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Examining What Factors Affect High School Students’ Educational Aspirations, Kalle T. Pray

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This study sought to examine the factors that influenced a high school student’s educational aspirations. This study used data collected by the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS) 2009-2013 to examine how a student’s engagement, interest, attitudes toward math teacher, counselors helping with college materials, and meeting with a counselor influence a student’s educational aspirations. The findings suggest that student engagement, student interest and meeting with a counselor were significant predictors of higher educational aspirations even after controlling for being white, female, academic track, and family income. Counselors helping with college material was also a predictor of higher educational aspirations, however …

Reflector Magazine, Georgia Southern University, Student Media

Reflector Magazine

• Gnat's Landing: A Place You'll Always Want To Come Back To
• Food For Thought
• A Town For Recovery
• Basics of Birth Control
• Hop Into This Spring's New Trends
• Basics of Birth Control
• Hop Into This Spring's New Trends
• Kratom: The Lesser-Known Herb Fighting for Equality
• Traveling in Your 20's
• Career Tips For College Students
• Paying the Price for Higher Education
• Pros vs. Cons: A Glance at Business vs Liberal Arts Degrees
• Underground Statesboro
• The Art of Fiction: The Importance and Relevance of Political Media

Investigating Individual Pathways To Recovery, Mackenzie R. Mcbride

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Drug use is most prevalent among young adults between ages 18 and 24; this is just one factor that contributes to the high rates of substance use on college campuses. Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) have been growing in number, awakening the “youth in recovery” movement. This paper presents literature on various tools and elements of recovery, with a focus on CRPs and their significance. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap by examining individual pathways to recovery and learning about the characteristics of students participating in CRPs, including their life events and decisions to seek treatment. Semi-structured interviews were …

A Forgotten Confederate: John H. Ash's Story Rediscovered, Heidi Moye

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

A historical study of a southern family living in Savannah, GA from shortly before the election of 1860 through the Civil War years based on the journals of John Hergen Ash II (1843-1918).

How Does Parental Attachment Affect Black Male Delinquency In Rural And Urban Contexts?, Chelsea J. King

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

For more than a century, there has been concern about the nature and extent of crime in the African American community. African American adolescents are more likely viewed to be involved in delinquency than adolescents from other racial/ethnic groups. Guided by social bonding theory, this study examined how African American males’ relationship with their parents and living in rural and non-rural context, affects delinquent behavior. This study analyzes data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescents to Adult Health (Add Health). Three main hypotheses are tested in regards to parental attachment, family structure, and living in rural and non-rural contexts. …

The Influence Of Resource Scarcity And Childhood Socioeconomic Status On In-Group Inclusiveness, Spencer Dobbs

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Millions of individuals worldwide are malnourished and without clean drinking water due to a lack of environmental resources. Resource scarcity is a ubiquitous ecological threat that significantly influences social cognition and behavior. For example, research on resource scarcity has shown that it significantly reduces in-group inclusiveness. In fact, when individuals are primed with resource scarcity, they are significantly less likely to categorize racially ambiguous others as belonging to their racial in-group. The current study aimed to extend this research by examining the impact of resource scarcity on in-group inclusiveness while also accounting for variations of early life environmental hardship (i.e., …

Donald Austin Olewine Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of Donald Austin Olewine’s research on various subjects related to medical physiology and biology. Materials span 1965-1982 and include published and unpublished articles, pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and student work.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Faculty Senate Minutes-2017

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Novicehood: Exploring Skill Level And How It Relates To Mass Analysis, Justin V. Morales

Honors College Theses

Lithic artifacts are among the most common remnants evidencing our ancestors’ intelligence and survivability. They can reflect many aspects of a culture’s practices and use of natural materials. The analysis of such remains is a mainstay of archaeology, but not all lithic analysis is the same. Analysis varies by method (mass flake analysis, individual flake analysis, etc.), and by the level of experience of the analysts themselves, creating debate on the comparability and the accuracy of each approach. This research is a case study of my effectiveness, being a novice level archaeologist, at Mass Flake analysis, using a contemporary collection …

Graduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

No abstract provided.

Armstrong State University 2017 Fact Book, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Office of Institutional Research: Armstrong Fact Books (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Catalog, Georgia Southern University

Undergraduate & Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Pbis Teams Perceived Connections Between Culture And Pbis Implementation, Kathryn M. Mcphee, Kiarra Givhan

Georgia Association for Positive Behavior Support Conference

Currently in Georgia, there is a strategic plan to “improve the climate in Georgia’s school and community settings through the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework.” (GaDOE, 2013, p.2). As the GaDOE’s strategic plan develops, schools are becoming more diverse with students representing a range of academic, behavioral and cultural experiences and backgrounds (Cohn & Caumont, 2016). Researchers have demonstrated that racial/ethnic disparities exist in academic achievement, discipline practices and mental health services provided in schools (e.g., Fallon et al., 2015). Thus, to improve educational experiences for all students through PBIS, considering how culture and context influence what is being …

Faculty Senate Bill Fsb-2016-11-28-01: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill FSB-2016-11-28-01: University Curriculum Committee

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

November 28, 2016 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda

Status Of The Writing Qep, Rob Pirro

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Research Express News, Georgia Southern University

Research & Economic Development

• CLASS Faculty Honored by Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• CLASS Faculty Honored by Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council

The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

College Of Education News, College Of Education, Georgia Southern University

College of Education: News & Publications (2003-2023)

• GERA annual meeting discusses public scholarship to educate diverse democracies

Review Of The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, The Atomic Bombs, And The Defeat Of Japan And Hiroshima: Why America Dropped The Atomic Bomb, Alicia Espinosa

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

About the author

Alicia Espinosa is a junior at Boston University. She will be graduating in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in History and minors in Anthropology and Public Health.

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Thomas Koballa to present Keynote at GERA Conference
• Faculty and Alumni present Research at 26th Annual EECERA Conference

The Cosm Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Eagles in Training for STEM Careers
• The Department of Biology Welcomes New Faculty
• Biology Alumni Move Onward and Upward
• Georgia Southern's Elite 8 for REU-2016
• Geologists Investigate Salt Water Intrusion on a Georgia Barrier Island
• The Georgia Southern Sea Turtle Program at St. Catherines Island: The 2016 Sea Turtle Nesting Season
• Hatchlings
• The Department of Mathematical Sciences Welcomes New Faculty
• Eagles Win Third MacArthur Award
• Faculty member awarded new Patent on “Engineered lumenized vascular networks and support matrix”
• The Photonic Nanotechnology Computational Group
• Edwards participates in NSF "Ideas Lab" to Measure "Big G"
• Faculty Member Participates in Scholarly Activities
• Professors …

Cohe 7234 - Community Health Analysis And Assessment, Moya L. Alfonso

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course familiarizes students with concepts and approaches for community health assessment and analysis. This includes discussion of social action, organizational development, policy advocacy, capacity building, community diagnosis (needs assessment), social networking and coalition formation to bring about health and quality of life improvement. Special focus will be placed on the application of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods methods and CBPR approaches for assessment.

Cohe 7232a - Health Promotion Planning, Andrew Hansen

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Introduces the student to the theory and application of planning and evaluation principles. Planning and evaluation skills will be developed that can be utilized in a variety of health-related settings. Familiarizes students with theories and models from the social and behavioral sciences and health education used in behavior change interventions. Emphasizes the planning and implementing of community health interventions at multiple ecological levels.

Intersecting Motivations For Leaving Abusive Relationships, Substance Abuse, And Transactional Sex Among Hiv High-Risk Women, Naomi S. David, Sophia A. Hussen, Dawn L. Comeau, Ameeta S. Kalokhe

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Women bear a significant burden of the HIV epidemic in the United States. Women classified as ‘HIV high-risk’ often bring co-existing histories of intimate partner violence (IPV), drug use, and transactional sex. To help inform future comprehensive HIV prevention strategies, we aimed to explore common motivating reasons and barriers to leaving and/or terminating engagement in each of these riskpromoting situations.

Methods: Between August and November 2014, in-depth interviews were conducted with 14 HIV high-risk women in Atlanta, Georgia who had experienced IPV in the previous 12 months, and used drugs and/or engaged in transactional sex in the previous five …

Phase Ii Research Design: Benedictine Monastery And Freedmen School, Skidaway Island, 9ch78, Laura Seifert

Digging Savannah Reports (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Chbe 9335a - Global Health And Preparedness, Andrew Hansen

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course will focus on global public health and preparedness for domestic and global emergencies. Students will explore patterns of health and disease around the world, and compare them to public health issues in the United States. An ecological framework will be employed to illustrate the complex political, social, economic, and environmental determinants of global health inequity. Concepts from the social sciences, epidemiology, health systems, and policymaking will be incorporated. The course will emphasize issues related to humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters both globally and domestically, and the need to build public health infrastructure and preparedness to mitigate them.

Chbe 9130a - Research Methods In Community And Behavioral Health, Levi Ross

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

General Course Description: This course introduces students to research methods in health science. Development and presentation of practicum and research proposals will be the focus of the course. Additional emphasis will be placed on writing skills that will contribute to research projects and grant applications.