Autistic children -- Education -- United States; Autism spectrum disorders; Parents of autistic children
This qualitative study investigated parent perceptions of school programming for children with Asperger syndrome in a high performing, midsize, suburban district. The sample included twelve families with children attending elementary, middle, or...
Balance of trade -- Connecticut; Connecticut -- Economic conditions -- 20th century; Japan -- Foreign economic relations -- Connecticut; Connecticut -- Foreign economic relations -- Japan
Due to the manufacturing and export-driven orientation of Connecticut's economy, the impetus behind educational reform in the state during the 1980s must be understood in the context of concern that resulted from increased American competition with...
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681; Salvation -- Christianity
Pedro Caldern de la Barca (1600-1681) has been called the theological poet of the Counter Reformation. Among the many dramas he wrote are a group of mythological plays. These plays include several groups in which the same mythological theme is...
Classical languages -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Critical pedagogy
This study proposes a rationale for incorporating classical studies, including ancient Greek and Latin language, culture, and history, in American public schools. The field of Classics provides secondary school students with a uniquely wide range...
College dropouts -- Prevention; College dropouts; College students -- Psychology
Over the years concerns have increased about retention and attrition in higher education. In order to develop and improve retention services it is important to understand the underlying dynamics associated with institutional departure. As opposed...
Connecticut Yankee Power Plant (Haddam Neck, Conn.); Nuclear power plants -- Risk assessment
Public utility companies manage unexpected crises by disseminating usable and understandable information about the incident/crisis to the general public. It is often hard to deal with the general public in a crisis communication situation;...
Construction workers -- Substance use -- United States; Construction workers -- Drug testing -- United States
A career in construction exposes a tradesperson to an ever changing environment with known as well as unknown hazards. Unfortunately one of the unknowns is the use of illicit substances and the abuse of legal medications by some of the workers. ...
Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993); Intercountry adoption -- Law and legislation; Intercountry adoption -- United States; Intercountry adoption -- Guatemala
Over the last 50 years, the United States has seen a significant increase in the number of children entering its borders annually through intercountry adoption. Accepting thousands of more children than any other nation, the United States is the...
Cultural awareness -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States; Language and culture -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States; Inquiry-based learning
Due to globalization, multiculturalism, and the necessity of context while learning a language, the study of culture is becoming increasingly more important. Currently, world language teachers spend most of their instructional time teaching grammar...
Democracy--Morocco; Islam and politics--Morocco; Morocco--Politics and government--21st century
In most Arabs and Muslims countries, the 1990`s witnessed a vibrant movement by individuals and groups that advocate through non-government organizations (NGO) good governance, transparency and the rule of law. NGOs can be defined as non-civilians...
Drug traffic -- Colombia; Guerrilla warfare -- Colombia; Colombia -- Social conditions
During the 1980's, Latin America was one of the major concerns of the U.S. foreign policy. Countries like Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Colombia had unstable governments and civil war created a clear and present danger to the national security of the...
Educational change; Inclusive education; Middle school teaching
This mixed methods instrumental case study examined an educational change process in a middle school to inclusive practices for students with disabilities. Educational change continues to challenge principals and teachers. Appreciative inquiry was...
The issue of standardized testing is multifaceted and often the subject of much debate. Given the support that these test receive from the current state and federal administrations, with the goals of determining accountability and improving the...
Emotive (Linguistics); College students -- Psychology
Over the last decade, research has demonstrated that individuals writing their
thoughts and feelings about stressful experiences show significant improvements in
subjective well being, as well as physical and mental health. Yet, researchers...
English language -- United States -- Foreign words and phrases -- Spanish; English language -- United States -- Foreign elements -- Spanish; English language -- Variation -- United States; Spanish language -- Influence on English; Hispanic...
Spanglish is a catch-all term for a way of speaking by some Spanish-English bilinguals that has been disparaged, maligned, and vilified by both monolingual Spanish and monolingual English groups alike, with criticism towards it extending from even...
Germany -- History -- 1918-1933; National socialism; American periodicals -- History;
This paper is a study of the last years of the Weimar Republic and the rise to
power of Adolph Hitler, and how these events were analyzed in four journals of public
opinion in the United States. This thesis makes the argument that the journals of...
Groundwater -- Connecticut -- Lieutenant River Watershed; Water quality -- Connecticut;
Water quality has become an important environmental issue as population growth and an expanded economy have caused increased degradation of many waterbodies. As a consequence of this degradation, stream characteristics are altered, habitats are...
Heaney, Seamus,1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
Politics in the North of Ireland deserves a paper all its own. To attempt to condense the political situation in the North in a few short chapters is to try and distill the essentials. In such a location, politics becomes more than an argument,...
Hospices (Terminal care) -- United States; Terminal care -- United States -- Psychological aspects
The search for meaning, growth, transcendence and reports of positive effects during a terminal illness have been increasing areas of research and attention in the past several decades. This thesis is a survey of the literature of both qualitative...
Internet users -- Psychology; Television -- Dependency (Psychology); Personality
The present study examined whether relationships between media dependency and personality traits exist. Concerns expressed in the past literature on addiction were found in the areas of personality predispositions, social relationship difficulties,...
