Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Criminal procedure -- United States; Prosecution -- United States -- Decision making
The role of the victim in the criminal justice process has changed drastically over the past forty years, from a once invisible role to a very active one. Victims today have State Constitutional Rights, which allow them to be involved in and...
This special project studied a group of 25 urban high school students from a level 2 (low level) Geometry class. The class participated in a transformational geometry unit that was taught over a period of 5 weeks. The students utilized dynamic...
Gambling -- Psychological aspects; College students -- Attitudes
A review of the literature on the gambling behavior of college and university undergraduates explores the prevalence of gambling and also the prevalence of what is variously referred to as problem, pathological, disordered, or compulsive gambling...
West Indian students -- Education (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Immigrants -- Education (Secondary) -- Connecticut; Social adjustment
In the 1980s, West Indian families migrated in record numbers; many moved north to Connecticut’s cities. Some newcomer students had weak social and academic skills resulting in below-standard performance. A high school in a predominantly West...
Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939; Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939 -- Characters -- Heroes;
This thesis explores the relationship between the biographies of William Butler
Yeats's friends and the icons of Heroic Ideals that the poet creates from them Tracing
the development of the ideals from the early fictional character of Cuchulain...
Although clinical competence comprises a combination of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills the changing healthcare environment now demands more efficient problem solving and decision-making skills. There exists a lack of research within...
Mental illness -- Public opinion; Mental illness -- Social aspects
Individuals with mental illness are often the victims of stigmatization and discrimination from others, which may have severe negative consequences on treatment outcomes, recovery success, and perceived quality of life for such individuals. Such...
Jurors -- United States -- Attitudes; Sex crimes -- United States
The purpose of this study is to more closely look at the effect of biases in juror perceptions of sexual assault cases based on two factors: the gender of the prosecution and defense attorneys, and the presence of alcohol as a mediating factor in...
Although textbooks are vital components to a college education, their value to their owners often fades at the conclusion of a course, when students must purchase the books for their next set of courses. The traditional options available to...
Internet users -- Psychology; Television -- Dependency (Psychology); Personality
The present study examined whether relationships between media dependency and personality traits exist. Concerns expressed in the past literature on addiction were found in the areas of personality predispositions, social relationship difficulties,...
The present study examined whether relationships between
personality characteristics and emotional reactions to mass
media exist. Specifically, the purpose of this study was
to find out if anxiety sensitivity, neuroticism and
depression, may make...
Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation; Quality of life; Spirituality
The goal of this study was to explore the correlation between spirituality and quality of life for the recovering alcoholic in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). The Spirituality Self Assessment Scale (Whitfield, 1984) was utilized to measure...
Autism spectrum disorders -- Social aspects; Autistic children -- Social aspects; Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment
Individuals with high functioning autism (HFA) have difficulty with social interactions. Multiple interventions have been developed to address these needs; however, this information is often difficult for families of children with HFA to obtain. ...
Skis and skiing -- Climatic factors -- New England; Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- New England
Temperature increase is affecting tourism industry around the world. It has an effect on winter tourism especially on ski and snowboard resorts in New England region of the United States. As winters become milder and less snowy, resorts have to...
This thesis focuses on the alga Polysiphonia subtilissima, specifically its reproductive phenology and photosynthetic rates. At its northern limits including New England, P. subtilissima occurs in areas of lower salinity and in Connecticut it is...
High schools -- United States -- Entrance examinations; High school placement test
The purpose of this study is to design a placement test based upon the curriculum needs of a target magnet school. The placement test will be a diagnostic tool to assist magnet schools in placing students into an appropriate course of study. The...
Uncanny, The (Psychoanalysis), in literature; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation; Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
The uncanny is an essay by Sigmund Freud that describes how a specific type of fear functions in horror literature. Freud defines how the sensation of the uncanny results from a specific event where one's repressed memories or emotions, which have...
Latin American drama -- History and criticism; Latin American drama -- 20th century
In this research study, based on eight contemporary Latin American plays. I examine the characterization strategies utilized by the authors in order to reflect the crisis of the modern Hispanic man. The titles and playwrights are the following:...
Morrison, Toni -- Censorship; Public schools -- Censorship -- United States; Challenged books -- United States
The research for this thesis focuses on the process of literature censorship in the American high school classroom and closely examines the role of Toni Morrison's controversial novels Beloved and The Bluest Eye in the Language Arts curriculum. In...
