The juvenile delinquency problem in Turkey has become increasingly visible in the last decade. Although there are some studies to explain juvenile delinquency, existing research on Turkish youth convicted of delinquency is still in its early stages. The purpose of this dissertat…
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Since September 11, 2001, the United States military has deployed U. S. Army Soldiers overseas to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of the War on Terrorism. Deployments not only take a toll on the Soldier that is separated from his or her loved ones, but also on the loved ones who…
Two of the central questions in the field of public health policy concern whether developing world states can overcome barriers imposed by weak socioeconomic settings to accelerate public health transitions through policy interventions, and by what mechanisms such policies appea…
This dissertation concerns transitions to democracy when key actors in the process have asymmetric information. If actors have different or private information about relevant variables (such as important divisions within the incumbent ruling group, the level of dissatisfaction o…
Young children’s experiences, which include their transition to school, can influence not only their academic outcomes but also their life chances. This understanding has led to governments in England investing in the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector over the pas…
Two million U.S. military veterans live in California, a number that is expected to increase as military personnel in the Afghanistan (OEF) and Iraq (OIF) conflicts complete their service. Statewide statistics indicate that scores of returning veterans will be attending Californ…
The collapse of the Soviet Union provides several situations where the presence of Russian-speaking minorities produces a potential challenge to the consolidation of former Soviet Republics as independent democracies. My dissertation examines ethnic relations in two former Sovie…
This grounded narrative inquiry study analyzes the self-selection transitional career motivations by California Community College chief fundraising executives when considering the pursuit of a California Community College presidency. A theoretical research framework is an approa…
In England around 68,000 children are currently looked after by the state. Sixty two per cent of this population are admitted to care or accommodation in response to abuse and neglect. As the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child acknowledges, the state has a uniq…
While the experiences and challenges of principals at Title I schools has been studied, this research builds on those studies with the added dimension of exploring the perspectives of charter school principals who are new to the role and are working in the landscape of Title I s…