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Stem Stories, February 2015, #1, Stefani Keller

STEM Stories

Student Profile - Sarah Huebner

Lister Hill Letter - February 2015, Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Letter (2011-2015)

No abstract provided.

Facilities Forum, Georgia Southern University Facilities Services

Facilities Forum Newsletter

• What is MRR?
• Do What You Say, When You Say Award Garbutt Construction Company 2014
• Capital Project Updates
• Museum's Lecture Hall Upgrade
• 2015 Merit Awards of Excellence
• Teamwork At Its Best!
• Fire Extinguisher Training
• GSU Recycling Team
• Employee Spotlight

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 27, No. 1, February 2015

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Content: Welcome - Congratulations - Publications - Alumni Invitation to First Ever Entomology Department Alumni Dinner - Grants - Meet an Off-Campus Student - Faculty News - This 'n That - Meeting News - Calendar of Events - Department Holiday Party

Are We There Yet? Data Saturation In Qualitative Research, Patricia I. Fusch Ph.D., Lawrence R. Ness

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

Failure to reach data saturation has an impact on the quality of the research conducted and hampers content validity. The aim of a study should include what determines when data saturation is achieved, for a small study will reach saturation more rapidly than a larger study. Data saturation is reached when there is enough information to replicate the study when the ability to obtain additional new information has been attained, and when further coding is no longer feasible. The following article critiques two qualitative studies for data saturation: Wolcott (2004) and Landau and Drori (2008). Failure to reach data saturation …

Southern Educator, Georgia Southern University

Southern Educator

• Early Childhood Education M.Ed. Earns Top 25 by The Best Schools
• Young Artists Showcased at COE Event
• NYAR Center Names High Flying Schools in Georgia
• Faculty News
• Alumni News

Bibliotherapy For Children Coping With A Loved One's Military Deployment: What Do Children's Books Tell Us?, Aimee Tubbs

Theses and Dissertations

This study extracted descriptive information and analyzed content in 23 children's books related to military deployment using a coding instrument entitled, “Military Bibliotherapy Coding Instrument for Children's Books,” developed for this study. Additionally, the content from the books was compared to themes found in current research literature. The books were not as racially diverse as the military population. Books for black children are underrepresented with only 8% of books having black characters compared to the 16.9% black population in active duty military service. The most prevalent response to the deployment of a loved one described is sadness with 65% of …

Parent Perceptions Of Their Involvement In And The Effectiveness Of An Integrated Social Skills Program, Karen Burton

Theses and Dissertations

Social and emotional learning is an important element in educating the whole child. When social skills are taught and reinforced in a school-wide model, which incorporates positive behavior support, both students and faculty experience a better learning environment. The Book in a Bag intervention invites parent volunteers to teach social skills in the classroom. Supplementing this school-wide intervention, parents also receive a monthly newsletter informing them of the identified social skill and recommending associated children's picture books, which further reinforce the skill. The purpose of this study was to determine parent perceptions on the effectiveness of the Book in a …

The Research Express

Research Express Newsletter

• Replenishing Research – President Obama’s 2016 Budget Proposal is Good News for Researchers
• NIH Explores the Use of A Single Institutional Review Board for Multi­Site Research

The Development Of Advanced Control Laboratories, Matthew Randall Winter

Graduate Theses - Mechanical Engineering

In this thesis, a series of advanced control labs have been developed for use in the senior/graduate-level advanced controls course. Advanced controls laboratories are non-existent at many institutions, and since hands on laboratories are such an integral part of engineering education it was decided to develop a few. The goal of these laboratories is to reinforce some of the more advanced topics in control theory. Topics of the laboratories include Parameter Identification, Eigenstructure Assignment, Linear Optimal Regulators and Linear Quadratic Gaussian Control with Loop Transfer Recovery. These laboratories are carried out on the Educational Control Products Model 210 Rectilinear Control …

New Research Finds Baby's Genes, Not Mom's, May Trigger Some Preterm Births, Tyler Greer

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Cto Updates - February 2015, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• Did you know
• Eduroam
• RAVE update
• Symantec for Android
• Office of Information Technology reorganization

Career, Tech, & Adult Education Academic Program Review, 2014, College Of Education And Human Services, Wright State University

Academic Program Review Reports - All

This 17 page report reviews Wright State University's Career, Tech, & Adult Education programs, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2009 to Fall 2014.

Information Booklet, Exhibition Catalog And Supplements - 'Ghetto': A Retail Art Installation, Brian Laduca, Adrienne Ausdenmoore

IACT Reports, Publications and Resources

A world-premiere installation retail experience that tackles the historically weighted word "ghetto" through a subverted commercial lens with the goal to take the commercialized aspects of use of the word and turn it into a socio/political/economic commentary.

Included in this collection are the information booklet supporting the creating of the installation; the exhibition catalog inspired by the annual Neiman Marcus Fantasy Christmas catalogs; and a copy of the installation takeaway for visitors of the installation.

Perceptions Of Research Misconduct: Pilot Data From A National Survey, Anita M. Gordon, Helen Harton

Faculty Work

Studies have shown that serious misconduct in academic research (e.g., data fabrication) is uncommon, whereas questionable research practices (e.g., courtesy authorship) occur on a fairly regular basis (Fanelli, 2009; John, Lowenstein, & Prelec, 2012). Yet limited research has been undertaken to understand why researchers engage in these behaviors (Martinson, Anderson, Crain, & DeVries, 2006; Mumford, Connelly, Murphy, Devenport, Antes, Brown, et al., 2009), in spite of the critical attention that misconduct cases bring from scientists, policymakers, and the public. As in other areas of human endeavor, understanding the complex causes of misbehavior is critical in formulating appropriate prevention structures or …

Grants Report, February, Grants And Foundation Relations, Illinois Wesleyan University

Reports

No abstract provided.

A Phenomenological Study Of Highly Achieving Elementary School Students Despite Lack Of Parental Involvement, John Ralph Mckinley

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover how certain students achieved academic success despite the lack of parental involvement. Eight students in grades 4-6 at Riverton Elementary School were selected for the study. The name Riverton Elementary School is a pseudonym. Pseudonyms were used in this study for the name and location of the school and also used for the names of students, teachers, and parents. This study asked what is it about highly achieving students' culture which makes them achieve at high levels despite the lack of parental involvement? What habits do these highly achieving students possess? …

Singapore: From Knowledge City To Start-Up 'Hub', Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

No abstract provided.

One-To-One Laptop Initiative: Perceptions Of Teachers And Administrators, Damon Mcdonald

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to explore the perceptions of teachers and administrators about the one to one laptop initiative in Nebraska schools. Parallel studies from the five largest and five smallest school districts were identified by the Nebraska Department of Education School Finance Formula and Organization Services. High schools in each district were chosen that have had one-to-one laptop initiatives for four or more years. The study examined teachers and administrator perceptions regarding: (a) the one-to-one implementation, (b) student engagement, (c) student grades, (d) benefits of one-to-one technology, and (e) the continued success of one-to-one …

The Relationship Between Middle School Mathematics Teacher Background And Efficacy During The Transition To Common Core, Stacy Plemons

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this correlation study was to investigate the relationship between teacher background training and teaching efficacy for instructing mathematics in the middle grades during the transition to Common Core State Standards. Participants included 37 mathematics teachers in grades six, seven, and eight in the CORE East TN region. Surveys containing the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument (MTEBI) were electronically administered to determine the dependent variables: self-efficacy (personal teaching efficacy) and outcome expectancy for teaching mathematics. Additional questions measured the independent variable, teacher background training, defined by number of college mathematics course hours taken, number TNCore mathematics training days …

A Self-Determination Theory Model Investigating The Relationship Between High School Male Student-Athlete Motivation And Academic Achievement, Adam H. Ploeg

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This non-experimental regression study examined the relationship between six motivational factors and academic performance for male high school student-athletes. Research has shown motivation in athletics can have an effect on academic achievement. The study was conducted at six public high schools in the northeast region of South Carolina. The revised Sport Motivation Scale (SMS-II) was the survey instrument used to collect athletic motivational levels of the 10th-12th grade high school male student-athletes (n=140). Academic achievement was measured through overall student grade point average (GPA). Sport type and grade level were statistically controlled in this study making them covariates. The data …

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter (February 2015), Choir, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Choirs Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Shari Spiehs-Hudson, Student Spotlight on Tina LaMontagne, Announcements and Professional Development.

2015-February-01-Breanna Lyda, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

No abstract provided.

Omani English Language Learners’ Proficiency With Idioms, Khalid Almashikhi

Student Work

The purpose of this pretest/posttest quasi-experimental study was to explore the strategies English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students use on understanding the meanings of idioms both in oral and written submissions. The study also investigated the strategies on comprehending the meaning of idioms and improving idiomatic vocabularies in the language learning processes to both English teachers and students. Further, the study began to identify the criteria of idiom and idiom-understanding aspects so that the identified EFL students will be able to guess and become familiar with frequently used idioms and their desired contexts. Omani university students in English 101 …

Unlv School Of Medicine Return On Investment To The State General Fund, Tripp Umbach, Lincy Institute

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

Economic activity in the State of Nevada’s economy from the spending of the UNLV School of Medicine will remain inside the state as well as fresh dollars that will flow inside the state because the medical school will generate general fund revenue through a wide variety of taxes. Tripp Umbach estimates that every fresh dollar in economic impact from the UNLV School of Medicine will generate 4.9% in state general fund revenue. As the UNLV School of Medicine matures, the Return on Investment (ROI) to the State of Nevada’s economy will grow.

A Multi-Perspective Analysis: Sino-Foreign Joint Higher Education Projects In China As Policy Mediators, Critics, And Constructors, Hantian Wu, Muchu Zhang

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Sense Of Belonging In International Students: Making The Case Against Integration To Us Institutions Of Higher Education, Christina W. Yao

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Acer 2013-2014 Annual Report, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

ACER Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Panorama February 2015, Southern Adventist University

Panorama Parent Newsletter

This issue of the Panorama parent newsletter provides information on the Ask-A-Nurse hotline, contains a Q&A with Candace Wing (University Health Center Director), includes a profile on Support Nurse Mary King, and highlights the Campus Ministries team.