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Where do we start?: Initiating a practice-based teacher education program
(Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2020)In recent years, there has been renewed interest in practice-based teacher education around the enactment of high leverage practices. However, there is little research detailing the perceptions of faculty members who must ... -
Where's Walden? - A Dance Film
(2021)“Where’s Walden?” is a dance film that seeks to bring the viewer behind the camera to experience the work of creating a work - the exertion, exhaustion, disappointment, and sometimes futility involved in unfolding an ... -
The white peaceful death measure: Development, refinement and psychometric testing of an instrument
(2008-05)While peaceful death has been a term closely associated with nursing practice, this concept has not been clearly described and measured. This study proposed to develop a valid and reliable instrument, the White Peaceful ... -
Who belongs together? Children's perceptions of interracial families and multiracial children
(2019)The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions children have on the racial and ethnic makeup of families, how race affects friend choice, and how race affects their perceptions on human character. Children ... -
Whole body vibration methods with survivors of polio
(MyJove Corporation, 2018)The purpose of the original study was to examine the use of whole body vibration (WBV) on polio survivors with and without post-polio syndrome as a form of weight bearing exercise. The goal of this article is to highlight ... -
Whole body vibration on people with sequelae of polio
(Whole body vibration on people with sequelae of polio, 2018-03)Purpose: The purpose was to explore the feasibility of whole body vibration (WBV) on polio survivors with/without post-polio syndrome (PPS) by studying its effects on walking speed (10-m walk test), endurance (2-min walk ... -
Whole body vibration: The effect of position and frequency on perceived exertion in healthy, active adults
(Journal of Health Science, 2019)Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is a new exercise trend in fitness and performance enhancement. WBV platforms oscillate over a range of frequencies and amplitudes; however no study to date has examined the experience of perceived ... -
Whole-body vibration: Is gravitational force a valid measurement of exercise intensity?
(2010-08)The primary aim of the whole-body vibration (WBV) investigation was to determine if g-force is a valid measurement of vibration exercise intensity (VEI). For this purpose, twelve healthy lean adults (male, 7; female 5; ... -
Who’s a Family Engagement Librarian?
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Who’s the class president ?
(2021)Proportionality is a content standard of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), where students use probability and statistics to solve problems with proportional relationships. We developed a lesson for ... -
Why adults indulge in behaviors that place them at risk for HIV/AIDS infection: A North Texas AIDS clinic example
(2002-08-30)The purpose of the study was to determine some of the internal motivations that adult HIV-infected persons from a North Texas AIDS clinic identify as relevant to their indulging in HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The participants ... -
Why choose family therapy? African American adult experiences that led to their engagement in family therapy
(2015-05-30)The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of African Americans who choose to attend family therapy. African Americans are often overrepresented in groups that are most at-risk for psychological distress. ... -
“Why didn’t I speak up?” A Mexican American woman’s narrative of colorism
(Journal of Colorism Studies, 2022-07)The present study uses a single-case study approach to examine how colorism manifested in the narrative of a Mexican-origin woman living in a mixed-status, transnational family residing in a community situated along the ... -
Why do girls smoke? A path analysis of mother-daughter connectedness, self-concept, race/ethnicity and smoking behavior of mothers and friends as contributors to smoking behavior in teenage girls
(2002-05-30)The purpose of this dissertation was to perform a path analysis in order to identify significant variables/constructs that relate to smoking in teenage girls. In addition, the analysis was performed to identify race/ethnic ... -
Why K-12 School Librarians Belong in Academic Libraries
(2019)This lightning talk will give seven good reasons why school librarians make strong contenders for open positions within academic libraries. -
Why not ask me: Narrative accounts of the educational experiences of Mexican immigrant adolescent English language learners
(2009-12)There is pressing need for educational research that documents the experiences of adolescent English language learners (ELLs). The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the narrative accounts of young people, ... -
Why they won't save us: Political dispositions in the conflicts of superheroes
(Organization for Transformative Works, 2014)Comic book superheroes tend to be conservative and their opponents progressive. Here I explore the reasons for heroic conservatism, review recent disruptions to the trend, and consider what superhuman politics can tell us ...
