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A Canine Audience: The Effect Of Animal-Assisted Therapy On Reading Progress Among Students Identified With Learning Disabilities, Julie Omodio Griess

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study explored the use of animal-assisted therapy with students identified with a learning disability and limited reading success. Initially, reading progress was defined as the participants' comprehension rate obtained from an oral Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) passage. The nature of the Informal Reading Inventory requires the introduction of more difficult reading passages as the student's comprehension rate increases, potentially masking the overall effect of the intervention. Due to this factor and erratic student performance, which is a common characteristic of students with learning disabilities, obtaining consistent comprehension rates was difficult. Therefore, progress was defined only as total amount of …

Social Influence Tactics Used By Physicians: An Empirical Study, Sheryl L. Alonso

Open Access Dissertations

A field study was conducted to investigate patterns of influence used by physicians among a variety of constituents. Specifically, the association between a physician’s use of influence tactics and the level of power of the constituent was examined to offer insights into physician influence and leadership. Preliminary studies identified a listing of the constituents a physician deals with on a routine basis and then the level of power of each of these constituents was investigated. In the main study participants from each of four groups were asked to complete a questionnaire. The groups were selected to include one constituent group …

Social Influence Tactics Used By Physicians: An Empirical Study, Sheryl L. Alonso

Open Access Dissertations

A field study was conducted to investigate patterns of influence used by physicians among a variety of constituents. Specifically, the association between a physicianâ??s use of influence tactics and the level of power of the constituent was examined to offer insights into physician influence and leadership. Preliminary studies identified a listing of the constituents a physician deals with on a routine basis and then the level of power of each of these constituents was investigated. In the main study participants from each of four groups were asked to complete a questionnaire. The groups were selected to include one constituent group …

Incidental Music: Enhancing The Emotional Experience Of The Audience, Kathleen B. Nelson, Daniel E. Nelson

Caesars Hospitality Research Summit

Environmental psychologists, who study transactions between individuals and their physical settings, maintain when an individual’s environment is changed, his/her behavior and experience are also changed by the environment (Gifford, 2002). Like other segments of the theatrical setting, a manipulation of the environment can enhance or constrain audience actions. Physical elements, as well as other ambient factors such as lighting, color, quality of materials, set design, music, fragrance, and room temperature are just a sample of the dramatic elements used to orchestrate the environment. However, this paper explores the relationship between the elements utilized to create enhanced experiences for the audience …

Travel And Spending Characteristics Of The Mature Biker: An Exploratory Study, Kelly Ann Way, Lona J. Roberts, Jean Turner

Caesars Hospitality Research Summit

Hospitality Research Summit--Tourism segment

Independent - Jun. 8, 2010, Victoria A Tullock

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

June 7th 2010, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

Interview With Dr. Roger Ray: Rollins Alumnus And Professor Of Psychology, Roger Ray, Wenxian Zhang

Oral Histories

Roger Dean Ray came to Rollins College in 1969 to teach psychology. Over his tenure, he has authored numerous publications and engaged in many experimental projects. Eventually, Ray became the head of the Department of Psychology and the founding director of the Quantitative Learning and Teaching Center at Rollins.

Born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1941, Ray earned his B.A. in mathematics and psychology from Rollins College. He then studied at the University of Wisconsin for two years before completing his Ph.D. in general experimental psychology at the University of Tennessee in 1969.

While at Rollins College, Ray engaged in …

Proposed Combination Of Comcast And Nbc-Universal, Allen S. Hammond Iv, United States House Of Representatives, Committee On The Judiciary

Faculty Publications

Hammond's testimony begins on p. 124.

Monitor Newsletter June 07, 2010, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

The Global Manufacture Of Polio Vaccine In The Endgame Of Eradication, Philip Minor

Vaccine Technology III

The manufacture of medicines is increasingly globalised but biological products such as vaccines are more complex and their production raises significantly different issues to that of chemical entities. New producers in any region of the world may have difficulty in recognising all the concerns involved and can benefit from technology transfer exercises and a strong and scientifically competent regulatory authority. The issues will be discussed in the context of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in its terminal phases and future needs for the manufacture of polio vaccine.

Contribution To And Use Of Online Knowledge Repositories: The Role Of Governance Mechanisms, Varol O. Kayhan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Drawing upon the concept of governance, this dissertation refers to the two most commonly employed mechanisms that ensure high quality knowledge in electronic repositories as expert-governance and community-governance. In three related but distinct essays, the dissertation examines the governance concept, and investigates contributing knowledge to and using knowledge from electronic repositories governed by these two mechanisms. The first essay sets the conceptual foundations of knowledge governance in repositories, and examines the salient aspects of expert- and community-governance that contribute to knowledge quality. The essay adopts an interpretive research methodology and analyzes empirical data collected from a range of organizations using …

Interview With Ms. Connie Holt: Director Of Student Services Of The Hamilton Holt School, Connie Holt, Wenxian Zhang

Oral Histories

Connie Holt became a member of the Rollins community in 1985, as both a student of the Hamilton Holt School and a staff member in the registrar’s office. After several years, she took a staff position with the Holt School. Over the course of twenty-five years, Holt dedicated her time and service to the school and helped transform it to its present state.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Holt studied music for three years as an undergraduate at California Western University. In 1988, she completed her bachelor of arts degree at Rollins College in anthropology-sociology and went on to earn …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, June 4, 2010, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The June 4, 2010, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

A Freethought Institute For London.

The Open Court

No abstract provided.

Ancient Civilisation In Eastern Turkestan.

The Open Court

No abstract provided.

Book Reviews And Notes

The Open Court

No abstract provided.

Use Of Electronic Resources Among Academics At The University Of Karachi, Munira Nasreen Ansari, Bushra Adeeb Zuberi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A sample of seventy faculty from the University of Karachi Faculty of Arts were surveyed. The study explores the University of Karachi's facilities for using electronic resources. Some departments have fully-equipped computer labs, while some have a few computers. A few departments also provide computers to individual academics in their offices. An Internet connection is available to 92.9 percent of the departments. A majority of the academics have computer skills that facilitate the use of electronic resources, although a majority have little knowledge of electronic resources, which is not a positive aspect of the findings. Most use both electronic and …

The Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for June 3-10, 2010. Vol 85, No. 9.

How Class Works -- 2010 Conference Program, Celia Patricia Vera, Michael Zweig

2010 How Class Works Conference

Conference Program.

Undergraduate Curriculum And Academic Policy Committee Minutes, June 3 And 10, 2010

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policy Committee meetings held on June 3 and 10, 2010.

June 3, 2010, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Bg News June 2, 2010, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. June 2, 2010. Volume 100-Issue 152.

The Guardian, June 2, 2010, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Twelve page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Volume 47, Number 41: June 02, 2010, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

The Portland State University Task Force On Latina/O Student Success, Carlos J. Crespo

Global Diversity and Inclusion Publications and Presentations

In the fall of 2009, Portland State University President Wim Wiewel commissioned a Task Force, and an associated Advisory Board composed of community stakeholders, to make strategic recommendations concerning how Portland State can best serve the higher education needs and aspirations of Oregon’s Latino community. President Wiewel further charged the Task Force to base its recommendations on the best research and evidence available and to consider the most effective investment of PSU resources.

The Task Force met monthly from September 2009 to May 2010. It reviewed the literature, studied relevant data, learned from the success of comparable institutions, and performed …

Predictors Of Academic Achievement Among Students At Hillsborough Community College: Can School Engagement Close The Racial Gap Of Achievement?, Warren T. Smith

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the United States today, significant gaps exist among the races along a variety of measures of academic success, including standardized test scores, grade point averages, and drop-out and graduation rates. In recent decades, social scientists and educators alike have sought to uncover the reasons for these gaps, and many have focused on the role of cultural and institutional factors within the school setting. In recent years, researchers have examined such factors as a students' school identification (Osborne 1997; Voelkl 1997), students' opportunities to learn and the classroom climate (Oakes 1985), students' sense of school belonging (Goodenow 1993), and of …

Spectator 2010-06-02, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Challenges In Resource Rich Communities: Finding The Path To Redevelopment, Cynthia M. Duncan

Carsey Publications

Northern Forest Higher Education Resource Network Annual Meeting

Experiences With Infant Mortality As Reported By Middle Class Black Women In Their Own Words, Lisa Paisley-Cleveland

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Black Middle-Class Women and Pregnancy Loss: A Qualitative Inquiry is the first qualitative research case study of its kind on Black Infant Mortality (BIM) to focus on a target group of black American-born middle-class professional married women who have all lived through the experience of infant loss. This target group allows Lisa Paisley-Cleveland to examine the BIM phenomenon outside the poverty paradigm and issues attached to teenage pregnancy, as well as to explore contributing factors attached to the persistent black and white disparity in infant mortality rates, which according to CDC’s January 2013 report are 12.40 and 5.35 respectively.

This …