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Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Closing The Math Achievement Gaps Between Black And White Students In Grades 3–5, Carla Shantell Waller Feb 2024

Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions Of Closing The Math Achievement Gaps Between Black And White Students In Grades 3–5, Carla Shantell Waller

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The problem underpinning this study was a pronounced achievement gap between Black and White students, evident in standardized test score pass rates of third through fifth graders, in a school district in the U.S. state of Virginia. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the extent to which culturally responsive instructional practices influence elementary teachers' perceptions, approaches, successes, and challenges in closing the differences in standardized math scores between Black and White students in Grades 3 through 5. Gay’s work on culturally responsive teaching, which encompasses theory, research, and evidence-based instructional approaches teachers can implement to address …


Head Start Teachers’ Perceptions Of Inclusion Classroom Challenges And Needs, Jessica Rinehart Feb 2024

Head Start Teachers’ Perceptions Of Inclusion Classroom Challenges And Needs, Jessica Rinehart

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Early childhood inclusion classrooms are becoming more prominent, but Head Start teachers need more job training to prepare them for the diversity of students in their classrooms. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate research questions about the challenges faced by Head Start inclusion teachers, the strategies they use in the classroom, and the suggestions they have for improved resources or training. The conceptual framework that guided this study was Bandura’s social learning theory, which suggested that teachers can learn through observation or modeling of others. Using a case study design, nine Head Start teachers with at …


A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka Feb 2024

A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka

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The sexual abuse of children is a worldwide traumatic event with potential for adverse long-term physical and psychological consequences. There has been a plethora of research in the Western societies that examined offenders of child sexual abuse. Due to a number of methodological limitations, the findings of these studies cannot be used to effectively explain African offenders of child sexual abuse. This study employed a quantitative non-experimental, descriptive research approach method to examine the demographic and criminological characteristics of adult men who sexually abused children in Namibia. The data were collected by reviewing 183 files of Namibian male offenders incarcerated …


The Relationship Between Middle Managers’ Self-Determination And Lean Implementation In Manufacturing, Andrea K. Hopf Feb 2024

The Relationship Between Middle Managers’ Self-Determination And Lean Implementation In Manufacturing, Andrea K. Hopf

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Although middle managers’ commitment to lean implementation affects successful improvement outcomes in the United States, most senior leaders in manufacturing attempting to implement lean in the United States fail to achieve expected improvement outcomes. Grounded in the self-determination theory of motivation, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between middle managers’ competence, relatedness, autonomy, and level of lean implementation. Participants were 77 midlevel managers in manufacturing organizations in the midwestern United States. Data were collected using the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction at Work Scale. The results of the multiple regression analysis indicated the model could …


Electrical Field Service Employees’ Intent To Stay Or Leave, Jeffrey Daniels Feb 2024

Electrical Field Service Employees’ Intent To Stay Or Leave, Jeffrey Daniels

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Electrical field service leaders are concerned with losing human capital as it requires the shifting or reallocating of economic and non-economic resources to maintain operations and financial goals. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between general job satisfaction, employee motivation, and employee turnover intentions. Participants included 51 electrical field service leaders in the electrical field service industry who completed the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and the Motivational Trait Questionnaire. The multiple linear regression analysis results indicated the model could significantly predict employee turnover intentions, F(2, 48) = 15.29, p < .001, R2 = .389. In the final model, general job satisfaction was the only significant contributor (t = -5.15, p = < .001, β = -0.586). A key recommendation is for electrical field service leaders to implement goals around the mastery of a particular task, quarterly competitions around goal attainment, and regularly scheduled team meetings. The implications for positive social change include the potential to improve work–life balance, shift more time invested into the local community, and update models incorporating a multicultural workforce in the services sector.


Factors Impacting Leading Hybrid And Remote Teams In Higher Education In A Post Covid-19 Environment, Juana L. Parillon Feb 2024

Factors Impacting Leading Hybrid And Remote Teams In Higher Education In A Post Covid-19 Environment, Juana L. Parillon

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The Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on post-secondary education in the United States with much of the focus during the height of the pandemic being on students and their instruction. Little attention has been paid to the experiences of supervisors in higher education, specifically, the lived experiences of supervisors and the factors that impacted supervisors leading hybrid and remote teams. With a phenomenological framework in the periphery, the purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences that supervisors of staff within higher education had after transitioning to either a hybrid or fully remote work model. …


The Relationship Between Nurse Staffing Ratio Of Hospitals And Patient Satisfaction In Emergency Units, Ebele Okonkwo Onuigbo Feb 2024

The Relationship Between Nurse Staffing Ratio Of Hospitals And Patient Satisfaction In Emergency Units, Ebele Okonkwo Onuigbo

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This completed quantitative research study explores the intricate relationship between nurse staffing ratios in emergency units and patient satisfaction, grounded in Donabedian's conceptual model. The primary objective was to examine the correlation between nursing staff?to-patient ratios and patient satisfaction, utilizing the Davis Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale. Employing a correlational analysis research design, the study utilized descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), to control for factors such as nursing hours per patient day, nursing staff mix, and education/experience levels. The study's significance lies in informing healthcare managers about the pivotal role of nurse staffing in enhancing healthcare …


Exploring The Teacher Perceptions Of The Overrepresentation Disciplinary Actions Against African American Male Elementary School Students, Amber Hill Feb 2024

Exploring The Teacher Perceptions Of The Overrepresentation Disciplinary Actions Against African American Male Elementary School Students, Amber Hill

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Leadership, teachers, and parents have observed significantly disproportionate discipline of African American students at urban elementary schools located in Ohio, despite the implementation of positive behavior intervention supports (PBIS). This basic qualitative study explored teacher perceptions of the overrepresentation of disciplinary actions amongst African American male elementary students in a regional school system in Ohio. The conceptual framework for this study was derived from Ladson-Billings’ theory of culturally relevant pedagogy and Skinner’s operant conditioning, which supports the PBIS framework. The research questions focused on the teachers’ perceptions and recommendations about training, resources, and support they need to address the overrepresentation …


Education, Occupation, And Healthcare Accessibility As Predictors Of Self-Reporting Memory Rating, Ana Maria Gonzales Feb 2024

Education, Occupation, And Healthcare Accessibility As Predictors Of Self-Reporting Memory Rating, Ana Maria Gonzales

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The increasing number of dementia cases in the United States, particularly among women, is a significant concern. This progressively deteriorating cognitive disease may profoundly affect talking, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities, interfere with their daily lives, and decrease their life expectancy. Although education, occupation, and healthcare access are individually associated with positive health outcomes, it was essential to explore whether their combination impacts self-reporting memory loss, an indicator of dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of education, occupation, and access to health care as predictors of dementia among women in the United States. This study used …


The Association Between Cognitive Dysfunctions And Cardiovascular Disease Of Minority And Lgbtq+ Communities In The United States, Nathan G. De Shields Feb 2024

The Association Between Cognitive Dysfunctions And Cardiovascular Disease Of Minority And Lgbtq+ Communities In The United States, Nathan G. De Shields

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Dementia, the loss of cognitive acuity is an umbrella term of neuro-degenerative symptoms that impact an estimated 6.5 million Americans, and amid heart disease, cancers, and emerging viruses, such as COVID-19, has reportedly increased in prevalence. A cross-sectional study of secondary data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) was conducted to analyze minority and non-heterosexual experiences of health risks found higher in prior studies of distress rates in LGBTQ+ adults. The socio-ecological framework was used to interpret the competing ecologies of social health determinants in natural and social settings. Literature reviews on cognitive dysfunction and other vascular …


Covid-19 Vaccine And Survival Of Diabetes Patient On Dialysis, Luis Guillermo De Jesús Iii Vega Feb 2024

Covid-19 Vaccine And Survival Of Diabetes Patient On Dialysis, Luis Guillermo De Jesús Iii Vega

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African Americans’ Nutrition And Dietary Management Experiences To Mitigate Congestive Heart Failure, Chukwuemeke Joseph Onokwai Feb 2024

African Americans’ Nutrition And Dietary Management Experiences To Mitigate Congestive Heart Failure, Chukwuemeke Joseph Onokwai

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Relationship Over Time Between Drug Price News And U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies' Financial Performance And Capitalization, Teresita Mulero-Mulero Feb 2024

Relationship Over Time Between Drug Price News And U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies' Financial Performance And Capitalization, Teresita Mulero-Mulero

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America’S Black Homelessness Epidemic: Rooted In Systemically Racist Public Policies And Administration, Terry L. Lewis Feb 2024

America’S Black Homelessness Epidemic: Rooted In Systemically Racist Public Policies And Administration, Terry L. Lewis

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Strategies To Implement Telemedicine Systems In Health Care Organizations, John Spencer Moore Jr Feb 2024

Strategies To Implement Telemedicine Systems In Health Care Organizations, John Spencer Moore Jr

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No abstract provided.


Educating Primary Care Providers On Use Of Pharmacogenetic Testing In Pain Management, Providence Sey Feb 2024

Educating Primary Care Providers On Use Of Pharmacogenetic Testing In Pain Management, Providence Sey

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Mindfulness In Leadership Coaching, Dominick Juliano Feb 2024

The Role Of Mindfulness In Leadership Coaching, Dominick Juliano

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No abstract provided.


Student Perceptions Of Satisfactory Academic Progress Practices In Higher Education, Christopher Giovanni Rodriguez Feb 2024

Student Perceptions Of Satisfactory Academic Progress Practices In Higher Education, Christopher Giovanni Rodriguez

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No abstract provided.


Understanding How Performance Indicators Can Lead To Resistance In Behavioral Health Employees, Sheena Huntley Willis Feb 2024

Understanding How Performance Indicators Can Lead To Resistance In Behavioral Health Employees, Sheena Huntley Willis

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No abstract provided.


Adult English Learners With Disabilities’ Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And Algebra 1 Capabilities, Laura Ann Guillion Feb 2024

Adult English Learners With Disabilities’ Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy And Algebra 1 Capabilities, Laura Ann Guillion

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No abstract provided.


Association Between Malaria Educational Message Exposure And Malaria Prevalence Among Children In Nigeria, Eberechukwu Jacob Ajiwe Feb 2024

Association Between Malaria Educational Message Exposure And Malaria Prevalence Among Children In Nigeria, Eberechukwu Jacob Ajiwe

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No abstract provided.


Administrators’ Perceptions Of Challenges When Supporting The Academic Achievement Of Navajo High School Students, Derek Begay Feb 2024

Administrators’ Perceptions Of Challenges When Supporting The Academic Achievement Of Navajo High School Students, Derek Begay

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No abstract provided.


Workload Management Strategies To Promote Senior Physical Therapy Faculty Retention In The United States, Amanda Parrish Feb 2024

Workload Management Strategies To Promote Senior Physical Therapy Faculty Retention In The United States, Amanda Parrish

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Educational Status And The Management Of Diabetes Among Mexican Migrants On The Northern Mexican Border, Suvipuli Mayarata Quinn Feb 2024

The Role Of Educational Status And The Management Of Diabetes Among Mexican Migrants On The Northern Mexican Border, Suvipuli Mayarata Quinn

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No abstract provided.


Full-Time Nursing Faculty’S Perceptions Of Extrinsic Workload Factors, Diana Melanson Feb 2024

Full-Time Nursing Faculty’S Perceptions Of Extrinsic Workload Factors, Diana Melanson

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No abstract provided.


The Trucking Industry, Working From Home, Covid-19, And Positive Social Change Effects, Martin Lulgjuraj Feb 2024

The Trucking Industry, Working From Home, Covid-19, And Positive Social Change Effects, Martin Lulgjuraj

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No abstract provided.


Generation Z Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Services And Perceptions Of Stress, Dr. Tina Onikoyi Jan 2024

Generation Z Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Services And Perceptions Of Stress, Dr. Tina Onikoyi

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No abstract provided.


The Relationship Between Certified Nurse Aides’ Staffing Hours And Resident Medicare Quality Measure Outcomes In Missouri Long-Term Care Facilities, Sharlletta Idella Jackson Jan 2024

The Relationship Between Certified Nurse Aides’ Staffing Hours And Resident Medicare Quality Measure Outcomes In Missouri Long-Term Care Facilities, Sharlletta Idella Jackson

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No abstract provided.


Underlying Factors That Perpetuate Race-Based Discrimination In The Workplace In Washington State, Christian Ackon Afful Jan 2024

Underlying Factors That Perpetuate Race-Based Discrimination In The Workplace In Washington State, Christian Ackon Afful

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Strategies To Recruit Workers With Critical Skills In Canadian Small Automotive Repairs Businesses, Johnathan T. Hyman Jan 2024

Strategies To Recruit Workers With Critical Skills In Canadian Small Automotive Repairs Businesses, Johnathan T. Hyman

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No abstract provided.