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K-12 public school teacher free speech : the impact of Garcetti v. Ceballos on First Amendment protections
(Northern Illinois University, 2018)With the Supreme Court's 2006 ruling in Garcetti v. Cebellos , this study examines how Garcetti has impacted K-12 public school teachers' First Amendment free speech protections. Garcetti added a threshold layer to an ... -
A kaleidoscope of literacy and learning: A portrait of a critical community of practice in first grade
(Northern Illinois University, 2008)My research combined two narrative styles, auto-ethnography and portraiture. Together these methodologies captured the lived experience of the classroom, and provided a way to share two parallel pieces - the story of my ... -
Kant's theory of the thing in itself in the Critique of Pure Reason
(Northern Illinois University, 1968)The thing-in-itself has been one of the most controversial concepts of Kant's philosophy. It has been a point of continual difficulty since the publication of Critique of Pure Reason in 1781. The most widespread of the ... -
Karen refugees resettled in Aurora, IL : their identity, their resettlement, their oral histories
(Northern Illinois University, 2017)Refugees provide unique subject matter for identity studies as they are not able to continue living in their homeland. Refugees, instead, have been forced to abandon their homes, flee to a different country for safety, and ... -
Karst geomorphology and hydrogeology of the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
(Northern Illinois University, 1993)A regional tectonic feature extending in a 100 km long and 30 to 40 km wide belt, the Holbox Fracture Zone, crosses the flat, karstified terrain of the NE Yucatan Peninsula controlling development of large, elongated poljes. ... -
Karyotypic analysis of cloned human colon carcinoma cells containing enriched numbers of double minute chromosomes or homogeneously staining regions
(Northern Illinois University, 1985)This thesis describes research with the human colon carcinoma cell line, COLO 320-DM, which contains double minute chromosomes (DM) in approximately 47% of the cells. After about 12 months of continuous culture, the number ... -
Katharine Kuh and the gallery of art interpretation : a pioneer in the educational exhibits
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)The purpose of this paper is to trace the problems of museum learning and to apply the theory of Katherine Kuh in solving these problems. The history of museum education from 1870-1946 will be briefly illustrated. Then, ... -
Kendang penca : the instruments, music, and recent evolution of a traditional Sudanese musical ensemble
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Kennedy v. Bremerton School District: A Fumble the Supreme Court Needs to Recover
(2019-11)Many people support one or the other: freedom of religion or freedom from religion. Current Supreme Court case law favors the protection of students’ rights under the Establishment Clause. However, First Amendment free ... -
Kenya : a closer look at culture and early childhood education
(Northern Illinois University, 2005)This project is a study of the culture of South Eastern Kenya and its effects on the education system in those regions. Cultural issues such as religion, gender perceptions, and community are covered. The research for this ... -
Key factors in the achievement and maintenance of sobriety : a field study of recovered alcoholics
(Northern Illinois University, 1984)A field study was conducted in which 24 recovered alcoholics were asked what was important to their sobriety. The sample consisted of 15 males and 9 females with 19 of the sample actively involved with Alcoholics Anonymous ... -
KeyMouse
(Northern Illinois University, 2009)The KeyMouse combines the function of a mouse and a keyboard into one wireless handheld device. Developing the KeyMouse requires hardware design, hardware integration, computer science, and embedded programming. The buttons, ... -
Keynote Address: Northern Illinois University College of Law Twelfth Annual Symposium on Domestic Violence and Victimizing the Victim: Relief, Results, Reform
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The Keys to Being an Effective Insurance Broker
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Kicking “Single-Entity” to the Sidelines: Reevaluating the Competitive Reality of Major League Soccer after American Needle and the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2010-11)The negotiation of the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement brought tense times for professional soccer in the United States. The Major League Soccer Players’ Union sought free agency as a part of the 2010 CBA, a term that ... -
Killing the Fatted Calf: Managed Care Liability in a Post-Pegram World
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2003-11)Over one hundred million Americans receive their health care benefits under some kind of managed care plan. At the heart of every managed care plan is an emphasis on cost containment. The courts traditionally protected the ... -
Kin recognition in the Guinea baboon (Papio papio)
(Northern Illinois University, 1994)Kin recognition is defined as the directing of behaviors differentially among individuals on the basis of genetic relatedness. Kin recognition has been documented in a number of non-human primate species, but the majority ... -
A kinematic analysis of the wheelchair propulsion arm stroke of nonambulatory school age children
(Northern Illinois University, 1982)The purpose of this study was threefold. First, and most important, was to investigate certain mechanical factors involved in the propulsion of standard rim drive wheelchairs by children. Second, the investigation sought ... -
Kinematics and dynamics of a robotic manipulator in Maple
(Northern Illinois University, 2016)Kinematics and dynamics of a manipulator are two important problems in modeling and automation. Kinematic modeling of a manipulator is defined as the transformation from a joint coordinate system to a Cartesian coordinate ... -
Kinetic depth effects of unidimensional motion perspective in young children
(Northern Illinois University, 1979)The purpose of the present study was to determine whether young children get impressions of depth when viewing motion pictures in which motion perspective is confined to a single dimension (horizontal) of that display. ...
