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An Examination of the Attitudes, Attributions, and Beliefs Held Towards Poverty and Individuals Living in Poverty
(2013-07-19)
This study was conducted in order to examine the relationship between attitudes, attributions, and beliefs held toward poverty and individuals living in poverty (ILP) by undergraduate and graduate students. The study ...
An Examination of the Career Possible Selves Construct as a Mediating Variable between Institutional Support Services Effectiveness and an Adult Student's Motivation to Persist
(2010-02-08)
Community colleges have historically played a central role in providing the “nontraditional” student with opportunities to realize their educational and vocational goals. Open-door policies, convenience of location, ...
An Examination of the Characteristics of Effective Higher Education and Service Learning Partnerships
(2016-04-29)
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of service learning dimensions and
service learning partnerships. The study examined three partnerships currently maintained
through the Office of Public Service at a ...
An Examination of the College Choice of Students of Color in the Deep South
(2019-07-09)
There is existing literature on college choice factors, as well as college choice factors specifically for students of color. However, limited literature exists on the college choice of students of color in the Deep South, ...
An Examination of the Differences in Marital Expectations of Young Adults from Intact and Divorced Families
(2006-12-15)
Prior research has been unclear about the effects parental divorce has on the attitudes toward marriage of young adults. This study aimed to clarify this past research by utilizing a more clearly defined sample to determine ...
An Examination of the Effects of a Systemic Approach to Mathematics Reform on the Attitudes and Practices of Special and General Educators in an Inclusive Setting
(2007-05-15)
This study examined the interfacing of reform-based teaching with inclusion. It utilized an ethnographic approach to examine what happens when the influences that drive reform-based teaching and those behind inclusion ...
An Examination of the Effects of Cultural, Climatic, Structural, and Technological Factors on Knowledge Management Effectiveness
(2006-12-15)
This study examined the effects of culture, climate, intrinsic motivators, structure and technological capabilities on knowledge management effectiveness when structure is moderated by technological capabilities. Knowledge ...
An Examination of the Effects of Recess on First Graders Use of Written Symbol Representations
(2006-12-15)
Recess is a construct that is slowly disappearing from curriculum in America’s elementary schools. Instead of engaging in free play during recess, children are being expected to perform more structured tasks aimed at ...
An Examination of the Emotional and Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Greed: A Neurocognitive Perspective
(2017-07-14)
Despite the widespread attribution of greed as a fundamental cause of organizational misbehavior, scholarly research examining when and why overly greedy individuals put themselves before others remains scant. Drawing from ...
An Examination of the Factors Influencing the Decisions of United States Army Aviation Officers to Leave the Army
(2005-08-15)
This research examined the following questions: (1) What factors cause some aviators to leave the Army? (2) Are private sector employment opportunities perceived differently between aviators who leave and those who stay ...
Examination of the functions of Clade III Cytokinin Response Factors in relation to Cytokinin and the Oxidative Stress Response
(2020-11-23)
Cytokinin response factors (CRFs) are a family of transcription factors belonging to the AP2/ERF transcription factor family. A subset of these CRFs have been shown to play a role in both the cytokinin (CK) signal cascade ...
An Examination of the Impact of Client Excuses on Therapist Emotional Reactions and Expectancy for Client Change
(2019-07-10)
Using an analogue structure, this study examined the impact of client excuses on a therapist’s emotional reactions, the therapist’s prognostic impression for therapy, and the level of smoothness and depth in the session. ...
An examination of the impact of diverse internationalization experience on organizational resilience and a test of the Resilience Architecture Framework
(2018-04-23)
This research aims to improve our understanding of multinational enterprise (MNE) resilience by investigating potential sources of resilience and its performance implications. In particular, this dissertation focuses on ...
An Examination of the Impact of Education on Voter Turnout
(2008-05-15)
This paper explores the relationship between educational attainment and voter turnout. The relevant theory is addressed and a model is formulated to account for demographic factors thought to affect turnout. Data from the ...
An Examination of the Impact of the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative on Kidney Transplant Activity
(2009-05-13)
Organ procurement policy has developed to combat the persistent shortages for kidneys, and some studies have detailed the results of one of the more recent initiatives, the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative. This ...
An Examination of the Influence of Guided Practice on Overhand Throwing Competence in Preschool Children in a Mastery Motivational Climate
(2019-06-17)
It is widely accepted that fundamental motor skills (FMS) are considered the building blocks for successful participation in sports and physical activity for children, adolescents, and adults (Haywood & Getchell, 2014), ...
An Examination of the Influence of Leadership Competencies on School Culture
(2016-12-09)
This study examined the relationships between leadership competencies of school principals and school culture. The leadership competencies that are examined in this study include positive disposition, cultivation of a ...
An Examination of the Influence of Nursing Resources and Policies on Care Quality Outcomes
(2019-10-07)
The nursing shortage has become a top priority in the evaluation of health care quality outcomes. The issue is confirmed by the combination of public availability of care quality ratings in both hospitals and nursing homes ...
An Examination of the Learning Styles of Brazilian Senior High School Students Attending Public and Private Schools in a Metropolitan Area of Brazil
(2012-07-31)
The need to continue learning throughout life challenges students in all nations (Kodrzycki, 2003; Souza, 2003). Students are called to “learn how to learn”, master learning strategies and take ownership of their own ...
AN EXAMINATION OF THE MICROBIOME OF BROILER CHICKENS IN VARYING STATES OF STRESS AND NECROTIC ENTERITIS CHALLENGE
(2021-11-18)
The gut influences and is in turn shaped by its microbial communities, with the host’s environment and its history molding those populations in ways unique to the specific location and stimulus received. For domestic ...