Corporate culture; Corporations -- Sociological aspects; Symbolism in organizations
A society's culture is a creation of its history, the result of both real and fabricated events. In the same manner, history plays a significant role in the creation of a corporate culture. Organizations working in a traditional environment rely on...
Achievement motivation in children; Elementary school teaching -- United States
This qualitative exploratory case study examined teachers' perceptions of student motivation and the possible implications those perceptions might have on their teaching as well as their students' learning. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Study skills
High school students frequently lack the knowledge of effective study- and test-taking skills that they would need to succeed on a variety of assessments. Identifying where students are lacking in these skills can help educators meet their...
Algebra --- Study and teaching (Secondary); Educational tests and measurements --- Connecticut; Achievement tests --- Connecticut
Each year thousands of students are tracked into mathematics classes. In these particular classes, students may struggle or find their mathematics skills less academically able than their classmates and give up on the tasks that are introduced to...
Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Criminal procedure -- United States; Prosecution -- United States -- Decision making
The role of the victim in the criminal justice process has changed drastically over the past forty years, from a once invisible role to a very active one. Victims today have State Constitutional Rights, which allow them to be involved in and...
Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County, Conn.); Water quality -- Connecticut
Anthropogenic influences have significant deleterious impacts on the integrity of aquatic environments. Recent conservation efforts have been directed towards whole watershed management, whereby the quality of surface water is maintained through...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Connecticut
The purpose of this project is to develop and implement instructional, mathematics programs that are based on the students' individual developmental and cognitive levels of functioning. The goal is to teach students with meaning so that they gain...
The study of second language learning and acquisition is an on-going process. For decades teachers have searched for methodologies which maximize student learning and production in a foreign language. Traditionally teachers used rote memorization...
Media images are extremely powerful forces in modern American society. These images with which we are constantly bombarded by living in a capitalistic society can without a word portray to millions messages of prejudice, love, hate, happiness,...
There is a gap in the educational research that investigates the connection between the mathematics skills students learn in school and how they use these skills at the workplace. Students should be able to apply the mathematics skills they...
