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A case study of the effects of school culture on a positive discipline program

Eubank, Heather R. (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This qualitative case study examined the school culture of an urban elementary school and the implementation of a school-wide positive discipline program. Focus groups, interviews, observations and document review were ...
A case study of the impact of special education law on the retention of tenured special education teachers

Nance, Erica (2007-05)

The purpose of this study was to describe the influence of increased legal requirements on current or former Inter local tenured special education teacher attrition or retention by reporting their reasons for staying or ...
Catecholamine disturbance and SH-SY5Y cell toxicity of halogenated 3-amino-2 phenylpropenes

Samms, Warren C. (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1% and 2% of the population over age 65. Despite decades of research and the development of many molecular models of PD, there is ...
Changing afterschool settings for positive youth development: An examination of a setting level capacity-building intervention in afterschool programs

Gregory, Tara D. (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

Afterschool programs have long been seen as exemplary delivery systems for safe, structured activities that prevent negative behaviors (i.e. substance use, delinquency) as well as promote positive youth development (Eccles ...
Changing attitudes about stereotyped groups and critical thinking ability

Hargrave, Stephanie Janae Stephens (2006-05)

The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between a change in stereotype rating of photographs and the critical thinking skill of the rater. The groups rated for the study were Black, Middle Eastern/Arab, and ...
Characterization of mechanical systems with real joints and flexible links

Koshy, Cheriyan Sony (2006-05)

The field of multibody simulations has seen great strides in recent years. Most multibody simulations are carried out under the assumption that the joints involved are ideal. However many real joints are not ideal; they ...
The chemistry of L-ascorbic acid derivatives in the asymmetric synthesis of C2- and C3-substituted aldono-gamma-lactones

Olabisi, Ayodele O. (2005-08)

The antioxidant and redox properties of L-ascorbic acid are closely associated with the electron rich 2, 3-enediol moiety of the molecule and therefore selective functionalization of the 2- and 3-OH groups is essential for ...
Closing the economic achievement gap: a case study of a successful Kansas secondary school

Stessman, Martin (2006-05)

In spite of efforts at the federal, state, and local levels, the achievement gap has persisted over time. Recent NCLB legislation has brought renewed attention to the achievement gap, forcing schools to address it. Despite ...
Color association with differential waveform driven force-feedback vibration periodicities

Howard, Jeffrey N. (2007-05)

This study investigated the relationship between visual stimulus sinusoidal spatial frequency, force- feedback (FF) square, triangle, and sinusoidal wave driven vibrational periodicities, and their association with the ...
Committee neural network force prediction model in milling of fiber reinforced polymers

Kalla, Devi Kiran (Wichita State University, 2008-08)

Increasingly, fiber reinforced polymers are being used in aerospace, naval, and automotive industries due to their high specific strength and high stiffness. Some of the damage problems encountered during machining these ...
A comparative analysis of atypical and typical spelling abilities

Scott, Christine M. (2007-05)

The spelling abilities of older students with atypical spelling were compared to younger spelling-age matched students with typical spelling. The purpose was to determine if older students performed similarly to the younger ...
Conduct problems and depressive symptom from ages 5 – 9: the additive and synergistic effects of parenting and child temperament

Boone, Linda Tellez (Wichita State University, 2012-12)

The present study examined the additive and synergistic effects of parenting quality and the child temperament component, executive frontal control, on the development of conduct problems and depressive symptoms from entry ...
Contersational contribution between AAC users and typically speaking partners

Tsai, Meng-Ju (Wichita State University, 2009-12)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of conversation dyads involving individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and their typically speaking conversation partners, ...
Control of cable networks

Gao, Haihong (Wichita State University, 2012-12)

A major issue for contemporary cable networks under flat pricing is that heavy users can cause severe network congestion and light users subsidize heavy users. This problem is exaggerated when network participants do not ...
Counter stories of African American males who attained a doctoral degree at a predominantly white institution

Callis, Larry D. (Wichita State University, 2012-05)

This study examined the counter stories of African American Males, ages 36-61, who successfully earned a doctoral degree at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). Critical inquiry was used to examine the worldviews of ...
Covariance structures of Gaussian and log-Gaussian vector stochastic processes

Metheny, Maryssa (Wichita State University, 2012-12)

Although the covariance structures of univariate Gaussian and log Gaussian stochastic processes have been extensively studied in the past few decades, the development of covariance structures for Gaussian and log-Gaussian ...
Creating a product to increase internal motivation to use technology in the classroom

Klamik, Loretta T. (2005-07)

Technology integration is a national initiative; however, some teachers are still unwilling or unable to use computers in the classroom. Attitude has been identified as a factor inhibiting teachers. Therefore, this study ...
Cure kinetics and synthesis of some resins and prepreg systems

Gandikota, Rama G. (Wichita State University, 2009-07)

The research reported in this dissertation details the synthesis, characterization and cure kinetics of some resin and prepreg systems. The first chapter gives an introduction to the research presented in this thesis. A ...
Cyano-substituted polypyrazolylborate metal complexes

Zhao, Ningfeng (2005-12)

Polypyrazolylborates have become one of the most popular ligands used in inorganic and organometallic chemistry. Because of the electron-withdrawing and potential coordination property of the cyano group, as well as the ...
Design of RSD-cyclic and hybrid RSD-Cyclic/sigma-delta ADCs

Atris, Youssef H. (Wichita State University, 2007-07)

In this research work two contributions to the area of analog to digital data converters have been discussed. The area of focus is the RSD-Cyclic and sigma-delta ADC. First a novel hybrid RSD-Cyclic-sigma-delta architecture ...