Violence in video games; Video games -- Social aspects
Current contextual models of aggression (e.g., General Aggression Model); Anderson & Bushman, 2002) suggest that exposure to violent video games can lead to the expression of aggression (e.g., anger, physical/verbal aggression, hostility)....
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...
My weekly reader -- History; Children's periodicals, American -- History
Charles Palmer Davis, visiting a one-room school in New England at the turn of the century, asked the pupils, "Who is the President of the United States?" Of the twenty-five first to fifth graders, only two knew the answer, one of whom was Davis's...
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...
Over fifty years after its introduction into clinical practice, succinylcholine is still the only depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent used in this country today. It is highly favored in the clinical practice of anesthesia because of its rapid...
Recently obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. Significant morbidities associated with obesity include coronary artery disease (CAD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). As a result, the growing needs of surgical procedures...
The home-range, monthly and seasonal habitat use and hibernacula selection of eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) were investigated in 2003 using radiotelemetric applications at two sites (West Rock Ridge and Mountain Road) located...
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;...
Head injury, more than any other injury, may bring with it controversy and sometimes heated discussions amongst athletes, coaches, certified athletic trainers, parents, and physicians. Many studies have been done and more are underway to provide...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Mathematics -- Study and teaching
For years mathematics education has been at the center of discussion and action aimed at reforming curricula, teaching, and assessment in American schools and universities. Prodded by a series of critical national advisory reports and by...
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...
Motivation in education; College attendance; College dropouts -- Prevention
The purpose of this study was to explore how students understand their college relationships. Specially, how this understanding impacts their college persistence. The assumption of the principle investigator (PI) was that there is a positive...
This study examines the communication styles and practices between
the handicapped and non-handicapped communities in contemporary society.
It depicts the processes or lack of communication processes which contribute to
the present conditions.
The...
This study looks at the Criminal DNA Database system and the submission requirements. DNA testing results have become a relevant and reliable source of evidence in criminal proceedings since 1988. Law enforcement uses a few different types of...
Tick-borne diseases have become a principal public health concern in the United States due to the tremendous increase in human contact with deer. This concern has been reflected in Connecticut as well in recent years. With changing demographic...
School management and organization -- Longitudinal studies
In this thesis I explored, through in-depth literature review, survey, and teacher interviews, the value and feasibility of creating and maintaining a K-12 student portfolio that would present a learning history of each student over an extended...
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...
Coping with everyday life stressors is a salient topic in our fast-paced society. The field of Health Psychology has an active interest in the study of personality in the stress and coping process, and its relationship to well-being. The present...
Prisoners -- Education; General educational development tests.
Previous research has suggested that correctional education programs and GED attainment has had a positive effect on re-incarceration rates. This problem is important and worthy of study because the general belief exists that criminals tend to be...
This study explored the qualitative and quantitative impact of the implementation of a co-teaching model by teams in middle school language arts and mathematics classrooms. Although there were no significant quantitative findings for either...
