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The Effects of Play on Learning in an Elementary Classroom
Northwest University, July 2012
With the current educational trends towards standardized testing, competitive education and baby geniuses, play is making a quick exit out of the learning environment. Children in today’s society are expected to learn to ...
The Role of Athletics in Public Schools in Suburban America
Northwest University, July 2012
Education in the United States is unique in that we associate athletic teams with our public schools. All across the country, countless student athletes use all their physical gifts to represent their high schools and ...
The Effects of Diet and Exercise on Elementary Classroom Behavior and Performance
Northwest University, July 2012
This paper reports the findings of a mixed-method case study concerning the role that diet and exercise have in the academic lives of elementary students. The research explored the daily diet and exercise habits of eighteen ...
Advancement Via Individual Determination the Middle School Student Experience
Northwest University, July 2012
The problem faced in many middle schools throughout the country is that the students with disadvantages get left behind. The goal of the national AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination) program is to assist students ...
Inquiry into the Effects of Non-Mathematics Teacher Attitudes Toward Mathematics on Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics at the Secondary Level
Northwest University, July 2012
Kindergarten Entry Age: Effects On Kindergarteners’ Academic Success
Northwest University, July 2012
The following study analyzes what affect, if any, kindergarten entry age has on a student’s academic achievement within their kindergarten year and whether or not their pre-kindergarten experience has any effect on their ...
The Influence of AP and CTE Coursework During Secondary Education on Post-Secondary Preparation
Northwest University, July 2012
During secondary education, students are encouraged to pursue a variety of pathways within the post-secondary environment, but most often the pressure is to attend university. The following investigation was centered on ...
Understanding the Effects of Fatherlessness at Bethany Christian Assembly
Northwest University, May 2012
This thesis is a qualitative study examining the effects of fatherlessness on the students at Bethany Christian Assembly (BCA). BCA is an Assemblies of God church, located in Everett, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. ...
Identifying the Next Wave of Newlife Campus Leaders
Northwest University, May 2012
I will be utilizing qualitative research to identify characteristics Newlife church is looking for in future church or campus planters. The research will be “emergent,” meaning “the initial plan for research cannot be ...
Child Sponsorship: a Research and Development Plan to Improve a Child Sponsorship Program in Mazatlan, Mexico
Northwest University, May 2012
As co-habitants on planet Earth with 7 billion others,1 Christians have an ethical obligation to be aware of their world (Luke 10:25-37). After coming to know of the extreme poverty of our nearest neighbors in Latin America, ...