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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 ...
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 ...
The efficacy of peer review in a university-level ESL writing class

Brathwaite, Sara Strickland (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Currently, there is a great debate concerning whether peer review is an effective activity in the university-level English-as-a-Second-Language writing classroom. Peer review offers the unique opportunity for second-language ...
Advising the academically underprepared first-year community college student athlete for transferability

Smith, Kelly Leland (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Student athletes attending and competing at a two-year community college often aspire to compete their last 2 years at a Division I four-year college or university. The impact of advising community college athletes can ...
Web 2.0 definition, usage, and self-efficacy: a study of graduate library school students and academic librarians at colleges and universities with ALA accredited degree programs

Davis, Jonathon Clay (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The topic of Web 2.0 has been studied several times within the field of library science, but there are several areas that warrant additional research: (a) examining definition of Web 2.0; and (b) providing baseline descriptive ...
A study of relationship repair in a business-to-business context

Dalela, Vivek (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This research concerns rebuilding/repairing those buyer-seller relationships that were once strong, but have been damaged. A framework of relationship repair is proposed and empirically tested using fairness theory as ...
Faculty training for online teachers in three rural Alabama community colleges: a multiple case study

Davis, Robert Edward (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Online education is providing community colleges opportunities to reach students through the use of technological advances. These technological advances have allowed faculty to develop new teaching skills and transfer these ...
Fake news: a survey on video news releases and their implications on journalistic ethics, integrity, independence, professionalism, credibility, and commercialization of broadcast news

Clark, Judith Chandra (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Public relations practitioners have a very influential role on the content consumers see every day in newspapers and on news broadcasts. The traditional lines between journalism and public relations are now intertwined. ...
Expectations and enjoyment in mediated sports: extended disposition theory in sports entertainment

Woo, Chang Wan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

People tend to seek pleasurable stimuli and avoid unpleasant stimuli. This tendency as reflected in selective exposure theory has come into question when people choose media contents with negative hedonic valance. For ...
Interfacial interactions of FeCo/Pd and FeCo/Ru multilayers

Walock, Michael James (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The FeCo system of alloys is perched atop the Slater-Pauling curve. As a result of this and its relatively low cost and ease of deposition, it is heavily used within the magnetic recording industry. However, new technology ...
Effect of different warm-ups and upper-body vibration on performance in Masters Swimmers

Nepocatych, Svetlana (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of no, short, or regular warm-up and Upper-Body Vibration (UBV) only or UBV+ short warm-up on swimming performance in Masters Swimmers. Six females and four ...
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 ...
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 ...

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