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Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention For Autism: Is It Actually More "Intensive" Than A Typical Child's Day?, Caitlyn B. Sorensen

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication, and excessive ritualistic and repetitive behavior. Numerous treatments for autism devised over the last half-century have proven ineffective, or have never been scientifically evaluated. Despite the state of the research, the most demonstrably effective treatment, Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI), has been a target of much criticism, including accusations of being too intense. A large number of learning trials in relatively short periods of time supposedly induce children to have disordered stress responses. To explore the intensity of EIBI, behavior samples from children engaging …

Essays In Fiscal Policy, Edmund Lawrence Matecki

Wayne State University Dissertations

Fiscal policy is investigated in two settings. First, a fully identified neoclassical growth model with rich fiscal policy rules is augmented with non-Ricardian consumers and fit to post-war U.S. data using Bayesian techniques. Allowing transfer payments to directly affect the consumption choices of rule-of-thumb agents permits a new interpretation of time series evidence regarding which fiscal instruments have historically financed government debt. The economic impact of fiscal adjustments is studied for two labor supply specifications. The first specification restricts labor supply by equalizing hours worked across household types. The second relaxes this assumption, allowing for intratemporal optimization by non-Ricardian households. …

Employee Pronoun Use In Verbatim Comments As A Predictor Of Job Attitudes And Turnover Intentions, Amy E. Sund

Wayne State University Dissertations

It is common in employee attitude surveys to collect open ended comments from employees, yet this data remains largely under-utilized. In the present study, it is hypothesized that employee pronoun use is related to job attitudes and turnover intentions, such that the use of "we" type pronouns is higher among more satisfied employees; and that the use of "non-we" type pronouns is higher among less satisfied employees. Results largely did not support hypotheses - although "non-we" use was negative related to job attitudes, "we" use was also negative related. It is believed that the reason for the lack of findings …

Individual Differences In Pyschological Evaluations Of Electoral Risk: Furthering The Explanation Of The Gender Gap In Candidate Emergence, Jennie Sweet-Cushman

Wayne State University Dissertations

Despite decades of movement towards gender parity in other aspects of American society (e.g. education, business), women remain significantly underrepresented in the political realm. Electoral bias against women cannot be blamed; when women run, women win. However, women don't seek political office in high numbers. This project builds on previous examinations of the gender gap in political ambition by proposing that a contributing factor to the likelihood someone will seek political office is their perception of electoral risk. While there have been no studies of gender-based differences in psychological response to electoral risk, differences in risk assessment have been documented …

Examining The Costs Of Providing An Adequate Education For Michigan's K-12 Public School Students, Sean Haskin Wightman

Wayne State University Dissertations

ABSTRACT

EXAMINING THE COSTS OF PROVIDING AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION

FOR MICHIGAN'S K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS

by

SEAN WIGHTMAN

February 2014

Advisor: Dr. Michael F. Addonizio

Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

Because the Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which requires students to perform at predefined proficiency levels on state standardized testing instruments, adequate school funding has become arguably the single most important factor influencing the success of children in schools. Because State legislators are the one's primarily responsible for establishing annual budgets for K-12 public education, it is essential they are made aware …

Everyday Memory: An Expanded View Of Autobiographical Memory Functions, Jana Ranson

Wayne State University Theses

The current study investigated an expanded set of everyday autobiographical memory (AM) functions as proposed by developers of the 7-function Child-Caregiver Reminiscence Scale (CRS) (Kulkofsky & Koh, 2009). The current study adapted the theoretical CRS for use with diverse, adult samples. Participants (N = 1841) from a large, urban university completed the CRS-A online over the course or two academic semesters. Validation analyses included EFA using principal axis factoring, CFA, MGCFA invariance testing, and MTMM tests of construct validity (convergent and discriminant) and method effects. Results yielded evidence for a 6- function (Conversation, Perspective-Taking, Relationship Maintenance, Behavioral Control/Teaching/Problem-Solving, Emotion Regulation, …

Defying Mandatory Motherhood: The Social Experiences Of Childfree Women, Braelin E. Settle

Wayne State University Theses

Research suggests motherhood is central to a woman's adult identity. In 2000, however, almost twice as many women ages 40-44 were childless than in 1980. Scholarship points to the social, economic, and attitudinal factors shaping the dramatic increase in the number of childfree women, many of whom are white, educated beyond high school, and upper-middle class. This qualitative case study focuses on the growing social phenomenon of childfree women in the United States. Using in-depth interviews, I examine the reasons behind women's decisions to remain childfree and the experiences of being childfree in their everyday lives. I focus on the …

Present Futures: Possibilities For Selfhood At A Community Mental Health Center In Detroit, Michigan, Talia Gordon

Wayne State University Theses

Since the 1990s, recovery-oriented approaches to mental illness have become the dominant paradigm in contemporary U.S. non-clinical institutional settings. Central to the recovery paradigm is a discourse of self-determination that separates psychiatric pathology from personhood and expects those diagnosed to enact and manage themselves as autonomous subjects - as empowered, responsible, independent, and transformable. For many individuals, however, everyday experiences of illness are at odds with expectations for recovery, defined as a "process of change" through which the self is continuously worked upon and improved (SAMHSA 2011). One particularly popular non-clinical recovery modality is the Clubhouse model of psychosocial rehabilitation …

Social Networking, The Elderly, And The Ethical Life เครือข่ายทางสังคม ผู้สูงวัย และชีวิตจริยะ, Soraj Hongladarom

Journal of Social Sciences

Except for very poor economies, societies around the world are aging rapidly. The use of the Internet and social networking sites is also widespread in these areas. This raises an interesting questions about how the increasingly aging population in these societies is using the social media and how the latter contribute to the well-being of the former. This paper argues that in order to fully understand the implications behind the phenomenon, a theoretical and ethical approach is needed to pay a particular attention to the concrete realities of the elderly in society and base its conclusions on what constitutes the …

การถ่ายโอนนโยบายสาธารณะ (Policy Transfer)กระบวนการกำหนด นโยบายสื่อสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย, ธีรพัฒน์ องศุชวาล

Journal of Social Sciences

After a few decades of globalization, in the field of public policy studies, there is the emergence of an explanation for policy decision-making phenomena among the process of internationalization of politics, in which each country has searched for an effective policy-making model from around the world. The questions are, for example, why one state should transfer policy from another one or what the process of policy transfer and learning is. Such an approach is called 'policy transfer' study. The main objective of this paper, therefore, is to study public policy transfer phenomenon based on policy learning from foreign countries and …

บทวิพากษ์ว่าด้วยมาตรฐานและคุณภาพของการศึกษารัฐประศาสนศาสตร์ ระดับบัณฑิตศึกษาของประเทศไทยในปัจจุบัน Critiques On The Standard And Quality Of Public Administration Education At The Graduate Level In Thailand, อันธิกา อุทัยบุตร, พิทยา บวรวัฒนา

Journal of Social Sciences

There has been a rapid expansion of public administration education at the graduate level in the past twenty years both in Bangkok and in other provinces. This quantitative growth has led some to raise questions about the standard and the quality of public administration studies. In this research, the authors lay out their analyses and criticisms regarding the standard and the quality of public administration education in Thailand. The research methodologies are: documentary research and in-depth interviews. The populations and samples of the study are: PA teachers, Executives of the public administration education programs, and administrators in the Bureau of …

Globalisation Leading To Development Or Crisis In Thailand โลกาภิวัตน์กับการพัฒนาหรือความเสี่ยงใน ประเทศไทย, Kunphatu Sakwit

Journal of Social Sciences

This paper is the excerpt from the Master's dissertation which aims to address whether globalisation leads to development or risk in Thailand by adapting mainly Ulrich Beck's theory of risk society with practical cases in Thailand. The practical case that is going to be discussed represents dimensions of environmental politics (Map Ta Phut). The case also contains relevant perceptions of imminent aspects of development as well as aspects of risk. With respect to risk, prominent elements of theory of risk society will be examined through the cases. The principal methodology is critical discourse analysis which can be seen through patterns …

"ภัยคุกคามจากจีน" ในทัศนะของฟิลิปปินส์: กรณีศึกษาข้อพิพาททะเลจีนใต้ระหว่าง จีน-พิลิปปีนส์และบทบาทของสหรัฐอเมริกา "China's Threat" From The Philippines' Perspective: The South China Sea Dispute Between China - Philippines And The Us. Roles, ฑภิพร สุพร

Journal of Social Sciences

The confrontation between the Chinese and the Philippines' navy in 1995, also known as the Mischief Reef Incident, reflected the intentions and military capabilities of the Chinese army, and, perhaps, triggered the threat perception of the Philippines' decision makers. Embracing the notion of American- external balancing seems to be the rational choice for the Philippines, according to the ongoing disputes as well as China's aggressiveness towards the conflicts in the South China Sea. Furthermore, the China's threat perceived by the Philippines perspective also tallies with the ีus. perception, considering the rise of China, politically and economically, will undermine the us …

พหุนิยมทางกฎหมายกับการอำนวย ความเป็นธรรมในสังคมมุสลิมมลายู, มูฮัมหมัดรอฟีอี มูซอ

Journal of Social Sciences

This article will explore the concept of legal pluralism. In this incident research is a documentary research which objectives of the study are to explore the historical background of the areas which will illustrate the reasons that were responsible for shaping the current Malay Muslim society and discuss about the definitions of legal pluralism and the legal pluralism in Malay Muslim society. The study found that three major periods that influence the Malay Muslim Society. First was before entering of Hindu - Buddhist into this area; second was the arrival of Hindu - Buddhist and; third was the entering of …

ความหลากหลายทางเพศกับ พหุวัฒนธรรมในสังคมไทย: การสำรวจองค์ความรู, ปณิธี บราวน์

Journal of Social Sciences

This paper delineates debates on concepts of multiculturalism and gender between a proponent of multiculturalism and liberal feminists in Western society. It also elaborates our understandings on multiculturalism in relation to gender, sexualities and sexual diversities in Thai society. Findings show that there appears little attention to apply the concept of multiculturalism for studies on gender and sexual diversities in Thai society. Concepts such as subculture, lifestyle, rights on sexual diversities, and social movement have rather been utilized. This paper proposes that studies on multiculturalism in Thai society should not limit an interest merely on an acceptance on cultural differences …

การเมืองเรื่องคน (ที่ถูกทำให้) "ไม่" ธรรมดา: มองความเป็นหญิง ของนางสาวยิ่งลักษณ์ ชินวัตร ผ่านกรอบเควียร์, ติณณภพจ์ สินสมบูรณ์ทอง

Journal of Social Sciences

Individuals and society are regulated by normality and decency. "Sexual" discipline or the frame of normality manipulates people's body which is materialized by the "normative" masculinity and "normative" femininity. However, the ways that Thai people has mainly criticized YingluckShinawatra's image indicates that they are short of the understanding of gender and sexuality in the Thai political space. This article then aims to explain that the prejudice against Yingluck is the result of masculinebased judgment, together with anti-Thaksinism-based bias and discrimination against Shinawatra family and its alliance. Therefore, it can be interpreted that by being the Prime Minister, Yingluck has redefined …

การปะทะทางความคิดการเมือง ต่อเรื่องการจัดการลุ่มแม่น้ำโขง: กรณีศึกษาเขื่อนไซยะบุรี, นภัสดล สินเกิดสุข

Journal of Social Sciences

เขื่อนไฟฟ้าพลังงานน้ำไซยะบุรี เป็นโครงการพัฒนาระดับอนุภูมิภาคลุ่มแม่น้ำโขงแห่งแรกที่มีโครงสร้างทางกายภาพกั้นขวางทางไหลของแม่น้ำโขงตอนใต้นอกเหนือจากประเทศจีน ในฐานะที่แม่น้ำโขงนั้นถูกจัดเป็นแม่น้ำนานาชาติที่ไหลผ่านหลายประเทศ การเกิดขึ้นของเขื่อนไซยะบุรีจึงกลายเป็นสนามแห่งการประลองของการสร้างความชอบธรรมของชุดความรู้ ความคิด ที่พยายามเข้ามาจัดสรรสร้างวาทกรรมต่อพื้นที่แห่งนี้โดยเฉพาะชุดความรู้ในเรื่องการจัดการแบบวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี (scientific and technology) กับชุดความรู้แบบสังคมศาสตร์เชิงสิ่งแวดล้อมมนุษยนิยม (environmental humanism) ที่ต่างก็พยายามเข้ามาจับจองการจัดการบนพื้นที่บริเวณลุ่มน้ำโขง สองชุดความรู้ดังกล่าวนี้ได้เข้ามามีบทบาทสําคัญต่อความคิดและการอ้างความชอบธรรมของฝ่ายสนับสนุนและของฝ่ายที่ไม่เห็นด้วยต่อการสร้างเขื่อนไฟฟ้าพลังงานน้ำไซยะบุรี ฝ่ายที่เห็นชอบมีชุดความคิดที่ยึดโยงอยู่กับฐานคิดแบบวิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยีที่สามารถนำมาสู่ความมั่งคั่งทางเศรษฐกิจ และฝ่ายที่ไม่เห็นด้วยนั้นได้รับชุดความคิดแบบสิ่งแวดล้อมมนุษยนิยมที่มีความตระหนักต่อผลกระทบทางด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมและวิถีชีวิตของคนในท้องถิ่นเขื่อนไซยะบุรีเป็นพื้นที่ที่ถูกจับจอง และถูกจัดสรรทรัพยากรเพื่อผลประโยชน์ของผู้กระทำการที่เข้ามาแย่งชิงในการจัดสร้างวาทกรรมต่อการสร้างความชอบธรรมของชุดความคิดต่างๆ โครงการไซยะบุรีถูกหยิบยกขึ้นมาเป็นประเด็นถกเถียงที่สําคัญในเวทีนานาชาติอนุภูมิภาคในลุ่มน้ําโขง มีผู้กระทำการที่เกี่ยวข้องทั้ง ภาครัฐ ภาคเอกชน ภาคประชาชน และองค์กรอิสระ โดยเมื่อใช้กรอบแนวคิดเชิงนิเวศวิทยาการเมือง (political ecology) เข้ามาอธิบายจะเห็นได้ว่าแต่ละตัวผู้กระทำการล้วนแล้วแต่สถาปนาชุดความคิดของตนเองเพื่อสร้างความชอบธรรมและอํานาจของแต่ละกลุ่มของตนเอง จนนํามาสู่การปะทะกันทางความคิดต่อการจัดการบนพื้นที่เขื่อนไซยะบุรี โดยที่แต่ละผู้กระทำการนั้นต่างก็มีปัจจัยต่างๆ เข้ามาสนับสนุนฐานคิดของตนเอง โดยมีตัวแสดงเบื้องหลังทั้งหมด คือ “อํานาจ” ที่เป็นตัวเข้ามาครอบงําชุดความคิดของตัวแสดงต่างๆต่อการจัดสรรทรัพยากรต่อโครงการนี้ เขื่อนไซยะบุรีได้เป็นอีกข้อพิสูจน์หนึ่งที่ชี้ให้เห็นว่า “อํานาจ” นั้นอยู่เบื้องหลังการกระทำการ ความความขัดแย้ง และการปะทะกันทางความคิดโดยทั้งหมด “อํานาจ” เป็นสิ่งหนึ่งที่มีส่วนสำคัญในการขับเคลื่อนหรือหักล้างชุดความรู้ และถูกนำมาใช้ในสังคมโดยที่เรามักไม่เคยตั้งคำถามต่อตัวตนของมัน

ขบวนการเคลื่อนไหวทางสังคม ข้ามชาติ: ตัวแสดงที่มีผลกระทบ ต่อนโยบายต่างประเทศในปัจจุบัน, สุรดา จุนทะสุตธนกุล

Journal of Social Sciences

Though international relations (IR) as a field of study intends to construct knowledge of cooperation and conflicts between states, it is undeniable that, in current world politics, there are non-state actors that comprise world citizens who have gathered to voice and protect public interests, as well as to make changes in public policies, in the name of "social movements." That is because state and foreign policies are explicit decisions and commitments portrayed by authorized representatives of the states. Apart from domestic social movements, there are also transnational social movements, such as Amnesty International and Human Right Watch, along with terrorism …

Lost In Translation: Statistical Inference In Court, Erica Beecher-Monas

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

Go To The Hospital Or Stay At Home? A Qualitative Study Of Expected Hospital Decision Making Among Older African Americans With Advanced Heart Failure, Faith Pratt Hopp, Christina Marsack, Jessica Camp, Shirley Ann Thomas

Social Work Faculty Publications

To address the need for more information concerning hospital decision making, we conducted in-depth interviews among African Americans with heart failure and their family caregivers (n=11 dyads). Using a case scenario, we asked participants about their anticipated hospitalization decisions. Most patients indicated that they would seek care to avoid further deterioration or death from their worsening condition. Many family caregivers anticipated having an active influence on hospitalization decisions. Findings suggest that social workers should encourage the development of adequate home-based services, recognize diverse communication styles, and use this information to facilitate medical decision making by these patients and …

Age-Friendly Environments And Self-Rated Health: An Exploration Of Detroit Elders, Amanda J. Lehning, Richard J. Smith, Ruth E. Dunkle

Social Work Faculty Publications

While a number of organizations and government entities have encouraged the development of more “age-friendly” environments, to date there has been limited research linking these environment features to elder outcomes. Using a representative sample of older adults living in Detroit, this study examined the association between age-friendly environment factors and self-rated health. Results indicated that access to health care, social support, and community engagement were each associated with better self-rated health, while neighborhood problems were associated with poorer self-rated health. Moreover, individual-level income and education no longer predicted self-rated health once age-friendly environment factors were taken into account. These findings …

Identifying Appropriate Sanctions For Youth Sexual Behavior: The Impact Of Age, Gender, And Sexual Orientation, Erin B. Comartin, Poco D. Kernsmith, Roger M. Kernsmith

Social Work Faculty Publications

Although statutory rape laws were initially developed to protect youth from coercion by adults, youth are sometimes also prosecuted under these laws. This article investigates public attitudes regarding sanctions for youth engaging in sexual behaviors with peers. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine if age and gender of the offending youth, and sexual orientation of the relationship,has an impact on the public's level of agreement for sanctioning youth for three types of sexual behavior: intercourse, oral sex, or touching. The study participants (N= 757) were drawn from the general population of adult Michigan residents; the sample was racially representative …

Pride Week 2014: Fluidity Inclusivity [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexuality Services, Uni Proud.

UNI Proud Documents

A poster promoting 2014 Pride Week.

Working With Traumatic Brain Injury In Schools: Transition, Assessment, And Intervention, Paul B. Jantz, Susan C. Davies, Erin D. Bigler

Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications

Every day, children and adolescents worldwide return to the educational setting having sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The possible negative consequences of TBI range from mild to severe and include neurological, cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral difficulties. Within the school setting, the negative effects of TBI tend to persist or worsen over time, often resulting in academic and social difficulties that require formal and informal educational assistance and support. School psychologists and other educational professionals are well-positioned to help ensure students with TBI receive this assistance and support.

Exhibition Catalogue — Imprints And Impressions: Milestones In Human Progress, Paul H. Benson, Sandra A. Yocum, Mark Masthay, Donald J. Polzella

Supplemental Media

Exhibition catalogue for Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress — Highlights from the Rose Rare Book Collection. Includes an introduction by Kathleen M. Webb, dean of University Libraries; essays about the impact of the exhibition's books on modern inquiry, the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences; and photographs of the works in the exhibit.

Use Of Archives By Catholic Historians, 2010-2012: A Citation Study, Jillian M. Slater, Colleen Hoelscher

Marian Library Faculty Publications

This article reports on a citation study examining the use of archives by researchers in the field of Catholic history. The authors collected citation data from three Catholic history journals published from 2010 through 2012. They analyzed two citation attributes: the type of materials cited and, for archival materials, the type of repository. This article presents results and observations from the study and discusses them in the context of archival practice. The authors discuss how findings from this study can inform collection development and archival description as well as ideas for further research.

Religious Associational Rights And Sexual Conduct In South Africa: Towards The Furtherance Of The Accommodation Of A Diversity Of Beliefs, Shaun De Freitas

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Child Abuse Reporting: When Given The Option, Do Youth Choose To Report?, Michelle L. Vos

Master's Theses

Christensen and Prout (2002) explain, "The task of the social scientist is to work for the right of people to have a voice and to be heard. In the case of children, `age' is perhaps one of the most dominant factors used to discriminate against children being heard and listened to" (p. 483). And in the case of children experiencing neglect or abuse, the opportunity for them to be heard is even more limited. This project analyzes data from the National Runway Safeline - one place where children's voice can be heard. NRS, established in 1971, offers confidential and anonymous …

Loomweights, Laura Surtees

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Exploring Kastro Kallithea On The Surface: The Foundation And Occupation Of Kastro Kallithea, Thessaly, Greece, Laura Surtees, Sophia Karapanou, Margriet J. Haagsma

Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.