Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

How Financial Resources Affect Older Adults' Social Life, Hyunsook Kang, Lisa Mize, Jennifer Newquist

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Cooking Classes On Older Adults Resiliency, Gina Fe Causin, Hyunsook Kang

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

Research Question: Are there older adults' resilience differences before the cooking class, during the cooking class, and after the cooking class?

Ethnicity And Leisure In Later Life, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Sustainable Development In Three Countries, Brittany Williams

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.

Body Of Knowledge: Project Advocates Impact On Classroom Hunger, Nancy Shepherd, Elizabeth D'Agostino

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

Students apply the Body of Knowledge in a capstone assignment in a Foundations course in Human Sciences. In the Making an Impact assignment students are charged to research a social issue in their discipline, apply strengths they learned in self-assessment instruments, and advocate to improve the issue. An example is the project showcasing educator support of the Backpack Buddy program to impact childhood hunger in the classroom which connects Body of Knowledge concepts of basic needs, wellness, family strengths, community vitality, sustainability, and capacity building.

Life Of A Child With Hypotonia, Shannon Valedta

School of Human Sciences Research Showcase

The disorder is found in infants, and not many people heard of this disability. People need to be informed about Hypotonia so that it will benefit research to develop a cause and cure to Hypotonia. Also, in our field we are able to educate parents and therapists about what is Hypotonia, and develop techniques for the child to be able to develop properly.

What is Benign Congenital Hypotonia

Benign Congenital Hypotonia, also known as "Floppy Baby Syndrome", is the medical term for low muscle tone.