• Factors Influencing STEM Career Aspirations of Underrepresented High School Students 

  Mau, Wei-Cheng J.; Li, Jiaqi (Wiley, 2018-09-05)

  A shortage of female and minority students pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers has prompted researchers and policy makers to examine the current STEM supply pipeline. This study examined ...

• Mental representation of fractions: It all depends on whether they are common or uncommon 

  Liu, Fuchang (SAGE, 2018-09-01)

  This study examined whether common and uncommon fractions are mentally represented differently and whether common ones are used in accessing the magnitudes of uncommon ones. In Experiments 1 and 2, college education majors, ...

• Robotic manta ray propelled by servo actuated pectoral fin 

  Chitti, Sandeep Reddy (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Manta Ray is natural sample for lift based propelling robotic fishes. Pectoral fins that exhibit flapping motions are crucial for actuation of bio-mimic robotic Rays. In this research, a two-dimensional maneuverable ...

• The writing process of published authors and gifted students: a mixed method study regarding comfort with the writing process 

  Courtney, Jordan M. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  The purpose of this research was to determine how the writing process of published authors would be accepted and utilized by gifted students. To increase the field of research regarding gifted students, research was completed ...

• Beyond legalities: an inquiry into the ethical dimension of principals' decision-making for special education 

  Skelton, Christy L. (Wichita State University, 2017-12)

  Given the evolution of the principal's role and the current accountability system, principals are expected act in primary oversight of programming for student with disabilities. However, such expectations assume principals ...

• Non-invasive electromagnetic skin patch sensor to measure intracranial fluid–volume shifts 

  Griffith, Jacob; Cluff, Kim; Eckerman, Brandon; Aldrich, Jessica; Becker, Ryan; Moore-Jansen, Peer; Patterson, Jeremy (MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 2018-03-29)

  Elevated intracranial fluid volume can drive intracranial pressure increases, which can potentially result in numerous neurological complications or death. This study’s focus was to develop a passive skin patch sensor for ...

• Positive effects of a short-term intense elastic resistance training program on body composition and physical functioning in overweight older women 

  Fritz, Nicole B.; Juesas, Alvaro; Gargallo, Pedro; Calatayud, Joaquin; Fernandez-Garrido, Julio; Rogers, Michael E.; Colado, Juan C. (SAGE, 2018-02-11)

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a resistance training program (RTP) in older overweight women (OOW) using two different types of elastic devices. Methods: This study was a randomized controlled trial ...

• Concurrent validity of heart rate measures using a wrist worn activity tracker during treadmill walking 

  Shargawi, Anas A.; Hafez, Khaled A. (Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)

  Introduction: Wearable technology devices are becoming increasingly popular. Many of these devices offer features allowing users to monitor health related biometric information. One biometric variable commonly measured is ...

• Race, schools and opportunity hoarding: evidence from a post-war American metropolis 

  Rury, John L.; Rife, Aaron T. (Taylor & Francis, 2018-01-02)

  Opportunity hoarding is a sociological concept first introduced by Charles Tilly. This article explores its utility for historians by examining efforts to exclude different groups of people in a major American metropolis ...

• Superintendents and legislators: actors in the educational policy process on the Kansas stage 

  Reed, Nathan (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  In a democratic society, advocating for policy changes is commonplace. School superintendents are expected to be the voice of influence for the students and districts they serve. In Kansas, this expectation is no different. ...

• Perceptions and interactions of American university students with Arab international students 

  Obeidat, Bilal F. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  The purpose of this study was to understand how American students perceived and interacted with Arabs at a Midwestern university. Social capital theory was the theoretical framework used to understand the nature of ...

• Retention of novice special educators employed by an interlocal 

  Miner, Bradford R . (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Throughout the United States, a framework exists in which special education teachers are employed in a dual organizational structure of special and general education. The composition of this framework is twofold, comprised ...

• Self-efficacy among community college faculty teaching in CTE dual-enrollment programs 

  Farrell, Sherry D. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  In 2012, the Kansas Legislature passed Senate Bill 155 that allowed all high school juniors and seniors to enroll in tuition-free postsecondary career and technical education courses (CTE) courses. Community colleges ...

• A study of the effect of a new teacher evaluation policy on the work of the high school principal 

  Higgins, Chad A. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Public schools are arguably the most diverse and challenging organizations to lead due to the vast number and type of stakeholders as well as the vulnerable clientele within. The continually rising demands of leading ...

• School administrator discipline decision-making for students with emotional behavioral disorders 

  Heddin, Charla S. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  Suspensions and expulsions for students with EBD are growing because many school administrators use this strategy as a quick option to manage student behavior. School district policies and procedures for the discipline ...

• An exploration of family-school partnerships at a university-model school 

  Martin, Pamela L. (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  The purpose of this exploratory case study was to investigate the perceptions and experiences of teachers and parents concerning a high-involvement model of parental engagement known as the University-Model School (UMS). ...

• Meaningful literacy: how multimodal literacy engages all learners 

  Connelly, Kelly (Wichita State University, 2017-05)

  There is a strong divide between the literacies educators are teaching students in the classroom and the twenty-first century literacy skills students need. While the definition for literacy is constantly changing it ...

• Chapter 22 -- Scholar‐Practitioners: Comparing and Contrasting the Role of Scholarship in the Careers of Administrators and Faculty 

  Schuh, John H. (Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2017)

  Those who are identified as scholar-practitioners in student affairs administration are relatively rare, or at least that was my experience over the four decades that I was an administrator and faculty member in higher ...

• A consecutive loop elastic band placed around the distal end of the thighs during an overhead barbell squat increases medial knee collapse 

  Collins, Brandon W.; Forman, Davis A.; Rogers, Michael E.; Forman, Garrick N.; Page, Phil; Holmes, Michael W. R.; Button, Duane C. (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2017-05)

  The use of a resistant band wrapped around the distal end of the thighs may act as a proprioceptive aid to reduce medial collapse of the knee during squats. No studies have examined this corrective technique on mechanically ...

• Effects of long-term elastic resistance training on oxidative damage of DNA in older adults 

  Page, Phil; Colado, Juan C.; Saez, Guillermo; Gargallo, Pedro; Hernando, Amaya; Estan, Nuria; Juesas, Alvaro; Munoz, Victor; Tella, Victor; Rogers, Michael E. (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2017-05)

  It is theorized that age-related physiological changes are a consequence of the accumulation of random oxidative damage to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), lipids, and proteins. The major by-product of oxidative DNA damage, ...

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