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Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

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

Food for Axiology : Acknowledging Relationships

Creator:: Piquette, Daniel S.
Abstract:: An overarching explanation for environmental degradation has been humans' disconnection from the natural world. Utilizing Whiteheadian theory, I offer that there is no disconnection. Rather, I propose that there is a dearth of relational acknowledgement. I suggest that the Cartesian dualism and modern science led to an illusory belief that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perception as a factor in mate selection

Creator:: Gravatt, Arthur E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Three measures of similarity in values

Creator:: Hofstetter, Merlin Ivan
Abstract:: The study is based on a frame of reference for comparing characteristics of ordered pairs of members of small groups ("relators" in relation to "co-relatives"). An attempt is made to replicate selected findings from a study of the acquaintance process reported by Theodore Newcomb. The effectiveness of three measures of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Physiological maturation as a factor related to intrapersonal relations of adolescent girls

Creator:: Mackie, Emma Jeanne
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physiological maturation and the intrapersonal relations of adolescent girls. The Interpersonal Check List provided the measure of self concept and ideal self concept for each subject. Subjects were 48 early-maturing and 48 late-maturing girls representing the four levels of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A comparison of peer acceptance of first-born and last-born children

Creator:: Moon, LouAnne Waln
Abstract:: This study is a comparison of the extent of acceptance by peers in first-born children and last-born children. The following hypothesis was tested: There is no difference in peer acceptance of the first-born child as compared to the last-born child. The subjects were students between the ages of 11 years...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of furniture arrangements on the social interaction of institutionalized elderly

Creator:: Kinch, Lisa Joan
Abstract:: The primary purpose of the study was to examine how furniture arrangements in the lounges of institutions for the elderly affect the social interaction among the residents. Based on the furniture arrangements that encourage social interaction, recommendations were made for the placement of furniture in the lounges of institutions for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The interrelatedness of sexual intimacy and relationship development

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

Development of a typology of premarital relationship models

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

The real world and the management classroom : a comparison of the engagement styles of management students and managers

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

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Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

Food for Axiology : Acknowledging Relationships

Perception as a factor in mate selection

Three measures of similarity in values

Physiological maturation as a factor related to intrapersonal relations of adolescent girls

A comparison of peer acceptance of first-born and last-born children

The effect of furniture arrangements on the social interaction of institutionalized elderly

The interrelatedness of sexual intimacy and relationship development

Development of a typology of premarital relationship models

The real world and the management classroom : a comparison of the engagement styles of management students and managers

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