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TASK DESCRIPTIONS OF NON-WESTERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE USE

Lanteigne, Betty (2005-04-08)

Many English tests and texts based on Western culture are inappropriate for regions where English use differs from that of Europe and North America. In these non-Western settings, it is desirable that English instruction ...
VIOLENT YOUTH IN ADULT COURT: A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF LEGISLATIVE WAIVER AND DECERTIFICATION

Jordan, Kareem (2005-04-21)

The current study sought to examine the under-researched area of juvenile decertification and assess the overall effectiveness of Pennsylvania’s Act 33 legislative waiver statute. The study focused specifically on factors ...
A Study of the Relationship of Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and the Impact of Leadership and Professional Development

Lewandowski, Karen Heidi (2005-08-15)

Title: A Study of the Relationship of Teachers’ Self- Efficacy and the Impact of Leadership and Professional Development Author: Karen “Heidi” L. Lewandowski Dissertation Chairman: Dr. George R. Bieger Dissertation Committee ...
ESL College Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes about Reading-to-Write in an Introductory Composition Course: A Qualitative Study

Al-Ghonaim, Ali S. (2005-08-15)

This study describes ESL college students’ beliefs, attitudes, and experiences, about the issue of reading-to-write during an introductory college writing course. Particularly, the study aims at exploring and hearing their ...
The Language of Loss: Transformation in the Telling, In and Beyond the Writing Classroom

Milner, Laura Alicia (2005-08-15)

Countless students enter college suffering from traumatic losses such as the death of a parent, and many choose to write about their grief in composition classes. Many orphaned students compose their sorrow in order to ...
Connecting Arabs and Americans Online to Promote Peace and to Increase Cultural Awareness: A Descriptive Study about Arab EFL Learners' Perceptions, Practices, Behaviors and Attitudes towards Computer Supported Collaborative Writing Strategies and Technologies

Al-Jamhoor, Meteab M. (2005-08-15)
The Impact of the Internet on Saudi Arabian EFL Females' Self-image and Social Attitudes

Al-Salem, Salem Ali (2005-08-15)

One purpose of this study was to explore Saudi EFL females’ self-image, their developing perception of their environment, and their changing social attitudes as a result of using the Internet, mainly the effect of the ...
The Size Effect of School District on Fiscal Management, Administrative Leadership, and Student Achievement: A Comprehensive Analysis of School Districts in Rural Pennsylvania Using PSSA and CCD Data

Gong, Yi (2005-08-15)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the size effect of school districts in rural Pennsylvania on fiscal management, administrative leadership, and student academic achievement. The data analyzed in this study is ...
Critique of Postmodern Ethics of Alterity versus Embodied (Muslim) Others: Incompatibility, Diversion, or Convergence

Al-Mwajeh, Ziad (2005-08-15)

In this dissertation, I investigated postmodern alterity, constructivism, and agency through addressing their translatability and implications. In Chapter One, I critiqued postmodern main concepts of alterity and constructivism, ...
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS AND THEIR EXPERTISE IN PROMOTING EARLY LITERACY

Laverick, DeAnna (2005-09-08)

The purpose of this research study was to describe the characteristics and instructional practices of teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in the Early Childhood/Generalist ...
Judging the Hate Crime Victim: Law School Student Perceptions and the Effects of Individual and law School Factors

Lee, Jenifer (2006-03-01)

The present study examines the effects of individual and law school factors on the perceptions of African-American, gay, and lesbian hate crime victims for 283 law school students from two schools in western Pennsylvania. ...
College Student Perceptions of Expectations for Academic Literacy in Their First Term

Albertson, Kathy (2006-05-17)

This case study observes five first-term college students as they adapt, apply, or reject academic literacy practices in two of their core courses at Georgia Southern University. This information is intended to help the ...
Whiteness and Resistance: Investigating Student Concepts of White Privilege in the Writing Classroom

Dessommes, Nancy (2006-05-17)

Of the many identity issues that students face as they enter university writing courses—those of gender, class, age, and race—the issue of white privilege is one that is seldom addressed. In the predominately white Southern ...
Empowering Female Inmates: An Exploratory Study of a Prison Therapeutic Community and Its Impact on the Coping Skills of Substance Abusing Women

McDonald, Danielle (2006-05-17)

Over the past twenty years, the number of female inmates incarcerated for drug offenses has dramatically increased. This surge has led to a large portion of the female prison population coming into the corrections system ...
EMBODYING RESEARCH: A STUDY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH WRITING

Kanter, Susan (2006-07-20)

College students often perceive the university as alienating; reading and writing impersonal research texts can intensify this sense of disconnect. College professors often feel passion and enthusiasm toward their own ...
ROOTS AND WINGS: LANGUAGE ATTITUDES OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NATIVE TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA

McBride, Kristina (2006-12-01)

Many professional Appalachian women have built their careers in employment environments which expect the language of the academy—Standard American English (SAE). This expectation, along with societal beliefs that Appalachian ...
UNDERSTANDING THE PARADIGM SHIFT: A DESCRIPTIVE CASE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN INFORMATION LITERACY INSTRUCTION METHODS ON LIBRARIANS, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTION

Serotkin, Patricia (2006-12-01)

The purpose of this descriptive case study was to understand the impact on librarians, faculty, and students of changes in information literacy instructional methodologies that were piloted as an innovation within a ...
A Comparative Study of Metaphor in Arabic and English General Business Writing with Teaching Implications

Al Jumah, Fahad (2007-04-25)

The study aims to compare and contrast the usage and understanding of English and Arabic metaphors. My research attempts to reveal how similar and different Arab secondary learners of English respond when asked to answer ...
A Study of a Specific Language Arts and Mathematics Software Program: Is There a Correlation Between Usage Levels and Achievement?

DiLeo, Judy (2007-04-27)

The purpose of this study was to compare usage levels of CompassLearning Odyssey mathematics and language arts software among fifth grade students in order to determine the relationship between usage and achievement. While ...
Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs through Collaborative Journaling: A Qualitative Case Study of Japanese Preservice Teachers’ Transformative Development Processes in an EFL Teacher Education Program

Nagamine, Toshinobu (2007-04-27)

This qualitative case study was implemented to describe, interpret, and document preservice EFL teachers’ learning processes through collaborative journaling and gained awareness for all participants (including myself as ...

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