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REIMAGINING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN DISTRICT DECISIONS: WITH STUDENT VOICE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-25)Student voice is often missing when decisions are made in school districts. Culturally responsive researchers indicate that when students have voice in their daily schooling, they are more connected (Gay, 2018; Hammond, ... -
REIMAGINING TEACHER INDUCTION: A FRAMEWORK FOR AN ASSET-DRIVEN, EQUITY-BASED INDUCTION PROCESS THAT CULTIVATES KNOWLEDGE OF SELF, CONTEXT, AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The induction process for new and beginning teachers has the potential to transform how teachers experience themselves and their school and ultimately the impact they have on students. Schools, like Clark Hill Academy, ... -
REINVENTING HOW TEACHERS AND LEADERS CO-GENERATE EQUITABLE EVALUATION PRACTICES FOR TEACHER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-20)Teacher evaluation practices are often pro forma processes that offer those evaluated little opportunity for professional growth and development. Using a participatory action research (PAR) design, I engaged teachers and ... -
The Relationship Between Micro-Counseling Skills and Clinical Attendance
(East Carolina University, 2014)Project Working Recovery (PWR) was a clinic that operated at East Carolina University in the Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies Department from April 2008 until June 2009. Intake procedures were followed and clients who ... -
The Relationship between Neuropsychological Measures of Executive Functioning and Anxiety with Neurophysiological Markers of Cognitive and Affective Control
(East Carolina University, 2014)With cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) centrally positioned as the dominant model in the psychosocial treatment of mental disorders, research investigating biomarkers of dysfunctional cognitive processing may aid our ... -
The relationship between patient satisfaction and patient-and family-centered care
(East Carolina University, 2010)Evidence of quality care is an important outcome in healthcare. Patient satisfaction, an outcome of care, is considered by many experts to be a measure of quality. Patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is a healthcare ... -
The relationship between religiosity and quality of life in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators
(East Carolina University, 2010)The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is often used in treatment and prevention of lethal cardiac arrhythmias in at-risk patients. Despite its established effectiveness, ICD therapy is associated with ongoing ... -
The relationship between trauma and spiritual well-being of women with substance use disorders
(East Carolina University, 2014)Abstract The relationship between trauma and spiritual well-being of women with substance use disorders by Karen R. Weiss-Ogden April 17, 2014 Director: Shari M. Sias Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation ... -
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INFERTILITY-RELATED STRESS, HAIR CORTISOL, COPING, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN U.S. WOMEN UNDERGOING INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)Women with infertility, the inability to achieve or maintain a pregnancy after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse, are known to experience psychological distress. Little is known about infertility-related stress ... -
Relative Contribution of the Stuttering Impact Scores of the OASES
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-12)Stuttering is a communication disorder that includes a range of observable and unobservable behaviors. Beyond its ability to impede the effectiveness and efficiency of speech, the condition of stuttering is also associated ... -
RELEASE FROM MASKING: BEHAVIORAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES IN YOUNG AND OLDER LISTENERS
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-19)Difficulty listening to speech under challenging conditions is the main complaint of audiology patients. Researchers have explored the cause of this concern, however, many questions are left unanswered. The primary concern ... -
REPOSITIONING OUR THINKING: USING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION.
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-17)A teacher's work is to enhance their knowledge and skills of effective teaching while making sure that every students needs are met through their teaching practices. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) study examined ... -
REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AND MIMETIC DIVERGENCE IN THE POISON FROG RANITOMEYA IMITATOR
(East Carolina University, 2014)Understanding the process of speciation requires examination of various stages of its progress. This work focuses on the early stages of population divergence, where populations of a single species may show varying levels ... -
Reproductive Toxicity of Crude oil-Dispersant Mixture in Caenorhabditis elegans
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)As crude oil remains a vital natural resource for the energy need of the world, environmental crude oil spills continue to be a health risk to human beings and ecological systems. During clean-up efforts, surfactant-like ... -
Reshaping School Culture to Maximize Student Achievement
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-29)The issue that my study addressed was the declining culture of Suburban Middle School, (SMS) a pseudonym used to describe a large suburban middle school in southeastern North Carolina. Declining or stagnant test scores ... -
Resilience differences of Black Greek-Lettered Organization members and African-American students at Predominantly White Institutions
(East Carolina University, 2013)Even though the number of African American students has increased on college campuses, particularly Predominately White Institutions (PWIs), over the last century, they are less likely to graduate than their White counterparts ... -
Resolving the Role of POU1F1 in Human Growth Hormone Locus Activation
(East Carolina University, 2012)The human growth hormone gene ( hGH-N) is regulated by a distal locus control region (LCR) composed of five deoxyribonuclease I hypersensitive sites (HSs). The region encompassing HSI and HSII contains the predominant ... -
Responses of dominant marsh macrophytes to inundation and disturbance and assessing marsh ecosystem services
(East Carolina University, 2009)Within two hydrodynamically different inundation regimes in North Carolina, the growth response and interactions of two dominant marsh macrophytes were evaluated over a range of inundation periods to understand better how ... -
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN A K-12 SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-19)The purpose of this research is to describe how sustainable restorative practices focused on the intention of using inclusive school leadership, curriculum, wrap around supports, transformative community engagement, high ... -
Retinoids Potentiate Clinically Relevant Cellular Responses through RARα/RXR Nuclear Receptor Synergism in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
(East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)The heterogeneity of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) has stifled treatment options and hindered cure development. Despite the heterogeneous nature of CTCLs, a hallmark of all variants is malignant T cell infiltration of ...