Jacob S. Walker and Alf Pratt, Communications; Eileen Crane, Pre-law Advisor The researchers aimed to establish a set of criteria for judging the environments at various law schools, and then apply these criteria to five national law schools. The students specifically examined the academic and social environments at each school as they relate to a […]
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BYU MICROSCOPY LABORATORY /PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Judy L. Pickett, Department of Biology Education Introduction For the past five years Dr. John Gardner has been developing a microscopy outreach program for students throughout the state of Utah. I became involved in the program in the fall of 1993 and have been heavily involved in program development since that time. The results of […]
FIELD TRIPS INTO LIFE: THINGS I LEARNED BY GOING TO SCHOOL WITH SECOND GRADERS
Mark Carter, Department of English Introduction 0ne day I decided I needed some more excitement and challenge in my life. So, I went to a local elementary school and volunteered as a teacher assistant to a bilingual education instructor. Together, she and I took on a rambunctious class of second graders, with hopes of educating […]
Physical Fitness in the Home School
Dana R. Peters and Professor Connie L. Blackmore, Physical Education This study was designed to determine if those who are teaching their children at home are instructing them in the area of physical fitness. This was a survey-based project. The respondents were volunteers, mostly from the Home Educators Convention that was held at Brigham Young University in […]
Internet Radio, Basketball, and High School Life
Scott Raab and Dr. Sirpa Grierson, English The high school years will always be magical because they never happen again. The new freedoms that many middle class American youth either inherit or seize have made the brief collection of academic years a type of Brigadoon. Although they live in a very different world, high school […]
Tobacco Awareness in American Medical Schools: Comparative Study
Joshua G Schkrohowsky and Dr. Gordon Lindsay, Health Sciences After years of steady decline, the percentage of people who use tobacco in the United States has leveled off and has appeared to even begin an increase. Cigarette smoking remains the single largest cause of preventable death in the United States. It is not only a […]
The Effects of Modern Standard Arabic Immersion Programs Versus Traditional Preschool Attendance on the Reading and Composition Scores of Arab Children
Jennifer Eschler and Dr. R. Kirk Belnap, Asian and Near Eastern Languages While Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is used for schooling and for writing in the Arab world, it is not the oral means of communication. Several dialects of Arabic exist. Each of these is related to Modern Standard Arabic, but vocabulary and some basic […]
Economic Self-Control and Impulsivity in Money Decisions: A Comparison of High School Students with Rural or Urban Backgrounds
Becky Malquist and Dr. Harold L. Miller Jr., Psychology Do you buy the brand new car now and take out a large loan, or do you save a little longer and buy a used one so that, in the end, you pay less? Do you take the spur-of-the-moment Caribbean cruise, or do you stick to […]
Family, Peer, School, and Community Capital: The Compensating Effects of the Family on Juvenile Delinquency
Benjamin Gibbs and Dr. Stephen Bahr, Sociology I have sought to examine the effects of social capital (family, peer, school and community) on delinquency and to measure the buffering effects of the family when negative peer influence is high. Further understanding of the factors causing delinquency is essential for policy makers and community members. Although […]
Are there Memory Deficits Among High School Participants from Heading Soccer Balls?
John R Dayton and Dr. Donovan E Fleming, Neuroscience Center A unique aspect of soccer is the use of the player’s head to direct the ball. Participants can “head” the ball to score a goal, pass to a teammate or gain control of possession. Studies performed on soccer players at the international2,5,7,10,12 and Olympic1 levels […]
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