The population of people 60 years and older has been rapidly rising and will continue to grow. This growth has prompted a turn toward innovations to support age-related decline. While these innovations are necessary, the older adult population is large and diverse. Researchers i…
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It is common knowledge that media has an influential role within human culture. They form the primary vehicle through which popular culture gets its identity (Hacker, 1975). American media are the leading source of entertainment and culture for the world. Hollywood movies partic…
This dissertation examines stereotypes and prejudices about Muslims, before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative study, narrative inquiry, is to explore how deconstructing stereotypes and prejudices influence how Mus…
The recent rise of political polarization and political appeals against social cohesion and integration has posed unique challenges to civil society. In the U.S., through a growing convergence of social and political identities, individuals make sense of the world and understand…
This project explores and examines issues related to teacher self-efficacy beliefs as it is related to their higher education training and professional experiences in working with children with special needs in the early childhood inclusive environment. Teacher perceptions of se…
During a worldwide pandemic that limits school resources and demands instant transition to an online teaching platform, effective teaching practices surrounding online aspects of teaching and learning are essential. Research has reported little about how online courses affect st…
This research study examines the reactions to and perceptions of childless men and women to determine if the stigma of remaining a voluntarily childless woman is persistent across generations in a unique and diverse community when compared to the needs of a global niche communit…
This research study was an investigation into the factors associated with the use of modern contraceptives among reproductive-age women in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Reproductive-age women in the Municipality have been found to have a high rate o…
This thesis seeks to examine and illuminate the way in which western photographer Andrew J. Russell’s photographic record of the construction of the transcontinental railroad was used by promoters of American westward expansion, including Russell himself, to reshape the public’s…
Human trafficking recently shifted from being considered a marginal problem to an urgent one. As recent as twenty years ago, however, laws criminalizing trafficking were few and public perception mostly understood slavery as an issue of the past. Why do issues enter the global a…
Introduction: Understanding what a ‘good death’ in children might look like is important, as it impacts all stakeholders and promotes tailored support. Existing research indicates that opportunities for play, peer support and assent may be crucial. Our integrative review found m…
Narrative nonfiction is a genre of writing that uses literary style and techniques to create factually accurate narratives, seeks to entertain, and is almost always written in the first person. Fiction is literature that invariably holds a viewpoint—or possibly a bias—and likely…
Throughout history women have worked hard to enter the workplace without prejudice. More often than not, women were faced with negative public perceptions concluding they do not belong in male-dominated professions. However, over time, women have proven they can be just as good …
The focus of this research is to re-locate contemporary reportage drawing. Reportage drawing, as I am defining it here, is the contemporary practice of drawing people and places in-situ from observation, memory, or imagination. Cleaved from its historical function and journalist…
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that affects 1 in 54 children in the United States. This developmental disability impacts an individual’s behavior, communication patterns, and social interactions. ASD strikes 17.9 per 1,000 Asian American and Pacific…
The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of how African American church clergy members view other clergy members who have engaged in sexual misconduct with members of their congregations. The primary research question was How do African American clergy perceiv…
Through a collective case study, the researcher explored the perspectives of teachers who actively implemented narrative-based gameplay in their classrooms to various degrees and in various forms to understand how and why these teachers used gameplay including their perceptions …
There has been a renewed focus on campus ministry in the 21st century (Catholic Campus Ministry Association, 2017; Wondra, 2017). However, research done specifically on the individual students who participate in Catholic campus ministry is limited. Goodnough (2010) noted that a …
This study is an attempt to improve job satisfaction and work motivation of the Egyptian textile managers and to fill the gap in the managerial literature regarding the Egyptian textile working context. The main objective of this study is to explore the motivation and job satisf…