Defined as the absence of physical social interaction, solitude is often equated to negative outcomes such as loneliness. However, solitude is an inevitable part in daily life and has positive consequences. Whether one can benefit from solitude may depend on the attitudes toward…
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Muhafazakârlık ve sosyal değişme olgularını ele alan bu çalışma, Muhafazakâr Düşünce dergisi kapsamında modernleşme sürecini ve karşısında gelişen muhafazakâr refleksi soyo-kültürel temalar zemininde incelemeyi, Türk toplumunda ve özellikle Cumhuriyet döneminde belirginleşen muh…
Clergy’s beliefs and attitudes about psychological issues are important because they can influence people’s decision to seek professional help. The present study includes Canadian Seventh-Day Adventist pastors ( N = 104). An online questionnaire was distributed to participants i…
The current study quantitatively and qualitatively investigated Spanish maintenance among 45 Spanish heritage language (SHL) speakers in Utah who completed a survey about their linguistic background, their attitudes toward Spanish, their self-rated Spanish proficiency, and their…
According to the APA, issues of culture and diversity are essential areas of competency that all mental health clinicians should and must consider when providing services. Included under the umbrella of culture are religion and spirituality (RS) practices and beliefs. The majori…
Teachers nowadays are expected to be fluent in using technology that would ‘work like magic’ in their classrooms. It would be very unwise for teachers to publicly criticise the value of digital technologies where the governments around the world put enormous efforts to innovate …
The nature and limitations of human freedom have been discussed for millennia and continue to be widely and enthusiastically debated today. This is not surprising, as our sense of freedom is felt to be an essential part of what it is to be human and many fundamental issues, such…
This thesis seeks to explore the experiences of Muslim students in college and understand their needs within the education system. Furthermore, it will investigate the factors which shape their academic achievement as well as their lived experiences in school. Insights from this…
Background: HIV/AIDS has remained one of Nigeria's biggest health and social issues for decades. People aged between 10 and 24 are the most affected. Research into why this population subset is affected is very pertinent. We therefore conducted a systematic review of the Knowled…
In 2005, more than 25 million adults and children worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS and more than 75% of these were in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies indicate that the incidence of HIV infection and the prevalence of high-risk behaviors among young populations continue to rise in…
This thesis examines the affect of prior combat experience on the political views of veterans of Vietnam and Afghanistan. These attitudinal shifts are examined in light of an earlier study by Markus and Jennings of Vietnam veterans to determine if these findings are consistent w…
By 2030, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to be the epicenter of the tobacco epidemic. In Ethiopia there is an opportunity to avert an increase in tobacco-induced diseases; however, local data is needed to inform proactive contextualized tobacco control interventions. This cross-…
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…
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 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…
As part of their statutory Public Sector Duty universities and practice learning partners need to provide reasonable adjustments to support pre-registration nursing students with disabilities. Support measures should meet students' individual needs while maintaining academic and…
The work selected for this portfolio comprises two language-specific case studies (‘Russian and Soviet loanwords and calques in the Czech lexicon since the beginning of the twentieth century’ and ‘Češi a slovenština’ [The Czechs and the Slovak language]), two publications on the…