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Biculturalism, Self-Construal, And Self-Stereotyping, Kelly Anne Hirsch
Biculturalism, Self-Construal, And Self-Stereotyping, Kelly Anne Hirsch
Theses Digitization Project
The research sought to examine the process by which bicultural individuals self stereotype. The goals of the research are to test if bicultural individuals, through the process of frame-switching, shift their self-construals how one sees oneself in relation to others and to determine whether this shifting of self-construals is the mechanism through which bicultural individuals negatively self-stereotype.
Clinician Perceptions Of Eating Disorders And Treatment Practices, Katrina Kay Bullard
Clinician Perceptions Of Eating Disorders And Treatment Practices, Katrina Kay Bullard
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences, conclusions, and ideas of clinicians who facilitate recovery with patients who are in treatment for an eating disorder.
Consequences Of Early Methylphenidate Exposure On Opioid System Functioning In Adult Rats, Matthew Scott Herbert
Consequences Of Early Methylphenidate Exposure On Opioid System Functioning In Adult Rats, Matthew Scott Herbert
Theses Digitization Project
Methylphenidate is the preferred treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in preschool-aged children, even though few human studies have assessed the long-term consequences of early methyphenidate use. In rats, exposure to methylphenidate during a developmental period that approximates early childhood increases morphine-induced antinociception in adulthood. However, because morphine activates three distinct opioid receptors it is unknown which receptor is resonsible for this methylphenidate effect. The purpose of the present study was to assess the long-term effects of early methylphenidate exposure on DAMGO- and U50, 488-induced antinociception, a mu-opioid and kappa-opioid selective agonist.
Juvenile Probation Officers' Pereceptions Of The Efficacy Of Functional Family Therapy, Kathy Lynn Jaffee
Juvenile Probation Officers' Pereceptions Of The Efficacy Of Functional Family Therapy, Kathy Lynn Jaffee
Theses Digitization Project
This study sought to examine the perceptions that juvenile probation officers have regarding their experience with Functional Family Therapy (FFT). The study highlighted the importance of communication between the probation officers and the FFT staff as well as strong support from the supervising staff.
Social Workers Perceptions Of Concurrent Planning, Kelsey Marie Karr, Summer Renee Randall
Social Workers Perceptions Of Concurrent Planning, Kelsey Marie Karr, Summer Renee Randall
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine how social workers perceive concurrent planning at Children and Families Services of San Bernardino County. Concurrent planning is the practice of working with families to reunify while also pursuing alternative plans for permanency should reunification fail, is an integral part of child welfare.
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Social Studies Through Web 2.0: A Study Of Online Learning, Kenneth Michael Snell
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to develop a social network site, complete with the abilities to create home pages, blog and participate in a message board (Web 2.0) to create a learning environment, based on constructivist principles and asynchonous learning, to teach a unit of U.S. Government.
The (Re)Invention Of Feedback, Jason Wayne Loan
The (Re)Invention Of Feedback, Jason Wayne Loan
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis argues that, far from being obstacles to teacher response, the new media and avant-garde practices of appropriation, the readymade, and nonlinearity can actually work to orient feedback toward textual pratices that both conceptually and technologically embrace networks. The aim is to construct pedagogy (generally) and teacher response (specifically) as creative acts composed in response to the creative act that is student work.
Through The Eyes Of The Homeless: A Study On Service Utilization, Cecelia Denise Hernandez
Through The Eyes Of The Homeless: A Study On Service Utilization, Cecelia Denise Hernandez
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the causes and reasons for not using services, and needs among people experiencing homelessness in the city of Riverside. In addressing the initial causes and immediate needs of the homeless, current knowledge about services offered from the homeless perspective is very limited.
Bridging The Gap: Composition Studies And Applied Linguistics/Teaching English As A Second Language In The Writing Center, Chloe Anne De Los Reyes
Bridging The Gap: Composition Studies And Applied Linguistics/Teaching English As A Second Language In The Writing Center, Chloe Anne De Los Reyes
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis offers a critical comparison of how the fields of Composition Studies and Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language inform the tutoring of second language writers in writing centers. It examines where the two fields diverge and intersect in order to identify what knowledge can be useful from each working with the other. The thesis discusses implications of the findings as well as offers reccommendations for a richer tutoring of second language writers (L2 writers) in the writing centers.
Reunification Outcomes Of Hispanic Families In Riverside County Child Protective Services, Christy Quniterol Sabsook
Reunification Outcomes Of Hispanic Families In Riverside County Child Protective Services, Christy Quniterol Sabsook
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the reunification outcomes of hispanic families within Riverside County Child Protective Services. It has been found that for this population, the reunification takes longer than other ethnic groups. Social worker's need to be provided valuable information about the Hispanic population and to increase social worker's cultural sensitivity related to the special needs of Hispanic families.
Paying The Price For Black Masculinity: Investigating Sexual Behaviors Contributing To Hiv/Aids Infection And Death Of Black Women, Porsche Monic Terry
Paying The Price For Black Masculinity: Investigating Sexual Behaviors Contributing To Hiv/Aids Infection And Death Of Black Women, Porsche Monic Terry
Theses Digitization Project
According to the Center for Disease Control (2005), African American women account for 64% of the nearly 127,000 women living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. The author conducted qualitative interviews with 30 adult Black males with a history of practicing Down Low (DL) sexual behavior-- engaging in homoerotic activities with their female partners. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the DL subculture and to obtain useful information that is crucial to understanding how the DL male's personal struggles with sexuality and masculinity contribute to the disporportionate amount of Black women contracting HIV/AIDS.
Autobiography As Self-Defense In The Works Of Agnes Newton-Keith And Michelle Kennedy, Robin Heim
Autobiography As Self-Defense In The Works Of Agnes Newton-Keith And Michelle Kennedy, Robin Heim
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis examines the captivity narrative, Three Came Home, written in 1947 by Agnes Newton-Keith, and the poverty narrative, Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America: My Story, written in 2005 by Michelle Kennedy. When examined together through the lens of Trauma Theory, these narratives provide evidence of how similar the survival skills and strategies are between the American female POW's and the American females experiencing downward mobility. This thesis will also show how language uncovers and decodes the presence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder not often associated with women in poverty.
Sources Of Fear In American Society: Representations In Short Horror Fiction, 1950s-Present, Mona Moin Syed
Sources Of Fear In American Society: Representations In Short Horror Fiction, 1950s-Present, Mona Moin Syed
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the ways in which short American horror fiction has always revolved around fundamental fears of mortality, and how these fears have shifted across the span of three specific timeframes. Using a historical lens, this study also explores what the specific nature of mortality fears, as reflected in particular instances of short horror fiction, historically reveal about contemporaneous cultural attitudes toward end of life issues, loss, doubt, and grief. This study also traces how the perceptions of mortality have dynamically changed in American society from 1950s to present times in accordance with powerful historical events, varying cultural contexts, …
Informational Social Support And The Stress Involved In Surviving A Reduction-In-Force, Woodstock Leben Koch-Wain
Informational Social Support And The Stress Involved In Surviving A Reduction-In-Force, Woodstock Leben Koch-Wain
Theses Digitization Project
This study looked at companies experiencing severe economic downturns and reductions-in-force (RIF) to help mitigate financial short fallings. While employing a smaller work force intially saves capital, the psychological ramifications of such a process can be detrimental for those employees released (i.e., leavers) as well as those that remain (i.e., survivors). This study examined the effectiveness of informational versus emotional or instrumental social support in mitigating stress amd also considered the effectiveness of procedural justice.
Private Foster Family Agencies' Certified Foster Parents' Perceptions Of County Social Workers And Services, Maria Gabriela Casillas
Private Foster Family Agencies' Certified Foster Parents' Perceptions Of County Social Workers And Services, Maria Gabriela Casillas
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore the support and services available to foster parents from government-run services and to examine attitudes resulting from the contact they have with county social workers and the services they received from them. The foster parent's suggestions and/or responses allowed this study to uncover frequent themes that lead to a theory of their perceptions, and served to add knowledge and make changes in social work practice at the micro and/or macro levels of human organization. This study was conducted with 15 foster parents that provide foster care for the agency, Community Access Network …
Modulation Of Memory Formation Following Violations Of Conditioned Expectations, Dennis Antonio Amodeo
Modulation Of Memory Formation Following Violations Of Conditioned Expectations, Dennis Antonio Amodeo
Theses Digitization Project
Increment in attention to the conditioned stimulus (CS) leads to an increased rate of acquisition of new associations involving CS. While the neuroanatomical basis of the phenomenon is largely understood, little is known about the synaptic mechanisms underlying memory formation for prediction error. The current experiment tests the overall hypothesis that this specific form of memory depends on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activation.
Role Of Dorsostriatal D1 And D2 Receptors In Modulating The Kappa Opioid-Mediated Locomotor Activity Of Preweanling Rats: Importance Of Synergistic Activation, Sergios Charntikov
Role Of Dorsostriatal D1 And D2 Receptors In Modulating The Kappa Opioid-Mediated Locomotor Activity Of Preweanling Rats: Importance Of Synergistic Activation, Sergios Charntikov
Theses Digitization Project
Infusions of the nonselective dopamine agonist R( - ) propylnorapomorphine (NPA) into the dorsal striatum of preweanling rats atteuates kappa opioid-mediated locomotor activity. The purpose of this thesis was to ascertain which dopamine receptor subtype (D1 or D2) is responsible for this effect. It was hypothsized that a) D1, but not D2, receptors in the dorsal striatum underlie NPA's ability to attenuate the kappa opioid-mediated locomotor activity of preweanling rats, and b) microinjectng SKF38393 (a D1 agonist), and not quinpirole (a D2 agonist), would attenuate kappa opioid-mediated locomotion.
Lesbian Subjective Distress To Violations Of Trust As A Function Of The Butch/Femme Paradox: Evolutionary And Social-Cognitive Hypotheses, Sarah Carver-Steil Mcnay
Lesbian Subjective Distress To Violations Of Trust As A Function Of The Butch/Femme Paradox: Evolutionary And Social-Cognitive Hypotheses, Sarah Carver-Steil Mcnay
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis investigated both evolutionary and social-cognitive hypotheses regarding butch and femme lesibans' subjective distress to imagining a romantic partner's emotional and sexual infidelity. Findings from this study, that conform to findings from other research indicate a need to conduct more research and to continue to develop existing theories of sex-based behavior in lesbian romantic pair-bonds.;Summary.
The Impact Of California's Service Delivery System On Developmentally Disabled Youth Emancipating From The Child Welfare System, Carey Ann Doetschman
The Impact Of California's Service Delivery System On Developmentally Disabled Youth Emancipating From The Child Welfare System, Carey Ann Doetschman
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine public child welfare and regional center workers' perceptions of the experiences that developmentally disabled youth have as they emancipate from child welfare services into the adult developmental service sector. Data was collected by interviewing workers from Inland Regional Center and San Bernardino County's Child Welfare Department. The sample of this study included nine case managers and social workers who presented nine cases. Qualitative Interviews were designed and conducted with workers from both agencies utilizing the same basic interview guide.
Establishing Adult Lifelong Connections For Emancipating Foster Youth, Tylia Lindsey Jones
Establishing Adult Lifelong Connections For Emancipating Foster Youth, Tylia Lindsey Jones
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which Riverside County Children's Social Services Workers (CSSW's) are establishing adult lifelong connections for emancipating foster youth. Interviews were conducted with CSSW's from the Independent Living Program (ILP) and the Planned Permanency Living Arrangement (PPLA) units. The purpose of the interviews was to identify resources that CSSW's are using to secure adult lifelong connections for youth transitioning out of the foster care system.
Research On Autonomous English-Learning Strategies Of American Culture And Language Students, Jing Xu
Research On Autonomous English-Learning Strategies Of American Culture And Language Students, Jing Xu
Theses Digitization Project
This study will serve as a guideline for adult second-language learners who want to strengthen the effectiveness of self-directed learning outcomes or develop their self-directed learning strategies. Through the understanding of learning factors, fossilized language elements, and their own learning strategies, learners will be more confident and motivated to pursue their personal second-language acquisition goals and aspirations. These strategies are designed to help Taiwanese second-language learners.
Promoting A Mastery Goal Orientation In Children Through The Education Of Parents And Caregivers, Connie Imelda Medinilla
Promoting A Mastery Goal Orientation In Children Through The Education Of Parents And Caregivers, Connie Imelda Medinilla
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is the development of a workshop entitled "Learning is the Goal" which targets parents and caregivers of elementary school children. The principle behind the workshop is to provide parents with a foundation of knowledge that can be utilized as their children continue their schooling from the elementary years through high school.
The Relationship Between Kinship Support Services And Placement Outcomes, Maria De Jesus Flores, Jennifer Lau
The Relationship Between Kinship Support Services And Placement Outcomes, Maria De Jesus Flores, Jennifer Lau
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the relationship between kinship support services and placement outcomes using secondary data collected by Chang and Liles (2004) in the Counties of San Bernardino and Riverside. This study aimed at assessing kinship care placement outcomes by reviewing the characteristics of kin caregivers and their dependent children, types of financial support and services received, and contact with social workers. This study sample included 130 kinship caregivers and 291 dependent children from the original study (Chang & Liles, 2007).
Perceptions About The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy Among Parents, Maria Nina Joy Malasig Flores
Perceptions About The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy Among Parents, Maria Nina Joy Malasig Flores
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will explore the perceptions about the effectiveness of play therapy among parents. This study will work with Bilingual Family Counseling Services, (BFCS) in Ontario, with their school based program. Their school based program runs throughout the Montclair and Ontario school districts and helps counsel children with behavioral problems who are from 5-12 years of age with play therapy. The issue that will be addressed in this study is to find out through the perception of the parent whether or not play therapy has been effective with their child. This study will survey parents about their child's progress throughout …
Is Public Education Preparing Learning Disabled To Succeed At The College Level?, John Fermin Ramirez
Is Public Education Preparing Learning Disabled To Succeed At The College Level?, John Fermin Ramirez
Theses Digitization Project
This study will use a qualitative and quantitative methodology to investigate and analyze if special education departments of school districts and universities are following the federal law in preparing students with learning disabilities to succeed in college. Research indicates universities are not complying with the federal mandates for learning disabled students. This research project will investigate whether or not some school districts and universities are implementing programs consistent with federal law.
Substance Abuse Among The Aging Population: A Needs Assessment, Stephen Michael Clark
Substance Abuse Among The Aging Population: A Needs Assessment, Stephen Michael Clark
Theses Digitization Project
This needs assessment was composed of 33 clinicians' in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that work in the substance abuse field. This study was developed to test if there is a need to increase clinicians' knowledge level base when working with older adults age 65 plus with a substance abuse problem. This needs assessment looked at demographics and tested the differences between self reported knowledge and what instruments their agencies are currently using.
Attitudes Regarding Gang Affiliation Of Select Adolescent Boys Residing In Group Homes, Gina Michelle Aguirre
Attitudes Regarding Gang Affiliation Of Select Adolescent Boys Residing In Group Homes, Gina Michelle Aguirre
Theses Digitization Project
This study contains a program evaluation of a four week series of group sessions, involving a variety of group activites, including role plays, exposure to a former gang member, and group dialogues on a variety of topics, to determine whether the program caused a change in the attitudes of adolescent males residing in group homes regarding gang affiliation. The research utilized a convenience sample, utilizing male residents of Fields Comprehensive Group Homes, between the ages of 15 and 18, residing at one of two affiliated locations. Each location housed six adolescent boys. One group home was randomly selected as the …
Group Therapist's Perceptions Of Group Treatment Of Intra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse Offenders, Elena Diana Inzunza
Group Therapist's Perceptions Of Group Treatment Of Intra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse Offenders, Elena Diana Inzunza
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not therapy is effective among intra-familial child sexual abuse offenders and to identify successful strategies and techniques. An intra-familial child offender is a person whose sexual desire is directed toward children, usually of pre-pubertal or early pubertal age. The distinction within an intra-familial child sexual offender is that the offense was that the victim was within the perpetrator's family.
Caregivers' Perceptions Of Disabled Elders Preparations For A Natural Disaster, Brenda Marie Starkins
Caregivers' Perceptions Of Disabled Elders Preparations For A Natural Disaster, Brenda Marie Starkins
Theses Digitization Project
The focus of this research study was to evaluate caregivers' perceptions of how well disabled elders are prepared for a natural disaster. This study was conducted through the Inland Caregiver Resource Center. Participants included six hundred ninety-one caregivers who care for and support the disabled elderly population.
Multiple Intelligences In The Classroom, Julia Marie Ramirez
Multiple Intelligences In The Classroom, Julia Marie Ramirez
Theses Digitization Project
This qualitative study was designed to examine teacher feedback concerning the application of multiple intelligence methods in their classroom. The study found the theory of multiple intelligences was being implemented throughout the curriculum and students were maintaining an evident level of engagement; in turn teachers found it to be a useful intructional method.