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Human capital formation, fertility, and labor force participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2022-07)
My dissertation comprises three chapters. The first chapter examines the effect of childhood immunization. After being in power in Burkina Faso for about a year, a military regime led by Thomas Sankara-within weeks, ...
Two essays on increasing the learning effectiveness of economics education
(2010-07)
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Assessing changes in intercultural sensitivity in students exposed to intercultural experiences supported by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University using the intercultural development inventory
(2009-12)
Oklahoma State University, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (OSU-CASNR), understands the importance of educating students to become inter-culturally competent. As such, they have designed a variety ...
Fluorescence emission as an early indicator of coral health and as a visual cue for symbiotic algae: The effect on STEM interest after a field trip to a public aquarium
(2020-07)
Scleractinian coral rely on the photosynthetic byproducts gained from their dinoflagellate endosymbiont. Bleaching events break down the symbiosis leaving the coral with reduced fecundity or dead. Examining the symbiotic ...
Effects of utilizing NASA educational materials on student knowledge of science content
(2011-05)
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Long-Term Consequences of Abstinence Education
(Oklahoma State University, 2007-07-01)
Non-predictive but significant associations between the strength of the abstinence message and marital status, poverty, fertility, and educational attainment were indicated. Students receiving a strong abstinence message ...
How social networks influence female students' choices to major in engineering
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study examined how social influence plays a part in female students' choices of college major, specifically engineering instead of science, technology, and math. Social influence may show ...
Exploring why parents choose to enroll their children in a Classical Christian education school: A qualitative study
(2021-05)
The purpose of this naturalistic inquiry study was to explore parents' rationales for enrolling their children in a Classical Christian education (CCE) school accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools ...
Exploratory study of a multidimensional model of resiliency
(2007-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to establish a basis in the philosophy of the third wave of resiliency, conceptualized by Richardson (2002), as a motivational force which drives an individual to ...