Browsing UCO - Graduate Works and Theses by Degrees "M.S., Family and Child Studies"
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Absenteeism in healthcare : identifying gaps and resources for working families.
(2015)The need for quality care for children is a need families face across the country regardless of social status. In today's business of child care, hours of operation and cost of services have taken precedents to the quality ... -
Characteristic preferences in mate selection among college students : a comparison study spanning the late twentieth century into the early twenty-first century.
(2008)This study was designed to explore the preferred characteristics of mate selection. Additionally, this study sought to determine preferences by sex, age, and over time. As a matter of geographical convenience and also in ... -
Describing the Buckle Up program efforts to support child well-being in Oklahoma : exploring potential connections between child motor vehicle injuries, fatalities, certification status, and Buckle Up events.
(2014)In 1997 Safe Kids Worldwide and General Motors Corporation founded the Buckle Up program. The program trains and certifies individuals to become service providers whose job is to obtain the knowledge and skills on the ... -
Early care professionals' perspective of sociodramatic play.
(2012)This qualitative study was conducted to deepen the understanding of the Early Care Professional's perspective while implementing sociodramatic play. Data was gathered and categorized from two interviews of each of the five ... -
Exploring cell phone use in romantic relationships.
(2015)Mobile technology has changed the way we interact with people on many levels. The impact of cell phone use on romantic relationships is viewed through the theoretical lens of symbolic interactionism which posits the world ... -
Impact of group care living.
(2013)This study was designed to analyze and research the impact of group care placements on the child's development in the specific areas of educational development, relationship development, social skills development, and ... -
The importance of quality family time on child development
(2023)Minimal research has been done to date on how family time and children's activities impact a child's development. The amount of quality time that families spend together has decreased in recent years and children have ... -
Married couples' perceptions of support following the death of a child : a phenomenological study.
(2013)Social support after the death of a child is often thought of as a buffer to help parents with the grieving process. Previous research has focused on grief and support from an individual's perspective but has failed to ... -
National accreditation improves the standard of care in child care
(2015)This study will investigate the impact that national accreditation has on the quality of care that children receive while in a child care program. A statistical analysis was conducted to compare the total number of ... -
Perceptions of Early Head Start teachers of instructional coaching.
(2018)Recent Early Head Start standards require instructional coaching be utilized as a form of teacher development. (Head Start: Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, 2018). This research provides an insight into Early ... -
Religious influences on premarital education : access and attitudes.
(2018)Premarital education has been strongly tied to religious organizations but minimal research exists on the relationship between premarital education and religion. Literature overwhelmingly supports the benefits of premarital ... -
Teen mothers' experiences in the New Beginnings Parent Education Program.
(2008)This study was conducted to gain the personal accounts of teen mothers' experiences as students attending the New Beginnings Parent Education Program. Using a phenomenological perspective, the researcher sought to gain a ... -
The investigation of voluntarily childless married couples and marital satisfaction
(2008)This exploratory study was designed to investigate the impact on marital satisfaction as a result of being voluntarily childless. An open-ended questionnaire was the instrument used in this cross sectional, convenience ... -
The use of authentic assessment in eligibility determination for early childhood intervention programs.
(2010)The purpose of this study was to survey Part C Coordinators of early intervention programs across the United States and its territories to determine the actual use of authentic assessment methods to determine eligibility ...