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Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

Creator:: Merrill, Marina L.
Abstract:: This research focused on the experiences of 15 low income Mexican women immigrants participating in MAS and Superando, two family literacy programs at the center of these women's sociocultural change. This research sought to understand the extent to which participation in these two programs empowers women to create change in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Goals 61 Previous Educational Experiences 62 Inner Transformations 66 Increasing Awareness 68 Social

Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: The social aspects of older adults lives are strongly linked to well-being outcomes. Social relationships in older adulthood are rewarding, but also complex, and to maintain a positive social environment, older adults must reconcile long relationships histories, negotiate changing roles, and deal with increasing dependencies. Older adults are known to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1, 2011. Title: Shaping Social Worlds: Exploring Relationship Regulation Processes in Older

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

Creator:: Ozretich, Robin Nathaniel
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and examine risk and protective factors associated with residential instability within a sample of rural low-income mothers. Residential instability was defined as two or more residential moves within the course of a year. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to compare residentially...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Previous research has pointed to the severe negative educational, social, and developmental impacts of

Does Disability Severity Matter? The Daily Lives of Parent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Creator:: Fenn, Meghann L.
Abstract:: Individuals with disabilities and their parents, even within specific disability diagnoses, have diverse life experiences and trajectories. The current study focuses on parents of individuals with developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities (DD) are a diverse group of severe chronic conditions evident at birth or acquired during childhood that affect major life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and guided by social systems), key policy and social changes reviewed mark salient points in

The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

Creator:: Needham, Shana M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the benefit and risk that close social partners bring to adults' lives, and the efficacy and consequences of engaging social resources to maintain well-being in the face of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the

Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

Creator:: Shepherd, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: This study examined the association between poverty and child neglect. The existence of a general association has been established for some time. However, there is much debate, and little detailed research, on the specific processes that create this association. This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

Creator:: De Costa, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Loretta)
Abstract:: The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has greatly outpaced our knowledge. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to develop a more informed understanding of foster family functioning from the perspective of foster parents. This study examined the experiences of 9 kin and 12 nonkin foster...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: expected and their actual responsibilities encompassed a wide range of duties. The social factors that

The influence of children's learning-related social skills and the home literacy environment on early literacy skills

Creator:: Farris, Carrie L.
Abstract:: The present study investigated how the home literacy environment and children's learning-related social skills independently and interactively predicted early literacy skills in a sample of 72 children. Hierarchical regressions revealed that the home literacy environment predicted children's early reading and vocabulary skills, when controlling for maternal education and child age....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Influence of Children's Learning-Related Social Skills and the Home Literacy Environment on Early Literacy

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

Creator:: Day, Jack K.
Abstract:: Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenges, especially for those coming of age during an economic crisis. Individuals often rely on support from existing social networks, and establish social capital through deepening and expanding social ties, as they establish footholds in roles marking adulthood. Yet investing in social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Social Integration and Trust During the Great Recession Abstract approved

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Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

Does Disability Severity Matter? The Daily Lives of Parent Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities

The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

The influence of children's learning-related social skills and the home literacy environment on early literacy skills

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

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