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A Case Study of the Cooperative, Healthy, Active, Motivated, Positive Students (CHAMPS) Intramural Athletic Program in an Urban Middle School*

By Kathleen B. Fraser, Ed. D

The problem driving this research is that, despite the presence of CHAMPS and other similar programs, inner-city students continue to have low academic performance on standardized exams, low class grades, high dropout rates, low literacy standards, and classroom management problems. The immediate problem for the school examined in this study was the threat of being…

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Dissertation Grievances: Some Advantages and Disadvantages

Here are some of the “advantages” to pursuing a grievance request or legal action: 1. Your request could to be approved and you would be able to do what you intended to do. 2. You may feel more empowered. 3. You may be able to make faster progress. 4. You could gain the reputation as a student who holds the university accountable for their published guidelines and therefore receive what…

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#dissertation disapproval #grievance #legal action

Case Study Method: Selected Topics

The one primary advantage to using the case study method in your dissertation is that it usually allows you to concentrate on an issue, problem, or concern that is directly or indirectly related to your job or career. For every dissertation student I have worked with, who decided to use the case study method, their Purpose of the Study had something to do with their profession. They had been…

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#Angelica Ruvarac #Case Study method #creating a database #Danielle M. Culbertson #John Gerring #Robert Saul #Robert Yin #sources of evidence #triangulation of interview data #William Ellet

Changing Standards for Dissertation Completion

Before I discuss “standards,” I want to mention what two other researchers have to say about the purpose of the dissertation. Barbara Lovitts and Ellen Wert state that “The dissertation shows mastery of the field, that the student is ready to be a professional in and contribute to the discipline.” They go on the say: “It is the capstone of the graduate education and research experience, a rite of…

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#Barbara Lovitts #Concept Paper #dissertation standards #Ellen Wert #IRB Application #proposal

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Interviewing Guidelines

Here are some basic interviewing guidelines for participants in your study:

Ask qualifying questions to validate that potential interviewees meet your inclusion criteria for the study and that they are willing to participate voluntarily.

Be clear on the purpose of the interview and convey that message to the interviewees. It should be the same as your Purpose of the Study statement.

Let potential…

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#G.R. VandenBos #I.E. Seidman #interview questions #interviewing guidelines #interviewing techniques #study participants #T.A. Schwandt #W.P. Vogt

Dissertation Chairperson Selection Guidelines

The selection of a Chairperson is the single most important decision you will make during the dissertation process. An excellent Chair will mentor, support, and supervise you throughout the process and get you through the difficult times because they care about you and your research.

You want to feel confident that your Chair really cares about giving the support you need, as well as sincere…

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#chairperson selection #dissertation chair #interview questions #mentor #selection criteria

Energy, Fulfillment, Achievement and Living

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights. I hope you like them.

“Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.” ~ Denis Waitley

“The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our…

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#achievement #Audre Lorde #believing #Denis Waitley #Earl Nightingale #energy #fulfillment #goals #Mary Kay Ash #Socrates #spoken word

Dissertation Form And Style Recommendations

“There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting.” ~ Louis Brandeis

Remember this about form and style. When your writing has numerous errors, the reader will not be able to focus on the content very easily. This will contribute to the manuscript being rejected.

Here are some of the most frequent “goofs” I have noticed with many of my clients:

Personal pronouns (I, me, my, you, your)…

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#citation #dissertation #personal pronouns #verb tense

Success, Goals And Glory

“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” ~ Robert Collier

“Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people’s criticisms, carry out your plan.” ~ Paul Meyer

“One of the chief reasons for success in life is the ability to maintain a daily interest…

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#Booker T. Washington #Cicero #glory #goals #Paul Meyer #Robert Collier #success #William Lyon Phelps

Success, Walking And Research

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights.

“One thing for certain, I promise you will see, it’s never too late to be the person you were meant to be.” ~ Tim Flannery

Success:“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to…

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#Albert Szent-Gyorgyi #Paul Dudley White #Ralph Waldo Emerson #research #success #Tim Flannery #walking

Positive Thinking, Courage And Victory

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights. I hope you enjoy them.

“Positive thinking is a constant attention to the details that make up an average day – with the knowledge that how you live this moment may reflect on the rest of your life.” ~ Jason Rogerson

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have.” ~

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Will, Enthusiasm, Optimism And Getting Started

Here is latest edition of Inspirations and Insights. I hope you like these.

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” ~ Vince Lombardi

“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might…. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and…

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#Chinese Proverb #enthusiasm #getting started #Helen Keller #lack of will #Napoleon Hill #optimism #Ralph Waldo Emerson #Vince Lombardi

Making Decisions, Having Resolve And Making A Difference

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights. I hope you find one two especially meaningful.

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important that any other one thing.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference…

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#Abraham Lincoln #Albert Einstein #Gilda Radner #Ralph Waldo Emerson #Sister Mary Rose McGready

A Glorious Life, Your Dreams And Your Future

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights. I hope you like them.

“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!” ~ Dale Carnegie

“Surround yourself with people who will support your dreams.” ~Dave Bruno

“If the pace and push are getting to you, it’s time to stop and find a place of solace to refresh…

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#Abraham Maslow #Charles Swindoll #Dale Carnegie #Dave Bruno #John Kehoe

Teachers, The Best, Time And Opportunities

Here is the latest edition of Inspirations and Insights.

“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.” ~ Karl Menninger

“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.” ~ Anonymous

“Hold fast the time! Guard it, watch over it, every hour, every minute! Unregarded it slips away like a lizard, smooth, slippery, faithless.…

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#Francis Bacon #Fred Rogers #Karl Menninger #Thomas Mann

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