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Creator:: Calvert, Robert C. (Robert Christian)
Abstract:: Youth in foster care often perform at lower levels academically than those not in foster care. Prior research on the nature of the relationships that affect former foster youth's educational path has been inconclusive. Though it is widely believed that positive relationships with faculty, staff and peers is beneficial for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Christopher, F. Scott
Abstract:: Fifty-four premarital couples were interviewed in an attempt to: (a) delineate pathways of premarital involvement; (b) investigate differences in the relationships of individuals who follow different pathways; and (c) examine which background variables predispose individuals to follow a specific pathway. Four sexual pathway types were established using a cluster analytic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Koval, James E.
Abstract:: It has been proposed that individuals develop models of premarital relationships based on their preferred ways of experiencing love with another person. This study attempted to operationalize the concept of relationship models to determine if individuals differ in how they expect their feelings of love to develop over the course...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Lundy, Robert Craig
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine if significant differences existed between the engagement styles of management students and practicing managers. The term "engagement" is used to refer to the processes by which organizational members establish an effective relationship with important human systems of the organization {i.e., superiors,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Martin, Sally S.
Abstract:: There is increasing recognition of the importance of older adults in providing support to and maintaining relationships with their nonkin peers. Social trends, such as smaller family size, may reduce the role of family members and increase the importance of nonkin peers in providing help to the elderly. Relationships with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Page, Edward B.
Abstract:: Leadership, organizational structure, and communication/interpersonal relations are key functions studied. Evaluation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (Project) considers how well those factors were managed by Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in a bioregional assessment during a period from November, 1994 to November, 1995. Exploration of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Loyer-Carlson, Vicki L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the role of causal attributions in casual-dating dissolution. Of 88 participants in a longitudinal investigation of casual-dating relationships, 48 completed termination questionnaires. Data were examined for common themes of break-up using Kelley's theory of interdependence. Reflecting concern for one's own outcomes in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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