Browsing OU - Dissertations by Title
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The Relationship of Gender, Trauma Response, and Spiritual Development to Missionary Repatriation Adjustment
(2012)This study was designed to explore the impact of gender, trauma response, and spiritual development on the repatriation adjustment of Christian missionaries from the United States. Sussman's (2000) model for cultural ... -
The Relationship of Self-Concealment to Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Approach
(2009)This research examines self-concealment, or the tendency to keep negative information about oneself secret. It reviews research on self-concealment and its positive association to physical and psychological complaints. ... -
The Relationships Among Academics, GPA, and the Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG) in Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
(2012)A nationwide push for students with disabilities to receive instruction in the general education classroom has stemmed, in part, from current legislation and high stakes testing. Student GPA continues to be a major factor ... -
The Relationships Among Academics, GPA, and the Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG) in Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities
(2012)A nationwide push for students with disabilities to receive instruction in the general education classroom has stemmed, in part, from current legislation and high stakes testing. Student GPA continues to be a major factor ... -
The relentless pursuit of construct validity: Why employment interviews predict job performance?
(2011)Employment interviews are one of the most frequently researched areas in the human resources management research (Buckley, Norris, & Wiese, 2000). Over the last eighty years, the employment interview research has gone ... -
The Role of Cell Deformation During Selectin-Mediated Neutrophil Rolling
(2012)Selectin-mediated neutrophil rolling on endothelial cells is an important step in the biological processes of inflammation and thrombosis. Conversely, it has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular ... -
The Role of Gender Expectations and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors on Teaching Evaluations
(2010)Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are a much-discussed and debated construct in the literature. When examining behaviors not explicitly detailed in job descriptions, ambiguity and subjective expectations about ... -
The Role of Gender Expectations and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors on Teaching Evaluations
(2010)Organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) are a much-discussed and debated construct in the literature. When examining behaviors not explicitly detailed in job descriptions, ambiguity and subjective expectations about ... -
The Role of NF-Y Transcription Factors in Plant Development
(2012)Due to their sessile nature, plants must coordinate their growth and development based on the surrounding environmental conditions. This coordination is regulated by alterations in gene expression, leading to appropriate ... -
"The Sea of trouble we are Swimming in": People of the Dawnland and the Enduring Pursuit of a Native Atlantic World
(2012)This dissertation explores the active engagement of an American Indian culture with the early modern Atlantic world. It argues that the Wabanaki of the American northeast were a quintessentially maritime-oriented people ... -
The Spiritual Rhetoric of Early Methodist Women Susanna Wesley, Sarah Crosby, Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, and Hester Rogers
(2013)This dissertation examines the rhetorical features of letters and journals composed by Susanna Wesley, Sarah Crosby, Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, and Hester Rogers, all prominent and influential women in the early years of the ... -
The Strain of the Herd: Risk Perceptions, Policy Preferences, and Parental Decision-Making for Childhood Vaccination
(2012)As the vaccine controversy continues to deepen in the United States, this dissertation research addresses how we can better understand and deal with this issue in respect to public policy in general and public health policy ... -
The Tangible Impact of School Finance Litigation on Student Achievement
(2012)The purpose of this study was to address the extent to which adequacy litigation functions as a means for improving student achievement, particularly among low income and minority students. The study extended theory ... -
The Tangible Impact of School Finance Litigation on Student Achievement
(2012)The purpose of this study was to address the extent to which adequacy litigation functions as a means for improving student achievement, particularly among low income and minority students. The study extended theory ... -
The third-person effect of news coverage of opinion poll results
(2010)The objective of the present study was to examine 1) the differential third-person perception (TPP) of the opinion poll reports and 2) whether and how the TPP is associated with its consequences -- attitude change and ... -
The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra: An Historical Perspective of the Organization
(2011)The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra is a renowned professional wind band founded in 1960 under the aegis of the Buddhist organization Rissho Kosei-kai. Originally named the Tokyo Symphonic Band, the group was renamed in 1973 ... -
The Transition Success Assessment: Determining Social Validity and Reliability
(2008)Improving postschool outcomes for students with disabilities has always been a concern for educators, researchers, service providers, and parents. IDEA 2004 requires transition assessments to assist educators, families, ... -
The Transition Success Assessment: Determining Social Validity and Reliability
(2008)Improving postschool outcomes for students with disabilities has always been a concern for educators, researchers, service providers, and parents. IDEA 2004 requires transition assessments to assist educators, families, ... -
The Use of Age Appropriate Mental Skills Activities for Performance Enhancement in Six- to Twelve-Year-Old Pianists
(2011)Music performance psychology research to date has largely focused upon advanced performers such as professional musicians and collegiate music majors. Relatively little performance psychology research has focused upon ... -
The Use of Recommended Transition Education Practices and Perceptions of Administrative Support: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
(2012)This study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore the relationship between the implementation of recommended transition education practices and perceptions of administrative support of transition education. Utilizing ...