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Instructional Practices for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Lessons for K–12 Students With Disabilities: Perceptions of Teachers From a Virginia Suburban School Division
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-25)
This study identified key instructional practices for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) lessons for students with disabilities (SWD) based on the perceptions of teachers. Barriers to STEM lessons for ...
Teaching Inside Out in Appalachia: Identity Development of Insider/Outsider Teachers
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-25)
In this study, I investigate the concept of insider/outsider teacher identity, focusing on its relationship to teacher education. Having extensive experience as a student and teacher in rural Appalachia, I emphasize the ...
Computational Evaluation and Structure-based Design for Potentiation of Nicotine Vaccines
(Virginia Tech, 2020-10-08)
Existing therapeutic options for the alleviation of nicotine addiction have been largely ineffective at stemming the tide of tobacco use. Immunopharmacotherapy, or vaccination, is a promising, alternate therapy that is ...
The Suitability of Native Warm-Season Grasses for Equine
(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-22)
Introduced cool-season grasses are dominant in Virginia's grasslands, but their high digestible energy and non-structural carbohydrate (NSC) levels pose a risk for horses prone to obesity and laminitis. Native warm-season ...
A Study of the Career Paths of Female Aspiring School Superintendents
(Virginia Tech, 2020-10-05)
A disproportionality exists between the percentage of females in the role of public school superintendent and the percentage of female public school teachers. The National Center for Education Statistics (2020) survey ...
Preventing Community Violence: A Case Study of Metro Detroit and Interfaith Activism
(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-05)
Community violence can have lasting impacts on populations that experience it, including but not limited to, financial damages, property damage, and psychological trauma. Therefore, exploring mechanisms of violence prevention ...
Assessment of Criminal Thinking as a Predictor and Mediator of Behavior Problems in a Community Youth Sample
(Virginia Tech, 2020-05-14)
Criminal behavior results in negative, costly consequences for both individuals and society at large. Therefore, researchers have worked to identify variables that predict recidivism, or recurrence of crime. The variables ...
The Interaction between Child Behavioral Inhibition and Parenting Behaviors across Development: Effects on Adolescent Psychopathology
(Virginia Tech, 2020-06-03)
Psychopathology is highly prevalent during childhood and adolescence and contributes to a variety of negative outcomes. Attempts to identify etiological factors which contribute to the development of psychopathology in ...
Towards a Flexible High-efficiency Storage System for Containerized Applications
(Virginia Tech, 2020-10-08)
Due to their tight isolation, low overhead, and efficient packaging of the execution environment,
Docker containers have become a prominent solution for deploying modern applications.
Consequently, a large amount of Docker ...
Leader Perceptions of Campus Community Partnerships in a Community College Setting
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-15)
Given the mission of community colleges, their leaders are often responsible for developing resources to support student success and improve relationships with surrounding communities. To accomplish these goals, community ...