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Private School K-12 Educator Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities Based On Years of Experience
(Creighton University, 2016-06-06)
This mixed methods research analyzes the effectiveness of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as viewed through the lens of Central California private school teachers based on years of experience. The necessity for ...
Creating Community at a Large Ivy League Institution: The Benefits of Improving Recreation Facilities
(Creighton University, 2016-09-09)
Recreation departments have progressed immensely over the last 20 years, and students are craving more fitness and recreation opportunities at their institutions. The purpose of this quantitative study was to evaluate how ...
Organizational Learning Transfer To Job Performance Behavior: A Mixed-Methods Study
(Creighton University, 2016-09-21)
Employee knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are the foundation of organizational strategic competitive advantage. In the 21st century Knowledge Age, these KSAs relentlessly change, requiring constant organizational ...
Online Doctoral Students Writing for Scholarly Publication: Archival Analysis of Course Discussion Boards at a Midwestern Jesuit University
(Creighton University, 2016-10-11)
Scholarly publication remains an indication that doctoral students have successfully joined their field’s dialogue—that they are doing the work of scholars, which is critical to their career progression in academia and ...
Understanding Hospital Nurse Experiences in Coping with Stress Associated with Work-Family Conflict
(Creighton University, 2016-09-13)
Work-family conflict is a pervasive issue in contemporary society. The healthcare arena is a context where lack of focus due to elevated stress deriving from work-family conflict could lead to detrimental outcomes for the ...
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Education: Exploring Best Practices Used in the Dominican Republic
(Creighton University, 2016-10-31)
Advancements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions have improved the health and well-being of communities globally. Despite this success, a major disease burden attributed to unsafe drinking water, inadequate ...
Childcare Directors' Perceptions of Childcare and the 30-Million-Word Gap: A Study in Leadership
(Creighton University, 2016-07-14)
This grounded theory study sought to understand childcare directors’ perceptions of caring for young children, and to identify issues not addressed previously in the literature review. This research took place at privately ...
Implications of Military Culture on Student Veterans' Behavior at a Western U.S. Community College
(Creighton University, 2016-10-24)
Student veterans were over-represented in serious student disciplinary cases at Western U.S. Community College (WUSCC). Serious code of conduct violations include: disruption, narcotics/alcohol use on campus or at ...
PKC-δ and Insulin Resistance in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Effect of Vitamin D
(Creighton University, 2016-08-10)
ABSTRACT|Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) due to excess ectopic fat deposit in the liver of nonalcoholic is a broad spectrum of liver diseases encompassing simple liver steatosis to more complicated and morbid ...
Investigation of intercellular transport and biodistribution of curcumin across the nasal epithelium in hamsters
(Creighton University, 2016-07-15)
Since the 1980s, there continues to be reports investigating potential routes for the delivery of compounds to the brain after instillation in the nasal cavity. The exact mechanism(s) by which compound translocation from ...