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Teachers’ Influence in Student Learning in Middle School

Royce, Ashley E.
Northwest University, July 2010
iv, 23 pages

Today’s generation of students are dealing with a complexity during school. They are so accustomed to receiving instant results, multitasking and constant entertainment that I fear there may be a gap between their ideal ...

Temperament and Prediction of Dropout From Eating Disorder Treatment at Eating Recovery Center of Washington Partial Hospitalization Program

Maring, Laura L.
Northwest University, 2016
108 pages

This study explores the possibility of temperament and character predicting dropout from partial hospitalization program (PHP) eating disorder treatment at Eating Recovery Center of Washington (ERCWA) in Bellevue, Washington. ...

Ten Talents: the Role of Church-Based Programs in the Microfinance Industry

Boucher, Megan C.
Northwest College, December 15, 2009
38 pages

This article provides the rational for Christian microfinance as a development strategy that works with the inherent capabilities of the poor and their communities instead of facilitating unhealthy dependency. Microfinance ...

Textbook Reading to Improve Secondary Mathematics Comprehension

Knopp, Melissa
Northwest University, July 2009
iv, 23 pages

A strong mathematics education is vital to our society. However, many students are turned off by mathematics, a problems that needs to be addressed. I have performed a simple quantitative experiment requiring students to ...

The Texts We Teach: A Study of Canon Formation Processes at Christian Secondary Schools

Delamarter, Jeremy
Seattle Pacific University, 2011
200 pages

The pedagogical canons at Christian schools are formed by the systematic interaction of theoretical and pragmatic factors. And although demographics, finances, and parental pressure do affect text selection, the methods ...

Theater Works: Why Public Theater Education is Important

Staggs, Michelle
Northwest University, Spring 2013
81 pages

Theater education offers many benefits for students, academically and socially. Participants in theater receive a unique and well-rounded educational experience. Despite this fact, public education has greatly limited ...