Reading -- Remedial teaching -- Case studies; Reading (Elementary) -- Case studies
Many children enter school at risk of literacy failure. Early intervention programs have been designed to reduce the daily frustrations and failures experienced by these children. Reading Recovery is one such program. It was designed by Marie Clay,...
Religion and sociology; Criminology -- Religious aspects
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between criminal thinking and religiosity (beliefs and behaviors) of non-offenders. Parishioners were recruited from a United Methodist Church in an urban area of Hartford, Connecticut. ...
Response to intervention (Learning disabled children); Verbal ability in children.
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education."; Dissertation advisor: Sheldon Watson.; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-159).
Rosenthal and colleagues coined the term Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a mood disorder, which is seasonal and recurs annually in most cases during the fall and winter. The past two decades have witnessed a surge of interest in the disorder,...
Service learning -- United States; AmeriCorps (U.S.)
In the recent past there has been a growing concern for the decline in civic and political attitudes long associated with a spirit of citizenship in America (Keeter, Zukin, Andolina, & Jenkins, 2002; Putnam, 2000). A review of the literature...
Sexual abuse victims -- Psychology; Sexual abuse victims -- Mental health
The hypothesis of the present study was that female survivors of childhood sexual abuse
who use their spirituality/religiousness to cope with the trauma of the abuse will have
lower rates of depression and anxiety than those who are not spiritual...
Skis and skiing -- Climatic factors -- New England; Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- New England
Temperature increase is affecting tourism industry around the world. It has an effect on winter tourism especially on ski and snowboard resorts in New England region of the United States. As winters become milder and less snowy, resorts have to...
Polymer based soil stabilizers are soil binders used to prevent soil erosion. Because
these materials can be environmental friendly and reduce labor costs, polymer
dispersion based soil stabilizers have become popular solutions to soil...
This study tested the effects of two treatments on anxiety related to public-speaking. College students who were enrolled in either a communication or psychology class were randomly assigned to one treatment condition. The treatment conditions...
The ways in which an individual views the self and others in the context of close relationships has been shown to influence how stress is both managed and coped with. However, questions remain about the mechanisms through which an individual’s...
Teachers -- Attitudes; Science -- Study and teaching (Early childhood); Science -- Attitudes
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of early childhood educators toward teaching science, while also examining the relationship between teacher attitudes toward teaching science and how much science is taught in early childhood...
The study examines the effects of 40 weekly sessions over eight months of a psychoeducational group on twelve girls in a therapeutic middle school in the inner city. The girls are ages 12-14. They are at health risk due to conditions associated...
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Assassination attempt, 1950; Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- United States
In the annals of United States history the attempted assassination of President Harry S. Truman by two Puerto Rican Nationalists is by most measures a relatively small event, but at the time this incident took place it was indeed a major news...
United States. Africa Command; United States -- Foreign relations -- Africa; Africa -- Foreign relations -- United States
On February 6, 2007 the plan to create a United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), was announced by President Bush. Responsible for 53 African nations, AFRICOM is a consolidation of United States Department of Defense programs in Africa that had been...
Water quality--Connecticut--Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County); Eightmile River (New London County and Middlesex County, Conn.)
"Submited in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Clayton Penniman.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-64).
Estimates of the incidence of mental disorders indicate that 35% of inmates in prison populations have a diagnosable mental illness, indicating there is a need to understand how emotional disturbance plays a role in the mental status of female...
Women prisoners -- Family relationships -- Connecticut; Children of women prisoners -- Connecticut; Recidivism -- Connecticut
This exploratory study proposes to examine if the amount of contact an incarcerated mother has with her children influences her recidivism rate upon discharge. A survey was administered to female ex-offenders with children that addressed how much...
Concern about youth access to tobacco products has prompted a number of communities to initiate actions to limit such access. The present study examines the relationship between the level of community mobilization and local "buy rates" through the...