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Alabama Courts and the Administration of Slavery, 1820-1865
(2007-08-15)
The examination of contemporary legal materials from the slaveholding states, particularly Alabama, shows considerable official involvement of the legislature and the courts in the management of slavery, going well beyond ...
Alabama Districts and COVID-19: Exploring the Impact of Pandemic-Related Disruptions on K-12 Student Achievement
(2024-04-30)
The COVID-19 pandemic presented several challenges to U.S. public school districts, particularly those characterized as low-income or high-poverty, that negatively impacted academic achievement in English Language Arts ...
Alabama Early Childhood Education Leadership: COVID-19, Where Did the Impact Leave Us?
(2024-07-01)
This study explores the experiences of ten leaders within the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic forced closures and adaptations across early childhood ...
Alabama Funeral Service Licensee’s Perspectives of Funeral Service Education in Alabama as Related to Preparation for Professional Practice
(2015-11-17)
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions that Alabama funeral service licensees had towards their academic preparation for entry-level funeral service careers in a professional field that was changing. ...
Alabama High School Graduation Exam Outcomes: Agricultural Education and Its Impact
(2011-10-27)
This study sought to determine if there is possible a relationship between agricultural education class credits obtained by students and their subsequent outcome on the Alabama High School Graduation Exam (AHSGE). Also, ...
Alabama High School Principals' Knowledge Level of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Discipline Mandates
(2006-05-15)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was amended in 1997 to create additional protections for students with disabilities who violate a school’s code of conduct. Prior to the IDEA, students with disabilities ...
Alabama Master Gardener Strategic Assessment Surveys
(2022-01-13)
The purpose of this quantitative assessment is to evaluate the perspectives and experiences of regional extension agents, county extension coordinators, office administrators, and volunteers involved in the Alabama Extension ...
Alabama Phenology Garden Project: Using Degree-days and Phenology to Predict Pest Activity
(2012-07-24)
Accurate prediction of pest activity is crucial crucial for maintaining a successful urban integrated pest management program. Plant phenology and growing degree days can be useful tools in tracking important pest stages ...
Alabama Pilot Survey for a New National Outdoor Recreation Survey Focusing on Minority Access and Views
(2022-09-19)
Since 2014, the agencies tasked with managing our outdoor recreation sites have experienced a knowledge gap caused by the discontinuation of the National Survey on Recreation and the Environment (NSRE), which was previously ...
Alabama Rhinotermitidae: Nomenclature, Identification, Survey, and Phenology
(2012-04-19)
Nomenclature, identification, distribution, and phenology of the subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae) of Alabama were studied. Arguments are proposed for suppressing the names of four R. flavipes subspecies with reported ...
Alabama School Board Presidents’ Perceptions of Community Engagement
(2010-05-03)
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of Alabama School Board Presidents about community engagement in school board decision making. An exploratory
research design was used and data were collected by ...
Alabama Superintendents’ Perceptions of Staying or Leaving the Position
(2020-07-30)
The purpose of this study is to determine reasons superintendents choose to stay or leave
the superintendency. By analyzing reasons why superintendents stay or leave, the data collected
may provide further insight on ...
Alabama Workforce Development – Evaluating the Efficiency of the Alabama Local Workforce Investment Board Structure
(2016-05-05)
This study provided an assessment of the Alabama Workforce Investment Board structure by surveying board members of each of Alabama’s three local workforce investment boards. The survey instrument was inspired by a similarly ...
"Alas for the Church of God": Southern Methodist Leaders and the Quest for Ecclesiological Identity, 1844-1876
(2016-08-19)
This dissertation traces the formation, development, and preservation of a distinctive “southern Methodist” identity by southern Wesleyan leaders during the Civil War era, and describes the tensions faced in seeking to ...
Alcohol Cue Reactivity and Salivary Alpha-Amylase Response in Binge Drinkers
(2022-11-30)
Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world and binge drinking is a known risk factor for the development of AUDs. Blood-level-oxygen-response (BOLD) signal during alcohol cues ...
Alcohol Use and Related Risk Behaviors Among College Students and Military Personnel
(2011-12-13)
To date, no published studies have been conducted examining alcohol use specifically among military veterans who are attending college. Studies on whether interventions designed for either veterans or college students are ...
Alcohol Use and Social Anxiety in a College Student Population
(2006-12-15)
The results of epidemiological studies using clinical and community samples have shown a strong link between social anxiety and alcohol use. However, the results of studies that use a college student population to investigate ...
Alcohol, Sleep and Five-Factor Personality Characteristics: A Latent Profile Analysis
(2020-03-05)
To date, a substantial body of research has demonstrated that undergraduate students are often found to experience poor sleep quality, as well as frequently high levels of alcohol usage. Furthermore these two concerns are ...
Alcohol-carboxylate transport in phenyl-based membranes of varying chain length transport
(2023-08-02)
As global climate change is a major concern which is accelerated by CO2 emissions, we need to reduce CO2 emissions from the environment. In order to do that, researchers conceptualized CO2 reduction cells which electrochemically ...
Alcohol-Related Problems as Specific Correlates of Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide Constructs
(2014-06-18)
The relationship between alcohol misuse and suicide ideation among undergraduate
students has recently been investigated through the potential mechanisms of coping motives for drinking (Gonzalez, Bradizza, & Collins, ...