African Americans In Honors Programs,
2012
Western Kentucky University
African Americans In Honors Programs, Sarah Rigsby, Destiny Savage, Jorge Wellmann
Research & Program Evaluation (CNS598)
This qualitative study aims to explore the reasons why African American students have low involvement in the Western Kentucky University Honors College program and its’ initiatives. Findings show that this low level of involvement is the consequence of a perceived lack of diversity within the Honors College, a lack of diversity in Honors College recruitment initiatives and materials, a feeling of not being accepted by their Caucasian peers, high levels of participation in and commitment to activities outside the Honors College community, and no minority community within the Honors College. Accordingly, African American Honors College students do not have high …
Family Aided Community Treatment As An Intervention For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis: A Proof Of Concept Study,
2012
Portland State University
Family Aided Community Treatment As An Intervention For The Treatment Of Early Psychosis: A Proof Of Concept Study, Ryan P. Melton
Regional Research Institute for Human Services
Major psychotic disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, having severe impacts on the people who suffer from the conditions, their families and society. There is evidence that if these conditions are identified and treated early, the prognosis is improved. The purpose of this study is to produce findings related to the use of year long trial of family aided community treatment (FACT) with individuals who are experiencing a first episode psychosis as defined by the SIPS. Using a proof of concept design with multiple repeated measure t tests, this study focused on first-episode psychotic disorder participants …
Preventing Sexual Harassment, Sexual Bullying, Sexual Abuse, Acquaintance Rape, And Date Rape Among Students At Middletown High School In Middletown, Ohio: A Teacher Resource Guide And A Student Awareness Pamphlet,
2012
Wright State University - Main Campus
Preventing Sexual Harassment, Sexual Bullying, Sexual Abuse, Acquaintance Rape, And Date Rape Among Students At Middletown High School In Middletown, Ohio: A Teacher Resource Guide And A Student Awareness Pamphlet, Michelle Amrein
Master of Humanities Capstone Projects
No abstract provided.
Asc Newsletter,
2012
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Asc Newsletter, Academic Success Center, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Academic Success Center Newsletter
This issue includes a message from the dean, and articles about faculty, tutoring, student achievement and community outreach.
The Journal Of Counselor Preparation And Supervision Volume 5, Number 2,
2012
Montclair State University
The Journal Of Counselor Preparation And Supervision Volume 5, Number 2, Edina Renfro-Michel, Larry D. Burlew
Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision
No abstract provided.
Mentoring Counselor Education Doctoral Students To Teach Basic Counseling Skills,
2012
Oakland University
Mentoring Counselor Education Doctoral Students To Teach Basic Counseling Skills, Erin E. Binkley, Joel A. Lane, Sarah Eikelberg
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
As doctoral students in the field of Counselor Education prepare to become faculty members, engaging in supervised teaching experiences are both helpful and necessary to their development. In this presentation, two doctoral students and one faculty member will discuss their experience with mentoring as a tool for developing skill in teaching. In this mentoring relationship, the two doctoral students co-taught the Basic Counseling Skills course with the faculty member, and were mentored in areas of teaching, supervision, governance, and student evaluation. Experience of the mentoring process and development of teaching skills will be discussed by both the faculty member and …
Income Inequality, The Changing Nature Of Work And The Student Loan Crisis: Implications For Higher Education,
2012
Western Kentucky University
Income Inequality, The Changing Nature Of Work And The Student Loan Crisis: Implications For Higher Education, Aaron W. Hughey
Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Differences In Life Satisfaction Among Young Adults In Different Living Situations,
2012
Rowan University
Differences In Life Satisfaction Among Young Adults In Different Living Situations, Jennifer Roake
Theses and Dissertations
Differences in life satisfaction among young adults in different living situations were evaluated. The aims of this study were to use the Satisfaction with Life Scale to examine the differences in life satisfaction. Levels of depression as well as purpose in life were also evaluated using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale and the Purpose in Life Scale. A total of 91 participants responses were included in the study, with 58 participants reporting living independently and 33 participants reporting living with parents. Independent t-tests found that individuals living at home report lower levels of life satisfaction compared to participants …
Evaluation Of An Early Intervention Program Using Eligibility Criteria,
2012
Rowan University
Evaluation Of An Early Intervention Program Using Eligibility Criteria, Emily Kurlansik
Theses and Dissertations
Early Intervention programs are state and federally funded programs that are available in virtually every state that provide support to children birth to three who have developmental delays. Eligibility into the program varies by state and determining eligibility for a child is a complex task that has tremendous implications on both the program and its children. A program evaluation was conducted on a branch of an early intervention program located in New Jersey to determine whether service providers were correctly identifying children who were eligible for services. Results indicated that four of out the 112 children in the program were …
The Role Of School Psychologists Regarding The Implementation Of The Anti-Bullying Bill Of Rights Act,
2012
Rowan University
The Role Of School Psychologists Regarding The Implementation Of The Anti-Bullying Bill Of Rights Act, John Kowalcyk
Theses and Dissertations
Current school psychologists in New Jersey were contacted in order to determine the attitudes, roles, and approaches of different school psychologists in relation to the new HIB (Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying) legislation for all New Jersey Public Schools. This study gauged school psychologists' level of involvement in implementing the new legislation and their overall roles with regard to maintaining a safe and positive school climate. The survey, which was sent via email to school psychologists across the state, asked questions about their perceived roles in schools, the time they spent on various obligations during the workday, their involvement with the …
An Experimental Design: Examining The Effectiveness Of The Virginia Career View Program On Creating 7th Grade Student Career Self-Efficacy,
2012
Liberty University
An Experimental Design: Examining The Effectiveness Of The Virginia Career View Program On Creating 7th Grade Student Career Self-Efficacy, Shanna Mccomb-Beverage
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Across the country students are graduating from high school without the career knowledge and skills they need to be successful in today's global economy. In response, school officials are considering career development as an essential component for adolescent education. In the state of Virginia, the Virginia Career View program has been designed to assist school personnel with the career education of middle school students. This quantitative research study measured the effectiveness of the Virginia Career View program on 7th grade students' career pathway identification and career self-efficacy. Upon completion of the program, students in the experimental group and control group …
The Foundations Of Hope In Therapy,
2012
California State University - San Bernardino
The Foundations Of Hope In Therapy, John M. Winslade
Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling Faculty Publications
Hope is a necessary construct in narrative therapy but we need to be careful how we think about it. It does not lie in the essence of persons. There are not categories of people who are hopeful or hopeless. Rather, hope lies in the stories that we use to make sense of our lives but dominant stories from the world around us sometimes interfere with our access to hopeful stories. Therapy can help us reconnect with these stories, leading to the exercise of personal agency in our own lives. This presentation will explore how to help people do this through …
Racial And Socioeconomic Differences In Special Education Students Returning To General Education,
2012
Rowan University
Racial And Socioeconomic Differences In Special Education Students Returning To General Education, Katie Aspinwall
Theses and Dissertations
Education's history has been shadowed by disparities in the quality of education delivered universally. Particularly highlighted are the disparities between the cases of socioeconomic status and racial background. Special education has been identified for decades as containing an overrepresentation of minorities classified. This study has analyzed retrospective data from the New Jersey Department of Special Education public website to examine if this pattern of overrepresentation of minorities continues to be represented in the population that returns to general education. The current study also analyzed the District Factor Grouping to investigate the implications of the school district's socioeconomic status in relation …
Suicide Prevention / Postvention: A Student, Parent, Teacher, And Other Educational Professionals Perspective,
2012
Rowan University
Suicide Prevention / Postvention: A Student, Parent, Teacher, And Other Educational Professionals Perspective, Heather Leech
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to: (1) determine the extent to which local schools are providing suicide prevention programs; (2) determine the effectiveness of suicide presentation programs; (3) examine the attitudes of teachers, parents, students, and other educational professionals regarding suicide prevention programs and; (4) determine the need for suicide prevention programs in a southern, New Jersey special services school district. A survey was distributed to 20 people in each of the following categories: teacher, parent, student, and other educational professionals. The four categories mentioned above were analyzed in the surveys. The results indicated that the participants feel that …
Gender Differences Associated To Style And Type Of Bullying,
2012
Rowan University
Gender Differences Associated To Style And Type Of Bullying, Elizabeth Benckert
Theses and Dissertations
Research shows that girls show more indirect and relational aggression bullying behavior, while boys will show more direct and physically aggressive bullying behavior (Bjorkqvist, Lagerspetz, & Kaukiainen, 1992). Girls prefer indirect aggression because they can manipulate others; while boys prefer direct aggression against others because it shows dominance and strength (Crick, Casas, & Mosher, 1997). The study was done to show a difference in gender and the style of aggressive bullying behavior they will act out in. Crick et al. (1997) explain that children tend to bully in ways that they know will inflict harm on others and damage their …
Content Of Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: What Evidence Could Change College Women's Minds?,
2012
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Content Of Sexual Assault Prevention Programs: What Evidence Could Change College Women's Minds?, Abigail Lee Moser
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Sexual assault is a serious health issue for college women. Unfortunately, the results of previous research revealed that intervention programs designed for women have been largely ineffective at changing women's attitudes, knowledge, and victimization concerning sexual assault. The purpose of the present investigation was to identify forms of persuasive evidence that women report as having changed their attitudes, knowledge, and behavior concerning sexual assault. Focus groups were used to identify common themes college women use to explain their understandings of these topics. These focus groups discussed how close family members impacted their behaviors concerning sexual assault, how they gained their …
School Counselors' Activities In Predominantly African American Urban Schools,
2012
Western Michigan University
School Counselors' Activities In Predominantly African American Urban Schools, Lacretia T. Dye
Dissertations
Urban school reform has begun to penetrate the school counseling profession in both theory and practice. The American School Counseling Association’s National Model (ASCA, 2005), as well as the Transforming School Counseling Initiatives component of the Education Trust (2007) are initiatives within the school profession promoted, in part, as responses to urban school reform. In particular, the ASCA National model is a “call to action” for school counselors to promote student success by closing the existing achievement gap whenever found between students of color, poor students, or underachieving students and their more advantaged peers (ASCA, 2005). However, little information is …
Risk Factors For High School Dropouts: Do Perceptions Of Bullying Play A Role?,
2012
Rowan University
Risk Factors For High School Dropouts: Do Perceptions Of Bullying Play A Role?, Alison Hunt
Theses and Dissertations
The current study compared perceptions of bullying experiences among students in a public in-house alternative high school education program for at-risk students with those of the students in the general education population of the same high school. Eleven students enrolled in the alternative high school education program between the ages of 16 and 19 were asked to report their experiences with bullying through a school-created survey that is administered annually to the entire high school population. The results of the 2010 survey of 816 high school students were compared to the results of the 11 students enrolled in the alternative …
Relationship Between Exercise And The Expression Of Adhd Symptoms In College Students,
2012
Rowan University
Relationship Between Exercise And The Expression Of Adhd Symptoms In College Students, Jessica Mcdaniel
Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between cardio-respiratory exercise levels and the expression of symptoms commonly associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a college population. Previous research suggests physical exercise may reduce common behavioral symptoms of ADHD. Symptoms commonly associated with ADHD include an inability to focus and feelings of restlessness, which may be harmful to a college student's academic success. The present study surveyed the exercise level, symptom expression, and diagnostic history of undergraduate students (N=315) at Rowan University. Exercise frequency and duration were calculated based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …
Bullying Amongst Eighth Grade Students: A Comparison Of The Perceptions Of Bullying Between Students And Teachers,
2012
Rowan University
Bullying Amongst Eighth Grade Students: A Comparison Of The Perceptions Of Bullying Between Students And Teachers, Kristen Litwinczuk
Theses and Dissertations
Bullying is a serious problem in today's world. It is not limited by age, gender or education level. The purpose of this study is to examine the differences of teachers' and students' perceptions of bullying, including the comparison of gender throughout the research. The Swearer Bullying Survey was used in this study to assess the students' and teachers' perceptions of bullying. Due to the new Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying Law that was recently passed in New Jersey, results are expected to show similar perceptions of bullying among students and teachers. Both results and implications of this study will be further discussed.
