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Sex-talk: Uncovering the rhetorical strategies of abstinence and comprehensive sex education campaigns in the United States
(Texas Tech University, 2007-05)
A rhetorical analysis of abstinence and comprehensive sex education campaigns utilizing William R. Brown's model, the Rhetoric of Social Intervention (RSI). RSI is applied to the Abstinence Clearinghouse (for abstinence) ...
Effects of choir participation and gender on fifth and sixth graders' attitudes towards music and intentions to enroll in secondary music ensembles
(Texas Tech University, 2006-08)
Research has shown that students involved in music at a young age, with teacher and parental support, have a higher occurrence of participating in music at the secondary level. This research project compares two groups of ...
Mora county, New Mexico, and Tapetes de Lana: Weaving the tapestry of poverty and cultural preservation
(2008-12)
Mora County, New Mexico, has rich natural beauty and a long history of economic success followed by failure. The future of the county is uncertain, but a nonprofit corporation, Tapetes de Lana, has been founded to revive ...
Ignition and combustion behaviors of nano-composite energetic materials
(Texas Tech University, 2003-05)
Advances in material processing have created nano-sized fuel particles with enhanced properties ideal for exothermic reactions compared with those of larger particles of the same material. As a result the combustion ...
Effects of presentation modality and practice strategy in animated demonstrations of software on achievement of undergraduate students
(Texas Tech University, 2008-05)
Computer-based or web-based software training has become an increasingly popular training model in which animated demonstrations are used for instructions and simulations for practices. However, research studies on their ...
Industrial applications of flow injection analysis
(Texas Tech University, 2000-08)
Flow injection analysis (FIA) is characterized by its ease of automation, high throughput, simple instrumental requirements, and wide applicability. These unique features make FIA a very useful analytical tool in industrial ...
The relationship between pre-service teacher’s psychological types, critical thinking abilities, and teacher efficacy on perceived performance.
(2009-05)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between pre-service teacher’s psychological types, critical thinking abilities, and teacher efficacy on perceived performance.
The accessible sample was ...
Teaching limited English proficient students: an analysis of curricular and instructional comments made by in-service, content-area teachers in a middle school
(Texas Tech University, 2002-12)
The purpose of this study was to analyze what a group of In-Service, Content- Area teachers in a middle school were saying to their Limited English Proficient (LEP) students as part of the curriculum and instruction, and ...
Optimal economic combination of irrigation technology and cotton varieties on the High Plains of Texas
(2008-05)
Cotton is the leading agricultural crop in the Texas High Plains. Cotton producers have experienced steady to declining cotton prices coupled with increasing input costs resulting in tightening profit margins. Many new ...