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International Standards Regarding Child Marriage And African Legal Systems, John Mukum Mbaku

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of K-8 School Transportation: Understanding The Need, Gauging The Effectiveness, And Defining Best Practice, Leeann D. Taylor

Dissertations of Practice

School transportation plays a critical role in schools, helping students gain access to their education and school sponsored extracurricular activities each day. This study examined the history, need, and future of school-provided transportation in efforts to establish the components of a tool by which districts can gauge the effectiveness of current transportation practices. To organize the research, data, and final framework in the most meaningful way, the final product was divided into three individual papers.

Paper 1 reviews the existing literature reviewed the history, significance, and anticipated developments in the field of school transportation. Paper 2 curates the results of …

Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Legal Literacy Surrounding Student Discipline In Illinois, Ayla Peczkowski

Dissertations of Practice

Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Legal Literacy Surrounding Student Discipline in Illinois

Research has shown that students of color and minority students receive exclusionary discipline at a disproportionate rate compared to their other peers. Research has also shown that exclusionary discipline contributes to the Pipeline to Prison, setting the trajectory for our students of color, as early as their school days. However, action has been taken by Illinois, Senate Bill 100, in order to address this disproportionate discipline. In addition to state protection, students have Federal rights and protections when it comes to school discipline. However, one question is if public school …

The Intersectionality Of Language And Special Education: An Exploration Of How Systems Shape Teachers’ Perceptions And How Perceptions Shape Educational Practice, Leticia Valadez

Dissertations of Practice

ABSTRACT

THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF LANGUAGE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATION OF HOW SYSTEMS SHAPE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND HOW PERCEPTIONS SHAPE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE

Leticia Valadez, Ed.D. Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations

Northern Illinois University, 2024

Dr. Tiffany Puckett, Director

This dissertation examines the relationship between systemic structures and teachers’ perceptions and how those perceptions shape educational practice. It explores those relationships through the educational experiences of language learners with learning disabilities and the perspectives of educators and school leaders in preschool through fifth-grade settings tasked with meeting their complex educational needs. This dissertation is organized into three papers. Paper …

Monetary Incentive Delay Task Response In A Diverse Sample Of Adolescents: Advancing Health Promotion In This Age Group, Emily K. Carter

Open Access Master's Theses

The adolescent brain is becoming increasingly recognized as an important and distinct developmental period. Adolescence is also a period that has seen a recent increase in sexually transmitted infection (STI); those between ages 15-24 account for roughly 25% of the United States’ population but account for about 50% of annual STI incidents. Current behavioral-only intervention approaches have been limited in their capacity to help advance adolescent health behavior; translational approaches that utilize information about the neurological underpinnings of sexual health decision making offer the opportunity to obtain novel information about young people. The functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-based monetary incentive …

Exploring Boaters’ Intentions And Awareness To Explain Why Some Anchor On Coral Reefs, Caroline Caton

Open Access Master's Theses

Coral reefs provide a variety of ecosystem services to humans, but are also degrading due to human activities such as boat anchoring. Understanding why some boaters anchor on coral reef, even when environmentally-responsible alternatives are available, will lead to effective management with substantial environmental benefits. Anchoring on reef could occur intentionally, because boaters prioritize other considerations that outweigh any desire to not anchor on reef, or unintentionally, because they lack true awareness of the bottom type. We conducted structured interviews, informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, with boaters in the British Virgin Islands to uncover the motivations and awareness …

Does Neglect As A Child Affect Later Life Loneliness?, Gina Barbera

Open Access Master's Theses

Individuals who experience neglect within the first eighteen years of their life are at risk of experiencing later life loneliness. This study aims to determine if the type of neglect experienced (emotional or physical) affects the relationship with loneliness later in life and to determine if there is a relationship between the age an individual experiences neglect and their level of loneliness later in life. This was accomplished by using a subsample of 169 women aged 18-86 who reported experiencing at least one form of neglect. Demographic indicators, the 17-item ACEs questionnaire (Felietti et al., 1998), and the UCLA Loneliness …

The Association Among Various Types Of Substance Use And The Perpetration And Victimization Of Physical And Psychological Intimate Partner Violence, Sam Ferreira

Open Access Master's Theses

The current study identified the association between substances and the perpetration and victimization of physical and psychological IPV. Due to limited data collected, the research questions were modified to specifically examine alcohol and cannabis use rather than various substances. Thus, the following questions were examined: (1) How are cannabis and alcohol use related to perpetration and victimization of physical IPV among adolescent females? and (2) How are cannabis and alcohol use related to perpetration and victimization of psychological IPV among adolescent females? These research questions were examined through four binary logistic regression models to examine the relationship between the predictors …

Effect Of Resistance Training On Power, Strength, And Performance In Collegiate Cheerleaders, Amanda Stors

Open Access Master's Theses

This study investigated the muscular power, strength and sport-specific performance changes in female collegiate cheerleaders who participate in resistance training, versus those who did not. Previous research (1, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20) indicates that collegiate cheerleaders should participate in resistance training programs, however, this is the first study to have investigated the effects of one. Twenty-two female collegiate cheerleaders between the ages of 18-23 years were recruited from the University’s cheerleading team and completed the study. Participants were divided into. resistance training (RT) (n = 12; age: 19.74±0.96 years; height: 161.95±7.99 cm; body mass: 64.37±13.80 kg; body fat …

A Qualitative Inquiry To The Impact Of Peer Teaching On Undergraduate Chemistry Students, Marcus Sambar

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates the impact of peer teaching on undergraduate STEM majors, particularly those who serve as peer teachers for introductory chemistry courses. While previous research has predominantly focused on the benefits of peer tutoring for the tutored students, the reciprocal impact on peer teachers remains underexplored. The main purpose of this study is to quantify the differences between peer teachers and comparable students who do not engage in teaching, with a specific focus on problem-solving approaches and the ability to explain STEM concepts. The assessment included coding students' work to reveal strategy use and provide a means of comparison …

Life Satisfaction Among Diverse Participants, Razel Bacuetes Milo, Maria Luisa Ramira, Nicole Martínez

School of Nursing and Health Science: Faculty Scholarship

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Epigenetics And Character Virtue Development, David S. Moore

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Current understandings of epigenetics offer some insights into the developmental origins of character virtues. Research on epigenetics has demonstrated that phenotypes depend on both genomic and non-genomic information for their development, and such is true for the development of character virtues as well. This conclusion offers significant support for the Developmental Systems perspective. Although researchers have not yet studied the role of molecular epigenetic factors in the development of character, the field of behavioral epigenetics has revealed how such factors contribute to psychological and other behavioral phenotypes in general. In particular, behavioral epigenetics research can highlight the plasticity of human …

Are Academia And Industry Listening To Each Other? A Citation Analysis Of Ux Research Methods Resources, Abigail Bakke, Leonard Dibono

English Department Publications

Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) has been facing concerns of viability, in both its relationship with industry and its ability to build a relevant and valid body of research. TPC’s disconnection with industry may be reflected in its relationship to UX as well, despite both fields’ shared values. To better understand how TPC and User Experience (UX) are relating to each other, we conducted a citation analysis of a sample of SIGDOC papers and a sample of Nielsen Norman Group (NN/g) practitioner articles focused on research methods. The SIGDOC papers tended to cite TPC sources, while the NN/g articles cited …

Measuring International School Early Year Teachers’ Actual And Perceived Knowledge Of Strategies To Support Oral Language Development In Early Years, Elizabeth Gail Erickson-Denhartigh

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation investigates the actual versus perceived knowledge of oral language development strategies among early years teachers in international schools. Employing Prestwich’s (2012) "Teacher’s Knowledge of Oral Language Development" (TKOLD) survey, it assesses teachers’ knowledge in critical areas such as promoting extended discourse and the use of specific vocabulary and rare words to promote oral language development with young learners. This research, the first of its kind among international school early years teachers, collected demographic data and actual and perceived knowledge of strategies to support oral language development. Though the survey response rate was lower than desired and did not …

Exploring The Current Reality Of Supporting Multilingual Learners In Greater Minnesota: Bridging Practice And Policy To Plan Forward, Amanda Lee Tegels

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to understand the current reality of multilingual learner supports in schools in Greater Minnesota and align that current reality with the Minnesota Learning English for Academic Proficiency and Success (LEAPS) Act in order to make recommendations at the local level and advocate at a greater scale. This was an exploratory case study of a school district in Greater Minnesota that included semi-structured interviews, district documents, and publicly available student data. The Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was used as the theoretical framework to understand the current reality of the district which was then aligned …

The Perception Of Asian Students Enrolled In An Online Theological Degree Program On Their Learning Experience Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kelvin Kian Teck Teo

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to understand the lived experiences of Asian theological students as they transitioned from face-to-face to online learning while enrolled in an onsite theological degree program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Like all other institutions, theological schools had to move their faculty and students to remote online learning rapidly in response to the safe-distancing and lockdown measures introduced by government across the world to manage the pandemic. In that way, the pandemic brought about the first online experience for many teachers and students in theological studies in Asia. While this remote online learning was …

A Qualitative Case Study: Teacher Perceptions Of The Support Received When Working With English Learners, Jennifer Pare

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

English Learners (ELs) are one of the fastest-growing student populations in K-12 schools, and attention must be given to the academic achievement gap between ELs and their native English language speaking counterparts. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed in 2015, required every state to adopt English proficiency standards aligned with state academic standards to meet these content and language standards. To shrink the achievement gap, educators must look at how content teachers should teach the essential content standards while providing language instruction and scaffolding for ELs in their classrooms. The rapid growth of the EL population has not been …

Older Adult Compendium Of Physical Activities: Energy Costs Of Human Activities In Adults Aged 60 And Older, Erik A. Willis, Stephen D. Herrmann, Mary Hastert, Chelsea L. Kracht, Tiago V. Barreira, John M. Schuna Jr., Zhenghua Cai, Minghui Quan, Scott A. Conger, Wendy J. Brown, Barbara E. Ainsworth

Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose: To describe the development of a Compendium for estimating the energy costs of activities in adults ≥60 years (OA Compendium).

Methods: Physical activities (PAs) and their metabolic equivalent of task (MET) values were obtained from a systematic search of studies published in 4 sport and exercise databases (PubMed, Embase, SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost), and Scopus) and a review of articles included in the 2011 Adult Compendium that measured PA in older adults. MET values were computed as the oxygen cost (VO₂, mL/kg/min) during PA divided by 2.7 mL/kg/min (MET₆₀₊) to account for the lower resting metabolic rate …

Irrational Beliefs As A Mechanism Of Change In Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Miriam Motechin

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the mechanisms of change in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), a treatment developed by Albert Ellis that posits irrational beliefs contribute to emotional and behavioral distress. Prior research has shown REBT’s effectiveness, but the specific mechanisms remain underexplored. This research uses meta-analytic data to examine changes in irrational beliefs and their relationship to changes in emotions, behaviors and automatic thoughts. A moderately strong relationship was found in therapeutic intervention groups between changes in irrational beliefs and changes in emotions/behaviors. A similar relationship was found when looking at the long-term impact of changing irrational beliefs on emotional and …

Biotin For Hair Loss: Teasing Out The Evidence, Allyson Yelich, Hannah Jenkins, Sara Holt, Richard Miller

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2024

No abstract provided.

Improving Depression Screening In Primary Care By Implementing A Systematic Annual Screening Protocol: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Trang Nguyen, Ian Whitaker, Danny Tran, Aidan Lum Kong, Nan Crossley

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2024

No abstract provided.

Mcardle Disease Rhabdomyolysis Precipitated By Acetazolamide For Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Shahin Cyrus Owji, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, Mohammad Pakravan, Chaow Charoenkijkajorn, Andrew G. Lee

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Symposium 2024

No abstract provided.

To Be Heard And Seen: Students Of Color Call For A Sense Of Belonging And Support In Higher Education, Daisha Dukes

Community Engagement Student Work

This research delves into the policies, procedures, and resources that higher institutions carry to best support their students of color. The support systems in this research centers on academic performance, cultural belonging, financial and mental health support of students of color. Many institutions concentrate on a general one-size-fits-all system that can be counterproductive because not all students are the same and their needs differ. This issue is important because students of color do not feel seen or heard at predominantly white institutions. This case study was created to find the weaknesses, strengths, and improvements on how higher institutions are best …

Gender Wage Gap: Analysis Of Women In Statistical Industries And Financial Effects Of The Wage Gap, Renee Delos

Honors Projects in Mathematics and Economics

Women in statistical and mathematical industries are continuing to be mistreated within the workforce. Women are constantly being paid less than men, despite prior qualifications that should show otherwise. An overall pay gap between male and female employees not only affects the women’s work at the company, but also their lives outside of the corporate world. This thesis analyzes the direct effects of this pay difference, and how women are truly treated throughout the working world. The data collected through surveys is used as the basis in determining the real pay gap, and the overall emotions and degree of comfort …

Ozark Historical Review, 2024, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Department Of History

The Ozark Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Parnassus 2024: Thresholds

Parnassus

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Wally Cordes Teaching And Faculty Support Center For The Year Ended…2024, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Wally Cordes Teaching And Faculty Support Center

Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center Annual Report

No abstract provided.

Unknown Etiology, Traci Brimhall

Nelle (literary magazine)

p. 9

Medical Mother's Pantoum, Amy Fleury

Nelle (literary magazine)

pp. 18-19

Before She Lost The Use Of Her Hands, Melissa Ginsburg

Nelle (literary magazine)

pp. 22-23