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An Examination of the Practices and Experiences of Physical Education Teachers of English Language Learners
(2015-07-28)
Over the last decade, there has been a burgeoning number of English Language Learners (ELLs) in U.S. classrooms. This consistent increase in ELLs is a clear indication of the need for teachers to be well equipped with the ...
An Examination of the Predictive Validity of Court Assigned Risk Levels on Recidivism Rates among Juvenile Sex Offenders
(2012-08-27)
Approximately 20% of all sexual crimes are committed by adolescents (Barbaree & Marshall, 2006). Those adolescents that are adjudicated for a sexual offense and subsequently complete a treatment program, typically have low ...
An Examination of the Primary Motivational Factors Affecting Participation in General Education Development Degree Programs in the State of Alabama
(2014-12-10)
This study examined if there was a relationship between the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of students and their decisions to enroll and persist in General Education Development (GED) programs in the State of Alabama. ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between a Realistic Job Preview and Job Applicants' Psychological Contract Perceptions
(2007-12-15)
Psychological contracts have generated considerable interest from organizational scholars and practitioners for the past several decades, largely due to the negative organizational outcomes that arise when these contracts ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Athletic Identity and Career Maturity in Student-Athletes
(2010-12-10)
This study explored the extent to which athletic identity, belief of financial sustainability through participation at the professional level, scholarship status, and career decision-making self-efficacy predict career ...
An Examination of the Relationship between Cognitive Learning Style Preference and Nonverbal Immediacy Behaviors in Undergraduate Students
(2011-07-18)
Identification of learning styles is a major consideration in classroom instruction. With the identification of students’ learning styles comes the potential to increase academic achievement through the focus on how students ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Culturally Recognized Symbols as Avatars and Trust in Computer-Mediated Communication Environments
(2008-12-15)
One of the characterizations that distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world is the use of symbols. Many researchers consider the act of forming and using symbols as the central cognitive process in mankind’s ...
An Examination of the Relationship between Helicopter Parenting and College Adjustment and the Effects of Emotional Intelligence
(2015-12-03)
The term, helicopter parenting, was coined to describe how the parents of the children born in the millennium generation are involved in every aspect of their children’s lives in developmentally inappropriate ways, especially ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Online Course Design Standards and Student Educational Experiences
(2020-07-22)
This study investigated the perception of student learning experiences in Quality Matters (QM) certified courses. The purpose of this study was to determine what impact, if any, online course design training had on instructor ...
An Examination of the Relationship between Students with Learning Disabilities and Self-Advocacy/Self-Determination as a Predictor of Post-Secondary School Success
(2016-08-05)
This study examined the relationship between background (race, gender, and Socioeconomic Status SES) of students with Learning Disabilities (LDs) and self-advocacy/self-determination attributes on the impact of their ...
An Examination of the Relationship between Teacher Characteristics and Student Outcomes in Southeastern Urban High Schools
(2006-12-15)
The social and economic penalties of not graduating from high school are numerous, such as limited access to high-paying work and concomitant poverty. However, across the nation, the graduation rate is only about 70% and ...
An Examination of the Relationships Among Socioeconomic Status, Learning Disabilities, Academic Competence, and Social Fluency for Division I Student-Athletes
(2013-04-19)
This study investigated the social skills and academic abilities of Division I student- athletes. The relationship between socioeconomic status, learning disabilities, academic competence, and social skills was examined. ...
An Examination of the Role of Meaning in Posttraumatic Growth Following Bereavement
(2008-08-15)
A growing body of research indicates that some individuals who experience a traumatic event are able to experience posttraumatic growth, that is, experience positive changes as a result of surviving and coping with the ...
An Examination of the Similarities and Differences Between Nonprofit Leaders and Small Business Entrepreneurs
(2007-08-15)
This study presents key findings of a 2006 electronic survey which focused on a cluster of 12 personality traits that reflected the work performance levels and work satisfaction levels of 107 small business owners and ...
An examination of the social characteristics and beliefs of delinquent and non-delinquent youth
(2007-05-15)
Within the last year, over 3,000 youth have been admitted into the juvenile justice system in the state of Alabama with one-third of those youth participating in a High Intensive Treatment (HIT) program. Most delinquents ...
An Examination of the Student Engagement and Deep Learning Experiences of High-Profile Student-Athletes, Low-Profile Student-Athletes, and the General Student Population
(2015-12-10)
Within the landscape of collegiate athletics, the personal development and engaging experiences of student-athletes, particularly those in high-profile sports, have often come into question. This study examined National ...
An Examination of the Student Engagement Experiences of Transfer Students
(2017-04-21)
The primary purpose of this study was to report on transfer students’ engagement in college and compare the findings of those who transferred from a two-year college and those who transferred from another four-year college. ...
Examination of the writing skills of incarcerated male youth
(2014-05-02)
Over the past 20 years, punitive approaches and policies similar to those of the criminal justice system have become prominent in our schools (Gonsoulin, Zablocki, Leone, 2012). These local, state, and federal education ...
An Examination of the Youth Voter Participation Rates with Individual Level and Election Specific Information
(2008-12-15)
The young voters (age 18 to 24) political participation by voting has declined in the previous Presidential election years and few studies have determined the cause. This study examines the youth participation rates in ...
An Examination of Transitioning and Relationship Building among High School Students and Mentors: A Strength-Based High School Completion Program
(2014-05-07)
High school dropout rates in the United States have a negative impact on society at large. Dropping out of high school has been shown to have a positive correlation to increased crime rates (America’s Promise Alliance, ...