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- Couples--Psychology; College students--Psychology; Help-seeking behavior; Problem solving--Psychological aspects; (1)
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Study Abroad: Products, Practices, And Perspectives Of A New Culture, Molly Marie Juza
Study Abroad: Products, Practices, And Perspectives Of A New Culture, Molly Marie Juza
Honors Program Theses
How does one adapt him/herself to an environment that is so different in almost every way? Noticing exactly how one is forming their gestures and body movements so as not to offend anyone, modifying one’s point-of-view on issues that seem so straightforward like cutting in line, and realizing that even facial expressions are partially culturally determined are among countless other topics within the situations that sojourners voluntarily place themselves for months at a time. How do they adapt to these strange new situations? What are some of the difficulties in adapting? What aspects of their home culture do they maintain? …
Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Senior Year Plus Program In Iowa, Andrew Q. Morse
Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Senior Year Plus Program In Iowa, Andrew Q. Morse
Honors Program Theses
Iowa’s public institutions graduate students with the sixth highest student loan debt in the nation (Project on Student Debt, 2008). As a result, Iowa Governor Chet Culver has proposed the Senior Year Plus Program, which is a state-funded dual-enrollment program. This program’s purpose is to help alleviate the debts students incur while attending college. However, there are no examinations to this point that focus on the financial, as well as the personal and professional developmental benefits of the program, particularly in comparison to the four-year institution. The current research utilized a qualitative research design. Ten (5 Dual-Enrollers/5 Non-Dual Enrollers) participants …
The Use Of Productive Questions In The Early Childhood Classroom, Rachel Alice Dengler
The Use Of Productive Questions In The Early Childhood Classroom, Rachel Alice Dengler
Honors Program Theses
The purpose of this study is to discover how productive questions can be used in the early childhood classroom. To establish a foundation, child development, early childhood education, and questioning strategies that are currently employed in school or day care settings will be covered first. Finally, there will be a look at the misunderstandings that current pre-service educators have with the different types of productive questions and how to use them in a developmentally appropriate manner with students in the early childhood years.
Problem-Solving Behaviors In College Relationships, Bethanie Frattini-Scott
Problem-Solving Behaviors In College Relationships, Bethanie Frattini-Scott
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This study examined the individual characteristics that affect one’s willingness and ability to resolve problems in romantic relationships and one’s decision to seek support from a romantic partner. One hundred twenty-six college students in romantic relationships completed measures of attachment style, relationship efficacy, partner attributions, and relationship satisfaction, and responded to hypothetical scenarios assessing their problem-solving and support-seeking behaviors. Participants reporting higher attachment ambivalence were more perceptive than others to threats to their relationships and exhibited a greater effort to reduce conflict, although they reported lower levels of confidence in their problemsolving abilities. People reporting higher avoidance anticipated placing greater …