The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes of principals regarding the provision of special education services using the traditional special education model compared to using the response to intervention model. The major research and related research questions were i…
This research is about the attitudes and educational practices towards inclusion of students with disabilities in science classroom. Four research questions were raised: (1) What are the attitudes of science teachers about the inclusion of students with disabilities?, (2) What i…
Throughout the world, Indonesia is one of the countries most affected by the outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1. The outbreak has killed 160 out of 192 human cases during 2005 to 2012, the fatality rate being especially high in children and you…
Many societies possess traditions that are so strongly honored that they take precedence over modern ideology. This is the case in Yemen. By middle school, for example, ideas about gender and gender roles are so strongly ingrained, that boys and girls holdfast to those time-hono…
Using data from the 1998 and 2003 Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys, this study explores the factors that associated with married women's attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in Turkey. Guided by both the structural and cultural explanations, seven …
Although social environments do not cause stuttering, they influence how stuttering is experienced, how it develops, and how it affects people's lives. This project was conducted in two parts, Study 1 and Study 2. Study 1 employed the POSHA-S public opinion survey to explore Sud…
While Muslim Americans are one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, very little is known about their mental health needs or concerns. In an effort to better understand their mental health needs, this study explores the attitudes towards the diagnosis and trea…
There is little research available on Asian-Indians' attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Further, little research is available that addresses theoretical approaches that may be effective in reducing the stigma associated with psychological help in working w…
This study explored factors contributing to Indonesians' perceptions and attitudes toward violence against wives. A total of 181 individuals (91 males and 90 females) living in rural and urban households in Kota Bandung (Bandung City) and Kabupaten Bandung (Bandung Regency), Wes…
The main objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes of undergraduate mathematics students in Saudi Arabia towards online mathematics education. Comparisons were made among male, female, underclassmen, and upperclassmen undergraduate mathematics students at the Univ…
Technology has become an essential component of the teaching-learning process, and online learning, in particular, has captivated the interest of many educational institutions throughout the world. Web-based learning has provided both students and teachers with new and unique wa…
The purpose of the current study was to examine the perspectives of King Saud University (KSU) faculty members toward the provision of accommodations for college students with ADHD and to identify differences among participants based on gender, nationality, having previous teach…
This dissertation determines the magnitude of abortion, enumerates factors influencing attitudes of women and health care providers towards abortion and compares the cost of complicated and uncomplicated abortions among women visiting health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
This study examines the attitudes and behaviors that enable leaders in Evangelical Protestant seminaries to engage in adaptive work. To implement this study, a qualitative grounded theory research design was utilized to investigate how 12 faculty and administrators led adaptive …
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological attitudes of Saudi Arabian international students toward mental health services. One of the problems that prompted this research is the scarcity of scientific literature on this issue. This research used a mixed-method s…
This study investigated the influence of several predictor variables on attitudes toward wife beating among Kuwaiti college students (N=208). The hypothesized predictors of attitudes toward wife beating were (1) attitudes toward gender roles, (2) intrinsic religiosity, (3) extri…
Orientation: Psychological tests are essential tools for psychologists in the decision making process in many countries all around the world, however standards of practice and test use vary considerably between countries. In the European context, there have been various studies …
The purpose of the study was to explore the way the public elementary school system in Cyprus currently accommodates academically advanced students, through the lived experiences and expressed needs of selected students, their teachers, and their families, while examining the at…
This dissertation explores the role of public opinion in U.S. presidential decisions to employ various alternatives in response to an international crisis. Presidents may choose from a range of force alternatives, including non-force alternatives, troop mobilizations, air strike…