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An Equal Educational Opportunity For Language Minority Students: A Legal Analysis Of Language Education After Lau, Roger J Gonzalez Jan 2002

An Equal Educational Opportunity For Language Minority Students: A Legal Analysis Of Language Education After Lau, Roger J Gonzalez

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

An Equal Educational Opportunity for Language Minority Students: A Legal Analysis of Language Education After Lau is a legal/historical study that examined the current legal standards applicable to the education of language minority students in the United States. This was achieved by analyzing the jurisprudence emerging from the interpretation and application of the Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision; Several questions were considered during the research of this dissertation. These included: How has the legal precedent established in Lau v. Nichols been interpreted and applied by subsequent law cases involving the education of language minority students? What role has the …

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The Practices Of Principals In Implementing Inclusion In Their Schools, Wendi Charlene Hawk Jan 2002

The Practices Of Principals In Implementing Inclusion In Their Schools, Wendi Charlene Hawk

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Court cases and federal mandates are telling schools to move toward including students with disabilities into the general education setting. This has created an increased hardship for school site administrators as they take on the burden of preparing their schools for a conducive learning environment for all of the students at their schools; This case study was designed to gather data about the practices of the high school principal in the implementation of inclusion. The principal's role in the change process was analyzed through classroom observations, document analysis, and interviews with various staff members; The study included one high school …

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Traditional And Nontraditional Teacher Perceptions And Applications Of Dap, Connie Lynn Malin Jan 2002

Traditional And Nontraditional Teacher Perceptions And Applications Of Dap, Connie Lynn Malin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study was conducted to ascertain the perceptions of developmentally appropriate practices in teachers trained through traditional teacher preparation programs and a nontraditional teacher preparation program conducted in a Professional Development School. The secondary purpose was to determine whether the teachers' perceptions were applied as instructional practices; In Phase One of the study, 60, first year teachers were asked to complete The Primary Teacher Questionnaire to determine their perceptions of developmental appropriateness. A total of 12 subjects were stratified, randomly selected to advance to Phase Two and were observed teaching a 60 minute literacy lesson for applications of developmentally appropriate …

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Vegetation Effects On Airborne Particles And Soil Gradation Near Mesquite Dunes, Ann Marleau Pitchford Jan 2002

Vegetation Effects On Airborne Particles And Soil Gradation Near Mesquite Dunes, Ann Marleau Pitchford

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study investigated the effect of vegetation on gradation of surficial soils and airborne concentrations of particulate matter at a site in the mesquite sand dunes within the Jornada Experimental Range, a research ranch near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Particles less than 10 microns in diameter were of particular interest. This study site was chosen because it had been in used in previous studies, and meteorological instruments and dust collectors were already installed. Aerodynamic size distributions for soil and airborne particulate matter samples collected at different positions near and on the dunes were determined using a laboratory settling tube apparatus. …

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A Phenomenological Study: Mid-Career Changer Transitions Through Levels Of Expertise, Merrie Lynne Schroeder Jan 2002

A Phenomenological Study: Mid-Career Changer Transitions Through Levels Of Expertise, Merrie Lynne Schroeder

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand how two midlife adult men experienced different levels of expertise as they transitioned between non-teaching and teaching professions. Of further interest were the unique qualities that these mid career changers brought to secondary education and their recommendations for improving preparation, induction, and retention of midlife career changers in teaching; The study examined the transition experiences through three dimensions: (1) the levels of creativity in the context of environments; (2) the physical, social, and emotional development of the individuals; and (3) the theoretical framework of expertise. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and analyses …

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Assessing Faculty Perspectives On Implementing The Boyer Model, Delilah Anne Schwaner Jan 2002

Assessing Faculty Perspectives On Implementing The Boyer Model, Delilah Anne Schwaner

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Boyer model is a well-recognized format chosen by many universities as a guide for leave, rank and tenure criteria, and for rewarding activities by faculty. Given a past, brief association with this model by faculty and administration at Southern Utah University, and the continuing need for a comprehensive review of scholarly effort in the institution, this study was undertaken to gauge the level of understanding of Boyer's model and his four scholarships, satisfaction with present policies, and attitudes toward change. The aim was to explore the use of a questionnaire as an instrument to measure knowledge and attitudes, to …

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An H -Adaptive Finite Element Compressible Flow Solver Applied To Light -Gas Gun Design, Timothy Todd De Bues Jan 2002

An H -Adaptive Finite Element Compressible Flow Solver Applied To Light -Gas Gun Design, Timothy Todd De Bues

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER) facility utilizes a two-stage light gas gun to conduct equation of state experiments. The gun has a launch tube bore diameter of 28 mm, and is capable of launching projectiles at a velocity of 7.4 km/s using compressed hydrogen as a propellant. A numerical study is conducted to determine what effects, if any, launch tube exit geometry changes have on attitude of the projectile in flight. A comparison of two launch tube exit geometries is considered. The first case is standard muzzle geometry where the wall of the bore and the outer …

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Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Method For Improving Sustained And Selective Attention In Adolescents With Attentional Deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock Jan 2002

Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Method For Improving Sustained And Selective Attention In Adolescents With Attentional Deficits, Glinda Rae Bullock

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is an inherited neuropsychological disorder affecting 3% to 5% of the school-aged population of the United States and having no identified single cause. The primary treatment recommended for those suffering from attentional deficits is multimodal, which includes psychostimulant medication in the form of methylphenidate (Ritalin) and behavioral/educational interventions. However, there is a subset of sufferers who, though taking psychostimulant medications and undergoing behavioral and educational interventions, continue to suffer the symptoms of attentional deficits: distractibility, impulsiveness and aggressive behavior; Those affected by acquired brain injuries as the result of some external trauma or neurological disorder suffer …

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A History Of Public School Finance And Educational Trends Within The State Of Nevada: Summary And Conclusions, Daniel Thomas Bittman Jan 2002

A History Of Public School Finance And Educational Trends Within The State Of Nevada: Summary And Conclusions, Daniel Thomas Bittman

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Funding public education has long been debated by policymakers and educators throughout history. This dissertation presents a systematic, structured, historical analysis of Nevada school funding and educational trends; This study provides a foundation for assessing the funding of public schools in Nevada. In addition, this work examines the social, economic, and legislative events influencing the funding of public education in Nevada. The social, economic, and legislative events were chosen because of their importance to Nevada Governors and Superintendents of Public Instruction, as described in Biennial Reports and Legislative Addresses, from statehood to present times. This study also provides information for …

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Tadpole Shrimp (Triops Longicaudatus) Responses To Acute And Developmental Hypoxic Exposure, Stacey Lynn Harper Jan 2002

Tadpole Shrimp (Triops Longicaudatus) Responses To Acute And Developmental Hypoxic Exposure, Stacey Lynn Harper

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Tadpole shrimp Triops longicaudatus (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Notostraca) were reared under normoxic (19--21 kPa O2), moderate (10--13 kPa O2) or severe (1--3 kPa O2) hypoxic conditions to investigate the effects of developmental Po2 (partial pressure of oxygen) on adult metabolic, respiratory and cardiovascular physiology. Growth rates were independent of developmental Po2, although adult body size was significantly smaller in tadpole shrimp reared under severe hypoxic conditions relative to those reared under normoxic conditions. Most organisms increase respiratory surface area in response to hypoxic exposure. Yet growth of the epipodites (proposed respiratory structure) relative to mass (Y = aMb) was significantly reduced …

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Narrative Desire And Historical Reparations: Three Contemporary British Authors, Timothy S Gauthier Jan 2002

Narrative Desire And Historical Reparations: Three Contemporary British Authors, Timothy S Gauthier

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

British novelists since Walter Scott have exhibited an interest in history, but this discursive affinity has transformed itself into a veritable obsession in the fiction of the last two decades. Indeed, a concern with and distrust of history and historiographic projects is often hailed as a defining characteristic of postmodernism. And while writers of "new historical novels" cannot be said to form a movement as such, the predominance of such texts reveals the presence of communal concerns, and a readily identifiable strain of literary production that addresses the circulation of mutual symptoms, beliefs, and anxieties as a response to living …

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Community College Faculty Attitudes On Professional Development Attendance And Incentives, Patricia T Laflamme Jan 2002

Community College Faculty Attitudes On Professional Development Attendance And Incentives, Patricia T Laflamme

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The full-time teaching faculty of the Community College of Southern Nevada responded to a survey designed to gather their views on internal professional development activities coordinated by the Faculty Center for Learning & Teaching (FCLT). The survey items elicited what types of activities or attitudes interfered with faculty attendance at such activities and what potential incentives or rewards were attractive to them in return for their participation in the activities; Significant findings for reasons that faculty do not participate in professional development primarily revolved around the faculty demographic characteristics of gender or teaching area (vocational or academic). This was true …

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Examining Democratic Ideals: A Case Study Of Dialogic Interactions Of Fifth -Grade Citizens, Jeanne Ann Klockow Jan 2002

Examining Democratic Ideals: A Case Study Of Dialogic Interactions Of Fifth -Grade Citizens, Jeanne Ann Klockow

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Four overarching questions guided the purpose of this study: (1) to examine the role of dialogic and social interactions in the classroom setting when constructing a democratic classroom, (2) to explore whether the dialogic co-construction of a democratic classroom community supported student learning and student ownership of learning in the classroom, (3) to investigate how the use of classroom dialogue facilitated meaning about classroom community membership and citizenship for students in a democratic classroom community, and (4) evaluate the effects and influences a democratic classroom community had on students; The study was a qualitative case study utilizing a cultural model …

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Teaching And Assessment Practices Of Instructors In Two Public Community Colleges In Nevada, Simon A Lei Jan 2002

Teaching And Assessment Practices Of Instructors In Two Public Community Colleges In Nevada, Simon A Lei

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine variations of teaching and assessment strategies based on status and education level of faculty members at the Community College of Southern Nevada (CCSN) and the Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at CCSN and TMCC, with an overall response rate of 45.8%; Adjunct and nondoctorate instructors focused significantly more on lectures than their full-time and doctorate colleagues. Full-time instructors, however, placed significantly more emphasis on class discussion, slide/powerpoint presentation, lab teaching, and distance learning compared …

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The Impact Of Freshman Success Courses On Freshman-To-Sophomore Persistence And Academic Achievement At A Wiche Urban University And College, Velicia Mcmillan-Haron Jan 2002

The Impact Of Freshman Success Courses On Freshman-To-Sophomore Persistence And Academic Achievement At A Wiche Urban University And College, Velicia Mcmillan-Haron

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research investigated whether or not freshman success courses have an effect on persistence and/or academic achievement of freshman attending two large, urban, less selective WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) institutions, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. More specifically, this study set out to analyze the participation in a freshman success course with persistence and academic achievement of nor-traditional freshmen at these WICHE Urban Universities. Finally, the study was also designed to identify the type or types of freshman success course(s) specifically offered at the WICHE Institutions participating in the study; The …

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Characteristics And Profiles Of Teachers Of Severely And /Or Multiply Disabled Students, Samira Risheg Jan 2002

Characteristics And Profiles Of Teachers Of Severely And /Or Multiply Disabled Students, Samira Risheg

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the demographic variables and to investigate in an explanatory fashion an array of factors and variables that may well influence career decisions of teachers working with students of multiple impairments. It was specifically focused on factors that are linked with perceptions of administrative support or lack of it, commitment to special education, work related stress, emotional stress, burnout, desire to change career and commitment to Clark County School District. It specially focused on teachers of students with multiple impairments who are working in regular and special schools; Because …

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The Effects Of Socialization Through The Arts: Teaching Life Skills Strategies To Youth In West Las Vegas, Marcia Raquel Robinson Jan 2002

The Effects Of Socialization Through The Arts: Teaching Life Skills Strategies To Youth In West Las Vegas, Marcia Raquel Robinson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

There are at least 200 gangs in Southern Nevada with more than 7,700 identified members. "Gang bangers" do not anticipate a future or invest in "dreams," most do not expect to live beyond their 20's. Las Vegas is more the rule than the exception; the West Las Vegas community is the epicenter needing attention. The planning and development of this pilot program "The Performing and Visual Arts Camp for Kids" focused on teaching life skills and character development, such as getting along with others, respect for oneself and others, initiative, the ability to communicate, problem solving, perseverance, and goal setting …

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Relationship Of Selected Student Characteristics To Student Ratings Of Importance And Levels Of Satisfaction, Michael L Sauer Jan 2002

Relationship Of Selected Student Characteristics To Student Ratings Of Importance And Levels Of Satisfaction, Michael L Sauer

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Low graduation and retention rates are problems that many universities and colleges across the country face. Students often leave an institution prematurely, not because of academic difficulties but because of other obstacles that they believe impede their progress. Studying student satisfaction can help to understand what some of these difficulties might be. In order to address this issue, this study examined the relationship between student ratings of importance and student satisfaction with elements of the university environment and student characteristics; There were 1,208 subjects in this study. All subjects were given the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory during the Spring 2002 …

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Rage In The City Of Angels: The Historical Development Of The Skinhead Subculture In Los Angeles, Pete George Simi Jan 2002

Rage In The City Of Angels: The Historical Development Of The Skinhead Subculture In Los Angeles, Pete George Simi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the historical development of the racist skinhead subculture in Los Angeles. The skinhead subculture is a highly diverse network of gangs that has experienced significant changes over the last twenty-five years. I use an in-depth case study approach that relies upon extensive observation of and interviews with current and former skinheads to explain how and why L.A. skinhead gangs have changed over time. I argue that the Los Angeles skinhead subculture has moved through three phases of organizational emphasis which I characterize respectively as social, political, and economic oriented gangs. My aim is to analyze how skinheads …

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A Comparative Study Of State Educational *Policies: Systemic Models Of Equitable Reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry Jan 2002

A Comparative Study Of State Educational *Policies: Systemic Models Of Equitable Reform, Celeste Ann Jackson Stansberry

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Substantive attention to disproportionate gaps in achievement between minorities and non-minorities has led state educational agencies to institute responsive policy mandates. The implementation of equity and multicultural policies has resulted in the development of strategies and evaluative measures that assist in building capacity within educational environments to meet the needs of diverse groups of students. This comparative case study examines the ways in which two states have addressed issues of low educational attainment among ethnic and linguistic minority students by instituting equity policy mandates. The two state departments of education have reached out to stakeholders, developed action plans, and attempted …

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An Analysis Of First Amendment Jurisprudence And School Voucher Programs After Zelman V Simmons -Harris (2002), Lori A Stengel Jan 2002

An Analysis Of First Amendment Jurisprudence And School Voucher Programs After Zelman V Simmons -Harris (2002), Lori A Stengel

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, Thomas Jefferson stated the need for a "wall of separation between Church & State." The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment maintained that metaphoric wall of separation; however, the magnitude of separation has varied over the course of time. The Supreme Court's holding in Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) ushers in a new era of Establishment Clause interpretation; In Zelman, the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program faced an Establishment Clause challenge. An analysis of the Cleveland program illustrated that in the 1999--2000 school year, 82% of the participating private schools were religious in …

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The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson Jan 2002

The Evolution Of Drug Laws In America And The Variation In Penalties And Sentencing In State Courts, Robert Christopher Hogenson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of major drug laws in the United States, the variation in statutory penalties between selected states, and to determine if the written law is reflected in sentencing and prison admissions. Penalties for felony possession and illicit trafficking for five states-Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, and New York---were compared with case disposition, incarceration rates, and average time offenders spend in jail or prison for these offenses. Two data sources from Bureau of Justice Statistics were utilized for this analysis. The first data set was titled "State Court Processing Statistics, 1990, 1992, 1994, …

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Cuba's Tourist Industry: Parallel Economies And Social Stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel Jan 2002

Cuba's Tourist Industry: Parallel Economies And Social Stratification, Marie Nathan Hummel

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

International tourism has played an important role in unintended social changes in socialist countries. These social and cultural changes affect not only the economic, political and cultural genre of the government, but also of its citizens; This thesis asks the question, "Has the re-introduction of international tourism in Cuba diluted and compromised the egalitarian goals of the revolution"? I intend to show that the consequences of Cuba's emerging tourist industry has not only compromised the ideology of the revolution, but has in fact seen a return of a pre-revolution stratified society and parallel economies, one based on the peso and …

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Analysis Of Cyclic Shallow-Water Carbonates: Cambrian Highland Peak Formation, Eastern Nevada, Robyn Allyn Howley Jan 2002

Analysis Of Cyclic Shallow-Water Carbonates: Cambrian Highland Peak Formation, Eastern Nevada, Robyn Allyn Howley

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Several methods of analysis were used to test the robustness of sea level signals recorded in Middle to lower Upper Cambrian shallow-water carbonate rocks in the southwestern United States and to refine stratigraphic correlation of this interval. Embedded Markov chain and cycle architectural analysis define the high-frequency accommodation signal, whereas cycle grouping pattern and facies proportions analysis reveals low-frequency sequence stratigraphic accommodation changes. Gamma analysis and Fischer plots were unsuccessful in deciphering the signature of high or low frequency signals; Six low-frequency accommodation events are present in the Middle to lower Upper Cambrian Highland Peak Formation. Each sequence is bounded …

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Exploring The Shivwits Production Zone, Eva Albrecht Jensen Jan 2002

Exploring The Shivwits Production Zone, Eva Albrecht Jensen

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The Shivwits Plateau is situated on the Arizona Strip in the northwest corner of Arizona. It is a relatively unexplored area rich in archaeological resources. This study provides three areas of exploration of the prehistoric Virgin Anasazi Pueblo period. Three research questions are posed. Are there substantial Virgin Puebloan sites on the Shivwits Plateau? Through compiled site data and analysis of settlement models the information supports the conclusion that there was a substantial prehistoric use of the Shivwits Plateau; A specific question about pottery production guides the second part of the research. Was the sherd-tempered Shivwits Plain and Shivwits Corrugated …

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Personal Epistemology: Implications For Stress In College Students, Robyn M Johnson Jan 2002

Personal Epistemology: Implications For Stress In College Students, Robyn M Johnson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research study investigated whether college students' epistemological beliefs (i.e. certain knowledge, simple knowledge, fixed ability, quick learning, and omniscient authority) could predict negative stressors and/or reactions to stress in their college experience. Based on responses to two self-assessment inventories and a demographic survey; analysis of the data suggests that over and above contributions from demographics (i.e. gender, ethnicity, age, and education level), certain dimensions of epistemological beliefs contributed significantly to the prediction of negative stress in college students. This suggests that it is essential for educators to provide opportunities for students' epistemological development; specifically, in the area of constructing …

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A Framework For Secure Applications With Qos, Ajay Kanagala Jan 2002

A Framework For Secure Applications With Qos, Ajay Kanagala

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

In this thesis we propose a solution to support Quality of Service (QoS) network communication transactions modeled on differentiated services and economic principles. We propose an enhanced user-level negotiation protocol where transactions are accomplished in a secure mode and where resource allocations are simple and fair. With the availability of inexpensive network monitoring hardware, any issue dealing with network security becomes a priority. Current networks must support multiple levels of service over a single network connection. Differentiated levels of service create new resource management problems for network middleware. Just as a first class passenger is willing to pay the premium …

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Salient Features Of Contextual Interference And Knowledge Of Results, Morgan Steven Kearney Jan 2002

Salient Features Of Contextual Interference And Knowledge Of Results, Morgan Steven Kearney

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The current study investigated the relationship between the contextual interference effect and knowledge of results manipulations. Specifically, three variations of a relative timing task were presented in either a blocked or random schedule, and participants were either required to error estimate or given no instruction concerning estimation. A 2 (Acquisition Context) x 2 (Error Estimation Frequency) ANOVA was used to analyze absolute error (AE), variable error (VE) and a relative timing measure (AE(prop.)). The main effects that there was a blocked advantage during retention. In addition, a 100% estimation advantage existed for AE and VE, but was not present for …

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Attitudes Of Teachers On Inclusion In A Private School That Is Not Federally Mandated, Tracy L Kelley Jan 2002

Attitudes Of Teachers On Inclusion In A Private School That Is Not Federally Mandated, Tracy L Kelley

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The study examines teachers' attitudes toward inclusion in a private school setting. Seventeen general education classroom teachers in a private religious day school completed a 33-item questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward inclusion of students with disabilities in their classroom. Areas addressed in the survey include: non-teaching related concern, teaching related concerns, feelings of adequacy at implementing inclusion, how other students may feel toward inclusion, concerns of teaching and student learning, and professional development. Results revealed that overall teachers in this private school have a positive or realistic attitude toward inclusion of students with disabilities.

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Lights, Audience, Profit: The Evolution Of The Las Vegas Spectacle, Jaime Lee Rana Koran Jan 2002

Lights, Audience, Profit: The Evolution Of The Las Vegas Spectacle, Jaime Lee Rana Koran

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Las Vegas is known as a post-modern city; its development in the later half of the twenty-first century is an explosion of tourism, spectacle and gambling. Especially with the transitions of the past two years and the great variety in the new shows, no one has asked the question how did Las Vegas get from the showgirl to Blue Man Group? If we are to visualize a Las Vegas in the future, it is essential that we understand the whys of and the forces that impel change in the Las Vegas entertainment industry; As there are no chronologies of the …

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