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Gallaudet Today Volume 41 Number 1 Spring 2011, Todd Byrd

Gallaudet Today

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Feminine Quest For Individuality In Beowulf And Kate Chopin’S The Awakening, Semira Taheri

Journal of South Texas English Studies

A literary criticism of the epic poem "Beowulf" and the book "The Awakening," by Kate Chopin is presented. It explores the female characters in the literary works which describe two archetypes of women, passive and aggressive-independent. It is inferred that the authors of the literary works criticize the patriarchal culture of the society.

Effects Of Chronic Regulatory Focus And Product Type On Internet Purchase Decisions, Chad Ryan

Honors Projects in Marketing

This study draws on Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT; Higgins 1987) to explore factors that affect a consumer’s online purchase attitudes and intentions. According to RFT, consumers tend to be either chronically promotion- or prevention-focused. Promotion-focused consumers are concerned with positive outcomes. Conversely, prevention-focused consumers are concerned with avoiding negative outcomes. Promotion-focused consumers are more willing to take risks than prevention-focused consumers (Higgins 1997). Promotion-focused consumers also prefer hedonic shopping experiences (i.e., pleasurable), whereas prevention-focused consumers prefer utilitarian shopping experiences (i.e., task-oriented) (Arnold & Reynolds 2009). Because products that are purchased on the Internet cannot be seen or touched prior to …

Cognitive Relatives Yet Moral Strangers?, Judith Benz-Scharzberg, Andrew Knight

Animal Welfare Collection

This article provides an empirically based, interdisciplinary approach to the following two questions: Do animals possess behavioral and cognitive characteristics such as culture, language, and a theory of mind? And if so, what are the implications, when long-standing criteria used to justify differences in moral consideration between humans and animals are no longer considered indisputable? One basic implication is that the psychological needs of captive animals should be adequately catered for. However, for species such as great apes and dolphins with whom we share major characteristics of personhood, welfare considerations alone may not suffice, and consideration of basic rights may …

Implementing A Dialogic Reading Intervention: The Experiences Of Teachers Of Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students, Jacquelyn Urbani

Education | Faculty Authored Dissertations and Theses

Deaf and hard of hearing children (hereafter DHH) frequently have delayed language and little experience with books because they do not share a common language with their hearing parents. However, there is little research concerning language and literacy development in the DHH classroom and equally little discussion of teacher responsibilities to address these issues. This study investigated the implementation of dialogic reading, which aims to engage students in active discussion and retellings of stories, using American Sign Language, called story signings. Because dialogic reading research with language delayed, hearing preschool students resulted in significant improvement of language skill (Whitehurst, Arnold, …

Voz De África, Alira Ashvo Muñoz

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

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Presentación Del Libro Zurita Por 60. Textos Críticos Sobre Su Obra Y Su Ensayo “Los Poemas Muertos”, Paula Miranda Herrera

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

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The New Ruralism. An Epistemology Of Transformed Space. Joan Ramón Resina And William R. Viestenzeds. Madrid: Iberoamericana Vervuert, 2012., Heike Scharm

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

No abstract provided.

Inti Numéro 73-74 (Primavera-Otoño 2011)

INTI: Revista de literatura hispánica

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The Un-Human Femme Bisclavret: Monstrous Misuses Of The Disunion Between Secular And Religious Culture In Marie De France’S 'Bisclavret', Santidad Bennett

Honors Student Works

While much of the recent scholarship on Bisclavret has focused on its unusual treatment of the werewolf motif, the more telling character of the story is actually the wife whose abuse of language subverts the major cultural constructs of which she is a part and recasts her as the true monster of the story. Freeman notices the significance of the wife but focuses primarily on the subversion of secular courtly culture. Meanwhile, Stypczynksi and Bruckner are more interested in the religious atmosphere and tone of the short lai. While each approach is useful in its own right, this paper puts …

Gifted Students: What Motivates Them, Sharon Reitsma Zonnefeld

Master of Education Program Theses

This paper explores the implications of a Biblical worldview on gifted students' motivation and uses this Biblical worldview as a framework to evaluate classroom constructs, such as high level questions, promotion of learning as hard work, cooperative learning, Theory of Multiple Intelligences, RtI (Response to Intervention), and student choice, that are known to influence gifted students' motivation. Teacher personalities and tendencies, as well as students' family relationships, early learning and stimulation, personal characteristics, and emotional state are also discussed in relation to gifted students' motivation and achievement. A review of the relevant literature was conducted to ascertain the relationship of …

Culturally Relevant Literature How To Identify And Use Culturally Relevant Literature, Alysse Ouimet

Education Masters

In order to empower students as readers, teachers need to provide them with culturally relevant literature that they can see themselves in. Educators first need to be made aware of culturally relevant literature, to make it available to their students. important, and ways to use it during instruction. This paper looks at the components of culturally relevant literature, why using it in the classroom is The action research that followed taught two classroom teachers how to identify culturally relevant literature, and it was brought to their attention that all students regardless of their culture need exposure to diversity. At the …

Recognition, Humility And Education: A Hermeneutic Approach, Matthew Murray

ESSAI

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Toward A Cosmopolitical Democracy: Process Over Ends, Rebecca Lea Mccarthy

Journal of International and Global Studies

“Towards a Cosmopolitical Democracy” argues that in order for cosmopolitanism to effectively challenge destructive forms of nationalism, misguided universalism, and economic globalism, it must be rearticulated conceptually and philosophically for today’s world as a cosmopolitical process rather than a set ideal or vision. This cosmopolitical process is best promoted in the realm of rhetoric and praxis, where everyday practices and values between self and collective interest are navigated using a Bakhtinian understanding of the dialogic imagination, as well as a “double process” of negotiation between the universal and the particular, both cognitively (Burke, 1970) and across cultures (Tarrow, 2005).

Mahjoob Zweiri And Emma C. Murphy (Eds.). The New Arab Media: Technology, Image And Perception. Ithaca Press. 2010., Timothy James Wilkerson Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Think Independently: How To Think In This World But Not Think With It, James T. Summerhays, Chauncey C. Riddle

BYU Studies

Chauncey C. Riddle, emeritus professor of philosophy at Brigham Young University, has placed an attractive capstone on his professional life with a slim and readable volume that will be of great interest to any Latter-day Saint with a strong philosophical bent. Even those without such a bent will find the book understandable and thought-provoking.

Riddle received his MA and PhD from Columbia University, and adds to his education four decades of experience as a philosophy professor. Each thought in Think Independently is carefully crafted; readers will likely have the sense that behind every sentence is a lifetime of examining, weighing, …

Scholarworks Statistics - April 2011, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

For the month of April 2011, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 14,458 full-text downloads.

The Honor Roll, Vol. 3, Iss. 3, Spring 2011, Illinois State University, Honors Program

Honor Roll

Honors Program Newsletter

Reading Horizons Vol. 51 No. 1

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Complete issue of Reading Horizons vol. 51 issue 1 with cover, table of contents, editorial advisory board and back matter including submission and subscription information.

Assisted Reading With Digital Audiobooks For Students With Reading Disabilities, Kelli J. Esteves, Elizabeth Whitten

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of assisted reading with digital audiobooks with the traditional practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) in terms of reading fluency and reading attitude with upper elementary students with reading disabilities. Treatment group participants selected authentic children’s literature and engaged in assisted reading with digital audiobooks four to five times per week over an eight-week implementation period. Results showed that while all students demonstrated growth in reading fluency as calculated by words read correctly per minute, the growth of the treatment group far outweighed that of the control group. There was …

Teaching Outside One’S Comfort Zone: Helping Diverse Millennials Succeed, Miriam Chitiga, Patrica Chogugudza, Tinotenda Chitiga

Faculty Working Papers from the School of Education

This paper discusses some ways educators may utilize their knowledge of generational characteristics and differences to enhance their teaching and inter-generational relationships with Millennials. It cautions against over- generalizing the popularly accepted generational characteristics to diverse students; it suggests that, like any other category of social classification, generational difference should be considered within the larger context of social diversity, including race, class, and gender,and geographical region. This paper critically discusses specific strategies that educators, who are working outside their comfort zones, can employ to increase the effectiveness of the educational experiences they facilitate for diverse millennial students.

Impact Of The Proposed Kimberley Lng Precinct On Customary Fishing In The Vicinity Of James Price Point, Department Of Fisheries

Fisheries Occasional Publications

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An Examination Of Essentialism And No Child Left Behind: Creating Excellence In America?, Lauren Blanford

ESSAI

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Shakespeare - Syler [My True Love Gave To Me, A 12-Step Program Concerning Dunce-Caps & Diadems], Nathan Samuel Ellingsen

ESSAI

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English As A Second Language: Strategies And Comparisons, Bekah Myroup

ESSAI

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16 Minutes Of “Eyes-On-Text” Can Make A Difference: Whole-Class Choral Reading As An Adolescent Fluency Strategy, David D. Paige

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Research continues to suggest that adolescents struggle with reading, indicating that much work remains to ensure that all students read at levels consistent with the skills required for academic achievement (Biancarosa & Snow, 2006). This article investigates whole class choral reading (WCCR) within the context of a sixth-grade language arts setting for the purpose of improving oral reading fluency skills with narrative text. In this quasi-experimental study involving 112 students, WCCR was implemented on a daily basis with students utilizing the repeated reading of narrative text. Results suggest that students improved both phonological decoding and oral reading fluency skills with …

The Clinical Application Of Progressive Filtering In Normal And Disordered Populations, Sarah M. Johnson

Doctoral Dissertations

The present study examined the effect of progressive filter testing in children with normal auditory processing skills and children with (central) auditory processing disorders [(C)APD]. The primary purpose of this study was to determine if a new screening procedure designed by the investigator called Progressive Filtering would differentiate between a control group (i.e. children with normal auditory processing skills) and an experimental group [children with (C)APD]. Twenty subjects (age 6 to 14 years) participated in the study. All subjects received an audiological examination, an auditory processing test battery, and the Progressive Filtering screening tool. Results indicated that the investigator-designed Progressive …

Connecting Literacy And Popular Culture, Jamie Weld

Education Masters

This study examined the benefits of using popular culture in the classroom to teach reading and writing strategies. The research was conducted in a one-to-one meeting with a fourth grade student. During the study, the participant read a chapter book Dramarama, based on Zoey 101, a popular television show for teenagers. Data was collected and analyzed through means of observation, student work samples, and personal interviews. The findings suggest that it is advantageous to incorporate popular culture into literacy instruction within the classroom. Knowledge of popular culture is not hindering on education, but is a large part of what students …

Supporting Comprehension Among English Language Learners, Stacy Lee

Education Masters

Abstract This action research project based in sociocultural theory and Critical Race theory focused on how teachers are using socially based strategies to support comprehension among English language learners (ELL). Research for this study took place at Harmony Elementary School (pseudonym) located within the Rochester City School District. During the completion of this study, the primary focus was based on observations within an ESOL (English for speakers of other languages ) teacher's classroom. This classroom environment included eight first grade ELL's at the beginning stage of English language proficiency. The findings suggest that English language learners comprehension is supported through …

Language Policy And Planning For Education In Cameroon And Nigeria, Ruth Adebile

Academic Leadership: The Online Journal (2003-2012)

The goals and overall philosophy of education in any nation is the pre-requisite to the formation of language policy and planning for education. Language generally is always a crucial phenomenon and it becomes more crucial and controversial when it has to do with formulation of policies in education (Dada, 2005) part of the reason for this is simply because most of the language problems in many African countries are colonial legacies. The language problem is even volatile in some African countries like Cameroon and Nigeria. As it is going to be expanciated in this write-up, both Cameroon and Nigeria are …