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Middle Eastern mothers' perspectives of U.S. early childhood schools

Creator:: Badiee, Shahrnaz
Abstract:: I determined the perspectives of Middle Eastern mothers concerning U.S. early childhood schools using qualitative methodologies. The ecological perspective model presented by Bronfenbrenner was the ideal framework for investigating the Middle Eastern children's experiences in this study that considered the importance of the sociocultural contexts of children and their families....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and school (Suarez-Orozco & Suarez-Orozco, 2001). The relationship in terms of parent/teacher

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

Creator:: Wang, Helen Yanqing
Abstract:: Guided by Ogbu's cultural-ecological model of human development, this comparative study offers a comprehensive and explicit way of conceptualizing and measuring parenting within the cultural context. Multiple hypotheses are generated for the cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles in Asian Americans and European Americans. The study uses the National Longitudinal Study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: model for the cross-cultural study. It is more flexible and extensive for capturing the broad patterns

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

Creator:: Schiedel, Esther R.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Pushing into advanced mathematics classes: a grounded theory study of ability grouping in middle level mathematical classes

Creator:: Johnston, Tina Louise
Abstract:: The focus of this grounded theory research was to investigate the problems that those groups closest to students placed in mathematics classes by mathematics ability have and how those parties work to resolve the problems. The main problem found was a conflict between educators and parents over which students deserve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Korean American mothers of children with disabilities : adaptation process and positive transformation

Creator:: You, Hyun-Kyung
Abstract:: This study examined the experiences of five Korean American mothers in Oregon and California who have children with disabilities using qualitative research analysis. The mothers' adaptation processes were individually analyzed, and these mothers' overarching experiences were discussed with three major themes: (a) caring for family cohesiveness, (b) needs for social...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: supported the close relationship between the subjective burdens of parent caregivers and child 19

Teacher influence-behaviors and teacher-student interaction patterns in selected Oregon chemistry classes

Creator:: Streitberger, Horst Eric
Abstract:: The study is designed to determine what differences exist between the nonverbal as well as verbal behaviors and teacher-student interaction patterns in selected CHEM Study and traditional chemistry classes in Oregon. Analysis of behavior in these classes is in terms of a new observation system developed by H. D. Schalock...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: chemistry teachers participated in the study. Each teacher (a) taught either a CHEM Study or a traditional

Longitudinal study of the relationship between family coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior

Creator:: Coughlin, Chris D.
Abstract:: Family therapists have proposed that specific types of family interactions are dysfunctional for the family system and can produce long-term negative effects for the child. They further propose that, for healthy family functioning to be maintained, parental alliances must be sustained and excessive cross-generational coalitions (parent-child alliances) must be blocked....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: adolescent. Even though the study by Mann et al. (1990) investigated the relationship between parent-child

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Creator:: Williams, Joy K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this ethnographic study was to explore White, female teachers’ attitudes and perspectives towards their African American students, the Black/White Achievement Gap, and their teaching practice in regards to their students’ achievement, through the use of focus group discussions. The target group for this study was White, female...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study is to contribute to the on-going conversation around cross-cultural relationships between

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

Creator:: Ayala, Javier Ivan
Abstract:: This research addresses how instructors move from surface levels of diversity understanding to deep levels. The focus was higher education instructors who taught in a general education program, primarily teaching freshman students. The case location is at a public institution on the West coast. Using the literature on diversity and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: mixed method case study approach was used. Some 24 instructors were interviewed and 16 were

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Middle Eastern mothers' perspectives of U.S. early childhood schools

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

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

Pushing into advanced mathematics classes: a grounded theory study of ability grouping in middle level mathematical classes

Korean American mothers of children with disabilities : adaptation process and positive transformation

Teacher influence-behaviors and teacher-student interaction patterns in selected Oregon chemistry classes

Longitudinal study of the relationship between family coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior

Unspoken realities : white, female teachers discuss race, students, andachievement in the context of teaching in a majority black elementary school

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

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