Browsing Scholarly Works, School of Education by Issue Date
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Science and Technology: A New Alliance
(Science Scope, 1993)"The Technology/Science/Math (T/S/M) Integration Project is an attempt to bring these areas together by better coordinating instruction. In doing so, content is more relevant and therefore better internalized by students." ... -
TSM Integration Project: Integrating Technology, Science, and Mathematics in the Middle School
(The Technology Teacher, 1993)"Technological knowledge has existed far longer than scientific knowledge. Prior to the 1950s, the majority of the technological inventions and innovations did not rely upon scientific theory for their development. In the ... -
Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration
(Council on Technology Teacher Education, 1995)"The idea of integrating technology, science, and mathematics curricula makes sense from a variety of perspectives. There is growing support from all three school disciplines involved. Moreover, the nature of learning promoted ... -
Academic and social integration in cyberspace: Students and e-mail
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2000)Academic and social integration have traditionally been measured through interactions between students and the college environment (e.g., contact with faculty and other students outside of class). The proliferation of ... -
Strategies and Challenges Involved in the Eradication of Rubella; Justification for Inclusion of Rubella Vaccine in Nigeria’s National Program on Immunization
(Virginia Tech, 2002-03-08)Rubella is also known as German measles. Rubella is caused by a togavirus which spreads by droplet infection. One attack confers a high degree of immunity. It tends to infect older children, adolescents and young adults ... -
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Technology Education
(Council on Technology Teacher Education, 2003)"The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the instructional strategy of the interdisciplinary approach to teaching. The development of education has resulted in a separation of subjects in the school setting. Technology ... -
The impact of the Clery Campus Crime Disclosure Act on student behavior
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2003)In this national study on the impact of the Clery Campus Crime Disclosure and Reporting Act, 305 college administrators distributed questionnaires to 9,150 undergraduate students. Student knowledge of the Act and changes ... -
The effect of the Clery Act on campus judicial practices
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2003)This article describes a study seeking to assess perceptions of campus judicial officers/members of the Association for Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA) regarding the effectiveness of the Clery Act (Campus Security Act) on ... -
Exploring the link between inquiry paradigm and the process of collaboration
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2003)Case studies of long-term collaborators here test the links between inquiry paradigm or worldview and the practical aspects of the conduct of scholarly inquiry. The findings reveal that differences in ontological and ... -
The Plight of the Visually Impaired in Africa
(Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria. Lagos State Branch, 2004)Africa is one of the largest continents of the world and ironically beset with overwhelming problems in preventive medicine. While consumers of fast food products in the United States of America can sue the fast food chain ... -
Parents' views on the Clery Act and campus safety
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2004)In a single institution study of 435 parents, the researcher found that parents 'knowleage of the Clery Act and their use of the information contained in the federally mandated report to be low. Parent responses to crime ... -
The Role of the Doctor in Managing an Abused Child
(Virginia Tech, 2004-12-28)There are different forms of abuse perpetuated against children. The most common forms of abuse are sexual, psychological, physical and child neglect. There are several signs that the doctor should look out for when faced ... -
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 ... -
Self-Authorship and Women's Career Decision Making
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2005)Current career literature provides little insight into how women interpret career-relevant experiences, advice, or information, particularly when it is contradictory. This paper uses findings from interviews with 40 college ... -
The nature of student affairs work at historically black colleges and universities
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2006)This qualitative study examined the nature of work for 70 administrators (67% female, 33 male) who provide services to students at historically Black colleges and universities. Data were collected by administering the ... -
An examination of academic dishonesty among sorority and nonsorority women
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Training Manual on Tuberculosis for Virginia Tech Adult Day Services’ Staff
(Virginia Tech, 2007-02-19)This training guide outlines tuberculosis screening, treatment, and prevention protocols for Virginia Tech Adult Day Services Staff. The guide describes the occurrence of tuberculosis worldwide, diagnostic measures such ... -
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 ...
