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- Abduction--Psychological aspects; Family counseling; Life skills; Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment; Victims of crimes--Counseling of (1)
- Adjustment (Psychology) in adolescence; Emotional intelligence; Special education; Teenagers with disabilities (1)
- African American children; African American parents; Delphi method; Problem youth; Resilience (Personality trait); Special education (1)
- Autonomy (Psychology); Children with disabilities--Education (Secondary); Special education;Students with disabilities; Teachers of children with disabilities (1)
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African American Parental Beliefs About Resiliency: A Delphi Study, Vita L. Jones
African American Parental Beliefs About Resiliency: A Delphi Study, Vita L. Jones
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Resiliency is a concept that has been discussed in the fields of anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education for over 30 years. Most authors define resiliency as the ability to triumph over adversity. The term associated with children/youth who rise above negative situations is resilient. A subgroup of students who are disproportionately affected by negative perceptions from society and who often find themselves in negative situations are African American children/youth. It appears that these students encounter less social fit in school, have a higher propensity for at-risk behavior, and experience less favorable academic and social outcomes.
This study involved a Delphi …
Teacher And Student Perceptions Of Self-Determination, Jennifer L. Black
Teacher And Student Perceptions Of Self-Determination, Jennifer L. Black
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
For almost two decades, research efforts specific to self-determination have resulted in the development of curricula, assessments, instructional strategies, interventions, model programs, and proposed quality indicators (Field et al., 1998). Despite the combined efforts and perceptions of researchers, teachers, parents, employers, and college disability service providers related to these important aspects of self-determination research, limited attention has been devoted to understanding the perceptions of self-determination from secondary students with and without disabilities and their general and special education teachers.
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher and student perceptions related to self-determination. Teacher perceptions were measured with the …
Investigating The Emotional Intelligence Of Adolescents With And Without Disabilities, Leota Tucker
Investigating The Emotional Intelligence Of Adolescents With And Without Disabilities, Leota Tucker
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study involved an investigation of the emotional intelligence profiles of three groups of adolescents: those with learning disabilities, those with an emotional disturbances, and adolescents without disabilities. A 2 (gender) X 3 (group) X 4 (subscale) mixed design with repeated measures on subscale was used to determine whether differences in emotional intelligence, as measured by the BarOn EQi: YV, existed among these three groups of adolescents. Specifically, performance within the four subscales of intrapersonal, interpersonal, stress management and adaptability as well as in the overall composite scores were compared to detect differences between gender, and disability groups.
A total …
Parental Abduction From The Perspective Of The Victims: Implications For Counselors, Mary Jo L. Gibbs
Parental Abduction From The Perspective Of The Victims: Implications For Counselors, Mary Jo L. Gibbs
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This is a descriptive study that examined parental abductions from the perspective of the abductee. The results will help counseling professionals better to understand the psychological consequences of parental abduction, coping mechanisms that were used by the abducted children and counseling techniques and strategies that helped the children through this difficult time and after being returned to the left-behind parent.
A 32 multiple choice and short answer questionnaire was developed for this study. The survey consists of 12 closed answer (Yes or No) questions, three open ended questions, and seventeen demographic questions. The questionnaire was given through a phone interview …