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Parents' perceptions of their involvement in their children's education and their future expectations
(11/10/2017)This study examined (a) how parents perceived their roles and participation in their child’s education, (b) how schools invited parents to become involved, (c) parents’ knowledge, skills, time, energy, and involvement ... -
The family reentry experiences of previously incarcerated mothers: A qualitative study
(12/21/2017)The purpose of this qualitative study was to use a phenomenological approach to gain an informed perspective on the lived experiences of formerly incarcerated mothers. An additional focus was given to what these mothers ... -
A descriptive phenomenological study of nursing student experiences of clinical data use in clinical rotations
(11/9/2017)Clinical learning experiences are important opportunities for nursing students in that they gather and synthesize data of patients’ conditions, provide appropriate nursing interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes, ... -
The rhetoric of public bodies: Resisting the norm/other binary
(11/7/2017)This dissertation develops a methodology to re-examine how we consider the embodiment of individuals across intersections of identity categories. Applying a constellation of theoretical perspectives that combines rhetorical, ... -
The effect of iodine supplementation on biomarkers of iodine status, thyroid function, resting metabolic rate, and body composition in women, 18-45 years of age
(12/21/2017)The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the efficacy of iodine supplementation vs. placebo, in reproductive-age women, 18-45 years, in improving iodine status, thyroid function, resting metabolic rate, and body ... -
Polyethylene glycol copolymer nanocarriers: Biocompatibility, uptake and intracellular trafficking in neurons
(12/20/2017)Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes neuronal death and leads to persistent loss of motor and sensory functions. Treatment of SCI is challenging as axon regeneration from damaged neurons is largely inhibited in the central ... -
“Take her clothes off and bring her to me!": Examining the dialogic construction of women in Robert Altman's films
(12/15/2017)This research examines the women characters in Robert Altman’s feature films from 1967 through 2006. Considered one of the most influential American filmmakers of the late twentieth century, Altman’s career spans six decades ... -
The impact of sex, bullying, forced sexual contact, and body dissatisfaction on depressive symptoms and suicide risk
(12/14/2017)This study explores the effects of these behaviors on adolescents. Traditional bullying, cyber bullying, sexual assault and body dysphoria's effect on depression and increased suicide risk are the focus of this dissertation. ... -
An examination of high school choral directors' use of audiation in university interscholastic league sight-reading competition
(5/4/2018)The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of audiation in the sight-reading process resulted in more successful scores at University Interscholastic League Choral Sight-Reading Contest. Data were collected ... -
Pain catastrophizing and prolonged opioid use following lumbar fusion
(10/30/2017)Healthcare providers commonly prescribe long-term opioid therapy for patients following lumbar fusion despite a lack of evidence that opioids are a safe or effective intervention for chronic pain. The purpose of this ... -
The experiences of new graduate nurses hired into adult intensive care units
(11/9/2017)It is a common practice that new graduate Registered Nurses (NGRNs) are hired into adult Intensive Care Units (ICUs) on initial entry into practice. There exists a practice readiness gap between nursing curricula and actual ... -
Beyond Johnny can't write: Tracing the identification of basic writers as deficient, disabled, and foreign others in developmental composition textbooks
(12/15/2017)The purpose of this study is to explore how contemporary composition textbooks employ writing pedagogy that stigmatize students and their writing as deviant and inadequate. Specifically, writing textbooks are often founded ... -
Celluloid classicism: Early Tamil cinema and the making of modern Bharatanāṭyam
(11/14/2017)This dissertation investigates how two of the most prominent cultural forms of modern South India—Tamil cinema and Bharatanāṭyam dance—share complex and deeply intertwined histories. It addresses the entangled emergence ... -
Discursively framing U.S. media and state hegemony: Police shootings, rape culture, and the transnational struggle
(9/20/2017)This dissertation intends to thematically integrate issues of race, class, gender as they relate to state-sanctioned and media (discursive) violence. This is done using three case studies that take different, but interconnected ... -
Examining the relationship between inner strength and symptom burden in older women with lymphoma
(8/30/2017)Adults age 65 and older are the fastest growing population in the United States diagnosed with cancer; however, due to age and gender disparities older women are largely ignored in clinical trials. The purpose of this study ... -
Constructing identity/creating consubstantiality: how community college basic writing syllabi communicate "We"
(8/30/2017)This is the first digital dissertation filed at Texas Woman's University. It is a hypertextual document. Below is a video, also on YouTube, to assist in perusing this dissertation. QuickTime is necessary to view the video ... -
Sermaka Omare: The Ainu motif of protection. An analysis of traditional Ainu artwork
(8/30/2017)The purpose of this thesis is the preservation and discussion of the artwork of a culture that has been marginalized and almost made to vanish from history. The Ainu people have been pressured to assimilate to either ... -
Perceptions of early career choral music educators and mentors toward effective mentoring practices
(1/5/2018)The purpose of this study was to assess the mentoring practices, both formal (initiated by a third party) and informal (initiated by either side of the mentorship) of secondary choral educators within the state of Texas ... -
An investigation of resilience in Head Start children and their parents
(12/12/2017)ABSTRACT RONNIESHA R. BIVENS AN INVESTIGATION OF RESILIENCE IN HEAD START CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS DECEMBER 2017 This study examined parents’ resilience, family risk factors and social supports, and children’s protective ... -
Using a multi-tier framework to increase teachers’ fidelity of BIP implementation
(12/1/2017)Most school districts have policies and procedures in place to guide professionals (e.g., behavior specialists, psychologists) in conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and writing Behavior Intervention Plans for ...
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