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Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

Creator:: Thompson, Mitchell D.
Abstract:: It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mitchell D. Thompson

Outcome Evaluation of Inmate Recovery Program: Follow-Up Evaluations of a Jail-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program Over a Five Year Period

Creator:: Hughey, Raymond W.
Abstract:: Overcrowding is a serious problem in prisons and jails. Most people who are in prison and jail have substance abuse problems. Long-term, intensive, therapeutic community, substance abuse treatment in prison has proven effective in reducing arrests, amounts of incarceration and time until first arrest. Jails, with their shorter times of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Raymond W. Hughey for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

Creator:: Nassar, Arica Louise Fafa
Abstract:: Mental health among student athletes has gotten much more attention in the world of sport today. However, there has been a lack of research focusing on how the socioeconomic backgrounds of Division 1 student athletes can play a role in their mental health and their desire to seek out help...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

Creator:: Tobey, Toni K.
Abstract:: The frame of reference for understanding the rhetorical significance of cultural acts lies in the identification and explication of the diversity of theories which encompass sociological and anthropological definitions of culture. The paradigms presented in this thesis range from unilinear evolution, biological and environmental determinism, materialism, historical ethnology and reductionism...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: References Budd, R. W., S Ruben, B. D., (Eds.). (1972). Interdisciplinary approaches to human communication

Serving from the center : servant leadership and social capital

Creator:: Easdale, Daniel
Abstract:: The perception that there exists a lack of leadership can be found throughout history. Currently, according to Robert Putnam, there does appear to be a decline is social capital. This research examines the connection between business leadership style and effects on social capital. Most research on corporate social responsibility focuses...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Role of the Academic Advisor as a Support Person for Student-Athletes in Higher Education

Creator:: Phillips, Rachel (Rachel Lynne)
Abstract:: Despite policies implemented by the NCAA with the intention of increasing student-athlete academic success and persistence to graduation, student-athlete graduation rates still remain low, with only 65% of student-athletes receiving their college degree. Certain non- cognitive variables, including the availability of a strong support person, have been shown predict persistence...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

Creator:: Loikkanen, Teppo T. J.
Abstract:: Under what circumstances and in what ways can public participation be utilized in managing Finland's national forests? In the first chapter, a framework for answering this question is set by analyzing Finnish legal, cultural, historical and political background. The frame defines the Finnish Forest and Park Service's (FPS) decision making...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

Creator:: Espinosa M., Jorge E.
Abstract:: Social and personal identities were examined for samples of college graduate students in three culturally different groups: Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National. Four identities were explored in terms of salience, frequency, and valence: religious, family, gender, and peer. No differences were found between the groups on religious and gender identities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Stephen W. Hebber, as des- cribed in the "User Instruction Manual for Advanced Sta- tistical Analysis

Worldminded Attitudes of Japanese College Students in Japan and in the United States

Creator:: Ishida, Etsuko
Abstract:: This study focused on the worldminded attitudes of Japanese college students in Japan and in the United States. The effects of studying abroad and the change in attitudes between Japanese college male students and female students were examined in terms of worldmindedness, which is defined as a frame of reference,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Appendix C Japanese equivalence of the Worldmindedness Scale Appendix D Cover Letter 73 76 78 LIST

Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

Creator:: Huillet, Michelle M.
Abstract:: In 2004 after Desperate Housewives premiered, it was met with significant criticism condemning the lack of values and morals on the show, depicted through the pervasiveness of sinful and illegal behavior (Olsen & Morgan, 2010). However, Olsen and Morgan contend that sinful and illegal behavior is accompanied with attempts at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

Outcome Evaluation of Inmate Recovery Program: Follow-Up Evaluations of a Jail-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Program Over a Five Year Period

How Have Black/African American Division 1 Student-athletes Socioeconomic Backgrounds Affected their Mental Health Well-being Compared to their Counterpart Athletes

The rhetorical dynamics of culture : an interdisciplinary approach to a synthesis between rhetoric and culture

Serving from the center : servant leadership and social capital

The Role of the Academic Advisor as a Support Person for Student-Athletes in Higher Education

Applicability of Public Participation for the Finnish Forest and Park Service

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

Worldminded Attitudes of Japanese College Students in Japan and in the United States

Guilt and Redemption on Wisteria Lane: A Burkeian Analysis of Desperate Housewives

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