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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Georgia Southern University"”.
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A Technical and Economic Feasibility Study of Implementing a Microgrid at Georgia Southern University
… of implementing a microgrid for a portion of the Georgia Southern University campus assessed. The existing power delivery system was described and characterized to ascertain whether conversion to a microgrid would be both feasible and beneficial. Different types of distributed generation were …
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Cooperating Teachers' Perceptions of the Collaborative, Standards-Based Professional Block of the Secondary Education Program at Georgia Southern University
… is supported by many in teacher education. At Georgia Southern University, the Secondary Education program has undergone revision to create a collaborative, standards-based Secondary Professional Block incorporating extensive field experiences prior to student teaching. This study examines the …
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The Spirit of Pittman: An Ethnography of the Laboratory School on the Site of Georgia Southern University, 1920s--1990s
… preserve the history of the laboratory school, Georgia Southern University over eight decades of the 20th Century became an intriguing journey. The vehicle was ethnographic research into the lives and philosophies ofmen and women educators. I was personally embedded within Marvin Pittman …
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The Relationship Between the National Survey of Student Engagement Scores and Persistence Data from the Freshman Year to the Sophomore Year among Georgia Southern University Students
… (NSSE) is an assessment tool administered to university undergraduate students and used to determine the degree to which they are engaged with their academic environment. The NSSE asks students to assess themselves in five categories: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative …
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Undressing J.D. Salinger: Fashion and Psychology in The Catcher in the Rye and Teddy
A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts. Under the direction of Richard Flynn.
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Prediction of Enrollment using Computational Intelligence
<p>This work presents a study on prediction of university enrollment using three computational intelligence (CI) techniques. The enrollment prediction has been considered as a form of time series prediction using CI techniques that include an artificial neural network (ANN), a neurofuzzy inference …
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An Archaeological Investigation into the Cluskey Embankment Stores
<p>Between November 2012 and June 2013 Georgia Southern University conducted an archaeological investigation into the Cluskey Embankment Stores (9CH1352) on behalf of the City of Savannah, Georgia. The project was first initiated by the Earl T. Shinhoster Youth Leadership Institute over a concern …
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IT Systems Acquisitions: An Exploration of Two Acquisitions in a University Setting
… information technology system acquisitions, Georgia Southern University’s acquisition of a new learning management system and a discovery system at the Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University. There are many activities that need to be addressed during the IT system …
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Comparison of Archeological Survey Techniques at Camp Lawton, a Civil War Prison Stockade
In 2009, Dr. Sue Moore of Georgia Southern University was contacted by State Archeologist Dr. Dave Crass of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division. He proposed an exploratory survey of the site of a Civil War Confederate prisoner of war camp known as Camp Lawton …
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Catching Fire
… Outlined as well is the construction of the Georgia Southern University Anagama (Dorothy) and the troubleshooting and modifications that it underwent during the course of developing my thesis work.
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The Identity of a Plantation Structure: The Preliminary Analysis of an Early Structure at Mont Repose Plantation, St. Luke's Parish, Jasper County, South Carolina
<p>During the 2000 Archeology Field School, Georgia Southern University began an investigation of a nineteenth century plantation structure near Ridgeland, South Carolina. The plantation, Mont Repose, is an example of an inland rice plantation operated in this region during the eighteenth and …
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Objects of Attraction
… and experiences that I have acquired while at Georgia Southern University. The pieces are abstractions of natural flowers and seedpods that stem from my experiences in South Georgia woods. These brightly colored ceramic works are a reflection of the joy and wonder that I receive from the …
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Phenotypic Variation in Native North American and Invasive Chinese Populations of Plantago Virginica
… A common garden study was conducted at the Georgia Southern University greenhouse, comparing twenty populations of <em>P. virginica</em> from both the native North American and invasive Chinese ranges. I examined if there were genetically based differences in a suite of life history, …
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Exploring Contexts of Ubiquitous Structures
… of the path my work has taken in my time at Georgia Southern University. I will then discuss influential figures from art history, and lastly my own work and techniques in-depth.
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Aspects of the Self and Psychological Outcomes
… collected from a sample of college students at Georgia Southern University and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) via an online survey. Students completed the IFS Scale and the 10-item Center for Epidemiology Depression Scale (CES-D 10). A significant, inverse correlation was found …
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Between Morality and Myth: A Parodic Visual Manifesto
… suite entitled Peter's Lament, created at Georgia Southern University in the School of Visual Arts in the year two thousand and eleven.
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First-Year Teachers' Perceptions of Mentors' And Principals' Participation in the induction Process
… of first-year teachers in the state of Georgia regarding the extent to which mentors and principals participated in the induction of first-year teachers. Questionnaire data were collected from 105 first-year teachers within the Central Savannah River Area in the State of Georgia. The …
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The Effects of Subconcussive Impacts on Postural Stability
… study. <strong>Setting:</strong> The Georgia Southern University Biomechanics Laboratory. <strong>Participants:</strong> 15 NCAA Division 1 collegiate football players were instrumented with the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) and 13 non-contact athletes with a fall season were …
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No One Left Behind...For the Most Part: Developmental Education in the Academy and Society
… of a developmental education program at Georgia Southern University (GSU) from 1974-2001 and the societal, historical, and economic forces that shaped, defined, and eventually led to the elimination of the program. This study looks into the history of not only the GSU program, but also …
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Marvin S. Pittman: A Historical Inquiry of His Life, Legacy and Leadership
… Pittman transformed the campus at South Georgia Teachers College (SGTC) when he became President in 1934, by introducing faculty organization, schools of instruction, and an expanded curriculum. Pittmans legacy as an educational leader reflects his knowledge that college students needed …
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