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A Qualitative Exploration Into The Subjective Experiences Of Healthcare Serial Killers, Florence Tang Jan 2020

A Qualitative Exploration Into The Subjective Experiences Of Healthcare Serial Killers, Florence Tang

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The prototypical serial killer is widely perceived as extremely violent offender who murders out of sexual gratification (Hodgkinson et al., 2017). The perception of serial killers primarily being sexual sadists may be greatly affected by an overfocus of research on sexually violent serial killers and a lack of attention on their non-sexually motivated counterparts such as healthcare serial killers (HCSK) (Lubaszka et al., 2014). In addition, a lack of qualitative inquiry into the experiences of serial homicide may be an impediment to understanding the deeper psychological reasons of why serial killers commit homicide (Kerr & Beech, 2016; Skrapec, 2001a). The …

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Teachers' Perceptions Of The Nine Defining Characteristics Of Catholic Identity In Ursuline Secondary Schools Of The Usa, Barbara Ann Middendorf Jan 2020

Teachers' Perceptions Of The Nine Defining Characteristics Of Catholic Identity In Ursuline Secondary Schools Of The Usa, Barbara Ann Middendorf

Doctoral Dissertations

Catholic schools are integral to the Catholic Church’s mission of evangelization. A Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who is Jesus Christ. Education is the concern and task of the Church, called to serve humankind from the heart of God. This study examined the perceptions of teachers working in Roman Union, Ursuline secondary schools of the Central Province of the United States regarding the extent to which the nine defining characteristics of Catholic identity were present in their respective schools and classrooms. For this research, Catholic identity was operationally defined using the seminal Catholic education …

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Decolonizing Education: Using Mother Tongue And English Side By Side In Nigeria, Omobola Wusu Jan 2020

Decolonizing Education: Using Mother Tongue And English Side By Side In Nigeria, Omobola Wusu

Doctoral Dissertations

Nigerians lack access to effective mother tongue education (MTE) at all levels of their schooling. It is well established that cognitive and educational benefits are achieved if one’s mother tongue (MT) is used as the medium of education. This study aimed to determine how adult Nigerians around the world who had been deprived of using their mother tongues (MTs) in their education reflect on their past experiences with negative messages or colonial language ideologies received in school. Also, it explored how these past experiences have shaped their positive MT identities, their MT experiences, and their perspectives on MTE. In this …

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Undergrads In The Workplace: The Many Hats Of Anthropology Alumni, Jessica Skolnikoff, Bridget Fitzpatrick Jan 2020

Undergrads In The Workplace: The Many Hats Of Anthropology Alumni, Jessica Skolnikoff, Bridget Fitzpatrick

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

This collection focuses on students who earned a degree in sociocultural anthropology; in future editions, we hope to include alumni from all four subfields of anthropology. The contributors graduated from colleges in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; in the future, we would like to expand this project to include students from other states and regions. We believe there is a strong need for a compilation of this kind. People with undergraduate degrees in anthropology are doing incredibly interesting and valuable work; their stories are both informative and inspiring. We are pleased to publish the first of what we hope will …

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Acoustics To Quantum Materials: A Centennial History Of The Department Of Physics, University Of Arkansas, Rajendra Gupta, Paul C. Sharrah Jan 2020

Acoustics To Quantum Materials: A Centennial History Of The Department Of Physics, University Of Arkansas, Rajendra Gupta, Paul C. Sharrah

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The department of physics at the University of Arkansas was established in the 1907-08 academic year, although physics was taught from the very start of the University in 1872. The department celebrated its centennial in 2007-2008. Acoustics to Quantum Materials is a centennial history of the department covering the period 1907-08 to 2007-08. While the emphasis is on this period, instruction of physics over the period 1872-1907 is covered in two prologues, and the period 2009-18 is briefly covered in an epilogue. The first research laboratory to be established was in the area of acoustics. Subsequently, the department’s faculty have …

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Rosegate Projectile Points In The Fremont Region, James R. Allison, Robert J. Bischoff Jan 2020

Rosegate Projectile Points In The Fremont Region, James R. Allison, Robert J. Bischoff

Faculty Publications

The Fremont projectile point typology was developed in the 1980s. An early revision combined the Rose Spring Corner-notched and Eastgate Expanding-stem types into a combined Rosegate type with an end date of AD 900-1000. Some archaeologists recognize that these projectile points persist to approximately AD 1300 but others use the earlier date range, and much of the relevant information is confined to gray literature. Furthermore, there is a varied approach to these types. Some use the original two types, while others use Rosegate or a combination of Rosegate, Rose Spring, and Eastgate. We used projectile point typology data, illustrations, and …

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Historical And Archaeological Evidence For Flooding In West Provo, Utah, Michael T. Searcy Jan 2020

Historical And Archaeological Evidence For Flooding In West Provo, Utah, Michael T. Searcy

Faculty Publications

Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah, has been a wealth of resources for generations of people over thousands of years. The lake’s waters also have regularly breached its banks and adversely affected the lives of many people. Using both historical and archaeological data, I provide evidence for successive flooding events that are likely to persist into the future. This same information is used to suggest that Provo City is making poor decisions in their current development of this area next to the lake.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Provost, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Provost, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Provost Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to Seniors. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Mennonite College Of Nursing, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Mennonite College Of Nursing, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Mennonite College of Nursing Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to Seniors. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Education, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Education, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Education Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to Seniors. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Applied Science And Technology, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Applied Science And Technology, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Applied Science and Technology Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to Seniors. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Humanities, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Humanities, Seniors; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities, Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to Seniors. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Wonsook Kim College Of Fine Arts, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: Wonsook Kim College Of Fine Arts, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to First-Year students. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Education, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Education, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Business Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to First-Year students. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Applied Science And Technology, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Applied Science And Technology, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Applied Science and Technology Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to First-Year students. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Social Sciences, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Social Sciences, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to First-Year students. 2020.

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University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Humanities, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University Jan 2020

University Assessment Services, National Survey Of Student Engagement: College Of Arts And Sciences, Humanities, First-Year; 2020, Illinois State University

Student Success

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) College of Arts and Sciences, Humanities, Report. Administered by University Assessment Services, Illinois State University, to First-Year students. 2020.

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‘Coronated’ Consumption In The Viral Market, Soonkwan Hong Jan 2020

‘Coronated’ Consumption In The Viral Market, Soonkwan Hong

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

The universal exposure to the virus has disrupted institutions, redefined values, and reshaped systems, including the market. Idling, uncertainty, and liquidity encapsulate the ever-precarious individual lives and the reflexive socio-politico-cultural changes. These conditions and consequences nonetheless create paradoxical opportunities in the viral market. The new meaning of connectivity that promotes high-viscosity relationships and high-visibility identities will transform the market to better acknowledge and support humans and the new sociality.

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Altered Speech: A Case-Study Of Identity-Driven Speech In A Dissociative Identity Disorder System, Sarah Domin Jan 2020

Altered Speech: A Case-Study Of Identity-Driven Speech In A Dissociative Identity Disorder System, Sarah Domin

Scripps Senior Theses

The field of sociolinguistics has long been interested in how speech differs across groups. These studies have been focused on how demographic factors like class, race, and geographical region alter speech patterns. However, more recently, the agency of individuals to use language as a tool to construct a certain identity or persona has been highlighted (e.g., Podesva 2007; Eckert 1989; Eckert 2008). These studies are limited due to the nature of their methods, relying on either one individual with a limited scope of characteristics or on a larger group of people with many different variables at play other than identity. …

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Mpas And Marine Citizen Science: Accessibility In The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Christina Marie Hoenow Jan 2020

Mpas And Marine Citizen Science: Accessibility In The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Christina Marie Hoenow

Open Access Master's Theses

The use of marine citizen science in the management of marine protected areas has grown increasingly popular over the past two decades for a variety of reasons. These include increased monitoring and enforcement capacity, increased engagement with the public, and chances for increased social acceptance hopefully leading to more effective conservation overall. California has taken this a step further and included marine citizen science as part of the Marine Life Protection Act (1999) in an effort to increase public access to marine protected areas as well as access to education and information about marine protected areas and conservation in the …

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Native American Marine Resource Management In Rhode Island Pre And Post Contact, Sarah Bowen Jan 2020

Native American Marine Resource Management In Rhode Island Pre And Post Contact, Sarah Bowen

Open Access Master's Theses

This study examines Native American marine resource management as a coastal adaptation in Rhode Island. It argues that marine resource management techniques were developed by indigenous people between the Archaic and the Late Woodland period, and uses Rhode Island’s salt pond region as a case study. It then looks at how European settlement altered Native American coastal adaptations and changed marine resource management through commodification and eventually loss of access to subsistence bases. The study contrasts Native American management practices with European resource use through the end of the colonial period, and relates how indigenous conservation efforts are applicable to …

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Lifting The Veil: Hijbabi Fashion On Social Media, Erika Holshoe Jan 2020

Lifting The Veil: Hijbabi Fashion On Social Media, Erika Holshoe

Open Access Master's Theses

As visual representatives of Islam, diasporic Muslim women in the U.S. and U.K. are at the forefront of changing the perception of Islam and the rise of modest fashion. The aim of this study is to analyze how female Muslim social media influencers living in non-Muslim majority areas use fashionable apparel on social media to negotiate cultural and religious demands in conjunction with exploration of personal identities. Social media posts from Instagram were coded using grounded theory. The findings were analyzed using Netnographic methods and Social Representation Theory (SRT) as the main theoretical framework. This study found that Muslim social …

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Religious Studies Teachers Perceptions Of The Role Of Religious Literacy In Students' Civic Preparation, John Grant Jan 2020

Religious Studies Teachers Perceptions Of The Role Of Religious Literacy In Students' Civic Preparation, John Grant

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of teachers of religion courses who use the study of religion to prepare students for the pluralistic society awaiting them. The primary questions addressed in this study were focused on perceptions of religious studies teachers regarding their definition of religious literacy, the content of a religiously literate person, the civic consequences of an education that ignores religious literacy, and how religious literacy might inculcate civic values. The participants of this study included five purposefully selected religious studies teachers from five different school types (i.e., Christian, Islamic, Jewish, nonsectarian, public). These …

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Can't Be Broken: The Survival Of Black Girls In A Broken Educational System, Ashley Monique Johnson Jan 2020

Can't Be Broken: The Survival Of Black Girls In A Broken Educational System, Ashley Monique Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation follows a three-article format. The purpose of this study was to explore the components of K-12 urban or suburban, private/charter, and public schools to determine if the setting is prepared to implement holistic approaches to support Black girls to meet there social and emotional needs. The first article uncovers the perceptions of teachers not feeling prepared to implement a social-emotional learning environment through a culturally responsive pedagogical framework. The second article focuses on the impact Black educators have on Black students within the academic setting from a phenomenological lens, lived experiences were shared to understand the passion, purpose, …

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First Destination Survey 2020: For Degrees Awarded December 2019-August 2020, Hart Career Center, Illinois Wesleyan University Jan 2020

First Destination Survey 2020: For Degrees Awarded December 2019-August 2020, Hart Career Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

First Destination Survey

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Ecolinguistically Informed Critical Discourse Analysis Of Political Speech On Climate Change Policies In The United States Of America, Othman Khalid Al Shboul Jan 2020

Ecolinguistically Informed Critical Discourse Analysis Of Political Speech On Climate Change Policies In The United States Of America, Othman Khalid Al Shboul

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study uses a mixed-methods approach to explore how climate change is conceptualized in the politics of the United States from the perspective of Ecolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis. I analyzed all the statements and letters issued by the governors and mayors who opposed the American president, Donald Trump, when he announced that he would withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement that 195 countries around the world signed. The qualitative analysis employs Critical Metaphor Analysis to investigate politicians metaphorical choices made to influence public opinion and influence policies about climate change in the U.S. These types of metaphors …

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Chasing Equity: Analyzing The Impact Of Education Reform Policies On Black Students In Urban Schools, Rhonda Anthony Jan 2020

Chasing Equity: Analyzing The Impact Of Education Reform Policies On Black Students In Urban Schools, Rhonda Anthony

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation is a three-article exploration of the concept of educational equity and how it impacts Black students in urban schools. Through the framework of Social Construction Theory, the concept of equity is explored through a series of discourse and document analyses. The first article uses a corpus methodology to analyze the Race to the Top (RTTT) applications of the 12 states that won the competitive grant that encouraged massive education reform law and policies alongside submitted ESSA plans of these same states to identify strategies used to combat barriers to success for urban, Black students. The second article uses …

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A Dissertation On The Testing Approaches Of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems, Cody Behles Jan 2020

A Dissertation On The Testing Approaches Of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems, Cody Behles

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Abstract:Testing is among the most critical parts of the development of any system. As technology becomes more advanced, and we continue towards a world defined by integration of advanced features and capabilities (such as being able to think for themselves) in every object, the ability to test these objects becomes infinitely more complicated. This work addresses the testing of autonomous cyber-physical systems (TACPS) by examining current industry best practices as ascertained from interviews with professionals working in the field. Through the interview data provided this work seeks a better understanding of how these systems are tested, the integrated approaches used …

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Contributors Jan 2020

Contributors

The Bridge

No abstract provided.

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@Karlnarcs: A Comedic Critique On The Digital Age, Evelyn Davis Jan 2020

@Karlnarcs: A Comedic Critique On The Digital Age, Evelyn Davis

Scripps Senior Theses

An outline of the pre-production, production, and post-production of a five-minute comedic short on the digital age and its influence on Generation Z using Marxist theory.

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