The purpose of this study was to examine the professional growth opportunities for teachers in multicultural education that contribute to improving student achievement. This mixed method was conducted by the researcher in three different urban...
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...
Missionaries -- Barbados; Missions, British -- Barbados
Most historians argue that missionaries have been complicit agents of the
colonizing powers, paving the way for more complete domination of the
indigenous peoples living in the colonized areas. Yet there are a few historians
who maintain the...
The strength and conditioning community has seen a growing number of research studies related to the effects that resistance training might have in enhancing physical performance in athletics. In an effort to determine the optimal program or method...
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935 -- Criticism and interpretation; Socialism in literature; Feminism in literature
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's reputation as a prominent feminist was resurrected during the second wave of feminism during the 1970's. However, upon close examination of her two feminist novels, Herland and With Her in Ourland, it becomes clear that...
Human powered vehicles; Transportation -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States; Transportation -- United States -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
To meet the requirements stated for completion of the Master's program in Technology Education at Central Connecticut State University, I will develop a competition, a working vehicle, and a curriculum to promote Transportation Technology in the...
This examination of Nobody, a punning image in words and pictures of an imaginary person without a torso, was initiated by how often he appeared in different guises in the English satirical prints of the eighteenth century. For many years Nobody...
Latin American drama -- History and criticism; Latin American drama -- 20th century
In this research study, based on eight contemporary Latin American plays. I examine the characterization strategies utilized by the authors in order to reflect the crisis of the modern Hispanic man. The titles and playwrights are the following:...
Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation; Quality of life; Spirituality
The goal of this study was to explore the correlation between spirituality and quality of life for the recovering alcoholic in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). The Spirituality Self Assessment Scale (Whitfield, 1984) was utilized to measure...
Educational law and legislation -- United States; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
The federal law commonly called, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), requires that all states assess their students to determine how well they are functioning in mathematics and other areas as well. This study investigated the importance of middle school...
DNA -- Analysis; Nucleotide sequence; Cancer genes
The first methods for sequencing DNA were developed in the mid-1970’s (Strausberg et al. 2008). The sequencing efforts were labor-intensive, slow, and costly (Metzker, 2005). As a result, researchers could sequence only a few base pairs per...
West Indian students -- Education (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Immigrants -- Education (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Social adjustment
In the 1980s, West Indian families migrated in record numbers; many moved north to Connecticut’s cities. Some newcomer students had weak social and academic skills resulting in below-standard performance. A high school in a predominantly West...
Psychology -- Public opinion; Pseudoscience -- Psychological aspects; Medical misconceptions; Social psychiatry
In its beginnings, psychology was grounded in objective scientific reasoning. As psychological principles became applied in clinical settings, scientific approaches gave way to subjective interpretations of human behavior. Today, a significant...
