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Barriers To Persistence In Adult Basic Education: The Experiences Of African American Learners, Simone Thomas

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

One of the most pervasive issues facing educators and administrators in Adult Basic Education (ABE) is student persistence. The purposes of this qualitative study were 1) to identify the experiences that African American adult learners associated with their decisions to leave ABE programs; 2) to ascertain the impact of participants' perceptions of participation in ABE relative to their self perceptions and individual learning goals; and 3) to examine the extent to which barriers perceived by participants were consistent with barriers identified in the existing literature. Three research questions guided this study: 1) what experiences do participants associate with past decisions …

An Evaluation Of Ethnic Representation Within Three Third Grade Basal Reading Series, Ashlee Hirsh Horton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This content analysis study examined 99 basal reading narratives from three publishers: Harcourt, SRA-McGraw Hill and Scott Foresman. The stories were classified according to the ethnicity of major characters. The observed frequencies were compared to the expected frequencies to indicate over representation, adequate representation or under representation based on the ethnic breakdown of the student population on the state of Tennessee and national levels. The stories identified "African American" (n = 18) were investigated further to determine if the elements of quality African American literature (Hefflin & Barksdale-Ladd. 2001) were present. Cohen's Kappa indicated strong agreement between the two raters …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 27, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 27, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Investigating Writing Performance And Institutional Supports Among Teacher Candidates Who Transferred From Community Colleges, Katharine Pace Miles, Leslie Craigo, Selenid Gonzalez-Frey

Higher Learning Research Communications

To provide a snapshot of the skills of community college students as compared to senior college students, this study investigated writing performance and college experience of initial two-year enrolled (community college transfer students, n = 17) versus initial four-year enrolled students (n = 12) in a teacher preparation program. Results of independent samples t-tests on in-class writing, research paper, and final score were non-significant (p =.28, p = .54, p = .15, respectively) indicating that two-year and four-year start teacher candidates did not differ in their performance on these assignments nor overall in the course. Qualitative data indicated that while …

A Critical Comparative Reading Of The Traditional Poem Between Context And Method (Ibn Muqbil’S Ha’Iyya, Dhu Al-Rummah, And Jarir As A Model), Louay Karim Attia

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

It seems that the traditional poem offers a new reading each time, making its recipient sip from its sweet water the foundations of beauty it contains, and to stand in contemplation to sense the depth of this aesthetic tool and retrieve the voice to reach the sources of creativity within it, following the steps of mastery and kindness to it, for poetry is the Arabs’ collection and the ultimate source of their virtue. Based on this understanding related to the extent of the abundance of ancient production in terms of style, art and language, this study came to address the …

The Natural Ear In Arabic Poetry Vs Stress In English Poetry, Gatie Niema Risan Al-Hilfy

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This research examines how orientalists are scanning Arabic poetry and tries to reveal that this scanning is influenced by scanning English and European poetry in general which is based on long and short syllables as defined in English phonology. The researcher tries to prove that the English writing system is misleading or even defective because there is no clear definition for the syllable on the one hand and because of the existence of consonant clusters in that system on the other as an accomplished fact which contradicts what is found in the Arabic writing system. A new prosodic transcription has …

Grammatical Citation Of The Poetry Of Adi Bin Zaid, Lama Abdel Qader Khanyab

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Drew my attention and I was browsing through a book laced with marzipan Asma'i in the words of Adi ibn Zayd said: "Adi bin Zaid and Abu Douad aeadi do not tell the Arab poetry them; because their words are not Nagdia." Mistirbani then continued to talk in this regard; which invited me to wonder what is behind this deportation by the Department of martyrdom Bocarhma, happy l'm searching for this in the books of linguists, and found that the subject deserves the attention and the lesson. Has attracted me personal Adi ibn Zaid that the more chose to study …

Grammatical Interpretation Of The Quranic Readings According To Ibn Al-Anbari (D. 755 Ah) In His Book Al-Bayan Fi Gharib I’Rab Al-Quran, Batoul Naji Hadi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The pages of this research came to discuss this topic according to a plan that began with an introduction and four sections. In the introduction, I dealt with interpretation linguistically and technically, the difference between interpretation and explanation, grammatical interpretation in Islamic thought, Ibn al-Anbari's position on readings. The first section was entitled "The Agent" in which I dealt with different mechanisms: deletion and addition, transference to meaning, advancement and delay, and distortion. As for the second section, it was entitled "The Function" in which I dealt with the mechanisms: deletion and addition, transference to meaning. As for the third …

Volume 49, Number 14: November 23, 2011, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Designing A Peer-Mentoring Program For Education Doctorate (Edd) Students, Kendra Lowery, Rachel Geesa, Kat Mcconnell

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: In preparation for creating a peer-mentoring program for education doctorate (EdD) students, we conducted a literature review to learn about the characteristics of peer-mentoring programs for graduate students and EdD students specifically. Method: Our search criteria included articles about peer mentoring for graduate students only; published in peer-reviewed journals since the year 2000; and about programs that involved more experienced students, students farther along in the program, or recent graduates. These criteria resulted in 15 articles. Results: We applied what we learned about program design and characteristics in the creation of a voluntary peer-mentoring program for first year students, …

Dewey’S Naturalistic Metaphysics: Expostulations And Replies, Randy L. Friedman

Education and Culture

Critics of Dewey’s metaphysics point to his dismissal of any philosophy which locates ideals in a realm beyond experience. However, Dewey’s sustained critique of dualistic philosophies is but a first step in his reconstruction and recovery of the function of the metaphysical. Detaching the discussion of values from inquiry, whether scientific, philosophical or educational, produces the same end as relegating values to a transcendent realm that is beyond ordinary human discourse. Dewey’s naturalistic metaphysics supports his progressive educational philosophy. The duty of education is grounded in its service to democracy; it must help students develop the ability to express, discuss, …

Tragicidade - A Violenta Relação Entre As Diferentes Classes Sociais Nos Centros Urbanos Brasileiros E Sua Representação Na Literatura Contemporânea, Daniela Meireles

Research Papers

O presente ensaio irá examinar a representaçäo da violência e segregaçäo urbana nos contos Solar dos Princípes' e 'Esquece' da coletânea Contos Negreiros (2005) e 'Angu de Sangue' e 'J.C.J.' da coletânea Angu de Sangue (2000) de Marcelino Freire. A análise será feita em busca de respostas para as seguintes perguntas: frente a exclusäo social e consequente negaçäo a plena cidadania, como se comportam os personagens dos contos analisados? O que esse comportamento revela sobre a vida em sociedade nos centros urbanos? O que os contos comentam sobre a cidadania?'

Soundings 2011-11-21, N/A N/A

Soundings

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State V. Meadows Appellant's Brief Dckt. 38267

Not Reported

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Differences In Aggression As A Relationship Between Sex And Levels Of Video Game Playing, Kunal Puri

Theses

Video games have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry over the past 40 years. A number of studies have been carried out to explain the relationship between playing video games and the different levels of aggression it generates. This pilot study examines the differences in aggression present in males and females following video game playing. The purpose of the study is to explore the relationship between the amount of time spent playing video games and the type of video games played by both males and females with the amount of aggression it stimulates across different sex. The study uses theories like …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

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Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 20, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2011

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Disclosure And Health: Enhancing The Benefits Of Trauma Writing Through Response Training, Andrea Konig

Theses and Dissertations

Writing about a personal traumatic event has been found to have psychological and physical health benefits. Focusing on traumatic memories in writing may be a form of exposure. In imagery exposure and trauma writing, greater physiological reactivity was predictive of better outcomes. Given the importance of physiological output in emotional processing, response training was developed and found to be effective in increasing appropriate physiological reactivity in imagery exposure. If response training amplifies physiological reactivity and the benefits of writing, the hypothesis that writing is a form of exposure would be strengthened, and training may be a valuable tool to improve …

11/18/2011, Slutzker Center For International Students

Newsletters from Slutzker Center for International Services - SCIS News

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O Poder De Consumo Como Instrumento Da Cidadania Verde Em Human Festa (2008), De Regina Rheda, Danielle Murta De Laborde Affonso

Research Papers

O veganismo reclama e difunde uma forma de cidadania na atualidade: a cidadania verde, tópico efervescente em variados campos de estudo e tema principal de Humana Festa (2008) da escritora brasileira Regina Rheda. Através do posicionamento vegano de alguns personagens, relações comportamentais se (con)fundem entre certo' e 'errado'. Além do fator moral do qual o veganismo é imbuído, o poder de consumo é outro pilar no qual esta cidadania se apoia. O romance conta com personagens de níveis intelectuais e sociais distintos, trazendo diferentes respostas às práticas veganas, cada qual de acordo com sua realidade social e poder aquisitivo. Este …

The Advocate, November 17, 2011, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

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Glocalization In Macedonia: English In Outdoor Advertising Messages, Pamela Morris

School of Communication: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Outdoor advertising visuals from Skopje, Macedonia are analyzed in a content analysis. Images were photographed in the most heavily traveled areas of the city to secure a snapshot of culture and to analyze western influence. Media and linguistic imperialism, globalization and glocalization, along with advertising and communication strategies, are used to frame the investigation. Findings show that media companies are the leading advertisers, along with banks and entertainment. The majority of ads employed some form of English, although Macedonian and Cyrillic writing were also used. The images revealed strategic use of language and symbols, depending on the product category, business …

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Deweyan Tools For Inquiry And The Epistemological Context Of Critical Pedagogy, Peter J. Nelsen, Jayson O. Seaman

Kinesiology

This article develops the notion of resistance as articulated in the literature of critical pedagogy as being both culturally sponsored and cognitively manifested. To do so, the authors draw upon John Dewey's conception of tools for inquiry. Dewey provides a way to conceptualize student resistance not as a form of willful disputation, but instead as a function of socialization into cultural models of thought that actively truncate inquiry. In other words, resistance can be construed as the cognitive and emotive dimensions of the ongoing failure of institutions to provide ideas that help individuals both recognize social problems and imagine possible …

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2011 Decisions

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Recommendations From The North Star State, Julia M. Williams, Gerry Nierengarten

The Rural Educator

Administrators in America’s rural school districts are uniquely challenged to meet increased achievement expectations despite decreasing resources. Mandated reform initiatives, population decline, and the complex formulas used to distribute tax-based funding have disproportionately affected rural schools. In this mixed-methods study, researchers first surveyed K-12 administrators and then conducted focus groups across six regions in Minnesota to determine the nature of the challenges specific to rural administrators and to document their perceived needs for interventions, training, and policy changes. The study identified two categories of common concern: student achievement and fiscal management. Within the category of student achievement, administrators identified four …

A Distance-Delivered Teacher Education Program For Rural Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Teacher Candidates, Gayla Lohfink, Amanda Morales, Gail Shroyer, Sally Yahnke, Cecilia Hernandez

The Rural Educator

This article describes a collaborative, distance-delivered, teacher preparation program for rural, culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) teacher candidates. Multiple institutions partnered with one university in order to diversify the teaching force in the region and meet the needs of CLD students living there. In describing the program’s design and implementation phases, a focus on cultural responsiveness to the candidates’ needs, their rural settings, and high populations of Latino/a students in the rural areas in which they were trained is presented. Assessment of each implementation phase guided program practice for the participants’ training as effective teachers. Relevant discussion indicates that even …

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A Comparative Content Analysis Of Emily Dickinson's Letters, Patricia Harrison, M.D., Carol Mcleod, M.A.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

To investigate the relationship between creativity and mental illness, a computer content analysis of a random sampling of Emily Dickinson's (ED) letters and a selected sample of ED's "anxiety" letters were compared with speech samples from female subjects with panic disorder (n = 4) and speech samples from a female control group (n = 8). Although this can only be considered a pilot study, the findings suggest that ED's word profiles are more similar to the panic disorder group than to the control group. Limitations of this study (i.e., small sample sizes) and suggestions for future research are discussed.