Researchers over the past three decades have found that students experience a variety of challenges when transitioning from eighth to ninth grade. The challenges include decreases in grades, attendance, and self-esteem. ...

This research paper examines the temperance movement in the United States and Wisconsin, focusing on the first 60 years of the nineteenth century. The author discusses how temperance emerged as a reform movement, the ...

Fairy tales have a profound impact on little girls. They shape and often constrict girls' identities, gender constructs, sexuality, and futures. Additionally, the narrative content and history of fairy tales can be used ...

The current study examined the effects of text topic interest on children's reading performance, particularly within the context of a reading intervention program. Participants included four late elementary school children ...

Farming and lumber production figuratively and literally shaped the landscape of Waupaca County, Wisconsin between 1848 and 1948. Ethnic identity further shaped these rural Waupaca County neighborhoods amongst others of ...

The contributions of Olin and Emma Swenson to the National Farmers' Holiday Association (NFHA), through the incorporation into the movement of the farmers of the state of Wisconsin, were significant. The National Farmers' ...

While many studies support the fact that bullying is a concern for school staff members and students alike, few studies have examined the potential discrepancies between staff members' and students' perceptions of bullying. ...

Social-emotional intelligence (SEI) can be described as the basic skills an individual has to recognize and manage emotions appropriately (Hoffman, 2009). The development of these skills in children can be very influential ...