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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 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 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 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 Latent Class Analysis of Psychopathy Subtypes in a Sex Offender Population
(2017-06-05)Past research has provided evidence for primary and secondary subtypes of psychopathy. Research in this area has focused on broad male offender samples, though some studies have investigated more specific populations such ... -
A Legal Analysis of Health Care for Incarcerated Women in the United States
(2020-12-01)While decarceration has become fashionable, American penology remains in the throes of a penal harm movement, which posits that offenders should receive harsh punishment to deter them and others from future offending. Penal ... -
A longitudinal examination of the influence of sex and race on sentencing outcomes in Florida’s rural and urban counties
(2019-11-06)Understanding the multifaceted factors considered during sentencing is a complex process. An emerging body of literature evaluates whether the level of urbanization has impacts on sentencing outcomes across the United ... -
A MULTI-GROUP CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE REACTIVE- PROACTIVE AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE IN A SAMPLE OF YOUNG ADULTS
(2016-11-17)Aggression has long-term negative effects on humanity as a whole. Because of this, aggression has become an important topic of study across many disciplines. Originally conceptualized as being either non-impulsive or ... -
A Multilevel Examination of Client Suicide in Doctoral Training Programs in Psychology and Allied Mental Health Fields
(2019-02-13)Client suicide is associated with a host of consequences for mental health professionals and, in particular, mental health professionals in training. The present study used samples of faculty and students in psychology ... -
A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Supervisors working with Crisis Counselors
(2017-07-10)A phenomenological study was conducted at a Southwestern United States University to examine the experience of nine supervisors who work with crisis counselors. This study examined the training, topics, and difficulties ... -
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY TO EXPLORE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF HISPANIC UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH
(2021-04-26)The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of Hispanic Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (HUHY) enrolled in public high school in Texas. Homeless students face unique living challenges. However, homeless ... -
A Qualitative Exploration of a Select Group of Student-Athlete Mothers Who Experienced a Pregnancy While Competing at a NCAA Division I or Division II University
(2017-11-13)The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of a select group of female student-athletes who experienced a pregnancy while competing at a NCAA Division I or Division II university. After an in-depth ... -
A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ABSENT FATHERS: PERSPECTIVES, RATIONALE, FACTORS
(2016-11-07)Father absence is defined as a man who has had no physical interaction with his children and has not provided any form of financial support within 12 consecutive months (Black, 2008). Father absence affects poverty, child ... -
A Survey of Elementary Teachers' Language Ideologies and their Perceptions of Biliteracy
(2019-11-11)Some U.S. educators hold language ideologies that favor the English language over other languages, while, at the same time, equating fluency in other languages as problematic. This ideology potentially affects how teachers ... -
A survey of music therapists' experiencing seeking therapy
(2020-07-06)The purpose of this study was to investigate therapy-seeking behaviors of board-certified music therapists, specifically regarding the rate of past and present therapy attendance, type of therapy utilized, the reason(s) ... -
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING THROUGH AUTHENTIC PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES
(2021-07-21)Project-based learning (PBL), in one form or another, has been a pedagogical possibility in classrooms for over a century. The degree to which PBL is defined, planned, and executed varies immensely. This systematic review ...