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Movie: the musical! a three article dissertation examining the phenomenon of film as source material for Broadway musicals

Wallace, Richard (University of Alabama Libraries, 2004-08)

Prior to 1997, 52 musicals based on films were produced on Broadway over a time period of 45 years. From 1997 through April 24, 2017, 73 more film-based musicals opened, an increase of 138% in less than half the time. The ...
The aquisition, use, and disposition of school district property

Looney, Michael (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This study examines the historical development of case law pertaining to the acquisition, use, and disposition of school district property. The study includes an analysis of 84 court cases involving litigation from a variety ...
Deus ex machina: the God machine

Pincumbe, Nicholas James (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

God is our salvation from eternal death. That's what Professor Nicholas Updown grew up believing. But what if there is no God? What then? These questions lead Nicholas down an unprecedented path of scientific exploration ...
Case study of a creative writing program and the interaction of white instructors' and African American students' social and cultural backgrounds

Cook, Tammy Crawford (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This case study investigated the implementation of a non-scripted, creative writing program designed by two English Education instructors from a large university in the southeastern region of the United States with ...
Something in my eye

Lee, Michael Jeffrey (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Something In My Eye is a collection of unlinked short stories set primarily in the southern United States.
The motivational effects of a GPS mapping project on student attitudes toward mathematics and mathematical achievement

Buck, Lisa Diane (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The purpose of this study was to investigate how student attitudes and mathematical achievement would be affected by a mathematics-based GPS mapping project. The participants were 75 ninth-grade students taking algebra 1A. ...
We've come a long way baby . . . or have we?: the phenomenon of community re-integrated for incarcerated women

Baldwin, Joshua Thomas (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The current study explored the phenomenon of community re-integration with incarcerated women. Each of the women were six months or less from release and had at least one prior experience with community re-integration. ...
Three essays on institutional investors and income taxes

Usrey, Spencer Conley (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This dissertation investigates the role of institutional investors in capital market tax studies. Specifically, this studies examines how institutional investors influence firms' cost of capital and financing decisions ...
Gender disparity in the prediction of recidivism: the accuracy of the LSI-R modified

Evans, Stephanie Ann (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

During the last 50 years, the rate at which females enter the correctional system has increased exponentially. Despite this influx, risk assessment instruments remain geared toward male offenders. The Level of Service ...
Can newscasts reduce prejudice?: television's potential impact upon the malleability of implicit attitudes

Loggins, Ginger Miller (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Despite a preponderance of evidence that news reports increase negative racial attitudes, some researchers have demonstrated that the print media can reduce such effects. Research has yet to examine television news can ...
Not here, not dead

De Dominic, Nicholas Paul (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

In this collection of poems, my concern is with patriarchy and story telling, specifically of stories passed from father to son, and the failure of hyper masculinity (cyclical violence, impotence, addiction, &c). The book ...
A history of weekly community newspapers in the United States: 1900 to 1980

Garfrerick, Beth H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This study is an examination of community weekly newspapers in the United States during the period beginning in 1900 and ending in 1980. For this dissertation, the weekly "community" newspaper is defined as a newspaper ...
University teachers' perceptions and evaluations of ethics instruction in public relations curriculum

Erzikova, Elina (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This study examined the present state of teaching ethics in university public relations departments in the U.S. and abroad. The results indicated that public relations teachers perceived ethics instruction in public relations ...
Meeting the standards: a look at one university's efforts to prepare tomorrow's teachers to use technology

Endfinger, Brian Sanford (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

What are the perceptions of elementary teachers regarding their ability to meet the state technology standards for teachers during their classroom instruction? What did the teachers perceive as current barriers in meeting ...
After Mary Prince: navigating 'authenticity' in 20th-century diasporic women's migration narratives

Simmons, Kathryn Merinda (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This project calls for a renewed consideration of Mary Prince's 1831 Caribbean slave narrative in critical readings of 20th-century women's migration novels. Specifically, I offer readings of how the signs "gender" and ...
Retaining foster parents: factors influencing retention and attrition

Samya, Misty Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The objective of this study was to uncover factors that contributed to the decision to continue or stop foster parenting from a social exchange theory perspective. The study sample consisted of 53 former foster parents and ...
The undependable bonds of blood: the unanticipated problems of parenthood in the novels of Henry James

Fishkin, Benjamin Hart (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

A dilemma inherent within any parent-child relationship is that a youth may require attention and guidance that a parent is unable, or unwilling, to provide. How much is a parent willing to "give up" and will this new role ...
An initial examination of leadership and team communication behaviors within the organizational environment of a dental practice

Chilcutt, Alexa Stough (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The purpose of this study was to discover, through qualitative analysis, the current leadership behaviors and team communication practices of today's dentists and their teams. In-depth interviews of the/a dentist, the most ...
Masculinity in peril: mutiny fiction and Victorian man-making

Phillips, Amanda Lynn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

In Victorian Masculinities, Herbert Sussman identifies the emergence of the "masculine plot" in mid-nineteenth century writing by male authors. The masculine plot, an alternative to the marriage plot's bourgeois domestic ...
Application of the diffusion of innovations theory and the health belief model to describe EMR use among Alabama family medicine physicians: a rural and urban analysis

Tucker, Melanie Tara (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The Alabama Black Belt region consists of twelve counties which are characterized by a high percentage of African Americans, acute poverty, rural decline, inadequate education programs, and significantly poor health outcomes. ...

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