Homework; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
This study examined whether different types of homework assignments had an impact on student achievement in Mathematics as well as on student completion of homework. The study was conducted over the course of 10 weeks and took place in a public...
Language and languages -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Linguistic minorities -- Education (Elementary); Education, Bilingual
As settings intended for academic and socio-cultural learning, two-way immersion programs are designed to promote second language and cultural learning. In general, students co-construct joint activity and negotiate meaning from a given activity...
Language and languages -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Special education -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Learning disabled -- Education (Secondary) -- Connecticut
Connecticut's high school reform, as outlined in Public Law 10-111, mandated universal foreign language study for all students. Two credits of foreign language study will be required for all students graduating a public high school in Connecticut...
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation; James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Criticism and interpretation; Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence; Social Darwinism in literature
Upon its publication in 1859, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species revolutionized the worlds of science, religion and literature. Many nineteenth-century authors immersed themselves in transposing scientific ideas onto their literary...
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Secondary Mathematics."; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-39).
“Why Join A Cult?: An Analysis of the Motivating Factors behind an Individual’s Decision to Join a Cult” considers the prevalence of cults in today’s society in relation to pseudoscientific beliefs. While the public generally attributes the...
Vocational interests.; African American youth--Vocational guidance.; African American teachers--Recruiting.
Dissertation advisor: Nancy Hoffman.; "Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education."; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-147).
Capital punishment -- Connecticut -- History; Executions (Law) -- Connecticut -- History; Women prisoners -- Connecticut -- History
The Purpose of this thesis was to add to the general information about the women executed by the state of Connecticut. It also sought to examine why the only executions of females took place in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. The subject...
Determining what exactly "works" as far as rehabilitating offenders, particularly women with dual diagnosis (i.e., mental health and substance abuse), can be a difficult task. Recent research has turned its focus to looking at the effects of both...
This mixed methods study used a sequential explanatory design to examine
distributed leadership practice within and across schools in a small, suburban school
district. The study began with a survey designed to measure readiness for...
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Foreign speakers; English language -- Written English
The overall purpose of this project was to identify and examine instructional practices, specifically in the realm of written expression, in regular classrooms attempting to meet the academic needs of second language learners in the intermediate...
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation
This thesis will examine the first person character in the poetry of W. B. Yeats in order to illustrate a theme of liberation. Liberation for Yeats means a freeing of oneself from mere memory, or events, by converting them into a poetic mythology....
iMac (Computer) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Design
This thesis is an educational CD-ROM that introduces the iMac computer. It covers the basic as well as some of the more complex tools and tasks that would be useful to a new user. Along with the CD-ROM Guide, there is an illustrated ad campaign...
Israel -- History -- 20th century; Judaism -- Relations -- Islam; Islam -- Relations -- Judaism; Zionism -- Palestine -- History -- 20th century
Origins and Challenges, as the title of this thesis suggests is a study and research in its early existence and in the present. What I consider to be of great importance to today's generation and the future generations is the contemporary issues...
