Training School on school enrollment one year after release. It is based on a sample of 177 Hartford students released from a secure placement between September 2001 and December 2003. The primary findings of this study suggest that juveniles...
The study of second language learning and acquisition is an on-going process. For decades teachers have searched for methodologies which maximize student learning and production in a foreign language. Traditionally teachers used rote memorization...
The ways in which an individual views the self and others in the context of close relationships has been shown to influence how stress is both managed and coped with. However, questions remain about the mechanisms through which an individual’s...
Facebook (Electronic resource); English language -- Study and teaching -- Japanese speakers
Previous research suggests that ESL learners more readily acquire pragmatic awareness than grammatical awareness (Bardovi-Harlig & Dörnyei, 1998; Schauer, 2006, 2009), which is likely due to a greater amount of natural L2 input in the ESL...
Media images are extremely powerful forces in modern American society. These images with which we are constantly bombarded by living in a capitalistic society can without a word portray to millions messages of prejudice, love, hate, happiness,...
Silas Deane was a patriot of questionable integrity during the Revolutionary War. He lived from 1737 to 1789. He rose from humble beginnings in Connecticut to prominence within the Colonial Congress meeting in Philadelphia, rubbing elbows with...
Substance abuse -- Treatment; Head -- Wounds and injuries -- Treatment
This research established that the rehabilitation process of individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) would be incomplete without integrating substance abuse treatment components into head injury rehabilitation programs. The...
Igbo (African people) -- Counseling in higher education; Educational counseling
This work examines details and offers possible solutions to the major problems faced by the Nigerian Igbo student population in the United States. The widely different world views, social values, attitudes toward mental illness and family and...
Recent physiological investigations examining the cardiac calcium handling abilities of tuna and rainbow trout suggest increased reliance on sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium contribution for heart contractility that is both temperature and frequency...
Contrary to the accepted justifications for the use of detention, research suggests that decision-makers often use detention for the purposes of storage, punishment, and protection of children. The current research examines the influence of legal...
College student development programs; College freshmen
This thesis explores the development and purposes of First Year Experience programs for college freshmen. It also explores the benefits that students obtain as a result of participating in First Year Experience classes. This is accomplished through...
It is undeniable that conflict and change are a part or life. This often produces confusion or disillusionment, which can be difficult for adolescents. The author's perception of some of the challenges which contemporary youth face may be a...
Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on; Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction; Learning, Psychology of
With colleges and universities dramatically increasing the number of courses they offer online, it has become more important for administrators to identify characteristics of successful online learners. The present study attempted to examine the...
Distance education -- Evaluation; Distance education -- College dropouts
The present study attempted to examine both personality and demographic factors
associated with successful performance in on-line courses. Specifically, it was
hypothesized that internal locus of control, Dionysian and Promethean personality...
Menus -- Health aspects; Food -- Labeling -- Health aspects; College students -- Nutrition; Human behavior -- Nutritional aspects
The present study examined menu labeling’s influence on college students’ caloric intake.
College students were grouped based on the type of fast-food menu calorie-labeling condition.
The total number of calories ordered by each student was...
Concern about youth access to tobacco products has prompted a number of communities to initiate actions to limit such access. The present study examines the relationship between the level of community mobilization and local "buy rates" through the...
This investigation studied the importance of realistic job previews presented from network ties to job seekers. Communication researchers have addressed the importance of organizational assimilation and the communication needs of organizational...
For considerable time, there has been growing concern about work stress and its impact on radiographers and other healthcare professionals. At the same time, studies have recognized that some personal traits may prevent work-related tension from...
Jaltomata repandidentata, similar to other members of its genus, is known to be self-compatible. The following study identifies J. repandidentata as a species capable of delayed self-pollination and describes the mechanism of delayed selfing...
Many Americans engage in counterproductive work behaviors, i.e., actions by the employee which may undermine the legitimate interests of the organization. On a national scale these behaviors lead to millions of dollars in lost productivity. ...
