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Secularism: A Measure Of Explicit Agreement With Assumptions Of Secularism (Meaas), Conner Douglas Jones

Theses and Dissertations

Values are inherent within cultures, relationships, and many other systems, however, little study has been done on the extent to which individuals may explicitly agree with the metaphysical assumptions that much of psychological science relies upon. Psychological science, which uses scientific methodology, is a trusted source of knowledge for many students. Scientific methodology is conceptually linked to assumptions of naturalism, which makes claims about the truth of reality. These naturalistic assumptions pertain to ideas of disenchantment, which describe the world as free from any transcendent quality. These same ideas have become popular among people of the Western world and are …

Effects Of Background Noise On The Speech Acoustics Of People With Aphasia, Kirsten Dixon

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the effect of hearing six background noise conditions (silent baseline, pink noise, monologue, lively conversation, one-sided phone call, and cocktail noise) on acoustic measures of speech production during story retells in people with aphasia. Eleven individuals with aphasia and 11 age- and gender-matched control participants took part in the study. Participants heard the background noise conditions through open-back headphones while they retold six short stories. The examiner calculated mean and standard deviation of intensity, mean and standard deviation of fundamental frequency (F0), and speech rate in words per minute. A Matlab application that identified pauses (i.e., periods …

Culture And Collective Teacher Efficacy: A Case Study In Efficacy, Scott Jason Benson

Theses and Dissertations

The concept of collective teacher efficacy was first introduced by Bandura (1997) in the 1990's. Hattie's (2016) identification of collective teacher efficacy as the number one influence on student achievement has led to the idea that educators within a school have the ability to positively impact student achievement. In his research, Bandura identified four sources of both individual and collective teacher efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion, and affective state. The purpose of this qualitative research study is to identify aspects of school culture that support collective teacher efficacy. This was done by interviewing 32 members of the faculty …

Humor Production And Coping On Distress And Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Polynesian Americans, Augusto D. Gancinia Ii

Theses and Dissertations

There is a need for more psychological studies that inform culture-specific adaptations in psychotherapy among Polynesian Americans. The use of humor has been identified as a potential adaptation in psychotherapy. Humor can be a catalyst for building and strengthening a healthy working alliance between counselor and client. The utilization of humor in therapy has significantly reduced mental health-seeking stigma. Evidence of the use of humor exists among Polynesian people prior to western colonization of Polynesia which suggests humor to be a culturally salient practice. The current study explored attitudes of seeking mental health counseling among Polynesian Americans while investigating the …

Understanding Public K-12 Building Principals' Perspectives On The Greatest Successes And Challenges In American Education, Buck Ekstrom

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study was conducted in a suburban intermountain school district. The research purpose was to (a) solicit narratives from principals about the greatest successes and challenges in American education; (b) conduct deep insightful analysis to find emerging themes from the interviews with principals; and (c) to provide important information for policy and law makers. The findings focused on data collected from interviews asking 25 principals to share perspectives and examples from their work in schools and education in general. The principals were asked about educational successes. Those cited regularly highlighted positive cultures, doing tremendous work with minimal funding, and …

Student And Teacher Diversity In The Mountain West, Marie A. Falcone, Guadalupe De La Rosa, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

K-12 Education

This fact sheet highlights public K-12 teacher and student diversity in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. We explore data from Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero’s “Mountain West states face growing teacher diversity gaps” a 2018 Brookings Institution report. Specifically, we explore the teacher and student population in Mountain West states by race, revealing a disproportionate gap between students of color and teachers of color.

Something Happened: Exploring Student Religious Experiences Through The Eyes Of Their Teacher, Jason Bird Pearson

Theses and Dissertations

Religious education involves learning about religion and the possibility of having religious experiences. Although measuring religious knowledge can be fairly straightforward, assessing whether students are having religious experiences can be more difficult. The purpose of this self-study is to develop clearer understanding of the interactions that might enable my students' religious experiences and how I might recognize when such experiences are occurring. I have written 10 narratives describing situations in which I believed students in my seminary had religious experiences. I interviewed those students to better understand their side of the narrative, and then used the Listening Guide to analyze …

Student Retention And Persistence In Certificate-First Programs, M. Troy Martin

Theses and Dissertations

This research explores the effect that earning professional certificates has on student confidence, motivation, and persistence. For this study, the focus is the student motivation and persistence of nontraditional students who seek to earn a bachelor's degree despite considerable obstacles and challenges. Specifically, this study evaluates the matriculation rates between two cohorts of students who participated in the online PathwayConnect program. The first cohort was encouraged to complete the program and apply for an online bachelor's degree program at BYU-Idaho. The second cohort was also encouraged to apply to an online program, but only after earning a professional certificate in …

Challenges Faced By Academic Libraries Due To Resource Sharing And Networking Models, Helic Mario Barretto, Pranay Sawant Dessai

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Each day millions of books, journals and ephemera are being published and to keep track of these books and literature and to provide them to the information seeking community is a herculean task for Academic Libraries. The difference between good or bad data can be explained as to how accurately the information is dispersed to the academic community. In these circumstances, it becomes significant for libraries to collectively come together and help each other by forming a resource sharing model. Across the globe numerous such models have been formed but most of them struggled to thrive on a long …

Recruitment And Retention Of Minority High School Students To Increase Diversity In The Nursing Profession, Denise Dawkins

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Facilitating Training Transfer For Entrepreneurs Enrolled In Business Training Programs In Peru, Matthew J. Karlsven

Theses and Dissertations

Entrepreneurship and business training programs have been created and administered throughout the world and particularly in developing economies to help entrepreneurs open new businesses and grow their current businesses. Evaluations of these programs have shown that most of them successfully help entrepreneurs expand their knowledge and understanding of business principles and practices, but few entrepreneurs will then apply or transfer what they learn into their businesses. Without many entrepreneurs making changes in how they run their businesses, it is no surprise that these training programs generally show little impact on sales or profits. This research explores how business training programs …

Cpaf Updates Special Issue 2021, Stella Concepcion R. Britanico

CPAf Updates

The CPAf Updates, the official newsletter of the college, provides communication platform to share relevant information to its various stakeholders - students, alumni, and institutional partners. It features extension and public service activities of CPAf staff and students such as seminar/webinars and workshops conducted or participated in as resource speakers. It also showcases the awards and recognitions received by CPAf personnel. Moreover, it covers important activities of the College, ongoing and completed research projects, publications, and other academic and research outputs of CPAf faculty and REPS. The CPAf Updates, which is housed at the Knowledge Management Office, is now published …

Pdc Names New Leadership, Emma Harchanko

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Why Doesn't Weight Loss Work For Me? Smarter Studies Aim For Faster Answers., Matt Windsor

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Ovarian Cancer: Potential Therapeutic Target Identified, Jeff Hansen

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Five Ways To Protect Yourself From Cyberattacks, Staff

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$1.4 Million Grant To Grow Underrepresented Minorities In Medicine And Expand Care In Rural Areas, Staff

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Show Me The Data: Student Usage And Perceptions Of Oer, Aimee Denoyelles, John Raible

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Conference Proceedings from the 2021 Distance Teaching and Learning Conference.

2021-08-05 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent by the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding convocation and upcoming fall semester on August 5, 2021.

Nine Former Eagle Players Report To Nfl Camps, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

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Gender, Age And Staff Preparedness To Adopt Internet Tools For Research Sharing During Covid-19 In African Varsities, Valentine Joseph Owan, Michael Ekpenyong Asuquo Phd., Samuel Okpon Ekaette Ph.D., Sana Aslam, Moses Eteng Obla, Daniel Clement Agurokpon, Mercy Valentine Owan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed the partial as well as the collaborative impact of age and gender on academic staff preparedness to adopt Internet tools for research sharing in African universities during Covid-19. Although evidence abounds in the literature on gender and age as they affect relatively, scholars’ utilisation of digital tools for research communication, such studies did not examine scholars’ preparedness to adopt from a broad perspective of Africa. This study was conducted based on the argument that the preparedness of scholars may affect their future interest to utilize digital tools for research sharing. A quantitative method, based on the descriptive …

A Closer Look At The Association Between African American Men’S Perceptions Of Healthcare Providers’ Cultural Sensitivity And Hypertension, Kyvia Crisco

Patient Experience Journal

African Americans, specifically African American men, continue to have a substantially higher rate of hypertension and lower life expectancy than other racial and ethnic groups. This has been linked to poor interactions with health care providers. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between African American men's perceptions of health care providers' cultural sensitivity and a diagnosis of hypertension. A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with a specific focus on the association between the perceptions of provider cultural sensitivity and hypertension controlling for age, socioeconomic status, insurance status, and anxiety. Quantitative data were collected from 330 African …

The Impact Of Math Teachers’ Circles On Teacher Dispositions Toward Inquiry-Based Learning: A Comparison Between A Three-Day And A One-Day Summer Workshop, Angela Antonou, Rita M. Patel, Amanda Harsy

Journal of Math Circles

High-quality professional development for K-12 teachers is a critical need for both teachers and their students. For teachers to provide more engaging and powerful learning opportunities for their students, researchers suggest that we provide similar opportunities for teachers. That is, professional development should model high-impact instructional strategies. Math Teachers' Circles provide one such model for this type of training. In this paper, we discuss the impact on participants of a one-day and participants of a three-day Math Teachers' Circle workshop. In particular, we compare how teacher dispositions regarding the teaching of mathematics and inquiry-based learning changed between the workshops.

Icts And Their Impact On Modern Teaching Methods &Learning Styles, Khalid Omari

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The purpose of this paper is to raise questions and evoke dialogues among policy-makers. Business executives. Academics and citizens about the challenges facing developing countries in the application of ICTs to their educational systems. ICTs were defined and their importance and applications to education were identified in curriculum. Content. Evaluation. Training. And particularly in the area of teaching and learning strategies. Modern teaching methods were introduced along with modern learning styles that are partially or wholly supported by ICTs and varieties of internet multimedia programs such as: e-mail. Games. Simulations. Problem solving. YouTube. Facebook. And devices such as: smartphones. Laptops. …

The Efficiency Of Administrative Communication With The Academic Management Of The Higher Education Institutions In The State Of Kuwait From The Point Of View Of Faculty Members, Ghunaim Al-Tasheh

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study examined the level of administrative communication efficiency in the academic management in the official higher education institutions in the State of Kuwait. To achieve the objectives of the study, A questionnaire was developed. The instrument of the study was applied after insuring their validity and reliability by applying them on a representative sample consisting of 500 persons from the academic leaders and teaching staff working in the official higher education institutions in the State of Kuwait in the academic year 2010- 2011 (the questionnaire of the study was applied). After gathering information, data was analyzed by using the …

The Extent Of The Contribution Of The Child-Friendly Schools In Achieving Sustainable Development Areas From The Standpoint Of Primary School Teachers In Light Of Some Variables, Mayada Abdul Latif

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The extent of the contribution of child-friendly schools in the study aimed to determine the extent of the contribution of child-friendly school in achieving sustainable development from the standpoint of primary school teachers in the areas of light some of the variables through a field study in Baghdad. And requests the goal of preparing the study tools, the first questionnaire expressed friendly school standards for children (school building, and boards of parents, teachers, and support education and life skills training, and school health promotion), and the second tool represented the areas of sustainable development (economic and human area - social …

A Proposed Vision To Enhance A Sustainable Professional Development System For School Principals In Light Of The Requirements Of The Knowledge Society, Manal Qaddoumi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study aimed to explore the current status of professional development of principals in the Arabic nation and to provide a recommended framework in order to enhance the professional development in Knowledge Society. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytic methodology by reviewing the related literature and inducting the findings of the relevant conferences and symposiums held in Arabic world. The current study concluded that the professional development of the Arabic of principals needs more attention and improvement because of lack of deficiency in the needs identification, lack of clear policies and objectives s, absence of the responsible authority, and insufficiency …

Sustainable Development In Education - Algeria As A Model, Al-Hadbah Manajliah

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

In Algeria, educational and teaching system, as a sustainable development, constitutes an educational orientation aims at remedying the shortcomings of educational systems, especially in the basic phases. As well, it aims at giving back importance to the real educational action which makes of the interaction of mankind with its environment its central base. The educational and teaching system represents, on the other hand the most convenient educational structure, a reaction to modern needs and the development objectives since it extends the education base and ties it to economic, social and technological Reality. In addition, it designs the dimensions of the …

The Teaching Competencies Required For A Teacher Of The Basic Education Stage In Light Of The Concept Of Sustainable Development From The Point Of View Of Supervisors In Dhamar Governorate - Republic Of Yemen, Mohammed Al-Kouli

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study aimed to- Identify sustainable professional development in terms of (concept - goals - doaiha)- Recognition of teaching skills in terms of (concept - derived sources - types - teacher preparation - the most important principles of competencies necessary for basic education teacher). - Aim to reach ta the results of the study by supply theoretical previous studies and theoretical framework for research, and through the draw list teaching competencies required for basic education teachers in the light of the concept of sustainable development and classified in the form of main themes and sub- competencies. - Out of the …

The Reality Of The Role Of The Colleges Of Applied Sciences In The Sultanate Of Oman In Achieving Sustainable Development And Its Hopes Based On The 2040 Education Strategies, Yousra Al-Maqadma

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aims to identify the reality of the role of the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman in achieving the sustainable development and the prospective role in view of the 2040 education strategy. For data collection, the researcher developed a questionnaire on the sustainable development. The quality of the questionnaire was checked by checking the validity and reliability coefficients using the alpine equation, which was (-0.95). The study involved a sample of 120 faculty members from all the colleges of applied sciences in the Sultanate based on the variables of gender, specialty, academic department, experience and …