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Assessing the impact of recess on academic achievement in mathematics and reading among third and fourth graders: a causal-comparative inquiry
(2018-08)Improving students’ achievement scores has been a critical issue for both educators and legislators. Eliminating or reducing recess to increase instructional time has become a common practice. The purpose of the study ... -
Efficacy of an electronic application to moderate symptoms of postpartum depression and improve postpartum well-being: a pilot study
(2018-05)Using a biopsychosocial framework, I examined whether an intervention of an electronic app VeedaMom, specifically designed to mitigate depression, is effective in reducing depression, improving well-being, and in providing ... -
Development and validation of an inventory measuring dietary attitudes of healthy eating and orthorexia nervosa
(2018-05)Scholars characterize Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) as a preoccupation with healthy eating leading to restrictive and obsessive eating behavior resulting in pathology. In this article, the researcher will address Eating disorders ... -
Drivers of carbon and oxygen dynamics in disparate marine ecosystems
(2018-05)Determining the change of sea surface CO2 fugacity (fCO2) is important as the fCO2 gradient between the atmosphere and the ocean dictates the direction of CO2 flux and the fate of this greenhouse gas. While substantial ... -
Finding a voice in the digital classroom: The effects of asynchronous discussion on language acquisition and communication apprehension among secondary ESOL students in South Texas
(2010)Students who are classified as ESOL at the secondary level may face various factors that prevent participation in class thus inhibiting second language acquisition. The purpose of the study was to determine if asynchronous ... -
An examination of the individual factors predictive of counseling self-efficacy among international counseling students
(2018-05)The number of international students studying in counseling programs is on the rise. Studies focusing on international counseling students (ICSs) report that ICSs experience unique challenges during their studies. Researchers ... -
The relationship between leadership frames of community college personnel and sense of belonging of community college students
(2018-05)This study examined the leadership frames of college personnel and sense of belonging of college students at Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC). Colleges and universities play a very important role in making life ... -
The abilities, attitudes, and perspectives of foreign language teachers toward instructional technology: an explanatory sequential mixed methods inquiry
(2018-05)Instructional technology is not going away any time soon and neither are the demands and expectations for teachers to incorporate it and for students to learn using it. Instructional technology is the hardware or software ... -
Caring for beginning counselors: the relationship between empathy, supervisory working alliance, resilience, wellness, and compassion fatigue counselors-in-training
(2018-05)The concept of compassion fatigue has been around since the late 1990s, with researchers examining the relationship between different concepts and compassion fatigue across various professional fields. Compassion fatigue ... -
Examining the impact of professional development of science teachers' knowledge and self-efficacy: a causal-comparative inquiry
(2018-05)The United States of America and other countries have focused on reforming education to help increase students’ science literacy. Teachers directly impact student learning; therefore, they are the key to this change. ... -
Status, strategies, and cost management of offshore oil rig platform decommissioning and Rigs-to-Reefs programs in the Gulf of Mexico: addressing decommissioning challenges using a multi-criteria approach
(2017-12)Financial issues with offshore oil and gas platform decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico have escalated over the past two years into a substantial problem for the U.S. regulatory agencies, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ... -
The effectiveness of professional learning communities in promoting educational learning as perceived by Texas high school principals
(2017-12)Teaching in the 21st century requires the search for new and ongoing innovative practices. Such emerging practices in the field of teaching are reshaping the everyday normalities of how educators used to teach in the past. ... -
A quantitative assessment of Texas house bill 505: college dual credit courses and academic success among high school students
(2017-12)Texas House Bill 505 expanded dual credit programs to include high school freshmen and sophomores. This study examined the relationship of high school student characteristics and academic success in first attempt dual ... -
Experiences of middle and high school avid students from an urban South Texas school district who played college ready-the game
(2017-12)The college education gap between Latinas/os and whites has grown to 29 percentage points (Kolodner, 2017). I am a product of this gap. As a high school principal, I believe the solution to this problem lies within the ... -
Pura Vida: teacher experiences in a science education study abroad course in Costa Rica
(2017-12)The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of classroom teachers who participated in a science-focused study abroad during their time as a preservice teacher and to explore how they are using their study ... -
Bridging the gap - using simultaneous multi-patient simulations to improve nursing competency and transition to practice: a causal-comparative inquiry
(2017-12)Twenty-first-century healthcare is a complex and demanding arena. Today’s hospital environment is more complex than in previous years while patients move through the system at a much faster pace. Newly graduated nurses are ... -
Visual dialogue: learning journeys, 21st century skills, and arts-based research in the university art studio
(2017-12)Alignment between liberal arts and professional preparation has a distinct, if not complex, historical relationship. However, little is known about how university art professors engage students in learning experiences that ... -
Experiences of pregnant women using a mobile application as treatment companion
(2017-12)The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of pregnant women using VeedaMom, a mobile app created to screen for and manage symptoms of perinatal depression. A total of six ... -
The efficacy of a professional school counselor’s literacy-related social skills interventions in the acquisition of reading comprehension by emergent readers
(2017-12)The current study used a mixed design ANOVA to compare the I-Ready reading comprehension scores of 76 students enrolled in an elementary school in South Texas. A previously untested intervention, a literacy-related social ... -
Assessing the link between grit and academic achievement in reading, mathematics, and writing among 4th graders: an explanatory sequential mixed methods inquiry
(2017-12)Building a culture of success in schools has been a goal in Texas public schools since standardized tests were developed in 1979. Many schools have begun instilling grit in the classrooms in hopes of increasing student ...
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