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Youth level of service/case management inventory : the predictive validity of post-court involvement assessment
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Barnes, Ashlee R.
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2013
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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Juvenile risk assessments are becoming increasingly popular in jurisdictions across North America. Court officials use risk assessment scales to predict future crime, identify youth needs, and inform case planning. If risk assessment tools are to be useful, they must demonstrate predictive validity overall as well as demonstrate predictive validity across gender and racial subgroups. Currently, the literature shows that juveniles are typically assessed when they enter court jurisdiction. This...
Show moreJuvenile risk assessments are becoming increasingly popular in jurisdictions across North America. Court officials use risk assessment scales to predict future crime, identify youth needs, and inform case planning. If risk assessment tools are to be useful, they must demonstrate predictive validity overall as well as demonstrate predictive validity across gender and racial subgroups. Currently, the literature shows that juveniles are typically assessed when they enter court jurisdiction. This initial risk assessment score is the only one used to predict recidivism. This study sought to determine the predictive accuracy of the composite risk score youth received following dismissal from court jurisdiction. The entry/initial and exit/dismissal composite scores were compared to identify their relative validity. Differential predictive validity across race/ethnicity and gender was also explored. Theoretical and policy implications and the impact of court supervision were then discussed.
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Zoo visitor satisfaction with animal visibility
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Creator
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Couch, Ashley S.
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2013
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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Millions of people visit zoos on an annual basis but we know very little about zoo visitor satisfaction with animal visibility; a lack of animal visibility may negatively impact a zoo visit. This study attempts to determine the overall satisfaction of zoo visitors, their satisfaction with animal visibility, and how important they consider animal welfare and animal visibility. Also, this study examines how often visitors expect the animals to be visible. Finally, wildlife tourists and their...
Show moreMillions of people visit zoos on an annual basis but we know very little about zoo visitor satisfaction with animal visibility; a lack of animal visibility may negatively impact a zoo visit. This study attempts to determine the overall satisfaction of zoo visitors, their satisfaction with animal visibility, and how important they consider animal welfare and animal visibility. Also, this study examines how often visitors expect the animals to be visible. Finally, wildlife tourists and their satisfaction with animal visibility in the wild is compared to a zoo setting. These questions will be analyzed between an array of demographic groups treated as the dependent variables (men vs. women, zoo members vs. non members, age, income, presence of children, weekday vs. weekend visitors, education level) or other visitor features (if they feel the zoo is a good value, feel animals need a hiding place out of view of the zoo visitors, visit frequency). Nearly 500 zoo visitors at two zoos completed an exit survey. T-tests were used to find statistical significance. The results show that most zoo visitors are very satisfied with their zoo experience but there were some statistically significant differences found. Overall, the value of the zoo, zoo membership, and visit frequency were found to have significant differences in some of the survey questions. Wildlife tourists were found to have higher expectations of visibility in a captive setting. The results differed between the two zoos which could be due to the features of each zoo, unique visitor experiences, or even outside factors such as mood. Overall, zoo administrators can learn more about visitor satisfaction and expectations about their visit from this type of research to ensure a positive experience for their visitors and welfare for the animals.
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“IN A NEW NORMAL SITUATION, A NEW APPROACH” : MID-PANDEMIC EFL TEACHER PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTING TASK-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING IN EAP COURSES
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Siddiqui, Tamoha Binte
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Date
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2021
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Collection
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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Scarce research exists with regards to TBLT implementation in EAP courses, especially those courses held in EFL settings. Hence, this study explores the extent to which EAP teachers from an EFL country, Bangladesh, hold beliefs that align with core TBLT principles, as well as their levels of receptiveness to using tasks in the classroom. In this mixed methods study, data was collected from 30 tertiary-level EAP teachers in Bangladesh using a questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews. A...
Show moreScarce research exists with regards to TBLT implementation in EAP courses, especially those courses held in EFL settings. Hence, this study explores the extent to which EAP teachers from an EFL country, Bangladesh, hold beliefs that align with core TBLT principles, as well as their levels of receptiveness to using tasks in the classroom. In this mixed methods study, data was collected from 30 tertiary-level EAP teachers in Bangladesh using a questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews. A convergent mixed methods analysis was used to triangulate the data and verify the findings. Results showed that participants agreed with core TBLT principles from a moderate to high level, and consistently favored use of tasks over traditional activities. Moreover, teacher beliefs and practices seem to have become further aligned with core TBLT tenets in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift to online teaching. I conclude the study by highlighting a number of implications for EFL teaching contexts. Additionally, I suggest that teacher and student autonomy need to be nurtured not only during curriculum development and implementation, but also in theoretical and research design.
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