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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"program selection"”.
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Funding influences on special education program selection and implementation
… the effects funding had on special education program selection and implementation in a small semi-rural district. The intern sought to identify the special education department's program offerings. The intern sought to reveal the sources of funding available to the special education …
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Effects of Television Clips with Hedonic and Eudaimonic Tone on Viewers\' Affective States and Subsequent Program Selection
… understanding of motivations for media selection have centered on enjoyment, or hedonic, pleasure-seeking motivations. Recently eudaimonic, or truth-seeking, motivations have also been given much attention. Most investigations into hedonic and eudaimonic motivations for media consumption …
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Evaluating Commodity Farm Program Selection and Economic Return Variability on Representative Farms in the Mississippi River Delta Region Using a Risk Return Framework
… of an area-wide shallow loss revenue support program for covered commodities and a greater reliance on crop insurance products offered as a suite of risk management tools available to producers. The impact that this law has on agricultural producers in the Mississippi River delta region of the …
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Supporting Aspiring Teachers: The Study of Teacher Certification Pathways, Influencing Factors, and Preservice Baselines to Develop the Certification Pathway and Program Selection Tool
… the United States, and teacher certification programs are not producing enough teachers. In 2018, Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs) saw a 33% decline in enrollment, and only 40% of those who enrolled, earned their teaching certificate. Purpose: This study focuses on understanding the three …
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Identifying midshipmen for academic assistance using entry variables
… empirically enhances current intervention program selection processes significantly improving the identification of academically challenged midshipmen.
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Analyzing families' hopes and expectations for gifted education programs.
… energy, and resources into selecting the best program options for their gifted children. This is true for both in-school and informal opportunities. While the research literature offers a glimpse into their perceptions of gifted programming, there is little examination of what parents are …
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An economic analysis of the impact of alternative government peanut programs on program costs and the farm production sector of the Virginia-North Carolina peanut industry
… which three alternatives to the 1971 Peanut Program would have on peanut production, on the distribution of benefits of alternative government farm programs, on the income of the area's peanut farms, on the income of producers classed by farm size and tenure groups, and on losses incurred by …
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Selection of an Evidence-Based Pediatric Weight Management Program for the Dan River Region
… Efficacious pediatric weight management (PWM) programs have existed for over two decades, but there is limited evidence that these programs have been translated into regular practice. There is even less evidence that they have reached communities experiencing health disparities where access to …
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Private remedial services in public schools: Evidence from ISHA’s GSAP Program in Tamil Nadu
… schools (India), Isha Government School Adoption Program, employing a Conditional Difference-in-Differences strategy with Propensity Score Stratification and controlling for program selection bias, I ask, “Do secondary students receiving academic remediation, after controlling for endogenous …
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Dyslexia: Examining Educators' Understanding and Experiences in Providing Interventional Support
… remediation serve to impact policy development, program selection, and effective instruction and intervention. This study aimed to establish recommendations for educators and administrators to support kindergarten through second grade students with phonological based reading difficulties, or …
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Teens in Transition: Evaluating a Youth Violence Intervention Program
In the summer of 2015, the Teens in Transition program was implemented. It was a summer jobs and life-skills program designed for 40 gang-affiliated youths identified as being high risk for violence through the local focused deterrence implementation. This research paper will provide a brief …
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A Comparison of Coalescent Estimation Software
… variable population size, or natural selection are the forces that affect the genealogies and lead to genetic variability in a sample. Coalescent theory provides a statistical description of the variability in the sample, which in turn leads to inference about evolutionary parameters …
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Evaluation of forest site potential in the Northwest Department of the Republic of Haiti
In August, 1976 a cooperative reforestation program between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the Haitian-American Community Help Organization was initiated in the Northwest Department of the Republic of Haiti. A network of forest tree nurseries was established in the …
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Climate control: Does caring really matter?
… to address healthcare disparities, nursing programs have been charged with increasing success rates of minority students to increase diversity within the profession. Despite an upsurge in enrollment numbers of minority students in nursing programs, attrition rates are higher for minority …
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Leveling the Field Is Not Enough: Promoting Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Teach for America Through the Evaluation of Intercultural Competence, Colorblindness, White Racial Identity Attitudes, and the Belief That Culture Matters in Education
… research study indicated that TFA’s current program, selection, and training processes may result in colorblind corps members who minimize cultural differences, including the strengths and experiences of students of color, and negate the importance of CRP. Because Colorado TFA is seeking to …
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Facilitating the Transition of Limited English Proficient Students From Their Native Language to English
… enrolled the middle school level three ESL program. Selection criteria included: (1) middle school student, (2) level three English proficiency, (3) Spanish speaking as the primary language of the student, and (4) enrollment for five consecutive years within the school system. Individual …
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A Comparison of Student Perceptions and Uses of Accreditation at Selected Minnesota Technical Colleges
… of 777 students from three different academic program areas were surveyed. The students were selected from eight technical colleges. Four colleges were accredited by the NCA Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, two colleges were accredited by NCA Colleges and Schools, and two …
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Genomic selection for glume blotch resistance and milling and baking quality traits in soft red winter wheat
… resistance are key objectives in a breeding program. Selection for milling and baking quality is critical for the acceptance of new wheat varieties to end users - millers and bakers. Fungal pathogens present a significant biotic threat to the quality and quantity of the wheat crop annually. …
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Selected Input, Throughput, and Output Variables and Their Relationship to Academic Success in an Associate Degree Nursing Program
Selection and retention of nursing students who are able to achieve academic success in their educational pursuits is a key concern for many faculty. This study looked at the relationship and differences of selected input, throughput, and output variables and academic success for a group of …