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An Evaluation of Assessment Center Exercise Order Effects
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-14)This study investigated the effects of assessment center (AC) exercise order presentation on dimension performance ratings. Although limited, previous research on this matter has led to the conclusion that the effects of ... -
AN EVALUATION OF DEFERRED TIME-OUT TO TREAT NONCOMPLIANCE IN THE CLASSROOM SETTING
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-07)Time-out (TO) is a widely recommended behavioral management strategy that has been minimally researched in regards to its components and applications or training procedures for teachers (Ryan et al., 2007; Sterling-Turner ... -
AN EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH STREAM DISCHARGE FROM TOWN CREEK IN GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2017-01-06)Town Commons is a major recreational area within the city of Greenville that is frequented by many students and residents who utilize the water resources of the Tar River for kayaking, fishing and other activities. Complaints ... -
An Evaluation of Performance Feedback Intervention to Increase Children's Physical Activity Levels and Reduce Disruptive Behavior
(East Carolina University, 2017-08-16)Childhood obesity has become a concern in today's society. Children may be more at risk because the majority of them are not reaching the recommended amount of time to engage in physical activity during the day. This ... -
AN EVALUATION OF WEIGHT CLASS AND MATERNAL SEXUAL HEALTH DURING PREGNANCY: THE MEDIATING ROLES OF WEIGHT BIAS AND BODY DISSATISFACTION AMONG BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-11)Obesity is a national public health issue that adversely affects women of reproductive age and increases the risk for chronic issues (cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, decreased fertility) that can cause short- and ... -
AN EVALUATION ON AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM IN PENDER COUNTY
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-11)The purpose of this problem of practice was to conduct an evaluation of the Pender County Alternative School, Students Taking Alternative Routes Academy (STAR). The evaluation was conducted using the Empowerment Evaluation ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PRACTICES AND UPWARD MOBILITY WITHIN THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)The purpose of this mix-methods study is to examine the association between leadership practices of African American administrators within the North Carolina Community College System and their upward mobility as indicated ... -
An Examination of Attachment In Afterschool Programs
(East Carolina University, 1/13/16)While children and adolescents typically spend from six to seven hours a day in formal school settings, they are often faced with a glut of free time. Estimates put between 40-50% of a child’s waking hours spent in what ... -
An Examination of Cuban Migrant Craft: Rafts, Chugs, and Boats
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-24)Cuban Migrant Craft, known colloquially as Chugs, is a unique type of vessel that needs study. Made famous by the media, this type of vessel is barely studied. By studying vessels and the demographics, this thesis is one ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF EXPERIENCED WEIGHT STIGMA, INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS, AND MALADAPTIVE EATING PATTERNS AMONG SEXUAL MINORITIES: A comparison between cis-gender, bisexual and lesbian women, bisexual and gay men, heterosexual men, and heterosexual women
(East Carolina University, 2022-01-28)Previous research demonstrates the multiple negative effects of experiencing and internalizing weight stigma, including maladaptive eating behaviors and body dissatisfaction. There is minimal research examining the effects ... -
An Examination of North Carolina Music Educators' Preferences of Musical Competencies
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The purpose of this study was to examine (a) musical competencies that North Carolina music educators believe are the most important to developing musicians, (b) which musical competencies are taught most often in the ... -
An Examination of Nursing's Contribution to Global Health
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Nurses provide the vast majority of front-line global healthcare, but little is known about the contribution that nursing has made to global population health. Study abroad programs have become a popular venue for engaging ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL NEURAL DIFFERENCES IN EXERCISERS AND NON-EXERCISERS: AN EEG STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Within the United States, obesity rates continually increased from 1999 to 2016 (CDC, 2017). This is particularly concerning due to the fact that the American government has put out abundant amounts of information on these ... -
An Examination of Sanitation and Hygiene Habit Artifacts Found Aboard Vasa Health, Sanitation, and Life at Sea in Seventeenth-Century Sweden
(East Carolina University, 2018-05-02)Vasa was a 64-gun Swedish warship in the service of King Gustav II Adolf (r. 1611 – 1632). The vessel sank on its maiden voyage in 1628, taking at least 16 of the approximately 150 persons on board to the depths of Stockholm ...