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Exploring the alternative assessments techniques used by physical educators and what motivates them to use them is the thrust of this study. The review of literature provides evidence that the majority of physical education teachers use...
Literacy emerges as a key concept in English language arts classrooms and in education in general. The components of literacy important to classroom instruction come under continuous political fire as schools, classrooms, and society...
The purpose of this research was to examine and attempt to influence the problem solving processes used by typical undergraduate mathematics students. A structured problem solving methodology designed to foster a heuristic way of...
This study explored the usage of service learning with visual art teachers in Lake County, Florida, and used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) as the conceptual framework. Data were gathered using CBAM's three diagnostic tools:...
A Study of the Adjustment of International Graduate Students at American Universities, Including Both Resilience Characteristics and Traditional Background Factors
This research related to the adjustment of international graduate students who study at American universities. The purpose of the study was to explore relationships among resilience characteristics and background factors, determine...
Risk is the inevitable consequence of being human. Risk management is a term used by experts to encompass all the strategies that may be employed to deal with risk. From a bottom line financial point of view, the objective of risk...
This qualitative study was designed to investigate Puerto Rican Family involvement in the orientation and mobility training of their children with visual impairments. The study examined various aspects of parental participation, namely...
The need for more extensive research examining the tactical TGFU instructional model was necessary to provide teachers with adequate information to make informed decision about their selection of games instruction models. The pre-service...
This study examined the relationships between child temperament, gender, teacher-child relationships, and teacher-child interactions. Children's temperament and teacher-child relationships were assessed by teacher ratings. Teacher-child...
This study was designed to investigate preservice teachers' beliefs and attitudes about teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students. The investigation was designed to analyze the effects on this population of acquiring...
Present study investigates college students' covariational reasoning in light of five mental actions described in covariation framework introduced by Marilyn P. Carlson. More specifically, this study focuses on college students'...
This study measured the quality of life, job satisfaction, functional ability, and job performance of 40 people with developmental disabilities receiving supported employment services from a north Florida provider. Quality of life and...
This study was an exploration of the physical and social characteristics that encourage gathering behavior in selected coffee shops in Tallahassee, Florida, in the context of literature suggesting social gathering places contribute to...
With the approach of the 2008 presidential election, there is both hopeful anticipation and trepidation over how electoral processes will fare on Election Day. Yet the conversation, to this point, has been limited. Most discussion...
The purpose of this study was to compare more and less physically active college females related to a number of factors in body image and self-esteem. The specific areas investigated were: body image, self-esteem, and exercise levels for...
The purpose of the study was to explore the process of conducting action research and to describe how two groups of teachers came to understand, account for and apply their own action research plans. The processes involved in conducting...
149 mathematics departments of research institutions in the U.S. were surveyed as to whether they offer teaching awards to faculty chosen by faculty at the department level. A sample of those that offer awards were interviewed using a...
This study explored the adoption of computer, Health Information Technology (HIT), and Digital Imagery Technology (DIT) by art therapists for personal, professional, and client-focused tasks. This study used Everett M. Rogers' Diffusion...
Education Policy Adoption at the Local Governance Level: An Empirical Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of Reading First in Florida School Districts
This research examines Florida school districts' adoption of Reading First legislation passed into law as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This research attempts to answer the fundamental question pertinent to the...
Within the realm of sport management, team identification has been examined as single dimensional construct (Wann & Branscombe, 1993). However, research in social psychology has examined group identity as a multi-dimensional concept. To...
Negative and depressive outcomes of caregivers in the United States has dominated academic domains in the social, behavioral, and gerontological literature. However, more recently, there has been an attempt to assess the more positive...
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