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การพัฒนาช่วงความสนใจและสมาธิของนักเรียนระดับชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1 โดยใช้กิจกรรมการเล่น, โอม สุขสมยศ Jan 2017

การพัฒนาช่วงความสนใจและสมาธิของนักเรียนระดับชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1 โดยใช้กิจกรรมการเล่น, โอม สุขสมยศ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

โรคสมาธิสั้นเป็นภาวะทางจิตเวชเด็กที่พบได้บ่อย เด็กระดับชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1เป็นวัยที่ต้องพบกับความเปลี่ยนแปลงหลายด้าน และเริ่มเข้าสู่การเรียนเขียนอ่านอย่างแท้จริง สมาธิเป็นปัจจัยสำคัญในการเรียนรู้เป็นอย่างมาก โรงเรียนมีบทบาทสำคัญในการสอน และดูแลเด็ก การใช้เทคนิคการบำบัดด้วยการเล่นมาประยุกต์จัดประสบการณ์การเรียนรู้ให้เหมาะสมจึงมีความสำคัญ การวิจัยกึ่งทดลองนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ ศึกษาผลของโปรแกรมกิจกรรมการเล่นต่อช่วงความสนใจและสมาธิของนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1 ณ โรงเรียนวัดสระแก้ว (รุ่งโรจน์ธนกุลอุปถัมภ์) จังหวัดอ่างทอง จำนวน 20 คน โดยแบ่งเป็นกลุ่มทดลอง และกลุ่มควบคุม กลุ่มละ 10 คน โดยกลุ่มทดลองได้รับโปรแกรมกิจกรรมการเล่นที่ผู้วิจัยสร้างขึ้นจากการทบทวนงานวิจัยที่เกี่ยวข้องร่วมกับความเห็นของผู้เชี่ยวชาญ ส่วนในกลุ่มควบคุมได้รับกิจกรรมระบายสีภาพมันดาลา (Mandala) ซึ่งครูจะเป็นผู้ประเมินพฤติกรรมด้านสมาธิและความตั้งใจ โดยใช้แบบสำรวจพฤติกรรมเด็ก (TYC) โดยสมทรง สุวรรณเลิศ และวันชัย ไชยสิทธิ วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้สถิติเชิงพรรณนาในการเปรียบเทียบค่าเฉลี่ยระหว่างกลุ่มทดลองและกลุ่มควบคุม ด้วยสถิติ Mann - Whitney test และ Wilcoxon signed rank testผลการวิจัยพบว่ากลุ่มทดลองมีคะแนนรวมของพฤติกรรมเชิงบวกในชั้นเรียนสูงขึ้น และคะแนนรวมของพฤติกรรมปัญหาด้านสมาธิลดลง แตกต่างจากกลุ่มควบคุมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ โปรแกรมกิจกรรมการเล่นมีประโยชน์ในการเพิ่มพฤติกรรมเชิงบวก ช่วงความสนใจและสมาธิในเด็กนักเรียนชั้นประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1 ซึ่งสามารถนำไปประยุกต์ใช้ในการจัดการเรียนการสอนและพัฒนารูปแบบการจัดกิจกรรมในโรงเรียนได้ คำสำคัญ : สมาธิสั้น, เด็กวัยเรียน, การเล่นบำบัด


ผลการใช้โปรแกรมสุขภาพควบคู่กับการฝึกด้วยแรงต้านโดยใช้น้ำหนักตัวที่ส่งผลต่อความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อของนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นที่มีภาวะน้ำหนักต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์, พีรวิชญ์ คล้ายพรหม Jan 2017

ผลการใช้โปรแกรมสุขภาพควบคู่กับการฝึกด้วยแรงต้านโดยใช้น้ำหนักตัวที่ส่งผลต่อความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อของนักเรียนมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นที่มีภาวะน้ำหนักต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์, พีรวิชญ์ คล้ายพรหม

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) เพื่อเปรียบเทียบค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อโดยใช้โปรแกรมสุขภาพควบคู่กับการฝึกด้วยแรงต้านโดยใช้น้ำหนักตัวก่อนและหลังการทดลองของนักเรียนกลุ่มควบคุมและกลุ่มทดลอง 2) เพื่อเปรียบเทียบค่าเฉลี่ยคะแนนความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อโดยใช้โปรแกรมสุขภาพควบคู่กับการฝึกด้วยแรงต้านโดยใช้น้ำหนักตัวหลังการทดลองของนักเรียนกลุ่มควบคุมและกลุ่มทดลอง กลุ่มตัวอย่าง คือนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นโรงเรียนในเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐานจังหวัดกรุงเทพมหานครที่มีภาวะน้ำหนักต่ำกว่าเกณฑ์ จำนวน 40 คน โดยแบ่งออกเป็นนักเรียนกลุ่มทดลอง จำนวน 20 คน และนักเรียนกลุ่มควบคุม จำนวน 20 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยได้แก่ โปรแกรมสุขภาพควบคู่กับการฝึกด้วยแรงต้านโดยใช้น้ำหนักตัว ได้ค่าดัชนีความสอดคล้องเท่ากับ 1.00 แบบวัดความรู้ ได้ค่าดัชนีความสอดคล้องเท่ากับ 0.97 ค่าความเที่ยงเท่ากับ 0.82 ค่าความยากง่ายอยู่ในช่วง 0.27-0.57 ค่าอำนาจจำแนกอยู่ในช่วง 0.27-0.67 แบบวัดเจตคติ ได้ค่าดัชนีความสอดคล้องเท่ากับ 0.97 ได้ค่าความเที่ยงเท่ากับ 0.90 แบบวัดพฤติกรรมตนเอง ได้ค่าดัชนีความสอดคล้องเท่ากับ 1.00 ได้ค่าความเที่ยงเท่ากับ 0.80 และแบบวัดความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อ ได้ค่าดัชนีความสอดคล้องเท่ากับ 1.00 วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้ค่าเฉลี่ยส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ทดสอบความแตกต่างค่าเฉลี่ยของคะแนนด้วยค่า "ที" ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1) ค่าเฉลี่ยของคะแนนความรู้ เจตคติ พฤติกรรมตนเอง หลังการทดลองของนักเรียนกลุ่มทดลองสูงกว่าก่อนการทดลองอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 2) ค่าเฉลี่ยของความแข็งแรงของกล้ามเนื้อหลังการทดลองของนักเรียนกลุ่มทดลองสูงกว่านักเรียนกลุ่มควบคุมอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05


ความชุกและปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมหมวกไตแบบทุติยภูมิในอดีตนักมวยไทย, สุวรรณา พิชญ์ชัยประเสริฐ Jan 2017

ความชุกและปัจจัยที่สัมพันธ์กับภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมหมวกไตแบบทุติยภูมิในอดีตนักมวยไทย, สุวรรณา พิชญ์ชัยประเสริฐ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ที่มาและความสำคัญ ภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมใต้สมองที่เกิดจากภาวะสมองบาดเจ็บ ถือเป็นปัญหาหลักที่ส่งผลต่อสุขภาพทั้งทางด้านความจำ พฤติกรรม และทางสังคม โดยกีฬามวยไทย ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในกีฬาการต่อสู้ที่แพร่หลายมากที่สุด สามารถทำให้เกิดภาวะสมองบาดเจ็บชนิดเรื้อรังที่เกิดขึ้นซ้ำๆ และอาจส่งผลต่อภาวะดังกล่าว วัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาความชุกและปัจจัยต่างๆที่ส่งผลต่อภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมหมวกไตแบบทุติยภูมิ และฮอร์โมนต่อมใต้สมองชนิดอื่นๆ ในอดีตนักมวยไทย รูปแบบการศึกษา การศึกษานี้เป็นแบบชนิด Cross-sectional descriptive study วิธีการศึกษา อดีตนักมวยไทย จำนวน 48 คน อายุเฉลี่ย 58.31 ± 6.58 ปี ได้รับการตรวจวัดระดับฮอร์โมนจากต่อม ใต้สมองส่วนหน้า ได้แก่ prolactin, thyroid hormone, morning cortisol, sex hormones และ IGF-I ร่วมกับระดับ fasting plasma glucose, lipid profile, serum creatitine และทำการทดสอบ Glucagon stimulation test (GST) เพื่อประเมิน GH-IGF-I และ hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis และทำการทดสอบ 250 mcg ACTH stimulation test เพื่อยืนยันภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมหมวกไตแบบทุติยภูมิ และใช้แบบสอบถามประเมินคุณภาพชีวิต อาการพร่องฮอร์โมน เพศชาย อาการเสื่อมสมรรถภาพทางเพศ และอาการซึมเศร้า ผลการศึกษา: พบความชุกของภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมใต้สมองในอดีตนักมวย 22 คน (45.83%) ความชุกของ ภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนต่อมหมวกไตแบบทุติยภูมิ (ชนิดเดียว) เท่ากับ 4% (2 คน) ทั้ง 2 คน มีจำนวนครั้งที่แพ้น็อคสูงกว่าค่ามัธย ฐานของจำนวนครั้งที่แพ้น็อคในกลุ่มอดีตนักมวยที่มีระดับฮอร์โมนปกติ อดีตนักมวยไทย 16 คน มีระดับ GH หลังจากการทดสอบ GST ต่ำกว่าค่าปกติ และพบมีอดีตนักมวยไทย 4 คน มีภาวะพร่องฮอร์โมนเพศชาย …


Public Perception Of Environmental Programs In The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Landa De Matamoros, Queretaro, Mexico, Danielle Marie Salisbury Jan 2017

Public Perception Of Environmental Programs In The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Landa De Matamoros, Queretaro, Mexico, Danielle Marie Salisbury

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

Biological or ecological corridors have recently been sought out as a solution to biodiversity loss due to habitat fragmentation. In eastern Mexico, the Mexican and German governments are collaborating to connect fragmented landscapes and Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) over five states across a Madrean Pine-Oak biodiversity hotspot through the implementation of the Ecological Corridor of the Sierra Madre Oriental (CESMO). One of the ways the CESMO is accomplishing its conservation goals is by extending environmental programs that are currently in place within NPAs to other areas within the corridor, but outside of NPA borders. However, the success of the corridor …


Place-In-Process In Colm Toíbín’S The Blackwater Lightship: Emotion, Self-Identity, And The Environment, Nancy Easterlin Jan 2017

Place-In-Process In Colm Toíbín’S The Blackwater Lightship: Emotion, Self-Identity, And The Environment, Nancy Easterlin

English Faculty Publications

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Why Kindergarten Is Too Late: The Need For Early Childhood Remedies In School Finance Litigation, Kevin Woodson Jan 2017

Why Kindergarten Is Too Late: The Need For Early Childhood Remedies In School Finance Litigation, Kevin Woodson

Law Faculty Publications

In the remedial phases of school finance lawsuits, courts and legislatures have sought to provide poor children access to adequate educational opportunities through remedies and reforms focusing almost exclusively on improving educational conditions within elementary and secondary schools. This approach is both inefficient and ineffective. As a large and growing body of scientific and social science research reveals, class-based disparities in quality of care and enrichment during the first years of life can have life-long effects that inhibit the ability of many poor children to succeed academically, thereby depriving them of equal and adequate access to educational opportunity. The failure …


Vitamin D Improves Selected Metabolic Parameters But Not Neuropsychological Or Quality Of Life Indices In Osa: A Pilot Study, Conor Kerley, Katrina Hutchinson, Jessica Branham, Aisling Mcgowan, John Faul, Liam Cormican Jan 2017

Vitamin D Improves Selected Metabolic Parameters But Not Neuropsychological Or Quality Of Life Indices In Osa: A Pilot Study, Conor Kerley, Katrina Hutchinson, Jessica Branham, Aisling Mcgowan, John Faul, Liam Cormican

Articles

Study Objectives: Our group and others have reported a high rate of vitamin D deficiency in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), where vitamin D levels (25(OH) D) correlate negatively with OSA severity and some of its associated metabolic alterations. Data regarding vitamin D supplementation in OSA are lacking. We wanted to evaluate the effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on OSA symptoms and metabolic parameters. Methods: We conducted a pilot, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of daily supplementation with 4,000 IU vitamin D3 (D3) or placebo (PL). We studied 19 Caucasian adults (14 male, mean age 55 y, mean body mass index [BMI] …


Exploring Smoking, Mental Health And Smoking-Related Disease In A Nationally Representative Sample Of Older Adults In Ireland: A Retrospective Secondary Analysis, Annette Burns, Judith Strawbridge, Luke Clancy, Frank Doyle Jan 2017

Exploring Smoking, Mental Health And Smoking-Related Disease In A Nationally Representative Sample Of Older Adults In Ireland: A Retrospective Secondary Analysis, Annette Burns, Judith Strawbridge, Luke Clancy, Frank Doyle

Articles

Objective

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death among individuals with mental health difficulties (MHD). The aim of the current study was to determine the impact of smoking on the physical health of older adults with MHD in Ireland and to explore the extent to which smoking mediated or moderated associations between MHD and smoking-related diseases.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of 8175 community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was undertaken. Multivariate adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess the association between MHD, smoking (current/past/never) and smoking-related …


Paraprofessional Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices For Special Education Students, Esther Bubb-Mckinnie Jan 2017

Paraprofessional Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices For Special Education Students, Esther Bubb-Mckinnie

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Paraprofessionals often constitute the primary support system for special education students and are core members of special education instructional teams. Therefore, the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act requires that paraprofessionals receive adequate training, including training in evidence-based practices (EBP). However, paraprofessionals often do not obtain the training and professional development they need to become qualified. The unpreparedness of paraprofessionals may lead to discouraging student outcomes. Informed by social constructivism, the purpose of this exploratory case study was to understand the perspectives of 6 special education administrators, 5 special education teachers, and 1 special education paraprofessional on paraprofessionals' implementation of EBP …


Predictors Of Job Satisfaction Among County Jail Correctional Officers, Richara Simmons Jan 2017

Predictors Of Job Satisfaction Among County Jail Correctional Officers, Richara Simmons

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Job satisfaction among jail correctional officers is important because it ensures the continuity of officers who can promote and maintain a safe environment inside the jail for all staff and inmates. Most job satisfaction studies on correctional officers, however, are focused on prison officers and not county jail officers. The purpose of this correlational study was to test and extend Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory by exploring job satisfaction and motivation among jail correctional officers in Miami-Dade Florida. Survey data were collected from 149 correctional officers using Specter's (1994) Job Satisfaction Survey. Data were analyzed through correlational and multiple regression analyses. Findings …


Careers In Stem Begin With Elementary Student Interest In Mathematics, Linda Ertrachter Brimmer Jan 2017

Careers In Stem Begin With Elementary Student Interest In Mathematics, Linda Ertrachter Brimmer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

I investigated why math capable students are not entering science, technology,

engineering, and math (STEM) careers. To research the problem, I explored how highly

effective elementary math teachers (HEMT) create student interest in mathematics using the self-

efficacy (SE) theory and information and communication technology (ICT). The purpose

of the study was to discover if teacher training and instructional strategies can influence

student interest in mathematics to improve STEM career entry. The theoretical

framework adopted for this study was the SE theory, and the 4-phase model of interest

development was the conceptual framework. Participants in this multi-case qualitative

study included …


An Anova Analysis Of Education Inequities Using Participation And Representation In Education Systems, Bruce Jerome Carter Jan 2017

An Anova Analysis Of Education Inequities Using Participation And Representation In Education Systems, Bruce Jerome Carter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A problem recognized in the United States is that a K-12 public education in urban communities is more likely to support existing patterns of inequality than to serve as a pathway to opportunity. The specific focus of this research was on the poor academic performance in U.S K-12 urban communities. Using Benet's polarities of democracy theory as the foundation, the purpose of this correlational study was to determine which independent variables, enrollment rates, high school graduation rates, property tax funding rates for schools, teacher quality, and youth literacy rates are- statistically associated- with quality education outcomes by using the polarities …


Using Multi-Theory Model To Predict Low Salt Intake - Nigerian Adults With Hypertension, Christine Adekemi Dokun-Mowete Jan 2017

Using Multi-Theory Model To Predict Low Salt Intake - Nigerian Adults With Hypertension, Christine Adekemi Dokun-Mowete

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Hypertension is a chronic non-communicable disease and a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, renal malfunction, disability, and premature death. One of the public health recommendations for the management of hypertension is the reduction of sodium/salt intake. There is need to develop and implement new evidence-based theoretical interventions to initiate and sustain behavior change in health education and promotion. Therefore, the quantitative cross-sectional method and design was used to investigate the adequacy of multi-theory model (MTM) constructs for the initiation and the sustenance of low sodium/salt intake behavior in hypertensive Nigerian adults. In addition, the impact of the MTM (initiation) …


Clinical Social Work With Underserved Persons In Colorado In An Integrated Healthcare Facility, Trisha Sue Goetz Jan 2017

Clinical Social Work With Underserved Persons In Colorado In An Integrated Healthcare Facility, Trisha Sue Goetz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is significant documentation showing that health disparities experienced by underserved persons can be mitigated through the provision of quality integrated healthcare. This research project was grounded in social support theory and how support influences improvements in physical, psychological, and overall health. Social workers in integrated healthcare are in a unique position to be the source of social support for individuals experiencing health disparities, yet there is little research concerning how these social workers are providing services and how they affect health outcomes. This research addressed gaps in the literature concerning social worker roles in order to improve integrated healthcare …


Policing The Mentally Ill In Coronado, Ca, Jennifer Susan Ayres Jan 2017

Policing The Mentally Ill In Coronado, Ca, Jennifer Susan Ayres

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The growing number of individuals suffering from mental illnesses and their inability to access intervention methods has adverse effects on the criminal justice system. These impairments increase the likelihood that police officers will have negative attitudes about persons with mental illnesses. This study sought to understand whether police officers' empathy, education, experience outside of work as well as on the job, and officers' training in the field of mental health all related to police officers' attitudes relating to persons with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to expand the body of knowledge and determine how factors such as …


Strategies For Implementing Advertisements In The Green Industry, Ashley Deal Castle Jan 2017

Strategies For Implementing Advertisements In The Green Industry, Ashley Deal Castle

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

After a growth in sales of 30% from 2007 to 2010, green product market sales declined 2% from 2010 to 2014 in the United States. Business leaders need to incorporate sustainable business practices and use green messaging within advertisements and marketing campaigns to assure that present needs do not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. This qualitative case study explored marketing strategies that business leaders in the green advertising industry use to increase the sale of green products. The social cognitive theory was the conceptual framework used in this study. In-depth interviews with 5 purposively selected …


Effect Of Leadership Development Programs In The Workplace: Strategies For Human Resource Managers, Daniel Francisco Flores Jan 2017

Effect Of Leadership Development Programs In The Workplace: Strategies For Human Resource Managers, Daniel Francisco Flores

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Business leaders face the challenge of developing their employees to assume leadership positions within their organizations. However, business leaders devote less than 10% of their time to developing employee leadership capabilities through leadership development programs, resulting in poor leadership development programs designed to prepare employees to assume leadership positions. Using transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this multicase study was to explore strategies that human resource managers use to improve their employee leadership development programs. Participants were purposefully selected for their experience improving employee leadership development programs in organizations in Silicon Valley. Data were collected via semistructured interviews over Skype …


Strategies Used By Military Spouse Small Businesses During A Military Relocation, Sandra Dee Heredia Jan 2017

Strategies Used By Military Spouse Small Businesses During A Military Relocation, Sandra Dee Heredia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There are over 615,000 women military spouses and 1,786 known military spouse business owners who relocate every 2 to 3 years to follow their active duty spouse. The research problem addressed was the lack of strategies military spouse small business owners used to sustain their business during a mandatory military relocation. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that 5 women military spouse small business owners, located near Shaw Air Force Base or Fort Jackson, South Carolina, used to sustain their businesses during a relocation. The sampling method used was census sampling. The systems theory …


Developing Generation Z Fast Food Service Industry Leaders Through Training, Christa Hollis Jan 2017

Developing Generation Z Fast Food Service Industry Leaders Through Training, Christa Hollis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The labor force consists of 4 generations including Generation Z with an estimated 25 million Baby Boomers leaving the workforce between the year 2010 and 2020. Franchise fast food service managers desire competent leadership in the workplace inclusive of Generation Z. Yet, many franchise fast food service managers do not have training programs to develop Generation Z's leadership behaviors. Based on Vroom's expectancy theory and Blau's social theory, the purpose of this single-case study was to explore the training programs franchise fast food service managers could implement to develop Generation Z's leadership behaviors. Data collection consisted of direct observation and …


Strategies For Reducing Employee Stress And Increasing Employee Engagement, Kumar G. Subramaniam Jan 2017

Strategies For Reducing Employee Stress And Increasing Employee Engagement, Kumar G. Subramaniam

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Stress inside and outside of work affects employee productivity. In 2013, the estimated impact of employee absenteeism on U.S. businesses was $225 billion per year through reduced efficiency, overtime wages, fixed fringe benefits, and the cost of replacement employees. Based on the social exchange theory and the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the strategies that HR leaders in a single organization used to reduce employee disengagement caused by stress. Using semistructured interviews, data were collected from 12 HR leaders and line managers within a single healthcare organization in eastern Tennessee. …


Women In The Public Sector: Getting Creative With Networking And Mentoring, Nicole Elias, Maria J. D'Agostino Jan 2017

Women In The Public Sector: Getting Creative With Networking And Mentoring, Nicole Elias, Maria J. D'Agostino

Publications and Research

In academia, we often think of networking and mentoring activity as a means to an end. Networking and mentoring can be exciting and considered beneficial in helping to produce opportunities for new research projects, collaborative events, and personal/professional development. Alternatively, these practices could be seen as unavoidable for the tenure file or "necessary evils" to satisfy service requirements or some other obligation. Regardless of your view or the external demands placed on your networking and mentoring activity, we find that networking and mentoring can be positive and rewarding if you are able to be a bit creative and devote some …


The Barriers And Quality Of Care Issues For Individuals Diagnosed With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Barbara Bavette Miller Jan 2017

The Barriers And Quality Of Care Issues For Individuals Diagnosed With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, Barbara Bavette Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Individuals diagnosed with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) have many barriers and quality of life issues associated with the condition. Without an obvious anomaly, affected individuals may live years without a proper diagnosis. The purpose of this qualitative case study research was to explore perceptions of caregivers of individuals with 22q. Uncertainty in illness theory was used as it describes the inability to find answers with unpredictable medical issues. The central research question focused on at how challenges associated with a 22q diagnosis are addressed. Interviews were conducted with 10 caregivers. Guided by the uncertainty in illness theory, data analysis was …


Spiritual Well-Being, Intelligence, And Job Satisfaction Among U.S. Federal Employees, Jesse Earl Moore Jan 2017

Spiritual Well-Being, Intelligence, And Job Satisfaction Among U.S. Federal Employees, Jesse Earl Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Until a slight 1% increase in FY2015, job satisfaction within the United States federal government had decreased between 2010 and 2014. However, even with the slight increase, the job satisfaction level was low which presents a cause for concern for federal government agencies. A growing body of research has indicated that employees are looking for ways to express their spiritual essence in the workplace. Research in this area has suggested that when organizations allow their employees to exercise their spiritual essence in the workplace it not only increases job satisfaction for the employee but also increases job performance. This study …


Effectiveness Of A 10-Week Weight Reduction Program In A Retail Clinic, Love Chibuihe Nzeako Jan 2017

Effectiveness Of A 10-Week Weight Reduction Program In A Retail Clinic, Love Chibuihe Nzeako

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Obesity is a serious health problem that leads to several chronic diseases and premature deaths. TheIn this project,was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the the Weigh Forward (WF) program, a 10-week weight-loss program administered in retail clinics, was evaluated, and it is provided in retails stores. The project analysis was completed on a limited data set on The population consisted of 15 obese participantsmembers of the program, 18 years and above, at 13 dispersed clinics in Maryland and Virginia.in the WF program from 13 dispersed clinics in Maryland and VirgiObesity is a body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2. Participants …


Engaging A Multigenerational Workforce, Schnarda R. Robinson Jan 2017

Engaging A Multigenerational Workforce, Schnarda R. Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management reported the productivity levels of the American multigenerational workforce decreasing as leaders strive to actively engage employees to improve organizational output. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore what leadership strategies federal government managers use to engage a multigenerational workforce. The conceptual framework consisted of Kahn's employee engagement theory and Strauss and Howe's generational cohort theory. The sample consisted of 3 federal government managers within metro Atlanta, Georgia who had successfully managed a multigenerational workforce, demonstrated through the feedback they received from their employees. Data were collected using face-to-face semistructured …


Effect Of Self-Determination, Motivation, And Dispositional Optimism With Physical Therapy In Geriatric Patients, Leslie Yaneth Urias-Bodnar Jan 2017

Effect Of Self-Determination, Motivation, And Dispositional Optimism With Physical Therapy In Geriatric Patients, Leslie Yaneth Urias-Bodnar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Older people are frequently faced with physical conditions that require treatment. A better understanding of the components of engagement relating to the outcomes of treatment was the focus of the study. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine whether there was an association between the independent variables of optimism, pessimism, motivation, and self-determination and their impact on the dependent variable of achieving physical activity goals in 86 geriatric patients, ages 65 to 80 receiving physical therapy services. The theoretical framework of self-determination, motivation, optimism, and pessimism was assessed by using two self-report questionnaires, The Self-Determination Scale and The …


Coping And Work-Related Correlates Of Burnout For Counselors Of Sex Offenders, Sonya A. Adams Jan 2017

Coping And Work-Related Correlates Of Burnout For Counselors Of Sex Offenders, Sonya A. Adams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Burnout affects mental health workers both personally and professionally. Identifying variables that lead to burnout, such as poor coping skills, may assist organization in preventing burnout among mental health workers. Most researchers studying burnout in the mental health field have focused on human service workers in general. There is a gap in the literature concerning job burnout among counselors of sex offenders. The theory of cognitive appraisal and coping was the theoretical foundation for this study. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine whether problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping, genders, years of experience, and caseload size predict job …


Diabetes Self-Management Problems Of Older, Low-Income African American Women, Pearlean Day Day Jan 2017

Diabetes Self-Management Problems Of Older, Low-Income African American Women, Pearlean Day Day

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects low-income African American women, age 50 years and older: 30% to 40% of this population has this chronic disease. Two significant factors affecting poor diabetes practice adherence are food insecurity and depression; another is obesity. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if either food insecurity or depression significantly affect Type 2 diabetes self-management practices; and/or if food insecurity significantly influences practice adherence indirectly, through the mediator of depression, while controlling for obesity. The research questions were aligned with the theoretical pathways posited in Matthews's reserve capacity model (RCM) and used the …


Violence Against Nurses, Terri Lynne Declerck Jan 2017

Violence Against Nurses, Terri Lynne Declerck

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Workplace violence against nurses causes stress, job dissatisfaction, injury, and financial burden. The purpose of this project was to examine training for nurses on violence, risk factors and on reporting workplace violence. The practice-focused question was designed to examine the effectiveness of educating nurses regarding violent patients and how to report episodes of violence. Benner's novice to expert theory guided the skill acquisition training of a convenience sample of 25 Midwestern medical nurses. The nurses participated by completing a survey prior to and following a violence simulation. A qualitative design was used with the 25 nurse participants who completed the …


Behavioral Impacts Of Father Absence On Middle School African American Boys, Ivy J. Johnson Jan 2017

Behavioral Impacts Of Father Absence On Middle School African American Boys, Ivy J. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Father absence is the experience of children who grow up in households without their biological father. The African American population experiences the highest level of father absence of all demographic groups in the United States. Research shows that father absence influences school behavior. There is a lack of literature evaluating the extent to which father absence affects children, particularly African American boys, at different stages of development. This quantitative study was used to evaluate how father absence affected school behavior of African American boys, ages 13-15, in the middle school setting, in Houston, TX. Guided by attachment theory, the research …