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An Exploration of Teacher and Staff Collaboration during Elementary School Action Teams
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Teacher collaboration has become an essential component of an elementary school. Student achievement, content area and pedagogy, and school relationships are some benefits that result from teacher collaboration. Five action ...
COLLEGE STUDENTS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES: EXPLORATION OF STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND SATISFACTION WITH MEDICAL PROVIDER COMMUNICATION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
The theory of emerging adulthood and ecological approach are used in the current study to investigate emerging adults' health related behaviors and communication with health care providers on college campus. College students ...
ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND A NOVEL TRAINING APPROACH
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
It is challenging to predict environmental behaviors because of extreme events, such as heatwaves, typhoons, droughts, tsunamis, torrential downpour, wind ramps, or hurricanes. In this thesis, we proposed a novel framework ...
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND EXERCISE INTENSITY IN AFRICAN AMERICANS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Racial health disparities have been shown in Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) with African Americans having a substantially greater risk compared to Caucasian Americans. One potential factor explaining racial differences in ...
A Sociological Analysis of the Relationship Status of Mothers Following a Nonmarital Birth
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
The purpose of this work was to understand relationship transitions that unmarried parents experience after a nonmarital birth. This thesis uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a longitudinal ...
A FRAMEWORK FOR QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC CO-ATTENTION NETWORKS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Question answering (QA) systems have evolved exponentially over the past few years and have reached a reliable human standard. Attention mechanisms, as well as other methods of deep learning, paved the way for this ...
AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT: A RURAL COMMUNITY’S JOURNEY TO CROSS-SECTOR AGENCY COLLABORATION
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Bringing a community together for the purpose of healing creates a vision of hope. Translating this hope into a commitment for change requires intentional action and consistent reflection. Few models detail such a ...
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE AND FACULTY LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF E-LEARNING PROGRAMS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
As e-learning continues to evolve and become a mainstream offering in higher education, colleges and universities are faced with growing online enrollments and student demand for access to courses and programs delivered ...
THE IMPACT OF AN INTENSIVE SUMMER SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL INTERVENTION ON MALE AT-RISK ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN A TITLE I SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
Schools and educators are expected to meet the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students while they provide instruction on academic subjects. An emphasis on social-emotional instruction is especially critical for ...
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET AT THE PITT COUNTY HOME
(2020-08-12)
The Pitt County Poor Farm, also known as the Pitt County Home, was established in the early nineteenth century to feed and house the local poor population of Pitt County, North Carolina, prior to the establishment of the ...