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Executive Functions And Social Interactions: Developing Social Scenarios, Mackenzie Waite
Executive Functions And Social Interactions: Developing Social Scenarios, Mackenzie Waite
Masters Theses
The aim of this study was to develop a series of vignettes to form the basis for an assessment of executive functions (EFs) for 9 – 12 year old children. Although EFs are necessary for effective social communication and positive social interactions, currently, most EF assessments focus on impersonal activities. Little research exists that incorporates real-time processing using ecologically valid social scenarios. The current study aims to develop realistic scenarios that children could encounter in daily life. Ethnographic interviews were conducted with six participants, who worked in a school with 9-12 year old children, to gain their perspective on social …
Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation Of College Women And Sexual Health Education, Nicole C. Schumaker
Too Little, Too Late: The Current Generation Of College Women And Sexual Health Education, Nicole C. Schumaker
Masters Theses
This research was conceived when I acknowledged the ways in which women of my generation have been educated about their bodies and about their sexuality. In a review of the literature on adolescent female sexuality, there is substantial evidence to suggest that in regards to early female sex education, adolescent sexuality is linked with danger, victimization, and passivity. Accordingly, it is asserted that these understandings of female sexuality disallow young girls to see themselves as initiators and decision-makers thus compromising their development of sexual subjectivity and responsibility in adulthood.
Data for this project were collected through ten semi-structured interviews with …
Flying Universities: Educational Movements In Poland 1882-1905 And 1977-1981, A Socio-Historical Analysis, Gregory A. Lukasik
Flying Universities: Educational Movements In Poland 1882-1905 And 1977-1981, A Socio-Historical Analysis, Gregory A. Lukasik
Masters Theses
In Poland in 1977, a group of intellectuals formed an independent educational enterprise under the name "Flying University." Interestingly, the original "Flying University" was organized by a group of radical professors nearly a century earlier, at a time when the Polish state disappeared from the political map of Europe. I was interested in seeing whether the two were the same, as their common name would suggest, or if they differed in any respect. I attempted to answer this question by focusing on the so-called universities' memberships, ideologies, and objectives.
I have followed the method of interpretive historical sociology (Skocpol, 1979) …
The Education And Cultural Adaptation: Experiences Of Japanese Children In Foreign Cultures, Akiko Namiki
The Education And Cultural Adaptation: Experiences Of Japanese Children In Foreign Cultures, Akiko Namiki
Masters Theses
This thesis explores the experiences of Japanese children and adolescents who reside in the United States as a consequence of their parents' jobs and examines how they adapted to a local society and how their cultural identities were affected by living in the United States before establishing stable identities. This study was completed by relating existing literature to interviews with a sample of Japanese children and adolescents, their mothers, and their teachers who reside in a Midwestern urban areas.
Experiences of the Japanese children and adolescents were examined in terms of their English language skills, Japanese language skills, family lives, …
Students Talking About Relationships (Star): An Evaluation Of A Sexual Assault Peer Education Program, Angela R. Evans
Students Talking About Relationships (Star): An Evaluation Of A Sexual Assault Peer Education Program, Angela R. Evans
Masters Theses
This study examined the effectiveness of Students Talking About Relationships (STAR), a sexual assault peer education program at Western Michigan University. Research has shown sexual assault to be a significant problem on college campuses around the country. In response to this research, many universities have instituted sexual assault programming. Unfortunately, the evaluation of these programs has not been as prevalent as their use. This study was proposed to help fill this gap.
This research used a quasi-experimental design in which students were pretested, exposed to the sexual assault program, and post-tested afterwards. Surveys were compared to evaluate whether there were …
Attitudes Of College Students Toward Affirmative Action Policies For Women And Minorities, John Porter Lee
Attitudes Of College Students Toward Affirmative Action Policies For Women And Minorities, John Porter Lee
Masters Theses
This study used two contrasting theoretical perspectives in an assessment of college students' attitudes toward affirmative action policies for women and minorities. One perspective was Wellman's (1977) Interest Theory of Discrimination and the other one was based on the Minority Identity Development Model constructed by Atkinson, Morten and Sue ( 198 9) . Survey methods were utilized to gather data from 479 undergraduate students enrolled in a midwestern university. Following the development model, it was argued that white female students and black students (both males and females) would have favorable attitudes toward affirmative action policies because of their minority status. …
A Comparison Of The Relationship Between Self-Concept Of Intellectual Ability And Self-Esteem In Nigeria, Julius Andera Ate
A Comparison Of The Relationship Between Self-Concept Of Intellectual Ability And Self-Esteem In Nigeria, Julius Andera Ate
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Interaction With Americans And Length Of Stay Related To The Unfavorable Attitudes Of Saudi Students Toward The Traditional Family Ideology, Ibrahim Obeidy
Interaction With Americans And Length Of Stay Related To The Unfavorable Attitudes Of Saudi Students Toward The Traditional Family Ideology, Ibrahim Obeidy
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Influence Of Business Faculty Upon Students’ Attitudes: A Partial Replication Of Edgar Schein’S Study Of Attitude Change During Management Education, Robert Eugene Ashenhurst
Influence Of Business Faculty Upon Students’ Attitudes: A Partial Replication Of Edgar Schein’S Study Of Attitude Change During Management Education, Robert Eugene Ashenhurst
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Latent Conflict In The Classroom, Joel H. Henderson
Latent Conflict In The Classroom, Joel H. Henderson
Masters Theses
The Problem
The Study of Conflict
The purpose of this study is to examine social conflict. More specifically, latent conflict in the classroom will be the focus of this study. Three classes of variables will be discussed: 1. teacher characteristics, 2. student characteristics, and 3. contextual variables. These variables will be examined as to their ability to explain variation in latent conflict in the classroom.
The following discussion will focus on conflict in education as a "social problem." Previous literature will be examined as to the theoretical and empirical importance of the concept of conflict in social research and a …
Selecting Teachers As Role Models: Differences Between White And Black Students, Bradley Everton Niles
Selecting Teachers As Role Models: Differences Between White And Black Students, Bradley Everton Niles
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Utility Of Social Psychological Variables As Predictors Of Educational Aspirations, Robert W. Bilby
The Utility Of Social Psychological Variables As Predictors Of Educational Aspirations, Robert W. Bilby
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Forecasting Classroom Adjustment: The Utility Of Standard Language Fluency, Anne Despres
Forecasting Classroom Adjustment: The Utility Of Standard Language Fluency, Anne Despres
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Alienation In Students As A Function Of Systems Variables: The Effect Of Different Teacher Organizations And School Structures, Theophilus Olatunde Odetola
Alienation In Students As A Function Of Systems Variables: The Effect Of Different Teacher Organizations And School Structures, Theophilus Olatunde Odetola
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Effect Of School Socio-Economic Composition On Student Achievement, Ruth Van Kampen
A Study Of The Effect Of School Socio-Economic Composition On Student Achievement, Ruth Van Kampen
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Prediction Of High School Dropouts, Clifford E. Bryan
The Prediction Of High School Dropouts, Clifford E. Bryan
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Anomia And Differential Access To Legitimate And Illegitimate Means Of Achievement Upon Deviant Behavior: A Study Of Student Cheating, Gordon Deblaey
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
An Exploratory Study Of Deferred Gratification Patterns Of Junior High School And Senior High School Drop-Outs And Part-Time Attenders, Charles T. Woods
An Exploratory Study Of Deferred Gratification Patterns Of Junior High School And Senior High School Drop-Outs And Part-Time Attenders, Charles T. Woods
Masters Theses
Introduction
The concept of Deferred Gratification refers to the practice of postponing immediate satisfactions so that future goals may be gained. Today's activities are view-example, renouncing emotional impulses will permit eventual emotional satisfaction. Education is viewed as an investment in the future prospects. Saving money is done for future satisfactions. Putting off marriage until one has a good job is perceived as the means to greater mobility.
The utility of Deferred Gratification Patterns (DGP) is in its relationship to social class and social mobility. This is seen in that some realize that social mobility, upward or downward, is a probability …