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A City Divided: Debates over Slavery in Antebellum Pittsburgh
(2019-09-25)Although much attention has been paid to the influence of southern slavery on the secession crisis and subsequent Civil War, far less has been spent analyzing the complexities of how northern communities in the antebellum ... -
A comparative study of the contributions made to physical fitness by the addition of planned isometric or isotonic exercise at the beginning of each class period of a regular program of physical education activity of forty-two women students during the fall semester of the 1964-1965 academic year at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas
(1965)The primary purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of planned isometric or isotonic exercises at the beginning of each class period to physical fitness. A secondary purpose was to determine whether physical ... -
A comparative study of the differences existent between the academic ability, motor ability, and personality adjustment of physical education majors and non-majors at Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville, Texas
(1964)Purpose: it was the purpose of this study to determine the quality of the students who have chosen to major in physical education by comparing physical education majors with students who were majoring in other academic ... -
A comparative study of the nature of guilt and responsibility in the works of O. Hobart Mowrer and William Glasser with classical Freudian theory
(1967)Purpose: The purpose of this project was to examine the works of O. Hobart Mowrer and William Glasser and to compare their understanding of the nature of guilt and responsibility with classical Freudian theory. It was the ... -
A comparison of factors affecting the small-scale distribution of mercury contamination in a Zimbabwean stream system
(2017-04-18)Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) operations use mercury liberally in the gold extraction process, as compared to large scale industrial mining operations, and accounts for approximately one third of anthropogenic mercury ... -
A comparison of the value patterns of early Hebrews and early Greeks
(1968)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to explore the differences and similarities in the value patterns of the early Greeks and the early Hebrews. Five topics concerning the value patterns of these cultures were ... -
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF DISSERTATIONS FROM 2010 TO 2019 INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AND PREPARATION FOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN USING MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT’S LITERATURE: A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
(2020-11-24)The goal of this comprehensive literature review is to show the importance of using multicultural and international children’s and young adult literature as a needed resource within classrooms across grade levels in order ... -
A Content Analysis of Gender Representations in Independent Video Games
(2017-04-10)Video games are an increasingly popular pastime, and their influence on society grows along with the gaming industry. Independent video games are also growing in popularity, though little research has been conducted on how ... -
A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCE ASSIGNMENTS AND THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TEXAS GRADE 3 THROUGH 8 STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION OVER TIME: A STATEWIDE ANALYSIS
Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to examine the relationship of exclusionary discipline consequences assigned to Texas Grade 3 through 8 students enrolled in special education and their academic ... -
A four-factor model of executive functioning: The relationship between personality, intelligence, and executive functioning
(2017-07-31)Executive functioning is commonly assessed in neuropsychological evaluations, however, the construct of executive functioning is widely defined and understood within the literature. Additionally, researchers have begun ... -
A Functional Analysis of the Nigeria Police Force: A Proposed Model for Reform
(1999-08)Purpose The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of the national police force on the social order in Nigeria. Specifically, this analysis explored the extent to which the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) inhibits ... -
A Generalization of Surgery to Cellular Complexes
(2018-04-12)In the 1990s Robin Forman carefully generalized Morse theory to cellular complexes. In this thesis we are concerned with the connection Morse theory provides in surgery theory. There exists a theorem linking surgery on ... -
A Grounded Theory Analysis of Cases Pursued by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(2021-07-19)In the midst of the Great Depression in the 1930s, the government took considerable actions in an attempt to control the questionable and troubling practices of business to help prevent a similar crisis from ever burdening ... -
A history of Lampasas County :1882-1895
(1968)Purpose: It was the purpose of this study to point out the influence of water upon the development of Lampasas County, and to investigate changes in the county upon the arrival of the railroad in 1882. Special attention ...