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College choices among African American students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-06)
Since the Brown v. Board of education case of 1954, college and university choices for African American students have expanded from just historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to that of predominately white ...
Assessment of Leadership Involvement Team Training: residence hall leaders at University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-05-04)
The purpose of this study was to assess Leadership Involvement Team (LIT) Training at UW-Whitewater. LIT is a group of student volunteers in the residence halls who meet as a programming body for the residence halls. This ...
Cross cultural interactions of international students
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-05-08)
The purpose of this study was to explore the cross cultural interactions of international students in college, and how those cross cultural interactions affect them as students. Specifically, this study focused on the ways ...
Information-processing, support and coping: breast cancer patients and their experiences with a mentor and CHESS
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-08-06)
After a positive cancer diagnosis, the methods used to seek information, support, cope, and process one’s illness can heavily impact one’s outlook on the treatment/recovery process. Improving the quality of doctor-patient ...
The fat is in the fire: an inquiry into fatness, the third person effect, and empathy
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-08-25)
This quantitative study was conducted in a Midwestern high school to explore the perceptions of fat people in the media. Research participants in the experimental group were shown an episode of the hit television show, ...
Assessing death anxiety in employees in a hospice setting: a correlational study
(University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2012-07-23)
To measure hospice employees’ perceptions of their own death, I implemented the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS) with a sample of 128 hospice employees. Participants were asked to include other information including age, ...
Curriculum revision for customer relations course
(2012)
The purpose of this capstone project is to re-design a course that is currently taught at Madison College for students from the machinist program. The Customer Relations course is required for program completion and it ...
Ergonomic study of general practice physicians & specialty practitioners performing office-based surgeries
(2012)
A poster containing visual and text describing an undergraduate research project completed at the University of Wisconsin--Whitewater. Results of this research study could provide further insight into providing greater ...
What drives and motivates the Division III female basketball "bench warmer" to compete every day?
(2012)
This study was designed to collect data on motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and self-determination of Division III female basketball "bench warmers." At the Division III level there is no binding contract or athletic ...
iOS deployment methods in Wisconsin K-12 schools
(2012)
Wisconsin K-12 school districts are adopting iOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone) to
address their technology needs. This study examines what general deployment methods are used
in conjunction with these devices. ...