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Recidivism, Reentry, And Integration In The Texas Criminal Justice System, Cierria Davis
Recidivism, Reentry, And Integration In The Texas Criminal Justice System, Cierria Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Reentry programs in Texas can fail to address the social and practical needs of offenders conclusively post-release. As a result, offenders may struggle with unemployment, education, stigma, mental health issues, improper shelter, and inability to meet their basic needs. The purpose of this phenomenological research qualitative study was to establish the perceived effectiveness of reentry programs in Texas and suggest possible solutions for addressing offenders’ social and practical needs post-release from prison. The research was built around cognitive transformation theory, which highlights that desistance is achieved when an ex-offender meets specific prosocial elements. Using purposeful sampling, data were collected through …
Recidivism, Reentry, And Integration In The Texas Criminal Justice System, Cierria Davis
Recidivism, Reentry, And Integration In The Texas Criminal Justice System, Cierria Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Reentry programs in Texas can fail to address the social and practical needs of offenders conclusively post-release. As a result, offenders may struggle with unemployment, education, stigma, mental health issues, improper shelter, and inability to meet their basic needs. The purpose of this phenomenological research qualitative study was to establish the perceived effectiveness of reentry programs in Texas and suggest possible solutions for addressing offenders’ social and practical needs post-release from prison. The research was built around cognitive transformation theory, which highlights that desistance is achieved when an ex-offender meets specific prosocial elements. Using purposeful sampling, data were collected through …
Examining The Relationship Between Personality, Values, And Treatment Retention In Substance Abuse Programs: A Quantitative Correlation Analysis, Jonathan Ciampi
Examining The Relationship Between Personality, Values, And Treatment Retention In Substance Abuse Programs: A Quantitative Correlation Analysis, Jonathan Ciampi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) continues to be a global issue with devasting effects on the community, loved ones, and individuals suffering from SUD. Healthcare professionals continue to develop improved treatments for addressing patient needs, yet treatment abandonment remains high. While studies have examined treatment retention factors, few have examined the relationship between personality traits, values, and treatment retention. This study examined the relationship between the five-factor model of personality traits, the theory of formal axiology of values, and the days in treatment for adults in a telehealth substance abuse outpatient clinic in the United States. The study assessed the combined …
Hospital Location, Socioeconomic Factors, And Obesity Impact On Patient Readmission Rates 30 Days Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Mazalo Looky
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is associated with a high rate of readmissions within 30 days after discharge. Patient variables such as obesity and socioeconomic status (SES) are modifiable, whereas hospital factors such as location indicate the need for a better regional needs assessment. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of hospital location, SES, and obesity (independent variables) on the 30-day readmission rate post-CABG (dependent variable) among US patients. Secondary data sets available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Society of Thoracic Surgery websites were analyzed to assess the impact of location, …
Hospital Location, Socioeconomic Factors, And Obesity Impact On Patient Readmission Rates 30 Days Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Mazalo Looky
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is associated with a high rate of readmissions within 30 days after discharge. Patient variables such as obesity and socioeconomic status (SES) are modifiable, whereas hospital factors such as location indicate the need for a better regional needs assessment. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of hospital location, SES, and obesity (independent variables) on the 30-day readmission rate post-CABG (dependent variable) among US patients. Secondary data sets available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Society of Thoracic Surgery websites were analyzed to assess the impact of location, …
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Since 9/11, the need for veteran crisis intervention has increased. Police agencies often respond to veterans in crisis by deploying officers who have completed Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, and many of the officers are prior military. However, little research has focused specifically on the factors influencing police officers’ decision-making when responding to veterans in crisis. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the association and predictability between event type, veteran behavior, police officer military experience, police officer CIT, and the disposition of veterans as measured by arrest, referral for mental health services, and the use of force. …
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Since 9/11, the need for veteran crisis intervention has increased. Police agencies often respond to veterans in crisis by deploying officers who have completed Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, and many of the officers are prior military. However, little research has focused specifically on the factors influencing police officers’ decision-making when responding to veterans in crisis. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the association and predictability between event type, veteran behavior, police officer military experience, police officer CIT, and the disposition of veterans as measured by arrest, referral for mental health services, and the use of force. …
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Factors Of Police Decision-Making Of Veterans In Crisis, Paul N. Guzman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Since 9/11, the need for veteran crisis intervention has increased. Police agencies often respond to veterans in crisis by deploying officers who have completed Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training, and many of the officers are prior military. However, little research has focused specifically on the factors influencing police officers’ decision-making when responding to veterans in crisis. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the association and predictability between event type, veteran behavior, police officer military experience, police officer CIT, and the disposition of veterans as measured by arrest, referral for mental health services, and the use of force. …
Undocumented Hispanics' Trust In Municipal Law Enforcement, Kendel Cole
Undocumented Hispanics' Trust In Municipal Law Enforcement, Kendel Cole
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of the quantitative causal-comparative study was to examine the extent to which undocumented Hispanic immigrants in the United States trust municipal law enforcement differently based on whether they live in a sanctuary city or a non-sanctuary city. The research question (RQ) asks if there are significant differences in trust in municipal law enforcement among undocumented Hispanic immigrants in sanctuary cities compared to non-sanctuary cities. The Narrative Policy Framework was the theoretical foundation for the study. The study occurred in sanctuary cities and non-sanctuary cities. Sanctuary city status was the independent variable in the RQ, reflecting the self-identification of …
Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Use Of Diverse Mathematics Educational Technology Tools: Ixl, I-Ready, And/Or Mathia, Dr. Crystal Derika-Mae Matthews
Middle School Mathematics Teachers’ Use Of Diverse Mathematics Educational Technology Tools: Ixl, I-Ready, And/Or Mathia, Dr. Crystal Derika-Mae Matthews
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem addressed through this study is the inconsistent use of mathematics educational technology tools in middle school mathematics courses in the United States. The problem was important to address because inconsistent use of mathematics educational technology tools may impact student performance. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore middle school mathematics teachers’ use of mathematics educational technology tools (i.e., IXL, i-Ready, and/or MATHia), the challenges they face, and their recommendations for other teachers. The constructivism concerns-based adoption model served as the conceptual framework. The three research questions were developed to investigate the purpose. Using purposive sampling, …
Solutions To Mitigate Information Security Breaches And Protect Personally Identifiable Information In A Public-Sector Cloud Computing Environment, Valerie Johneeda Rountree
Solutions To Mitigate Information Security Breaches And Protect Personally Identifiable Information In A Public-Sector Cloud Computing Environment, Valerie Johneeda Rountree
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Information is a significant asset to organizations because more organizations are moving data and applications to the cloud, so it is critical to ensure the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) stored in the cloud. The specific research problem was that information technology project managers (ITPM) lack a unified approach to protecting PII stored on the cloud. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to understand how ITPMs may implement viable solutions to mitigate the frequent occurrences of information security breaches in a public cloud environment. The National Institute of Standards and Technology provided the conceptual framework for the …
Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decision Making In Adhd And Autism In Children, Donna Kelly
Psychologists’ Diagnostic Decision Making In Adhd And Autism In Children, Donna Kelly
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The decision-making experiences of psychologists who diagnose children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and high-functioning autism referred to as autism spectrum disorder - level 1 (ASD-1) when symptoms of either one or both are present in children were explored in this hermeneutic phenomenological study. These two common neurodevelopmental disorders share characteristics and symptoms that could lead to diagnostic confusion. There has been an absence of research on psychologists’ experiences with diagnostic decision making since the publications of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5. Exploration of psychologists’ diagnostic decision-making processes can aid in providing early intervention and accurate …
Teachers’ Perceptions Of Secondary Teacher Turnover In The Western Caribbean, Sasha-Gaye Padara Belnavis
Teachers’ Perceptions Of Secondary Teacher Turnover In The Western Caribbean, Sasha-Gaye Padara Belnavis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In a Western Caribbean country, the problem was the high rate of teacher turnover in rural secondary schools in Grades 7-11. The gap in practice was that it is not known what factors contribute to high secondary teacher turnover and what supports may be needed to address the high teacher attrition rate in secondary schools in the study district. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore secondary teachers’ perceptions of the factors contributing to teacher turnover and recommendations for reducing teacher turnover in a rural region of a country in the Caribbean. Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory …
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low employee engagement often leads to employee dissatisfaction, reduced morale, and employee turnover. Frontline distribution warehouse managers who struggle to engage employees risk retention challenges. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore employee engagement strategies frontline distribution warehouse managers use to increase retention. The participants were six frontline distribution warehouse managers who had successfully implemented employee engagement strategies and increased employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, public websites, public documents, current and archival. Using thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) effective leadership and …
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low employee engagement often leads to employee dissatisfaction, reduced morale, and employee turnover. Frontline distribution warehouse managers who struggle to engage employees risk retention challenges. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore employee engagement strategies frontline distribution warehouse managers use to increase retention. The participants were six frontline distribution warehouse managers who had successfully implemented employee engagement strategies and increased employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, public websites, public documents, current and archival. Using thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) effective leadership and …
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Exploring Successful Employee Retention Strategies In The Distribution Warehouse Industry, Meriam Sunday
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low employee engagement often leads to employee dissatisfaction, reduced morale, and employee turnover. Frontline distribution warehouse managers who struggle to engage employees risk retention challenges. Grounded in Herzberg’s two-factor theory and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore employee engagement strategies frontline distribution warehouse managers use to increase retention. The participants were six frontline distribution warehouse managers who had successfully implemented employee engagement strategies and increased employee retention. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, public websites, public documents, current and archival. Using thematic analysis, four themes were identified: (a) effective leadership and …
Perceptions Of Teachers Regarding The Low Biliteracy Scores Of Fifth Grade Emergent Bilinguals In A Dual Language Program, Maria Ines Trevino
Perceptions Of Teachers Regarding The Low Biliteracy Scores Of Fifth Grade Emergent Bilinguals In A Dual Language Program, Maria Ines Trevino
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem addressed in this study was that at Nepantla Independent School District (pseudonym) bilingual fifth grade students have not attained biliteracy goals in their dual language program. The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the dual language teachers’ perceptions regarding fifth grade emergent bilingual students’ low levels of biliteracy proficiency and the challenges seen as hindering students’ opportunities to master the dual language program's biliteracy goals. The framework encompassed Krashen, Cummins, Thomas and Collier’s theories which explore language acquisition, learning and bilingual education. The research questions explored the extent to which dual language instructors perceived the inadequate …
Experiences Of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses’ Successful Transition Into Practice In Their First Year, Angelica Calvillo
Experiences Of Newly Graduated Registered Nurses’ Successful Transition Into Practice In Their First Year, Angelica Calvillo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The transition into nursing practice can be described as a phase that significantly impacts nurses’ professional development, quality of care, and attrition rates. Newly graduated registered nurses’ experiences during the transition into practice may be challenging and stressful, affect job satisfaction, attrition rates, and burnout. The purpose of this interpretive descriptive qualitative study, guided by Duchscher’s transition theory, was to describe the experiences of newly graduated registered nurses who report a successful transition into clinical practice in their first year postgraduation to identify what factors contribute to their success and retention. Nine newly graduated registered nurses, with 9-12 months of …
The Effect Of Call Center Agent Burnout On Employee Engagement, Shyriah M. Marshall
The Effect Of Call Center Agent Burnout On Employee Engagement, Shyriah M. Marshall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Call center organizations have become important contact centers for various fields to conduct customer service. Within the automotive industry, call centers are used for emergency roadside assistance. The customer service representatives who are responsible for handling roadside assistance may be managing various issues, including burnout, which may carry over into their performance and ability to properly service customers. The relationships between burnout and employee engagement for inbound emergency roadside assistance agents were not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between customer service representatives’ level of burnout and employee engagement. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design …
Successful Asian Immigrant Businesses’ Strategies, Claretta Taylor Stokes
Successful Asian Immigrant Businesses’ Strategies, Claretta Taylor Stokes
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Asian immigrant entrepreneurs face significant challenges, including difficulties accessing capital and overcoming language barriers, which can lead to higher failure rates in some cases. To succeed, they must develop effective strategies and identify key resources to grow their businesses and mitigate the risk of failure. Grounded in stakeholder theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to identify and explore the strategies used by Asian immigrant entrepreneurs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to expand and sustain their businesses beyond the five-year mark. The participants were nine immigrant entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth who successfully applied strategies that enabled their …
Perceptions Of Effectiveness Of Eye Movement Desensitized And Reprocessing For Those Diagnosed With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Megan C. Stefanelli
Perceptions Of Effectiveness Of Eye Movement Desensitized And Reprocessing For Those Diagnosed With Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Megan C. Stefanelli
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a short-term psychotherapy approach first introduced in 1987 by Francine Shapiro. Currently, EMDR is only a first-line treatment to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, this treatment modality could be expanded to generalized anxiety disorder if additional research was available. Further, research has demonstrated the effectiveness of EMDR from a quantitative perspective; however, there has been scarce research supporting the use of EMDR as a first-line treatment approach from a qualitative perspective. This hermeneutic qualitative study aimed to explore the psychological and physiological effects of EMDR on the brain from a …
American Sign Language Educators’ Perceptions Of Incorporating Multicultural Content In U.S. Higher Education Classrooms, Noe Alexander Turcios
American Sign Language Educators’ Perceptions Of Incorporating Multicultural Content In U.S. Higher Education Classrooms, Noe Alexander Turcios
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
American Sign Language (ASL) courses in U.S. higher education often inadequately incorporate multicultural content, with many educators lacking knowledge of multiculturalism and relevant cultural resources. The purpose of this study was the exploration of ASL educators' perspectives on the incorporation of multicultural content in ASL classrooms and the identified barriers to doing so. The multilevel inclusion framework and the integrated framework for a culture of diversity offered a conceptual lens for the study. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 ASL educators with at least 3 years of experience. In the reflexive thematic analysis of the …
Readmissions And Death Rates In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Adam Ikli
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Readmissions and death rates can serve as indicators of performance in healthcare organizations and can reflect a lapse in staff performance particularly for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine the extent to which readmissions and death rates within 30 days of discharge for patients with COPD at selected Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, differed between 2015 and 2018. The transitions theory served as the theoretical framework for this study. The research questions evaluated readmissions and death rates for patients with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at VA medical centers …
Teachers’ Feedback Literacy Practices At An International Baccalaureate Diploma Program In Turkey, Sabrina Ann Schongalla
Teachers’ Feedback Literacy Practices At An International Baccalaureate Diploma Program In Turkey, Sabrina Ann Schongalla
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Feedback (FB) literacy refers to both student capacity to find, create, interpret, and implement FB as well as teacher capacity to use FB to guide their instructional decisions, plan FB opportunities within formative learning cycles, and offer appropriate types and levels of FB that satisfy diverse learning needs. The problem that was investigated through this study was that International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) teachers at a private Turkish high school (THS) struggle with FB literacy necessary for leveraging effective practices to enhance student learning. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine FB practices that supported student learning at …
Readmissions And Death Rates In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Adam Ikli
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Readmissions and death rates can serve as indicators of performance in healthcare organizations and can reflect a lapse in staff performance particularly for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine the extent to which readmissions and death rates within 30 days of discharge for patients with COPD at selected Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, differed between 2015 and 2018. The transitions theory served as the theoretical framework for this study. The research questions evaluated readmissions and death rates for patients with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at VA medical centers …
K-8 Teachers’ Experiences Using Trauma-Informed Strategies, Nichelle Ahmaddiya
K-8 Teachers’ Experiences Using Trauma-Informed Strategies, Nichelle Ahmaddiya
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
K–8 teachers struggle to implement trauma-informed instructional strategies (TII) in their classrooms. A lack of TII can affect student learning, attendance, disciplinary referrals, and suspension rates and is related to adverse social-emotional and behavioral outcomes. Grounded in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network framework for understanding TII strategies and Bandura's social cognitive learning theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore 12 K–8 teachers’ experiences using TII strategies in instruction. Teachers who received TII training and currently use TII in their classrooms in the northeast United States were purposefully selected to participate in semistructured interviews. Interview data …
Readmissions And Death Rates In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease At Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, Adam Ikli
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Readmissions and death rates can serve as indicators of performance in healthcare organizations and can reflect a lapse in staff performance particularly for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine the extent to which readmissions and death rates within 30 days of discharge for patients with COPD at selected Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, differed between 2015 and 2018. The transitions theory served as the theoretical framework for this study. The research questions evaluated readmissions and death rates for patients with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at VA medical centers …
Childless Mothers: Lived Experiences Of Black Mothers Who Lost An Only Child, Arielle Jordan
Childless Mothers: Lived Experiences Of Black Mothers Who Lost An Only Child, Arielle Jordan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This qualitative study, grounded in hermeneutic phenomenology, explores the experiences of Black mothers who have lost their only child, addressing a topic often overlooked in counseling training programs. Many counselor educators and supervisors are unprepared to train counselors on how best to support these mothers through their unique grief journeys. This study outcomes fill that gap by providing a deeper understanding of their experiences, intending to shape better counseling practices. The central question guiding this research is: What are the lived experiences of Black mothers who have survived the loss of their only child? To answer this, in-depth interviews were …
African American Children’S Risk Of Long Covid-19 Syndrome Based On Daily Intake Of Fruits And Vegetables, Christopher Joseph Waskewich
African American Children’S Risk Of Long Covid-19 Syndrome Based On Daily Intake Of Fruits And Vegetables, Christopher Joseph Waskewich
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although the Covid-19 pandemic emerged in 2020, limited information about how the virus affects adolescents regarding long-term health risks is available. This quantitative study focused on the effect of U.S. adolescents' daily diet, race/ethnicity, levels of income, access to health care, age, and comorbidities on the risks of long Covid-19 syndrome. The constructs of the health belief model were used to understand the impact of those variables. The results of the online survey (n=298) with the parents of adolescent children (ages 11-17) from New York City found that adolescents whose daily vegetable consumption was more than the daily recommendations had …
Intrinsic Motivation And Career Satisfaction Among Immigrant Health Care Workers, Michelle Marie Henderson-Darling
Intrinsic Motivation And Career Satisfaction Among Immigrant Health Care Workers, Michelle Marie Henderson-Darling
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Caribbean immigrants are vital to the U.S. health care workforce, yet they face barriers that often hinder their career satisfaction and well-being. This qualitative study aimed to explore how intrinsic motivations, specifically competence, autonomy, and relatedness, shape the career experiences of Caribbean immigrants in health care. Using self-determination theory as the theoretical framework, this study addressed the research question of how these intrinsic motivations shape immigrant experiences in the U.S. health care sector. Data were collected from 10 Caribbean immigrants who were naturalized U.S. citizens using semistructured, audio-recorded interviews. The data were thematically analyzed to detect patterns and themes. The …