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Professional growth and development in a special education master's program

This paper provides a summary and evaluation of my experiences in the graduate program, including the nature and extent of my professional growth and development, the development of my educational philosophy and the components of the graduate program that have been of particular value to my…

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Self-talk, empowerment, and goal-directed behavior in Patrick & Hagtvedt

In “I don’t” versus “I can’t”: When empowered refusal motivates goal-directed behavior,” Patrick & Hagtvedt (2012) conduct four separate studies to test their research hypotheses related to the link between self-talk and goal-directed behavior.

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Juche, totalitarianism, and social control in North Korea

North Korea can be considered a darkly successful enterprise in totalitarian rule. Since the Korean War rendered the peninsula in two, North Korea has withstood decades of economic collapse. By most measures, North Korea is a strange relic of a bygone era: a vestige of the Cold War.

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Heart rate variability biofeedback for building physiological resilience

Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) has been shown to be a tool to reduce stress (Gervitz, 2015). Gervitz (2015) describes biofeedback as the feeding back of physiological information to a person who then attempts to change his or her physiology with regard to the results of the feedback.

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Financial stress and interpersonal events in middle-aged adults

Sturgeon, Zautra & Okun (2014) conducted a study to examine the link between financial stress and interpersonal events among middle-aged adults and their conditions in life.

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Margaret Thatcher's leadership effectiveness analyzed through expectancy theory

Dubbed the \"Iron Lady\" of British politics by the Soviet Union press, Margaret Thatcher was active in public service for most of her adult life and served as the prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) for more than 11 years, the only woman to hold this post and the longest-serving prime…

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Crafting effective public speeches on democracy

The authors first describe what public speaking is and its wider context and content. They then go further to point out the various purposes of public speaking or what the aims of a public speaker could be in terms of the focus rather than the content.

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Cognitive approaches to science and mathematics instruction for middle school students

Jen Vollmer states time should be limited to about 15 minutes per class for middle school students because their capacity for short term memorization is at that limit.

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Rousseau's analysis of natural inequality and human corruption in society

Rousseau\'s major works were published between the middle of the eighteenth century up to the 1790s. Based on this time-period, it would be appropriate to categorize him as an Enlightenment thinker. However, things are not as simple as they seem.

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Student perspectives on problem-solving and misconceptions in learning

Raquel Hood states that one idea that struck her was “how students need to learn to use specific concepts and principles to solve problems…in real life” (Bruning, Schraw, Norby, 2011, p. 335).

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