Browsing by Subject "African American"
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(2012-02-14)Childhood overweight/obesity (CHO) is a serious health concern for children and adolescents. Despite increased efforts to prevent CHO, prevalence rates have actually increased. Evidence suggests that parents are critical ...
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(2017-05-04)The purpose of this study is to examine and interpret the life experiences and leadership practices of four African American male superintendents leading urban school districts across the nation. The research approach ...
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(2016-08-01)The continued presence of armed, uniformed black militia companies throughout the southern United States from 1871 to 1906 illustrates one of the highest achievements of African Americans in this period. Granted, following ...
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(2020-07-15)The PHQ-9 is an inventory that assesses depression and is typically utilized in hospital settings, community settings, and depression related research. The South Texas Brazos Valley Regional Health Status Assessment utilizes ...
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(2009-05-15)The landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, ended segregation in public schools-changing the educational system in the United States forever. With the educational system constantly changing and ...
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(Art Libraries Society of North America, 2010-05-15)Often university libraries or archive/special collections house large fine art and photographic collections by African American and Latino artists. These collections are frequently hidden due to inadequate funding to ...
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(2012-10-19)Women of color, specifically African American women, within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are significantly underrepresented in workplace organizations. However, the majority of the research addressing ...
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(2009-05-15)This record of study is an examination of the personal costs negotiated by three African American women central office educational leaders. The focus is to identify the personal costs that these women experience as they ...
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(2020-11-25)During this action research study of Algebra I teachers at a high school in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, I have presented information related to the implementation of inquiry-based learning (IBL) and the findings from ...
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(2015-04-23)This dissertation is the first scholarly study to comparatively analyze the mutinies of Anglo, immigrant and African American soldiers in the Union Army. Those collective and individual military protest actions were part ...
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(Texas Heritage, 2017)Often a destination at the end of an isolated dirt road, though some-times found in urban locations, Freedom Colonies are hidden African-American cultural legacies. These endangered communities are in need of greater ...
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(2018-06-19)The REACH forgiveness intervention is an empirically supported treatment for unforgiveness that has been researched extensively with college students and other populations. Despite this, the efficacy of REACH has never ...
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(2010-10-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between five factors: teacher efficacy, teacher beliefs, cultural responsive classroom management, cultural awareness, and cultural sensitivity among African American, ...
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(2015-10-28)This dissertation presents three separate studies developed to provide structure and evidence-based insight into the characteristics associated with short term and long term foot self-care investments of African Americans ...
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(2012-02-14)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between urban teachers’ perceptions and their implementation of culturally responsive materials into the classroom. Specifically, this study examined the influences ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)As today's global businesses acknowledge the criticality of being competitive in international markets, this new awakening also compels these businesses to not just understand the diverse cultures across which they manage ...
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(2017-07-20)This study explored the development of mathematical expertise among male African American actuaries, within the present hegemonic educational, social and cultural system of the US. Using qualitative methodologies, the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-11-01)The purpose of this study was to examine the influential effects various factors had on the recruitment and the retention of African American undergraduates at Texas A&M University, as perceived by those African Americans ...
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(2014)Of cancers affecting both men and women, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cancer killer among African Americans in the U.S. Compared to White men, African American men have incidence and mortality rates 25% ...
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(2015-08-07)African American churches have been examined more for the people and events that took place in the buildings rather than for the building that housed the people and events. While many of these churches were organized in ...