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An investigation of the effects of IT investment on firm performance: The role of complementarity.
(2006)
The concept of complementarity has been introduced into IT-based firm performance research in order to address inconsistent magnitudes of the impacts from IT investments across studies. This dissertation seeks to understand ...
The Iatrogenic Consequences of Standards-Based Education
(2006)
Standards-based assessments were prescribed as the cure for the poor accountability of public schools. Billions of dollars have been spent on curricula, tests, and scoring rubrics so that federal and state agencies can ...
Hysteresis and dynamic effects in the relationship between capillary pressure, saturation, and air-water interfacial area in porous media.
(2006)
Air-water interfacial areas (A) were measured for multiple drainages (primary, secondary, and scanning) using a newly developed method, along hysteretic Pc-S curves representing natural drying/wetting processes. The ...
Burnout among special educators: Do experience, certification, caseload, and school size make a difference?
(2006)
The purpose of this study was to address various concerns regarding the burnout rate of special educators in Oklahoma school settings. The provision of a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to students with ...
"That's not what friends do!": Elementary school children's reactions to interpersonal violations.
(2006)
Little is known about how children respond to interpersonal violations by best friends; therefore the goal of the present study was to examine children's reactions to violations in detail. When confronted with problematic ...
The implementation of technology into the curricula of selected independent piano studios.
(2006)
Of the 225 returned surveys, 76 independent piano teachers with 12 or more students reported using one or more forms of technology in their curricula: 47 used computers in their teaching, 47 used keyboard technology, 44 ...
Peak experience, epiphany, and psychological well-being.
(2006)
This dissertation examined two critical experiences: peak experience and epiphany and their relationship with psychological well-being (general well-being and life satisfaction). Survey data from 217 college students was ...
Regression and neural network modeling of resilient modulus based on routine soil properties and stress states.
(2006)
The laboratory results from the fourteen sites from fourteen counties were used to develop the relationships or models.
Civic education and self-knowledge in higher education.
(2006)
In this age of multiculturalism, global travel and terrorism, it is vital that citizens be inculcated with the fundamental values of democracy (equality, liberty and self-government) and equipped with the cognitive skills ...
The choral music of Rene Clausen: A comprehensive survey and history.
(2006)
Chapter Two details each of Clausen's compositions known to have been published prior to the end of the year 2004, the only exception to this division being his most recent major work, Memorial. The chapter is divided into ...