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ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF HIRING TEACHERS : AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study examined the effect of teacher characteristics on student achievement as measured by the 2011 North Carolina End-of-Course English I exam. The purpose of this study is to identify teacher characteristics with a ... -
Advantages of Executive Processing in Bilingual Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-05-09)A research study was conducted measuring the differences in attention control for bilingual English and Spanish speaking students and monolingual English-speaking students in second and third grade. Attention control was ... -
Adverse
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-27)The role of the photograph in the conversation of mental illness is fraught with misrepresentation. Since its infancy the photographic image has been used as a means of portraying those living with mental illness as frail, ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Pregnancy: Screening, Identification and Referral
(2019-04-22)Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events that occur between birth and eighteen years of age (Radcliffe, Crouch, & Strompolis, 2018). The ACEs questionnaire consists of ten “yes” or “no” questions that ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Screening Implementation in Integrated Primary Care: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study
(East Carolina University, 2023-08-07)For over two decades, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a significant risk factor for multiple chronic physical and mental health conditions. Accordingly, ACEs are now highlighted as a public ... -
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Disordered Eating in the Military
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Over the last two decades, researchers, clinicians, and policy makers have increasingly acknowledged the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; Felitti et al., 1998) on adult health outcomes. Although the prevalence ... -
Aegean Frescoes and Their Correlating Myths
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)The interpretation of frescoes at an archaeological site can provide significant information on the function of the room in which they’re located, as well as provide insight into the past culture and its relation to other ... -
Aerobic-Type Ribonucleotide Reductase in the Anaerobe Bacteroides fragilis
(East Carolina University, 2002-02)Bacteroides fragilis, a component of the normal intestinal flora, is an obligate anaerobe capable of long-term survival in the presence of air. Survival is attributed to an elaborate oxidative stress response that controls ... -
Affected Experiencers
(2012-08-21)Numerous languages permit an NP that is not selected by the verb to be added to a clause, with several different possible interpretations. We divide such non-selected arguments into possessor, benefactive, attitude holder, ... -
Affluence and Influence : A Study of Inequities in the Age of Excellence
(East Carolina University, 2009)This study analyzed the impact of school poverty levels on variances in elementary math achievement and preparation-based teacher effects. The research was conducted using data from the Gaston County School District, the ... -
Affordable Care Act and Access to Care: An Examination of Over 3 Million North Carolina Birth Outcomes and Hospital Choices
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the comprehensive health care reform law that was enacted in March 2010 under the Obama administration. In 2014, the ACA was implemented in North Carolina. The purpose ... -
African American Undergraduates' Perceptions of School Psychology as a Career Option
(East Carolina University, 2011)Students in public schools are becoming more diverse, yet the school psychologists who serve them are still primarily Caucasian. One of the goals of the profession is to diversify the workforce; although there is a shortage ... -
African American Women with Type 2 Diabetes : A Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Approach
(East Carolina University, 2010)This dissertation consists of two articles written to address the context of type 2 diabetes care in African American women. In addition, the proposal and required Institutional Review Board (IRB) documentation are included ...