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A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' MATHEMATICS IDENTITIES AND THEIR SOCIAL CAPITAL
(2012)This case study explored how selected students' social capital impacted their mathematical identities inside a seventh-grade classroom. Mathematical identities were measured in terms of participation and alignment to general ... -
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF LATINO AND CAUCASIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' VALUES ABOUT MATH, PERCEIVED MATH ACHIEVEMENT AND STEM CAREER CHOICE
(2012)The purpose of this study was to examine high school students' math values, perceived math achievement, and STEM career choice. Participants (N=515) were rural high school students from the U.S. Northwest. Data was collected ... -
A Multicultural Examination of the Relationship between Coping and Well-Being in Parents of Children with Disabilities
(2016)Prior coping literature has typically focused on Western models, with an emphasis on changing one’s environment or situation from an individualistic perspective. However, alongside the increasing cultural diversity in the ... -
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PERCEPTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE TEACHER EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS: DANIELSON, MARZANAO, AND CEL 5D+
(2013)The purpose of this study was to describe the level of support teachers and principals have toward the new mandated teacher evaluation instruments in the state of Washington. In 2010, the Washington state legislature passed ... -
ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS TO SELECT A SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL THAT BETTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(2013)This study is a design-based research study, grounded in advocacy action research that investigates the change process. The researcher led a leadership team as they explored services to best meet the needs of English ... -
Aesthetic Literacy through the Avant-Garde: Establishing an Aesthetically Responsive Curriculum
(2015)The purpose of this exploratory case study is to identify, develop, and posit an aesthetically responsive curriculum theory as a praxis approach for preparing K-8 pre-service teachers in aesthetic literacy throughout their ... -
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF A FAMILY-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM
(2015)The development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based programs are fundamental priorities for the field of prevention science and of growing focus for public health research. Little research directly addresses ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SEDUCTIVE DETAILS EFFECT FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF MOTIVATION AND COGNITION
(2016)Although numerous studies have investigated the seductive details effect in multimedia learning, few studies examined the seductive details effect using motivational frameworks. In order to fill the gap, the present study ... -
Applying Principles for New Literacies in Differing CALL Contexts: Conceptualizing Issues for Teaching, Research, and Policy
(Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal, 2012)If we accept the argument that "literacy" can be plural and new, we still need to uncover how principles guiding new literacies can be applied in teaching, research, and technology policy in CALL contexts. This paper ... -
Approaches to Teaching Language, Knowledge, and Power in a Composition Program: A Participatory Action Research Project Applying Critical Race Theory, Queer Theory, and Decolonial Scholarship
(2018)For this study, I explored how Washington State University’s Composition Program might further equip faculty to address the relationships of language, knowledge, and power—specifically as connected to whiteness, normativity, ... -
Armenians' dual identity in Jordan.
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2009-08)William Saroyan, a famous American Armenian writer states, “For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia” (video, google.co.uk, 2009). This quote assures that there exist ... -
COMPLEX CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND SCHOOL RESPONSES: A CASE STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(2013)The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine one public elementary school in Spokane, Washington that has received significant complex trauma professional development training provided by Washington State ... -
CONSTRUCTING PRE-SERVICE TEACHER IDENTITY WITHIN THE DISCOURSE OF WRITING ASSESSMENT
(2018)The practice of writing is increasingly valued across the curriculum as institutions recognize the social and psychological benefits of writing in all contexts. Much of the literature supports reflective writing as a ... -
Cross-Cultural Differences in Response Styles
(2011)In the present study, I compared cross-cultural differences in response bias in college students in the United States, Mexico, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Japan. Specifically, I examined the convergence of ... -
The CTS2: One Size Does Not Fit All
(2017)Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration has many clinical and research implications as high stakes decisions are made using data collected with IPV measures. Because of these implications, it is of ... -
Defense and carnivory: Dual role of bracts in Passiflora foetida
(Journal of Biosciences, 1995)Members of the genus Passiflora are reported to have evolved modifications which kill insects; they have however never been tested for carnivorous syndrome. The flowers of Passiflora foetida consists of highly reticulate ...