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....
I assessed influences on women's attitudes toward and experiences with menarche and menstruation using feminist qualitative methodologies. Bronfenbrenner's ecological model interpreted through a feminist lens was the organizing framework for the study, focusing as it does on the sociohistorical and multilayered context wherein the women developed. Fourteen college women between...
This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...
The purpose of the study is to explore the life experiences, identities, and self-esteem of a group of Mexican women who attend Even Start, a family literacy program. The study also focuses on the effect that the program has on the women's self-identities. I chose qualitative research considering I was...
Being old and female in America often means being alone and poor. To offset this outcome financial preparation for retirement should begin in the pre-retirement years. The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the financial preparedness of mature, single women as they approach retirement by examining the relationships...
The perception of the self as a sexual being is challenged by the
experience of pregnancy. Included in the experience of pregnancy are
issues with perceptions of the self, body image, transition into
motherhood, and reconciliation of the self as a sexual being during
pregnancy. Through a review of the...
Community and technical colleges in the United States are experiencing an expansion of racial and ethnic diversity in students, faculty, and administrators. From 1996 to 2006, the number of Asian female college students increased 55.3%, from 13,184 to 20,477. The number of Asian male students increased 48.9%, from 9,731 to...