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Social Welfare Policy And The Crisis Of Hunger, Karen Bolesworth, Susan Tufts
Social Welfare Policy And The Crisis Of Hunger, Karen Bolesworth, Susan Tufts
Theses Digitization Project
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 has lead to reduced welfare assistance to the needy. This thesis analyzes how families have become increasingly homeless and hungry during the welfare reform years.
The Impact Of Siblings And Parenting Style On Social Skill Development In Young Adult Females, Genevieve Cordero Arca
The Impact Of Siblings And Parenting Style On Social Skill Development In Young Adult Females, Genevieve Cordero Arca
Theses Digitization Project
"The purpose of the current study was to examine the effects of parenting style and having vs. not having siblings on social skill development."
Public Safety Internship Program At The Riverside Community College District, Robert Patrick Curtin
Public Safety Internship Program At The Riverside Community College District, Robert Patrick Curtin
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a community college based program that utilizes contextual teaching and learning methods that will prepare completers for careers in public safety.
Beyond Skills To Meaning: Artists As Healers And Implications For Art Educators, Lucinda Lee Blackstone
Beyond Skills To Meaning: Artists As Healers And Implications For Art Educators, Lucinda Lee Blackstone
Theses Digitization Project
Art definitions and movements are changing just as the social paradigms they spring from. This exploration looked at paradigms in art of the past that have become the foundation for movements today. Currently the transformative powers art has to offer have been recognized. Colleges are beginning to train a major and a career. The literature review explored what role transformative art has played in artists' lives and looked at its uses in education. Conceptual art goes beyond the aesthetics of art and touches the mind and heart. I began to explore this kind of art in the nearby galleries. I …
Virtual Online Stock Trading System, Tao Zhu
Virtual Online Stock Trading System, Tao Zhu
Theses Digitization Project
Stock trading provides a relatively low risk and hassle free channel for people to invest, when compared with other methods. However, it is unfortunate that, for those other people who may be equally interested and financially able in stock trading, they have yet to experience the simplicity of, and the wealth accumulated from stock investments. Reasons for their hesitation to be involved in stock trading vary; but primarily it is due to their lack of experience in trading.
Job Satisfaction For Rehabilitation Counselors, Louis Dudash Iv
Job Satisfaction For Rehabilitation Counselors, Louis Dudash Iv
Theses Digitization Project
Research reveals that rehabilitation counselors who are satisfied with their work environment tend to be more effective and have increased productivity. Rehabilitation counselors work with persons with disabilities to assist them in maximizing their ability to live independently in their communities.
Promoting Listening Strategies Use In Elementary English As A Foreign Language Computer-Assisted Learning Environment, Makiko Kojima
Promoting Listening Strategies Use In Elementary English As A Foreign Language Computer-Assisted Learning Environment, Makiko Kojima
Theses Digitization Project
In Japan, English education in elementary schools is still in the process of innovation. The purpose of this project is to seek the most appropriate and effective way for elementary-level students to acquire listening skills in a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) environment.
The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
The Development Of Scientific Concepts Through Literacy As A Mediational Tool, Kenneth Phil Ingram
Theses Digitization Project
This project analyzes the progress of 20 first grade, Spanish speaking students through a weather science unit. The study observes how students respond to literacy and science learning events.
Factors Influencing Social Workers Commitment To The Field Of Gerontology, Susan Savella Cole, Teresa Marie Alarcon
Factors Influencing Social Workers Commitment To The Field Of Gerontology, Susan Savella Cole, Teresa Marie Alarcon
Theses Digitization Project
Due to the impending "elder boom" the need for gerontological social workers is increasing. This study examined what attracted workers to enter this field and what motivates them to stay. The research also focused on the relationship between the social worker's commitment and their perceived need for training and education in the field of gerontology.
Integrating Public Relations Into Marketing Strategies In The State Of Qatar, Hamad Faleh Al-Hajri
Integrating Public Relations Into Marketing Strategies In The State Of Qatar, Hamad Faleh Al-Hajri
Theses Digitization Project
This study investigates the prevalence of public relations in Qatar's private sector and assesses the marketing manager's awareness of and attitude towards public relations.
Intimacy Perceptions & Sexual Attitudes Of Recovering Alcoholics, Kathy Caviness Fair
Intimacy Perceptions & Sexual Attitudes Of Recovering Alcoholics, Kathy Caviness Fair
Theses Digitization Project
This study's objective was to research viewpoints on intimacy and sexuality among recovering alcholics.
A Web Page Of Curricular Resources For The Computer Literacy Class: Grades 7 - 9, Kelly Sue Daly
A Web Page Of Curricular Resources For The Computer Literacy Class: Grades 7 - 9, Kelly Sue Daly
Theses Digitization Project
This project is a web site dedicated to providing computer literacy resources that assist teachers in designing quality, interesting, and educational curricular units directed toward adolescent learners.
An Instance Of The Trade Between The United States And Latin America Applied To The Playground Industry, Nathalie Sandra Labre
An Instance Of The Trade Between The United States And Latin America Applied To The Playground Industry, Nathalie Sandra Labre
Theses Digitization Project
This project presents the marketing strategy that should be developed in order to be successful in the Latin American market. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the market's opportunities and threats linked to the customers/consumers expectations by using the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis.
Competence In Communication For Esl/Efl Speaking Curriculum, Somi Shin
Competence In Communication For Esl/Efl Speaking Curriculum, Somi Shin
Theses Digitization Project
This project provides a background on English instruction in Korea and features a literature review that builds theoretical aspects of this project. This project also presents a model of communicative competence applied to the speaking process which incorporates the application of speaking strategies.
Impact Of Corporate Casual Wear On Productivity In The Workplace, Joe Luis Hernandez
Impact Of Corporate Casual Wear On Productivity In The Workplace, Joe Luis Hernandez
Theses Digitization Project
In today's workplace there are many reasons why businesses are encouraging their workforce to dress in a more casual manner. Personnel within the workforce who dress casually report improvements ranging from morale to customer relations after the implementation of more relaxed dress codes. It will also be necessary to consider whether or not business casual dress facilitates the tearing down of social and communication barriers.
Perceptions Of Gender Socialization Among African-American Female Caretakers, Cherise Michelle Carpenter
Perceptions Of Gender Socialization Among African-American Female Caretakers, Cherise Michelle Carpenter
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
I Don't Know Why It's Funny, But I'Ll Laugh Anyway: Analysis Of Feigned Laughter In The Context Of Face-Threatening-Utterances, Dirkson Christopher Lee
I Don't Know Why It's Funny, But I'Ll Laugh Anyway: Analysis Of Feigned Laughter In The Context Of Face-Threatening-Utterances, Dirkson Christopher Lee
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this thesis is to reveal some of the behavioral characteristics of a specific type of laughter that I term "feigned laughter," and how it is used in the context of face-threatening-utterances (FTUs), or utterances that threaten the face needs of an individual.
The Level Of Foster Parent Satisfaction With The Department Of Children's Services, Tracy Paille Mccuskey
The Level Of Foster Parent Satisfaction With The Department Of Children's Services, Tracy Paille Mccuskey
Theses Digitization Project
This research project surveyed San Bernardino County non-relative licensed foster parents to assess their level of satisfaction with the Department of Children's Services. This research also explored factors related to communication and feelings of support and determined their impact on over all feelings of satisfaction with the agency.
The Effect Of Length Of Participation In A Parent Support Group On Reported Stress Levels Of Parents Of Children With Autism Or Other Developmental Disorders, Kimberly Sue Mcdonald
The Effect Of Length Of Participation In A Parent Support Group On Reported Stress Levels Of Parents Of Children With Autism Or Other Developmental Disorders, Kimberly Sue Mcdonald
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the effects of a support group for parents of autistic children on the parents' reported stress levels.
Taking Another Look At Women And Gender In Hemingway's Works, Gwendolyn Dale Binks
Taking Another Look At Women And Gender In Hemingway's Works, Gwendolyn Dale Binks
Theses Digitization Project
This project supports the contrary argument that Hemingway provided a voice for the post-Victorian woman, a woman exercising her strength within relationships, her sexuality, her femininity, and her freedom from oppression during the twentieth century women's movement.
The Feasibility Of Establishing An Internet Advertising Agency In The United Arab Emirates, Ahmed Shams Khouri
The Feasibility Of Establishing An Internet Advertising Agency In The United Arab Emirates, Ahmed Shams Khouri
Theses Digitization Project
The subject selected for this research project is the identification of the strategies to establish an Internet market agency in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) that offers advertising assistance via web sites to companies doing business in this country.
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Using Our Present Realities To Shape Our Futures: Literacy Development Of Latino Students, Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of Interactive Dialogue Journals Of English Language Learners In First Grade, Norma Castro Zavala
An Analysis Of Interactive Dialogue Journals Of English Language Learners In First Grade, Norma Castro Zavala
Theses Digitization Project
This project analyzes interactive dialogue journals of first grade students who have been identified at different levels of English language proficiency.
Attachment Behaviors Displayed By Children In Foster Care, Denise Cathleen Rice
Attachment Behaviors Displayed By Children In Foster Care, Denise Cathleen Rice
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of attachment, secure or insecure, displayed by foster children after a minimal one-hour separation from their foster parent. The sample consisted of fifty foster parents (22 males and 28 females) who had foster children ranging in ages from 3-12. The foster children have lived in the current foster care placement for at least one month. To measure the foster child's level of attachment to the foster parent, the foster parent completed a demographic survey as well as the Parent/Child Reunion Inventory (Marcus 1988). Analysis was conducted using a variety of …
Is Concept Mapping An Effective Tool For Evaluation Of Student Learning In Science?, Linda Jean Foster
Is Concept Mapping An Effective Tool For Evaluation Of Student Learning In Science?, Linda Jean Foster
Theses Digitization Project
Concept mapping is a metacognitive learning strategy which often improves a learner's ability to construct new knowledge. This action research project was intended to determine the level of effectiveness of concept mapping as a student learning intervention. Students in two high school science classes constructed concept maps before and after instruction during a unit of study about volcanoes. The maps were analyzed for increases in complexity and indications of learning. The concept maps were then compared for differences by groups based on volcano unit test scores. Based on the analysis of the matched pairs of concept maps, those maps which …
Latino Cultural Beliefs, Attitudes, And Utilization Patterns Of Mental Health Services, Martha Sonia Garza, Araceli Bueno Powers
Latino Cultural Beliefs, Attitudes, And Utilization Patterns Of Mental Health Services, Martha Sonia Garza, Araceli Bueno Powers
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore the patterns of utilization of mental health services in the Latino community. Fifty male and female adult Latinos in the general population of San Bernardino County and Riverside County were surveyed. The questionnaire consisted of demographic information and information on beliefs and attitudes about subjects' help seeking behaviors.
The Traveling Salesman Problem Improving K-Opt Via Edge Cut Equivalence Sets, Eric Holland
The Traveling Salesman Problem Improving K-Opt Via Edge Cut Equivalence Sets, Eric Holland
Theses Digitization Project
The traveling salesman problem (TSP) has become a classic in the field of combinatorial optimization. Attracting computer scientists and mathematicians, the problem involves finding a minimum cost Hamiltonian cycle in a weighted graph.
A Comparison Of Re-Entry And Traditional Students Needs And Issues, Jacky Linn Patt, Gloria Ann Stickler
A Comparison Of Re-Entry And Traditional Students Needs And Issues, Jacky Linn Patt, Gloria Ann Stickler
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Environmental Fairs: An Examination Of The 1999 Inland Empire Environmental Expo, Bruce Vincent Broxson
Environmental Fairs: An Examination Of The 1999 Inland Empire Environmental Expo, Bruce Vincent Broxson
Theses Digitization Project
This project articulates the foundational purpose for environmental fairs and how they encourage an environmentally literate and responsible citizenry.
Automotive Electrical/Electronics Unit Plans For Fontana High School, Ray Franklin Brinkle
Automotive Electrical/Electronics Unit Plans For Fontana High School, Ray Franklin Brinkle
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop two-semester unit plans for the auto electronics course in the automotive technology program at Fontana High School.