Recent studies into medieval pedagogy have shown that art and literature from this era are no longer considered to be centric to Western Europe, but rather, it extends across nations and cultures, creating a new and exciting genre of the Global Middle Ages. A reflection of this …
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Online learning has been widely adopted in higher education to reach students who typically would not have a chance to complete accredited courses (Kentnor, 2015). Massive open online courses (MOOC), which is a type of online learning, makes it easier for people to take universi…
The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study was to examine teacher candidates’ perspectives and experiences about teaching students with dis/abilities from nondominant backgrounds in culturally sustaining ways. I conducted a series of individual interviews and focus group…
Harry Sparnaay was a major contributor to the development of unaccompanied works for the bass clarinet and commissioned over 100 pieces for bass clarinet alone. While Sparnaay’s book, The Bass Clarinet: A Personal History , includes a list of works written for him, there is mini…
Colleges’ and universities’ prominent, high-risk nature places them among the most at-risk targets for cyberattacks worldwide. While effective solutions exist to detect suspicious activities and block them promptly, cyberattacks continue to increase. This study addresses cyberat…
Improvisation is an art form which has arguably been present since the existence of music itself. Inventing music on the spot, like spontaneous speech, is a common expression of artistry throughout history and across musical boundaries. While improvisation has maintained its imp…
Prophetic preaching is essential to the life of the Church and in the life of the Redemptorists, who are called to preach the Good News to the abandoned, especially the poor. It is established that prophetic preaching is challenging and many preachers are hesitant to preach a pr…
To date, little research has focused on the experiences of U.S. Muslims with same-sex attraction. The purpose of this study is to extend research on the experiences of Muslims in the United States of America who have same-sex or same-gender attraction. This study sought to answe…
The purpose of this study is to provide descriptions of conceptions related to creativity in the context of public elementary education in Ontario through an examination of Ontario curriculum documents from 1853 until 2018. Analysis of these documents was informed by a historica…
A considerable body of research details diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education to support underrepresented and marginalized students, faculty, and staff. Access to and equity in higher education institutions is essential. However, there is little research a…
The Pillars of Indian Democracy rests on ensuring Social Justice & safeguarding personal liberties of every citizen.
The dissertation examines the life narrative of Tsongkhapa Losang Dragpa (1357-1419), the influential founder of the Ganden school of Tibetan Buddhism, primarily through the lens of the bodhisattva path to enlightenment, a topic that animates much of Indian Buddhist literature a…
The purpose of this thesis is to examine which data captured by experiential learning technology can be used to understand more about students’ perspectives, mindsets and skills. The objective is to examine how technology-enabled real-time analysis of learner data can be used by…
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Nine Defining Characteristics of Catholic Identity in Ursuline Secondary Schools of the USA
The Somatology industry as a discipline involves close body contact, where the risk exists between the client and the therapist, as well as between clients. It is expected that in these personal treatments a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness of surfaces, implements, as we…
At the turn of the twentieth century, Native Americans engaged in the debates surrounding U.S. global imperialism and actively participated in the expansionist project overseas. As Americans likened the nation’s foreign imperial subjects to non-Native conceptions of “the Indian,…
As early as 1954, families of children who had been segregated into separate spaces fought and succeeded in having their concerns heard in the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education. In 1975, P.L. 94-142, Education for the Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) was i…
This project explores and examines issues related to teacher self-efficacy beliefs as it is related to their higher education training and professional experiences in working with children with special needs in the early childhood inclusive environment. Teacher perceptions of se…
The Negro Spiritual has long been a style of choral music often enjoyed by various audiences yet is approached and interpreted incorrectly. The spiritual is often programmed at the end of a choral concert, and the interpretation lends itself to a "feel good" moment versus authen…