Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 28
Individual differences as predictors of accidents in early adulthood.
(2009-04-01)
Within the last decade, researchers within the field of epidemiology have begun to
use measures of intelligence to predict health-related outcomes in the emerging sub-field of cognitive epidemiology (CE). Researchers ...
The development of an instrument to determine the relevance and validity of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership.
(2008-10-15)
The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC), in 2002, created Standards for Advanced Preparation Programs in Educational Leadership. The purposes of this study, using Texas superintendents, were to: (1) design ...
Relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and socio-cultural adjustment of international graduate students and American graduate students.
(2006-04-19)
There are many benefits to the presence of international students on American campuses such as increase in diversity and economic contribution (AEC, 2000). However, many international students struggle with adjusting to ...
Transfer transitions: first semester experiences of transfer students at selected Texas Christian universities.
(2006-07-30)
This study examined the experiences of new transfer students in the Fall semester of 2005 at three Christian universities. The research focused on determining the variables that predicted transfer students' successful ...
The role of social capital and mediating factors in Hispanic student college retention.
(2008-08-12)
This dissertation study describes the characteristics of Hispanic students who were and were not retained at the university level. Two-hundred and forty-five undergraduate Hispanic students answered survey and assessment ...
Factors that predict the use of metacognitive strategies in the middle school classroom.
(2008-06-10)
The purpose of this qualitative cross-case study was to investigate the growth and transfer of metacognitive strategies in mathematical problem solving from a university course to the classroom. In this study, six preservice ...
School personnel perceptions of youth gangs presence and activity at elementary schools in Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas.
(2007-01-10)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in perceptions of selected school personnel (principals, assistant principals, counselors, and teachers) about gang presence in elementary schools in a large ...
A study of the relationship between selected background/psychosocial variables and the persistence of Hispanic female community college students.
(2008-06-05)
This study on Hispanic females (HF) in a two-year community college setting was guided by two research questions. To what extent do persister and non-persister Hispanic female students differ on each of the following 14 ...
Lesson study: the effects on teachers and students in urban middle schools.
(2006-05-28)
This multiple case study examined the effects lesson study had on middle school mathematics teachers and students in a large urban school district. The participants for this study consisted of 13 middle school mathematics ...
Effect of a smaller learning community on students in a large high school.
(2008-11-10)
This study is an investigation into the impact that Smaller Learning Communities
might have on students in a large high school. It is a single site study that occurred over the course of three years. Three separate ...