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Moving Forward, Looking Back: A Retrospective On Sexual Harassment Law, Joanna L. Grossman

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

The fiftieth anniversary of Title VII provides an appropriate occasion to look back to an era when women suffered sexual abuse in the workplace (and many other places) with no possible recourse. Once feminist writers and litigators connected the dots, judges came to understand that a broad mandate to end sex discrimination had to include a mandate to eliminate sexual harassment at work. The decades that followed saw the step-by-step construction of a doctrine that ostensibly protects employees from unwanted sexual behavior at work.

In this symposium issue the author examines the impact of sexual harassment law citing several court …

Review Of The Women's War Of 1929: Gender And Violence In Colonial Nigeria, Chima J. Korieh

History Faculty Research and Publications

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Utilizing Learning Style Preferences And Quality Function Deployment For Curriculum Development, Julie M. Ezzell

Masters Theses

"Workplace requirements continually evolve to keep pace with the developing global market. To meet ever increasing standards, educational institutions have been investigating methods to prepare students for their future employment. Course modifications should be carefully considered to meet the requirements of all stakeholders, including those of the students. The objective of this research was to provide students with an overall better learning experience that tailors the teaching methods to his/her individual learning preferences. To meet this objective, a comprehensive survey was provided to an undergraduate course in quality. The survey documented the student's individuality when learning and made note of …

Allied Health Science, Saint Mary's College Of California

Academic Catalog

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Resiliency Of Multiple-Placed Foster Youth Experiencing Emotional Competence: A Mixed-Methods Study, Audrey Murph-Brown

Theses and Dissertations

This applied dissertation was designed to address the resilient processes of multiple placed foster youth to develop age-appropriate emotional competence. Adding texture to the study was the role played by race and culture. Inherent to the study were the voices of successful multiple-placed foster youth. The research attempted to respond to gaps in the literature regarding African American and Hispanic youth placed in foster placements that, if better understood, can positively impact the livelihoods of other multiple-placed foster youth. The minor participants, 10 to 17 years old, selected for this study were no longer wards of the state, having been …

Applying The Transtheoretical Model Of Change To Ergonomic Intervention, Charmaine A. Beckford

Theses and Dissertations

This applied dissertation identified a more effective method of preventing workplace injuries for the employees in a large, private not-for-profit university, in southern Florida. The study lasted over the course of two months, allowing employees’ ample time for effective participation in a structured study design and interviewing the employee participants.

The study evaluated the effects of the transtheoretical model of change (TTM) on ergonomic intervention. The model established the relationship of individual decision making self-efficacy and characterized (a) the relationship between tailoring interventions to match a person’s readiness (stage of change) and ergonomic intervention; (b) the TTM in symptoms occurrence; …

Best Practices Of Actively Engaged Volunteers Within A Megachurch, John M. Chase

Theses and Dissertations

In the realm of churches, recruiting, engaging, and retaining volunteers is essential for

churches to thrive. This applied dissertation was designed to identify best practices for

recruiting, engaging, and retaining volunteers within a megachurch. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to identify those factors that draw people to volunteer, keep them volunteering, and lead to their work satisfaction while they volunteer in a megachurch. The effect of demographics on volunteer satisfaction and engagement were also identified. The final product of this study was a set of best practices for any church to use to improve its volunteer program.

The …

Economics, Eq, And Finance: The Next Frontier In Legal Education, Pamela Bucy Pierson

Articles

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How To Be A Star Performer In The Legal World Jobs, Pamela Bucy Pierson

Articles

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2015-2016 Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Student Handbooks

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The Use Of Discussion At The Kindergarten Level To Advance Cognitive Abilities, Gayle J. Sears

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the use of discussion with preschool students for the development of language and cognitive abilities. The study focused on students who participated in 30 one-hour discussion lessons that were presented in an inner-city preschool classroom. The qualitative portion of the study involved an ethnographic examination of the discussion lessons, which were attended by a total of 22 students over a six-week period. Qualitative data were studied to determine how students responded to discussion and how student responses changed over time. The facilitation of discussion was analyzed, and the participation of individual …

The Workplace Hassles From Interruptions Measure (Whim), Stacy Wilkes

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The literature indicates that an interrupted work environment may act as a stressor on employees. Yet, systematic measurement and empirical testing of employees' perceptions of workplace interruptions are lacking. Here, I describe a set of studies in which I developed and tested a self-report measure of workplace interruptions: the Workplace Hassles from Interruptions Measure (WHIM). The WHIM is based on a theoretically proposed typology of interruptions that included intrusions, distractions, discrepancy detections, and breaks. I analyzed the resultant scale to determine it is factorially identifiable (N = 317) and confirmed the four-factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis. Finally, I tested …

The Relationship Of Perceived Social Support And The Big Five In Adolescents, Raymond L. Geosling

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Social support is important for adolescents as it is related to outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and self-esteem. These associations are well established in the literature as known factors related to adolescents' perception of social support from parents, teachers, friends, and classmates. However, it is important for researchers to understand additional factors that are related to perceived social support. One factor that is relevant to all students is personality. This factor has been investigated with adolescents outside of the United States but has not been investigated with adolescents in the United States. The present study sought to investigate the relationship …

Principals' Perceptions Of The Impact Of Parent And Family Involvement Activities With Parents Of Latino Students, Rene D. Carranza

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Latinos have a pattern of low academic achievement, starting in elementary school and persisting through high school and college. This pattern of achievement remains lower than that of any other group. In 2050, it is expected that Latinos will make up 30% of the U.S. workforce. This research looks at the role that parent involvement plays in academic achievement based on principals' perceptions. Perceptions are important because they influence behavior and decision making. The parent-involvement activities studied are based on the Epstein framework of six types. A survey was sent to 435 principals from the northwest suburbs of Chicago who …

Professional Learning Community And Non-Professional Learning Community Schools : A Quantitative Study Of Perceptions Of Teachers On Trust, Professionalism, And Change, Adam W. Zbrozek

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of teachers in Professional Learning Communities (PLC) and Non-PLC schools regarding Trust, Professionalism, and Change. The study included teaching staff of 10 Illinois elementary schools: five PLC schools and five non-PLC schools identified as demonstrating increasing levels of student achievement as measured by the annual state assessment (ISAT). Sampling was stratified in order to limit the population based on specific sets of characteristics. The study was limited to schools with demonstrated growth and success. Additionally, schools implementing PLCs that have been identified by Solution Tree were included in this study …

Professional Learning Networks, Teacher Beliefs And Practices, Brent J. Anderson

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Helping teachers develop the habits of mind and pedagogical skills to improve student achievement has been a challenge for schools and school leaders. Online professional learning networks (PLNs) are a means of allaying the barriers to collaboration. This study utilized social constructivist learning theory and self-efficacy theory to explore the relationship among frequency of teacher collaboration via PLN and teachers' sense of efficacy and adoption of best instructional practices. Study participants were teachers from throughout the United States who participated in education-related Twitter chats. The participants completed an online survey that was embedded in a tweet. The survey instrument included …

Smartphones Wandering At The Mall : A Case Study Investigating The Use Of Smartphones On English Oral Learning Skills In A Collaborative Mobile-Assisted Language Learning Environment, Anwer S. Al-Zahrani

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The rapidly ever-changing pace of technology imposes the need for integrating new emerging technologies. Under the umbrellas of mobile learning and language learning, Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) finds its promising, new spot on the surface of emerging trends in education. In both the K-12 and higher education domains, future generations are more likely to own and be closely attached to mobile technologies more than ever.;As Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) facilitates language learning via mobile devices, many students strive to improve their English learning skills. Students usually struggle with listening and speaking because of the prompt nature of most conversations, unlike …

Relations Among Gender Typicality, Anxiety, Depression And Homophobic And Peer Victimization, Caicina Jones

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Deviation from established gender roles may contribute to the experiences of peer victimization by LGBTQ and heterosexual students. However this assertion has only primarily been explored among adult LGBTQ individuals. Gender nonconforming behavior may contribute to perceptions of LGBTQ status and peer victimization as a result of those perceptions. Prior research indicates that there associations among low gender typicality, peer victimization due to bullying, and negative psychosocial outcomes. It is important to further study these associations among youth populations. The current study examined the relations among Gender Typicality, internalizing distress (Anxiety and Depression), and Victimization (homophobic and general peer). The …

Social Bonds, Cardiovascular Function, And Serotonin : Insights From An Animal Model, Neal Daniel Mcneal

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Social relationships positively influence psychological and biological function in humans and other mammals. The disruption of an individual's social environment through separation or death often results in social isolation, which can adversely impact mental and cardiovascular health (Frasure-Smith, Lesperance, & Talajic, 1993; Gore, 1978). The general purpose of this experiment is to further investigate neurobiological mechanisms mediating the adverse effects of social stress and focused on the role of serotonin in that relationship. An animal model was used to simulate social stress in humans. Specifically, the goal of this study is to explore the effects of sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft) on …

Addressing The Union Of Counselor Education And Military Families : Creating Best Practices, Katherine M. Wix

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative study explored how counselor educators infuse military culture in counseling curriculum as public policy suggests professional counselors will be called upon to provide services to military and veteran populations. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 authorized the Department of Defense (DoD) to publish standards allowing Licensed Professional Counselors to practice and bill TRICARE, or The Triple Option Benefit Plan for military families. However, TRICARE requires counselors providing services to military families to be graduates of CACREP accredited programs although CACREP standards do not currently address military culture. In order to effectively and efficiently help military …

Victimization Among Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder : An Examination Of Youth Anxiety And The Role Of Social Support, Nathan Matthew Elzinga

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This research study sought to better understand the relation between high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and victimization from bullying. The literature thus far has identified that youth with high functioning ASD are more likely to be victimized than typically developing peers or peers with other disabilities, yet relatively little work has been done to further understand this relation. The current study sought to better understand parent-child agreement rates regarding child experiences of victimization from bullying as well as how these rates differ depending upon a child's ASD presentation. Because of the way the unique social presentation of youth with …

When Student-On-Student Sexual Harassment Triggers School District Liability Under Title Ix, Joe Salmieri Iii

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in education, including K-12 institutions and colleges/universities. The United States Supreme Court has held that Title IX holds schools liable for sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual assault. In the landmark case, Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education, the Supreme Court identified the criteria in which a school district can be held liable for student-on-student sexual harassment under Title IX. The Supreme Court's criterion is presented in the form of a three-prong test, and all prongs must be satisfied for liability to exist. The first prong is …

Writing Against The Ethos Of Individualism : A Study In Contemporary Multiethnic American Fiction, Manahari Adhikari

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Drawing from existential philosophy, neuroscience, and social psychology, in Writing Against the Ethos of Individualism: A Study in Contemporary Multiethnic American Fiction, I investigate the representation of the self in fictions by Bharati Mukherjee, Leslie Marmon Silko, Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Toni Morrison. I argue that these writers imagine the lives of their fictional characters in terms of the phenomenology of existence and reveal how subjective experiences and personal relationships influence who these characters are and who they become. In imagining a self's authentic ontology in relation to others, multiethnic writers not only write against the dominant narratives …

Women Of Color Counselor Educators : Overall Job Satisfaction And Subjective Well-Being At Predominately White Universities, Latehesha Fitch

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This study explored the level of overall job satisfaction and subjective well-being among women of color counselor educators at predominately White universities. More specifically, this study focused on university factors and personal factors that contribute to their job satisfaction and subjective well-being. The women of color counselor educators in this study also highlighted recommendations for improving recruitment and retention rates in addition to providing insight on coping skills for new women entering the field. Participants consisted of tenured and non-tenured minority women counselor educators (i.e., African American/Black, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Biracial/Multiracial, Other). Participants completed the 41-item Occupational …

Your Teacher Said What On Facebook : Application Of First Amendment Rights To Teacher Cyber Speech, Anthony M. Scarsella

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

There have been many recent instances of teachers being disciplined or terminated due to their activity on social networking sites. School administrators will likely be confronted with a growing number of reports of alleged inappropriate online teacher speech and required to make determinations regarding disciplinary action. This study researched the relevant history of judicial application of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment free speech rights for public employees; investigated how the Supreme Court applied, modified and refined the judicial test outlined in Pickering v. Board of Educ. in public employee free speech cases and; examined how the United States federal Circuit …

An Exploration Of College Student Experiences Regarding Healthy Eating At A Midsized Midwestern University: A Qualitative Approach, E. Jordan Stayer

Masters Theses

This study was an exploration of the experiences college students have while eating in on-campus dining centers at a midsized, Midwest, public university. The present study examined college students' (n = 7) experiences of eating in the dining centers with a campus meal plan. Participants were asked a series of questions regarding their individual beliefs, their surrounding environment, and their physical behaviors while dining.

The study concluded that dining habits are very personal to each and every human being in the world. At the higher education level, because each student brings with them a completely different taste, desire, and …

A Study Of The Statutes, Regulations And Judicial Rulings Impacting The Access Of Service Animals To The Public Schools, Jenell A. Mroz

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The use of service animals is growing in the United States. Since public schools are a microcosm of society, it is not surprising requests for service animals to attend public school are growing as well. In the absence of a Supreme Court decision on service animals attending public schools, a systematic review of disability legislation, governing agencies' interpretation, and court decisions helps school officials develop appropriate policies and procedures for allowing students to attend school accompanied by a service animal.;This study involved an extensive search for historical and current litigation and legislation addressing issues related to the regulation of service …

A Historical Analysis On The Status Of Unilateral Private Placements In Special Education, Jeremy Lambe

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

With the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA) in 1975, parents were provided the right to a hearing if they did not agree with the special educational services being provided to their child. However, it was not until the IDEA 1997 amendments that tuition reimbursement was specifically offered when a school district failed to provide a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to a child with a disability. In current times, when parents disagree about the services provided to their child, they often do not wait for the due process procedure to resolve the issue. Instead, …

A Journey Of Joy- A Biography Of An Excellent Mathematics Teacher : Exploring What Influenced Her Retention In Teaching, Patricia S. Mannion Rowe

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to examine a retired teacher's reflections on career, professional, and personal influences which contributed to her retention in teaching. This study was guided by the research question: How have career, professional, and personal influences contributed to one teacher's retention? This was explored through a biography of her teaching career and an analysis of the revealed factors using Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory. Motivators/satisfiers are factors intrinsic to the job itself. The following satisfiers emerged: the work itself (including creativity, classroom management, curriculum, challenge, intellectual stimulation, interpersonal relationships, joy, a sense of purpose, altruism), achievement, growth (including …

A Legal Analysis Of School Vouchers And The Social Justice Impact, Michael Patrick Ryan

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

While our nation's best students can generally be found in predominately white, suburban, and middle to upper-middle class school districts, our weakest students can generally be found in predominately inner-city school districts with high minority populations. To address the disparities between schools a variety of reforms, initiatives, and programs have been created and implemented -- with seemingly little if any long-lasting positive effects. It is this researcher's contention that the one reform movement that is different from the other measures is school choice. It is different because it is the only reform measure that leaves the decision on what is …