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Community College Faculty’S Self-Efficacy In Teaching Students With Hidden Disabilities, Phyllis D. Lawhorn
Community College Faculty’S Self-Efficacy In Teaching Students With Hidden Disabilities, Phyllis D. Lawhorn
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractColleges use academic success strategies to improve the retention rates of students with disabilities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate community college faculty’s perceptions of their level of self-efficacy in meeting the learning needs of students with hidden disabilities (SHD) in higher education. Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy provided the framework for the study. The purposeful sample included three full-time professors teaching SHD in any subject and one staff member from the student disabilities office. Each faculty participant completed a telephone or email interview, a demographic survey, and a qualitative self-efficacy survey. The staff member completed an …
Generational-Cohorts And Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior Intentions In Law Enforcement Officers, Victoria Mccann
Generational-Cohorts And Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior Intentions In Law Enforcement Officers, Victoria Mccann
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Law enforcement is a high-stress, high-risk occupation that can lead to mental health issues. These issues can affect law enforcement officers and the level of service they provide to the public. Traditionally, officers have been found to be resistant to seeking help for their mental health. It was hypothesized that generational turnover may be impacting this positive change found in recent research. The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the effect of generational cohorts on officers' mental health help-seeking behaviors. The core concepts of the Theory of Planned Behavior (attitudes, subjective norms, internal perceived behavioral control, external perceived …
Effective Strategies To Reduce Information Overload In The Workplace, Calvin Mcdowall
Effective Strategies To Reduce Information Overload In The Workplace, Calvin Mcdowall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Healthcare organizations may incur significant costs from information overload on employees. The high workload and information overload in healthcare can increase burnout, stress, depression, and aggression and reduce productivity and motivation. Grounded in cognitive load theory conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies operational healthcare leaders in the Southeast region of the United States used to reduce information overload in the workplace. Data were collected through phone conferencing from semistructured interviews with five leaders and a focus group discussion with three leaders working in a healthcare organization. Four themes emerged from the thematic …
Successful Information Technology Project Process Management Best Practices, Jude Oderaa Orazulike
Successful Information Technology Project Process Management Best Practices, Jude Oderaa Orazulike
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Globally, most information technology projects (ITPs) are reported as unsuccessful. Poor project management practices have consistently been identified as the leading cause of ITP failures. However, ITP practitioners manage project processes in diverse ways without clear guiding principles in terms of what does or does not work in practice for success. Process management practices in projects were explored in this grounded theory qualitative study from a systems theory perspective. The purpose was to understand from project practitioners' experiences what guiding principles potentially influenced ITPs to success. These experiences were then analyzed to develop a theory describing how to best use …
Factors Influencing The State Of Texas’S Policies Toward Business Activity In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study., Gregory E. Parker
Factors Influencing The State Of Texas’S Policies Toward Business Activity In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study., Gregory E. Parker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The novel coronavirus, also known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and causing a disease called COVID-19, reached the United States in January 2020. In the United States, some state and local governments-imposed lockdowns on citizens and businesses in the name of public safety and health, while other governments prioritized avoiding disruptions to economic activity in their states and localities. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the factors that influenced the State of Texas’s policies toward business activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guided by the theory of regime values, a nonintrusive approach was employed to …
Lived Experiences Of Support Among Parents Of Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Laxmi Seth
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractReceiving a cancer diagnosis for one’s child is a traumatic experience for any parent. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent form of leukemia in children. Treatment-related issues can negatively affect quality of life and cause long-term emotional, social, and financial stress for the parents. The world faced the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While professional support was available for the parents caring for their children undergoing ALL treatment during the pandemic, how these parents experienced support, including through social media, was unknown. Investigating parents’ lived experiences of support, including social media support, during COVID-19 pandemic, was the focus of …
Comprehensive Sex Education, Religious Affiliated Organizations, And Std Knowledge Among Young Adults, Leslie Marie Shaffer
Comprehensive Sex Education, Religious Affiliated Organizations, And Std Knowledge Among Young Adults, Leslie Marie Shaffer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractEvery year there are approximately 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States, and half of these are among young adults. Stark County, Ohio recently experienced an increase in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis cases among 18- to 24-year-old individuals. Public health practitioners have since called for research regarding factors that affect STD knowledge and perceptions in this population. This cross-sectional study was guided by the social-ecological model and assessed the association between attendance at a religious-affiliated institution, access to comprehensive sex education, and STD knowledge. One hundred thirty-eight (n=138) participants, aged 18 to 24 years, …
Third-Grade Content Area Teachers Instructing Students With Dyslexia, Jennifer Waxman
Third-Grade Content Area Teachers Instructing Students With Dyslexia, Jennifer Waxman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractResearchers have found that teachers do not always understand how to educate students with dyslexia. The research problem addressed in this study was this gap in knowledge leading to a gap in practice regarding teaching students with dyslexia. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine how and if third-grade general education content area teachers were providing interventions and instruction to meet the needs of third-grade students with dyslexia. The fundamental intervention with the strongest causal model in improving phonological abilities and reading development is the Orton-Gillingham methodology, which served as the conceptual framework for this study. This …
Capacity-Building Strategies Leaders Of Nonprofit Organizations Use To Improve Performance, Ashley Williams
Capacity-Building Strategies Leaders Of Nonprofit Organizations Use To Improve Performance, Ashley Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Capacity-building strategies to improve nonprofit organizational performance are essential, as 60% of nonprofit organizations are experiencing increased service demands while struggling to maintain adequate operational funds and fulfill their mission. Leaders of nonprofit organizations who fail to implement capacity-building strategies risk their organization’s ability to adapt, maintain solvency and relevance. Grounded in the strategic agility framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies leaders of nonprofit organizations implemented to build capacity and positively impact organizational performance. The participants comprised four leaders of nonprofit organizations in Texas who successfully used strategies to improve growth, capacity, and …
Nursing Staff Education On Depression And Screening In The Perinatal Period, Lenora Dianne Woolary
Nursing Staff Education On Depression And Screening In The Perinatal Period, Lenora Dianne Woolary
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPerinatal depression is among the most common of mental illnesses a woman experiences during pregnancy and postpartum. Currently, in the Federally Qualified Health Center, patients are only screened at the postpartum visit while the evidence-based literature recommends screening in the prenatal period as well thus creating a gap in practice. The purpose of this project was to address this gap through the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a staff education project on perinatal depression and screening. Framed within the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation model of instructional design, the project was guided by two questions: (a) What evidence in …
Evaluation Of A Public School District Nutrition Education Program In Southern California’S San Diego County, Donielle Cohen
Evaluation Of A Public School District Nutrition Education Program In Southern California’S San Diego County, Donielle Cohen
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has markedly increased in several developed countries in recent years. Researchers have examined different factors that contribute to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents but have not fully explored the psychological impact of obesity on this population. The effectiveness of nutrition education programs in addressing the effects of obesity is also understudied. The primary purpose of this evaluative case study was to examine the impact of the Harvest of the Month nutritional educational program, which was adopted by San Diego County public schools in 2005, on the nutritional habits and psychosocial …
Clinical Practice Guideline For Treating Depression In Lgbtq+ Patients In Primary Care, Shantrice Bernice Nichols-Bates
Clinical Practice Guideline For Treating Depression In Lgbtq+ Patients In Primary Care, Shantrice Bernice Nichols-Bates
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) population is at increased risk for depression, poor mental health outcomes, and higher instances of suicidality and reluctance to seek care for mental health issues in comparison to their non-LGBTQ+ peers. The identified gap in practice was the need for an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) for managing mild to moderate depressive disorder in the LGBTQ+ patient at a primary care clinic located in the southeastern United States. The purpose of this project was to develop a CPG to aid primary care providers in screening for, identifying, and managing mild to moderate …
Why Congress Has Not Passed Facial Recognition Technology Legislation For Public Spaces, Kecia Treviri Robertson
Why Congress Has Not Passed Facial Recognition Technology Legislation For Public Spaces, Kecia Treviri Robertson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractFacial recognition technology (FRT) in public spaces has been a political and social concern for more than 30 years. Conflict exists between the use of FRT for safety and security measures and its possible violation of the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Additional controversial issues surrounding the use of FRT in public spaces include technological development without standardization or regulations; biometric algorithms developed with bias; and the social issues of privacy intrusion, gender and racial bias, data security, accuracy, and privacy concerns. Researchers have concurred a national policy is needed to address FRT issues but have not explained why Congress …
Small Business Owners’ Approach To Business Continuity Management, Tarik Billingsley
Small Business Owners’ Approach To Business Continuity Management, Tarik Billingsley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
United States (U.S.) small business owners represent an estimated 25% of businesses that do not reopen following a major disaster. Small business owners must prepare because small businesses represent 99.9% of U.S. businesses and experience detrimental effects resulting from disaster-related events. Grounded in Paunescu and Argatu’s adapted business continuity framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies U.S. small business owners use to create disaster plans for business continuity. The participants were seven U.S. small business owners in the service sector. Data were collected by conducting semistructured interviews through in-person meetings, phone conversations, and documentation …
Dispositional Joy As A Mediator Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And Parental Reflective Functioning, Mollie Brady
Dispositional Joy As A Mediator Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And Parental Reflective Functioning, Mollie Brady
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is a critical contributor to positive parenting outcomes. Early adverse experiences are a significant risk factor for insensitive parenting practices and poor PRF. Researchers have found that positive emotions, such as dispositional joy (DJ), influence both parenting outcomes and building resilience to stressful events. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), DJ, and PRF have been studied extensively in the literature as separate or paired constructs. However, to date, no studies have examined how these variables interact with each other. The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the relationship between ACEs, DJ, and PRF, and the mediating …
Intimate Partner Violence In Women Of African American And African Cultures, Patricia Brooks
Intimate Partner Violence In Women Of African American And African Cultures, Patricia Brooks
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent social problem that results in a high number of deaths, psychological trauma, and physical mutilation. Previous research showed African American women as having elevated rates of intimate partner violence attributable to a lack of representation in epidemiological studies due to low socioeconomic status and cultural norms. In Central and West Africa, IPV is associated with childhood marriages, lack of education, cultural norms, and socioeconomic status. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences and cultural views of both African American and African women and how they use these cultural …
Black Males Incarcerated And The Effect Upon Children Left Behind, Cathy Marie Crutchfield
Black Males Incarcerated And The Effect Upon Children Left Behind, Cathy Marie Crutchfield
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Black men in the United States have been disproportionately removed from the lives of their families by means of incarceration for generations. Aggressive drug laws, racist policing strategies, and sentence disparities are contributing factors. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine how formerly incarcerated Black males perceived their incarceration affected the children they left behind while incarcerated. The research sample consisted of six former offenders. Each participant was at least eighteen years of age, Black, a parent at the time of incarceration, and a resident of Guilford County, NC, at the time of the offense. Each participant …
The Impact Of Electronic Cigarettes Use On Traditional Cigarette Uses Among U.S. Adolescents, Ismail Mensah Dwumfour-Poku
The Impact Of Electronic Cigarettes Use On Traditional Cigarette Uses Among U.S. Adolescents, Ismail Mensah Dwumfour-Poku
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The increased usage of e-cigarettes among adolescents in the United States (U.S.) is a major public health concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nicotine, an active ingredient in e-cigarettes, is the most addictive drug in use today. The purpose of the current study was to explore the relationship between smoking of e- cigarettes and the risk of smoking traditional cigarettes among middle and high school students in Grades 6 through 12 in the U.S., and to determine if demographic factors contribute to this predisposition. This, quantitative cross-sectional study used the social ecological model as the …
Relationship Between Early Years’ Activities Of Daily Living And Alzheimer’S Disease Onset, Linyi Fan
Relationship Between Early Years’ Activities Of Daily Living And Alzheimer’S Disease Onset, Linyi Fan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
A few promising studies have indicated that activities of daily life (ADL) may be a useful way of predicting Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). However, the existing cross-sectional studies fail to show how ADLs in early years predict AD, and how social factors influence health either in addition to or in interaction with individual risk factors. Using a social epidemiology framework, this study examined the relationship between early years’ ADL and the development of AD in later years. This quantitative study included 4,526 participants derived from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) dataset. The dependent variable was whether the participant has been …
A Phenomenological Exploration Of Young Adults Who Self-Identify With Primary Complex Motor Stereotypies, Vanja Maria Popovic
A Phenomenological Exploration Of Young Adults Who Self-Identify With Primary Complex Motor Stereotypies, Vanja Maria Popovic
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Primary complex motor stereotypies (p-CMS) are repetitive, rhythmic, and predictable involuntary movements which occur in typically developing individuals. To date, research has focused on observational data involving parents, leaving a lack of first-hand information about the effect of p-CMS on experiencers’ quality of life and wellbeing in adulthood. This phenomenological study, grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory, explored lived experiences of six young adults, ages 21 to 29 years, who self-identified with p-CMS, through in-depth telephone and Zoom interviews. I aimed to answer how p-CMS affected participants in academic, work, and social settings, what meaning participants assigned to their p-CMS, and …
Digital Strategies To Improve The Performance Of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, Manish Shashi
Digital Strategies To Improve The Performance Of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, Manish Shashi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some supply chain managers at pharmaceutical companies lack strategies to digitalize integrated supply chain systems impacting their profitability. Digitalized supply chain management in a pharmaceutical company can help reduce operation costs, improve assets, enhance shareholders’ value, positively respond to customer demand, and generate profits. Guided by the theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies some pharmaceutical managers use to digitalize integrated supply chain systems to increase their profitability. The participants were five managers from four pharmaceutical companies in New Jersey with strategies to digitalize their integrated supply chain systems. Data collection included …
A Text Analysis Of Meaning In Research On Gender, Language, And Leadership, Samantha Faith Weissrock
A Text Analysis Of Meaning In Research On Gender, Language, And Leadership, Samantha Faith Weissrock
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Focusing on gender and leadership research, the purpose of the study was to examine discursive messages used in research text regarding gendered leadership to explore the phenomenon of word usage and language structure. The study employed critical discourse analysis as the framework and methodology, a specific cross discipline approach to discourse analysis primarily concerned with language’s innate ability to change and take on new meaning over time. Leveraging texts available in scholarly, peer-reviewed publications dedicated to the intersection of gender and leadership in juxtaposition to the final issue of the same publication have previously focused on intersection of women in …
Effects Of Intervention And Prevention Programs On Youth Risk-Taking Behavior In Monroe County, Audrey D. Davis
Effects Of Intervention And Prevention Programs On Youth Risk-Taking Behavior In Monroe County, Audrey D. Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Crime committed by adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16 is a recurring issue in the United States. Research showed a number of contributing factors associated with youth risk-taking behaviors and juvenile delinquency. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to improve the understanding of the relationship between intervention and prevention programs and curbing risk-taking and delinquency among adolescents between the ages of 13 and 16 in Monroe County, New York. This study addressed the connection between modern theories of deviance and programs of juvenile delinquency intervention as conceptualized by Chapman as the theoretical framework. Using intrinsic case …
Weight Management Among Postpartum African-Born Immigrant Women In Texas, Ethel Emehel
Weight Management Among Postpartum African-Born Immigrant Women In Texas, Ethel Emehel
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The growing population of postpartum African-born immigrant women has contributed significantly to the high burden of obesity and poor maternal health outcomes in the state of Texas; however, there is little research on this population. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of weight management among postpartum African-born immigrant women in Texas based on the concepts of the health belief model. Semistructured interviews sparked the life experience of postpartum weight management of African-born immigrant women ages 18–45 who had a baby within the last year and suffered postpartum overweight or obesity. Interviews were audio-recorded …
Texas Metro Versus Nonmetro Variations In Cervical Cancer Preventative Measures, Amanda S. English
Texas Metro Versus Nonmetro Variations In Cervical Cancer Preventative Measures, Amanda S. English
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Cervical cancer is a public health threat that can be eliminated with the use of preventative measures. Individuals who live in Texas’s nonmetro areas are more likely than individuals who live in metro areas of Texas to be diagnosed with cervical cancer. In this study, the individual- and county-level factors in metro and nonmetro areas that facilitate or inhibit the receipt of cervical cancer preventative measures at multiple levels of influence were examined. The ecological model was used as the theoretical framework. Using secondary data from a national population health survey (n=1,303), the goal of this cross-sectional, quantitative study was …
Mental Health Professionals Working In Prisons: Their Perspectives On The Quality And Availability Of Treatment And Therapy For Mentally Ill Inmates, Tara Harvey
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The perspectives of mental health professionals who work with inmates who have serious and persistent mental illnesses is largely unknown. Prisons, law enforcement, and the courts may all benefit from understanding these perspectives regarding how to treat the mentally ill in the criminal justice system (CJS). Many studies (mostly quantitative) have been conducted to address the increase of mentally ill inmates and have focuses on different areas of this phenomenon. However, to date, no qualitative studies have been located that depict the perceptions of mental health professionals working in prisons and their viewpoints regarding this population’s access to quality and …
Forgiveness Therapy And Complex Trauma: Secular Therapists’ Perspectives, Andrea Hardman
Forgiveness Therapy And Complex Trauma: Secular Therapists’ Perspectives, Andrea Hardman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Treatment-seeking survivors of complex trauma pursue normality and resiliency in their everyday lives. Forgiveness therapy is one treatment modality for such trauma. However, studies linking complex trauma and forgiveness therapy are minimal. The purpose of this generic qualitative inquiry was to improve treatment interventions of secular therapists’ use of forgiveness therapy, specifically, Worthington’s REACH forgiveness model with complex trauma clients. Two research questions guided this study: “What are secular therapists’ perspectives on the use of forgiveness therapy with complex trauma clients” and “What are secular therapists’ perspectives on the use of Worthington’s REACH forgiveness model with complex trauma clients.” For …
Job Satisfaction And Burnout Among Social Workers Providing Services To Veterans, Toni Jones
Job Satisfaction And Burnout Among Social Workers Providing Services To Veterans, Toni Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Social workers have been documented both experiencing job satisfaction with decreased levels of burnout and suffering from high stress and burnout. The job demands-resources (JDR) model was used to guide this study. The purpose of this study was to examine how social workers working with the veteran population describe how their job satisfaction affects their perceptions of burnout. A basic qualitative study design was employed with a purposeful sample of 12 social work participants drawn from multiple facilities that provide services to veterans. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and were analyzed using a thematic coding process, validation through member …
Association Of Myplate Diet And Exercise With Diabetes In African American Women, Brandi Jones
Association Of Myplate Diet And Exercise With Diabetes In African American Women, Brandi Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lifestyle choices such as diet and physical activity have been described as significant predictors of preventable disease, such as Type 2 diabetes mellitus. African American women disproportionately develop Type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk, compared to Caucasian/European Americans. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of physical activity and adherence to the MyPlate diet plan with the occurrence of Type 2 diabetes among African American women. The health belief model was the theoretical foundation for this study. Research questions were designed to examine the extent to which diet and physical activity predict Type 2 diabetes. …
The Risk Factors For Hiv In African American Transgender Women In Connecticut, Oliver Kunda
The Risk Factors For Hiv In African American Transgender Women In Connecticut, Oliver Kunda
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence rate is 70 times higher for African American transgender women than in the general population. Despite decades of outreach and intervention effort to reduce HIV incidence in the transgender community by the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transexual, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) community and public health organizations, the HIV prevalence rate for transgender women remains high at 38%. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to gain insights into how attitude, subjective social norms, and perceived behavioral control influence HIV risk behaviors of African American transgender women in Connecticut. Ajzen’s theory of planned behavior provided …