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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Brophy"”.
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Biology of Age-1 and Older Yellow Perch in West-Central Minnesota Lakes
… in 1999, while samples were collected from Lakes Brophy and Louise in 2000. In addition, winter samples were collected from Lakes Brophy and Freeborn in February of 2000 under the ice using gill nets and angling. Both mean percent by number, an indicator of prey diversity, and mean percent by …
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Early childhood teachers’ conceptualization of learning in three different educational public school settings
… (Banu, 2014; Wiebe-Berry, 2006; Gutiervez, 1994; Brophy & Good, 1974; Avgitidou et al 2013). This study explored the links between a teacher’s conceptualizations of learning and her classroom practices and interactions with children. This was an ethnographic case study built with grounded theory …
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The Impact of Online Professional Development on Science Teachers' Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectancy Beliefs for Teaching Engineering Practices
… training and resources (Katehi et al., 2009; Brophy et al., 2008). Teachers often lack confidence in their ability to teach engineering concepts, making it difficult for them to incorporate these practices effectively (Hammack and Ivey, 2017; Christian et al., 2021). Self-efficacy, defined as …
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A descriptive study of the use of a problem solving heuristic in a cooperative small group setting
… differences or physical disabilities (Good & Brophy, 1991, p. 415). This descriptive study builds upon the work of King, Barry, Maloney and Tayler (1994) in analysing student talk in small group work. The research participants are four students in a target group and their teacher, in a class …
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The Effect of Allocated Assessment Time and Allocated Instructional Time on Student Achievement in Small, Medium, and Large School Districts in Florida
… of student achievement (Butler, 1926; 1936; Brophy, Rohrkemper, Rashid, & Goldwater, 1982; Carroll, 1963; Doppelt, Mehalik, Schunn, Silk, & Krysinski, 2008; Spanjers, Burns, & Wagner, 2008; Wyss, Dolenc, Kong, & Tai, 2013). The purpose of this study was to compare allocated assessment time to …
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Investing in the middle : individual and investment ownership trends in St. Louis’ middle neighborhoods
… in deep distress, but are not thriving either,” (Brophy, 2016) – have emerged as a recent point of interest for scholars interested in studying American cities in the Midwest and Northeast due to their potential to provide market-rate affordable housing options, particularly homeownership …
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School-Wide Implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and the Impact on Student Absences, Office Discipline Referrals, and Suspensions in Two Suburban Middle Schools
… is highly correlated to student achievement (Brophy, 1988; Fisher et al., 2015; Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2001). However, students who are suspended and expelled from school lose instructional time in the classroom (Belway, Hodson, Losen, Keith II, and Morrison, 2015; Scott …
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The Study Circle. Participatory Action Research, With and For the Unemployed.
Although considered unorthodox in comparison to more traditional research methodologies, participatory action research and the critical theory that supports such an approach has been an accepted research practice for over four decades. The fundamental aim of this methodology is to empower and …
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Assessing the Efficacy of Guest Loyalty Programs in the Hotel Industry: A Case Study of Kimpton Hotels
Since 2004, several small hotel chains have introduced guest loyalty programs in order to give their guests "big chain perks" while keeping a boutique identity. Recent studies have raised concerns that loyalty programs do not create brand loyalty. By looking at Kimpton Hotel's recently introduced …
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Perceptions, expectations and interactions: a study of teachers and pupils in five ethnically mixed primary classrooms
… dyadic interaction collected with the Brophy-Good system, contrasting patterns of interaction were noted between expectation groups (high, middle and low teacher expectations). The differences were largely qualitative and there were no expectation group differences in the total number …
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Nature of talk and interaction in the Singapore history classroom
… values, reflect and engage in moral reasoning (Brophy, 1996). It is through this interaction that development of thinking in history will occur (Coltnam, 1975). The main focus of the research is on the language used in the history classroom, particularly during critical episodes when the …
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Never Lost, Never Found: A Psychoanalytic Study of Representations of the Child in Literature
This study is an inquiry into the emotional significance of representations of the child and begins from the assumption that the relationship between our perception of the child and the adult we have become, is filled with anxiety. The initial questions ask how a study of representations of the …
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Law, state and the family : the politics of child custody.
Law State and the Family: the Politics of Child Custody is an examination of the development of law and legal practices in relation to mothers and the legal custody of children. It maps the history of statute law and re-reads legal practice focusing upon the way in which these practices reproduce …
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Study of the Cryptosporidium parvum DHFR-TS in the model system Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Cryptosporidium parvum is a ubiquitous protozoan that causes severe gastrointestinal disease. The severe diarrhea that results can be life-threatening, particularly for the very young, old, and immune-compromised. Currently there is no approved therapy for cryptosporidiosis. We have developed a …
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Some observations of the microscopic and physical changes resulting from heat-treatment and an investigation of the dilatometric & thermal changes resulting from heat-treatment of high speed steel
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1933
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A physico-chemical study of hot work tool steels
Thesis ()--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, 1934
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The Poor Law Union and the Famine in Carlow 1845-1847
This thesis is about the Carlow area during the early Famine years of 1845 - 1847. The first chapter is about Ireland before the Famine, the phenomenal increase in population, the great amount of poverty among the people and all the problems which accompanied both. The second chapter looks at the …
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Community College Success of Students with Disabilities
<p>The purpose of this study was to identify aspects of home life, college life, or high school preparation that supported the success of students with disabilities at community colleges. As students with disabilities are rarely represented in the literature, this study offered a space for students …
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Engineering Proteins Encoded by the Major Histocompatability Complex
"Proteins encoded by the major histocompatability complex (MHC) were initially discovered based on their role in skin graft rejections. Years later, the physiological function of MHC proteins, as key players in the immune response to foreign pathogens, was elucidated. For instance, class I major …
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