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Beyond Virtual Equality: Liberatory Consciousness as a Path to Achieve Trans* Inclusion in Higher Education
(Routledge, 2015-07-03)Trans∗ men have not, as yet, received specific research attention in higher education. Based on intensive interviews with 25 trans∗ men enrolled in colleges or universities in New England, I explore their experiences in ... -
Career and Technical Education: Academic Achievement and Graduation Rates of Students in the Commonwealth of Virginia
(SAGE Publications, 2012-07-23)The No Child Left Behind legislation was signed into law to ensure children in the United States receive quality education and learn the skills needed to be successful. Career and technical education (CTE) is not mentioned ... -
Child Abuse and Disabled Children
(Virginia Tech, 2004-12-28)Children with disabilities are a population at a higher risk of abuse and maltreatment. Studies have shown that children with disabilities are 3.4 times more likely to be abused than nondisabled peers. These disabilities ... -
A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Function of the Hearing-Impaired and Non-Hearing Impaired in Two Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria
(2015)Background: The study was carried out in two primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria using 302 respondents aged 6-20 years. The study compared the cognitive function of pupils from Wesley School for the hearing-impaired ... -
A Comparative Study of the Cognitive Function of the Hearing-impaired and Non-Hearing-impaired Pupils of Two Primary Schools in Lagos State, Nigeria.
(Virginia Tech, 2007-02-23)The World Summit for Children of which Nigeria is a signatory promised to ratify the convention on the rights of the child. In Africa, the problem of the handicapped child is by no means insignificant. Communicable diseases ... -
Comparing successful aging, resilience, and holistic wellness as predictors of the good life
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Confronting Challenges at the Intersection of Rurality, Place, and Teacher Preparation: Improving Efforts in Teacher Education to Staff Rural Schools
(Mercy College, 2016)Recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers in rural schools is a persistent struggle in many countries, including the U.S. While rural education researchers have long lamented the struggle to recruit and retain ... -
CRaDIE 2007 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2007)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
CRaDIE 2007-2008 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2008)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
CRaDIE 2008-2009 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2009)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
CRaDIE 2009-2010 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2010)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
CRaDIE 2010-2011 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2011)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
CRaDIE 2011-2012 Annual Report
(Virginia Tech, 2012)The Center for Research and Development in International Education (CRADIE) provides a focus for the School of Education’s efforts in international and cross-cultural research as well as outreach activities to clients in ... -
Critical autoethnography and the vulnerable self as researcher
(2015)This paper presents critical autoethnography as an innovative approach to conducting research in marginalized, vulnerable communities. Combining autoethnography, ethnography, and critical pedagogy, the researcher becomes ... -
A Cross-Cultural Validation of the MUSIC® Model of Academic Motivation Inventory: Evidence from Chinese- and Spanish-Speaking University Students
(Hipatia Press, 2017-02-24)The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which Chinese and Spanish translations of the College Student version of the MUSIC ® Model of Academic Motivation Inventory (MUSIC Inventory; Jones, 2012 ) demonstrate ... -
DBBL Graduate Class - MFC Presentation
(2013-04-15)Presentation delivered as a culminating assignment for the Design Based Biotechnology Learning course (Wells, EDCI 5854). Discussion provided an explanation of the design process, prototype construction, testing, iteration, ... -
A Descriptive Study of the Knowledge-Base of Malaria between the Visually-impaired and the Non-Visually impaired in Two Primary Schools in Lagos, Nigeria; implications for health education
(2015)Background: The study was carried out in two primary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. One hundred students were from Pacelli School for the Blind and one hundred and sixty-four students were from Onitolo Primary School, ...
