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  • Response of family businesses to a natural disaster : a case study approach

    Creator:
    Hammond, Clark H.
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    Throughout the world, weather-related and other natural phenomena claim thousands of lives and devour billions of dollars annually in recovery efforts. Destruction of life and property in the wake of disasters is devastating, and can have a dramatic impact on families and businesses around the globe. Yet, published works specifically...
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    of Family Businesses to a Natural Disaster: A Case Study Approach Abstract approved: Geraldine I

  • A comparison of depression, stress and self-image between younger and older adolescent mothers

    Creator:
    Kitzrow, Martha Anne.
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    Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical, developmental, economic and educational consequences for both mother and child. A review of the literature examined psychological and sociocultural factors and negative consequences associated with adolescent pregnancy. There has been little research on age specific differences between...
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    isolation, poor health and poor family relationships. The results of this study point to the need to screen

  • Study abroad and national identity

    Creator:
    Pelosi, Giustina M.
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    A recent and steady increase in student participation in study-abroad programs has caused international educators and student affairs professionals to reevaluate the current study-abroad paradigm and redesign and implement new curricula better suited to meet the changing needs of international education. Recent emphasis has been placed on understanding outcomes of...
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    observers and authors of American culture. The investigation consisted of a collective case study in which

  • Does the relationship with the baby's father predict breastfeeding for low-income mothers?

    Creator:
    Schiedel, Esther R.
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    The study hypotheses, based on sociobiology, were that the more committed and positive the parental relationship, the greater the likelihood of breastfeeding and of later weaning. Data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study was used; sample size was 3635, and over half were African- 2merican. In a logistic...
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  • Profiles in courage of community college leaders

    Creator:
    Kruger, Mari L.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of courage among community college leaders across the United States. The following questions guided the research: (1) What is the courageous experience like for a community college leader? (2) What is the process of courage development? (3) What are...
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    a qualitative/interpretive methodology and instrumental case study method with nine community

  • Aging in place : a contemporary social phenomenon

    Creator:
    Lee, Megan
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    Most aging individuals prefer to remain in a self-determined home environment, and generally aging adults want to remain in the same home or same community. The benefits of remaining in a self-determined private home environment while aging have been established. Because individuals present a diversity of needs, it takes interdisciplinary...
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    Primary Case Study Participants’ Friend and Family Member Interview Guide …………………………………………………… 240 B-3.3