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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"South Georgia"”.
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School Renewal in South Georgia
… the Accelerated Schools Project at one school in South Georgia. The Accelerated Schools Project is a comprehensive school renewal effort developed by Henry Levin which attempts to change both the school decision making process and the instructional techniques used in the classroom. The unique …
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"Courageous conversations": Rural South Georgia Teachers Reflecting on the Role of Race and Racism in the Education of Rural South Georgia Students
… was taught to thirty-seven teachers in a rural South Georgia school system. Eight of the teachers agreed to participate in this research project. The teachers, two Black females and six White females with teaching experience ranging from one to over twenty years, represented elementary, middle, …
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Mentorship Perceptions of Women Principals in Rural South Georgia
… of the mentoring of women principals in rural South Georgia schools served as the goal of this mixed-method study. The results provided data for examination of the perceptions the women principals had of their mentoring experience and how their role as principal may have been affected as a …
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Föhn winds on South Georgia and their impact on regional climate
South Georgia is a small and mountainous island, located in the remote Southern Ocean. The island’s subantarctic climate is controlled by its location and steep orography; with 19 peaks over 2000m and situated within a belt of strong westerly winds South Georgia acts as an effective barrier to the …
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Planning for a changing environment: administration and management of South Georgia
The administration and management of South Georgia's fauna developed through the regulation of the sealing and whaling industries of the late 19th and 20th centuries. These regulations began as economic measures to benefit the industry with little thought given to preserving stocks. The relative …
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A Narrative Inquiry of Conflict Resolution Programs in a South Georgia County's Schools
… of conflict resolution programs in a south Georgia county's schools. The purpose of this study was to explore conflict resolution and to help students, educators, parents, and community members recognize the complex dimensions of conflict and conflict resolution programs. A major …
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Sense of place visualization for the whaling station remains of South Georgia Island
… and cultural heritage of the whaling industry of South Georgia Island through a gallery based exhibition of a combination of digital art, olfactory installation, and theatrical performance concerning South Georgia whaling. These representations aim toward a gestalt effect that is complementary to …
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An Examination of Teacher Perceptions of Credit Recovery in Three South Georgia School Districts
… recovery program in three school districts in Georgia. The researcher explored the implementation of the credit recovery program used as a tool for improving graduation rates and college and career readiness of students in three purposefully selected school districts in Georgia. Three research …
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Blending Cultures, Identities in Transition: Nursing Students from African Countries in a South Georgia University
… nursing students at a university in southeast Georgia. The barriers to success that must be overcome by international students in the U.S.A. are well documented, and previous studies have shown that the barriers are even greater for students from Africa than for other international …
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A Case Study of Single-Sex Biology Classes in a High School in South Georgia
… This research was conducted in a high school in South Georgia where the biology End-of-Course Tests (EOCTs) for single-sex and coeducational classes were examined. Student questionnaires were also given to the students in these classes. The questionnaires had questions divided into five scales: …
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African American Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren in Rural Areas: A Phenomenological Investigation in South Georgia
… grandparents raising their grandchildren in Southeastern rural Georgia and the resources available to them. It looked at what it will take to start a faith-based or community-based support group for these Africa American grandparents raising their grandchildren in a rural setting. The concept …
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The bottom longline fishery and its use as a source of benthic biodiversity information around South Georgia
South Georgia is a large, old, and isolated oceanic archipelago in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean. It is surrounded by a wide continental shelf which is highly productive, rich in biodiversity and one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas. Most of its ~1450 species live on the …
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School Size and Its Effect on School Climate and Academic Achievement in Rural South Georgia High Schools
<p>While leaders in rural South Georgia have continued to debate the notion of school size as it applies to high schools, limited research was available to support staying small or continued growth through consolidation. In this study, schools from rural South Georgia were examined in order to …
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The Perceptions of Teachers in a Rural South Georgia County Regarding Merit Pay Based on Student Achievement
… explored the perceptions of teachers in a rural south Georgia county regarding merit pay based on student achievement. The study examined 205 teachers' personal and professional demographics and perceptions of the use of student achievement in awarding merit pay. The study employed a descriptive, …
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Movement ecology and fisheries bycatch risk of albatross and large petrel species from Bird Island, South Georgia
… large petrel species breeding at Bird Island, South Georgia, to investigate variation in spatial ecology and fisheries bycatch risk across multiple life-stages and species. In Chapter 1, I introduce the main topics of this thesis. In Chapters 2-4, I investigate how wind and resource …
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Palaeoceanographic conditions and palaeoproductivity changes from the sub-Antarctic island South Georgia since the late deglacial, using marine micropalaeontology and geochemistry
… conditions and palaeoproductivity on the South Georgia shelf spanning the late deglacial through the Holocene. South Georgia lies within the path of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) and the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds (SWW), south of the current position of the Antarctic …
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Relationships Between and Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Growth Mindset, and Mathematics Identity of Adolescents in a Rural South Georgia Charter School
… identity among middle school students at a South Georgia charter school. Constructivist grounded theory was used to investigate the strength of these constructs along with student perceptions of what factors make one a math person. The study was an explanatory sequential design consisting of …
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Crustal Structure in a Mesozoic Extensional Terrane: The South Georgia Rift and the Epicentral Area of the 1886 Charleston, South Carolina, Earthquake
… area of the 1886 event lies within the South Georgia Rift, a Mesozoic rift terrane. Previous studies have revealed clues to the geologic structure and evolution of this feature. SEISDATA4 is the largest seismic reflection profile recorded in the area. By re-processing the line, …
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Spatiotemporal variability in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) around South Georgia from Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) diets at two long term monitoring sites
… This is especially true for its recruitment into South Georgia’s waters, which is highly variable and difficult to predict. Krill fluctuations exert bottom-up pressures on the entire ecosystem which can be reflected in changes in the breeding success and diet of dependent higher predators, such as …
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