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The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
Theses Digitization Project
This project analyzes the progress of 20 first grade, Spanish speaking students through a weather science unit. The study observes how students respond to literacy and science learning events.
Deploying Mobile Computer Classroom As A Catalyst For More Parental Involvement Via Technology As Well As Bridging Digital Divide: A Feasibility Study, Abdul Hamid Khan
Deploying Mobile Computer Classroom As A Catalyst For More Parental Involvement Via Technology As Well As Bridging Digital Divide: A Feasibility Study, Abdul Hamid Khan
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility of using the mobile computer classroom for increasing the parental involvement via technology with the intent of alleviating both the problems of downward trending performance of students as well as bridging the "digital divide" among parents and other adults.
Competence In Communication For Esl/Efl Speaking Curriculum, Somi Shin
Competence In Communication For Esl/Efl Speaking Curriculum, Somi Shin
Theses Digitization Project
This project provides a background on English instruction in Korea and features a literature review that builds theoretical aspects of this project. This project also presents a model of communicative competence applied to the speaking process which incorporates the application of speaking strategies.
Taking Another Look At Women And Gender In Hemingway's Works, Gwendolyn Dale Binks
Taking Another Look At Women And Gender In Hemingway's Works, Gwendolyn Dale Binks
Theses Digitization Project
This project supports the contrary argument that Hemingway provided a voice for the post-Victorian woman, a woman exercising her strength within relationships, her sexuality, her femininity, and her freedom from oppression during the twentieth century women's movement.
Perceptions Of Gender Socialization Among African-American Female Caretakers, Cherise Michelle Carpenter
Perceptions Of Gender Socialization Among African-American Female Caretakers, Cherise Michelle Carpenter
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Attachment Behaviors Displayed By Children In Foster Care, Denise Cathleen Rice
Attachment Behaviors Displayed By Children In Foster Care, Denise Cathleen Rice
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of attachment, secure or insecure, displayed by foster children after a minimal one-hour separation from their foster parent. The sample consisted of fifty foster parents (22 males and 28 females) who had foster children ranging in ages from 3-12. The foster children have lived in the current foster care placement for at least one month. To measure the foster child's level of attachment to the foster parent, the foster parent completed a demographic survey as well as the Parent/Child Reunion Inventory (Marcus 1988). Analysis was conducted using a variety of …
Educational Strategies Meet The Needs Of Juvenile Offenders, Patricia Lynn Wilson
Educational Strategies Meet The Needs Of Juvenile Offenders, Patricia Lynn Wilson
Theses Digitization Project
This study shows how correctional educators incorporate traditional as well as nontraditional teaching methods to address the specific problems associated with juvenile offenders.
Men's Ambivalence Toward Sexy Versus Traditional Women, Melissa Yuki Wheeler
Men's Ambivalence Toward Sexy Versus Traditional Women, Melissa Yuki Wheeler
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis examines ambivalent attitudes toward sexy and traditional women.
A Quest For Sales, Daniel Lynn Goehring
A Quest For Sales, Daniel Lynn Goehring
Theses Digitization Project
This paper is to evaluate the sales program at Arrowhead Credit Union, and make recommendations for enhancing and improving it. This paper provide guidance and direction to assist the Arrowhead Credit Unions transition to a sales focused organization.
A Survey Of Client Satisfaction With Agency Services Provided By Trinity Children And Family Services, Jose De Jesus Quiroz
A Survey Of Client Satisfaction With Agency Services Provided By Trinity Children And Family Services, Jose De Jesus Quiroz
Theses Digitization Project
The study explores and describes the satisfaction that clients placed at Trinity Children and Family Services have with the agency's therapeutic services. Therapeutic services in this case refers to the therapy that the residents receive from their individual and group therapists, and their interactions with the unit case manager/dorm supervisor and unit counselors.
Factors Influencing Managers' Satisfaction In A Working-Relationship With An External Consultant, Stefanie Ann Pressl
Factors Influencing Managers' Satisfaction In A Working-Relationship With An External Consultant, Stefanie Ann Pressl
Theses Digitization Project
This study proposed a model to specify the influence of negative expectations of the manager in regard to working with a consultant, the level of cynicism of the manager, the client-consultant relationship and the level of management change skills on a manager's client satisfaction.
Nurses' Attitudes Toward Computer Use For Point-Of-Care Charting., Steven Adam Marks
Nurses' Attitudes Toward Computer Use For Point-Of-Care Charting., Steven Adam Marks
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Constructing Experiential Learning In The Language Arts Classroom, Terrylee Hutton Marzell
Constructing Experiential Learning In The Language Arts Classroom, Terrylee Hutton Marzell
Theses Digitization Project
Recent research in educational practice has identified and emphasized the value of connecting school curriculum to the personal experiences of the students; but to be effective, learners must possess a collection of baseline experiences the teacher can connect new learnings to. If the baseline experiences are lacking, the instructor could choose to create a classroom experience upon which to build additional learnings.
Constructivist Model For Career Internships: Integrating Contextual Learning And Critical Thinking, Deborah Scott-Toux
Constructivist Model For Career Internships: Integrating Contextual Learning And Critical Thinking, Deborah Scott-Toux
Theses Digitization Project
This project grew from a desire to help students draw meaningful connections between education and future career aspirations.
The Influence Of Job Type, Information Provided, Test Type, And Test Performance On Applicant Reactions To Personnel Selection Tests, Michelle Renae Schulz
The Influence Of Job Type, Information Provided, Test Type, And Test Performance On Applicant Reactions To Personnel Selection Tests, Michelle Renae Schulz
Theses Digitization Project
The evolution of the Systems Model approach to personnel selection marks the emergence of the relationship between the organization and the applicant. It has made organizations become increasingly aware of the potential influence of applicant reactions to selection procedures.
Alternative Pedagogies For College Composition, Diana Marie Ramseyer
Alternative Pedagogies For College Composition, Diana Marie Ramseyer
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis attempts to determine if the acquisition of rhetorical and grammatical skills such as a sense of audience and organization are best attained through an alternate pedagogy based on a methodology from Wendy Bishop or if they are better attained through a traditional approach.
A Rhetorical Study Of Edward Abbey's Picaresque Novel The Fool's Progress, Kent Murray Rogers
A Rhetorical Study Of Edward Abbey's Picaresque Novel The Fool's Progress, Kent Murray Rogers
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis addresses this question of why Abbey employed such rhetoric and what resulting effects he hoped to achieve. Examining Abbey's rhetoric in terms of classical Western rhetorical traditions, the genre of the picaresque, and his own ideological stance can aid in understanding what his intentions are in this controversial work.
Face-To-Face Versus Computer-Mediated Communication: An Investigation Of Multiple Outcomes Across Task-Types, Anton James Villado
Face-To-Face Versus Computer-Mediated Communication: An Investigation Of Multiple Outcomes Across Task-Types, Anton James Villado
Theses Digitization Project
A novel approach was used to investigate differences between groups using computer-mediated and face-to-face communication. In a laboratory setting, three-person groups completed three survival themed tasks. The tasks were related in that the output of a preliminary task became the input of the sequent task.
Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell
Teaching And Learning In The School Garden, Elizabeth Lynn Waddell
Theses Digitization Project
This project was created to encourage educators to establish school site gardens. Gardens provide the opportunity to introduce environmental topics, and can become hands-on learning centers for subjects across the course of study.
Understanding And Using Multicultural Literature In The Primary Grades: A Guide For Teachers, Shirley Ann Williams
Understanding And Using Multicultural Literature In The Primary Grades: A Guide For Teachers, Shirley Ann Williams
Theses Digitization Project
Many studies have shown that an overwhelming number of classroom teachers are encountering increasing diversity issues in both the content of what they teach and among the students they are teaching The purpose of this project is to provide elementary teachers with a resource of multicultural literature that can be integrated into any curriculum, whether it is Language Arts, Social Studies, or story time.
An Exploratory Study Of Single Parents Raising A Child With Developmental Disabilities, Marlena La Nae Graves, Tracy Ann Schroeder
An Exploratory Study Of Single Parents Raising A Child With Developmental Disabilities, Marlena La Nae Graves, Tracy Ann Schroeder
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore the unique experiences and specific needs of single parent families while assessing their level of stress raising a developmentally disabled child.
Achieving English Competence In Korea Through Computer-Assisted Language Learning And Crosscultural Understanding, Jue Yeun Nam
Achieving English Competence In Korea Through Computer-Assisted Language Learning And Crosscultural Understanding, Jue Yeun Nam
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to address the problems and improve English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning for the students of Korea by contrasting cultural similarities and differences and the same time utilizing computer-based instruction learning.
Investigating Adaptive Coping Mechanisms In Elderly Spousal Cargivers, Elaine Margaret Foytik
Investigating Adaptive Coping Mechanisms In Elderly Spousal Cargivers, Elaine Margaret Foytik
Theses Digitization Project
This research investigated the coping strategies that elderly caregivers use when caring for a spouse with brain impairment, categorizing their strategies into an external or internal locus of control.
An Effective Educational Development Curriculum For Mexican-American High School Students, Adam Castro
An Effective Educational Development Curriculum For Mexican-American High School Students, Adam Castro
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to design a year long course curriculum in educational development. The curriculum will serve the educational needs of many Mexican-American high school students who academically need it.
Morale And The Mental Health Worker: Burnout In The Department Of Behavioral Health, Karen Lee Banker
Morale And The Mental Health Worker: Burnout In The Department Of Behavioral Health, Karen Lee Banker
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Relationships Between Family Environment, Psychological Maltreatment, And Well-Being And Symptoms, Rhonda Kay Alvarez
Relationships Between Family Environment, Psychological Maltreatment, And Well-Being And Symptoms, Rhonda Kay Alvarez
Theses Digitization Project
An examination of the relationships between family environment, psychological maltreatment, subjective well-being and psychological distress. Certain family environments may be more at risk for engaging in psychological maltreatment than others.
Psychographics And Vals System As Marketing Segmentation Approach By Business Establishments In United Arab Emirates, Rashed Abdulaziz Al-Shamsi
Psychographics And Vals System As Marketing Segmentation Approach By Business Establishments In United Arab Emirates, Rashed Abdulaziz Al-Shamsi
Theses Digitization Project
Psychographics is the principal technique used by consumer researchers as an operational definition or measure of life style. One aim of psychographics is to provide quantitative measures of consumer lifestyles, in contrast to soft or qualitative research from focused group interviews, depth interviews and similar techniques. The scope of this thesis is to discuss the psychographics analysis and life system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a tool of marketing communication segmentation.
African American Children In The Child Welfare System: An American Tragedy, Dana Claire Cunningham
African American Children In The Child Welfare System: An American Tragedy, Dana Claire Cunningham
Theses Digitization Project
The enormous amount of African American children in the foster care system is a concern for many professional social workers, and others who are interested in this issue.
A Comparison Of Re-Entry And Traditional Students Needs And Issues, Jacky Linn Patt, Gloria Ann Stickler
A Comparison Of Re-Entry And Traditional Students Needs And Issues, Jacky Linn Patt, Gloria Ann Stickler
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.