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Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

Creator:: Mulder, Gregory S.
Abstract:: Physics problems that require integration, such as finding the center of mass of an object or finding the electric field from a continuous distribution of charge, are one type of problem that is difficult for introductory physics students to solve. These problems require students to define a coordinate system in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Elizabeth E. Gire Physics problems that require integration, such as finding the center of mass of

The Scientist’s Imagination: Cold War Politics and Nuclear Futures in Leo Szilard’s Fact and Fiction

Creator:: Dvorak, Anna Elizabeth
Abstract:: The story of Leo Szilard has not been told in its full complexity. This is especially so of the role imagination played in Szilard’s worldview. Szilard, like many other scientists in the mid-twentieth century, worked on the Manhattan Project. Like these other wartime participants, the work and relationships formed during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Anna Elizabeth Dvorak for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History of Science

An integrated approach to financial crisis management: a study of social, family, and personal resources unique to individuals in a financial crisis situation

Creator:: Brandt-Erichsen, Joan
Abstract:: This study assessed social, family, and personal resources available to individuals in a financial crisis situation utilizing mailed questionnaires. The sample consisted of 74 subjects in two groups: (1) individuals in a financial crisis situation, identified by their participation in a Consumer Credit Counseling Service program and referred to in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Gravatt, Dr. Alan Sugawara, Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. Virginia Haldeman, and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson--for

Examining Nepal’s Community Forestry to Understand Opportunities and Barriers to Successful Collective Action

Creator:: Pant, Suman
Abstract:: Nepal’s community forestry has been internationally recognized as an example of successful case of collective action. However, many scholars argue that although it has been successful in protecting forests from degradation, it has not been able to create an inclusive platform for political decision-making process. Using historical analysis, comparative case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Creator:: Williams, Joy K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore White, female teachers’ attitudes and perspectives towards their African American students, the Black/White Achievement Gap, and their teaching practice in regards to their students’ achievement, through the use of focus group discussions. The target group for this study was White, female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Creator:: Matier, Kimberly E.
Abstract:: There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and school reform. The literature on burnout, however, does not provide information on system-based burnout prevention models. Comprehensive reform, although intended to improve schools as a whole, does not look at reform models developed as sources of teacher support....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank my Lord and Savior for making it possible to complete this dissertation. Thanks to my mother who

Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

Creator:: Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
Abstract:: This comparison study involved the exploration of architecture and social life of the thirteenth century Medieval, sixteenth century Tudor and eighteenth century Georgian periods. Within the architectural and social categories, the specific objective was to examine the changes in the five hundred year period. Three specific houses were chosen as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: communal fashion by all who served the lord of the manor. The economics of the time, based primarily on

The experiences of licensed mental health professionals who have encountered and navigated through compassion fatigue

Creator:: Jorgensen, Louise B.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation study was to increase understanding of licensed mental health professionals' experiences as they have encountered and navigated through compassion fatigue (CF). CF is a complex construct with an attendant constellation of secondary stress responses. In order to examine the complex and varying factors associated with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

Creator:: Johnson, Kristin Renee
Abstract:: Karl Jordan (1861-1959) was an extraordinarily productive entomologist who influenced the development of systematics, entomology, and naturalists' theoretical framework as well as their practice. He has been a figure in existing accounts of the naturalist tradition between 1890 and 1940 that have defended the relative contribution of naturalists to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Decision-making in the Face of Uncertainty: Examining the Interplay between Social Relations and Loss Aversion in Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Jamaica

Creator:: Wade, Eric A.
Abstract:: Decision-making is a highly complex process influenced by the values, attitudes, and cognitive biases of the decision-maker. The classical model of decision-making fails to fully incorporate how decisions are made in situations of uncertainty, where having complete knowledge of all possible outcomes and alternatives is not always possible. In highly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Elizabeth) 51 4.2 – Hypothesized conceptual diagram of loss aversion in fishers when trading off

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Coordinatization Activated: How Students Understand and Apply Coordinate-Independent Integral Equations to Physics Situations

The Scientist’s Imagination: Cold War Politics and Nuclear Futures in Leo Szilard’s Fact and Fiction

An integrated approach to financial crisis management: a study of social, family, and personal resources unique to individuals in a financial crisis situation

Examining Nepal’s Community Forestry to Understand Opportunities and Barriers to Successful Collective Action

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

The experiences of licensed mental health professionals who have encountered and navigated through compassion fatigue

Karl Jordan : a life in systematics

Decision-making in the Face of Uncertainty: Examining the Interplay between Social Relations and Loss Aversion in Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Jamaica

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