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TURNING WORDS INTO ACTION: A CASE STUDY EXPLORING HOW IDEOLOGY LINKS CONTEXT AND CHANGE
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to examine how context affects the ideological content of school district leadership as it enacts change. The political pressure which demands public school reform has created an environment ...
Far From Value-Free: How a Value-Centered Scientific Pluralism Bolsters the Cognitive Credentials of Science
(2015)
The value-free ideal for science (VFI) prohibits noncognitive values (e.g., social or religious values) from influencing the practice of science. After all, a scientist should not reject an empirical theory (e.g.) on ...
INFLUENCES ON HISPANIC-AMERICAN ACADEMIC FACTORS: A SELF-DETERMINED AND SYSTEMS ORIENTED ISSUE
(2015-05-08)
Recent findings reveal that Hispanic-American high school students graduate at a rate 30% lower than Caucasian students. This study examined the influence of Hispanic cultural values, acculturation and familial factors on ...
A MULTILEVEL APPROACH TOWARD RELATING SUBJECTIVE WORKLOAD AND EFFORT TO PERFORMANCE DURING STABLE AND AFTER SHIFTS IN TASK DEMAND
(2015-05-09)
This laboratory study tested a causal model of the effects of changes in perceptions of subjective workload and effort in relation to performance during stable and after shifts in task demand. Accordingly, this study ...
Numerical Simulations of Fracture Propagation Applied to Petroleum and Geothermal Reservoir Using Finite Element Method
(2015-08)
Hydraulic fracturing is a major technique in reservoir stimulation to enhance production. Better understanding of mechanisms of hydraulic fracturing is essential for designing hydraulic fracture treatments. Multiple physical ...
FIRST BEINGS: RELATIONSHIPS WITH NONHUMAN ANIMALS IN NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURES
(2015-04)
My dissertation formulates a theory of first beings, or a way to more aptly understand human relationships with animals in Native American Literatures. It starts with a brief, selected history of the scholarship on animal ...
AN ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to explore leadership transitions in private school environments through the lens of social identity theory. The study relied on qualitative analysis of in-person interviews with three leaders ...
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION GENES
(2015-08)
Physiological processes may serve as mechanistic links between organismal genotypes and phenotypes. Accordingly, adaptations in genes involved in energy metabolism pathways may facilitate the evolution of organismal ...
Which of These is Not Like the Other? The Role of Segment Reporting Differentiation in Determining Firm Value
(2015-05-08)
This study examines a firm’s excess value based on segment reporting for the firm and its peer group. Firms often operate in industry segments not reported by peers. When such operating segments are reported separately, ...
THE IMPACT OF STUDENT DIVERSITY ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES IN OKLAHOMA: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED USING STATE REGENTS DATA?
(2015-12-18)
The United States federal government requires postsecondary schools, including community colleges, to calculate student completion rates and make them public information, which they do through the Integrated Postsecondary ...