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Education and Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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Learning in Inclusive Education Research: Re-Mediating Theory and Methods with a Transformative Agenda
(SAGE Publications, 2006-01-01)In theory, inclusive education is about all students and focuses on student presence, participation, acceptance, and achievement. In practice, inclusive education is multiplicity of discourses and practices. Historically, ... -
The Complexities of Systems Change in Creating Equity for Students With Disabilities in Urban Schools
(SAGE Publications, 2009-07-01)This article explores the complexities of urban school improvement and systems change through the lens of educational equity policy initiatives. The authors situate urban schools within a critical context where contested ... -
Inservice Training Day: It’s not an us and them thing
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Establishing a Center to Support Faculty Research
(Springer Verlag, 2005-12-01)This article describes the establishment in fall 2002 of a School of Education Research Center designed to support faculty in increasing productivity and quality in research. Details are provided about center goals, services, ... -
Until Somebody Hears Me: Parental Voice and Advocacy in Special Education Decision-Making
(Wiley, 2006-08-24)When a family finds out their child has a disability, they enter the world of special education which has its own terminology, rules, settings and personnel. In addition to grappling with the meaning of their child's special ... -
Understanding the Dialectics of the Local and the Global in Education for All: A Comparative Case Study
(University of North Texas, 2009-01-01)This article is part of a special issue edited by Marianne Bloch and Beth Blue Swadener. -
Systemic Change for RTI: Key Shifts for Practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2010-10-09)RTI has the potential to meet the challenges of increasing diversity in student populations and the need for increasingly complex systems of instructional design. Three fundamental shifts in understanding systems and systems ... -
Dialectical Practices in Education: Creating third spaces in the education of teachers
(Teacher Education and Special Education, 2011-08-01)In this commentary, the author provides a framework for examining the articles in this issue. The author does so by providing a focus for reading and linking our brief history to the present and the future. She provides a ... -
Effects of dairy intake on weight maintenance
(BioMed Central, 2008-10-24)Background: To compare the effects of low versus recommended levels of dairy intake on weight maintenance and body composition subsequent to weight loss. Design and Methods: Two site (University of Kansas-KU; University ... -
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Screening for School, Community, and Clinical Health Promotion Practice Utilizing the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model
(BioMed Central, 2005-11-30)Background Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a commonly performed procedure for school children during the high risk years. The PRECEDE-PROCEDE (PP) model is a health promotion planning model that has ... -
An Epidemiological Examination of the Subluxation Construct Using Hill’s Criteria of Causation
(BioMed Central, 2009-12-02)Background Chiropractors claim to locate, analyze and diagnose a putative spinal lesion known as subluxation and apply the mode of spinal manipulation (adjustment) for the correction of this lesion. Aim The purpose ... -
Is obesity a risk factor for low back pain? An example of using the evidence to answer a clinical question
(BioMed Central, 2005-04-11)Background: Obesity as a causal factor for low back pain has been controversial with no definitive answer to this date. The objective of this study was to determine whether obesity is associated with low back pain. In ... -
Effects of diet type and supplementation of glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM on body composition, functional status, and markers of health in women with knee osteoarthritis initiating a resistance-based exercise and weight loss program
(BioMed Central, 2011-06-20)Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether sedentary obese women with knee OA initiating an exercise and weight loss program may experience more beneficial changes in body composition, functional capacity, ... -
Eight weeks of supplementation with a multi-ingredient weight loss product enhances body composition, reduces hip and waist girth, and increases energy levels in overweight men and women
(BioMed Central, 2013-04-19)Background: Numerous natural products are marketed and sold claiming to decrease body weight and fat, but few undergo finished product-specific research demonstrating their safety and efficacy. Objective: To determine ... -
Using Graduation Rates to Develop Recruitment Strategies at Purdue University
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Attitudes of Teachers Toward Supervisory Services Employed by Building Principals
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THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)In the early to late 1990s, school systems throughout the United States were undergoing a rash of educational reforms as a result of public demands for holding schools accountable for student learning. Schools were searching ... -
Strategies to Promote Weight Loss in Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Introduction: Adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are at an increased risk of obesity with up to 55% considered overweight and 31% obese. However, there has been minimal research on weight ... -
Assessing School Wellness Policies in the Greater Kansas City Area: Identifying Strengths and Challenges of Nutrition Policies in Schools
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)To better understand the current status of local school wellness policies in the greater KC area, schools from a seven county region were evaluated. The purpose of the overall study was to gather and evaluate current ... -
The effect of short-term soy isoflavone supplementation on mRNA in localized prostate cancer
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Background: Soy isoflavones have been hypothesized to affect gene expression related to prostate cancer development and progression, yet few studies have evaluated the effect of this phytochemical on the transcriptome of ...