The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in attitude toward and achievement in mathematics of secondary school students in Imo State, Nigeria. The conceptual framework of the study is grounded in the work of first-generation feminist theorists, who argued that…
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The purpose of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among female and male academic chairpersons in Saudi Arabia. The focus of this study was an examination of the differences between female and male department chairpersons with respect to job satisfaction. The study in…
This study investigated differences in students' motivation and its correlation to student's self-efficacy and achievement. The study examined the relationship between students' self-efficacy and their motivation to learn English as foreign language. The participants in this stu…
Background and rationale. The largest group of women veterans today served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The influx of OEF/OIF women veterans has created increased demands for VA health services beyond the levels usually associated with t…
The AIDS explosion in India continues to be a serious concern (Irwin, Millen and Fallows 2003). Given the magnitude of AIDS cases in one of the most densely populated nations in the world, as well as the established gendered conduit to the infection, this dissertation studies HI…
The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether or not a significant difference exists between the students in the science and arts academic tracks in the secondary school mathematics achievement in the Punjab province of Pakistan. This study further explores whether or not th…
Background: The study was designed to address the empirical research problem: What is the relationship between acculturation and marital satisfaction among first generation Iranian American Immigrants. Method: Correlational research design was used to study the relationship betw…
This study investigated relationships among the severity of symptoms of PTSD, emotional intelligence, and gender differences in refugee children from the Middle East after their exposure to war in their native countries (Iraq, Lebanon, or Palestine). Participants were 17 male an…
The study examined the causes of high male/female child ratio in South Asia. Three theoretical perspectives are considered: modernization theory, dependency theory, and dual systems theory. Macro data from four South Asia countries—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—betw…
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the causes of the differential treatment of sick boys and girls in Minia, Egypt. I give attention to the social, economic, and cultural factors that define the position of women in this setting and that explain the distribution of d…
The purpose of this study was to extend previous research on conflict management style by examining conflict management style preferences of business managers and business students in Thailand. The study included 232 business managers in international corporations, and 200 busin…
The present investigation was an exploratory study designed to assess the spiritual needs of Jewish adolescents. Their spiritual beliefs, experiences, interest in developing spiritually, and factors which facilitate and interfere with spirituality were evaluated. A survey was co…
In this dissertation the researcher studied whether or not high school English teachers' and their students' perceptions about writing became more closely aligned after a semester of interaction. Four teachers, two males and two females, and their students were repeatedly survey…
This study examines the extent of discrimination against women that exist in the Peninsular Malaysian labor market and measures the magnitude of the male-female earning gap. Specifically, the research investigates the impact of human capital--its gender inequality in amount and …
Background. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are essential to the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, little data are available to determine whether their efficacy in reducing hospital…
Bu tez içerisinde genel olarak popüler sinemadaki cinsel şiddet uygulamalarında kadının duyduğu zevkin anlamı açıklanmıştır. Bu varsayımın gerçekliğini göstermek için feminist ve psikolojik film kuramları kullanılmıştır. Tez içerisinde kadının cinsel saldırı esnasındaki duyduğu …
Bu çalışmada, hanehalkındaki finansal sıkıntının riskli yatırımlardan sakınmak veya riskli yatırım oranını düşürmek yoluyla yatırım riskini düşürme etkisi araştırılmıştır. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde 2016 yılında yapılan Tüketici Finansı Anketi verileri kullanılarak Tobit mo…
This dissertation is a collection of essays that explore issues related to the lending scheme and lending experience of a credit institution in Bangladesh, the Grameen Bank. The bank makes loans to rural poor women to finance self-employment activities. Its innovative feature is…
Many individuals in developing countries struggle to gather the experience and knowledge to effectively use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), yet there is a lack of academic research to determine the socio-personal barriers preventing individuals from reaping the…