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Researcher/Practitioner Teams: A Potential Tool For Creating Democratic Dialogue In Participatory Evaluation, Regina Ann Misch
Researcher/Practitioner Teams: A Potential Tool For Creating Democratic Dialogue In Participatory Evaluation, Regina Ann Misch
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Since December 1996, The Center for Applied Social Analysis and Education (CASAE) has conducted an evaluation for a juvenile justice program in Humboldt County. CASAE has taken a participatory approach to the evaluation by involving the probation officers and other practitioners in data collection and report composition. The evaluation is unique in that the researchers have the opportunity to experience the practitioner’s work first hand by observing the practitioner during visits to their clients. I have termed this collaborative tool, researcher/ practitioner teams (r/p teams). Such an experience may promote a bond of trust between the researcher and practitioner and …
Toward A Sociological Understanding Of Heroic Behavior: A Focus On Carnegie Heroes, Anna F. Lomascolo
Toward A Sociological Understanding Of Heroic Behavior: A Focus On Carnegie Heroes, Anna F. Lomascolo
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
This qualitative study explored the motivational factors underlying heroic acts of rescue and the ways in which gender role expectations appeared to have influenced whether or not males and females offered help in emergency situations. The overarching research question was What socio-cultural factors prompt individuals to risk their lives on behalf of others? In order to provide answers to this question, one-on-one, structured interviews were conducted with 75 recipients of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s medal for civilian heroism. Research findings revealed predominantly normative motivations which were evident in three forms: (1) adherence to the norm of social responsibility; (2) …
An Evaluation Of The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program In Humboldt County's Juvenile Court, Ruben Alvarado
An Evaluation Of The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program In Humboldt County's Juvenile Court, Ruben Alvarado
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Humboldt program has grown to at a very rapid rate. CASA of Humboldt has become the largest rural program in the state of California. A program evaluation of the CASA of Humboldt program was performed to determine if the program is meeting its organizational mandate and to assess the impact on the children represented by CASA volunteers. A case study design was used to research the nature of CASA intervention on case disposition. A triangulation of findings from several mini-surveys which were administered to juvenile court judges, attorneys, social workers, CASA case managers and …
The Shadow Children, Patricia A. Menzies
The Shadow Children, Patricia A. Menzies
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Fifty years ago, to be a good foster parent, all one needed was a lot of love and patience. As we approach the 21st century, foster parenting has become a complex career choice wherein the foster parent needs to have a multi-faceted background in order to adequately deal with children who have been traumatized by those who should have been protecting them. Oftentimes suffering severe psychological damage, these children can present an overwhelming challenge to particularly the novice foster parent, but also to the veteran foster parent who is finding that, with each year, the children are arriving with more …
An Assessment Of The Project Challenge Pilot Program Evaluation, Judy Lynn Scripter
An Assessment Of The Project Challenge Pilot Program Evaluation, Judy Lynn Scripter
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
There are ongoing discussions in the field of social research concerning the utility of Program Evaluation (Browne and Wildavsky, 1983; Posavac and Carey, 1989; Deshler and Ewert, 1995). Program managers need relevant information to make policy decisions, improve processes, or validate their existence. Program evaluation activities need to be assessed for the same reasons social researchers evaluate programs, i.e., accountability, selecting best practices, program improvement, etc.... Posavac and Carey (1989:3) state “The mission of program evaluation... is to assist in improving the quality of human services.” The purpose of this project was to assess the evaluation of Project Challenge Pilot …
The Media's Influence On Women's Labor Force Participation: A Content Analysis Of Magazines, Cassandra S. Crawford
The Media's Influence On Women's Labor Force Participation: A Content Analysis Of Magazines, Cassandra S. Crawford
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
The media can be understood not as a mechanism which dictates cultural specifics, but rather, as forum for cultural mimicry. The Symbolic Interactionist perspective suggests that the media has a degree of influence similar to that of other actors, because readers are imputed in the production of meaning. Interactions are dynamic and, as a consequence, a multiplicity of meanings are inevitable. Women’s occupational imaging in advertisements can be utilized to illustrate this assertion. Year intervals in which labor force participation rates increased 1.5% or greater were extracted from labor force data. In order to ascertain what influence the media has …
The Media's Influence On Welfare Recipients' Self Perceptions, Candice L. Ludlow
The Media's Influence On Welfare Recipients' Self Perceptions, Candice L. Ludlow
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
This is a two-fold study of the media's influence on welfare recipients' self perceptions. The research focuses on how news stories about welfare effect women who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children. It is my contention that welfare recipients have increasingly been scapegoated through the media by politicians and policymakers for the economic woes of this country. Welfare recipients are also blamed for their economic position in society. Historically, the discourse in the popular media neglects structural issues of poverty. Instead the debate focuses on changing welfare recipients' behaviors, by means such as denying benefits to those who conceive …
The Role Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques In Siting A Multiple Assistance Center In Eureka, California, Julie A. Orth
The Role Of Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques In Siting A Multiple Assistance Center In Eureka, California, Julie A. Orth
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
For many years, the siting of a Multiple Assistance Center (MAC) for the homeless in the Eureka area has been a contentious issue. Public outcry has prevented service providers and government representatives from siting a MAC thus far. This project has been an attempt to reduce and answer public opposition by allowing the community to participate in the siting process. By allowing their concerns to be heard and addressed via public meetings and written forms, the objective criteria for the MAC and its location was created. Next, again through meetings and mailings, all members of the community had the opportunity …
Batawat By The Sea: The Wiyot In Mckinleyville, California, Dorothy Lavalle
Batawat By The Sea: The Wiyot In Mckinleyville, California, Dorothy Lavalle
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
This thesis is an interpretive ethnography using a heuristic approach in reconstructing the history of the Wiyot people through analysis of pertaining historical and anthropological literature, broadened with information from ethnographic interviews done in the last ten years with Indian and non-Indian community members. Batawat is the northern Wiyot district, located on the Mad River in Humboldt County, California, interrupted and eventually destroyed by American colonization in the 1850s and 1860s. The surviving Batawats returned after removal, to live in far more sparse and restricted circumstances in McKinleyville, the site of Batawat sacred and residential areas. Some Batawats remained on …
The Dilemmas Of Conflict Resolution In Central And Eastern Europe, Lisa Marie Shochat
The Dilemmas Of Conflict Resolution In Central And Eastern Europe, Lisa Marie Shochat
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
At a time when the future of Central and Eastern Europe stands tenuously between a history of authoritarian regimes and contemporary endeavors to establish political stability through democracy, it is important to investigate those social structures which hold the potential to strengthen the democratic participation and self- determinism of the population. Through an analysis of the mission and practice of dispute resolution organizations described in case studies, conference presentations, annual reports, newsletters, and web pages, the research shows how the development of mediating norms and institutions support a wide variety of goals including strengthening democratic participation, stimulating systemic changes for …
The L-Word : August 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : July 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : June 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : May 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : April 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : March 1, 1997, The L-Word
The L-Word : January 1, 1997, The L-Word
Looking Below The Rim: Deconceptualizing Sport As A "Male Activity"- Acknowledging Women's Contributions, Kristin L. Oakley
Looking Below The Rim: Deconceptualizing Sport As A "Male Activity"- Acknowledging Women's Contributions, Kristin L. Oakley
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Throughout its existence, sport has stigmatized “female” characteristics as an inhibition to one’s athleticism, while at the same time emphasizing the need for team cohesion in order to excel. In an effort to value women’s contributions to sport, and counteract the popular equation of sport as “male,” I have examined and compared the amount of nonverbal support which men and women communicate between teammates. Using the basketball court as my field of observation, I videotaped Humboldt State University’s men’s and women’s intercollegiate basketball teams (Division II squads) for a two year period, culminating 124 hours of data (granted exempt status …
Healthy Start: Strengthening The Lives Of Children And Families, Michelle Hardy
Healthy Start: Strengthening The Lives Of Children And Families, Michelle Hardy
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
My project consists of an examination of an initiative called Healthy Start, which was developed to better the lives of children and families. The objective of Healthy Start is to make improvements with children and families in terms of school performance and physical and social well-being. The Healthy Start Support Services for Children Act (Senate Bill 620) is California's first statewide effort to place comprehensive support services at the school site. During my study, I investigated five Healthy Start sites in Northern California, four of which are located in Humboldt county. My reason for doing this project is to evaluate …
The Bubble's Skin: A Complex Biocultural Sociological Perspective Of Meaning; A Perspective Of Sociological Meaning, Laurenc L. Devita
The Bubble's Skin: A Complex Biocultural Sociological Perspective Of Meaning; A Perspective Of Sociological Meaning, Laurenc L. Devita
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Complexity theories provide us with insight into the relationship between social "things". Things can be understood as concatenations of differences in the products of relative processes. As sociologists, we can use complexity theories to animate biocultural concepts to better understand how individual humans doing what they do gives rise to order at higher social levels- culture and structure. Meaning is the most human of human activities, and through an understanding of Meaning we can understand social structure. Meaning, in this discussion, is primarily emotion, for it is through emotion that we understand. Emotion arises in the brain, expresses itself in …
Politics Of The Marginal Vs. Truth Seeking: Pmsi As The Future Of Pragmatist Social Inquiry, Lutfi Altunsu
Politics Of The Marginal Vs. Truth Seeking: Pmsi As The Future Of Pragmatist Social Inquiry, Lutfi Altunsu
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
It is argued that social theory is in a crises in addressing the social, economical, cultural, and political relations in so called postmodern society which is a new formation in late twentieth century. For this reason, some of the sociologists who follow Symbolic Interactionist tradition have attempted to associate Symbolic Interactionism (SI) with Postmodernism (PM). Renewing Symbolic Interactionism can help us to overcome this crisis in theorizing the postmodern world. In order to see whether or not this association is possible and desirable, Symbolic Interactionist and Postmodernist traditions are compared at ontological, epistemological, and axiological levels. And, also the ideas …
The L-Word : December 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : November 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : October 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : September 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : August 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : June 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : May 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : April 1, 1996, The L-Word
The L-Word : March 1, 1996, The L-Word