Dave Thomas

Biographic Data

ID6186678
NAMEDave Thomas
GIVEN NAMESDave
FAMILY NAMEThomas
SIGNATURETHOMAS D
AFFILIATIONSStudent Success Project, University of Kent, Chatham, UK
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS41
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Undergraduates Interested in STEM Research Are Better Students than Their Peers

    Open AccessNate Bickford, Elizabeth Peterson et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2020

    In Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), undergraduate research experiences provide students with invaluable opportunities to improve scientific skills. However, less is known about its impact on higher-order thinking skills. Therefore, we sought to determine if engagement in undergraduate research would improve academic performance in students engaged in research compared to those that were not. To accomplish this, biology ma…

  • Attempting to break the chain

    Jason Arday, Dina Zoe Belluigi et al.ARTICLEEducational Philosophy and Theory2020Cited by: 39References: 8

    Anti-racist education within the Academy holds the potential to truly reflect the cultural hybridity of our diverse, multi-cultural society through the canons of knowledge that educators celebrate, proffer and embody. The centrality of Whiteness as an instrument of power and privilege ensures that particular types of knowledge continue to remain omitted from our curriculums. The monopoly and proliferation of dominant White European canons does co…

  • The Role of Supportive Housing for HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Children

    K G Quinn, Katherine Quinn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2015Cited by: 2References: 31

    Homelessness and housing instability continue to be significant social issues facing low-income families, suggesting a need for more comprehensive, family-based approaches to housing services. This study explored the experiences of 10 HIV-positive women and their children in a Midwestern supportive housing program via in-depth interviews and 5 supportive housing staff. This study explored the challenges associated with housing stability, the avai…

  • Risk factors for suicidal behaviors among Filipino Americans

    X Wang, Yusuke Kuroki et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2015

    Filipino Americans have lower suicide rates than other Asian ethnic groups. The present study examined risk factors for suicide ideation and attempt among Filipino Americans with random forest. The data were from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study (Takeuchi, 2011). The results showed that the important predictors for suicide ideation were depressive disorder, substance use disorder, and years in the United States. The important…

  • An Investigation of Aural Space inside Mousa Broch by Observation and Analysis of Sound and Light

    Open AccessDave Thomas, D Lleufer ThomasARTICLEInternet Archaeology2011

    This project emphasises the unique character and construction of Mousa broch, questions the model of Mousa broch as a roofed home (an interpretation adopted by Historic Scotland in 2002) and considers the way in which sound and light informs our understanding of the spaces contained within its structure. Underpinning the approach to data collection was the architectural concept of aural space. The author attempts to convey an impression of aural …

  • The Pragmatic Programmer

    Andy Hunt, Dave Thomas et al.BOOKThe Pragmatic Programmer2000

    The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master examines the core programming process: taking a requirement and producing working, maintainable code that delights its users. It covers topics ranging from personal responsibility and career development to architectural techniques for keeping code flexible, easy to adapt, and reuse. (publisher's copy