Group counseling; Counselors -- Professional ethics; Counseling -- Vocational guidance
This thesis addressed the ethical issues involved with evaluating counseling students' personal characteristics during classes that involve self-disclosure. To accomplish this, an historical look was taken, first, at self-disclosure and its...
The dream of building a great canal across the Isthmus of Panama dates back
several centuries ago when Spanish explorers first visited the area. Their goal was to
build a canal designed to facilitate communications between the colonies and...
The present research sought to provide evidence of a relationship between self-esteem and anger. Twenty-seven of the 93 subjects from a previous research study were mailed a selfesteem survey, the Multi-dimensional Self-esteem Inventory (MSEI;...
Psychology and religion; Mental health -- Religious aspects
Throughout the evolution of psychology, scientific study and religion have been
separated into independent realms of knowledge; probably due in large part to the
exclusion of religious experience from secular life in Western culture. The area...
Rigorous instruction, relevant learning experiences, and high quality teacher-child relationships are critical components of academic development for all students, but are particularly important in facilitating achievement gains for populations...
Teacher effectiveness; Self-efficacy; Teachers -- Professional relationships; Teacher work groups; Professional learning communities
Professional learning communities (PLC) and collective teacher efficacy (CTE) show promising results in the area of student achievement by their relationship to each other. Based on a national survey of certified staff PLC teams, data showed that...
Gangs are studied in terms of their existence, influence, and nature for means of determining the proper course of action to be taken for prevention and knowledge. The present research examines gangs in New York in terms of the factors listed...
Odyssey of the Mind (Organization); Cognition in adolescence
This study investigates the relationship between participation in the Odyssey of the Mind program and the cognitive and psychosocial development of adolescents, to examine the contribution of program design on those outcomes, and to explore the...
The findings of this quantitative, value-added study suggest that the nature of the content area background of middle school principals has a discernable relationship to student performance outcomes. Student achievement was substantially lower for...
Women -- Ghana -- Case studies; Globalization -- Ghana -- Case studies
The effects of globalization are spreading rapidly throughout Africa. Despite the fact that globalization holds many promises for economic advancement there is increasing apprehension about its impact on the wellbeing of Africans. To date, only a...
Education -- Parent participation; First-generation college students
The impact of family structure and parent involvement on college enrollment among potential first and later generation college students was explored using longitudinal data from the National Center of Educational Statistics. Logistical analyses...
Student activities -- Education (Secondary); High school students -- Employment
Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002, over 11,000 high school students were compared on school size, involvement in extracurricular activities (ECA), as reflected both by the number of activities in which they participated and...
The estimated population in Connecticut is 3,510,297 and ranks 4th in life expectancy at an average age of 78.7 years. As the population ages, the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is expected to rise proportionately. In Connecticut, there are over...
Issues in psychological testing of minorities have become problematic over the past couple of years. With the population growth of minorities, there continues to be the need for cultural sensitivity in mental health services. Few studies have...
Reading (Elementary); Children -- Books and reading -- Sociological aspects; Motivation (Psychology) in children
The purpose of this study was to generate hypotheses regarding the impact that social interactions revolving around books have on an elementary students' intrinsic motivation to read across ability levels and grade levels. Eight teachers from...
Achievement motivation in children; Elementary school teaching -- United States
This qualitative exploratory case study examined teachers' perceptions of student motivation and the possible implications those perceptions might have on their teaching as well as their students' learning. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are...
Charter schools--Connecticut--Case studies.; Urban schools--Connecticut--Case studies.; Minority students--Connecticut--Case studies.; Social justice--Study and teaching--Connecticut--Case studies.; Diss 79
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education."; Dissertation advisor: Ellen Retelle.; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-161).
Spiritual life; Leadership; College students -- Religious life
This thesis explored the significance of introducing spirituality and initiating a personal search for meaning and coherence into the higher education setting. This was accomplished through an exploration of various author's works and interviews...
Computers -- Soviet Union; Computer industry -- Soviet Union
It is widely accepted that the technological and scientific phenomenon that came to be known as “Computing” contributed immensely in the development of the post-World War II industrial societies - to the extent that, today, the technological...
Paraíba is one of nine states of the Northeast of Brazil. The Northeast is regarded as Brazil’s birthplace, where millions of African captives were shipped by the Portuguese. It is considered one of the poorest areas in Brazil. Yet, in 1985...
