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A multi-case exploration of non-profit board member diversity attitudes and perceptions
(2012)Title of Study: A Multi-Case Exploration of Non-Profit Board Member Diversity -
A Multilevel Investigation of the Social Aspects of Self-Regulation in the Context of Collaborative Ill-Structured Problem Solving
(2012)This study investigated the effect of the social aspects of self-regulation on students' ill-structured problem-solving performance in a collaborative learning environment. Specifically, two components of the social aspects ... -
A Needs Analysis of Recidivating Female Offenders in Oklahoma
(2010)Prisoner reentry and recidivism are important issues in society today, as approximately 700,000 prisoners are being released each year. However, most of the criminological research tends to focus on male offender reentry ... -
A New Media Access Control Protocol For VANET: Priority R-ALOHA (PR-ALOHA)
(2012)More practical applications of Media Access Control (MAC) protocols arise as the world turns increasingly wireless. Low delay, high throughput and reliable communication are essential requirements for standard performance ... -
A NEW STRATEGY FOR PHOTO-TRIGGERED RELEASE OF DRUGS BY VISIBLE/NEAR IR LIGHT: PHOTO-UNCLICK CHEMISTRY
(2012)Spatio-temporally controlled release of therapeutic or diagnostic agents by the use of light has gained much attention in recent times. Controlled release of bioactive molecules and drugs is a critical issue for many ... -
A PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF LIGHT LYRIC COLORATURA SOPRANO REPERTOIRE IN FOUR EARLY OPERAS BY JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1733-1745)
(2012)A PERFORMANCE GUIDE OF LIGHT LYRIC COLORATURA -
A Phenomenological Exploration of Resilience in Cheyenne and Arapaho University Students
(2012)This study explored the experience of transitioning from common education to higher education for a group of Cheyenne and Arapaho students. Additional features of resilience<bold/> were examined as well, which included ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Directed Learning Among Successful Minority Entrepreneurs
(2013)This transcendental, phenomenological study explored the Self-directed learning (SDL) of 10 successful minority entrepreneurs. Two SDL theories serve as lenses for the study, Spear and Mocker's (1984) Organizing Circumstance ... -
A Phenomenological Exploration of Self-Directed Learning Among Successful Minority Entrepreneurs
(2013)This transcendental, phenomenological study explored the Self-directed learning (SDL) of 10 successful minority entrepreneurs. Two SDL theories serve as lenses for the study, Spear and Mocker's (1984) Organizing Circumstance ... -
A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL FIRST GRADE AND READING RECOVERY
(2011)This program evaluation investigated differences in reading achievement for students receiving Reading Recovery or Developmental First Grade. The researcher examined DRA reading scores during the first and second grade ... -
A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL FIRST GRADE AND READING RECOVERY
(2011)This program evaluation investigated differences in reading achievement for students receiving Reading Recovery or Developmental First Grade. The researcher examined DRA reading scores during the first and second grade ... -
A Qualitative Inquiry into the Motivation of African-American Males to Complete the Doctorate
(2008)African-American men face substantial barriers to their educational development. Yet, despite the associated barriers to doctorate completion at Majority White Institutions (MWIs), some African-American men achieve the ... -
A Rational Problem of Evil: The Coherence of Christian Doctrine with a Broad Free Will Defense
(2012)The problem that evil presents for Christian theism is often thought to be the most diffi- cult problem to solve. Since Alvin Plantinga's celebrated free will defense, however, some have argued that the logical problem was ... -
A Re-Conceptualization of the Fourche Maline Culture: The Woodland Period as a Transition in Eastern Oklahoma
(2011)The question: "What is Fourche Maline?" has been long debated in Oklahoma. It is argued here that use of a transegalitarian framework is useful in addressing this question. It is proposed that Fourche Maline culture ... -
A Reflection on One Writing Across the Curriculum Model
(2010)This dissertation first looks at historical iterations of the primary form of first and second WAC implementation, the workshop model. It is necessary to first situate WAC models in their respective institutions and then ... -
A REGIONAL MODEL TO TEST THE CONCEPT OF GLOBAL EASTWARD MANTLE FLOW USING FINITE ELEMENTS
(2009)Computer modeling of tectonics involving the entire Caribbean and North Andes plates, as well as most of the Cocos plate and a portion of the Nazca plate, have been used to support the concept of a global eastward mantle ... -
A Regional Modeling Study Of Climate Change Impacts On Warm-Season Precipitation In The U.S.
(2009)Changes in the character of precipitation have already been observed over much of the United States. In a warming climate, the impacts of these changes will likely be felt most strongly through changes in the intensity and ... -
A Regional Modeling Study Of Climate Change Impacts On Warm-Season Precipitation In The U.S.
(2009)Changes in the character of precipitation have already been observed over much of the United States. In a warming climate, the impacts of these changes will likely be felt most strongly through changes in the intensity and ... -
A Return to Relationship: How Prophetic Rhetorical Strategies Energize Pedagogy
(2009)The foundational element of the educational enterprise is the basic relationship of two human beings working collaboratively to accomplish something together that neither could accomplish alone. Faculty want to teach and ... -
A Risk And Trust Security Framework For The Pervasive Mobile Environment
(2013)A pervasive mobile computing environment is typically composed of multiple fixed and mobile entities that interact autonomously with each other with very little central control. Many of these interactions may occur between ...