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  • The resistance and survival of old women : striving for empowerment in the face of oppression and violence

    Creator:
    Mau, Sindy Kay
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    Old women face a unique set of obstacles in their quest for empowerment. In this study the concept of empowerment is explored by politicizing issues of personal safety. The most significant factors that impede an old woman's sense of safety and control include oppression, primarily ageism and sexism, along with...
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    presented on February 17. 1997. Title: The Resistance and Survival of Old Women: Striving for Empowerment

  • The Affects and Effects of an Anti-Oppression Course Emphasizing Ethics on Students

    Creator:
    Prasad, Ashwini
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    Effective pedagogy to teach students about anti-oppression education is valuable to educators and campuses in the United States. One means to introduce oppression to students is to discuss it in its ethical perspectives. This allows students to bring oppression to an individual level and the focus is on values with...
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    Masters Thesis

  • An analysis of the relationship between corporate sponsorship and intramural event participation

    Creator:
    Tobery, James R.
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    More Americans are participating in sport every year and several organizations have made it their mission to provide the opportunity for organized sport participation. College and University intramural departments are one of those organizations. They provide participation opportunities on nearly every college campus. The review of literature identifies the sociological...
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    sponsorship and intramural event participation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James R. Tobery for the degree

  • Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

    Creator:
    Martin, Harry J.
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    This study was designed to assess the effects of approval seeking motivation and social cost upon conformity to group norms which were inconsistent with personal values. Utilizing the Asch conformity paradigm, 321 subjects were exposed to a group opinion which was contradictory to one of their personal values. The results...
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    report on a study 17 which was designed to assess the effect of these two variables on conformity to

  • Design Thinking as a Framework to Maximize Learning Foreign Languages in Online Environments

    Creator:
    Beged-Dov, Yael
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    In this qualitative case study, the implementation of a student-centered model of teaching, “Design Thinking, is explored to understand the difficulties learners experience when studying a foreign language in formal learning environments. This study suggests that excessive concentration on factors of grammar, translation, pronunciation, vocabulary, and lack of speech activity...
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    language; one’s 17 control of language does not necessarily reflect an individual’s language

  • Affection in the Workplace : Personality, Perceptions & Affection

    Creator:
    Spiegelman, Sarah
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    Humans have a desire for a connection among others, and they also have a desire for both giving and receiving affection, regardless of class, age, gender, cultural or religious backgrounds. There is a plethora of research on the health benefits for both giving and receiving affection in romantic and family...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Colin R. Hesse Humans have a desire for a connection among others, and they also have a

  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Student-Athlete College Experience

    Creator:
    Jackman, Callan
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for populations all over the world. One population that has been uniquely impacted by the pandemic is the student-athlete population. Over the last two years, universities took safety precautions by first sending students home and moving teaching and learning to a remote format and...
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    , Regan A. R. Gurung, my committee members Steven Ortiz and Brian Mills, and my graduate council

  • Karmic Effects: How Aggressive Behavior Toward Important People Changes the Perception of Others

    Creator:
    Whitman, Frederick R.
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    Synthesizing perspectives from Bruner (1957), and the Mind Only School of Buddhism, the current study examined the effect of a persons’ own behavior on knowledge activation. Both social cognitive psychology and the Mind Only School posit that perception is based on previously learned knowledge. Knowledge is accumulated through an individual’s...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Frederick R. Whitman for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in

  • Attitudes Toward Political Participation and Preference for Violence

    Creator:
    Yatani, Choichiro
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    This study was designed to assess the effects of political participation upon hostility and the preference for violence. To investigate this problem a political participation scale was developed. 148 male subjects (mean age 22.6 years) and 93 female subjects (mean age 20.7 years) responded to the Political Participation Scale, the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ) low political participation is correlated to feelings of political incapability (r = -.39, P<.005

  • An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Current Pesticide Management Practices in the Caribbean Region

    Creator:
    Gray, Nancy L.
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    This study examined the existence and effectiveness of current pesticide management programs in the Caribbean region. A questionnaire was developed to assess the current pesticide managment programs in the Caribbean region and to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the existing education and training programs, governmental policies, and other resources....
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    - 17, 1982. Subjects acknowledged throughout the questionnaires that there is a very definite need