Women prisoners -- Medical care -- United States; Psychotropic drugs
In the federal prison system there is five prison dedicated solely to housing female inmates. In federal prison, female inmates are diagnosed as being mentally ill at a higher rate than male inmates. Approximately 13% of federal female inmates...
Weight training; Soccer -- Training; College athletes
This study was designed to identify relationships between the perceptions of the importance of weight training and sport orientations among NCAA Division I student-athletes on soccer teams. Differences among the perceptions of the importance of...
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology."; Thesis advisor: Bradley Waite.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-40).
Transgender college students; Transgender college students -- Services for
One of the main goals of the student affairs professional is to provide relevant services to students and to protect their well being. In order to provide those services, it is imperative that student affairs professionals have the knowledge and be...
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...
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...
School principals -- Connecticut; Educational leadership -- Connecticut
This mixed-methods study explored the impact of a National Distinguished Principal's leadership style on staff and students of a Vanguard School in Connecticut. Bolman and Deal's (1991, 2003) reframing construct formed the basis of this study. The...
School management and organization -- Longitudinal studies
In this thesis I explored, through in-depth literature review, survey, and teacher interviews, the value and feasibility of creating and maintaining a K-12 student portfolio that would present a learning history of each student over an extended...
Reading (Elementary); Teachers -- Professional relationships; Professional learning communities
This mixed methods case study using convergence of evidence examined data-based decision making teams that function like professional learning communities (PLCs) and the impact of the teams on reading achievement. The study used a professional...
Police supervision -- Connecticut; Connecticut. Court Support Services Division
The on-going effort to discover 'what works' in evidence based practices has led many researchers to explore the probation officer -- probationer relationship. The notion that this relationship is an important aspect to a successful probation...
Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
To examine the Carter administration's attempts to bring peace to the Middle East from 1977 to 1980 by secretly contacting the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The specific question this paper wants to answer is "What...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool); Gifted children -- Education (Preschool); Teachers of gifted children -- Training of
The purpose of this record is both to explore and enlighten our understanding of the relationship between the capabilities of highly gifted youth and the current recommendations for teaching such students, and to describe the process of one such...
Intranets (Computer networks); Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
In 1997, a communication review was conducted for a multi-site university library system. Most of the recommendations that resulted were implemented. A recommendation to develop an intranet for the library system was deferred pending a more...
Intervention (Administrative procedure); Change (Psychology); Social change; Problem youth
This pre-post single group design study examined the effects of an intervention program on "at risk" middle school students in an urban school district. Ten 7th grade students identified as at risk of not successfully completing their middle school...
Head injury, more than any other injury, may bring with it controversy and sometimes heated discussions amongst athletes, coaches, certified athletic trainers, parents, and physicians. Many studies have been done and more are underway to provide...
Geographic information systems -- Connecticut -- New Haven; Parks-- Connecticut -- New Haven
This project is the first systematic attempt in developing a Geographic Information System (GIS) for applications for city parks in New Haven. Edgewood Park and West River Memorial Park have been chosen for the study. But the framework established...
Family services -- Evaluation -- Connecticut -- New Britain; Crime prevention -- Evaluation -- Connecticut -- New Britain; Human services -- Evaluation -- Connecticut -- New Britain
This thesis describes the evaluation of two community programs run by the Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc.: the Family Support Program and the Crime Prevention Program. These programs were reviewed as part of a contract negotiated...
Educational counseling--Connecticut.; Counseling in secondary education--Connecticut.; Counseling in middle school education--Connecticut.
Dissertation advisor: Anthony Rigazio-DiGilio.; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 225-231).
Supported Living Arrangements (SLAs) are residential programs designed to facilitate the integration of developmentally disabled individuals into the community. Clients of these programs live in independent apartments and receive approximately...
This study investigates the value ascribed to the counseling position in small New England community colleges. A sample of eleven community colleges throughout New England with current enrollment of 2,000 students or less was contacted. This survey...
