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Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

Creator:: Yamamoto, Toshiko
Abstract:: This thesis addresses the issue of comfortable and functional living environments to provide seniors with opportunities for "age in place," that is, living in one's own house after retirement. Such living environments enhance seniors' life satisfaction since the majority of seniors prefer to stay in their own houses and live...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , as well as the other committee members Carmen D. Steggell, Carol C. Caughey, and Andreas Waldkirch

Applying theories of capital to understand parent involvement at school as a component of family-school interaction : the special case of children with special needs

Creator:: Dogaru, Cristian M.
Abstract:: This study used a nationally representative dataset of 21,260 kindergartners, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (National Center for Education Statistics, 2001a), and a conceptual framework of theories of cultural and social capital (Bourdieu, 1986) embedded in an ecological framework (Bronfenbrenner, 2005) to identify unobserved socio-cultural classes in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

First impressions of the interiors of hotel lobbies as influences on perceptions of hotels

Creator:: Fidzani, Lily Clara
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine whether participants can form impressions and make inferences about a hotel based only on the physical environment or design of the hotel lobby. The study investigated how the interior arrangement, furnishings and other aspects of hotel lobbies influenced participants' first impressions and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Carmen Steggell and Dr. Lizbeth Gray, for their helpful input. I would also like to thank the staff and

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Creator:: Cox, Michelle J.
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to pursue the construct of transcendence from a psychosocial, developmental perspective to predict who will volunteer and its influence on the average number of volunteer hours worked per week. The predictor variable is the self-transcendence subscale score on the Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI) (Levenson...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that concern is significantly influenced by Component D, Belief. As with the faith in humanity

Systems evaluation of the Guatemalan eye care project – Enfoque Ixcan : barriers and avenues for providing eye care services to rural Guatemala

Creator:: Terhes, Amanda Foshay
Abstract:: This thesis evaluates the programs, activities, and relationships of Enfoque Ixcan, a non-profit eye care project providing services to a rural area of Guatemala. I conducted ethnographic interviews with key stakeholders of the organization and carried out participant observation in the Ixcan region of Guatemala in February 2006. The research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effects of functional ability, assistance from human resources, and built-environment features on relocation among older persons

Creator:: June, Kyung Sook
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine conditions under which functional ability predicts relocation of older persons. Data for this study came from a sample of 6,225 respondents aged 70 or older, who were interviewed both at Wave 1 (1993) and 2 (1995) of a longitudinal national survey of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and detailed corrections, Dr. Victoria Douglass, Ms. Carol Caughey, and Dr. Carmen B. Steggell for

The effect of Pell Grants and other factors on debt accumulation of Stafford Loan recipients

Creator:: Piccola-Schmidt, Michelle Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect that Pell Grants have on Stafford Loan debt accumulation and to identify other factors that affect Stafford Loan debt accumulation. The sample consisted of 32,525 dependent undergraduate students from more than 100 different four-year public institutions. All the students...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thank the members of my committee: Dr. Chris Ward, Professor Nancy Bryant, Dr. Carmen Steggell and

Emotional responses to a sustainable interior environment and a non-sustainable interior environment

Creator:: Northup, Reade B.
Abstract:: This study focused on users' emotional responses to a sustainable and a non-sustainable interior environment. Emotional reactions toward interior environments were tested by having subjects complete a survey. The survey tested users' emotional reactions with a mixed methods approach by including both qualitative and quantitative questions. The scope of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: advisor and mentor and to the author’s committee members, Mrs. Carol Caughey, Dr. Carmen Steggell, and

The relationship of career development interventions to English self-efficacy and English motivation in high school students

Creator:: Wood, Chris
Abstract:: Although some studies have demonstrated different career development interventions to be associated with positive student outcomes such as increased academic achievement, increased educational planning and increased career maturity, there has been no investigation of different quantities of career development interventions related to the student outcomes motivation and self-efficacy. Substantial research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Predictors of Florida retirees' housing decisions and housing adjustments

Applying theories of capital to understand parent involvement at school as a component of family-school interaction : the special case of children with special needs

First impressions of the interiors of hotel lobbies as influences on perceptions of hotels

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Systems evaluation of the Guatemalan eye care project – Enfoque Ixcan : barriers and avenues for providing eye care services to rural Guatemala

The effects of functional ability, assistance from human resources, and built-environment features on relocation among older persons

The effect of Pell Grants and other factors on debt accumulation of Stafford Loan recipients

Emotional responses to a sustainable interior environment and a non-sustainable interior environment

The relationship of career development interventions to English self-efficacy and English motivation in high school students

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