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more so than younger, faster, and female runners. Coaches and runners can use these findings to improve the likelihood for more optimal pacing. KEYWORDS: Ambient Temperature, Velocity, Split time, Pace index
Image Change Through Corporate Programs Teacher Education Graduate Research Advisor(s) - Joseph L Watras Student(s) - Kaori Takano
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This research examines the attitude changes of Japanese elementary school teachers toward companies that provided lessons in their classroom. There had been no history of corporate involvement in public education until the last decade. A series of national policy changes gradually opened the door to the private sector. Thirty five elementary school teachers, 17 males and 18 females, were interviewed through email. Teachers described their previous images of the business world as “Profit making only” or “No association with schools.” A shift in their attitudes occurred primarily around the year 2005. Less than half the teachers positively changed their images of the business world, however, two thirds of them positively changed their images of a particular company after they experienced its corporate program in their classroom.
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