Search

Results: 1098
IPR Policy Brief - Biofuels, development and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, biofuels have been hailed as a new form of green capitalism. But are they really able to deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes for communities, governments and companies, mitigate climate change and promote ‘pro...
Published by: University of Bath
IPR Policy Brief - Biofuels, development and sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, biofuels have been hailed as a new form of green capitalism. But are they really able to deliver ‘win-win’ outcomes for communities, governments and companies, mitigate climate change and promote ‘pro...
Published by: University of Bath
Beyond the Surface
Jessica Kahlow
Jan 01, 2024
This study uses the online disinhibition effect as a theoretical framework for understanding disclosures of ADHD on non-anonymous (Facebook) and anonymous (Reddit) channels. Specifically, a quantitative content analysis compared...
Constructing Culturally-Authentic Differentiated Access Points Using the Content Imperatives
The need to create culturally authentic and specific learning experiences is a call to action that all teachers must answer. Current definitions of differentiation either avoid or exclude topics of culture and race. These...
Online Self-Identities, Social Norms, and the Performance of Self in Real-Life
Jessica Campbell
Apr 01, 2018
Social networking sites (SNSs) first emerged as online public spaces where individuals could share user-generated content, communicate, and connect. As individuals became more and more invested in online sociality, SNSs diverged...
Facebook, Social Comparison, and Subjective Well-Being
Jessica Joseph
Jul 26, 2019
Facebook use has implications for subjective well-being. Previous research has revealed that passive Facebook use is typically related to deficits in subjective well-being, which is thought to be linked through upward social...
Winthrop Bookstore to Host Nov. 15 Book Signing for Three Authors
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Alumna Jessica Leake '07, '08, former Winthrop employee Margaret Garrison and Carol Injaychock will autograph books Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Winthrop Bookstore. The signing is free and open to the public.
Published by: Winthrop University
The Home and Community Connections Model
A major myth of gifted education is the idea that gifted and advanced learners should already possess the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in rigorous learning experiences. This myth reinforces the underrepresentation of...
Beliefs in Online Professional Learning in Early Mathematics Teaching and Their Effects on Course Engagement
This study focused on the effects of an early math online professional learning course offered to preschool teachers. The course was designed to inform participants' knowledge of developmental progressions and promote daily...
The Ursinus College Investment Management Company Newsletter, Fall 2022
Inside this issue: At a Glance Letter from Jessica Gutekunst '23 Letter from Michael Magargee '23 Investment Team Strategies and Updates UCIMCO Investment Performance and Analysis Endowment Outlook Stock Selection Picks Women's...
Published by: Ursinus College
The Effect of Dance Education on College Students' Artistic Quality Under the New Media
Cultivating diversified and high-quality talents is the mode of cultivating talents in higher quality education. Aiming at the effect of the innovation of dance education system, the authors study the change of its influence on...
Struggles with activism
E. Fortin
Sep 01, 2010
In 2004, a long-awaited piece of post-apartheid legislation, the Communal Land Rights Act to reform the land tenure of those living in the former 'homelands' of South Africa - was passed into law unanimously by parliament. This...
Published by:
Residence Life Staff Member Helps with Oklahoma Tornado Clean-up Efforts
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Jessica Martin, a Winthrop residential learning coordinator, volunteered July 3-7 to help with tornado clean-up efforts through offices at University of Oklahoma, her alma mater for her graduate degree. This is the first time...
Published by: Winthrop University
Struggles with activism
E. Fortin
Sep 01, 2010
In 2004, a long-awaited piece of post-apartheid legislation, the Communal Land Rights Act to reform the land tenure of those living in the former 'homelands' of South Africa - was passed into law unanimously by parliament. This...
Published by:
Leading Through a Crisis
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lamar Soutter Library was faced with moving off campus and into a remote work environment. As the crisis unfolded, it was critical for staff to experience a unified leadership team that...
24th Annual Mass Communication Week Challenges Students to "Take a Chance"
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The week's keynote speaker is Steve Brusk, political unit coverage manager for CNN. He will speak on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 9:30 a.m. in Owens G02 and 2 p.m. in Johnson 101. An Alumni Panel of recent graduates will speak at 3:30...
Published by: Winthrop University
A Novel Method for Measuring, Visualizing, and Monitoring E-Collaboration
With its roots in the 1960s, e-collaboration has dramatically evolved and expanded over the past decades and became a globally adopted practice of teamwork. On the other hand, despite the development of e-collaboration...
Relative Necessity and Propositional Quantification
Alexander Roberts
Nov 25, 2019
Following Timothy Smiley's (1963) influential proposal, it has become standard practice to characterise notions of relative necessity in terms of simple strict conditionals. However, Lloyd Humberstone (1981) and others have...
Published by:
Doing More Than Asking for Opinions
Health information systems (HIS) are used to manage information related to population health. The goal of this research was to conduct an evaluation of a HIS used at a hospital in south-western Uganda using participatory...
Critically encountering exer-games & young femininity
Jessica Francombe-Webb
Jul 01, 2016
This paper builds upon previous research into the Nintendo Wii game “We Cheer” through qualitative analysis of the lived experiences of young girls and their playing experiences. I argue here that this multi-layered approach is...
Published by:

|<

<

1

2

3

4

5

>

>|