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Examining Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes of Organically and Conventionally Grown Produce
(2019-09-11)
The purpose of this study was to determine what the average Auburn University student’s
knowledge and attitude was towards USDA organic and conventionally grown produce and if
there was a difference between Auburn students ...
Examining Teacher Qualifications, Characteristics, and Practices Related to English Learners in the State of Alabama: An Exploratory Study on Teacher Quality
(2015-07-23)
The purpose of this study was to explore how general classroom teachers report their qualifications, characteristics, and practices related to teaching English learners (ELs) academic language. It was also the purpose of ...
Examining TESOL Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Management Systems in the States of Alabama and Mississippi
(2020-05-26)
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of selected factors on the adoption of Learning Management Systems (LMSs) by Teaching English to Speakers of Other languages (TESOL) or English as a Second Language ...
Examining the ability of molecular methods to differentiate reproductive potentials in Bos taurus heifers
(2022-11-30)
Informative selection of replacement heifers remains a challenge in cow-calf production. Traditional phenotypic methods are currently used to identify heifers with a high probability of conceiving early in their first ...
Examining the Career Interests and Career Development of Incarcerated Youth with and without Disabilities.
(2022-11-03)
Individuals with disabilities typically have many complex factors that impact their career development process. Participants in this study (n = 87) were youth with and without disabilities, ages 14–21, who were incarcerated ...
Examining the Career Interests of High School Students with Disabilities
(2021-11-16)
Individuals with disabilities are faced with many factors that impact their post-school career options. Participants in this study (n = 64) were students with disabilities who enrolled in career-focused transition programs ...
Examining the Career Thoughts of Veterans Enrolled in College
(2013-07-11)
Veterans returning from the Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi
Freedom (OIF) conflicts are enrolling in colleges and universities at the highest number since
post World War II (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, ...
Examining the Causes of Variation between States Safe Drinking Water Act Violations
(2023-04-18)
Water quality is a daily essential concern for residents. The Environmental Protection Agency has established health-related rules under the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect tap water quality and require all public water ...
Examining the Determinants of Divorce: A State-Level Analysis
(2012-01-05)
This goal of this thesis is to empirically examine the effects of certain determinants of divorce using state-level data between 2005 and 2009. Microeconomic theory is used to both predict and analyze the outcomes of the ...
Examining the Dimensionality of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory (DRRI) and Examining if Religion/Spirituality/Religious Attendance Buffers the Impact Combat Exposure has on Mental Health Symptomatology
(2020-10-28)
Through the lens of religious coping theory, the aims of this study were multifaceted. First, the dimensionality of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory (DRRI; RQ1; King et al., 2006), the combat exposure measure ...
Examining the effect of salinity on dolphin mortality using Lagrangian particle tracking in a hydrodynamic model
(2023-12-06)
Every year, many dolphins are found dead on the beaches and waterways of the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound. In 2019, an unusual mortality event (UME) happened, where 337 bottlenose dolphins were stranded between ...
Examining the Effectiveness of Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Youth Financial Education Program: Behavioral Changes of Program Participants
(2014-05-02)
The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s Youth Reality Check financial education program. This study identified intended changes in financial behaviors; changes ...
Examining the Effects of Message Framing on Medication Beliefs, Intentions to Take Medication, Medication Adherence, and Asthma Control among College Students
(2020-05-15)
Background: Asthma remains a burden to society with approximately $80 billion per year spent on asthma-related medical expenses in the United States. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a mainstay medication for managing ...
Examining the Effects of Teaching Self-Determination Skills to High School Youth with Disabilities
(2009-12-16)
An extensive review of the literature has been conducted in the area of self-determination
for youth with disabilities who are preparing for their transitions from school to post school
activities. Self-determination is ...
Examining the Effects of Text Message and Competition-Based Interventions on Physical Activity, Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation, Social Support, Incentive Motivation, and Mental Well-being among University Students
(2023-08-02)
Background: Compelling evidence highlights the importance of physical activity and its numerous benefits for both physical and mental well-being. However, physical activity levels remain low, particularly among university ...
Examining the Impact of Virtual Reality Integration into a Social Studies Classroom
(2021-07-15)
One of the critical roles of instructional leaders is to help teachers with technology integration. Instructional leaders should be familiar with emerging technology and understand how they can help teachers integrate new ...
Examining the Influence of Parental Behavior on Adolescent Problem Behavior
(2014-01-09)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which parents’ behaviors influence to an adolescent’s involvement in the juvenile justice system. Previous research suggests, adolescents involved in the juvenile ...
Examining the Influence of Personal Finance Education on Decision-Making among Graduate Students
(2014-05-01)
Graduate students enrolled in programs leading to careers in health-related fields graduate with some of the highest student loan debt levels of any educational disciplines. Colleges and universities that participate in ...
Examining the Lived Experiences of Acculturation Among Haitian Immigrants Living in the United States: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2018-04-16)
The United States has the largest immigrant population compared to other countries around the world (Thaker, 2013). As the United States experiences unprecedented migration by foreign-born individuals, Haitian immigrants ...
Examining the Merger of the NFA and FFA
(2013-07-22)
The merger between the NFA (New Farmers of America) and the FFA (Future Farmers of America) was an event that occurred nearly 50 years ago between two student organizations in secondary education. Prior to that time, the ...