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The Role Of Health And Diet In The Development Of Metabolic Syndrome Stratified By Race, Sex, And Age, Michael D. Harada
The Role Of Health And Diet In The Development Of Metabolic Syndrome Stratified By Race, Sex, And Age, Michael D. Harada
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Obesity is now recognized as a disease in need of treatment by the medical profession and is associated with other chronic diseases including hypertension, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, insulin-resistance, and reduced levels of high density lipoproteins. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) occurs when a combination of at least three of these chronic conditions are comorbid with each other. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to find significant health and nutritional predictors of MetS status across race, sex, and age. The evolutionary mismatch hypothesis and health belief model provided the framework for this study. Data were collected from 2,303 participants from the 2015-2016 …
Retention Of African American Male Teachers In Elementary And Middle Schools, Marla West
Retention Of African American Male Teachers In Elementary And Middle Schools, Marla West
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe representation of African American male teachers in elementary urban schools has decreased. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to investigate administrators’ and African American male teachers’ perceptions of how administrators are challenged to support the retention of African American male teachers in elementary and middle schools in the focus urban school district. Social, cognitive, and transformational leadership theories were used as a framework to guide the study. Research questions addressed how administrators perceive the ways they support the retention of African American male teachers and how African American male teachers perceive that support. Purposeful sampling was used …
Talent Management Strategies For Managing Employee Career Advancement At Fortune 500 Companies, Kimberly Chennel Burke
Talent Management Strategies For Managing Employee Career Advancement At Fortune 500 Companies, Kimberly Chennel Burke
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The focus on attracting talent versus an internal focus on advancing talented employees has become costly for corporations. Senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies need to advance the careers of internal employees to achieve their business objectives. Grounded in the path-goal theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore the talent management (TM) strategies senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies use to manage the career advancement of internal employees. Methodological triangulation was used to analyze data collected from semistructured interviews and company documentation. The participants were six Fortune 500 leaders in the United States Midwest region who …
Middle School Teachers’ Experiences Using Internet-Based Technology In Literacy Instruction, Shelly Butler
Middle School Teachers’ Experiences Using Internet-Based Technology In Literacy Instruction, Shelly Butler
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractResearchers found that the integration of internet technology into K–12 classrooms can improve student outcomes. Self-reported statements from 15 teachers and district survey results at the local setting, a rural school in a Southern state, indicated that sixth- through eighth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) teachers were not making effective use of research-supported internet resources in literacy instruction and assessment, and it is not known why. The purpose of this explanatory, qualitative case study, which included Knowles’s theory of adult learning as a framework, was to understand how ELA teachers were using internet resources in literacy instruction. The research questions were …
Teacher Perspectives On Integrating Technology Into Social Studies Instruction, Karen Diane Caldwell
Teacher Perspectives On Integrating Technology Into Social Studies Instruction, Karen Diane Caldwell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Social studies instruction is vital to connecting students to the world and learning 21st- century skills needed for college and careers. Teachers’ knowledge and skills are essential for effective technology integration in instruction. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to explore the perspectives of teachers in an urban elementary school district on the use of instructional technology in terms of the potential for properly integrating technology in studies instruction. Roger’s Diffusion of Innovations theory was the conceptual framework that guided this study. The research questions focused on teachers’ interpretations of their knowledge of laptop computers, their communication …
Challenges Nonprofit Organization Leaders Encounter With Voluntary Employee Turnover, Terrance Carr
Challenges Nonprofit Organization Leaders Encounter With Voluntary Employee Turnover, Terrance Carr
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Employees within the nonprofit sector who voluntarily depart from an organization can have unfortunate financial implications. Nonprofit leaders are concerned about voluntary turnover, which can be costly due to replacing employees. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies nonprofit leaders use to reduce voluntary employee turnover. The participants were three nonprofit leaders from the Houston area who have experience reducing voluntary employee turnover in the nonprofit sector. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews. Three themes were identified through thematic analysis: (a) employee retention strategies, (b) employee incentives, and (c) organizational …
Strategies To Mitigate Voluntary Employee Turnover, Mutale Chilangwa Chisela
Strategies To Mitigate Voluntary Employee Turnover, Mutale Chilangwa Chisela
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractBanking leaders are negatively affected when employees voluntarily leave their employment. Banking leaders who implement strategies can enhance employee satisfaction to mitigate voluntary employee turnover. Grounded in the transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore strategies some banking leaders use to mitigate voluntary employee turnover. Participants were five banking leaders from local and international banks, four banks in Lusaka, Zambia, and one bank in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, who successfully implemented strategies to mitigate voluntary employee turnover. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and company documents and analyzed using Yin’s five phases. Three themes …
Technology Strategies To Sustain Small Business Enterprises Beyond 5 Years, Eunice Colon
Technology Strategies To Sustain Small Business Enterprises Beyond 5 Years, Eunice Colon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractSmall businesses employ over half of the U.S. labor force, yet only 50% of small businesses survive beyond five years. Small business owners who do not sustain their businesses force employees to seek new employment and adversely impact the local economy. Grounded in Porter’s five forces model, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore technology strategies used by small businesses to achieve and maintain sustainability beyond the first five years of operations. The participants were four small business owners from Maryland who implemented successful technology strategies to achieve and maintain sustainability for more than five years. …
Leaders’ Strategies For Motivating The Millennial Generation To Sustain High Levels Of Performance, Juan Alvarez
Leaders’ Strategies For Motivating The Millennial Generation To Sustain High Levels Of Performance, Juan Alvarez
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to identify and implement strategies to address the needs of the Millennial workforce can lead to a decrease in productivity in the organization. The increasing number of Millennials in the workforce creates a challenge for many business leaders in maintaining or surpassing the productivity levels found in organizations where the baby boomer employees are the majority. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies that warehouse supervisors use to enable Millennial employees to maintain or surpass productivity levels in organizations. Interviews were conducted with six warehouse supervisors who had …
Perceived Selectivity As A Moderator Of Cohesion And Resilience In Usaf Eod Operators, Christopher Lee Townsend
Perceived Selectivity As A Moderator Of Cohesion And Resilience In Usaf Eod Operators, Christopher Lee Townsend
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Stress in the workplace, especially for the military, has been a problem for decades. Between workplace stress, prolonged wars, and now a global pandemic, a need has arisen to find ways to ensure that increased stress does not lead to a decrease in mental health that could affect national security. The purpose of the study was to examine perceived selectivity as a moderator of cohesion and resilience in United States Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (USAF EOD) operators. Using a quantitative correlational research design, 311 participants were found using social media to respond to an online survey. The research questions …
Understanding Successful Strategies Human Service First-Level Managers Utilize When Addressing Workplace Incivility, Mary Elizabeth Barlow
Understanding Successful Strategies Human Service First-Level Managers Utilize When Addressing Workplace Incivility, Mary Elizabeth Barlow
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The social problem of workplace incivility is a well-researched issue that impacts employees, work groups, and organizations across the nation. The purpose of this study was to understand how first-level human service managers describe employee turnover in relation to workplace incivility and what first-level human service managers view as successful strategies they have used to address workplace incivility. The theoretical framework utilized for this study was incivility spiral theory, as described by Andersson and Pearson. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to gain an understanding of successful strategies that first-level human service managers utilize when addressing workplace incivility …
Relationship Between Attending Stem Extracurricular Programs And Aspiration Toward Stem Careers, Rani Mohammad Altoum
Relationship Between Attending Stem Extracurricular Programs And Aspiration Toward Stem Careers, Rani Mohammad Altoum
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Enhancing students’ aspiration toward STEM-related careers is of a great importance for many communities that seeks the transformation to the knowledge-based economy. The problem this study explored was the literature gap in the relationship between Qatar students’ attendance in STEM-related extracurricular programs and their aspiration to pursue STEM-related specializations and careers. The purpose of this quantitative, pre-experimental study was to investigate the relationship between attending STEM extracurricular programs and change in students’ aspiration toward STEM careers. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate if the change in students’ aspiration depends on students’ gender and age group. Social cognitive career theory framed …
Effective Decision-Making Strategies That Support Long-Term Sustainability In Nondenominational Churches, Andre Paul Davis Jr.
Effective Decision-Making Strategies That Support Long-Term Sustainability In Nondenominational Churches, Andre Paul Davis Jr.
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Ineffective financial decision-making has frequently led to nondenominational church failures and contributes to 4,000 to 8,000 churches closing each year in North America. Grounded in stewardship theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore effective financial decision-making strategies in nondenominational churches that support long term sustainability. Participants were 10 church leaders who successfully used financial decision-making strategies to support long-term sustainability in Central North Carolina was used for this study. Data were collected from semi structured interviews and internal church documents relating to church leadership's financial decision-making and analyzed using thematic analysis. Four themes emerged: budgeting …
The Social Emotional Competence Of Teachers And Their Responses To Children With Challenging Behaviors, Christine Lynne Herndon
The Social Emotional Competence Of Teachers And Their Responses To Children With Challenging Behaviors, Christine Lynne Herndon
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Expulsion rates for children occur at a rate of 10 children per every 1,000 enrolled in center-based early learning programs. The inability of teachers to manage the challenging behaviors of children contributes to these rates. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to answer the research question that inquired how teachers’ perceptions of their own social emotional competence influenced their responses to children with challenging behaviors. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning’s social emotional learning framework served as the foundation for the interview protocol questions. Data were gathered during semistructured interview from 6 teachers who met the …
Enhancing Parental Compliance In Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Claudia E. K-Ackah
Enhancing Parental Compliance In Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Claudia E. K-Ackah
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Medication adherence in children is essential in ensuring that treatment approaches are successful and lead to positive health outcomes for the patient. However, with the young child largely dependent on the abilities and drive of parents and caregivers, adherence to the treatment regimen for children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be challenging. A systematic literature review using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) model was used to locate, analyze, and synthesize sources to identify current evidence-based strategies used by health care providers for enhancing parental compliance in managing the child with ADHD. Reported in themes, …
Perspectives On Professional Development On Common Core Standards For English Language Arts, Martin W. Jones
Perspectives On Professional Development On Common Core Standards For English Language Arts, Martin W. Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Middle school teachers at a rural site in a western state have faced problems in implementing Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA), as well as in resolving achievement gaps in ELA between regular education students, special education (SPED) students, English language learners (ELL), and at-risk students. The purpose of this case study was to obtain teachers’ and school leaders’ perspectives on how CCSS for ELA can be used to enhance learning for all populations of students using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. The CCSS for ELA and UDL comprised the frameworks employed in this …
Empowerment, Personality, And Leader-Member Exchange Quality In Physicians, Tony S. Reed
Empowerment, Personality, And Leader-Member Exchange Quality In Physicians, Tony S. Reed
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Nearly 100,000 people suffer injury or death each year due to errors in the United States healthcare system. Researchers have identified that empowerment by physicians can address this significant social issue. Despite this knowledge, qualifications to empowering behaviors in physicians have not been identified. A quantitative nonexperimental correlation approach was used to determine the role that personality type and high-quality leader-member exchange may play in the physician’s ability to create empowerment at academic medical centers in the United States. The theoretical framework of empowering leadership, Jung’s psychological types, and leader-member exchange quality informed the research design and contributed to the …
K-1 Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Use Of The Tribes Program To Address Behavioral Issues, Sadie Anne Tillotson
K-1 Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Use Of The Tribes Program To Address Behavioral Issues, Sadie Anne Tillotson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Behavioral issues in the early childhood setting are increasing, which negatively affects learning and development. There are many programs that educators use to decrease behavioral issues, such as the Tribes Learning Community, or the Tribes program. There is very little research on the perceptions about the Tribes program from early childhood educators in the western region of the United States and in the general educational setting. Exploring teachers’ perceptions can help elementary schools determine whether the programs decrease behavioral issues. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine K-1 teachers’ perceptions of the use of the Tribes program …
The Use Of Technology For Seeking Health Information In Persons With Cancer, Jasvir Zonobi
The Use Of Technology For Seeking Health Information In Persons With Cancer, Jasvir Zonobi
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Cancer is a growing public health concern. The U.S. cancer prevalence nearly doubled from 8.1 million in 1996 to 15.5 million in 2016 and is expected to rise by an additional 68% from 2016 to 2040. Many cancer survivors use technology (e.g., smartphones) for health information seeking (HIS) for health-related self-efficacy (HRSE) to self-manage the health issues (e.g., physical impairment, chronic disease) they face. However, limited research exists regarding cancer survivors' use of HIS technology for HRSE. The self-efficacy theoretical framework, multiple logistic regression analyses, and the data from 2019 Health Information National Trends Survey were used in the current …
Neurodiversity And Workplace Social Capital Effects On Employee Attitudes And Intentions, Alice Edwards
Neurodiversity And Workplace Social Capital Effects On Employee Attitudes And Intentions, Alice Edwards
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Neurodivergent employees have higher turnover rates than their neurotypical peers, andmuch remains unknown about how to improve their workplace experience. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationships between neurodiversity and workplace social capital on job satisfaction and turnover intent. Social cognitive career theory (SCCT) informed the study design. Working adults (N = 1,243) in the United States recruited using convenience sampling and MTurk participated through an anonymous online survey. Data analysis was conducted using three-way ANOVA and mediation. Significant three-way interactions were found between gender, job classification, and likelihood of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …
Risk Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Coverage In Afghanistan, Iqbal Mawani
Risk Factors Associated With Childhood Vaccination Coverage In Afghanistan, Iqbal Mawani
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Globally, vaccination is among the most successful and cost-effective public health practices in the prevention of infectious diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine the child, parental, and geographical risk factors that influence childhood vaccination coverage in Afghanistan. The health belief model and socio-ecological model was used in this study as the theoretical framework to examine the effects of these risk factors on vaccination coverage among children in Afghanistan. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate tests were conducted within the secondary data analysis of the 2015 Afghanistan national Demographic and Health Survey dataset. Of the 32,420 children aged 0 to …
The Effect Of Victim’S Responses To Coercive Sexual Harassment On Bystander Intentions And Moral Perceptions, Inna M. Learn
The Effect Of Victim’S Responses To Coercive Sexual Harassment On Bystander Intentions And Moral Perceptions, Inna M. Learn
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Female graduate students are targets of coercive sexual harassment (SH) three times more than female undergraduates; 67.8% of their harassers were university faculty. While SH victims expected peer support, peers often socially rejected female victims of coercive SH. Gray and Wegner’s theory of dyadic morality and Bowes-Sperry and O’Leary-Kelly’s bystander response model guided this quantitative study to examine the effect of victim response on helping intentions by peers. After reading the same vignette that described coercive SH, 207 student participants read one of four randomly assigned victim’s responses: victim did nothing, directly confronted the professor during the incident, sought peer …
Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Homelessness Among U.S.-Born And Foreign-Born Tuberculosis Cases In Georgia, Semra Ramosevac
Human Immunodeficiency Virus And Homelessness Among U.S.-Born And Foreign-Born Tuberculosis Cases In Georgia, Semra Ramosevac
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria and can easily spread in the U.S. and worldwide. TB infections in the U.S. have been much lower compared to other countries around the world in the last 40 years, but with the recent increase in an immigrant foreign-born population, there is a serious risk of the spread of TB. The goal of the study was to look into U.S.-born vs. foreign-born populations among TB/HIV/homeless cases in the state of GA from 2014 to 2018. The quantitative study was performed using secondary …
Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, And Stress Among Women In Treatment For Substance Disorders, Zummuna Zonzanna Davis
Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, And Stress Among Women In Treatment For Substance Disorders, Zummuna Zonzanna Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability of an individual to perceive, use, comprehend, and regulate emotions. While relationships between EI and risk of drug abuse have been explored, possible mechanisms through which higher EI may serve as a protective factor remain undefined; there was a need to understand how EI was related to stress among women with substance use disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine resilience as a mediator between EI and stress, a risk factor, among women in treatment for chemical dependency. The theoretical framework for this study was based on Salovey and Mayer’s EI model. …
Counselor Education And Supervision Students’ Stage Of Program And Intimate Relationship Investment, Rachel Dell
Counselor Education And Supervision Students’ Stage Of Program And Intimate Relationship Investment, Rachel Dell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The doctoral counselor education and supervision (CES) program has three stages (entry, integration, or candidacy), each involving specific challenges resulting in varying time requirements, workloads, and stress levels. Personal struggles may have consequences that influence the completion of students’ doctoral program and the outcomes of students’ research. Interdependence theory is the theoretical framework for this study. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine CES doctoral students’ intimate romantic relationship investment as measured by the Investment Model Scale (IMS) and to investigate the relationship between CES doctoral students’ stage in the program and students’ intimate romantic relationship investment. The …
Service Providers' Perceptions Of Stigma And Its Impact On Mental Health Services, Arthur Gabriel Montes
Service Providers' Perceptions Of Stigma And Its Impact On Mental Health Services, Arthur Gabriel Montes
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Stigma is one of the most significant barriers to access and utilization of mental health services in the United States. Delays in receiving mental health services significantly contribute to health disparities and poor health outcomes. Social workers play an integral part in implementing best practices within health care settings and reducing health inequities impacting vulnerable populations. The purpose of this qualitative action research study was to explore social work service providers perceptions' toward stigma and how it affects mental health services among patients in California's Medicaid program. Stigma theory was applied to gain an understanding of how stigma interacts and …
The Lived Experiences Of Male Educational Leaders, Natisha Myra Murphy
The Lived Experiences Of Male Educational Leaders, Natisha Myra Murphy
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
School systems have been faced with the attrition of male educational leaders in school districts. In particular, male educational leaders in the Maryland school district are pursuing non-educational leadership career paths instead of educational leadership career paths. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative, descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of male educational leaders in the Maryland school district who chose to pursue non-educational leadership career paths instead of educational leadership career paths. The conceptual frameworks that guided this study were Rogers’s concepts of ideal self, self-image, and self-worth and Dawis and Lofquist’s concepts of personality, need, and …
Preventable Error Reduction Leadership Strategies Of Nurse Managers In A Hospital Setting, Sedrick Diego Bedolla
Preventable Error Reduction Leadership Strategies Of Nurse Managers In A Hospital Setting, Sedrick Diego Bedolla
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractPreventable medical errors in the healthcare industry account for hundreds of thousands of patient deaths annually. Nurse managers strive to develop strategies to reduce incidences of preventable medical error and increase patient safety in their organization to improve performance and reduce harm in the healthcare industry. Grounded in the complex adaptive systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies nurse managers use to reduce the rate of preventable medical errors among employees. The participants comprised 6 nurse managers who successfully used strategies to lower the rate of preventable errors in a healthcare facility in …
Dynamics Of Male-On-Male Penetrative Sexual Assaults In The United States Army, Nicole Cunningham
Dynamics Of Male-On-Male Penetrative Sexual Assaults In The United States Army, Nicole Cunningham
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Male-on-male sexual assaults are a challenge for prevention and response personnel, law enforcement, and the military justice system. Limited research has been conducted on the military sex offender population, and none has been done specifically on military male-on-male assaults resulting in a gap in the research on offenders, what factors make their victims vulnerable, and the situational dynamics of the assaults. In this quantitative exploratory study, 171 cases of penetrative male-on-male sexual assaults were examined through the lens of the routine activity theory. The results of this exploration found that both victims and offenders were most likely to be 18-24 …
Primary Care Providers’ Perceptions Of Adolescent Friendly Health Services In Relationship To Adolescent Pregnancy, Jill Marie Ensminger
Primary Care Providers’ Perceptions Of Adolescent Friendly Health Services In Relationship To Adolescent Pregnancy, Jill Marie Ensminger
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to recent research, adolescent health continues to be a public health concern. The purpose of this qualitative research was to identify the perceptions of primary care providers regarding adolescent friendly health services and the relationship to adolescent pregnancy. The theoretical and conceptual framework used for this research included the social ecological model and the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) for providing adolescent friendly health services. Using a phenomenological qualitative research approach, interviews were conducted over the telephone. Data analysis included hand coding with emerging themes and subthemes in relationship to each research question. The results of the …