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- Title
- A CLOSER LOOK INTO WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LEAVE AND AVOID STEM MAJORS IN COLLEGE
- Author
- Bailey, Jr., Ricardo
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology, Educational sociology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- African American males are underrepresented in university Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs as STEM majors in the United States. I will be investigating why this phenomenon is so prevalent in America’s collegiate STEM program...
- Title
- AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS ON SELF-ESTEEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
- Author
- Hart, Laura
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Middle school education, Sex role, Instructional systems--Design
- Description
- Overall, research on the effectiveness of single-gender education is inconclusive. However, research does indicate that some benefits beyond academic achievement may be possible. This is particularly true for middle-school girls, who often struggl...
- Title
- Academic and Social Integration of the Non-Traditional College Student: Does Engagement Affect Retention?
- Author
- Cox, Barbara
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Adult education
- Description
- ABSTRACTFor years, educators from colleges and universities across the country have searched for ways to improve student engagement and increase retention. Changing demographics, decreasing enrollments and greater public demands have created uniqu...
- Title
- Comparison of the effectiveness of Traditional Nursing Medication Administration with the Color Coding Kids System in a sample of undergraduate nursing students
- Author
- Burgess, Colleen
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Health education
- Description
- ABSTRACTThe problem of medication errors in hospitals and the vulnerability of pediatric patients to adverse drug events (ADE) was investigated and well substantiated. The estimated additional cost of inpatient care for ADE's in the hospital setti...
- Title
- EXPLORING THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S NEOCONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES' EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE OUTCOMES
- Author
- Yowell, Alexis
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education and state
- Description
- This study examined the influences of President Ronald Reagan's administration's neoconservative public policies and color-blind strategy on the educational and life outcomes of African American males who attended high school between 1981 and 1989...
- Title
- Ecological Influence of the Middle-Income Population on Economic Mobility, Educational Outcomes, and Healthy Habits
- Author
- Reed, Cody
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology
- Description
- While researchers have identified many ecological conditions that impact life chances, there are many yet to be identified. This study identifies the size of the middle-income population as an ecological condition that is related to life outcomes....
- Title
- Effects of Multilevel Support on First-Grade Teachers' Use of Research-Based Strategies During Beginning Reading Instruction
- Author
- Schnorr, Crystalyn
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of multilevel support on first-grade teachers' accurate use of research-based strategies during beginning reading instruction and the extent to which teachers maintained use of these strategies....
- Title
- Evaluating the Effects of a Continuing Interprofessional Education (CIPE) Workshop on Participants' Attitudes and Collaborative Practice Behaviors.
- Author
- Magennis, Laura
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing
- Description
- Key organizations, such as the WHO, IHI, and NAH, encourage interprofessional education (IPE) in healthcare to promote collaborative care practices and improved patient outcomes (Gilbert, Yan, & Hoffman, 2010; Owen & Schmitt, 2013; Thistlethwaite,...
- Title
- INCORPORATING COLLABORATIVE LEARNING METHODS IN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION
- Author
- Carter, Mikkea
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Curriculum planning
- Description
- Architecture, engineering and construction industries are advancing in collaborative methods for completing projects. Consequently, institutions of education are investigating methods of teaching students how to effectively function in teams in or...
- Title
- Immigrant Educational Achievement: The Roles of Bilingualism Expectations and Generation
- Author
- Al-Taher, Eman
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology
- Description
- In this study, I focus on three varying perspectives to understand the assimilation process of immigrants and how it affects their academic achievement. I draw from Classical Assimilation Theory, Segmented Assimilation Theory and the Immigrant Par...
- Title
- Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
- Author
- McDonnell, Margaret
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Health education, Continuing education
- Description
- Purpose:The purpose of this educational project was to determine whether interprofessional team members who participate in a structured educational session demonstrate an increase in knowledge, confidence and self-efficacy in the care of adult bra...
- Title
- Improving the Interprofessional Teams’ Knowledge, Confidence, and Self-Efficacy in the Care of Adult Brain Tumor Patients
- Author
- McDonnell, Margaret
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Continuing education, Nursing, Health education
- Description
- Purpose:The purpose of this educational project was to determine whether interprofessional team members who participate in a structured educational session demonstrate an increase in knowledge, confidence and self-efficacy in the care of adult bra...
- Title
- Linking Patients with Diabetes Self-Management Education in the Primary Care Setting
- Author
- Benton, Zeleka
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing
- Description
- Diabetes self-management education (DSME) can change the life path of people with diabetes (PWD). Many PWD blood glucose levels exceed recommendations set by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). A PWD could benefit from convenient access to a ...
- Title
- MODELING CRASH RISK DUE TO TRAFFIC RULE VIOLATIONS FOR EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT AND ENGINEERING COUNTERMEASURES
- Author
- Penmetsa, Praveena
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Civil engineering, Transportation
- Description
- With 1.3 million deaths, motor vehicle crashes contributed to 2.2% of the total deaths in the world during 2012. Traffic rule violations are the major reason for the occurrence of crashes and fatalities world-wide. Education, enforcement and engin...
- Title
- Past Experiences and Preferences for Queer Sex Education Among LGBTQ+ College Students
- Author
- Petrizzo, Kristen
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Queer studies, Educational sociology
- Description
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other (LGBTQ+) students face a higher risk than their cisgender, heterosexual peers of experiencing symptoms of poor sexual health, poor mental health, and sexual violence. Despite this, LGBTQ+ stude...
- Title
- Preoperative Education and The Reduction of Parental Anxiety
- Author
- Bernardo, Sherry
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Medicine, Health services administration
- Description
- Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used to assist with the perioperative reduction in anxiety for both parent and chil...
- Title
- Receptivity in a New Immigrant Gateway: Immigrant Settlement Geography, Public Education, and Immigrant Integration in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Author
- McDaniel, Paul
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, Government policy, Education and state
- Description
- Community receptivity expresses the degree of openness within a place to someone or something new. Receptivity is shaped by multiple components, institutions, and structures related to a community's political, economic, social, and cultural sphere...
- Title
- Standardized Distraction: Why the Emphasis on High-Stakes Testing Can't Resolve Educational Inequality
- Author
- Giersch, Jason
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Government policy, Education and state, Educational sociology
- Description
- Standardized testing has exploded into nearly every grade level and subject area in public education over the past two decades. Attaching high stakes to standardized test results was intended to improve education for all students, but especially f...
- Title
- Students' Perceptions of Early Childhood Program Quality According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards
- Author
- Javidi, Farhad
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Community colleges--Study and teaching, Educational evaluation, Early childhood education
- Description
- The purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent to which one community college was preparing its early childhood education students for employment in the field according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) p...
- Title
- THE EFFECTS OF MATERNAL EDUCATION ON PREGNANCY KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORS USING THE PREGNANCY RISK ASSESSMENT MONITORING SYSTEM DATA
- Author
- Ferguson, Barbara
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Medical sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology
- Description
- Background: It is estimated that 90 million Americans have trouble understanding and using health information. Specific Aims: Examine the: (1) association between education and the health knowledge and behaviors of maternal women in two different ...