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Psychologists and Psychologists-in-Training: Predictors of Attitudes toward Rational Suicide
(2010)
Predictors of attitudes toward rational suicide were explored for psychologists and psychologists-in-training. Political ideology, rate of religious attendance, and experience with rationally suicidal clients were statistically ...
The Use of Recommended Transition Education Practices and Perceptions of Administrative Support: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
(2012)
This study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore the relationship between the implementation of recommended transition education practices and perceptions of administrative support of transition education. Utilizing ...
Age of Alcohol Use Initiation and Lifetime Alcohol and Illiict Drug Use among American Indian Adolescents and their Peers
(2010)
From a neocolonial perspective, this study (N = 2248) examined the age of alcohol use initiation and alcohol and illicit drug use among urban students (e.g., ages 14-18) in Oklahoma County, focusing on American Indian ...
INFLUENCES ON HISPANIC-AMERICAN ACADEMIC FACTORS: A SELF-DETERMINED AND SYSTEMS ORIENTED ISSUE
(2015-05-08)
Recent findings reveal that Hispanic-American high school students graduate at a rate 30% lower than Caucasian students. This study examined the influence of Hispanic cultural values, acculturation and familial factors on ...
The Relationship of Gender, Trauma Response, and Spiritual Development to Missionary Repatriation Adjustment
(2012)
This study was designed to explore the impact of gender, trauma response, and spiritual development on the repatriation adjustment of Christian missionaries from the United States. Sussman's (2000) model for cultural ...
TEACHERS' MOTIVATION TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY: A STUDY OF EXPECTANCY-VALUE, PERCEIVED INSTRUMENTALITY, AND PROSOCIAL GOALS
(2011)
Research suggests that technology integration can improve student achievement and attitudes towards school and learning (Englert, Zhao, Collings, & Romig, 2005; Kulik, 2003; Martindale, Pearson, Curda, & Pilcher, 2005). ...
THE IMPACT OF STUDENT DIVERSITY ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES IN OKLAHOMA: WHAT CAN BE LEARNED USING STATE REGENTS DATA?
(2015-12-18)
The United States federal government requires postsecondary schools, including community colleges, to calculate student completion rates and make them public information, which they do through the Integrated Postsecondary ...
The Presence, Nature, and Impact of Caregiver Stress and Self-Care in Informal Caregivers for Veterans with Alzheimer's or Other Dementia
(2015-08-14)
This preliminary research explores the relationships between caregiver stress, self-care, and overall quality of life (QOL) in adult informal caregivers providing care for veterans with dementia. Demographic and care-related ...
Screening for Problem and Pathological Gambing: An Exploratory Study
(2015-05-08)
Problem and Pathological Gambling are serious issues that may be difficult to identify in clients because of a lack of overt symptoms and the frequent presence of feelings of shame related to the problem. It is therefore ...
Variables Affecting Motivation For Father Involvement: A Self-Determination Approach
(2016-05-13)
The present study was designed to assess the predictive relationships between motivation and father involvement from the perspective of Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) for married fathers with at least one ...