Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Differentiating Math Instruction to Meet the Needs of Highly Capable Students
Northwest University, July 2008
iv, 62 pagesAmidst the push to bring struggling students up to standard, many highly capable students are neglected. Those who perform above grade level standard are not given adequate challenges. This is a study of differentiation ... -
Direct Church & School Partnership: a Transformational Model to Education Equity
Northwest University, 2016
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Disability, doctrine, and development: a church response to suffering caused by disability
Northwest University, April 2020
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Discipleship at Bethany Christian Assembly
Northwest University, January 2010
107 pagesThis thesis is a qualitative study examining Bethany Christian Assembly’s (BCA) effectiveness at discipling new Christians. BCA is a church in Everett, WA located in the Pacific Northwest. BCA has a 100 year history and ... -
Disordered Eating and Attachment With God and Others : An Exploratory Study
Northwest University, 2017
vi, 84 pagesResearch trends suggest that there is a correlation between insecure attachment with God and with others and disordered eating behaviors. Individuals who report insecure attachment with others and with God may be more ... -
Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education: the Need for Reflective Engagement
Northwest University, April 3, 2016
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Doctors and the Drug Companies: A Study to Determine the Opinions of Surgical Residents Regarding Interaction with the Pharmaceutical Industry
Northwest University, June 2006
ii, 71 pages, vWhile the potential for conflict of interest exists in all occupations and professional interactions, none have held the current concern or interest of the popular press and society as much as the potential conflicts that ... -
Does Service Learning Improve Quality of Life?
Northwest University, 2015
52 pagesService Learning has been found to benefit students’ understanding of course material (Primavera, 1999), increase grades (Scales, Blyth, Berkas, & Kielsmeier, 2000), and improve attendance and skills acquisition (Kozeracki, ... -
Don’t Find Your Purpose: Find the Road, Stay on the Road, Watch for Deer
Northwest University, April 3, 2014
62 pagesFinding one’ s purpose is not a destination, but instead a journey, a road. There are countless excuses why Americans fail to make finding purpose an essential part of our lives. Uncovering purpose-limiting behaviors and ... -
Drawing a Picture as a Pre-Writing Strategy in First Grade
Northwest University, Summer 2007
23 pagesIn this study the writing products of 21 first-grade students, who drew a picture before writing a story, was compared with the writing products of 21 first grade students who wrote without drawing a picture. The students ... -
Dying to Love: Equipping Young Men to Become Counter-Cultural Husbands
Northwest University, January 2014
vii, 84 pagesThis thesis is a qualitative study examining how cultural perspectives on the role of men as husbands influence the attitudes of 18-26 year old men at Newlife Church in Kitsap County. Newlife Church is identified as one ... -
The East End: an exploration of social change in a rural American community
Northwest University, April 26, 2020
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Economic Injustice of Pay Inequality & Occupational Segregation In West Virginia
Northwest University, May 6, 2021
54 pages -
Education: What Works?
Northwest University, 2015
44 pagesThis paper uses a multi case study approach to examine education on a global scale. All of the illustrations used are schools and organizations that the Mona Foundation supports. All of the schools or organizations were ... -
The Educational Experience of Hmong Students at John Muir Elementary
Northwest University, July 2011
iv, 46 pagesThe story of the Hmong people is a story of facing adversity and adapting to grow as a community and a people. The Hmong students of John Muir Elementary have faced this adversity in their journey to find academic success ... -
The Effect of Athletics on Academics in Secondary Education: How to Best Use Athletics to Help Academics
Northwest University, July 2008
iv, 40 pagesDo athletics help or hinder academic success? Research shows that athletics helps academic success, but how then do athletic programs, specifically athletic directors and coaches, best use athletics to help student-athletes ... -
Effect of Incremental Cognitive Messages on Mathematical Self-Concept Within Remedial and Grade-Level High School Students
Northwest University, July 2013
viii, 64 pagesStudent self-concept, particularly within the mathematics discipline, is deeply rooted in student understanding of the control or lack of control (locus of control) that they might have over their potential for success. ... -
Effect of Mentally Subtracting Grateful Events on the Affective State of Older Adults
Northwest University, December 10, 2018
84 pagesDepression among older adults is increasing, thus, addressing negative affect is relevant to the care of geriatric individuals. As part of lifespan development, older adults reflect on life events, leading to feelings of ... -
Effect of Spiral Vocabulary Review on Test Scores at a Western Washington Middle School
Northwest University, July 2010
iv, 21 pagesThe purpose of this research project was to study how spiral review tasks effect student performance on end of unit vocabulary tests. Every Wednesday a vocabulary test is given during the humanities block periods. The ... -
Effective Behaviors of Parents Raising a Child With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Northwest University, 2016
117 pagesAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that can present with a variety of symptoms such as impaired social interactions, difficulty with verbal and nonverbal communication, repetitive behaviors, and ...