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Examination of Mentoring Relationships of Women in Student Affairs
(2014-12-10)
According to the American Council on Education (2007) the growth of women in leadership positions in higher education has been slow and has not taken place consistently at different types of higher education institutions. ...
An Examination of Metamorphic Uranium Occurrences in Coosa County, Alabama
(2010-07-06)
Coosa County, Alabama, is host to one or more presumably metamorphosed uranium occurrences of unknown size or grade. The exact location, size and mode of emplacement of each uranium occurrence is currently unknown. This ...
An Examination of MHz Rate PIV in a Heated Supersonic Jet
(2014-07-29)
An experimental investigation of a high temperature, supersonic jet conducted at the University of Mississippi's National Center for Physical Acoustics is described. Time-resolved particle image velocimetry (PIV) was used ...
An Examination of Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications and Employability Skills Sought by Georgia Employers
(2017-07-25)
This study was designed to investigate response ratings for the value of computer skills, the value of Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications, which participant and/or business qualities impact the desire for given ...
An examination of motivational factors influencing high school dropouts participating in General Education Degree (GED) programs
(2012-05-04)
According to the GED Testing Service (2011), over 18 million people have earned a GED credential since 1942. The results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2007) show that 89% of Whites, 80% of Blacks, ...
An Examination of Municipal Finance Reform Regarding Municipal Bankruptcies in the United States
(2007-08-15)
Municipal bankruptcy is considered rare. A total of 569 U.S. municipalities filed Chapter 9 from 1938-2005; however, the occurrence of Chapter 9 cases since 1990 seems to be escalating nationwide. At the time of this ...
The Examination of Outcomes of Fatherhood Program Participants in Rural and Non-Rural Communities
(2017-04-25)
Fatherhood programs focus on enhancing parenting behaviors, couple and co-parenting relationships, and economic security for families and their children. While there is a growing literature on evaluation of fatherhood ...
Examination of Parental Involvement in Relation to a Child's Academic Success
(2017-07-22)
Parents are their child’s first teacher, and education begins in the home. This study has been conducted to investigate the relationship between parental involvement and academic success. The study used a quantitative ...
Examination of Peer Contextual Performance Ratings in Co-located and Virtual Teams Using the Social Relations Model
(2011-07-08)
Peer- and self-ratings are common components of performance appraisals for many organizations, including companies relying on team-based work. Self- and peer-ratings may represent the best way to monitor performance in ...
An Examination of Perceptions, Attitudes, and Levels of Job Satisfaction of Faculty Teaching in a Distance Education Environment
(2009-04-24)
Distance education programs have been encumbered with numerous issues concerning the quality of the delivery of distance education. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions, attitudes, and levels of job ...
An Examination of Personality Type Preferences of Male and Female Juvenile Delinquents
(2011-08-15)
Each year, over two million youth are adjudicated through American juvenile courts (Snyder, 2006). Delinquency is a problem that has a negative impact on families, communities, and society. Annual juvenile delinquency ...
An Examination of Positive Behavior Supports in Alabama
(2015-07-29)
This dissertation examined the effects of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) on academic achievement in the state of Alabama as measured by the scores of the Alabama Reading and Math Test (ARMT) for fourth graders. In this ...
An Examination of Preservice Teachers’ Attitudes, Attributions, and Level of Social Comfort with Poverty
(2018-04-30)
This study was conducted to examine the relationship between preservice teachers’ attitudes, attributions, and level of social comfort with poverty. Undergraduate students enrolled in teacher education programs, at a ...
An Examination of Problem-Based Learning and its Impact on Medical Students' Attitudes and Academic Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
(2017-05-01)
This study examined the relationship of Problem-based Learning (PBL) and medical students’ attitudinal behavior and academic outcomes. The analyses of 14 independent, primary studies conducted between 2003 –2016, on 4,981 ...
An Examination of Reading Comprehension Test Scores and the Use of Graphic Organizers for Adult English as a Second Language Learners
(2019-07-29)
The vast majority of the studies concerning graphic organizer use for the improvement of reading comprehension have been carried out with first language (L1) learners. The recommendations to employ graphic organizers as ...
Examination of Received Prices Between Replacement Heifers and Feeder Heifers in Alabama
(2008-12-15)
A constant source of beef replacement heifers is essential. Consignors perceive replacement quality heifers are worth more than feeder heifers. This study examined what factors affected prices received for replacement ...
An Examination of Relationships Between Conditions of School Facilities and Teacher Satisfaction and Attributes in High Poverty Rural Schools
(2020-09-21)
The study examined whether a relationship exist between teachers’ perceptions of the quality of their school facility and their overall satisfaction and attitudes. The study also sought to determine whether perceptual ...
An Examination of Secondary Special Education Teachers’ Self-Reported Efficacy and Performance through the Use of Case Study Methodology
(2012-12-04)
Preparing students with disabilities for positive postschool outcomes is one of the most difficult responsibilities a secondary special education teacher can have. It is necessary that secondary level special education ...
An Examination of Self-Directed Learning and Learning Styles among Army Noncommissioned Officers
(2021-12-06)
Organizations need well trained and educated staff who regularly take the initiative to assess their learning needs, plan and follow through with enhancing their skills. The purpose of this study was to explore learning ...
An Examination of Social Relationships and Experiences of African American Students at Predominantly White Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(2013-11-25)
African American college students have historically faced many forms of rejection and isolation at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), particularly during the early years of academic integration (Allen, 1992; ...