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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Central New York"”.
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Ways to Refuge: Bosnians in Central New York in Ethnographic Perspective
<p>Ways to Refuge: Bosnians in Central New York in Ethnographic Perspective</p> <p>This dissertation documents the resettlement experiences of Bosnian Muslims relocated to two urban locales in the north of New York State during and after the Bosnian War in the Balkans. To do so, it relies on …
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The Decision to Pursue the Principalship: Perspectives of Certified Administrators in Upstate Central New York
… educational administrative positions in Upstate Central New York (CNY) public schools by exploring the perspectives of both practicing principals and those that are certified but not currently employed in an administrative position. The study posed three research questions. First, how do …
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The Development and Evaluation of an Index of Biotic Integrity for Small Lakes in Western and Central New York
… Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) is a relatively new approach to this problem which utilizes the characteristics of a lake's fish assemblage to assess lake health. My study focused on developing an Index of Biotic Integrity for several small lakes in New York. The objectives of my study were to …
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Snowstorms in Upstate New York: synoptics, spatial modeling and temporal variability
… the characteristics of snowstorms that affect Central New York, a subsection of the eastern Great Lakes region, in a series of chapters organized as journal articles. The first article develops a classification scheme to categorize snowstorms in Central New York from the 1985/86 season to the …
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Of Metal, Paper and Light: Stories
… to accurately depict the journalism industry in central New York around the time of the Trump Administration. The stories also intersect in unique ways, with recurring characters developed through an unusual, abstract chronology. Finally, these six stories — told from the perspective of various …
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A Determination of the Custodial Services Required to Maintain and Operate the Watkins Glen Central Schools
… the custodial services required to run a central New York public school in order to determine the true scope of its necessary resources. The author considers a number of estimating models, including Steen’s Method and Fildes’ Method, and uses Pyoski’s Method to determine the school’s …
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The Implementation of Life Space Crisis Intervention as a School-Wide Strategy for Reducing Violence and Supporting Students' Continuation in Public Schools
… of public school, LSCI trained, staff members in Central New York.</p> <p>The result of this study supports two conclusions: LSCI is an effective school-wide strategy, but was not implemented effectively or that LSCI is effective as part of a school-wide violence prevention continuum. Further …
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Effects of Differential Reinforcer Magnitude for an Alternative Response on the Resurgence of Academic Responding
… recruited from a suburban elementary school in Central New York. Students earned tokens for working on math problems, and the rate of problem completion was measured across sessions. In Phase 1, completing addition problems was reinforced. In Phase 2, completing subtraction problems was …
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Improving breastfeeding education among hospital nurses
… to hospital nurses on a maternity unit in Central, New York with a Level One nursery, will improve nursing knowledge of appropriate breastfeeding practices, decrease variations in breastfeeding education provided to patients, and improve breastfeeding outcomes for the facility. The research …
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The Association Between Learning Styles and Academic Difficulty
… students from a public elementary school in central New York aged 8-10 years old were given the Learning Preference Inventory (LPI) to determine their dominant, auxiliary, supporting, and least-used styles of learning. Amount and severity of academic difficulty was determined by the use of …
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Teacher Allies: An Exploration of the Professional Experiences of Teachers Who Support LGBTQ Students
… teachers representing five secondary schools in Central New York participated in three semi-structured interviews and approximately fifteen hours of classroom observation. Questions driving this research focused on (1) how teacher allies make meaning of LGBTQ students' needs and their roles in …
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Implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports in the Neoliberal Context in an Urban Elementary School
… team, at an urban elementary school in central New York, during their first two years implementing SWPBS. SWPBS is a framework for implementing a school-wide behavior management system that focuses on proactive rather than reactive behavior interventions. SWPBS was recommended in No …
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Concerns of Elementary School Leaders and Teachers When Implementing a Common Core Aligned Mathematics Program
… during the initial year of implementation of a new mathematics program in a small city school district in Central New York State. Qualitative methodology included focus groups with teachers and with school leaders, and semi-structured interviews with each school leader. (N=12 teachers and N=5 …
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African American Parent-Teen Communication regarding dating, sex, and risk of STIs
… slated as high risk for STIs/HIV infections in Central New York. Data was collected through audio-recorded qualitative face-to-face interviews.</p> <p>The study revealed that African American parents see the need for sexuality discussions and they are interested in being sexuality educators for …
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The effects of a digital educational intervention on undergraduate nursing students' attitudes, knowledge and self-efficacy with female genital cutting
… students in a public university located in Central New York State.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A pretest and posttest quasi-experimental design was conducted with a convenience sample of undergraduate nursing students in a public university located in Central New York State. Descriptive …
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Civic Education and Citizenship Education: A Qualitative Study of Secondary Social Studies Teachers' Understandings of the Concepts and Practices of Citizenship Education for Immigrant Students
… explored how social studies teachers in Central New York make meaning of civic education and citizenship education and what citizenship education practices they implement for immigrant students in the classroom. Eight secondary social studies teachers in three school districts took part …
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Finite element analysis of embankment dam due to rapid drawdown events
… earth embankment dam, 'CV dam', located in Central New York State that was constructed in the 1960s. Hydraulic properties of the embankment fill are evaluated by fitting measurements of pore pressures inside the dam with 2-D steady seepage using the PLAXIS 2D 2015TM finite element program. …
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Renewing Homeland and Place: Algonquians, Christianity, and Community in Southern New England, 1700-1790
“Renewing Homeland and Place” explores the complex intertwining of evangelical Christianity and notions of place and homeland in Algonquian communities in southern New England during the eighteenth century. In particular, this dissertation examines the participation of Algonquian men and women in …
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The Pollination Ecology of Four Species of Local Vernal Herbaceous Angiosperms
… four locally common species of plants in the Central New York State area were studied. Three study sites were selected and research was conducted in the field by personal observation and accepted experimental methods. Four experimental categories were established for each species at their …
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HOW HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS MAKE SENSE OF AND INSTRUCT WITH NARRATIVE FILM IN THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM
… investigated how high school English teachers in central New York make sense of and instruct with narrative film in the classroom. </p> <p> Twelve high school English teachers from five school districts participated in this study. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, direct …
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