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Culmer, Nathan Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Change is an organizational inevitability. There are few fields that undergo change more rapidly than information technology. Keeping up with the pace of change in a field so inclined toward change may take a unique toll on workers in information technology. Yet, little has been done to investigate workers' orientations towards change in this…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Employee Attitudes, Information Technology, Resistance to Change
Schuster, Jonathan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Reading is a complex process involving numerous skills and abilities contributing to acquiring meaning from text. Individuals without the requisite reading skills will have difficulty not only in school but throughout their lifetimes. The purpose of the study was to compare the reading ability of incoming college freshmen with that of adults with…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Comparative Analysis, College Freshmen, Adults
Woldeab, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate Internet usage and its relationship with the acculturation of the Horn of Africa immigrants residing in urban Minnesota. Technology has and continues to be a cultural amplifier; in just two decades from its initial availability to the general public, the Internet has made geographical differences…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Networks, Acculturation, Urban Areas
Ball, Albert L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although reports of identity theft continue to be widely published, users continue to post an increasing amount of personal information online, especially within social networking sites (SNS) and e-learning systems (ELS). Research has suggested that many users lack awareness of the threats that risky online personal information sharing poses to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Social Networks, Web Sites
Brandon, Katherine J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative study examines the relationship of philosophical beliefs of administrators of Lutheran schools and the influence of those beliefs on discipline decision-making styles, job satisfaction, and other factors. The study patterns the survey work from William Perry (1999) and other theorists regarding philosophy and ethics. A…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Discipline Policy, Protestants, Statistical Analysis
Ooten, Cheryl Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Beginning algebra is a gatekeeper course into the pipeline to higher mathematics courses required for respected professions in engineering, science, statistics, mathematics, education, and technology. Beginning algebra can also be a perfect storm if the necessary foundational skills are not within a student's grasp. What skills ensure beginning…
Descriptors: Algebra, Fractions, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Budge, Stephanie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Given the extensiveness of rejection and discrimination that transgender individuals experience (Lombardi, Wilchins, Priesing, & Malouf, 2001), the purpose of the current study was to examine the process of coping and how this relates to well-being at different stages of the gender transition. A total of 357 transsexual individuals (n = 226…
Descriptors: Gender Discrimination, Homosexuality, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology)
Cox, Sherry J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The majority of language learning in post-secondary higher education is compulsory. Many students in compulsory L2 courses demonstrate lower than average levels of achievement and persistence. Because L2 learning is an important component of a post-secondary education in modern society, improving the motivation to learn languages can improve both…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Required Courses, College Students, Student Motivation
Gero, Greg Philip – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Teacher quality has received increasing focus over the past decade, yet, by some measures, teachers rarely improve after their first few years of teaching, and not all teachers seem driven to improve. Traditional models of professional learning have emphasized the processes that teachers take part in as a facilitator of their improvement. Research…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Professional Development, Teacher Role, Teacher Effectiveness
Cruz, Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was conducted to (a) explore high achieving high school students' perceptions of the teaching profession, (b) examine the influence of these perceptions on intentions to teach, and (c) test a recruitment suite of tools to determine the effectiveness of recruitment messaging and strategies. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Intention, Career Choice
Gaston, Sean Maurice – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The role of the "principal" in encouraging and supporting parent involvement has not received as much research attention as it would seem to merit. While the recent literature on parent involvement is extensive, virtually none are devoted to investigating the impact of school leadership, particularly the function of the principal on…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Parent Participation, Secondary Schools
Bejerano, Arleen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Adaptation, or adjustment, is a psycho-social process that occurs when an individual accepts and integrates into his or her life a transition from one situation to another situation (Schlossberg, 1981). Many individuals struggle with transitions because transitions involve changes in the environment, roles, routines, and/or ways of looking at the…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Coping, Student Adjustment, Developmental Tasks
Sadaf, Ayesha – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this two phase mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to investigate factors that predict preservice teachers' intentions to use Web 2.0 technologies in their future classrooms and their ability to carry out their intentions during student teaching. The first phase explored factors based on the Decomposed Theory of Planned…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mixed Methods Research, Predictor Variables, Intention
Sahu, Subir – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study researches the involvement and engagement of Asian college students in the United States. Utilizing Astin's Theory of Student Involvement, Tinto's Interactionalist Theory, and the Model Minority Stereotype as its theoretical foundation, this study examines if colleges and universities are truly engaging its Asian student…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, College Students, Minority Group Students, Stereotypes
Watcharadamrongkun, Suntaree – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Public demands for accountability in higher education have placed increasing pressure on institutions to document their achievement of critical outcomes. These demands also have had wide-reaching implications for the development and enforcement of accreditation standards, including those governing pharmacy education. The knowledge management (KM)…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Pharmaceutical Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Information Technology
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