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2013

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Women Pursuing Nontraditional Careers : A Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective, Julia A. Ericksen Jan 2013

Women Pursuing Nontraditional Careers : A Social Cognitive Career Theory Perspective, Julia A. Ericksen

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Women pursuing nontraditional careers face many obstacles and constraints that can limit or impede their career development. Those who wish to participate in trades and construction occupations must often overcome the absence of meaningful learning experiences and role models, weak self-efficacy beliefs, uncertain outcome expectations along with cultural and institutional barriers. Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) provides a theoretical framework to study the career development of these women. The learning experiences, self-efficacy beliefs, and outcome expectations of 73 women with expressed Realistic interests were examined to further illuminate their career interest development. Results of this …

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Boundary Spanner Role Conflict In Public Urban Universities, Joseph Gauntner Jan 2013

Boundary Spanner Role Conflict In Public Urban Universities, Joseph Gauntner

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Universities are increasingly seeking partnerships with external organizations for student learning and inter-organizational access to resources (Austin, 2010 Sandmann, 2006). The focus of such partnerships includes employee training, business development, affordable housing, community schools, community health centers, and other projects of reciprocal value to both the universities and community partners. Such work is frequently labeled university-community engagement (Carnegie Foundation, 2007). University staff members who build and sustain partnerships between their institutions and the broader community are referred to as boundary spanners (AASCU, 2004). Working as agents of the institution, a boundary spanner must be capable of working both sides of …

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The Cheerful Giver :;Altruistic Activity Engagement And Happiness In Older Adult Residents Of Long-Term Care, Jessica L. Haberman Jan 2013

The Cheerful Giver :;Altruistic Activity Engagement And Happiness In Older Adult Residents Of Long-Term Care, Jessica L. Haberman

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Since the passing of the Older Americans Act in 1965 and the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act in 1987, research has shown that engagement in both social and altruistic activities may be successful interventions for maintaining and improving the well-being of nursing home residents. Research is needed, however, to compare these two types of engagement. The goal of the current study, therefore, is to address this need by answering the following questions: (1) Does engagement in altruistic activities predict change in happiness for older adult nursing home residents? Furthermore, what other factors predict changes in happiness in this population? (2) …

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The Intersection Of Policies, Practices And Perceptions Pertaining To Literacy In High School, Mary F. Handley Jan 2013

The Intersection Of Policies, Practices And Perceptions Pertaining To Literacy In High School, Mary F. Handley

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In recent years there has been an intense focus on literacy acquisition at the elementary school level. There is indisputable evidence correlating early reading achievement and future academic success. This evidence has resulted in Federal and local dollars being poured into school districts annually to insure the development of these essential skills. Frequently these dollars address instructional strategies, innovative programs professional development for teachers to improve pedagogy and their impact is measured by teachers using a variety of assessment. Due to this practice, we fail to measure, track, and provide intervention for those who are reading below grade level once …

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The Role Of School And Motivational Factors In Mathematics Achievement And Self-Efficacy : A Multi-Level Analysis, Enock Obuba Meshack Jan 2013

The Role Of School And Motivational Factors In Mathematics Achievement And Self-Efficacy : A Multi-Level Analysis, Enock Obuba Meshack

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Mathematics performance in the U.S., relative to other developed countries remains unsatisfactory despite the emphasis on teacher training, rigor in teaching, and provision of physical resources, adjustments in curriculum and utilization of modern technology. Psychological aspects such as motivation and self-efficacy, which are known to have significant relationships to academic outcomes, have not been sufficiently and exhaustively studied in relation to mathematics achievement. This study used the Educational Longitudinal Survey of 2002 (ELS-2002) data available from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) to explore the relationship between the students’ psychological attributes and their mathematics achievement. The ELS-2002 was a …

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The Perceptions Of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices On 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (Oaa), Henry Ii Pettiegrew Jan 2013

The Perceptions Of Principal Instructional Leadership Practices On 8th Grade Ohio Achievement Assessment (Oaa), Henry Ii Pettiegrew

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The purpose of this study was to identify the instructional leadership behaviors that distinguish effective suburban school in Northeast Ohio to reach conclusions about the contextual factors that influence the nature and exercise of the instructional leadership in schools. This research was conducted for the following purposes: (a) to determine if a significant relationship between principal self-perceived instructional leadership behavior and student performance, (b) to determine if a significant relationship between teacher perceived principal instructional leadership behavior and student performance, (c) to determine the extent principals' instructional leadership behavior scores, as perceived by principals, principal experience and student socioeconomic status …

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Treatment Outcomes Of The Summer Treatment Program For Children With Adhd And Comorbid Mental Health Diagnoses, Anthony Regis Pizzuti Jan 2013

Treatment Outcomes Of The Summer Treatment Program For Children With Adhd And Comorbid Mental Health Diagnoses, Anthony Regis Pizzuti

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Although there is substantial support for the efficacy of the Summer Treatment Program (Pelham, Gnagy et al., 2010) for children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), limited research has evaluated whether children diagnosed with additional mental health disorders (comorbidity) show positive outcomes and improvements when exposed to an intensive behavior program such as the Summer Treatment Program (STP). Furthermore, there is no research available that shows whether children from differing ages or gender who are diagnosed with additional mental health disorders (comorbidity) show improvements over the course of treatment. With such limited research, this study investigated a few of …

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A Quantitative Study Of Persistence Factors For First-Year Students At Urban And Residential Universities, Abigail Parsons Shiban Jan 2013

A Quantitative Study Of Persistence Factors For First-Year Students At Urban And Residential Universities, Abigail Parsons Shiban

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Persistence from the first to second year of college can be challenging for students at urban institutions given that they face added pressures and unique situations preventing them from persisting beyond the first year of higher education. While first-year persistence in higher education has been investigated, very little formal research exists on persistence at urban institutions. To bridge this gap, a quantitative analysis of 395 students at two urban and two residential four-year public institutions in Ohio was conducted using the Social Integration and Persistence Intentions Scale (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1980) while exploring comprehensive factors such as students' pre-college and …

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Longitudinal Stability Of Effect Sizes In Educational Research, Joshua A. Stephens Jan 2013

Longitudinal Stability Of Effect Sizes In Educational Research, Joshua A. Stephens

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Effect sizes are the statistic generated by meta-analyses, a commonly used statistic in education research. Meta-analyses are widely used by education practitioners, administrators, and policy makers as a means to decide best classroom or school practices. It has been suggested by authors in other fields, most notably Jennions and Moller (2001), that effect sizes have declined over time due to various sources of bias. This paper examines the question of whether shifting effect sizes can be observed in educational research and attempts to explain possible causes of this observation. It uses the methodological framework used by Jennions and Moller (2001) …

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Do Psychologists Demonstrate Bias Based On Female Client Weight And Ethnicity? ;An Analogue Study, Lindsay C. Varkula Jan 2013

Do Psychologists Demonstrate Bias Based On Female Client Weight And Ethnicity? ;An Analogue Study, Lindsay C. Varkula

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Although anti-fat bias and discrimination have been widely documented (see Puhl, Andreyeva, & Brownell, 2008), few studies have examined whether psychologists exhibit biases toward clients who are fat. Only one study (Locker, 2011) examined whether client characteristics of ethnicity and weight influenced therapists' bias no studies have exclusively examined psychologists. This analogue study investigated psychologists' biases toward a hypothetical client (vignette adapted from Zadroga, 2009) when the client characteristics of weight (average/obese) and ethnicity (African American/European American) were manipulated. Participants in this study included a national sample of 194 licensed, currently practicing psychologists. A 2 (client weight) x 2 (client …

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