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Creator:: Sanders, Karen M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between selected academic factors and the persistence of GED recipients in community colleges in the state of Oregon. With this purpose in mind, the study addressed the following research question: Is there a relationship between selected academic variables and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: postsecondary education all the more important (Rose, 1997). There is a perception among many educators and

Creator:: Lile, Joy R.
Abstract:: Adolescence is a developmental stage marked by crystallization in individuals’ sense of identity (Erikson, 1994; Harter, 1999). Research on positive youth development stresses the ways in which thriving trajectories during adolescence contribute to positive lifelong outcomes (Lerner & Overton, 2008; Scales, Benson, & Roehlkepartain, 2011) A symbolic interactionism perspective (Mead,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: adulthood; between 2001 and 2011, rates of college attendance for individuals under 25 rose from 36% to 42

Creator:: Calvert, Robert C. (Robert Christian)
Abstract:: Youth in foster care often perform at lower levels academically than those not in foster care. Prior research on the nature of the relationships that affect former foster youth's educational path has been inconclusive. Though it is widely believed that positive relationships with faculty, staff and peers is beneficial for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: three years (Bowen, Hopsen, Rose & Glennie, 2012). Educational expectations are correlated with the

Creator:: LaLonde, Johnny R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to contribute to deeper understanding of how client’s experience their spirituality and religion during the therapy process. The first manuscript is located in chapter 2 and titled A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Client Experience of Addressing Spirituality and Religion in Counseling. This metasynthesis pools together...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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