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A Sousa band concert reimagined as a solo trombone recital

Houghtling, Jonathan David (University of Alabama Libraries, 2004-05)

John Philip Sousa is primarily known around the world for his march compositions. He was even given the nickname “The March King” by a British band journal. Compositions such as The Stars and Stripes Forever, The Washington ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Study of a cold start fuel produced by an active vapor utilization system for use in gasoline powered vehicles

Crawford, John William (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

This research focuses on the continuous development of the Active Vapor Recovery System (AVUS) which has the potential to reduce unburned hydrocarbon emissions from automobiles. The AVUS collects, condenses and stores ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
The relation between Alzheimer's disease caregiving status, health-related possible selves, and health behaviors

Haley, Philip Parker (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Possible selves are personalized representations of the self in the future that may motivate individuals to strive toward desired states and avoid feared outcomes. Possible selves have been explored among many populations ...
Changes in media coverage of adoption: a content analysis comparing newspaper coverage from 1992 and 2007

Gresham, Anna (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

A content analysis of newspaper articles about adoption of children was conducted. Several items were noted including mentions of all members of the adoption triad - birthparent, adopted child, and adoptive parent - and ...
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. ...

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