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Analysis of inquiry materials to explain complexity of chemical reasoning in physical chemistry students’ argumentation
(Springer, Science and Technology Education LibraryWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-12)
One aim of inquiry activities in science education is to promote students’ participation in the practices used to build scientific knowledge by providing opportunities to engage in scientific discourse. However, many factors ...
The State of Transfer of Training Research: Moving Toward More Consumer‐Centric Inquiry
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-03)
The Transformation of American Philanthropy: From Public Trust to Private Foundation, 1785-1917
(2017)
This dissertation examines the early history of philanthropic enterprise in the United States. I use the legal and administrative records of nineteenth-century philanthropic foundations, as well as the popular debates they ...
Being in Relation: Achieving Mutuality in Moments of Play
(2017)
Human connection is an innate human need. More than that, it is a rich source of life satisfaction, the purest expression of our humanity, and only in moments of human connection do we fully come into being. Such moments ...
Social Preferences and the Willingness to Pay for Preventative Health Care: Evidence from Field Experiments
(2017)
This dissertation explores behavioral incentives generated by individuals making choices in peer group settings in order to assess whether these incentives can be harnessed towards improving people’s willingness to invest ...