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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 ... -
THE EFFECT OF NON-NORMALITY ON THE CUTSCORE OPERATING FUNCTION: ESTIMATION CORRECTNESS IN NON-NORMAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)Certification testing attempts to classify individuals into mutually exclusive categories, such as competent and non-competent. There is some potential for error whenever a classification decision is made as a result of a ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF DISTRESS, SELF-STIGMA, CAREGIVER ROLE IDENTITY, AND SELF-COMPASSION IN CLERGY HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Clergy comprise an essential subpopulation of caregivers, providing spiritual guidance and emotional support to many community members. The intense occupational demands for clergy result in burnout and mental health concerns ... -
A Descriptive Study of Undergraduate Mentoring at a Mid-Western Research University
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)This study explored undergraduate mentoring programs at a mid-western research university. The purpose of this study was to describe mentoring programs and to gain a better understanding of how mentoring is defined and ... -
Cognitive Test Anxiety, Self-Efficacy, and Performance on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Examination
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)The Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam is broadly used as a partial requirement of obtaining teacher licensure. The inferences made based on the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam results are of ... -
Classifying Saudi Students' Second Language Learning Strategies.
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this study was to explore the issue of strategies’ classification with the Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (Oxford, 1990) to determine whether these strategies contribute to the proposed classification ... -
Barriers and Persistence Strategies of Online Master's Students
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of students who enrolled in one of several, newly established online masters and online graduate certificate programs in the School of Education at the University ... -
Effects of Video Modeling on Customer Service Skills of Young Adults with Autism in Community Employment Settings
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience barriers to competitive integrated employment. The complex problem of unemployment and lack of positive postsecondary employment experiences of individuals ... -
Examination of Cognitive Processing Therapy Outcomes in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, with or without Chronic Pain and with or without Pharmacological Treatment for Pain
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain are two of the most prevalent conditions affecting the veteran population, with approximately 20% of veterans holding a PTSD diagnosis (Fisher, 2014) and roughly 55% ... -
Reading Visual Texts as a Community of Readers: Developing Historical Thinking Skills Among Adolescents Using Historical Photographs
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the ways 9th grade students analyzed historical photographs and shared authority over the interpretation of those images. Students are seen as “digital natives” (Prensky, ... -
WHAT DO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESULTS MEAN FROM A TEACHER’S PERSPECTIVE?
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Abstract The purpose of this study is to give more meaning to SEL survey scores from a teacher’s perspective. SEL programs rely on assessing students’ social and emotional competences using self-evaluation. However, ... -
Decision-Making by Families and Home Visitors During Early Head Start Home Visits
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Early Head Start policies describe parents as partners in decision-making and require families and home visitors to co-develop child and family goals. Home visitors face a range of challenges when facilitating decisions ... -
Understanding Spirituality among Chinese College Students: Xin-Yang (信仰) and its Assessment
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)In spite of the effort researchers have made, there still seems to be a lack of cultural appropriateness when it comes to the concept of spirituality. Therefore, the current author considers the cultural appropriateness ...
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