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Let Them Moodle: Utilizing An Open Source Learning Management System To Extend The English Classroom, Mark Randall Rousseau-Smith
Let Them Moodle: Utilizing An Open Source Learning Management System To Extend The English Classroom, Mark Randall Rousseau-Smith
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of the project was to install a Moodle installation on a server and deploy it to select teachers while developing a series of training modules to help assist teachers to utilize Moodle as an online supplement to their classroom teaching. The goal was to give the teachers involved an additional outlet for learning beyond the classroom setting. Specifically, this project centered on creating video tutorials and a demo class aimed to help teachers utilize this powerful medium. Moodle activities are items such as blogs, forums, wikis, and quizzes among many other learner-centric technologies. The participants to pilot this …
The Effect Of Brain-Based Teaching Strategies On Continuation High School Students In Azusa, California, Georgia Lynn Martinez
The Effect Of Brain-Based Teaching Strategies On Continuation High School Students In Azusa, California, Georgia Lynn Martinez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of brain-compatible teaching strategies on continuation high school students. This was accomplished by comparing short-term academic achievement of one group of students, who received content utilizing brain-based instructional strategies, to a comparable group of students who received similar content trough traditional delivery methods.
The Effect Of Cold Calling And Culture On Communication Apprehension, Kimberly Noreen Aguilar
The Effect Of Cold Calling And Culture On Communication Apprehension, Kimberly Noreen Aguilar
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether cold calling improved, maintained, or worsened students' levels of communication apprehension (CA) and sought to understand the effects that culture and cold calling may have on students with CA within the framework of Uncertainty Reduction Theory.
Assessment Of Early Maladaptive Schemas Via A Modified Stroop Task, Yelena Kholodenko
Assessment Of Early Maladaptive Schemas Via A Modified Stroop Task, Yelena Kholodenko
Theses Digitization Project
Processing biases play a major role in the understanding of anxiety disorders. The Schema theory hypothesizes that belief systems, early maladaptive schemas (EMS), cause selective processing of confirmatory information to the exclusion of disconfirmatory information. The current study was the first report attempting to provide empirical support for the measurement of EMS with a subtle cognitive processing assessment such as the Stoop task. A Schema Stroop task was constructed for the purposes of the current study.
Degrees Of Complexity And Flexibility In The Belief System And The Strength Of Identity Attachment To Belief Claims, Craig Allen Bray
Degrees Of Complexity And Flexibility In The Belief System And The Strength Of Identity Attachment To Belief Claims, Craig Allen Bray
Theses Digitization Project
Complexity and flexibility make unique but related contributions to the connection between belief system structure and self structure. This study was concerned with how individuals structure their beliefs. Three scales were combined to provide a measure of belief system complexity and flexibility and then correlated with the card sort results.
Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students, Shareela Marie Allen, Danielle Diane Moore
Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among College Students, Shareela Marie Allen, Danielle Diane Moore
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to explore what individual factors are associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences among college students. Intimate partner violence is a huge problem among college students both male and female of all ethnicities, socio-economic classes, sexual orientation, and social class. This study focused on alcohol consumption and attitudes and beliefs of students to see it those two variables played a role in contributing to the rate of IPV occurring among college students.
Social Workers Perception Of Kinship Care Givers Unmet Needs, Carol Ann Rakestraw, Fallon Elaine Greene
Social Workers Perception Of Kinship Care Givers Unmet Needs, Carol Ann Rakestraw, Fallon Elaine Greene
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to assess the social workers perceptions of unmet need of kinship care providers. The study examined why the needs are not met for these kinship care providers in San Bernardino County.
The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young
The Effect Of Ethnic-Identity Salience And Negative Performance Feedback On African Americans' Explicit And Implicit Self-Evaluations, Delisa Nicole Young
Theses Digitization Project
The processes that underlie African Americans explicit versus implicit self-evaluations are examined by using the Associative Propositional Evaluative model (APE).
The Continuation Of Social Work Outreach With The Purhé́Pecha People, Carlos Luis Lamadrid
The Continuation Of Social Work Outreach With The Purhé́Pecha People, Carlos Luis Lamadrid
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to continue with the action research done by Bernice Aguirre in 2008 with the Purépecha indigenous population, living in the Eastern Coachella Valley Community, as a direct call to action to better serve the needs of a people who have been severely challenged by language, cultural barriers, poverty, and underrepresented service delivery systems.
Increasing Subjective Well-Being Through Writing About Future Challenges While Constructing Creative Solutions For The Anticipated Challenge, Samaneh Pourjalali
Increasing Subjective Well-Being Through Writing About Future Challenges While Constructing Creative Solutions For The Anticipated Challenge, Samaneh Pourjalali
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis assesses the benefits of expressive writing about anticipated challenges, and problems rather than past tribulations. It is in essense affect labeling about worries, concerns, and fears regarding foreseen challenges rather than those previously experienced. Therefore, it affords one a proactive rather than a reactive method for dealing with the trials of life.
An Examination Of Physical Activity On Academic Achievement In Elementary School Children, Cynthia Gail Libby
An Examination Of Physical Activity On Academic Achievement In Elementary School Children, Cynthia Gail Libby
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to substantiate the need of a curriculum for primary grade students that connect physical activity and state standards assignments and to evaluate a curriculum designed for third grade students that will focus on intertwining physical movement and daily assignments. There is a strong emphasis on academics in elementary schools, while physical education is regulated to a "time out" from academics. More schools are eliminating physical activity from the curriculum to increase scores on tests. The first part of this project looks at what current research says about physical education and how it is connected …
The Effects Of Stereotype Threat On Job Anxiety, Job Satisfaction, Work Specific Self-Efficacy, And Turnover Intent, Ciara Cascharelle Paige
The Effects Of Stereotype Threat On Job Anxiety, Job Satisfaction, Work Specific Self-Efficacy, And Turnover Intent, Ciara Cascharelle Paige
Theses Digitization Project
While an abundance of literature on stereotypes exists with regards to the workplace, less research exists that assesses how stereotypes could affect an employee and motivate him or her to leave the organization. The present study addressed the relationship among job identification, gender identification, stereotype threat perception at work, anxiety, work specific efficacy, job satisfaction, and turnover intent. A hypothesized model that connected the possible relations among stereotype threat, gender identification, job identification, job anxiety, work specific self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and turnover intent was tested using data from 267 working women.
Parenting Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Parents Of Grade School Children, Mariah Marguerite Bussey Adams
Parenting Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Parents Of Grade School Children, Mariah Marguerite Bussey Adams
Theses Digitization Project
The family is the fundamental unit of society and it is important to understand possible causes for children's positive outcomes. Many of children's outcomes are related to the parenting styles that they experience. This study seeks to show how parenting styles and emotional intelligence are associated with one another.
Evaluation Of A Health Environment Training For Childcare Providers, Brianna Nicole Uhlhorn
Evaluation Of A Health Environment Training For Childcare Providers, Brianna Nicole Uhlhorn
Theses Digitization Project
This qualitative study sought to identify barriers for supporting preschoolers' healthy eating habits and physical activity levels. Almost 800 childcare providers throughout Riverside County were trained on Healthy Habits for Life from July 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Centers were for-profit commercial chains, state-funded preschools, or private centers, but they were not affiliated with a school district or a Head Start program. This preschool training is designed to make preschool providers aware of their role in preventing childhood obesity, and to instill good nutrition and physical activity related to the values in young children. This study is a short-term …
Substance Abuse: A Chronic Care Perspective, Michael James Sweitzer
Substance Abuse: A Chronic Care Perspective, Michael James Sweitzer
Theses Digitization Project
This study provides an examination of the Chronic Care Model and its application to the treatment of substance abuse disorders. The hypothesis of the study was that elements of the Chronic Care Model are not being utilized within San Bernardino County's system of care. The study was conducted by having Alcohol and other Drug Counselors throughout San Bernardino County complete the study's 24-question quantitative survey. The purpose of this study is to add to the sparse literature related to the Chronic Care Model and its application to the alcohol and other drug (AOD) field. At this time the AOD field …
The Benefits Of Resistance Training For Children, Colleen Michaela Vranich Kiemele
The Benefits Of Resistance Training For Children, Colleen Michaela Vranich Kiemele
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to conduct a literature review on the topic of resistance training for children in order to educate parents, teachers, coaches, and others who may be working with children in a resistance training capacity about the benefits that can be derived from resistance training program and the safety measures which must be in place.
Educational Paraprofessionals' Knowledge About And Barriers To Reporting Child Abuse, Randi Sherrill Furman, Audrey Anne Lipskey
Educational Paraprofessionals' Knowledge About And Barriers To Reporting Child Abuse, Randi Sherrill Furman, Audrey Anne Lipskey
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to evaluate mandated reporters' knowledge about the reporting process, attitudes, and beliefs towards the mandated reporting laws, and their resistances and barriers to reporting suspected child abuse.
Health Disparities: A Look At Colorectal Cancer Screening In The Minority Community, Patrina Louise Archie
Health Disparities: A Look At Colorectal Cancer Screening In The Minority Community, Patrina Louise Archie
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine a physician's recommendation for ColoRectal Cancer screenings among Caucasians and minorities (African American, Asian American, and Latino). Past research on CRC has suggested that a history of CRC in a first degree relative elevates a person's lifetime risk. Furthermore, without a physician recommendation for early screening, the patient's chances of early detection are substantially lowered. This is why it is imperative to examine the complex factors that contribute to minorities who have lower CRC screening rates compared to Caucasians.
Peers As A Social-Contextual Factor On Adolescents' Academic And Career Motivation, Danyel Arlyssa Vargas
Peers As A Social-Contextual Factor On Adolescents' Academic And Career Motivation, Danyel Arlyssa Vargas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to add literature by examining the influences of peers on adolescents' academic and caeer motivation using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as a theoretical foundation. Ninety juniors and seniors with a mean age of 16.48 from a southern California public high-school participated in the study. Participants completed a self-report questionaire which assessed background information, academic motivation, career motivation, and peer support.
A Social Worker's Perception Of The Medically At-Risk (Mar) Program, Corina Chavez, Lilia Razo
A Social Worker's Perception Of The Medically At-Risk (Mar) Program, Corina Chavez, Lilia Razo
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to evaluate social workers perception of the Medically at Risk (MAR) program that has been implemented in San Bernardino County. To examine whether social workers receive adequate training in providing services for the special needs population.
Children's Exposure To Domestic Violence And Aggressive Behavior, Mariah Deidra Kafka
Children's Exposure To Domestic Violence And Aggressive Behavior, Mariah Deidra Kafka
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to examine the effects of "The Children's Exposure to Domestic Violence Scale" (CEDV) on an adolescent's own externalizing behaviors. Although internalizing behaviors such as depression are prevalent among children exposed to violence, this study will only focus on externalizing behaviors including their own risks for aggressive behavior.
Exploring Acculturation Stress On Mexican Americans, Daniel Anthony Lopez
Exploring Acculturation Stress On Mexican Americans, Daniel Anthony Lopez
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this study was how common acculturation stress is among Mexican Americans, what the demographics of this demonstrate, and how this is related to mental health services. Acculturation is the process of adapting to the social norms, customs, and values of another culture. When a Mexican American reaches his limit of what he is able to cope with, then that person is in danger of being afflicted with acculturtion stress. Even when faced with this prospect, few Mexican Americans seek out mental health services.
Exploring Social Workers Beliefs And Practices When Working With Gay And Lesbian Youth, Ethan Brian Michaels
Exploring Social Workers Beliefs And Practices When Working With Gay And Lesbian Youth, Ethan Brian Michaels
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine child welfare workers' beliefs and practices while working with gay and lesbian youth. This study surveyed forty-one children's social workers and their supervisors in Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services.
Impacts Of The Caregiving Experience On The Caregiver, Nayeli Corona
Impacts Of The Caregiving Experience On The Caregiver, Nayeli Corona
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of the primary caregivers who have provided care to someone who is terminally ill.
The Effect Of Music Instruction On Math And Language Arts Scores In Elementary School, Mirastasha Ashley-Briann Thomas
The Effect Of Music Instruction On Math And Language Arts Scores In Elementary School, Mirastasha Ashley-Briann Thomas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to determine if music and academic achievement are connected to form a more cohesive unit of learning. This project attempts to show how participation in a music program in school will not only help children explore new academic experiences but will also help in their academic achievment through improvement in test scores in mathematics and languages.
Accommodation In Romantic Relationships: The Role Of Self-Construal, Attachment Style, Commitment Levels, And Ego-Depletion, Faiza Furqan
Accommodation In Romantic Relationships: The Role Of Self-Construal, Attachment Style, Commitment Levels, And Ego-Depletion, Faiza Furqan
Theses Digitization Project
The current research sought to further understand the process of accommodation in romantic relationships by intergrating the self-construals, attachment styles, commitment, and ego-depletion literature. 186 students enrolled in social sciences undergraduate courses at California State University, San Bernardino who were involved in a romantic relationship participated in this online study about romantic relationships.
Engaging An Older Workforce: The Relationship Between Employee Engagement, Intrinsic Motivation, And Meaningfulness, Negin Kordbacheh
Engaging An Older Workforce: The Relationship Between Employee Engagement, Intrinsic Motivation, And Meaningfulness, Negin Kordbacheh
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this study was to better understand employee engagement levels in light of the recent downsizing and restructuring practices. The relationship between intrinsic motivation, meaningfulness and employee engagement were examined.
The Effectiveness And Ethics Of Immediate And Top Leaders: Relationships To Organizational Climate, Organizational Commitment, And Size Of Organization, Johnny Joseph Parker
The Effectiveness And Ethics Of Immediate And Top Leaders: Relationships To Organizational Climate, Organizational Commitment, And Size Of Organization, Johnny Joseph Parker
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to understand the relationships that exist between effective leaders in an organization and ethical leaders, the climate of the organization, and the level of commitment to the organization.
Perceived Social Support From Using Computer-Mediated Communication, Host Language Proficiency And Host-Family Satisfaction In Student Sojourners' Cross-Cultural Transition, Honorio Tsutomu Komori
Perceived Social Support From Using Computer-Mediated Communication, Host Language Proficiency And Host-Family Satisfaction In Student Sojourners' Cross-Cultural Transition, Honorio Tsutomu Komori
Theses Digitization Project
The present research examined perceived social support from using computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies and the impact of social support and CMC on internatinal students' psychological and socio-cultural adaptation. This study also examined the role of host-family social support and host language proficiency on student sojourner adaptation.
The Relationship Between Self-Monitoring, Self-Promotion, And Agentic Traits In Leadership, Sabrina Regina Wilhelm
The Relationship Between Self-Monitoring, Self-Promotion, And Agentic Traits In Leadership, Sabrina Regina Wilhelm
Theses Digitization Project
Three underlying behavioral traits of self-preservation, which may be related to leadership are self-monitoring, self-promotion, and agentic traits. These are important to leadership because managers desire to select employees that have the image and the presentation that high self-monitors and self-promoters emulate. This study revealed that self-promotion is associated with leader behaviors that are likely to assist female employees obtain leadership positions in the workplace.