There is a growing concern in scholarly literature indicating that college students struggle with conducting research and using information effectively (Head, 2013; Lawrence, 2013; Head & Eisenberg, 2011). This research...
Parola chiave:
Information Literacy
Soggetto:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County e Information retrieval -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County
The purpose of this study was to describe implemented and planned Latino student success activities in North Carolina community colleges and to examine variations in these activities based on the degree of Latino settlement in...
Parola chiave:
Community college, Latino e student success
Soggetto:
Hispanic American community college students -- North Carolina, Community colleges -- North Carolina e Academic achievement -- North Carolina
Research has demonstrated that there are many factors that contribute to teacher workingconditions, however, there is no clear definition of what constitutes working conditions or howthese conditions impact teachers and...
Soggetto:
Elementary school teachers -- Time management -- North Carolina, Middle school teachers -- Time management -- North Carolina, Elementary school teachers -- North Carolina -- Attitudes, Middle school teachers -- North Carolina -- Attitudes e Work environment -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of kindergarten teachers as they worked to implement a developmentally appropriate approach to teaching. Their stories included details related to the support they...
Parola chiave:
developmentally appropriate practice, mandates, professional needs e teacher beliefs
Soggetto:
Kindergarten teachers -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Kindergarten -- North Carolina -- Case studies e Kindergarten -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina
The purpose of this research was to analyze North Carolina traditional publicschool principals’ perspectives about and experiences with charter schools. A history ofschool choice in America was explored, as well as the changing...
Parola chiave:
Charter schools, Principals, Public Schools e School leadership
Soggetto:
School principals -- North Carolina -- Attitudes e Charter schools -- North Carolina
The purpose of the current study is to examine the association between personality and depression. The current climate of psychology suggests that a shift may be forthcoming in the area of diagnostics and nosology. This shift...
Research has shown that sexist humor allows men to express sexism by replacing nonsexist norms in a situation with a norm of tolerance of sex discrimination (Ford, Armstrong, & Edel, 2008). Our study extends those findings...
Parola chiave:
Attitudes, Discrimination, Homosexuals, Humor, Prejudice e Stigma
Soggetto:
Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects, Sexism e Sexism in language
Legislation over the last few decades has ushered in an era of high stakes testing and accountability, prompting school districts to seek innovative strategies to improve student achievement. One such strategy is to build the...
Parola chiave:
Equitable Classroom Practices, Equity, Instructional Coach, Preparation e Professional Development
Soggetto:
Classrooms -- Equity, Equity, Instructional systems -- Mentoring e Educators -- Career development
Internal combustion engines are an integral part of society today. Their efficient operation and function are paramount to their design. By improving the function of the engine, it may be possible to increase the potential...
Parola chiave:
CFD, Combustion, Engine, Power, Thermodynamics e Valve
Soggetto:
Four-stroke cycle engines -- Design and construction, Internal combustion engines -- Valves e Internal combustion engines -- Design and construction
Facial expressions provide an important channel of nonverbal communication. Facial recognition techniques detect people’s emotions using their facial expressions and have found applications in technical fields such as...
Parola chiave:
Edge detection, EMD e Facial recognition
Soggetto:
Facial expression -- Testing, Facial expression -- Research e Hilbert-Huang transform
