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  • An analysis of Maria Montessori’s theory of normalization in light of emerging research in self-regulation

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    Lloyd, Kathleen M.
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    The regulation of behavior is a major issue in early childhood development, with important implications for children’s adaptive and maladaptive developmental outcomes. Emerging research suggests that the degree of successful self-regulation depends upon the efficiency of the child’s attentional system and that the ability to focus and sustain attention supports...
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    promote concentration, children went through a transformative process, which she referred to as

  • Ecology of adult day care for family caregivers

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    Patterson, Susan L.
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    The purpose of the study was to learn more about the ways in which caregivers perceive the effects of adult day services. The goal was to help inform adult day providers about services family caregivers find useful. An ecological model was used as a framework. Data were collected from focus...
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    wonderful adventures on the open road. I only wish she was here to share the culmination of this journey

  • Resilience in Adulthood : How Does the Social Environment Facilitate Adjustment and Growth Following Adversity?

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    Igarashi, Heidi
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    This study contributes to our understanding of positive adult development by examining resilience processes in adulthood. Resilience is often considered to be an individual-level trait. However, the child development literature has consistently shown that support from parents and caring others is a critical component of resilience. Less is known about...
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    of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Dean of the Graduate School I

  • Bereavement experiences following a death under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

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    Srinivasan, Erica G.
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    Oregon residents with a terminal illness have had the option to use aid-in-dying under the Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) since 1997. The DWDA allows terminally ill Oregonians to make a request for lethal dosages of medication, prescribed by physicians for the purpose of self-administering to end one's life....
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    Family Sciences Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my

  • In my own words, a study of faith as articulated by adults with developmental disabilities

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    Pickett-Cooper, Patricia K.
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    This qualitative study considered faith as a part of the lifespan development of adults with developmental disabilities between the ages of 30 and 67 years. Ten individuals who participated attended an adapted liturgy and/or fellowship group hosted by two Roman Catholic faith formation groups. The data were gathered through individual,...
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    ______________________________________________________________ Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my dissertation will become part of the

  • Job Strain in Toddler Teachers : Associations with Classroom Quality

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    Henry, Adrienne J. L.
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    This study examined four occupational health risks that contribute to job strain, the experience of infectious disease, musculoskeletal strain, job dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms, for toddler teachers as predictors of classroom quality. Both the physical and social settings of early care and education (ECE) are influential in shaping children’s early...
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    dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms. I hypothesized that higher levels of toddler teacher physical and

  • Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

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    Barrett-Rivera, Brenda C.
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    Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban Institute, n.d.; U.S. Census, 2015). Low-income families struggle to keep a roof overhead within the context of rising housing...
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    Health Sciences Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my thesis

  • From work-first to learn first : navigating educational choices among TANF recipients through the lens of possible selves and stigma

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    Jones, Terese D.
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    Individuals who are parents and students on TANF experience challenges accessing and persisting in higher education. This study explored the experiences of TANF recipients who are navigating a return to higher education and the impact of college on how they construct a future self. Two theoretical frameworks were used to...
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    Sciences Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my thesis will become part

  • The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

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    Needham, Shana M.
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    One's ability to determine the cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the ability to determine these relationships is not always as clear. According to Weary and Edwards (1996) causal uncertainty (CU) is the result of an individual perceiving themselves as someone who...
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    ___________________________________________________________________ Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent

  • The influence of attitudes about death on advance directive completion

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    Srinivasan, Erica G.
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    Surveys of both patients and health care providers have indicated strong interest, up to 95%, in favor of advance directives, which are legal documents that express patients' healthcare treatment decisions. Despite the widespread support for advance directives, actual completion rates are very low, ranging from 4% to 20% for the...
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