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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Analyzing Goal Setting and Attainment as Skills Associated with Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)This dissertation consists of five chapters. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the construct of self-determination and its essential characteristics (i.e., volitional action, agentic action, and action-control beliefs) and ... -
Perceptions of Self-Determination: Examining Discrepancies and Contributing Factors
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Self-determination emerges and develops across the life course. While self-determination is a general psychological construct relevant to all people with and without disabilities, how a person develops and expresses ... -
HOPE AND ATTRITION IN A BRIEF INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY PROGRAM
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Positive Psychology (PP) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are two growing fields within psychology. However, despite this growth, both fields remain unbalanced. PP is unbalanced regarding their population samples. ... -
“A Few Fragile Shards of Hope:” The Role of Social Agents and the Military in Implementing Effective Peace Policy
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)As conflict and its inevitable consequences become more prevalent, anthropology’s focus on the humanity and the human condition positions it to provide meaningful input into the practical process of peacemaking. Anthropologists ... -
Reversal of the Kansas Tax “Experiment”: The Social Limits of Supply-Side
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In 2012, Kansas Republicans, led by Governor Sam Brownback, passed a radical supply-side tax cutting package that cut income tax rates, eliminated the top income tax bracket, eliminated various deductions and credits, and ... -
Women on the Siberian Frontier: The Expansion of Orthodoxy and Empire in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Combining the use of gender and women’s history to understand female experience and identity formation with the history of the Russian imperial expansion, my dissertation will examine the presence of Orthodox women and on ... -
Reactivity of Bio-Inspired Manganese-Oxygen Intermediates
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Due to their ability to cycle between many stable oxidation states, Mn centers are employed by biological systems to react with oxygen and its reduced derivatives to mediate important chemical reactions. While these enzymes ... -
A comparison of and performance practice guide to two editions of the Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat Major
(University of Kansas, 1992-05-31)This document compares the popular and eclectic Friedrich Grűtzmacher edition of the Boccherini B-flat Major Cello Concerto (published in 1895) with the more recent and historically accurate Richard Sturzenegger edition ... -
An interdisciplinary analysis of Sino-U.S. negotiation styles
(University of Kansas, 1996-05-31)Exploratory and interdisciplinary in nature, this study examines the role of perception, cultural orientation, and stereotypes in shaping Chinese and American negotiation styles. There were nine subjects (N=9) in the ... -
Reservoir simulation of primary production in the Zenith Field, Stafford and Reno Counties in Kansas
(University of Kansas, 1991-08-31)The Zenith Field is a large reservoir with production coming from four formations, namely 1) Misener Limestone, 2) Misener Sandstone, 3) Maquoketa Dolomite, and 4) Viola Limestone. Initial oil in place was estimated to be ... -
A descriptive study of the career paths of NCAA Division 1-A and Division III athletic directors
(University of Kansas, 1994-05-31)A descriptive study of 173 National Collegiate Athletic Association Divisions I-A and·III athletic directors was conducted to describe career paths. The subjects in the study included 47 Division I-A athletic direc- . tors ... -
between Gods & Dogs
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-20)between Gods & Dogs is an exhibition, comprised of two installations, that raises questions about belief, authority, knowledge, and power. The Word That Binds Them is an interactive installation involving books that have ... -
Giving voice to Virginia Woolf : finding the musical coalescence of Dominick Argento’s From the diary of Virginia Woolf
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Differential construct definitions of six change score models within a correlational research context
(University of Kansas, 1988-05-31)Six change score models were comparatively evaluated within the correlational research context. The models compared included raw change, corrections of raw change for unreliability in x, correction of raw change for ... -
Rural Kansas Superintendents’ Priorities: Perceptions About What Pre-Service Superintendents Expected to Do and What They Actually Do.
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The purpose of this study was to describe how rural superintendents identify their priorities before accepting their first superintendency compared to how they actually prioritize these responsibilities once becoming a ... -
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN THE NCLB ERA? A State-Level Analysis of Achievement as Influenced by Critical School and Non-school Factors
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)This study analyzes the results of 4th grade reading and mathematics as well as critical school and non-school factors to determine what happened to student outcomes during the peak years of NCLB, 2003-2009. Converting ... -
An Examination of the Occupational Engagement of First-Generation College Students and the Predictive Nature of Career Courses
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The purpose of this study is to examine occupational engagement among first-generation as compared to continuing-generation college students who enrolled in different types of career courses at a single institution of ... -
Implementation and Sustainability of Early Childhood Positive Behavior Support in Kansas: A Statewide Survey
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current status of implementation and sustainability of positive behavior support (PBS) practices within community child care and Head Start/Early Head Start programs in the state ... -
A Study of Community Cohesion’s Impact on School Board Cohesion
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Much of the current literature on school boards addresses the board’s dysfunctions in different areas such as being over-bureaucratic, pandering to special interest groups, micro-managing, focusing on business instead of ... -
The Impact of Parental Involvement on College Student Outcomes
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)There is growing concern that student development may be hindered by the current level of parental involvement experienced by college students (Cullaty, 2011; Pizzolato & Hicklen, 2011; Taub, 2008). To gain insight into ...