Although there is extensive research regarding the negative effects of rape and rape myth beliefs regarding women (e.g., juries acquitting perpetrators, fear of not being believed by authorities, depression, post-traumatic...
Palabra clave:
Gender diverse, Rape myth beliefs, Sexual assault, Sexual victimization y Transgender
Tema:
Rape victims, Sexual assault, Witnesses, Gender identity y Transgender people
Multi-agency partnerships can be a key element in sustaining growth and outreach in higher education, and the literature clearly indicates the increasing number and diversity of collaborative structures occurring on today’s...
Tema:
Corporate culture -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Community colleges -- North Carolina -- Sociological aspects -- Case studies, Community colleges -- Social aspects -- North Carolina -- Case studies y Community and college -- North Carolina -- Case studies
Self-esteem has multiple facets and individuals can derive their feelings of self-worth from specific domains in life (i.e., competition, approval of others, virtue; Crocker & Wolfe, 2001). Additionally, research on...
Palabra clave:
Contingencies, Motivation y Self-esteem
Tema:
Self-esteem, Avoidance (Psychology) y Motivation (Psychology)
The purpose of this disquisition is to disseminate an improvement initiative in a public high school that addressed female Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) disparity in STEM classes. In this high school current...
Tema:
Lincolnton High School (Lincolnton, N.C.), Girls -- Education -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Science -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Technology -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Engineering -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton, Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton y School improvement programs -- North Carolina -- Lincolnton
This study investigated the needs and challenges of adult ELLs in the community college setting in the United States. The study was conducted in Western North Carolina (WNC), where administrators, teachers, and students of...
Palabra clave:
adult English language learners, authentic, corpora, interaction y teaching materials
Tema:
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers, English language -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina, Adult education -- North Carolina y Language experience approach in education -- North Carolina
Under-resourced community college students struggle to meet their basic needs, often facing food and housing insecurities, all while trying to focus on their studies. A handful of institutions have increased the graduation...
Palabra clave:
Academic Support, Basic Needs Support, Community College Completion, Completion, Holistic Support y Under-Resourced Students
Tema:
Low-income students, Academic achievement, Community colleges, Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.) y Continuous improvement process
This intervention focused on nontraditional students at McDowell Technical Community College and Gardner-Webb University and the importance of bolstering their educational success. Community colleges and private institutions of...
Palabra clave:
Academic Advising, Nontraditional Student, Program Completion y Student Success
Tema:
Nontraditional college students -- North Carolina, McDowell Technical Community College -- Students, Gardner-Webb University -- Students, College freshmen -- Counseling of, College student orientation, Counseling in higher education, Mentoring in education, College dropouts -- North Carolina -- Prevention y Academic achievement -- North Carolina
Previous research has found that men who adhere to precarious manhood beliefs (PMB) experience and respond to masculinity threat in a multitude of ways. In the present research, male participants imagine a female hiring...
Palabra clave:
gender, identity threat, masculinity y precarious manhood beliefs
Tema:
Men -- Psychology, Masculinity, Sex role, Gender identity y Threat (Psychology)
The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is an invasive species in the United States that has rapidly spread throughout the country since its first introduction to Mobile, Alabama, in the 1930s from South America. Within...
Palabra clave:
Aphaenogaster, entomology, fire ant, North Carolina, Solenopsis invicta y thermal tolerance
Tema:
Solenopsis invicta -- Habitat -- North Carolina, Western, Solenopsis invicta -- Habitat -- South Carolina, Solenopsis invicta -- Habitat -- Georgia -- Rabun County, Introduced organisms -- Southern States, Wood ant -- Habitat -- North Carolina, Western, Wood ant -- Habitat -- South Carolina, Acclimatization y Adaptation (Biology)
Tennis is a competitive sport played by millions of people worldwide. The characteristics of the game of tennis produce stress on the musculoskeletal system, especially in the upper extremity. Upper extremity injuries often...
Tema:
Tennis -- Physiological aspects -- Research -- Technological innovations y Impact -- Physiological effect -- Research -- Technological innovations
