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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Effects of Passive Dehydration on Neuromuscular Function
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of passive dehydration on neuromuscular function, specifically analyzing maximal voluntary contraction(MVC) peak torque, mean firing rates (MFR) vs. recruitment ... -
Using formulaic sequences in improving EFL students’ written fluency
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Research in corpus linguistics shows that language is formulaic in nature, and more often than not native English speakers use formulaic sequences to communicate. Given this, research in second language acquisition (SLA) ... -
An Exploratory Study of Variability among Types of Creativity before and after a Two-week Intervention
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Creativity and learner variability are both recognized as important for today’s education context. Learner variability and creativity cannot be reduced to single dimensions or only account for cognitive traits. Therefore, ... -
Building Psychological Capital through Leadership Development
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Using the lens of psychological capital (PsyCap), this research study explored the relationship between college women’s involvement in various types of leadership activities and the constructs of hope, resilience, and ... -
The Relationship between Differential Distractor Functioning (DDF) and Differential Item Functioning (DIF): If DDF Occurs, Must DIF Occur?
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Differential Distractor Functioning (DDF) and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) are two critical ways for detecting potential test fairness issues. The current study aims to illustrate the relationship between the existence ... -
Southeast High's New Building and Reputation: A Socio-Historical Study of an Urban High School
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Southeast High is a large high school in a mid-sized midwestern city. After decades of racial and socioeconomic shifts, the school’s reputation has also declined dramatically. This study sought to better understand how ... -
Notch, Numb and Numb-Like Responses to Exercise Induced Muscle Damage in Human Skeletal Muscle
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Introduction: Notch proteins are a single-pass type 1 transmembrane protein that regulates cellular proliferation and inhibits myogenic differentiation. Numb and Numb-Like are adaptor proteins. Among their functions is ... -
Assessing the Structure of Moral Intuitions in Early Adolescence
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation sought to test the psychometric validity of assessing adolescent moral intuitions using the Character Foundations Survey (CFS). The CFS was developed using a theoretical structure based on moral foundations ... -
Decision-making in Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Educator Preparation When Addressing Evidence-based Practice: How Are We Doing?
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The definition of evidence-based practice has specific implication on how educators in partnerships with families make joint decisions about evidence-based practices. This dissertation utilized a survey design to obtain ... -
Faculty Members’ Perception of the Effectiveness of Departmental Leadership and Management at a Saudi Higher Education Institution
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study investigated the perception of Saudi faculty members regarding departmental leadership and management functions, and how these functions relate to the faculty members’ perception of departmental leadership and ... -
Empirical Evaluation for Gender-Based DIF in an International Assessment: The Case of PIRLS
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study investigated gender differential item functioning (DIF) in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in the 2016 cycle. This is because there is no empirical review of gender DIF in this test. ... -
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Effect of Technology-Enhanced Global Training on Their Professionalism
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This study was conducted to fill a gap in the literature regarding teachers’ in-service professional training in Kuwait and suggest a new professional training trend. It is also aimed at gaining an understanding of global ... -
IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES: INSIGHT INTO DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING STUDENTS
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)A large portion of college students are required to take courses in math, reading, and/or English that are considered developmental or remedial before they can take traditional college level courses, and the matriculation ... -
A reichskommissariat ; German civil government in the Netherlands 1940-1945
(University of Kansas, 1964-05-31)This thesis deals with the Reichskommissariat instituted by the Germans in the Netherlands in May of 1940. The objective of this study is to sketch in large outlines the development and organization of this Reichskommissariat, ... -
[re]construction of forest animal
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)The crux of [re]construction of forest animal reinvents the traditional “Hansel and Gretel” storyline, speaking directly from the mouth of Gretel as she works through abandonment and sexual trauma. As a whole, this collection ... -
The Girl Who Stole the Fire
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)On a Flame Kingdom island, a girl appears outside a haunted forest with no name and no memories. Each of the Four Kingdoms is ruled by a sacred element (earth, fire, water, wind) that chooses Its Host, the person who will ... -
Super Dead Girls
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-19)A novel that explores trauma and the body through the lens of supernatural horror. -
He's Happy: Using Hybridity to Create Immersive Literature
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)He’s Happy is an experimental novel about a pair of siblings trying to survive in a war-torn world. The novel is comprised of a series of documents, including journal-like entries from the siblings, Tess and Danny, and ... -
Case Study: Becoming
(University of Kansas, 2019-5-31)When Michael Nichols Ford is put on probationary expulsion at his private high school, his family is forced to document their attempts toward self-improvement in order to satisfy the School Board. To do so, they seek the ... -
Party Spirit
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Party Spirit engages with the sublime qualities of the body in nature as well as the body’s place in religious lore and political myth through a series of concrete and hybrid form poems.