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  • The divorce process : toward a typology of marital dissolution

    Creator:
    Ponzetti, James Joseph
    Abstract:
    The purpose of the present study was to describe the process of marital dissolution. This description entailed collecting information about the process itself and then typologizing divorces on the basis of their trajectories to dissolution. One hundred and seven divorced individuals were interviewed. This interview consisted of three parts. First,...
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    Dissertation
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    dissolution AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James Joseph Ponzetti, Jr. for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

  • Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

    Creator:
    Bailey, Sandra J.
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    Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
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    Dissertation
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    (Ponzetti & Bodine, 1993). One federally funded family literacy program, Even Start, began in the late

  • Predictors of commitment to a dual-work lifestyle in pre-dual-work couples

    Creator:
    Conger, John D.
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    The purpose of the present study was to identify variables which are related to the degree of commitment to a dual-work lifestyle held by engaged individuals who indicated their intentions for such workfamily patterns after marriage. The study also grouped couples according to patterns of commitment, and examined differences by...
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    Ponzetti, friend and colleague. Their support and advice is deeply appreciated. I am deeply indebted to

  • Exposure of preschool children to companion animals : impact on role-taking skills

    Creator:
    Bailey, Cindee
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    The importance of role-taking skills in the social development of children has been well documented. Further, it has been shown that children's development of role-taking skills is dependent upon the quantity and quality of social interactions which require the consideration of alternative perspectives. Given recent evidence of the importance of...
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    : impact on role-taking skills AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cindee M. Bailey for the degree of Doctor of