Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Health Policy (2)
- Public Affairs (2)
- American Politics (1)
- Anthropology (1)
- Arts and Humanities (1)
-
- Christianity (1)
- Cognitive Psychology (1)
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine (1)
- Criminal Law (1)
- Criminology (1)
- Criminology and Criminal Justice (1)
- Defense and Security Studies (1)
- Development Studies (1)
- Developmental Psychology (1)
- Family, Life Course, and Society (1)
- Food Science (1)
- Health Law and Policy (1)
- Health Services Administration (1)
- Health and Medical Administration (1)
- Human and Clinical Nutrition (1)
- International Relations (1)
- Law (1)
- Law and Psychology (1)
- Law and Society (1)
- Legal Studies (1)
- Life Sciences (1)
- Keyword
-
- Addiction (1)
- Aviation (1)
- BFHI (1)
- Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (1)
- Christian (1)
-
- Church (1)
- Criminal (1)
- Deviant (1)
- Ethnographic interviews (1)
- Faith (1)
- Faith-based (1)
- Hospital Policies (1)
- Human Security Theory (1)
- Human Trafficking (1)
- Knowledge and practices (1)
- Level of implementation (1)
- Life-course (1)
- Maternity nurses (1)
- Offender (1)
- Qualitative research (1)
- Religiosity (1)
- SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL model (1)
- Salvation (1)
- Slavery (1)
- Social Justice (1)
- Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (1)
- United States (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Non-Traditional Church Involvement As A Life-Course Turning Point: Qualitative Interviews With Religious Offenders, William Hunter Holt
Non-Traditional Church Involvement As A Life-Course Turning Point: Qualitative Interviews With Religious Offenders, William Hunter Holt
Dissertations
This research project conducted and then analyzed qualitative interviews from former and current addicts and criminal offenders who are voluntarily participating in the Christian faith at the same non-traditional, Protestant church. An abridged case study of this church is also provided for background and context. Life-course theory and grounded theory are utilized.
Both the offenders and this church were chosen in an attempt to better understand how the offenders’ involvement at this house of worship, along with their faith in general, have impacted them. Obtaining the perspectives of the offender is essential for three reasons. First, qualitative research conducted in …
Human Trafficking: Flying Under The Radar, Amber L. Hulsey
Human Trafficking: Flying Under The Radar, Amber L. Hulsey
Dissertations
The global hegemon, the United States encompasses roughly 57,000 to 63,000 of the roughly 45.8 million slaves present across the world today (Walk Free Foundation 2016a). This dissertation research uses the theoretical lens of Human Security as a unique approach in that it is people-centered, focusing on the individual, rather than the more traditional theories in international relations that emphasize the state as the central actor. This dissertation focuses on the understudied area of human trafficking into and within the United States. More specifically, the objective of this research examines the movement of trafficked persons via air and details actions …
Hospital Practices Related To Breastfeeding In Mississippi: A Socio-Ecological Approach, Amir Alakaam
Hospital Practices Related To Breastfeeding In Mississippi: A Socio-Ecological Approach, Amir Alakaam
Dissertations
Mississippi continues to have one of the lowest rates and the weakest support in respect to breastfeeding in the nation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014a). Hospital practices supporting breastfeeding such as the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (TSSB) can dramatically increase breastfeeding rates and duration (Rosenberg, Stull, Adler, Kasehagen, & Crivelli-Kovach, 2008). The aim of this study was to explore breastfeeding practices in Mississippi hospitals based on two levels of the Socio-Ecological Model: the organizational level (phase I) examined the hospital practices based on the level of implementation of the TSSB; the individual level (phase II) examined knowledge …