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University police officer stress : an empirical investigation by job function
(1994)
Occupational stress in university police officers and its relationship to job function was examined. The research was directed toward answering questions identifying and comparing the characteristics of stress experienced ...
Structured writing versus free writing with limited English proficient students
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to ascertain which teaching strategy, structured or free writing, is most effective in teaching writing skills to elementary grade limited English proficient (LEP) students. Furthermore, is ...
The development of teaching concepts of teacher education students in a field-based and a university-based elementary mathematics methods course
(1994)
One of the main reform efforts in teacher education today is to link universities and public schools in an attempt to link theory with practice. Growing out of this reform effort is the encouragement for the establishment ...
Alternative assessment of at-risk students in mathematics : the effects of context and setting
(1994)
Performance-based mathematics assessment scenarios were developed using real-life situations which were intended to be both meaningful and relevant to the students. Scenarios were based on four contexts: familiar activity, ...
The portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year students
(1994)
This study was designed to analyze the portrayal of Hispanic males and females in Spanish foreign language textbooks used by eight major American universities for instruction of first year Spanish. This was possible by ...
The effect of faculty development on student motivation, learning strategies and description of teaching
(1994)
The purpose of this study was to describe the student benefits obtained from a faculty development activity directed toward student motivation, learning strategies and description of teaching. The subjects for this study ...
Police stress and police officer length of service
(1994)
The stress of law enforcement and its relationship to length of service was examined. The research strived to determine at what point in a police officer's career do they begin to adequately deal with the inherent stressors ...
The influence of a progressing reader on his non reading family : an ethnographic study
(1994)
Initially the inquirer of this study was the tutor for the child in this family. During the course of the tutoring, the inquirer realized that the child's family members were all professed non readers. As the child she ...
Speech play : analysis of fictional literature by black authors
(1994)
This research is an exploratory search for information about speech play in the form of positive and negative nickname calling and labeling, shucking, fussing, ribbing, rapping, and the dozens, within the context of black ...
The research and development of visualization technologies to enhance teacher cognition
(1994)
Using the steps of the research and development cycle recommended by Borg and Gall (1989), a computer program was developed that uses recent developments in visualization technology to enhance teacher cognition. The software ...