Browsing MINDS@UW Whitewater by Title
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Teachers' preparation and perspectives toward native language use in the classroom
(2012)This ethnographic case study investigates teacher preparation in educating English language learners (ELLs) and how it relates to perspectives and attitudes toward the use of students' native language (L1) in the classroom ... -
Technology integration through staff development
(2008-08-07)How does staff development in education insure that all learners meet the intended learning outcomes? At the time of this study most staff development for teachers was designed to get as many learners as possible familiar ... -
Temporal orientation of small business owners and their choice of management accounting practices
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2023-12)Management accounting research continues to cover ground on the small business spectrum. Despite the rise of research, the literature has not addressed how management accounting practices differ based on the temporal ... -
Testing D1 dopamine receptors and glutamate combined effects on brain stimulation reward in the extended amygdala
(2012)Purpose: To further understand the neural mechanisms underlying evaluation of rewarding stimuli in the mammalian brain. More specifically, to examine the effects of dopamine and glutamate manipulations in the central aspect ... -
Three studies on lease accounting : linking applied and pedagogical accounting research
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)Providing insights into managerial actions represents an ongoing objective and important contribution of business and accounting research. Leasing activities, given their magnitude and importance to operations and financing ... -
Through science to justice : examining homosexual activism in the late 19th and early 20th century
(2011)A poster containing visuals and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. This poster summarizes a project in which the researcher examined memoirs, political ... -
Too much of a good thing? The impacts of project management office (PMO) characteristics, social capital & culture on PMO performance
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)Companies continue to invest in project management approaches as they increase the likelihood of project success, help advance firm strategies and value, and thereby increase competitive advantage. Increasingly, mature ... -
Toward a practical model of postmodern public relations
(2008-07-31)Although there has emerged in the past 10 to15 years a significant body of scholarly literature on the application of postmodern perspectives to the field of public relations, very little has been offered in the way of ... -
Towards a theory of consumer gratitude : studies on the dimensions, antecedents, and consequences of consumer gratitude
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2023-12)The value of consumer gratitude as a powerful and enabling concept in people’s daily lives is receiving growing attention in both general and academic circles. Gratitude can increase relational bonds and induce beneficial ... -
Towards a theory of patient satisfaction: studies on the impacts of patient-technology fit and electronic patient portal use on patient satisfaction outcome
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2017-12)Recent attention upon patient satisfaction within health care has increased the complexity of organizational management in hospitals. Recent regulatory changes, such as the Medicaid value based purchasing program, no ... -
Traits ranked by track and field coaches to improve coaching
(2015)This study explored traits of characteristics of track and field coaches to promote a better understanding of how to become an effective track and field coach. Findings from the project have the potential to enhance coaching ... -
Tribalism and corruption : scale construction and explorations beyond natural culture
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2019-05)The first essay in this dissertation develops and validates a new, reliable, scale for measuring and predicting individual tribal behavior within society using segmentary lineage theory (Evans-Pritchard, 1940). The primary ... -
Trust formation in global, virtual partnerships : Russia and the United States examined
(2004-12-14)This study looks at trust formation within intercultural, virtual partnerships and how, or if, trust formation is different when all communication takes place via the Internet. Two cross-cultural communication classes were ... -
Two essays on CEO political ideoloogy : implications for differences in risk and stock market rewards
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2020-12)CEO political ideology refers to whether the CEO’s personal belief system is aligned to conservativism (Republican party) or liberalism (Democrat party). The upper echelons theory (UET; Christensen, Dhaliwal, Boivie, & ... -
Uncertainty reduction and game communication : how does uncertainty reduction theory come into play?
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2015-12)The goal of this study was to test whether uncertainty reduction theory could be applied to a game environment by examining how players used the information seeking strategies of the theory: passive, active, interactive, ... -
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Uses of differentiation within the classroom
(2012)The following quantitative research descriptive study was conducted in the area of differentiation with the focus being the differentiation methods/strategies. Differentiation is defined as teachers meeting the individual ... -
Using GIS to map the distribution of Peoria Loess on the Green Bay Lobe glacial surface in south-central Wisconsin
(2007)Mapping and analysis of digital soil survey data to understand the chronology, source and distribution of the loess layer of the Green Bay Lobe in south central Wisconsin. -
Using signature method and deep learning based long short term memory model on time series physiological data to predict sepsis
(University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 2023-12)Sepsis is a serious medical condition where the body’s immune system reacts to an infection potentially causing organ failure and death. Globally , sepsis affects over 30 million people annually , resulting in around 6 ... -
Using teacher's understanding of RTI to improve student growth in reading
(2015)Response to Intervention (RTI) models are becoming quite common in schools nationwide, making it more and more imperative that educators understand the RTI process and the effect it can have on education. The purpose of ...