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Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) a predictor of success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reaing Test?
(2012-04-19)Lewin, Nancy L. Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) A Predictor of Success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reading Test? Unpublished Doctor of Education Dissertation, University ... -
Knowledge and Characteristics of Emerging Mathematics Teacher Leaders: Becoming a School-based Middle School Teacher Leader
(2012-04-19)Siegmyer, Maryann. “Knowledge and Characteristics of Emerging Mathematics Teacher Leaders: Becoming a School-based Middle School Teacher Leader.” Unpublished Doctor of Education Dissertation, University of Houston, May, ... -
Maintaining a Satisfying Marriage: A Narrative Analysis of Communication Skills, Stories, and Meanings in Marriage Education
(2011-12-12)In this study I explore how FamilyLife, a Christian organization committed to marriage education, stories marriage and the communicative behaviors that are emphasized. I completed a review of the current communication ... -
The mechanisms of chronic nadolol treatment on the regulation of bronchial tone in a murine model of asthma
(2010-03-24)Statement of the problem: Using a murine model of asthma, chronic beta blocker treatment was found to improve airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). This finding completed a paradigm shift in the treatment of asthma using β ... -
Negotiations and Challenges in Creating a Digital Story: The Experience of Graduate Students
(2012-04-19)Digital Storytelling has been popular in various educational contexts as a powerful tool for cognitive and literacy development in the digital age. The creation of a digital story is a complex process in which the creator ... -
Novel lysine-based reducible copolymers for intracellular gene delivery
(2012-01-20)The development of biodegradable gene delivery systems, which have the ability to effectively deliver therapeutic DNA to a target tissue, is paramount to the success of nonviral gene delivery. One approach to developing ... -
ONLINE REVIEWS AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE WEB HOSTING INDUSTRY
(2012-04-19)Consumers purchasing Internet-based services from companies that lack physical presences have a unique problem. They do not have access to the information that they require in order to discern the quality of the company's ... -
OXIDATIVE STRESS AND RENAL AT1R FUNCTION DURING HYPERTENSION
(2012-04-19)Angiotensin (Ang) II via renal Ang II type 1 receptors (AT1R) modulates proximal tubular Na/K-ATPase such that, low concentrations of Ang II stimulates Na/K-ATPase whereas at high concentrations the stimulatory effect is ... -
Parental Perceptions of the Effects of the high-Stakes TAKS Test on the Home Lives of At-Risk Fifth Grade Students
(2011-12-12)Westfall, Dawn. “Parental Perceptions of the Effects of the High-Stakes TAKS Test on the Home Lives of At-Risk Fifth Grade Students.” Doctor of Education Dissertation, December 2010. ABSTRACT In Texas, fifth grade ... -
Patterns of Age-Related IQ Changes from the WAIS to WAIS-III after Adjusting for the Flynn Effect
(2012-04-19)Previous studies have found that the Flynn effect accounts for at least 48%, and as much as 100%, of the difference between norms for 20- and 70-year-olds on the Wechsler intelligence tests (Dickinson & Hiscock, 2010). The ... -
Perfectionism, Societal Messages, Gender and Race as Correlates of Male Body Image
(2011-12-12)Abstract Many men experience psychological distress as they try to obtain the ideal body as constructed by society (Pope, Phillips, and Olivardia, 2000). The number of articles focusing on men and muscularity has greatly ... -
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of Oral Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in Recurrent Prostate Cancer Patients and of Oral Dissolving Film (ODF)-DES in Rats
(2012-04-19)Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death in men in the United States. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), an estimated 217,730 men were diagnosed ... -
Predictors of High School Student Success in Online Courses
(2012-04-19)As the use of online learning in high schools continues to increase, more research needs to be conducted on how students with different skills, abilities, and attributes perform in online courses. Not all students are ... -
Principal Descriptions of a Good School and the Culture of a Good School
(2012-04-19)The purpose of this study is to report the voices of practicing principals about good schools and their descriptions regarding the culture of good schools. The study is significant because the current emphasis in education ... -
Principal Succession: Trends and Impacts
(2012-04-19)This study addresses the critical issue of planning for principal succession and the need for transitional assistance as new leaders acquire the position. Principals are constantly being replaced, and many times by a leader ... -
Principals' Perceptions of Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSAs) of Effective School Principals
(2012-01-10)Williams, Robin. “Principals’ Perceptions of Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSAs) of Effective School Principals.” Unpublished Doctor of Education Dissertation, University of Houston, December, 2010. Abstract This ... -
Principals' Time Spent Off Campus and Their Perception of its Effectiveness
(2012-04-19)An educational leader must perform many roles from being a business manager to instructional leader. Principals are required to be “jacks of all trades” to meet the challenges of today (Shelton, 2008, p. 4). A principal ... -
PUBLIC RELATIONS IN HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE: AN APPLICATION OF THE SITUATIONAL THEORY OF PUBLICS FOR LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY’S TEAM IN TRAINING PROGRAM
(2012-04-19)The purpose of this study was to explore a relationship between the public relations practice and the health promotion practice based on the assumption that one compliments the other. Grunig’s situational theory of publics ... -
Public School Teachers and Responsible Advocacy: What Are the Perceived Limits?
(2011-12-12)This qualitative study focused on the attitudes of a sample of 60 teachers in two Houston Independent School District schools toward applying public relations strategies, particularly responsible advocacy and advocacy-like ...