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“You Good, Bruh?” An Exploration of the Influence of Race and Masculinity on Millennial Black Men’s Decisions to Seek Mental Health Treatment
Title
“You Good, Bruh?” An Exploration of the Influence of Race and Masculinity on Millennial Black Men’s Decisions to Seek Mental Health Treatment
Author
Cofield, Demetrius
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Mental health, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching
Description
In recent years there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of mental illness among millennials. However, there is still a significantly lower rate of Black millennials, specifically Black men, utilizing mental health services compared...
“To Push or Not to Push?”; Exploring Lived Experiences of Former Women Track and Field Student-athletes Who Trained and Competed Through Pain and Injury.
Title
“To Push or Not to Push?”; Exploring Lived Experiences of Former Women Track and Field Student-athletes Who Trained and Competed Through Pain and Injury.
Author
Erega, Arna
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Mental health
Description
Athletes are aware that with involvement in the sport they are exposed to the risk of getting injured. Suffering an injury can be one of the most stressful experiences in a student-athlete’s athletic career and can cause a series of psychological,...
“THEIR LIVES ARE SO MUCH BIGGER OUTSIDE OF MY LITTLE CLASSROOM:” ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH MULTILINGUAL STUDENT ADVOCACY DURING MANDATED SCHOOL CLOSURES
Title
“THEIR LIVES ARE SO MUCH BIGGER OUTSIDE OF MY LITTLE CLASSROOM:” ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES WITH MULTILINGUAL STUDENT ADVOCACY DURING MANDATED SCHOOL CLOSURES
Author
Pazzula Jimenez, Michelle
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Education, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Description
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way education transpired for teachers and learners worldwide. Widespread virtual learning brought deeper academic and social inequities among K-12 diverse learners to light. Multilingual learners an...
“Sixth grade is too late”: A case study of diversity education for elementary grades
Title
“Sixth grade is too late”: A case study of diversity education for elementary grades
Author
Norwood, Jessica
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Multicultural education, Education, Elementary
Description
Recent high-profile events and rhetoric surrounding White supremacist ideology in conjunction with recent data about White Americans’ understanding of structural racism has illustrated the problematic nature of White Americans’ conceptions of race...
“Seeing it in Action is More Beneficial Than Learning About it in School”: A Multi-Case of Clinical Experiences and Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction
Title
“Seeing it in Action is More Beneficial Than Learning About it in School”: A Multi-Case of Clinical Experiences and Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction
Author
Schmidt, Leslie
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education, Elementary
Description
This multiple case study explored the characteristics of clinical experiences that support preservice teachers' understandings of culturally responsive literacy in elementary classrooms. In particular, this study focused on capturing the voices an...
“Re-membering” History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education
Title
“Re-membering” History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education
Author
Teasdell, Annette
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
ABSTRACTANNETTE TEASDELL. "Re-membering" History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education. (Under the direction of DR. GREG WIGGAN) Excellence in education is based on a ...
“It sometimes heals, but it sometimes hurts”; Exploring the issues facing first-generation and immigrant staff caring for immigrant youth in an after-school program
Title
“It sometimes heals, but it sometimes hurts”; Exploring the issues facing first-generation and immigrant staff caring for immigrant youth in an after-school program
Author
Cronin, Claire
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Multicultural education, Counseling psychology, Early childhood education
Description
Coming from countries across the world, immigrants have chosen to start a new life in the United States, and become part of the fabric that makes up American society. Today, immigrant children face a unique set of challenges and hardships includin...
“Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Title
“Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Author
Austin, Lauren
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
History, Public health, Government policy
Description
This dissertation is the first comprehensive, detailed study of a single state’s experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic at state, local and county, and individual levels. Its two articles provide quantitative analyses of a unique new state...
“16 Weeks is a Lot of Time to be Away”: A Contemporary Examination of Maternity Leave Perceptions and Experiences
Title
“16 Weeks is a Lot of Time to be Away”: A Contemporary Examination of Maternity Leave Perceptions and Experiences
Author
Chandler , Allison
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Communication, Sociology, Management
Description
In recent decades, women’s presence in the workplace has increased from only a quarter of total American workers, to nearly half of all American workers (U.S. Department of Labor, 2020). With an increasing number of women in the labor force, organ...
study of optoelectronic properties of thin film solar cell materials Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 using multiple correlative spatially-resolved spectroscopy techniques
Title
study of optoelectronic properties of thin film solar cell materials Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 using multiple correlative spatially-resolved spectroscopy techniques
Author
Chen, Qiong
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Electrical engineering
Description
Containing only earth abundant and environmental friendly elements, quaternary compounds Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) are considered as promising absorber materials for thin film solar cells. The best record efficiency for this type of ...
Your Work-Family Conflict (WFC) Is Hard on Me Too: Employee Reactions to Coworker WFC
Title
Your Work-Family Conflict (WFC) Is Hard on Me Too: Employee Reactions to Coworker WFC
Author
Toth, Allison
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Organizational behavior, Management
Description
Researchers working in the work-family conflict (WFC) literature have a long history of focusing on how conflict between the work and family domains influences employees and their experiences inside and outside of work (Eby et al., 2005). However,...
Your Library Ain't Like Mine: Perceptions of Quality School Library Programming From Library Professionals
Title
Your Library Ain't Like Mine: Perceptions of Quality School Library Programming From Library Professionals
Author
Creech, Tracy
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Library science
Description
There are few instances in which school library professionals are able to give input as to what constitutes a quality school library media program. This study seeks to determine if there are key differences in perceptions of school library program...
Writhe-like Invariants of Alternating Links
Title
Writhe-like Invariants of Alternating Links
Author
Pham, Van
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Mathematics
Description
This dissertation introduces new invariants for a large class of links in knot theory, called alternating links. It also analyzes the strength of these invariants, that we call writhe-like invariants, in comparison with a few general link invarian...
World Assumptions, Posttraumatic Growth, and Contributing Factors in a Population of New Nurses
Title
World Assumptions, Posttraumatic Growth, and Contributing Factors in a Population of New Nurses
Author
Jesse, Michelle
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Clinical psychology
Description
This multi-site study assessed newly licensed, newly hired nurses to determine whether their professional experiences contribute to the development of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and well-being. Also, how world assumptions, coping, social support, ...
Workplace Accommodations and People with Disabilities: The Dilemmatic Communicative Process of Requesting Access Technology
Title
Workplace Accommodations and People with Disabilities: The Dilemmatic Communicative Process of Requesting Access Technology
Author
Makkawy, Amin
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Management, Communication
Description
This study consists of a qualitative investigation of how people with visual impairments manage access to technology at the workplace. By the use of Applied Thematic Data Analysis (Guest, MacQueen, & Namey, 2012), results of a questionnaire distri...
Wireless Power Transfer for Railway Applications
Title
Wireless Power Transfer for Railway Applications
Author
Xu, Xiwen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Electrical engineering
Description
The United States trains have the highest energy demands in rail transport in the world. More than 90% of the trains are powered by diesel, which aggressively impacts climate change. Thus, railway system electrification is a trend to reduce the sp...
Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
Title
Why nations succeed? Distribution and reach of the state power
Author
Cekic, Nejra
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Political science, Economics
Description
What explains the difference in the performance of the world’s nations? Why do some succeed, and others fail? I argue that the primary determinants of development are two dimensions of a country’s institutional setting. The purpose of this study i...
Why Waste? Local Factors And Recycling Outcomes: A Case Study Of North Carolina Counties
Title
Why Waste? Local Factors And Recycling Outcomes: A Case Study Of North Carolina Counties
Author
Fernandes, Titiksha
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Environmental management, Public administration
Description
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that in 2015 only 67.8million tons or about 26% of the total waste generated was recycled, while the waste generated continued to rise. It is clear from the numbers above that the success of ...
Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
Title
Where are privatization's cost savings? Private contracting, transaction costs, and prison operation efficiency
Author
Duscha, Melissa
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Political science, Public administration
Description
This dissertation examines the question: Where are privatization’s cost savings? Current literature finds that government privatization does not result in overall cost savings. This is contrary to widely accepted business practices and market theo...
When the Script Hits the Plan: Using Author's Chair to inform instructional practices within a scripted literacy program
Title
When the Script Hits the Plan: Using Author's Chair to inform instructional practices within a scripted literacy program
Author
Johnson, Brianne
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
This qualitative case study conducted in a first grade classroom examined the influence of the social interactions that occur during the Author’s Chair (an element of a Writer’s Workshop instructional framework) on a teacher’s instructional decisi...