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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE CAREER DECISIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC TEACHERS
(East Carolina University, 2010)
There is a need for culturally diverse teachers. Weiher (2000) studied the relationship between African American and Hispanic student achievement and schools with teachers from diverse ethnic backgrounds. Results indicated ...
A COLLECTIVE LOCUS OF LEADERSHIP: EXPLORING LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH A PARADIGM OF COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This single-case qualitative study examines leadership in an institution of higher education using the Responsible Leadership for Performance (RLP) model (Lynham & Chermack, 2006) as a framework. The study explores how ...
COLLEGE PREPARATION : PERSPECTIVES OF SECOND-YEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine students enrolled at community colleges and universities in North Carolina about their perceptions of their college preparation experiences. The study specifically examined student ...
COMPARISONS OF PERCEPTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS AND FACULTY ON CODES OF CONDUCT
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The development of ethical standards by institutions of higher education has been in part a response to real and perceived unethical behaviors on the part of faculty members. Though institutional codes of ethics are not ...
THE EFFECT OF INVOLVEMENT IN DECISION MAKING ON TEACHER RETENTION
(East Carolina University, 2010)
Retaining teachers continues to be an ongoing challenge for administrators. For a school, when teachers migrate from one school to another to teach or leave the profession all together, the school looses a teacher. A review ...
Effects of a Before School Physical Activity Program on Physical Activity and On-Task Behavior in Elementary School-Aged Children
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The prevalence of obesity in children has dramatically increased over the last few decades and physical inactivity has been identified as a main contributor. Schools are an ideal setting for children to engage in physical ...
Identification, Characterization, and Abiotic Stress Analysis of microRNAs in Nicotiana tabacum
(East Carolina University, 2010)
microRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding RNAs with short sequences that negatively regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional levels by either binding to mRNAs for degradation, or by inhibiting protein translation. ...
Determining the best practices and strategies for website redesign in higher education
(East Carolina University, 2012)
This study explored the best practices and strategies for website redesign in higher education. College websites experience many challenges in a digitally driven world. This study examined what role visuals, aesthetics, ...
Multiculturalism as an Alternative to Nihilism in Jamaica Kincaid's The Autobiography of My Mother and Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This thesis analyzes how internal oppression, or nihilism, has emerged amongst many of the Caricom community. It focuses on the history of colonialism and the psychological destruction it has left across the Caribbean. ...
POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE MUSCLE WORK OF NON-LEVEL WALKING IN LEAN AND OBESE ADULTS.
(East Carolina University, 2010)
When walking on non-level surfaces at a constant speed, an individual's total mechanical energy will increase when walking up an incline, and will decrease an equal amount going down a decline. Total muscle work performed ...