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Creator:: Keegan, Macaela Cashman
Abstract:: This microethnographic study examines critical literacy and the lives of participants in an urban, non-profit organization, the Opportunity Center, serving low income youth and adults in the Seattle area. The Center's primary mission was to provide alternative educational opportunities for youth who have been unsuccessful in traditional school settings. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Shehry, Ali Maadi
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the financial and academic problems perceived by Saudi graduate students while they are studying in the United States. The study also attempted to determine if there were significant differences in the five perceived problem areas among respondents in the various categories identified....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Eraqi, Abdulmohsen Mohammed
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was the investigation of attitudes toward educational TV in Saudi Arabia. The sample population for the study was 444 male students, teachers' and administrators randomly selected from three educational districts (Mecca, Al-Madinah and Jeddah). The data collected were examined to determine attitudes toward three educational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Lawler, Brynn Heintz
Abstract:: This research investigated the effect of a literature-based unit on subjects' in primary grades attitudes toward the elderly and aging. The experiment followed a pretest/posttest design; covariates derived from three separate survey portions were compared with respective postmeasure scores. Other research on young children's attitudes toward aging suggests that ageist...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hardin, Holly E.
Abstract:: This study focused on composition teachers in elementary and secondary schools who researched their own teaching practices. Specifically, it examined political implications of their work within the larger context of the education hierarchy. Central to this examination were teacher-researcher (t-r) perceptions of and interactions with other members of the education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: how students behave in an educational setting" (Best and Kahn 21). Beyond this general definition

Creator:: Kulthongkham, Sukkarnya
Abstract:: This study explored the applicability of a small portion of Western communication theory and practice to an Eastern culture. It compared the opinions or professional judgments of five Thai speech instructors who had obtained their doctorates in American universities with those of five American speech instructors who hold doctorates in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Communication, Commputer Science and Mathematics Education, and Educational Foundations presented on December

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