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Forever In Debt: The Effects Of Debt-Funded Education On Racial Disparities, Talon J. Barlow
Forever In Debt: The Effects Of Debt-Funded Education On Racial Disparities, Talon J. Barlow
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
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A Qualitative Analysis Of High School Students' Experiences In The Latinos In Action Program, Johann Paul Simonds
A Qualitative Analysis Of High School Students' Experiences In The Latinos In Action Program, Johann Paul Simonds
Theses and Dissertations
This research was a qualitative program evaluation of students' perceptions of Latinos in Action (LIA), a peer-mentoring program that seeks to improve high school Latino graduation rates and college admittance. The study was conducted with college students who participated in the program in high school. LIA graduates were interviewed to determine what major factors influenced and supported them in their academic decisions. Additional data included an interview with the program director, results from the High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE), and a video of one of the interviewees. The researcher explored students' experiences in the LIA program with the …
Longitudinal Course Of Body Dissatisfaction In Undergraduate Females At Brigham Young University, Joy Wiechmann
Longitudinal Course Of Body Dissatisfaction In Undergraduate Females At Brigham Young University, Joy Wiechmann
Theses and Dissertations
This research project examined the longitudinal course of body dissatisfaction among undergraduate females at Brigham Young University (BYU) using the Body Satisfaction Questionnaire (BSQ).The research also examined what percentage of undergraduate females have BSQ ratings in the clinically significant range and whether body dissatisfaction ratings varied based on the environment in which the student lived. Results indicate that no significant change in body dissatisfaction occurred over time, nor did living environment appear to play a role in BSQ scores. Results also showed that at any given time over 34% of women on BYU campus have BSQ scores in the clinically …