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Exploring An Accelerated College Program For Adult Learners: A Program Evaluation, Charlene Engleking Nov 2015

Exploring An Accelerated College Program For Adult Learners: A Program Evaluation, Charlene Engleking

Dissertations

Many colleges and universities have expanded their mission to include adult learners. Programs range from scheduling traditional courses in the evening to designing new programs tailored to meet the needs of working adults. Program designers have relied on theorists such, as Mezirow (1991), Houle (1996), and Knowles, Holton, and Swanson (1998), to develop programs that apply adult learning theory. Lindenwood College, now Lindenwood University, established The Lindenwood College for Individualized Education (LCIE) in 1975 to serve adult students in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The program has evolved over the course of 40 years, and this program evaluation evaluated the …

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“There’S Still That Window That’S Open”: The Problem With “Grit”, Noah Asher Golden Nov 2015

“There’S Still That Window That’S Open”: The Problem With “Grit”, Noah Asher Golden

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This narrative analysis case study challenges the education reform movement’s fascination with “grit,” the notion that a non-cognitive trait like persistence is at the core of disparate educational outcomes and the answer to our inequitable education system. Through analysis of the narratives and meaning-making processes of Elijah, a 20-year-old African American seeking his High School Equivalency diploma, this case study explores linkages among dominant discourses on meritocracy, opportunity, personal responsibility, and group blame. Specifically, exposition of the figured worlds present in Elijah’s narratives points to the attempted obfuscation of social inequities present in the current educational reform movement and our …

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Reaping The Benefits Of Vicarious Trauma, Michael A. Harvey Nov 2015

Reaping The Benefits Of Vicarious Trauma, Michael A. Harvey

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article illustrates a mode of inquiry for reaping the benefits of experiencing vicarious trauma that can be utilized in interpreter education, mentoring and supervisory relationships, debriefing, and personal reflection. An adaptation of constructivist self-development theory and a narrative therapy approach are described. The latter approach includes the uncovering of what is absent but implicit, the uncovering of actions reflective of one’s personal agency, the relevant skills that one utilizes, and the social/relational history of these skills. Mitigating the risks and reaping the benefits of vicarious trauma may catalyze significant professional and personal growth such as clarification of values, self-identity, …

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The Role Of Self-Leadership In Service Leadership, Daniel T. L. Shek, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Ting Ting Liu, Andrew M. H. Siu Nov 2015

The Role Of Self-Leadership In Service Leadership, Daniel T. L. Shek, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Ting Ting Liu, Andrew M. H. Siu

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

One of the core beliefs of the service leadership curriculum proposed by the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership and Management is that ‘Every day, every human occupies a position of leadership and possesses the potential to improve his leadership quality and effectiveness’. This core belief is in sharp contrast to some of the mainstream leadership theories that only a few people and elites can be leaders. In this paper, a lecture plan regarding the nature of self-leadership with reference to service leadership is presented. The topics include definitions and concepts of self-leadership, relationships between self-leadership and service leadership, ways …

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The Use Of Therapeutic Group Drumming With Korean Middle School Students In School Violence Prevention Programs, Eun Sil Suh Nov 2015

The Use Of Therapeutic Group Drumming With Korean Middle School Students In School Violence Prevention Programs, Eun Sil Suh

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

School violence has become a serious social issue and one of the major problems in schools in Korea. Group drumming interventions have shown positive effects in helping adolescents to reduce stress, manage anger related to aggression, promote social skills, and decrease behavioral incidents. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a therapeutic group drumming intervention on school violence prevention in middle school students. The research questions were (a) Which of the following three interventions was most effective in reducing aggression of middle school students in Korea: a lecture-based general prevention program, a therapeutic drumming group that …

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A How-To Guide To Single-Parent Ministry: An Inside Look To The Single Parent World In The Christian Community, John E. Walker Ii Nov 2015

A How-To Guide To Single-Parent Ministry: An Inside Look To The Single Parent World In The Christian Community, John E. Walker Ii

Senior Honors Theses

The status of the family dynamic in the church has changed significantly, but the cultural understanding of ministers regarding the dynamic has changed little to none. As a result, the church’s ministry has become ineffective to the single-parent community because of ignorance. The goal of this thesis is to help educate Christian ministers and lay staff on the single-parent family condition and ministry opportunities to serve this demographic. This proposition includes information gained from interviews of single-parents, and ministers with experience regarding single-parents by someone with a single-parent upbringing. Overall, the single-parents interviewed stated that the Christian church is missing …

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Annual Report On Research Activities 2014/15, Lingnan University (Hong Kong, China) Nov 2015

Annual Report On Research Activities 2014/15, Lingnan University (Hong Kong, China)

Annual Report on Research Activities to Research Grants Council

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Political Identity Of Louisiana’S College Voters An Analysis Of Their Opinions, Habits, And Politics, Milton Joseph Hernandez Iv Nov 2015

Political Identity Of Louisiana’S College Voters An Analysis Of Their Opinions, Habits, And Politics, Milton Joseph Hernandez Iv

Honors Capstones

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Marriage Equality And The New Maternalism, Cynthia Godsoe Nov 2015

Marriage Equality And The New Maternalism, Cynthia Godsoe

Faculty Scholarship

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Resolving The Issue Of How Reliability Is Related To Statistical Power: Adhering To Mathematical Definitions, Donald W. Zimmerman, Bruno D. Zumbo Nov 2015

Resolving The Issue Of How Reliability Is Related To Statistical Power: Adhering To Mathematical Definitions, Donald W. Zimmerman, Bruno D. Zumbo

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Reliability in classical test theory is a population-dependent concept, defined as a ratio of true-score variance and observed-score variance, where observed-score variance is a sum of true and error components. On the other hand, the power of a statistical significance test is a function of the total variance, irrespective of its decomposition into true and error components. For that reason, the reliability of a dependent variable is a function of the ratio of true-score variance and observed-score variance, whereas statistical power is a function of the sum of the same two variances. Controversies about how reliability is related to statistical …

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In (Partial) Defense Of .05, Thomas R. Knapp Nov 2015

In (Partial) Defense Of .05, Thomas R. Knapp

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Researchers are frequently chided for choosing the .05 alpha level as the determiner of statistical significance (or non-significance). A partial justification is provided.

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Vol. 14, No. 2 (Full Issue), Jmasm Editors Nov 2015

Vol. 14, No. 2 (Full Issue), Jmasm Editors

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

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Semi-Parametric Non-Proportional Hazard Model With Time Varying Covariate, Kazeem A. Adeleke, Alfred A. Abiodun, R. A. Ipinyomi Nov 2015

Semi-Parametric Non-Proportional Hazard Model With Time Varying Covariate, Kazeem A. Adeleke, Alfred A. Abiodun, R. A. Ipinyomi

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

The application of survival analysis has extended the importance of statistical methods for time to event data that incorporate time dependent covariates. The Cox proportional hazards model is one such method that is widely used. An extension of the Cox model with time-dependent covariates was adopted when proportionality assumption are violated. The purpose of this study is to validate the model assumption when hazard rate varies with time. This approach is applied to model data on duration of infertility subject to time varying covariate. Validity is assessed by a set of simulation experiments and results indicate that a non proportional …

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Exploring The Role Of Feedback And Its Impact Within A Digital Badge System From Multiple Perspectives: A Case Study Of Preservice Teachers, Erin D. Besser Nov 2015

Exploring The Role Of Feedback And Its Impact Within A Digital Badge System From Multiple Perspectives: A Case Study Of Preservice Teachers, Erin D. Besser

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine the role feedback plays within the instructional process, and how students are using feedback to inform their course work within Digital Badge contexts. Educators are looking toward Digital Badges as a way to increase student engagement (Abramovich et al., 2013; Glover & Latif, 2013), develop mastery with critical concepts (Mehta et al., 2013), and reduce gaps in student knowledge (Bowen & Thomas, 2014; Guskey, 2007). Feedback is emphasized as a critical component (Bloom, 1968, 1976; Guskey, 2007; Kluger & DeNisi, 1996; Slavin & Karweit, 1984). Instructors need to be able …

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A Fluency Heuristic Account Of Supraliminal Prime Effects On Product Preference, Nobuyuki Fukawa, Ronald W. Niedrich Nov 2015

A Fluency Heuristic Account Of Supraliminal Prime Effects On Product Preference, Nobuyuki Fukawa, Ronald W. Niedrich

Faculty Publications

The effects of supraliminal primes on product preference have been explained by two activation mechanisms, goal activation and trait activation. In this research, an additional activation mechanism not explained by goals or traits is identified. Using the implicit association test as a process measure, this article provides evidence that the effect of supraliminal primes on product preference is the result of conceptual fluency and the fluency heuristic. To provide evidence that this mechanism affects preference nonconsciously, this article proposes a dual-processing framework where conscious effects are mediated by explicit attitude and nonconscious effects are mediated by implicit attitude and moderated …

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Women On Top: Diversity In Gender And Education Profiles Of Top Management And Board Of Directors Of Philippine Publicly Traded Firms, Angelo A. Unite, Ailyn A. Shi, Michael J. Sullivan Nov 2015

Women On Top: Diversity In Gender And Education Profiles Of Top Management And Board Of Directors Of Philippine Publicly Traded Firms, Angelo A. Unite, Ailyn A. Shi, Michael J. Sullivan

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Women have been making headway when it comes to occupying corporate board and senior management positions in companies all over the world, particularly in the Philippines. Stylized facts released by international reports point to the surprising prevalence of women holding leadership positions among Philippine firms. Hence, this descriptive study bridges a gap in the Philippine corporate governance literature by using data on around 250 PSE-listed firms to examine gender diversity composition and trends among CEOs, boards, and top management teams in Philippine publicly traded firms on a five-year interval (i.e. 2003, 2008, 2013) and for the most recent year (i.e. …

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A Qualitative Grounded Theory Study In Understanding The Teacher/Student Relationship In The College English Freshman Composition Classroom, Jean Tweedy Nov 2015

A Qualitative Grounded Theory Study In Understanding The Teacher/Student Relationship In The College English Freshman Composition Classroom, Jean Tweedy

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This qualitative grounded theory study is focused on the teacher/student relationship that develops in a freshman composition class when writing is being taught and how that relationship exists during the writing process. Notes were generated through field observation of three freshman English 101 classes, personal interviews with 12 students who were members of the three freshman English 101 classes observed by me, and final grade records for each student in each class obtained from the registrar’s office. The ability and perceived willingness of the English teacher to communicate with students is the prime motivating factor for confidence within the students …

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Qualitative Phenomenological Study Exploring Instructional Practices That Contribute To Academic Success For Public Elementary School English Language Learners, Mechelle Champion Nov 2015

Qualitative Phenomenological Study Exploring Instructional Practices That Contribute To Academic Success For Public Elementary School English Language Learners, Mechelle Champion

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore effective instructional strategies of mainstream classroom teachers working with English Language Learners (ELLs). Many teachers feel unprepared to adequately educate English Language Learners. School systems have attempted to rectify this situation by providing teachers with professional development that provides instructional strategies which may or may not be effective. This study answered the questions: What teaching strategies do teachers and administrators perceive to have the most positive impact on learning for ELLs?; How does the culture of the classroom and school impact ELLs’ academic success?; and What are building level administrators’ …

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An Exploration Of The Implementation Of Continuous Assessment In Mathemetics Education At Primary Teachers’ Colleges In Uganda, Kirabo Esther Nov 2015

An Exploration Of The Implementation Of Continuous Assessment In Mathemetics Education At Primary Teachers’ Colleges In Uganda, Kirabo Esther

Master of Education

Improvement in the teaching and learning process for the benefit of both teachers and students is always at the centre of continuous assessment. It therefore follows from this view that continuous assessment in particular has been hailed to de-emphasize the hitherto terminal assessment because of various advantages it has over terminal assessment (Brown, 2004; Webb & Jones, 2009). This study was designed to explore the progress of the implementation of continuous assessment in mathematics education at Primary Teachers’ Colleges in Uganda, a component explicitly introduced in the curriculum and assessment since 2012. The study was conducted in a public Primary …

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Living In Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, And Everyday Life, Eloise Harding Nov 2015

Living In Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, And Everyday Life, Eloise Harding

International Dialogue

The “denial” which is Norgaard’s focus is not the climate change denial (which may be more accurately described as scepticism) which we hear from right-wing politicians: in particular, her participants have no interest in deceiving others, but many motivations to deceive themselves. The residents of “Bygdaby,” a pseudonym for a real Norwegian community, are at the front line of climate change—many of their local industries depend on snow and ice, of which the supply has steadily declined—and they are aware of its impact. However, while registering the effect on activities such as skiing and ice fishing, these residents effect not …

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Handedness For Unimanual Grasping In 564 Great Apes: The Effect On Grip Morphology And A Comparison With Hand Use For A Bimanual Coordinated Task, Adrien Meguerditchian, Kimberley A. Phillips, Amandine Chapelain, Lindsay M. Mahovetz, Scott Milne, Tara Stoinski, Amanda Bania, Elizabeth Lonsdorf, Jennifer Schaeffer, Jamie Russell, William D. Hopkins Nov 2015

Handedness For Unimanual Grasping In 564 Great Apes: The Effect On Grip Morphology And A Comparison With Hand Use For A Bimanual Coordinated Task, Adrien Meguerditchian, Kimberley A. Phillips, Amandine Chapelain, Lindsay M. Mahovetz, Scott Milne, Tara Stoinski, Amanda Bania, Elizabeth Lonsdorf, Jennifer Schaeffer, Jamie Russell, William D. Hopkins

Faculty Articles

A number of factors have been proposed to influence within and between species variation in handedness in non-human primates. In the initial study, we assessed the influence of grip morphology on hand use for simple reaching in a sample of 564 great apes including 49 orangutans Pongo pygmaeus, 66 gorillas Gorilla gorilla, 354 chimpanzees Pan troglodytes and 95 bonobos Pan paniscus. Overall, we found a significant right hand bias for reaching. We also found a significant effect of the grip morphology of hand use. Grasping with the thumb and index finger was more prevalent in the right compared to left …

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“Inhumanly Beautiful”: The Aesthetics Of The Nineteenth-Century Deathbed Scene, Margo Masur Nov 2015

“Inhumanly Beautiful”: The Aesthetics Of The Nineteenth-Century Deathbed Scene, Margo Masur

English Theses

Death today is hidden from our everyday lives so it cannot intermingle with the general public. So when a family member dies, their body becomes an object in need of disposal; no longer can they be recognized as the familiar person they once were. To witness death is to force individuals to confront the truths of human existence, and for most of us seeing such a sight would fill us with an emotion of disgust. Yet during the nineteenth century, the burden of care towards the sick or dying was shared by a community of family, neighbors, and friends; the …

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Huntington’S Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Seeds Aggregation Of Mutant Huntingtin, Z. Tan, W. Dai, Theo G.M. Van Erp, J. Overman, A. Demuro, M. A. Digman, A. Hatami, R. Albay, Emily M. Sontag, K. T. Potkin, S. Ling, F. Macciardi, W. E. Bunney, J. D. Long, J. S. Paulsen, J. M. Ringman, I. Parker, Charles G. Glabe, L. M. Thompson, W. Chiu, Steven G. Potkin Nov 2015

Huntington’S Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid Seeds Aggregation Of Mutant Huntingtin, Z. Tan, W. Dai, Theo G.M. Van Erp, J. Overman, A. Demuro, M. A. Digman, A. Hatami, R. Albay, Emily M. Sontag, K. T. Potkin, S. Ling, F. Macciardi, W. E. Bunney, J. D. Long, J. S. Paulsen, J. M. Ringman, I. Parker, Charles G. Glabe, L. M. Thompson, W. Chiu, Steven G. Potkin

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Huntington’s disease (HD), a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is caused by an expanded CAG triplet repeat producing a mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) with a polyglutamine-repeat expansion. Onset of symptoms in mutant huntingtin gene-carrying individuals remains unpredictable. We report that synthetic polyglutamine oligomers and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from BACHD transgenic rats and from human HD subjects can seed mutant huntingtin aggregation in a cell model and its cell lysate. Our studies demonstrate that seeding requires the mutant huntingtin template and may reflect an underlying prion-like protein propagation mechanism. Light and cryo-electron microscopy show that synthetic seeds nucleate and enhance mutant huntingtin aggregation. …

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Stereotypic Mice Are Aggressed By Their Cage-Mates, And Tend To Be Poor Demonstrators In Social Learning Tasks, L Harper, E Choleris, K Ervin, C Fureix, Et Al Nov 2015

Stereotypic Mice Are Aggressed By Their Cage-Mates, And Tend To Be Poor Demonstrators In Social Learning Tasks, L Harper, E Choleris, K Ervin, C Fureix, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Stereotypic behaviours (SBs) are linked with behavioural inflexibility and resemble symptoms of autism, suggesting that stereotypic animals could have autistic-like social impairments. SBs are also common in caged mice. We therefore hypothesised relationships between stereotypic and social behaviours, predicting that highly stereotypic mice would give/receive more agonism and be less effective in social learning tasks. Experiment One used C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice in non-enriched or enriched housing (15 cages each); Experiment Two, more cages (six non-enriched, 44 enriched) plus a third strain (BALB/c). Across both experiments, enrichment reduced SB and agonism (aggression, plus ‘displacements’ where one mouse supplants another at …

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Application Of Multimodal Pedagogical Approach In Developing Literacy At Lower Primary: Action Research, Nampeera Lydia Victoria Nov 2015

Application Of Multimodal Pedagogical Approach In Developing Literacy At Lower Primary: Action Research, Nampeera Lydia Victoria

Master of Education

Literacy development at lower primary demands diversity in communication if learners are to successfully navigate its landscape. In this study, we sought to understand how multimodal pedagogy can be applied at lower primary for literacy development in Uganda and the benefits and challenges involved in using the pedagogy. To support the study a review of literature on the value and challenge of, as well as studies related to, multimodal leaning, literacy development, classroom practices and communication in Uganda and the sub Saharan Africa as a whole was done. The methodology that informed the study was a qualitative participatory action research …

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The Impact Of Distributed Leadership On Tutor, Administrator Relationship In Primary Teachers College In West Nile Region In Uganda, Odua Peter Nov 2015

The Impact Of Distributed Leadership On Tutor, Administrator Relationship In Primary Teachers College In West Nile Region In Uganda, Odua Peter

Master of Education

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of distributed leadership on tutor administrator relationship in Primary teachers college in West Nile region in Uganda. Distributed leadership is widely accepted as a way of improving Public leadership in the institutions of learning. Studies revealed that distributed leadership influence Tutor administrator relationship in Primary teachers colleges. The research used qualitative approach involving 10 participants in the study focusing on Primary teacher’s college staff where distributed leadership is practiced. The findings of the outcome revealed that, positive relationship existed between the Tutors and the administrators who practice distributed leadership and …

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To Explore How Physics Teachers Use Instructional Materials In Teaching And Learning Of Physics In Secondary Schools: A Case Of One Secondary School In Taita Sub County, Kenya., Jackson Mwikamba Mwawongo Nov 2015

To Explore How Physics Teachers Use Instructional Materials In Teaching And Learning Of Physics In Secondary Schools: A Case Of One Secondary School In Taita Sub County, Kenya., Jackson Mwikamba Mwawongo

Master of Education

It is the desire any educator to help students meet their fullest potential by providing an environment that supports students to exercise independence of thought and encourage sharing of ideas. When the teacher acts as a guide, providing access to information rather than acting as the primary source of information, the students’ search for knowledge is met as they learn to construct knowledge for themselves and practice skills through hands on activities that reinforce the lesson being studied. Instructional materials help students in enhancing retention, stimulating and sustaining interest in learning by providing firsthand experience with realities of the physical …

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The Role Of Hearing Aids In The Development Of Spoken Language Of The Hearing Impaired Students: A Case Study Of Deaf Learners In A Special School In Nyeri County-Kenya, Oscar Gichimu Mwangi Nov 2015

The Role Of Hearing Aids In The Development Of Spoken Language Of The Hearing Impaired Students: A Case Study Of Deaf Learners In A Special School In Nyeri County-Kenya, Oscar Gichimu Mwangi

Master of Education

The aim of this study was to investigate how hearing aids help the hearing impaired learners develop speech. The study was carried out in Kenya in a special integrated secondary school for the Hearing Impaired in Nyeri County. The research participants were high school students purposively selected based on the duration of using the HA. The school was chosen purposively as it was a public school for the HI and the hearing. The objectives of the study were: to enumerate the role of the HA in spoken language development, understand the impact of the speech in social interaction among the …

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Communicating Through Distraction: A Study Of Deaf Drivers And Their Communication Style In A Driving Environment, Pierce T. Hamilton Nov 2015

Communicating Through Distraction: A Study Of Deaf Drivers And Their Communication Style In A Driving Environment, Pierce T. Hamilton

Theses

This study will investigate the driving habits of deaf drivers and the manners in which they adapt to their driving experience. The lack of an auditory sense presents some unique challenges. While it is clear that driving is a predominantly visual task, auditory stimulation is still a part of the driving experience. This study seeks to determine how deaf drivers cope in a driving environment despite hearing loss. The results of the study will help to inform policy that can make the driving experience safer.

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Exploring Negative Sexual Experiences, Attitudes, And Behaviors By Auditory Status, Taylor Victoria Vogt Nov 2015

Exploring Negative Sexual Experiences, Attitudes, And Behaviors By Auditory Status, Taylor Victoria Vogt

Theses

Sexual assault is a significant problem on college campuses across the United States and an extensive amount of research has been conducted to address the issue. However, only a limited number of empirical studies have examined sexual victimization among the Deaf and hard of hearing population. Using a survey instrument with a sample of Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students (n = 3,970) at the Rochester Institute of Technology, this study examined the associations between auditory status, prior sexual victimization, rape myths and behaviors. The results showed that Deaf and hard of hearing students are more likely to experience …

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