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Families and Facilities: How the Parent-Child Relationship Changes Upon Institutionalization
(2017)
This thesis endeavors to trace how the relationships and of the mainstream American family unit, specifically between adult children and their parents, are altered by the process of age-related institutionalization in a ...
Ennahda and the Muslim Brotherhood Democratic Changes to Islamist Groups Undergraduate
(2016)
Despite a promising start, the Arab Spring of 2011 has resulted in the
creation of only one democracy: Tunisia. In Tunisia, an Islamist party
called Ennahda has greatly aided this successful democratic transition.
This ...
Viral Metagenomics and Anthropology in the Americas
(2015-05-08)
Viruses are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on earth. As humans, we could not exist without them. For billions of years they have been the unseen mediators of microbial and multicellular life. They are ...
A MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF WETTABILITY IN SHALE KEROGEN WITH VARYING MATURITY LEVELS AND ITS ROLE IN GOVERNING FLUID DISTRIBUTION
(2014-12)
Kerogen is defined as the insoluble macromolecular organic matter in sedimentary rocks and is a complex mixture of organic chemical compounds. The process of kerogen maturation is accompanied by the loss of functionalized ...
The Concept of Capability Consciousness: Learning From Helen Keller
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation is a philosophical analysis of the meaning of a concept I name “capability consciousness” and propose as useful for special education. Understanding this concept can help us answer an educationally and ...
Global civil society and a structural analysis of international NGOs's virtual networks
(2012)
This dissertation sought to examine the virtual structure of global civil society via three theoretical frameworks: World System Theory, World Polity Theory and the current discussion of Network Society. Virtual interactions ...
Negative emotions in informal feedback: The benefits of disappointment and drawbacks of anger
(Human Relations, 2014-10-01)
Using the emotions as social information (EASI) model, this study investigated the emotional, attitudinal and behavioral reactions to failure feedback by manipulating negative emotional displays (angry, disappointed or ...
COMMUNITY STIGMATIZATION OF COMBAT-RELATED PTSD: THE INFLUENCE OF JUST WORLD BELIEFS, VICTIM BLAMING, AND SELF-COMPASSION
(2017-08-01)
The fear of stigmatization by community members outside of the military has been identified as a significant barrier to care for military members seeking mental health services (Mittal et al., 2013). Research exploring ...
THE ROLE OF PRINCIPALS AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS IN CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN REGULAR EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN A SUBURBAN SETTING
(2017-05)
Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if there is a relationship between the principal’s knowledge in special education and special education students making adequate yearly progress on the ...
The Distortion of Upward Communication in Military Organizations
(2011)
This study explores the relationship between subordinates' inclination to distort negative upward organizational communication and four personality variables. The study used a postulated Upward Organizational Communication ...