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Physiological and psychological effects of a new racket sport in children with and without overweight at primary school
(Universidad Catolica San Antonio Murcia, 2020)Literature have shown the positive effects of participation in classical sports on children health. However, innovative ideas are necessary to increase their participation according to motivations and individual needs. The ... -
1:1 device implementation in a Midwest High School and its impact on teaching and learning
(Wichita State University, 2020-07)The purpose of this exploratory mixed methods study was to investigate the successes and difficulties of a 1:1 Chromebook implementation in a suburban high school. The research questions that arose were as follows: What ... -
Trends of integration in Mitchell County, Texas, prior to June, 1958
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Relations between the Socioeconomic Status of Secondary Students with Disabilities and non-academic transition behaviors
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-24)Many studies suggest students’ socioeconomic status (SES) predicts academic performance as well as employment and further education outcomes for students both with and without disabilities. The extent to which SES affects ... -
The launch of the Kansans can school redesign project: One school’s quest to learn to change the system
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Despite many decades of school reform efforts aimed at improving educational outcomes through accountability measures focused on academic performance, systemic change in America’s schools and substantial improvements in ... -
The influence of culture on the education of students with disabilities in Kenya
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Despite legislative protections that have made education available to all Kenyan students at no cost, students with disabilities who are now legally entitled to attend school remain significantly under enrolled. Some ... -
Helping them changes us: Experiences of supplemental instruction leaders with transformative learning
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic success program with a proven track record that was developed in the early 1970s to improve student academic performance in traditionally difficult courses (Arendale, 2000; ... -
A name for the pain: Examining the consequences of racial microaggressions in k-12 schooling from the perspectives of adult African American males
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Racial microaggressions are defined as “brief and commonplace daily, verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights ... -
We are still here: A narrative inquiry exploring the sophomore perspective on surviving first-year college attrition
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)This research study focuses on retention of First-Year students with a qualitative approach to collecting data. The purpose of this study was to explore lived experiences of sophomore students who were retained between ... -
Perceptions of teens choosing a virtual high school as a social/emotional safe haven
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Suicide is a national crisis in the United States that claims more teenagers than cancer, heart disease, AIDs, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined (Flatt, 2019). Many individual ... -
The coach as ethical leader
(2003)