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An Examination of Academic Advising Style Preference in Undergraduate Students
(2010-07-02)
As universities put increasing pressure on student retention and success, academic advising has become an increasingly visible and important part of the university. One of the first examinations of advising contrasted ...
An Examination of Academic Advisors' Mentoring Experiences and the Impact on Job Satisfaction
(2021-11-30)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between mentoring relationships and
job satisfaction in academic advisors. More specifically, the study focused on the academic
advisor as the mentee in the ...
An Examination of Academic and Assistive Technology Skills and Employment Outcomes
(2016-04-12)
This study examined the relationship between skill attainment by individuals with visual impairments who participated in vocational rehabilitation and the relationship to employment. The skills included the use of an aid ...
Examination of Academic Self-Regulation Variances in Nursing Students
(2009-03-10)
Multiple workforce demands in healthcare have placed a tremendous amount of pressure on academic nurse educators to increase the number of professional nursing graduates to provide nursing care both in both acute and ...
Examination of an Attachment Training for Mentoring Effectiveness
(2011-08-01)
Youth mentoring can be defined as a unique relationship between an adult and child or adolescent that is characterized by mutual respect, reciprocity, transmission of knowledge from mentor to mentee, and social-emotional ...
Examination of Case Law (2007-2008) Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder and Violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(2009-04-28)
Ninety-nine court cases from the LexisNexis database regarding students, ages 3-21, with various forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were examined for the years 2007-2008. Procedural and substantive violations to the ...
An Examination of Chinese International Students' Personality Traits and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Dimensions
(2018-04-27)
The purpose of this study was to examine Chinese international students’ Personality
Traits and Cross-Cultural Sensitivity dimensions. This study used the Personality Traits theory
from Goldberg (1992) and Cross-Cultural ...
An Examination of Coaching Leadership Style Preferences of Female Professional Basketball Players
(2017-07-26)
In athletics, every athlete on any team prefers different behaviors from their coach.
Previous research has not been able to articulate player preferences regarding their preferred
coaching behaviors and if their coaches ...
An Examination of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors and Academic Success in the Pre-Engineering Curriculum at a Four-Year Southeastern University
(2008-08-15)
A large amount of empirical research has been conducted on academic achievement with college students. The empirical studies have revealed the significance of high school preparation, more specifically mathematical ...
An Examination of Cognitive Complexity and Self-Directed Learner Readiness of Traditional and Nontraditional Undergraduate Students
(2006-05-15)
With the demand for higher education, many nontraditional students are returning to school. There have been differences concerning age and sex, with an increase in adult females comprising the new undergraduate population. ...
An Examination of Collaborative Training Methods among Participants in the Family Child Care Partnerships Program
(2007-12-15)
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences between various forms of collaborative training methods for family child care providers, and to determine which methods were most effective in increasing the use of ...
An Examination of Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Care
(2006-12-15)
The increasing number of foreign-born persons in the United States is creating significant cultural and linguistic challenges for health care providers. The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority ...
Examination of Disengagement of Snake Phobics' Attention from Images of Snakes
(2011-09-07)
Changes occur in a number of psychological processes during fear. For example, increases in fear and arousal are sometimes followed by a narrowing of attention (Easterbrook, 1959; Baddeley, 1972) and increased selectivity ...
An Examination of Diversity and Inclusion in Physical Therapy Admissions
(2020-04-22)
The purpose of this study was to examine Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) admissions practices. This study focused on admission committees’ selection priorities and processes and their influence on diversity and inclusion. ...
An Examination of Effectiveness and Visual Attention to Visual Instructional Supports for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2017-07-31)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display widespread motor deficits in addition to the core social-communication and behavioral deficits. Children and adolescents have consistently demonstrated poor performance ...
An Examination of Eight Factors Influencing Women's Retention in Federal Law Enforcement
(2011-11-30)
Using a sample of 168 sworn female federal law enforcement officers with arrest and firearm authority and in-depth interviews with 20 of these women, this study examines eight factors that may or may not influence women's ...
An Examination of Emerging Adults’ Career Development
(2013-05-31)
Emerging adulthood has been posited as a new developmental phase in which the individual has graduated from adolescence but has not yet accomplished milestones traditionally associated with adulthood (e.g., beginning a ...
Examination of Event Volunteers’ Motivation and Satisfaction Levels Utilizing the Kano Method
(2015-01-07)
Many nonprofit organizations rely heavily on the assistance of volunteers. There exists a supply and demand imbalance making it critical for organizations to guard their volunteer resources (Warner, Newland, & Green, 2011). ...
An Examination of Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Innovative Social Studies Curriculum Materials
(2008-05-15)
Although many studies have been conducted that analyze social studies curricula, there is a need for further investigation into the dynamics of social studies curriculum reform projects. This should facilitate an ...
An Examination of Factors Hypothesized to Moderate Stereotype Threat Effects on the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices
(2010-04-09)
The present study examined the moderating effects of racial identity centrality and performance goal orientation on the relationship between stereotype threat and test performance. I also assessed the extent to which ...