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Educating The "Miseducated": A Case Study Of Middle School Teachers’ Experiences Providing Culturally Responsive Practices For Black Male Adolescents, Latrisha Yvette Dean

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This case study explored eight middle school teachers’ experiences working with Black adolescent males at different Louisiana schools. The selected participants represented various identities and shared their perceptions of their teaching and management practices. This case study also examined the teachers’ mindsets and beliefs about teaching Black male students. Finally, the teachers discussed how they perceive their own racial identity, gender, socioeconomic class, and other identities when working with Black males. I explored their experiences by conducting face-to-face semi-structured interviews. A comparative within-case and cross-case analysis was used to review the data and connect it to the research questions that …

Regulation Of Learning: From The Perspective Of Male Students In Pakistan, Zainudin Abu Bakar, Rafaquat Ali

The Qualitative Report

Studies have shown that the students’ regulation of learning is associated to their learning outcomes, cognitive processing strategies and understanding of the content. In Pakistan, it was suggested that science students at secondary school possesses inadequate learning behaviours which diminished regulation of learning behaviours. This study was conducted with the intention to explore the issue of regulation of learning among secondary school science students in Pakistan. Twenty-four male students were selected purposefully to participate in the study. The data was collected through focus group interviews to understand their view of self-regulation of learning behaviour. The Applied Thematic Analysis was executed …

Implications In The Evaluation Of Sdg 4: What The Numbers Really Tell Us, Ellen Noe

Capstone Collection

The United Nations has taken the primary role in leading the charge to eradicate poverty around the world. By establishing the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, 169 member nations agreed to work towards poverty eradication and development. The 17 goals each provide targets and indicators, established by the General Assembly, to guide member nations towards achievement. This paper researches the implications associated with monitoring and evaluation of SDG 4, universal quality education, and the ability of developing nations to collect and report on the indicators created for the goal. This research asks the questions, does the data provided give an …

Impact Of Community Level Engagement In Primary Education: A Case Study Of Oyam District, Northern Uganda, Uganda, East Africa, Benson Ocan

Capstone Collection

This study was premised on the basis that primary education is the basic building block for a good quality of life in adult life. It specifically focuses on community level engagement in primary education. The broad research question of this thesis is how can community level engagement be enhanced to improve performance in primary schools? In order to answer this question, three primary objectives of this thesis were to assess the extent which community members are involved in the educational activities focusing the education in primary schools; to ascertain how community members have been involved in various educational activities, and …

The Impact Of Student Abroad On Intercultural Competence As A Professional Disposition: Narrative Stories From Student Affairs Professionals, Dare Chronister

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Student affairs professionals (SAP) have been tasked to educate students and provide opportunities to develop skills to live in a culturally diverse and global society. The shortage of culturally competent SAP could hinder students’ abilities to gain intercultural competence. The purpose of this narrative non-fiction study was to understand how SAP’ study abroad experiences helped them to grow and develop intercultural competence. Furthermore, the study aimed to identify how intercultural competence shaped their practices and strategies to provide students with safe environments to gain knowledge and understanding about different cultures. Data collection included three levels of semi-structured interviews. Identified themes …

The Moderating Effects Of Positive Religious/Spiritual Coping On Teachers’ Pain And Stress, Dawn Green

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this internet-based survey was to investigate the effects of positive religious or spiritual coping strategies on teachers’ chronic pain reports. Teachers in the United States may represent a vulnerable group due to a high prevalence of risk factors for chronic pain conditions. Teachers have been identified to experience high stress (Johnson, et al., 2005; Kyriacou, 2001) and report poor job satisfaction (Wang, Hall, & Rahimi, 2015), which are associated with development of chronic pain conditions (Kopec & Sayre, 2004). Religious coping strategies have been associated with beneficial associations with stress and health (Reutter & Bigatti, 2014). The …

Effectiveness Of A Proposed Perspective Based On Self – Learning Strategy In Developing The Environmental Awareness For The Students Of Middle School At Saudi Arabia, Yousef O. Almarshad

International Journal for Research in Education

The objective of the research is to present a proposed scenario based on the self-learning strategy and measuring its impact in developing environmental awareness among a sample of middle school students in Saudi Arabia. To achieve this goal, the researcher prepared a list of environmental concepts required for development among students in the intermediate stage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (sample study). The researcher also designed an educational model that adopts the self-learning strategy and builds on it. The above tools were applied to a sample of middle school students in one of the schools of Al-Jouf Educational Administration …

The Effectiveness Of Training Group Program In Improving Social Life Skills Level And Its Affect In Modifying The External Locus Control To Internal Among Students Of Prince Sattam Bin Abdul-Aziz University (Retracted), Naser Aldeen Ibrahim Abu Hammad

International Journal for Research in Education

This article has been retracted from publication in the journal after we found that it was published in another journal, which violates the journal’s ethical guidelines.

Activating The Research Partnership Between The Egyptian Universities And The Private Sector In The Light Of The Experiences Of Some Developed Countries, Maher Ahmad Hassan

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed at identifying the impediments and requirements of the research partnership between the Egyptian universities and the private sector. It also aimed at identifying the experiences of some of the developed countries in this respect. This study is expected to aid in visualizing the activation of the research partnership between the Egyptian universities and the private sector. The study made use of the descriptive approach based on the distribution of a questionnaire to 357 of faculty staffs in the universities of Cairo, Assiut, and Janub Al-Wadi. The study approached the following results:

That there are many impediments that …

Suggesting A Strategy For Activating The Role Of Curriculum To Face The Radicalism, Faisal Faraj Almotairi 4114028

International Journal for Research in Education

Curriculum developers shall realize that it is a mistake to consider children at school are totally away from participating in extremist activities for which some extremist groups call for, and reach the limit of crimes, participation of crimes, or even emotional support for. Currently, these young children are prone to varied effective currents, most of which believe in biased and non-objective visions. These children deal with through different enteries, the Internet may be the most important one as children deal with since infancy. So, they are prone to believing in extremist hurtful ideas, opinions. Surely, prevention and early intervention are …

Impact Of Control Dimensions And Administrative Transparency In The Anti-Administrative Corruption In The Educational Districts Kuwait From The Viewpoint Of Employees, Sultan Ghaleb Aldaihani

International Journal for Research in Education

The study aimed to identify the impact of control dimensions and transparency in the anti-administrative corruption in the educational districts from the viewpoint of the employees. The study relied on a descriptive approach Correlative, and a questionnaire was applied on (270) employees. The results showed that the availability of control was big; the availability of administrative was medium; and the availability of anti-administrative corruption was big. There was a significant differences for females with the study axes; there was a significant differences qualification for diploma degree favor with the dimension of administrative transparency systems and administrative transparency; there was a …

Saudi Science Teachers' Assessment Practices In Alzelfy Educational Administration According To Their Perceptions, Saeed Mohammad Alshamrani

International Journal for Research in Education

This paper aimed to identify science teachers' assessment practices according to their perceptions through identifying the assessment goals, activities, criteria, and the nature of assessment reports (types and data). It used the descriptive method; the population was all science teacher in Alzelfy educational administration in Saudi Arabia (106 teachers); however, the response rate was (38%) of the population. A questionnaire with four dimensions was developed; these dimensions are: the goals (two items), activities (20 items), criteria (six items), and the nature of reports (11 items). The results indicated that the teachers thought that they practiced the assessment highly to achieve …

The Effectiness Of Using Graphic Organizers In Development Of Achievement, Reduction Of Cognitive Load Associated With Solving Algorithm Problems In Analytical Chemistry And Favored Learning Styles Among Female Secondary School Students In Saudi Arabia, Sahar M.Y. Ezzeldin

International Journal for Research in Education

The present study aimed to examine the impact of using graphic organizers in development of achievement, reduction of cognitive load associated with solving algorithm problems in analytical chemistry and favored learning styles among secondary school students in Saudi Arabia.It has been applied on the female students at secondary first grade ,which divided into two groups, experimental group ( 23 students) and a control group ( 22 students).To verify the impact of the graphic organizers, the study applied achievement test in analytical chemistry, the measure of NASA T-LX to measure cognitive load, problem-solving test in analytical chemistry, and Kolb and McCarthy …

The Level Of Islamic Studies Students At The Faculty Of Education In Using Quaranic Setting Marks And Understanding Quaranic Verses While Reading And Listening., Khamis Abdelbaqi Rezk

International Journal for Research in Education

The reserch aims to determine the level of islamic studies students' ability to use quaranic setting marks in the understanding of Quaranic verses while reading and listening .A tes with degree of stability of (0.91) was applied to measure their ability to use these marks.It consisted of the light of the list Quranic setting skills consisted of one hundred students from the sixth grade students Al- Zulfi College of Education, the sample was randomly selected from whom had completed a study of the language skills and analytical interpretation (1, 2 and 3) In the second semester of the academic year …

The Effect Of A Project-Based Teaching Strategy On Enhancing Environmental Attitudes Among Students Of The Faculty Of Educational Science And Art, Amal Shaker Mohammad Awad

International Journal for Research in Education

This study aimed at investigating the effect of a project-based teaching strategy on enhancing environmental attitudes among students of the Faculty of Educational Science and Art and how it is affected by students’ gender and GPA. The members of the study were (134) students enrolled in (3) sections (A,B & C) of the Environmental Education course in the second semester of the academic year 2013-2014. Section A with 56 students and section C with 48 students were randomly selected as the study sample, the two sections were randomly distributed to experimental and control groups. An environmental attitudes scale with (25) …

Hear Us Roar, August 11, 2017, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

1908-1912 -Salinas Valley Usgs Composite Map

Groundwater Basin Maps

Composite map of the Salinas Valley, Monterey County, California, made from surveys conducted by the United States Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey during the years 1908 through 1912.

1848 Through Post-1925 - Summaries Of U.S. Bureau Of Land Management Patents Issued In Salinas Valley And Vicinity

Summaries of Data Relating to the Basins

A series of tables summarizing the Bureau of Land Management patents issued in the Salinas Valley and vicinity (including Monterey, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties) as well as the amount of acreage, document class, entry class, cancellation status, acres of land contributing or not likely contributing to Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin.

5 Tech Tools Every Professor Should Use Now, Norman Eng

Publications and Research

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Policy Analysis On Unesco's Action Plan For Gender Equality 2014-2021, Sarah Nagel

Capstone Collection

The Priority Gender Equality Action Plan 2014-2021 was generated in response to the evaluation and assessment of the Priority Gender Equality Action Plan 2008-2013, which originated as a way to hold UNESCO accountable to its given mandates on gender equality as an agency of the United Nations. This research provided a policy analysis regarding the effectiveness of the Priority Gender Equality Action Plan 2014-2021 as a global initiative to promote gender equality. The analysis was structured into four sections. The first provided contextual background of the policy, its current state, and stakeholder analysis. Second, components of the policy were analyzed …

International Student Orientation: Engagment Practices At Johnson And Wales University, Sarah P. Habtemariam

Capstone Collection

Johnson and Wales University (JWU) is a four-year private institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. This project is a course-linked capstone that will employ qualitative research techniques to evaluate international student orientation processes. This capstone will connect theory, concepts, and applications from my coursework completed at the SIT Graduate Institute such as foundations, youth programming, international education design and delivery, design concepts and evaluation. The purpose of this project is to design an international student orientation for the fall 2017 to support smooth integration into the campus community and foster student engagement practices.

This proposal will include a customized international …

Navigating The Waters: Vertical Transfer To Four Year Institutions, Carmen Robinson Robinson

Theses and Dissertations

Community colleges provide access, preparation and pathways to the four year institution. Transfer students from community colleges are deeply embedded in the higher education system though many have to face the issues of being academically unprepared, varying expectations of the transfer institution, and the stigma of being a transfer student. The study is driven by the following research questions: (1) What is the likelihood of completion for students transferring to a four-year institution from community colleges (2) is there a difference between native students and vertical transfer students in mean completion time? This secondary analysis attained data through the Arkansas …

Uab Studies Effects Of Cannabidiol Oil On Other Medications, Staff

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The Power Of Partners: A Qualitative Study On The Effects Of Long-Term Partnerships During Writing Workshop, Nicole Smith

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine how long-term partnerships will support second grade students during Writing Workshop. The specific goals of the study are to examine the effects long-term partnerships utilized during Writing Workshop will have on both student achievement and student engagement. Student interviews pre and post study, student writing, along with weekly student reflections were analyzed. The group of students who were the focus of the study demonstrated increased engagement when participating in Writing Workshop. The students also demonstrated increased writing proficiency throughout the duration of the study. The benefits of utilizing long-term peer partnerships during …

Bound By Marriage And Nursing, Staff

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Birmingham One Of 13 U.S. Cities Dedicated To Ending Spread Of Aids By 2030, Staff

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Modeling And Visualizing Bacterial Colony Purification Without The Use Of Bacteria Or Laboratory Equipment, Grace L. Axler-Diperte

Publications and Research

This paper describes an activity that simulates bacterial purification without the use of biohazardous materials and provides immediate feedback to students regarding the efficacy of their technique.

Telehealth Project Helps Ostomy Patients Get Adjusted At Home, Staff

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Symbiomix Therapeutics Presents New Data On Solosecâ„¢, Staff

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Student Journeys: Passion For Research Began With Strawberries, "Star Trek" And "Gifted Hands", Jeff Hansen

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