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- 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
- 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
- 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
- Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina
- Author
- Bryson-Evans, Cassie
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- CASSIE BRYSON-EVANS. Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. WALTER HART). The significance of this study was its ability t...
- 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
- 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 ...
- Title
- THE IMPACT OF AN ONLINE EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION FOR NON-VA CIVILIAN NURSE PRACTITIONERS: A MEASURE OF COMFORT IN CARING FOR VETERANS
- Author
- Pettus, Keshia
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing
- Description
- Background: There is a nationwide focus on increasing awareness about veterans’ unique healthcare needs. The CHOICE Act allows eligible veterans to receive care from community healthcare providers; however, literature on effective methods to prepa...
- Title
- The Development and Validation of an Intercultural Competencies Assessment Instrument for K-12 Educators
- Author
- Lynn, David
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational tests and measurements, Education, School management and organization
- Description
- As schools adapt curriculum and learning environments to better prepare students for entry into an increasingly globalized society, cultivating intercultural competencies in K-12 in-service educators is of heightened importance. The purpose of thi...
- Title
- The Effect of an Education Intervention on Nurses’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Regarding Evidence-Based Practice
- Author
- McGuffin, Timothy
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing
- Description
- Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a fundamental component of nursing practice and a hallmark of nursing excellence; however, nurses lack the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to apply evidence to daily practice. The primary objec...
- Title
- The Politicization of The 1619 Project—The Necessity for Transformative Curricula in Social Studies
- Author
- Rochester, Antoinette
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- In August 2019, The New York Times published what was said to be a "controversial" journalistic take on African American and American history. Written by Nikole Hannah-Jones, an awardee of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Award, and her f...