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Searching For A “Home”: Examining The Experiences Of Confucian Asian College Students With Third Culture Kid Backgrounds, Yuima Mizutani
Searching For A “Home”: Examining The Experiences Of Confucian Asian College Students With Third Culture Kid Backgrounds, Yuima Mizutani
Dissertations
Third culture kids (TCKs) spend their childhood and adolescence outside of their home countries. Because of their unique backgrounds, TCKs and adult TCKs face challenges including identity development, low self-esteem, lack of connection with their home countries, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, adjustment disorder, and others. Although the number of TCKs is increasing due to globalization, this population has been understudied. Moreover, most existing research has focused on TCKs in Western countries. Few researchers have studied Confucian Asian adult TCKs; that is, adult TCKs from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and others. Confucian Asian countries have collectivistic cultures …
Program Evaluation Of The Wayne State University (Wsu) Transition To Independence Program (Tip), Dinah Ayna
Program Evaluation Of The Wayne State University (Wsu) Transition To Independence Program (Tip), Dinah Ayna
Wayne State University Dissertations
Background: A significant number of children in the US are placed in the child welfare system every year. Among the multiple negative outcomes associated with being in the foster care system is a wide academic achievement gap between foster students and the general population, as well as other disadvantaged groups (e.g. low income). Low academic achievement is particularly pronounced in college. The government and higher education institutions are recognizing these educational gaps and developing specialized programs to address the unique needs of foster students; however, the effectiveness of these programs remains unclear. This study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of …
"It's Not Just The Money" Figures 26-27, Philip A. Trostel
"It's Not Just The Money" Figures 26-27, Philip A. Trostel
'It's Not Just the Money' Data Sets
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"It's Not Just The Money" Figure 18, Philip A. Trostel
"It's Not Just The Money" Figure 18, Philip A. Trostel
'It's Not Just the Money' Data Sets
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"It's Not Just The Money" Figure 4, Philip A. Trostel
"It's Not Just The Money" Figure 4, Philip A. Trostel
'It's Not Just the Money' Data Sets
No abstract provided.