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The Home-School Connection: Parental Influences On A Child's English Second Language Acquisition, Catharine Jauhiainen

Dissertations and Theses

Few would dispute the tremendous impact that parents have on the intellectual, emotional, and social development of their children. An important issue in child second language acquisition is whether, or to what extent, parental attitudes and behaviors are associated with the success of language minority children in elementary ESL and mainstream classroom settings. The effects of parental educational values and expectations, and parental perception of ability to assist in the educational journey of their offspring, have been the focus of much research regarding majority language children. However, research exploring the beliefs and behaviors of language minority parents and their relationship …

The Effect Of Radio Distance Education On Rowan University's Image, Gregory C. Potter Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

This study determined the effects a distance education course on Rowan University's campus radio station has on the image of the institution. The study also examined how a distance education program could enable Rowan to reach the goals of its strategic plan.

Four focus groups of Rowan University students revealed their attitudes about the university's image, distance education, radio as a medium for distance education and what effects distance education has on collegiate image. The focus groups included traditional and non-traditional students, students enrolled in the radio distance education course at Rowan University and students not enrolled in the course. …

Faculty Newsnotes 1997 No. 298, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Western News, May 22, 1997, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: 'The numbers just don't add up, ' Haenicke tells senate, Baxter; Powell recognized as Women of Achievement, Kynaston noted for work in instrumental jazz program, Internationalization efforts moving ahead with creation of new center and department, $11.2 million from NSF adds up to mathematics revolution, Hampton joins Employee Assistance Program, WMU faculty member checks in with media around the world following chess match.

The Anatomy Of Information Design, Young-Kook Kim

Theses

None provided.

El Español En El Condado De Multnomah, La Interpretación Médica Contextual, Y Las Funciones Del Intérprete Médico Profesional (The Spanish Language In Multnomah County, Contextual Medical Interpreting, And The Role Of The Professional Interpreter), Marco Polo Hernández Cuevas

Dissertations and Theses

El objeto de este trabajo es detectar el español hablado en el condado de Multnomah, Oregón, estudiar el significado de contextualidad en el ejercicio de la interpretación médica de español-inglés e inglés-español, y proponer una descripción de funciones para el intérprete basada en el perfil del cliente que solicita servicios en las clínicas públicas de la entidad.

El autor a través de un micro-enfoque coloca al lector en el centro del debate nacional actual acerca del significado de la interpretación contextual y las funciones del intérprete médico profesional; basándose en los censos estadounidenses de 1990 y en reportajes y estudios--tanto …

The Enhancement Of Verbalization Skills Of Teenagers With Moderate Mental Retardation Through Augmentative Communication Intervention, Marydee Gaidis

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if persons with moderate mental retardation, who have poor verbal skills, can improve the length of verbalizations through the use of a simple augmentative communication device.

Through a three-part study using an experimenter made pretest and posttest, the effectiveness of treatment could be determined, The study included two fifteen-year-old males with Down's Syndrome from a private school for the handicapped. Both subjects had significant difficulty with speech production and showed great weakness in the area of independently requesting services during community-based instruction. Baseline data was collected in the classroom setting. Each subject …

May 17, 1997

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

1997 Boise State University, College Of Arts And Sciences, Commencement Program

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Commencement Program 1997 May, University Of Texas At Arlington: School Of Nursing, The University Of Texas At Arlington

Commencement Programs, Photos, and Video

No abstract provided.

152nd University Of Notre Dame Commencement And Mass Program, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

152nd University of Notre Dame Commencement and Mass Program including Law School awards

University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents Minutes For May 16, 1997, University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the 1997-05-16 Board of Regents Meeting

The Pacifican, May 15, 1997, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Information Design: An Online Study Guide Designed For A New Distance Learning Course, Clifford M. Commanday

Theses

This thesis focuses on the creation of an online module for a new course offered by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), titled Twentieth Century Information Design. As an information design product, the module's intent is to enhance a student's perspective on the evaluation of information design through the presentation of a range of theories and their relationship to the processes of graphic design. This course, for which the online module was designed, has been developed jointly by the Department of Graphic Design and the Office of Distance Learning (ODL), and is sponsored by the Center for Digital Media. The …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 05/13/1997, P 983-1105, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

Training For Transracial Adoptive Parents And Professionals Who Care For Transracially Adopted Children: The Roles Of Identity Formation And Self-Esteem In Successful Placements, Robert L. O'Connor

Theses and Graduate Projects

This thesis examines the roles of identity formation and self-esteem development as interwoven determining factors of successful transracial adoptive placements. Transracially adopted children have the arduous and conflicting tasks of 1) conforming to the family culture, and 2) developing identities that are racially different from those who parent them. The goal of such a placement is for the transracially adopted child(ren) and the adopting family to join together to form a new biracial and bicultural family unit. Using a conceptual framework encompassing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Erikson's Stages of Development, the Dual Perspective, and the Ecosystem Perspective, the author develops …

On The Green Vol. 27 No. 12 May 12, 1997, Gallaudet University

1991-2000

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Columbia Chronicle (05/12/1997), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from May 12, 1997 entitled The Chronicle of Columbia College Chicago. This issue is 16 pages and is listed as Volume XXX, Number 26. Cover story: "Snail faster than mail: Fall schedules arriave late or not at all for Columbia students" Editor in Chief: John Henry Biederman

The Drug Threat: Getting Priorities Straight, William W. Mendel, Murl D. Munger

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

The Poetics Of John Keats In "The Fall Of Hyperion, A Dream", Amy A. Zenger

Dissertations and Theses

The Hyperion poems are Keats's epics. Like Wordsworth in The Excursion, in these poems Keats attempts to write an epic of the unexplored regions of the human mind. Unlike Wordsworth, however, Keats uses the narrative vocabulary of Hellenic myth--a vocabulary already at hand--but alters it to suit his own purposes. As they are concerned with the mind, these poems deal with the same issues that characterize contemporary debates about the relation of mind to language, issues that illuminate what these poems are about as much as they illuminate Keats's own use of language and theory of poetry.

This essay …

Mitchell V. Eastman Kodak Co

1997 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Illinois State University Report, May 8, 1997, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

The Colby Echo (1997-05-08), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Japanese Intelligibility And Comprehensibility Assessments Of Different English Accents, David Michael Levin

Dissertations and Theses

As the result of historical events and the adaptive nature of the language itself, English is generally accepted today as the world's international language. While various countries have adapted the English language to serve their own specific needs, the question of whether or not the changes made to English in these countries, for example phonological, will still enable the language to be intelligible in the international arena. If English is to be the de facto world language, then international intelligibility should be an important goal.

For this research, 211 Japanese university students were asked to assess the intelligibility and comprehensibility …

Performance-Based Curriculum And Sight-Singing: The Effects On Attitudes And Singing Achievements Of Fifth- And Sixth-Grade Music Students, Pamela J. Barnes

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to gather information concerning literacy training and the use of a performance-based curriculum with fifth- and sixth-grade music students. The problems of the study were to determine the effects of different combinations of sight-singing training and CME instruction on the singing achievement and attitudes of upper elementary school students.

Twelve fifth- and twelve sixth-grade classes from an intermediate school participated in the study. The classes were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions involving various combinations of sight-singing training and CME. All classes were taught by the same instructor for one 45-minute period …

On Campus, May 5, 1997, Coastal Carolina University

On Campus Newsletter

A Newsletter for Faculty and Staff of Coastal Carolina University. Volume 6, Number 9

The Daily Egyptian, May 05, 1997, Daily Egyptian Staff

May 1997

No abstract provided.

Teaching Strategies And Methodologies Utilized In Inclusion Education Classrooms, Christine Gentile

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine if regular education classroom teachers modify their lesson plans and/or their teaching methods to accommodate the leaning abilities of "inclusion" children within their classrooms.

Seven certified regular education classroom teachers from a single school district participated. The participants were currently practicing teachers who varied in years of teaching experience, areas of certification, and grades taught. Each teacher completed a questionnaire and a checklist which focused on present teaching strategies and methodologies for inclusion children as well as questions based on changes needed for the future of inclusion in their school district.

Data …

Deafdigest: Vol. 1, No. 39 May 4, 1997, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest 1997

No abstract provided.

Commencement Convocation Program, Usf, May 2, 1997, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

President's Distinguished Citizen Award - Braulio Alonso; Honorary Doctorate of Science - Robert Dressler; Outstanding Senior Award - Jennifer Brack; Pinellas Teacher of the Year - Cheryl Sinks