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Fostering success in reading: a survey of teaching methods and collaboration practices of high performing elementary schools in Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
This study examined reading programs in 68 Texas elementary schools that were
identified as successful by their scores on TAAS assessment results in the 1999-2000
school year. These schools student populations had a high ...
Studies on Hazard Characterization for Performance-based Structural Design
(2010-07-14)
Performance-based engineering (PBE) requires advances in hazard
characterization, structural modeling, and nonlinear analysis techniques to fully and
efficiently develop the fragility expressions and other tools forming ...
A time for reform: the woman suffrage campaign in rural Texas, 1914-1919
(2009-06-02)
This dissertation offers a new narrative for the local woman suffrage movement
in nine rural counties in Texas. I argue that, unlike cities, where women used dense
organizational networks to create a coherent suffrage ...
Geoarchaeological investigations at the McNeill-Gonzales site (41VT141), Victoria County, Texas
(2009-06-02)
The McNeill-Gonzales site is a stratified multi-component prehistoric site in
Victoria County, Texas. The site is located in approximately 2 meters of fine sand that
mantle a fluvial terrace of the Guadalupe River. ...
Effect of variation in freshwater inflow on phytoplankton productivity and community composition in galveston bay, texas
(2009-05-15)
Freshwater inflows are essential to the health of estuaries and minimum discharge levels must be maintained in order to sustain a healthy ecosystem. Due to the predicted 50% increase in urban population growth along the ...
Estimating Rio Grande wild turkey densities in Texas
(2009-06-02)
Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) are a highly mobile, wide ranging, and secretive species located throughout the arid regions of Texas. As a result of declines in turkey abundance within the Edwards ...
Perceived Socioeconomic Impacts of Wind Energy in West Texas
(2010-07-14)
Wind power is a fast growing alternative energy source. Since 2000, wind
energy capacity has increased 24 percent per year with Texas leading the U.S. in
installed wind turbine capacity. Most socioeconomic research in wind ...
Deficit Irrigation Programs for Water Conservation in the Management of Bermudagrass Fairways in Texas
(2014-04-29)
Golf course water use in Texas has become increasingly regulated in the past
decade due to persistent drought conditions, diminishing water supplies, and rapidly a
growing population. Many golf courses have been faced with ...
Using GIS to Estimate the Spatial Distribution of Wind-Power Royalties in West Texas
(2015-11-23)
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of renewable energy in the United States, particularly in the Great Plains region. This remarkable expansion has been attributed to high social acceptance, a simple permitting ...
American Progressive Education, Texas Schools, and Home Economics, 1910-1957
(2011-08-08)
This thesis explores the Americanization efforts of educational leaders in Texas during the Progressive Era to demonstrate that reformers did not use vocational education, and specifically home economics, primarily to ...