Browsing ETD: Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Wage differentials between males and females in the information and technology sector
(Wichita State University, 2010-05)This research was conducted to examine the different factors that attribute to the wage gap between men and women in the information and technology sector. Three type of factors were included in the analysis: individual ... -
The wage gap: Gender differences in the teaching profession
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)This thesis examines the wage gap between male and female teachers by analyzing data drawn from the 2006-08 Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS data set is composed of 72,000 households and the civilian noninstitutional ... -
Walden and A New Home, Who'll Follow?: Recovering Eve in nineteenth-century nature writing
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)Canonization of nineteenth-century American authors often separates Caroline Kirkland's A New Home, Who'll Follow? and Henry David Thoreau's Walden into diverse literary genres. Although the authors wrote in different but ... -
Warzones, peacekeeping and police: using modern day policing strategies to strengthen UNPOL and peacekeeping operations
(Wichita State University, 2019-05)The purpose of this collective qualitative case study was to compare the training protocols of UNPOL officers from different countries over the course of three different missions. Five United Nations Police Officers ... -
Waste not, want not: Household sentiment on food waste and the role of sustainable technologies
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Researchers from the multidisciplinary field of human-computer-interaction (HCI) created a sub-field known as sustainable HCI to address environmental problems through technological interventions. The HCI community has ... -
Watch your mouth: Swearing and credibility in the classroom
(Wichita State University, 2020-05)Swearing and credibility are directly related, as credibility is the perception of an individual derived from their verbal and nonverbal communication. Credibility has a fundamental impact in the realm of education, ... -
Wave directionality in periodic lattice structures
(Wichita State University, 2019-12)We discuss the wave directionality for in-plane and out-of-plane waves in three-dimensional selfsimilar and non-self-similar square periodic lattices. The lattices studied are square lattice, square in the square ... -
Ways of knowing :their association with gender and higher order thinking
(2005-12)Research examining women’s personal epistemology found two beliefs that tend to be gender related, connected knowing and separate knowing. Connected knowing is characterized by empathizing and placing oneself within another ... -
Ways of knowing and cultural awareness
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)This study explored the relationship between ways of knowing and attitudes toward diversity awareness and acceptance. The purpose was to determine whether there was a link between individuals with a higher propensity for ... -
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 ... -
Weak interfacial bonds and the long-term durability of bonded repairs to polymer matrix composites
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)Major technological advances using composite materials in airframe components to improve performance and energy efficiency have been achieved in the last 50 years. For the first time, these materials are being introduced ... -
Weary travel’s end
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Web-assisted instruction and its effect on students’ achievements and attitudes in Nizwa College of Technology in Oman
(Wichita State University, 2012-12)The rising expectations for changing traditional classrooms, where chalk and talk as well as desks and texts are predominant, were accelerating because of the explosion of knowledge and the growing demands of the workforce ... -
Wellness of Kansas principals: self-perception
(2005-05)This quantitative study examined the perceived wellness of Kansas K-12 public school building principals. Increased expectations at national, state, and local levels such as No Child Left Behind, budget cuts primarily due ... -
West Nile virus and wild bird populations
(Wichita State University, 2006-05)West Nile Virus (WNV) first appeared in the western hemisphere in 1999, and has since spread across the United States and into Mexico and the Caribbean. It has been hypothesized that WNV has spread rapidly via migratory ... -
What a drag it is getting old: Awareness and appraisal of age related change in white men born between 1946 and 1955
(Wichita State University, 2015-05)This study used interpretive phenomenological analysis to examine the experience of age-related change of a sample of white men born during the first half of the baby boom. The specific research questions asked (a) the ... -
What are the effects of eReaders vs. print text on struggling eighth grade readers in the language arts classroom?
(Wichita State University, 2011-05)The purpose of this four-week study was to determine if the use of eReaders vs. traditional print novels in the eighth grade classroom would increase the comprehension scores, engagement, and comprehension strategy usage ... -
What happened in Vegas? The use of destination branding to influence place attachments
(2007-05)In 2000, the city of Las Vegas broke away from traditional tourism marketing and started using the destination brand of “adult freedom” in their promotional campaigns. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority not ... -
What is a nation: The micronationalist challenge to traditional concepts of the nation-state
(Wichita State University, 2009-05)While primarily concerned with questions of legitimacy, particularly in regard to issues such as sovereignty, recognition, and autonomy as they relate to diminutive nationalistic entities (otherwise known as “micronations”), ... -
"What is it?" Exploring the roles of women throughout Raymond Carver’s short fiction
(2006-05)A majority of critics examine Raymond Carver’s fiction in terms of minimalism, but in this thesis, I highlight the themes in Carver’s work rather than emphasize the format. Many women in Carver’s work contrast the futility ...