Photograph of academic administrators and academia onstage at the May 2010 masters commencement ceremony at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. They are dressed in black, green, blue, red and gold academic regalia. There are people seated in the background, watching the ceremony.

This descriptive study uses a qualitative, content analysis to examine the middle school visual arts and core Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to determine the potential common learning activities that can be aligned between the two. By performing an alignment of the potential common learning activities present in the middle school visual art TEKS and the middle school core TEKS, I demonstrate that there is a foundation for curriculum integration in the Texas middle school visual arts classroom.

Paper explores how American Indians navigate life and connect to their heritage within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.

Journal containing essays, commentaries, and exhibition information regarding Texas artwork and other contemporary art issues.

The UNT Graduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Index starts on page 494.

The UNT Undergraduate Bulletin includes information about class offerings as well as "policies, regulations, procedures and fees in effect at the time [the] publication went to press" (p. 1). Index starts on page 571.

Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of a male speaker at the masters commencement ceremony for the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The speaker is dressed in green and black graduation regalia. There are people seated in the background, watching the speaker.

Photograph of a woman speaking at the masters commencement ceremony at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The woman is standing at a podium and wearing blue, black and gold graduation regalia. There are people seated in the background, listening to the speaker and watching the ceremony.

Photograph of a woman speaking at the masters commencement ceremony at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The woman is standing at a podium and wearing a black dress. There are students seated in the background, listening to the speaker. The photo was taken from behind the podium.

This paper presents methods and results of county-level population estimation using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images of Denton County and Collin County in Texas. Landsat TM images acquired in March 2000 were classified into residential and non-residential classes using maximum likelihood classification and knowledge-based classification methods. Accuracy assessment results from the classified image produced using knowledge-based classification and traditional supervised classification (maximum likelihood classification) methods suggest that knowledge-based classification is more effective than traditional supervised classification methods. Furthermore, using randomly selected samples of census block groups, ordinary least squares (OLS) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) models were created for total population estimation. The overall accuracy of the models is over 96% at the county level. The results also suggest that underestimation normally occurs in block groups with high population density, whereas overestimation occurs in block groups with low population density.

Paper discusses the effects of gentrification on communities by focusing on Dallas Freedman’s Town/North Dallas—established by freed slaves in the 1860’s—and the Saint Paul United Methodist Church congregation.

Paper discusses recurring themes in cross-cultural communication between medical practitioners and refugees, specifically Vietnamese refugees who have lived in the United States for more than 20 years, at the Dallas County Health Services Refugee Clinic, including substitution, omission, editorialization with the use of an interpreter, and nonverbal communication expressed by both populations.

Online education is the fastest growing form of course delivery of higher education in the United States. It has revolutionized how students and instructors interact in the educational process. Yet students in online courses continue to experience higher attrition rates than their counterparts in traditional face-to-face classes despite the advantages offered by the technology. This study examined the impact that institutional policies and practices at community colleges in the state of Texas have had on student persistence in online courses. It also examined how institutions collect and use data in addressing students' attrition. The findings were used to identify the most effective institutional practices to share with community college systems in Texas in an effort to improve student persistence in online courses across the state. The population for the study consisted of the 50 public two-year community college and the technical college systems in the state of Texas. The study used a mixed method. A theoretical model of institutional impact on online persistence was drawn from the literature review. This model's five categories were then used to construct a survey to collect data on institutional practices and measure the effectiveness in addressing student persistence. Four college systems were identified using …

This dissertation study focused on three aspects of staff development in North Texas: 1) funding sources, 2) types of professional learning programs, and 3) teachers' views of the effectiveness of the funded programs. Qualitative data came from interviews with nine district administrators concerning funding sources and how those resources enhanced teacher skills. Quantitative data came from 1,277 responses from teachers regarding their background and perceptions about staff development. Data from interviews with district administrators were diagrammed to depict elements of funding staff development and to reveal how resources were used to plan, implement, and evaluate staff learning. An analysis of interview data revealed that availability of grants, property tax rates, and student enrollment affected how districts funded staff development. Administrators reported that districts funded professional learning that was planned according to academic initiatives, met the needs of adult learners, and adapted to the changing needs of school communities. Both administrators and practitioners reported that time was a lacking resource critical to developing staff knowledge. Practitioners reported that sufficient opportunity to collaborate with colleagues about learning initiatives was more valuable than teaching materials. Teacher questionnaires were analyzed for possible relationships between participant variables and responses concerning knowledge about funding constraints and …

Photograph of a female student dressed in graduation regalia at the masters commencement ceremony at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. She is wearing a black robe with a green and brown stole and black cords. There is a male student standing behind her.

Photograph of a female student playing tennis during a match at the University of the North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The girl is hitting a tennis ball with her racket. She is wearing a black long-sleeved t-shirt with the University of North Texas logo. There is someone half-visible on the other side of the fence to the left.

Photograph of a female student hitting a tennis ball during a match at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. Her back is turned. She is wearing a black tank top and a black tennis skirt, and she has a tattoo on the back of her right shoulder. Her hair is in a ponytail, and she wears a black headband and barretts in her hair.

Photograph of a female student playing tennis during a match at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. Her back is turned. She is wearing a black tank top and a white visor, and her hair is pulled into a ponytail secured with a neon green hair tie.

Photograph of a female student playing tennis during a match at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. The girl is running to hit a tennis ball on the court. She is wearing black leggings, a black tennis skirt, and a black t-shirt with the University of North Texas logo. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail. Two people wearing hoodies are visible on the other side of the fence.

Photograph of a female student playing tennis during a match at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. Her back is turned. The girl is hitting the tennis ball with her racket. She is wearing black leggings, a tennis skirt and a black t-shirt.