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Equity and Advanced Placement: Examining a School-Based Initiative to Remove Enrollment Barriers for African American Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-18)The ongoing underrepresentation of African American (AA) students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses is a well-documented phenomenon. In order to provide a meaningful contribution to this area of research, the focus of ... -
Equity and Advanced Placement: Examining a School-Based Initiative to Remove Enrollment Barriers for African American Stuents
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-18)ABSTRACT Nydra Sade’ Jones. EQUITY AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT: EXAMINING A SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVE TO REMOVE ENROLLMENT BARRIERS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS (Under the direction of Dr. Marjorie Ringler). Department of ... -
EQUITY WARRIORS: BUILDING PRINCIPAL CAPACITY TO ENACT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of this participatory action research (PAR) study was to examine the extent to which elementary school leaders enacted culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) practices with the ultimate goal of serving ... -
ESPACIO SANO: HOW SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS CULTIVATE CARING AND SHARING
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)Healthy equitable schools need healthy social justice leaders. The study is the story of how we innovated structures and pedagogies to better support educational leaders who actively work for equity, excellence, and social ... -
Establishing a Standard for Peri-operative ICD Education : A Demonstration Project
(East Carolina University, 2012)Introduction: An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) administers a shock to terminate potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias. The device saves lives, but presents psychological challenges for patients. ... -
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING CORE INSTRUCTIONAL FRAMEWORKS IN THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)This study presents a problem of practice in the format of a small-scale proof of concept. The topic is focused on a comprehensive process to improve the implementation of K-5 literacy instruction within a rural district ... -
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX AS A CENTRAL REGULATOR OF MITOCHONDRIAL REDOX WITHIN SKELETAL MUSCLE
(East Carolina University, 2013)Once regarded as "byproducts" of aerobic metabolism, the production of superoxide/H₂O₂ is now understood to be a highly specialized and extensively regulated process responsible for exerting control over a vast number of ... -
ETHOS AND COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR : AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AN ORGANIZATION'S IDENTITY AND ITS COLLABORATIVE REVIEW PROCESSES
(East Carolina University, 2010)This dissertation explores the ways in which organizational identity actually functions within the day-to-day processes of an organization, showing how organizational identity trickles down into collaborative writing ... -
EVALUATING A MULTI-MODAL INTERVENTION FOR IMPROVING ATTENDANCE AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN A TITLE I SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-05)This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of an action research-oriented, multi-modal intervention intended to lessen chronic student absenteeism among students in Grade 1 through Grade 3 within a Title I district ... -
EVALUATING A PERFORMANCE-BASED LOTTERY CONTINGENCY IN A RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO INCREASE STAFF/RESIDENT INTERACTION
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-19)Direct care staff are the largest working population in Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs) and spend the greatest amount of time working with residents. Unfortunately, direct care staff performance is often underwhelming, ... -
EVALUATING EQUITY IN STUDENT DISCIPLINE: A PROGRAM EVALUATION OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SETTING
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)This program evaluation was a two-year Impact Assessment study, utilizing an explanatory case study design, of the PBIS program implemented at an urban elementary school in one Local Education Agency (LEA) in North Carolina. ... -
Evaluating The Essential Functions Of The Replication Factor Mcm10 In Drosophila Melanogaster
(East Carolina University, 2015)Often referred to as miraculous, life as we know depends not upon miracles but on a series of highly orchestrated and regulated biochemical processes collectively known as the cell cycle. It is through these series of ... -
EVALUATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF UNDOCUMENTED EARLY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO DETERMINE WAYS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
(East Carolina University, 2021-03-26)Nationally, undocumented Latinx students face challenges in k-12 education leading to lower graduation rates. This marginalized group of students in rural Greene County, North Carolina has been defying the odds academically, ... -
Evaluating the Role of Habitat Complexity in Structuring Seagrass Communities
(East Carolina University, 2023-07-18)Biogenic coastal habitats such as salt marshes, seagrasses, and oyster reefs, support diverse faunal communities and can serve as nursery areas by enhancing the abundance, growth, and survival of juvenile fish and crustaceans. ... -
EVALUATING THE USE OF TURBIDIMETRY FOR STUDYING FIBRIN STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)A fibrin fiber mesh forms the structural backbone of blood clots. Many pathological conditions result in fibrin gels with altered structural properties, so there is interest in developing rapid and accurate ways to ... -
Evaluation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Radiotherapy for Improved Treatment Outcomes
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)External beam radiation therapy is among the most common modalities of curative treatment for prostate cancer and has evolved substantially with the inclusion of multimodality imaging in treatment planning. It has been ... -
Evaluation of the Modified Social Reactions Questionnaire: A Mixed-Methods Approach
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-26)Survivors of sexual assault receive a wide range of social reactions when they disclose their sexual assault experience to informal (e.g., family and friends) and formal (e.g., police, healthcare providers) support sources. ... -
Evaluation of the use of Wastewater Based Epidemiology as a Surveillance Tool and the Potential effects of Vaccines and Students Beliefs and Practices in Mitigating the Spread of COVID-19 Among Students at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-01)Worldwide, newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases and pathogens have led to increases in the number and frequency of disease outbreaks. Although these disease outbreaks are not new, increases in outbreaks have ... -
Evidence for the value of the DrPH in public health
(East Carolina University, 2014)Both the number of schools of public health and number of DrPH programs have grown by more than 40% since 2000. It has only been since the 1980s that the DrPH degree has been articulated as the highest professional doctorate ... -
Evolution of olfactory receptors in birds
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-05)Olfaction is an evolutionary ancient sensation, and is the perception and interpretation of chemical stimuli from surrounding air or water. Olfaction is an essential sensory modality for nearly all animals, and is used to ...