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Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Of The Achievement Gap, Linda Bol, Robert Q. Berry Iii

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to survey the perceptions of secondary mathematics teachers on factors contributing to the achievement gap and ways to reduce this gap. National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) members were surveyed, and a total of 379 secondary teachers responded. Overall, respondents were most likely to attribute the achievement gap to student characteristics, such as differences in motivational levels, work ethic, and family support. Furthermore, teachers from schools with a higher population of White students were more likely to attribute the gap to student characteristics than were teachers in schools with higher percentages of …

Summary Of Information For Assessing The Status Of The Tooth Cave Ground Beetle (Rhadine Persephone), Casey Berkhouse

KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report summarizes data for assessing the status of the Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), a federally listed endangered species. Only the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) can determine the recovery and regulatory status of this species, and this report is intended as tool for assessing both. Data reviewed for this report were gleaned from USFWS files; additional information was obtained from the Mike Walsh (Texas Cave Conservancy), James R. Reddell (Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas as Austin), Mark Sanders (City of Austin), and Rose Farmer (Travis County). The Tooth Cave ground beetle was listed …

Assessing The U.S.-Mexico Fight Against Human Trafficking And Smuggling: Unintended Results Of U.S. Immigration Policy, Salvador A. Cicero-Domínguez

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

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Sediment Accumulation In The Barton Springs Complex, Ellen Geismar

KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports

The four springs located in the Zilker Park area of Austin, Texas are the only known habitat of the endangered species Eurycea sosorum and E.waterlooensis. Sediment deposition in these springs contributes to the temporary degradation of salamander habitat due observed during salamander counts. The sediment transport in the area of the springs is dynamic with deposition/resuspension rates varying spatially and temporally over the substrate. Accumulation of sediments in these habitats has been a concern because sediment loading is anticipated to increase as a result of human activities in the Barton Springs watershed. This study documents the baseline rate of sediment …

Indians And Immigrants: Survivance Stories Of Literacies, Joyce Rain Anderson

Doctoral Dissertations

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This project stems from my mixedblood heritage and from a community of mixedblood scholars. In this text, I relate stories of the early colonization of Southern New England, of the zones of contact between whites (primarily English) and Indians (primarily Massachusett or Wampanoag). I offer perspectives on competing views of literacy and explored texts translated from Massachusett Algonquin to see how Indians used writing to enact rhetorics of survivance which challenged the prevailing assumptions of the dominant culture. Within these texts we see how Indians continued to define themselves in …

Regulating Section 527 Organizations, Guy-Uriel Charles, Gregg D. Polsky

Faculty Scholarship

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Responses To Transnational Non-Governmental Terrorism In Kenya And The United States: An Anthropological Analysis, Kennedy Geoffrey Ondieki

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Terrorism is an ancient human phenomenon. In contemporary societies, however, terrorist attacks affect every country in one form or another. Hardly can any continent, region, or community claim immunity from it. Its causes, characteristics, and controlling mechanisms are as diverse and complex as there are terrorist groups. The impacts of terrorism, on other hand, are lethal and far-reaching as are government responses against it. This study began as an attempt to examine governmental and survivor responses and reactions in regard to the attacks of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998. Then the horrific attacks against …

The Punctuated Equilibrium Model Of Policy Evolution: An Explanation For United States Federal Fire Policy Change, Tricia Mynster

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

The organizational structure of federal land management agencies is designed to function in a static state for long periods of time. Policies in these bureaucracies tend to follow a punctuated equilibrium pattern of evolution. These policies are accompanied by reinforcing institutional arrangements and networks that resist changes. In order for change to occur, a catalyst is needed to cause a drastic change in policy. Following this change, new institutional arrangements will be created to support the new policy. A catalyst is needed at the lower levels of the bureaucracy to follow a policy through to implementation. Using the National Park …

Positioning Analysis Of Second-Tier Convention Destinations As Perceived By Association Meeting Planners In The United States Of America, Min Sun Park

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This research examines and compares the association meeting planners' perceptions (cognitive, affective, and overall) and behavioral intentions of four selected second-tier convention destinations: Indianapolis, Nashville, Charlotte, and San Jose. The study measures both quantitative (structured) and qualitative (unstructured) perceptions to uncover perceived strengths and weaknesses of each convention city; This study can confirm that there are significant differences in the perceptions and the behavioral intentions for the four convention destinations. The findings of the study will be beneficial to both second-tier cities and association meeting planners. The second-tier cities will better understand planners' site selection criteria and perceptions, which will …

Motives Behind The Use Of Visual Artifacts In Catholicism And Sunni Islam : Contribution To Discussion Of Representation, Alevtina Naumova

Theses and Dissertations

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A Comparison Between Faculty Pedagogical Beliefs And The Use Of Htmlez, A Course Management System, Carolyn M. D Willoughby

Theses and Dissertations

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French And U.S. Modes Of Educational Regulation Facing Modernity, Denis Meuret

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Globalization and Education Symposium

Citigroup Powerpoint Presentation Overview And Summary Recommendations Mortgage Market Trands Monoline Lifecycles Phineas Valuation Citigroup Recommendations, Citigroup, Inc.

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Ofheo Report Of Examination- Freddie Mac, United States: Office Of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo)

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Frbny Scope Memorandum Citigroup European Credit Derivatives Review Operational Risk, Dianne Dobbeck

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Ofheo Fannie Mae Report Of Annual Examination, 2005, United States: Office Of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (Ofheo)

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Tenth Judicial Circuit In And For Polk County Florida, State Of Florida Vs. Scott Almeida, United States: State Of Florida: District Court: Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Of Florida: Polk County

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A Comparative Study Of United States And Japanese Laws On Collaborative Inventions, And The Impact Of Those Laws On Technology Transfers, Mary Lafrance

Scholarly Works

This research examines United States and Japanese laws regarding patent rights in collaborative inventions, and inquires whether these laws may impede technology transfers by creating uncertainty regarding the ownership, validity, or enforceability of the resulting patents, or by imposing undue obstacles to the licensing or assignment of such patents.  Where the laws of the two countries differ, this paper compares the merits of each approach and also assesses whether the differing approaches could be troublesome for cross-border transactions.

One of the most significant differences between United States and Japanese law regarding joint inventions is in the requirement of consent for …

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In National Periodicals, 1982-1990, Matthew E. Morrison

Theses and Dissertations

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has continued to receive exposure in national periodicals. This thesis will explore that image from 1982 to 1990. During those years, the church continued to grow in membership and expand its existing programs.

National periodicals can assist in assessing the public image of the Church because they help "mould public attitudes by presenting facts and views on issues in exactly the same way at the same time throughout the entire country." In this manner, they help to form the public opinion about the Church. They also reflect existing opinions because magazine publishers …

An Analysis Of The Newspaper Coverage Of Latter-Day Saint Temples Announced Or Built Within The United States From October 1997 Through December 2004, Kevan L. Gurr

Theses and Dissertations

President Gordon B. Hinckley, the fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, excited the membership of the Church by increasing the number of temples available to members. He announced that the Church would construct smaller buildings – as compared with existing temples at the time – thereby allowing for greater numbers of temples to be built. He set a goal to build 50 temples in a two and half-year period: double the number the Church had ever attempted to build in any decade. Thirty-four of these temples were built in the United States, and newspapers – …

The Many Faces Of Power: An International Law Response To Robert Kagan's Of Paradise And Power, Jason Morgan-Foster

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

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"I Respectfully Dissent" : Intellectual Leadership In The Nation's Highest Court, Alison M. Smith

Honors Theses

The right of an individual to dissent from the ideas of his or her peers, or even his or her government, has been one of the defining characteristics of American civil society. The United States itself was founded as a result of American colonists' dissenting from the British government, and our Constitution established a governmental system that would not only accommodate, but encourage a process of deliberative democracy in which the views of both the many and the few would be taken into account and considered thoroughly. A system of internal checks and balances between the legislative, judicial and executive …

Parents' Perceptions Of The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Katie Kozlowski

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Why Is Elder Abuse Overlooked? : Media And Ageism, Skye N. Folkert

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Homeless Outreach Projects For Single Parent Families: What Happens To The Children?, Colleen Kasting, Sibylle Artz

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

This article provides an overview of the changing nature of family homelessness in the US and Canada, the current literature on homeless families and their children, and reports on a Canadian example of community-based research on family homelessness. This research shows that poverty, family violence, a history of abuse and problems with mental health and substance misuse are the dominant factors that contribute to family homelessness. The research also shows that the children of homeless families face grave risks, and makes explicit the need for immediate policy and practice initiatives to end family homelessness.

The Free World Confronted: The Problem Of Slavery And Progress In American Foreign Relations, 1833-1844, Steven Heath Mitton

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Enacted in 1833, Great Britain’s abolition of West Indian slavery confronted the United States with the complex interrelationship between slavery and progress. Dubbed the Great Experiment, British abolition held the possibility of demonstrating free labor more profitable than slavery. Besides elating the world’s abolitionists, always hopeful of equating material with moral progress, the experiment’s success would benefit Britain economically. Presented evidence of the greater profits of free labor, slaveholders worldwide would find themselves with compelling reason to abandon slavery. Likewise, London policymakers would proceed with little need—and no economic incentive—to promote abolition in British foreign policy. British hopes foundered on …

Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish

Office of the President Publications and Research

The author discusses research on using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for the primary prevention of sudden death.

Youth And Government : A Proposal For North Dakota, Laura Jane Rabenberg

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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Battered Women Who Kill : The Use Of Expert Testimony And The Impact Of Its Timing In The Courtroom, Carrie M. Brower

Undergraduate Theses and Senior Projects

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The Internet And Political Campaign Advertising : A Content Analysis, Anita L. Herold

Theses and Dissertations

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