paula Maria Spady

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


A Publisher's Hand: Strategic Gambles And Cultural Leadership By Moses Dresser Phillips In Antebellum America, Marykate Mcmaster Jan 2001

A Publisher's Hand: Strategic Gambles And Cultural Leadership By Moses Dresser Phillips In Antebellum America, Marykate Mcmaster

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This study examines the life and business career of Moses Dresser Phillips (1813--1859), an important, but previously neglected, member of the Antebellum literary marketplace. If mentioned in discussions of Antebellum publishing at all, Moses Dresser Phillips is usually noted for choosing to create the Atlantic Monthly, one of his most distinguished achievements, or for deciding not to publish Uncle Tom's Cabin, one of his most costly errors. Although one of the most powerful figures in the literary marketplace, Phillips died in 1859 at age forty-six. Life dealt him a short tenure as a result of the stress caused by the …


An Officer And A Lady, Kathleen Marie Scott Jan 2001

An Officer And A Lady, Kathleen Marie Scott

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


"Carried On At A Very Great Expense And Never Produced Any Profit": The Albemarle Iron Works (1770-72), James Harvey Brothers Jan 2001

"Carried On At A Very Great Expense And Never Produced Any Profit": The Albemarle Iron Works (1770-72), James Harvey Brothers

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Class Negotiation And Accoutrement Use: Pistol Ownership In York County, Virginia, 1634-1729, Jeremy Loren Nienow Jan 2001

Class Negotiation And Accoutrement Use: Pistol Ownership In York County, Virginia, 1634-1729, Jeremy Loren Nienow

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


From Ads To Artifacts: The Selling Power Of Gender Ideology In America, 1890-1910, Andrea Griffin Clark Jan 2001

From Ads To Artifacts: The Selling Power Of Gender Ideology In America, 1890-1910, Andrea Griffin Clark

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Indicting Christendom: Roger Williams From The Wilderness, Thomas L. Anderson Jan 2001

Indicting Christendom: Roger Williams From The Wilderness, Thomas L. Anderson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Captive Women Among The Iroquois, W. Scott Ebhardt Jan 2001

Captive Women Among The Iroquois, W. Scott Ebhardt

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Conceptual Level And Moral Development Of Substance Abuse Prevention Professionals Working In Higher Education And Their Comprehensiveness Of Programming, Mary Katherine Crozier Jan 2001

The Relationship Between Conceptual Level And Moral Development Of Substance Abuse Prevention Professionals Working In Higher Education And Their Comprehensiveness Of Programming, Mary Katherine Crozier

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are prevalent on American college and university campuses. The higher education literature is replete with research on prevalence rates (Presley, Meilman, and Cashin, 1998; Wechsler, Lee, Kuo, and Lee, 2000), substance abuse prevention theories (Gonzales, 1994), history of substance abuse prevention (O'Bryan and Daughtery, 1992), and descriptions of prevention programming (anderson and Milgram, 1996; Mills-Novoa, 1994). There is, however, little research on the substance abuse prevention professionals who are charged with developing and offering prevention programming in higher education.;This study is one of the first to examine the substance abuse prevention professional in higher education. …


The Stated Goals And Purposes Of Christian Schools And The Reasons Parents Give For Choosing Them, Cecelia Ruth Short Jan 2001

The Stated Goals And Purposes Of Christian Schools And The Reasons Parents Give For Choosing Them, Cecelia Ruth Short

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to identify the current stated purposes of Christian schools and the reasons parents give for choosing to send their children to these schools. The methodology was essentially a comparative analysis of multiple sources. Documents from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), the professional literature, and the sample schools were analyzed. Administrators and parents from selected Christian schools were interviewed and their statements were also analyzed.;Comparative analysis was used to reduce the coded statements Categories that child/student environment, and to emergent themes and then to common categories emerged were: (1) faith/spiritual development, (2) development, …


Factors Contributing To The Integration Of Computer Technology In Classroom Instruction, Philip Michael Pavlidis Jan 2001

Factors Contributing To The Integration Of Computer Technology In Classroom Instruction, Philip Michael Pavlidis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine what factors contribute to and what factors inhibit the integration of computer technology in classroom instruction in the middle school setting at selected schools in a central Virginia public school system. Information derived from this study may be used to assist in the planning and decision making process by central office and building level administrators.;The population for this study included teachers from three middle schools in a central Virginia public school system. This school system has demonstrated through the Virginia Standards of Learning test scores, an even distribution of results regardless of …


Relationships Among Long -Term Debt, Current Fund Revenues And Expenditures, And Endowment Value At Public Four-Year Colleges And Universities, Michael Lee Stump Jan 2001

Relationships Among Long -Term Debt, Current Fund Revenues And Expenditures, And Endowment Value At Public Four-Year Colleges And Universities, Michael Lee Stump

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study is to determine what relationships exist among current fund revenues, current fund expenditures, long-term debt, and endowment value for public four-year colleges and universities, for fiscal years 1992 through 1997. An important objective of the study is to "let the data speak for itself." The research questions focused on trends among the four variables; whether long-term debt displaced some portion of current fund revenue and whether endowment value influenced this relationship; whether institutions incurred more debt when their revenues and endowment values have been increasing; and whether revenues failed to keep pace with institutions' needs …


Consolidating Power: Technology, Ideology, And Philadelphia's Growth In The Early Republic, Andrew M. Schocket Jan 2001

Consolidating Power: Technology, Ideology, And Philadelphia's Growth In The Early Republic, Andrew M. Schocket

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This dissertation examines the ways that moneyed Philadelphians invented corporate power in America during the first four decades of the federal republic, specifically focusing on business corporations, such as canal companies and banks, and on a public corporation, Philadelphia's municipal government. Through evidence from company and municipal records and publications, the private papers and correspondence of corporate officers, newspapers, pamphlets, and legislative acts and proceedings, this study identifies the people and the technological and financial processes that contributed to the establishment and entrenchment of corporate economic and political power.;From the 1790s to the 1830s, Philadelphia-area residents demanded cheaper transportation, a …


Fellow Travelers: Indians And Europeans Together On The Early American Trail, Philip A. Levy Jan 2001

Fellow Travelers: Indians And Europeans Together On The Early American Trail, Philip A. Levy

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The European exploration of America has traditionally conjured up images of Europeans intrepidly scanning horizons, meticulously detailing maps, and graciously offering curious natives access to God and goods. More than two decades of anthropological, historical, and ethnohistorical scholarship have tempered this heroic image and shown in great detail the complex and often contradictory role Indians played in this grand drama. Consequently, one can no longer picture colonial-era European explorers or travelers without also envisioning their Indian companions, both men and women, guiding the way, carrying the baggage, gathering the food, and providing needed information. This dissertation examines the character of …


Single Positive Pion Electroproduction In The First And Second Resonance Regions Using Clas, Hovanes Egiyan Jan 2001

Single Positive Pion Electroproduction In The First And Second Resonance Regions Using Clas, Hovanes Egiyan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The study of single pion electroproduction can provide valuable information on the structure of the nucleon and its excited states. Although these reactions have been studied for decades, never has the npi + channel been measured over the complete phase space of the reaction. The CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) located in Hall B of Jefferson Lab is well-suited for conducting these measurements. The CLAS data were taken using a 1.515 GeV electron beam incident on a liquid H 2 target. The cross sections have been extracted, and their &phis;-dependence has been fit to obtain the sigmaTT, sigma TL and …


Monument To Sentiment: The Discourse Of Nation And Citizenship At The Oklahoma City National Memorial, Caroline Carpenter Nichols Jan 2001

Monument To Sentiment: The Discourse Of Nation And Citizenship At The Oklahoma City National Memorial, Caroline Carpenter Nichols

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Fashion's Foes: Dress Reform From 1850-1900, Elizabeth A. Komski Jan 2001

Fashion's Foes: Dress Reform From 1850-1900, Elizabeth A. Komski

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


For Generations: Wills, Inventories, And Wealth In Colonial Virginia, Wayne Graham Jan 2001

For Generations: Wills, Inventories, And Wealth In Colonial Virginia, Wayne Graham

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Standards-Based Assessment And Program Efficacy: Comparing Service Delivery Models For Students With Learning Disabilities And Their Peers Without Disabilities, Patricia Ann Popp Jan 2001

Standards-Based Assessment And Program Efficacy: Comparing Service Delivery Models For Students With Learning Disabilities And Their Peers Without Disabilities, Patricia Ann Popp

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Relationships Between Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Socioeconomic Status And Student Academic Success, Dana Elizabeth Gresham Jan 2001

The Relationships Between Teacher Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Socioeconomic Status And Student Academic Success, Dana Elizabeth Gresham

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The major purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between the perceptions of self-efficacy of a school's teachers, the job satisfaction of a school's teachers, the academic achievement of a school's students, and a school's socioeconomic status.;The theoretical base for this study centers around the work of Bandura (1982, 1995) in the area of teacher self efficacy. Additionally, Herzberg, Mausner, and Snyderman's (1959) Motivation/Hygiene Theory and Maslow's (1968) Motivation Theory provide the theoretical base for the area of teacher job satisfaction.;Teacher self-efficacy and job satisfaction data were collected through teacher completion of paper/pencil questionnaires. Student academic achievement was …