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    Triggering transformation: College freshmen use children's literature to consider social justice perceptions 

    Updike, Lisa Stoneman (Virginia Tech, 2008-03-28)
    This 3-month long, participatory-action research study with 19 college freshmen exposed students to children's literature selections hoping to initiate dialogue on social justice. The following questions guided the study: ...
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    Exploring the Integration of Indigenous Science in the Primary School Science Curriculum in Malawi 

    Phiri, Absalom Dumsell Keins (Virginia Tech, 2008-03-27)
    Moving out of theoretical academic constructs, the indigenous movement has attracted the attention of the Malawian education system to explore the value for contextualizing science by way of indigenous technologies. This ...
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    Presentation of culture in English as a foreign language reading textbooks in Japan 

    Oguro, Yasue (Virginia Tech, 2008-03-12)
    In the midst of debate over the treatment of culture in foreign language education and the increased exposure to culture in the global economy, the knowledge of other cultures is more significant than ever. In order to ...
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    The Effectiveness of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Programs: A Focused-Analysis of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Programs 

    Sheaves, Rita Atwell (Virginia Tech, 2008-09-02)
    The purpose of this research was to determine if one program funded by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation produces a more effective result in increasing student knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco use ...
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    An Examination of the Relationship between Spirituality and Religion and Selected Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Underclassmen 

    Campbell, Hugh David (Virginia Tech, 2008-01-21)
    Nearly one third of all Americans believe religion to be the most important part of their life. Nearly two thirds of Americans believe religion to be an important part of their life. The majority of Americans (94%) claim ...
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    Early Career Special Education Teachers in High-and Low-Poverty Districts: A Comparison of their Qualifications, Work Conditions, and Career Commitments 

    Fall, Anna-Maria (Virginia Tech, 2008-12-10)
    I used teacher data from the Study of Personnel Needs in Special Education (SPeNSE) to compare the characteristics, qualifications (e.g., credentials, preservice preparation, self-efficacy, and induction) and work conditions ...
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    Gaining Gold Medals and Gowns: Equilibrating the Dual Career of Student-Athletes with Online Education 

    Kreb, Sigrid Gunild (Virginia Tech, 2008-03-20)
    Student-athletes must constantly balance their athletic, academic, and social roles. Their dual career can easily be overwhelming. Missing classes because of intense travel can be disruptive to the flow of classes and ...
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    The Intellectual Impact of Interdisciplinarity: A Series of Studies of Graduate Students and Faculty Engaged in Interdisciplinary Scholarship 

    Drezek, Kathryne Margaret (Virginia Tech, 2008-09-09)
    While disciplinarity still dominates college and university life, enthusiasm for interdisciplinary approaches has increased over the past three decades. Proponents often present interdisciplinarity as an a priori good, but ...
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    Preservice Elementary Teachers' Learning with Mathematics Curriculum Materials During Preservice Teacher Education 

    Behm, Stephanie Lee (Virginia Tech, 2008-05-27)
    Following the release of the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, (NCTM, 1989) substantial federal funding in the 1990s supported the development of curriculum materials intended to help teachers ...
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    Perceptions of the Relative Importance of Conditions that Facilitate Implementation 

    Brown, Jeffrey A. (Virginia Tech, 2008-07-02)
    Implementation is a phase included in nearly all instructional development models, yet literature on instructional design and technology reveals little about implementationâ s nature and the special conditions that must ...
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    SubjectAdoption (1)authentic material (1)bullying (1)Change Theory (1)childrenâ s literature (1)... View MoreAdvisorRedican, Kerry J. (3)Barksdale, Mary Alice (2)Doolittle, Peter E. (2)Billingsley, Bonnie S. (1)Glasson, George E. (1)... View MoreDate Issued
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