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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Political Economy In India: Interest Groups And Development (1947-1990), Alaka Singh
The Political Economy In India: Interest Groups And Development (1947-1990), Alaka Singh
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Symbolic Action As Politics: The Canadian Senate As A Political Symbol, Jay Marsh Price
Symbolic Action As Politics: The Canadian Senate As A Political Symbol, Jay Marsh Price
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Changing Role Of Women In Ireland: A Political And Legal Perspective, Mary Kathryn Ayers
The Changing Role Of Women In Ireland: A Political And Legal Perspective, Mary Kathryn Ayers
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Aggressive Oversight: The Subcommittee Of Oversight And Investigations Of The House Energy And Commerce Committee, Diane D. Burton
Aggressive Oversight: The Subcommittee Of Oversight And Investigations Of The House Energy And Commerce Committee, Diane D. Burton
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Japan's National Security: Establishing "Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere," Through Official Development Assistance, Miho Hasuo
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Ideology In Soviet Economic Reform: A Comparison Of The Nep, The Collectivization Campaign, And The Perestroika Program, Geoffrey Myleo Goodale
The Role Of Ideology In Soviet Economic Reform: A Comparison Of The Nep, The Collectivization Campaign, And The Perestroika Program, Geoffrey Myleo Goodale
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Multi-Fiber Arrangement In The Loom Of North - South Politics, Meeta Sehgal
The Multi-Fiber Arrangement In The Loom Of North - South Politics, Meeta Sehgal
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Affirmative Action And Self Esteem: An Exploratory Analysis Using Attribution Theory, Jacqueline Christine Coon Simpson
Affirmative Action And Self Esteem: An Exploratory Analysis Using Attribution Theory, Jacqueline Christine Coon Simpson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler
Differential Association And Patterns Of Drug Use, Robert S. Gossweiler
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Social Activity Among Sociology Alumni, Dawn June Riddle
Social Activity Among Sociology Alumni, Dawn June Riddle
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs
Racial Issues In White Dyads: An Investigation Of Helms's Interaction Model, Nancy G. Ochs
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Experienced counselors in three eastern states were surveyed about the incidence of racial issues presented by their White clients and were asked to complete the White Racial Identity Attitudes Scales (WRIAS) and to respond to a questionnaire about a White client presenting a racial issue. Nearly a quarter of the counselors responding to the survey reported having some clients raising racial issues as main issues in counseling, and 45% reported having some clients bringing up racial issues relevant to their counseling. Respondents generally did not have training to help White clients with racial issues, nor did many report having special …
A Study Of Student Attrition At A Small, Rural Community College: A Test Of The Bean And Metzner Model, Alan Michael Harris
A Study Of Student Attrition At A Small, Rural Community College: A Test Of The Bean And Metzner Model, Alan Michael Harris
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to test the Bean and Metzner Model of Nontraditional Student Attrition (1985) in a small, rural community college environment. The influence of selected sets of background, environmental, and academic variables from the model were tested, in addition to, the individual variables contained within each set. The differences between the persister and nonpersister groups were examined by variables.;Data was collected via the Student Entry Questionnaire and the Student Questionnaire. Everyone who came in for placement testing at Paul D. Camp Community College during the fall of 1991 (n = 148) completed the Student Entry Questionnaire. …
Reducing Teachers' Levels Of Stress: A Comparison Of Two Counseling Treatment Models, Andrew Charles Elgort
Reducing Teachers' Levels Of Stress: A Comparison Of Two Counseling Treatment Models, Andrew Charles Elgort
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Teachers are experiencing heightened levels of stress throughout the school day the impact of which may be seen in increased absenteeism, turnover, poor performance and waste. This study taught classroom teachers cognitive-behavioral methods to reduce and manage their professional stress comparing a Group Counseling (GC) approach with a Cooperative Professional Development (CPD) approach.;Participating classroom teachers were randomly selected for each treatment condition. The participants in the GC approach met for ten 2-hour consecutive weekly sessions. The CPD treatment initially met as a group for a {dollar}6{lcub}1\over2{rcub}{dollar} hour inservice. at the end of the inservice, the participants formed dyads which met …
An Analysis Of Virginia School Psychologists' Decisions Relative To Assessment Profiles And Recommended Handicapping Condition, Brian Alan Keith
An Analysis Of Virginia School Psychologists' Decisions Relative To Assessment Profiles And Recommended Handicapping Condition, Brian Alan Keith
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the classification congruency of Virginia school psychologists as it related to assessment profile analysis and, additionally, to examine assessment instrument rankings and demographic variables when classifying targeted handicapping conditions. The targeted conditions were learning disability, educable mentally handicapped, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/attentional problems.;The seventy-two certified Virginia school psychologists who participated in the study were each mailed identical packets containing a letter of explanation, demographic questionnaire, the test profiles for each of the handicapping conditions, and a profile for a non-handicapped child.;The data were analyzed using a discriminant analysis and a logistic …
The Relationship Between The Content And Quality Of Ex-Spousal Interactions And The Adjustment Of Stepchildren: An Exploratory Study, Bradley Lawrence Elison
The Relationship Between The Content And Quality Of Ex-Spousal Interactions And The Adjustment Of Stepchildren: An Exploratory Study, Bradley Lawrence Elison
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between ex-spousal interactions following remarriage and the behavioral and emotional adjustment of stepchildren. The subjects for the study were volunteers and were recruited for the study either through The PACES Family Counseling Center at The College of William and Mary or through a networking sampling procedure. The study participants included stepchildren between the ages of 8 and 16, and their residential biological parents.;Thirty-one stepchild/biological-parent pairs participated in the study by completing a series of questionnaires relevant to ex-spousal interactions and children's adjustment. Ex-spousal interactions were assessed using The Content of …
A Study Of Battered Women Utilizing The California Psychological Inventory-Revised, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, The Constructive Thinking Inventory And The Demographic Variable Of "Times Previously Separated", Martha Miller Grenier
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The problem of most shelters is that they have very limited resources. In addition, space is at a premium in most shelters. Optimum employment of these limited resources is paramount. Since leaving the abusive relationship appears to be a process, it would be extremely useful to shelter managers and counselors alike if there were a way to ascertain which women were ready to leave the abusive relationship and which women were not.;Using the scales of Dominance, Independence, and Feminine/Masculine from the California Psychological Inventory - Revised (CPI-R), the scales of Emotional Coping, Behavioral Coping, and Naive Optimism from the Constructive …
Alumni As Givers: An Analysis Of Donor-Nondonor Behavior At A Comprehensive I Institution, Linda Faye Burgess-Getts
Alumni As Givers: An Analysis Of Donor-Nondonor Behavior At A Comprehensive I Institution, Linda Faye Burgess-Getts
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
There has been limited research published about the characteristics of alumni donors in higher education. The majority of the research that has been done focused on large universities, consequently, such research findings may not be generalizable to smaller institutions.;The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent selected demographic, academic, behavioral, and attitudinal variables would discriminate between donors and nondonors in a smaller college or university such as a Comprehensive I institution.;Data for the study were gathered through a questionnaire mailed to a simple random sample of 300 alumni of a Comprehensive I institution. A 72 percent response …
Hardwood Forest In The Coastal Plain Of Virginia East Of The Suffolk Scarp, Penelope Williams Cazier
Hardwood Forest In The Coastal Plain Of Virginia East Of The Suffolk Scarp, Penelope Williams Cazier
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Cedars, Sloops And Slaves: The Development Of The Bermuda Shipbuilding Industry, 1680-1750, Michael J. Jarvis
Cedars, Sloops And Slaves: The Development Of The Bermuda Shipbuilding Industry, 1680-1750, Michael J. Jarvis
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Reviving The American Left: Erap And The Lid-Sds Conflict, Michael Patrick Bartos
Reviving The American Left: Erap And The Lid-Sds Conflict, Michael Patrick Bartos
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Humor Appreciation And The Right Hemisphere, Melissa Beth Waller
Humor Appreciation And The Right Hemisphere, Melissa Beth Waller
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Validity Study Of The Control/Nurture Dimensions Of The Sale-Hendren Model Of Structural Family Therapy, Robert George Mahan
A Validity Study Of The Control/Nurture Dimensions Of The Sale-Hendren Model Of Structural Family Therapy, Robert George Mahan
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to validate a model of Structural Family Therapy promulgated by M. S. Sale and Thomas Hendren and in use by many public agencies in the Commonwealths of Virginia and North Carolina since 1981.;The Newport News Department of Social Services was chosen as the main site for the investigation as this author had learned the model while working there; and at the time the research began, all social workers at the agency were being trained in the model. Many middle to lower class SES clients were receiving SFT at the time for a variety of …
Hiv Status And Perceptions Of People Living With Aids, Molly Allison Weber
Hiv Status And Perceptions Of People Living With Aids, Molly Allison Weber
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Humor To Relieve Stress In Psychiatric Nurses, Joanne Kwandt
The Use Of Humor To Relieve Stress In Psychiatric Nurses, Joanne Kwandt
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of humor as a coping mechanism to relieve work stress of psychiatric registered nurses (RNs).;The population was selected from 31 volunteer RNs who worked thirty-two to forty hours a week in psychiatric hospitals in the Norfolk-Tidewater-Williamsburg-Richmond areas of Virginia. The RNs completed three pretest self-report measurements on stress. The Social Readiness Rating Scale (SRRS) was given to assess preexisting life stress. The Work Environment Scale (WES), and the Psychiatric Nurses' Occupational Stress Scales (PNOSS) were given to measure for pre-treatment work stress.;The RNs were then randomly assigned to one of …
Loyalists And Baconians: The Participants In Bacon's Rebellion In Virginia, 1676-1677, John Harold Sprinkle Jr.
Loyalists And Baconians: The Participants In Bacon's Rebellion In Virginia, 1676-1677, John Harold Sprinkle Jr.
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Previous interpretations of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia (1676-1677) have focused on either the competition between the two major participants, Governor William Berkeley or Councilor Nathaniel Bacon, or the social and economic causes of the uprising. This study presents a collective description of the participants from both sides of the rebellion: Loyalists and Baconians. Participant characteristics such as wealth, social status, officeholding, family life, and standard of living were compared in an attempt to distinguish individual reasons for rebellion or loyal service.;This research demonstrates that although all segments of colonial society were represented in the rebellion, both the Baconians and the …
Peer Influence Within The Student Residential Environment: The Effectiveness Of Educational Crime Prevention Programming, Stephen Damian Bisese
Peer Influence Within The Student Residential Environment: The Effectiveness Of Educational Crime Prevention Programming, Stephen Damian Bisese
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Recent instances of campus crime, government intervention, increased media attention, and significant public concern has caused widespread institutional reaction to the issue of campus crime. The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of two types of educational, proactive, crime prevention programs implemented in the residential setting. The two programs evaluated were crime prevention seminars conducted by campus safety and residential life personnel and the periodic distribution of crime prevention literature within the residential environment. The author hoped to concentrate on filling the research deficiency in the area of actual effectiveness of the preventive, educational crime prevention programs.;Six …
A General Theory Of Economic Flow, Social Exchange, And Hegemonic Relationship, Donn Robert Grenda
A General Theory Of Economic Flow, Social Exchange, And Hegemonic Relationship, Donn Robert Grenda
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Predictors Of Social Support And Well-Being For Low Income Women, Debra Lee Wright
Predictors Of Social Support And Well-Being For Low Income Women, Debra Lee Wright
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Cognitive Developmental Differences In Source Monitoring, Katharine L. Cimini
Cognitive Developmental Differences In Source Monitoring, Katharine L. Cimini
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Anger And Type-Related Coping Resources In The Experience Of Adult Survivors Of Incest, Kathleen M. Giles
Anger And Type-Related Coping Resources In The Experience Of Adult Survivors Of Incest, Kathleen M. Giles
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine from a group of ending stage of treatment or post-treatment incest survivors their experience with anger before therapy, during therapy, and at present, using semi-structured interviews and the following objective measures: STAXI--State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (Spielberger, 1988), CRI--Coping Resources Inventory (Hammer and Marting, 1988), MBTI--Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Myers and McCaulley, 1985), a researcher-constructed outcome measure (a visual analog scale of awareness of feelings and symptom improvement) and a researcher-constructed Type-Related Anger questionnaire. Subjects who volunteered to participate in the study were 45 adult female (average 38 years old) survivors of childhood incest …