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The Association Between Teen Pregnancy And Academic Performance Among Schoolgirls In The Ivory Coast, Moussokoura Ouattara Epse Assoumou
The Association Between Teen Pregnancy And Academic Performance Among Schoolgirls In The Ivory Coast, Moussokoura Ouattara Epse Assoumou
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractTeen pregnancy (TP) is a social and public health problem around the world. In developed nations, approximately 16 million girls from aged 15 to 19 years become pregnant each year, presenting health problems for the mother and fetus in addition to economic and social consequences for the communities in which they live. The purpose of this quantitative causal-comparative study, based on the theory of planned behavior, was to explore the association of academic performance and self-efficacy with TP. The research questions examined the association between the TP and the academic performance and self-efficacy while controlling for two covariates (socioeconomic status …
Previously Incarcerated Individuals' Perception Of Job Acquisition Post Transitional Program Participation, Arbutas Antinet Washington
Previously Incarcerated Individuals' Perception Of Job Acquisition Post Transitional Program Participation, Arbutas Antinet Washington
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractTransitional programs prepare previously incarcerated individuals (PIIs) to re-enter society and acquire employment. However, many such programs have failed to offset the effects of prisonization, a process that affects the social skills needed for the job interview process and employment acquisition. The purpose of this generic qualitative research study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of PIIs after participation in a transitional program and a job interview. The theoretical foundation for the study included the theories of prisonization and self-efficacy. The research question concerned experiences and perceptions of 23 to 39-year-old PIIs regarding the job interview process after serving …