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EXPLORING TEACHERS’ AUTONOMY, SELF EFFICACY, MOTIVATION, AND PERCEPTIONS OF STATE MANDATED TESTING IN THE CONTEXT OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
(2015-05-08)
This study examined teachers’ autonomy, teachers’ motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy, and teachers’ perceptions of state mandated testing, in the context of NCLB. The research design included an online survey that combined ...
PLACE-IDENTITY AND THE GEOGRAPHIES OF CONTEMPORARY COUNTY FAIRS IN OKLAHOMA
(2015-08)
A particular kind of allure surrounds agricultural fairs in Oklahoma. Agricultural fairs, which include county, regional, and state fairs in the United States, support emotional connections between fair participants and ...
Florence Nightingale: Professionalized Health Care
(2015)
Florence Nightingale championed social reform and the organization of nursing as a profession. During the Crimean War, she organized the care of injured soldiers, making the rounds at night as the ÐLady with the lamp.Ð Her ...
American Indian Views About Family Cohesion and Flexibility
(2015-08-13)
This qualitative study examined the views American Indian people hold regarding family structure. American Indians who identified as members of traditional southeastern tribes regarding family views and the impact of ...
125 Years of Books to Internet: The Quasquicentennial of the University of Oklahoma Libraries
(2015-12)
Settled upon the Great Plains in 1890, the University of Oklahoma has a long and distinguished history. And the University of Oklahoma Libraries have as storied a history as the University they are nestled within. From one ...
The role of employee motives in determining the type and consequences of citizenship behavior: The introduction of the OCB-Intentionality Scale
(2015)
Several decades have passed since organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) began to permeate the organizational sciences. Only recently, however, have scholars begun to critically analyze the motives that drive OCB. The ...
Defining the Graduate College Experience: What it “Should” versus “Does” Include
(2015)
Gaps between expectations and actual educational experience may influence motivation, learning and performance. The graduate college experience (GCE) is shrouded in myth and legend that may create unrealistic expectations, ...
Creep Compliance and Percent Recovery of Oklahoma Certified Binders Using the Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Method
(Oklahoma City, OK : Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 2015., 2015-04)
A laboratory study was conducted to develop guidelines for the Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) test method for local conditions prevailing in Oklahoma. The study consisted of commonly used binders in Oklahoma, namely ...
Faculty intentions to learn new technology in regards to existing teaching, research and service commitments: An integration of prospect theory and theory of planned behavior
(2015-05-08)
This research used a revised theory of planned behavior model and incorporated perceptions of time pressure, perceived instrumentality and a modified loss aversion index, to examine relationships between these constructs ...
PLANETARY REMNANTS AROUND WHITE DWARF STARS
(2015-05-08)
In this dissertation we present the results of four separate searches for infrared excess emission at white dwarf stars. Using spectra from the IRTF and photometry from PAIRITEL, MMT+SWIRC, Gemini+NIRI, and Spitzer+IRAC ...