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Perceived and reported occupational stressors and coping strategies of selected community college business faculty members in Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
Two primary purposes of this study were to explore and to identify the sources of occupational stressors and coping strategies perceived and reported by selected Texas community college faculty members and to generate ...
Encountering racism in the ivory towers: a qualitative analysis of Latino student experiences in higher education
(2009-05-15)
Currently, there is a significant gap in the literature on what Latino students are subjected to at predominately white universities regarding white racism and discrimination. If students of color face racism on university ...
A study of parental involvement and school climate: Perspective from the middle school
(2009-05-15)
This study examines school level differences on different dimensions of teacherrated
parent involvement and school climate while adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity,
how certified, and number of years teaching. Two hundred ...
Black/brown cooperation and conflict in the education policymaking process
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
The way race works to shape politics is changing as demographic patterns alter
the traditional dynamic of race relations throughout the United States. One pattern is the
increased tendency of African-Americans and Latinos ...
Essays of Educational Attainment
(2010-10-12)
One of the very interesting demographic features in the US over the last several decades is the persistent racial educational gap between blacks and whites and the reverse gender education gap as a result of the rapid rise ...
The impact of charter schools in Texas
(2009-06-02)
This dissertation examines the effects of charter schools in Texas, using data from the
Texas Education Agency for 190 charter schools and over 60,000 charter students. In Chapter II
we examine charter effect test score ...
Structured story reading and retell related to listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition among English language learners
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
This study compared the oral language development, vocabulary, and comprehension
of English language learners (ELLs) in second grade who were participating in a five-year
longitudinal study, Project English Language and ...
What goal is of most worth? The effects of the implementation of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills on elementary science teaching
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
This qualitative, narrative study centered on the effects of the implementation of
the science portion of the fifth grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)
on the instruction of science at the elementary ...
The Effect of LIFT on Life Effectiveness and Locus of Control
(2010-07-14)
The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of the Leadership Inspiration
Facilitation Team (LIFT) program on the life effectiveness and locus of control of a
group of sixth grade students at Schultz Middle School. ...
A Case Study of Food Safety Culture Within a Retailer Corporate Culture
(2011-02-22)
The retail business has been negatively affected due to the increasing customer concerns about food safety and the recent events related to microbiological and chemical contamination of food products, such as the melamine ...