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A Phenomenological Study Of High School Students' Perceptions Of English, Richard C. Casey Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of the study was to explore high school English students' perspectives regarding the value associated with English and literature classes. The primary questions addressed in this study were focused on perceptions and atttitudes toward literature and real world value. The participants in this study were 15 high school seniors from a rural, public school and 15 high school seniors from an urban, private school. A phenonmenological study was designed to gather information on the following related questions:a)How does teaching style affect the perceptions that students have towards their English class?b)Do students see any real world value or application …

The Voices Of Four Principals: An Exploration Of The Four Dimensions Of Leadership As Used By Middle School Leaders In Transforming Low Performing Schools Into Schools That Meet And/Or Exceed Local, State, And National Standards, Tanisha Lashan Hunter-Heaston

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

For more than 50 years, education professionals have pondered over the phenomenon of failing schools. Despite years of educational reform efforts, America remains a Nation at Risk (1983). Towards the turn of the 21st century, America was well into it's third attempt to remedy one of its' major maladies, scholastic insufficiency. In the midst of schools failing to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), decreasing graduation rates, and increasing teacher turn-over rates, stands the school leader. No Child Left Behind (NCLB)mandates, Race to the Top dollars, and other numerous policies attempt to provide incentives for regions and leaders who change failing …

A Cognitive Model Of College Choice And The Influence Of Visual-Verbal Redundancy In Student Recruitment Messages, Tracy Rutledge

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Two studies investigated a cognitive model of college choice and the effect of visual-verbal redundancy in student recruitment messages on the decision factors. The proposed model integrated the college choice model (Hossler & Gallagher, 1987) with the effortful decision-making and enactment model (Bagozzi, Dholakia, & Basuroy, 2003) and contained 14 latent variables: goal feasibility, positive anticipated emotions, negative anticipated emotions, decision process importance, decision process effort investment, decision process confidence, subjective norm, attitude, perceived behavioral control, goal desire, goal intention, behavioral desire, behavioral intention, and plan enactment. The model was tested on self-report data from students in three high schools …

Effect Of Professional Development On Inclusive Practices In A West Tennessee School District, Millicent Achieng' Mackonya

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Introduction of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has placed demands on school districts and teachers. Teachers have always been required to improve students’ academic achievement at all costs. To meet the demands of NCLB of improving education achievement for children with disabilities, school districts have introduced inclusive settings in their educational systems, thus, the need for professional development. The participants in this study were special education and a few general education teachers from a West Tennessee School District.All the participants were female. The purpose of this study was to find out if the teachers had gained knowledge on effective inclusive …

An Exploratory Study Into The Impact Of Work Design On The Self-Efficacy Of Workers With Low Literacy Skills, Michael Kenneth Holt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

As trends in the labor market indicate growing worker shortages, the problem of incorporating workers with low literacy skills into the workplace becomes more important. There are significant numbers of low literate workers in the labor market who pose hard dollar costs on business and society due to literacy related mistakes.Organizations have been moving toward more participative work designs in efforts to attract and maintain satisfied and motivated workforces. There are significant skill sets required to become successful team members. Many of these skills are outlined in management literature, but one glaring oversight is dealing with the issue of low …

Statistical Analysis Of The Seismic Vulnerability Of Mid-South Building Structures, Andrew Kary Mehdi Assadollahi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

A study of buildings in Shelby County, Tennessee and Tipton County, Tennessee was conducted using a sidewalk survey procedure developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), known as a Rapid Visual Survey (RVS). Its purpose is to identify buildings that are potentially at risk to a seismic event. A database of these buildings was generated from the data gathered in the RVS procedure. A loss estimation program developed by FEMA, known as HAZUS-MH MR3, was used to perform a more detailed analysis on the structures utilizing user defined ground motion maps. A rank of the structures was developed based …

Examining The Complex Nature Of Emotion, Metacognition, And Study-Time In Multimedia Learning, Amber Dawn Chauncey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Learning with multimedia is challenging and often requires learners to regulate cognitive, metacognitive, and affective processes in order achieve optimal learning. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of induced emotional states on learners’ metacognitive monitoring and control, and learning performance in a self-paced multimedia learning environment. A within-subjects design and a false-biofeedback paradigm were used to induce various emotional states in 50 undergraduate participants while they answered both text-based and inference questions about the human circulatory system. Across 24 trials, participants were presented with accelerated, baseline, and no heart rates (control) and were asked to …

Shiloh Road Ribbon Cutting, Max S. Baucus

Max S. Baucus Speeches and Remarks

Shiloh Road Ribbon Cutting

Flyer News, Vol. 58, No. 18 (Dec. 3, 2010), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton.

What's So Special About Special Collections?, Suzan A. Alteri

Library Scholarly Publications

Presentation given to Wayne State University faculty on how they can integrate special collections material in their classrooms - either physically or online.

Accompanying website available at http://www.culturalportrayals.weebly.com

Sandspur, Vol 117, No 13, December 03, 2010, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Concert Choir's "A Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols" This Weekend, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The annual Carol Concert will feature magical creatures, beautiful voices, and an English style meal.

Morris Receives 10-Year Reaccreditation From The Higher Learning Commission, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The Higher Learning Commission is an independent corporation of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Welcome Center Receives 2011 Minnesota Construction Association Award, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The award recognizes resourceful blending of construction techniques and professionals.

Morris Receives 10-Year Reaccreditation From The Higher Learning Commission, University Relations

Campus News Archive

The Higher Learning Commission is an independent corporation of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

2010-12-03 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Campus Resources And Planning Minutes 12/03/2010, Campus Resources And Planning Committee

Campus Resources and Planning Committee (Inactive)

No abstract provided.

Business Innovation Group (Big) News, Georgia Southern University

Business Innovation Group: News & Publications

• 5th Venture Concept Exhibition
• Barry Westbrooks, SIFE, Jevon Thomas, Kate Gary, Lilly Group LLC, Lynn Lilly, Rachel Edwards, SIFE, Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce, Walmart Distribution, Wright & Edwards P.C.

The Pragmatic Influences On Thou And Ye In Some Middle English Romances, Aislinn Meyer

Honors Thesis and Capstone Projects

The standard explanation of the semantics of power and solidarity for second person Middle English pronoun choice, advanced by Roger Brown and Albert Gilman and accepted by many Middle English scholars since, has proven insufficient to explain many choices between thou and ye that fictional characters make. This paper applies the discourse theories of pragmatics and politeness, developed by Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson, to the relatively untouched data set of non-Chaucerian romances in order to account for some of those anomalies. By examining the pronouns of address in Floris and Blancheflour, Havelok the Dane, Ywain and Gawain, …

Ellen Broen, Mezzo Soprano: Junior Recital, Department Of Music, University Of Richmond

Music Department Concert Programs

No abstract provided.

Minutes, College Of Education Council Meeting, December 3, 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Education. College Council

College Council Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Education's Council meeting on December 3, 2010.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, December 3, 2010, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

December

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Graduate Curricula And Assessment Committee Meeting, December 3, 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Kate Tiedemann College Of Business. Graduate Curricula And Assessment Committee

Kate Tiedemann College of Business Graduate College Curricula and Assessment Committee

Minutes of the December 3, 2010, meeting of the Graduate Curricula and Assessment Committee.

Deans' Forum Summary, December 3, 2010, Uno Office Of Academic And Student Affairs

2010-2011 Academic Year

Notes from the December 3, 2010 OASA Leadership Forum.

The Echo: December 3, 2010, Taylor University

2010-2011 (Volume 98)

Policy changes give athletes head start – Taylor tops the list again – Help heads to Haiti – In Briefs – Project seeks growth in Bible use – The Bubble – Former Taylor student serves in Zambia – World Voices – Global connection to take a stand: World AIDS Day 2010 – On This Day in History – US urges China to intervene in Korean Peninsula conflict – Around the World in 30 Seconds – Breaching the Bubble – Mr. Swipes – Family fest fundraiser – Dashing blindly through the snow – Noche de Baile (Dance Night) – Winter survival …

Gulf Coast Faculty Council Minutes - December 3, 2010, Usm Gulf Coast Faculty Council

Gulf Coast Faculty Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Interview No. 1502, Arnaldo Chavarria Dds

Paso del Norte Entrepreneurship Oral History Project

Dr. Chavarria is the sixth child in a line of nine siblings. After graduating from high school, Dr. Chavarria briefly worked at a factory before applying and getting accepted to the El Paso Community College Dental Hygiene program. Dr. Chavarria worked as a dental hygienist before applying and being accepted to dental school in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating dental school, Dr. Chavarria worked with Dr. Watson, the El Paso City/County Health Department as well as La Fe Clinic and Sun Plaza Clinic. Soon after, Dr. Chavarria opened his practice on the Eastside of El Paso. Dr. Chavarria has received …

President's Campus Update, Richard F. Wilson

Remarks and Messages

No abstract provided.

Minutes, College Of Education Faculty Council Meeting, December 3, 2010, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. College Of Education. Faculty Council

Faculty Governance

Minutes for the December 3, 2010, meeting of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg College of Education's College Council.

Dean Logan's Blog: Rwu Law A National Leader In Marine Law, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law School Blogs

No abstract provided.