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Voters’ Perception Of Public Corruption And Low Voter Turnout: A Qualitative Case Study Of Cook County, Dawn Merdelin Johnson Feb 2024

Voters’ Perception Of Public Corruption And Low Voter Turnout: A Qualitative Case Study Of Cook County, Dawn Merdelin Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Public corruption has been a persistent issue in Cook County, Illinois, for over four decades. Research on major global democracies has demonstrated a connection between public corruption and low voter turnout. This qualitative study explored whether the same connection existed in the Cook County 2019 Municipal Election. This study used purposeful sampling to select and interview three registered voters in Cook County. This study also applied Rational Choice Theory to determine whether voters voted according to their self-interest. Data were collected through semistructured telephone interviews. A thematic analysis was used to reveal five broad themes: public corruption is self-serving, voting …


The Effectiveness Of Counseling Juveniles And Guardians As A Measure Of Recidivism, Robert D. Johnson Feb 2024

The Effectiveness Of Counseling Juveniles And Guardians As A Measure Of Recidivism, Robert D. Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study explored the lived experiences and perceptions of 10 juvenile justice professionals who had interacted with juvenile offenders and their guardians. This phenomenological qualitative study aimed to examine the outcomes of functional family therapy (FFT) between juvenile offenders and their guardians and their impact on recidivism rates in the National Capital Region portion of the Washington Metropolitan area. The theoretical framework that guided this study was FFT, which focuses on family dynamics and interactions while addressing a youth’s problem behavior. During semi-structured interviews (conducted via Zoom (due to COVID-19 restrictions), participants were asked open-ended questions about their feelings, experiences, …


African American Family Structure Of Caring For A Member With Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia, Sherry Lane Perry Feb 2024

African American Family Structure Of Caring For A Member With Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia, Sherry Lane Perry

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) affect African Americans (AA) more than other ethnic or racial groups. It is common for AA diagnosed with ADRD to be cared for in the home. Historically, family members that provide care consist of significant others, relatives, and extended family. The United States Census Bureau showed an increase in Americans aged sixty and older from 55.7 million to 74.6 million. Due to the increase in the AA elderly population, the need for family caregivers will increase for this minority group. This study explored how AA family caregivers described their experiences and unique family structure …


Intersecting Identities And Adjustment To The Primary-Secondary School Transition: An Integrative Review, Joanne Harris, Rebecca Nowland, Megan Todd Feb 2024

Intersecting Identities And Adjustment To The Primary-Secondary School Transition: An Integrative Review, Joanne Harris, Rebecca Nowland, Megan Todd

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

The primary-to-secondary school transition is a milestone for children because of the multiple changes they must navigate. Although most adjust successfully, approximately 30% of children have difficulties during this transition. Intersecting identities are also likely to influence how children navigate the adjustment of the school transfer, but there have been no syntheses of existing evidence relating to the impacts of intersectionality. We conducted an integrative review using eight databases (Education database, ERIC, ProQuest Education, PsychInfo, Scopus, SocIndex, Sociology Database, and Web of Science) and searched for quantitative or qualitative studies that examined how intersecting identities impact children’s self-concept, mental health, …


Spontaneous Self-Affirmation And Social Context As Moderators Between Stereotype Threat And Online Academic Performance, Katrina Hilton Feb 2024

Spontaneous Self-Affirmation And Social Context As Moderators Between Stereotype Threat And Online Academic Performance, Katrina Hilton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite years of progress, there remains an academic achievement gap among minority and non-minority students in all levels of education. A possible reason for the persistent achievement gap is stereotype threat, which is a situational predicament that prompts individuals to perform in ways that mirror the stereotypes associated with their social groups. Self-affirmation interventions are often used to disrupt the effects of stereotype threat, as students are taught how to focus on their strengths and values to help improve their self-concepts. However, spontaneous self-affirmation techniques may be more impactful because students are able to automatically self-affirm in any psychologically threatening …


Religion And Gender-Based Preferences In Therapist Selection Among Orthodox Jews, Yehuda L. Rosen Feb 2024

Religion And Gender-Based Preferences In Therapist Selection Among Orthodox Jews, Yehuda L. Rosen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The preferences of Orthodox Jews when choosing a therapist are important to understand, as they can inform practice for individuals, clinics, and referral agencies. The purpose of this study was to determine the preferences for gender-matched therapists, Orthodox Jewish therapists, and specific therapist characteristics among Orthodox Jews. The study was based on Bordin’s working alliance model of psychotherapy, which contends that a strong working alliance is necessary for effective psychotherapy. The research questions were used to explore whether Orthodox Jewish men and women differed in their preferences for gender-matched or Orthodox Jewish therapists, whether religiosity predicted a preference for gender-matched …


Lived Experiences Of Young Adults Raised With A Sibling With Autism, Lamika Demitris Thomas Feb 2024

Lived Experiences Of Young Adults Raised With A Sibling With Autism, Lamika Demitris Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

When a child has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the family structure is affected. Although researchers have documented increased stress and depression among parents of children with ASD, they have not adequately explored siblings’ perspectives on the emotional, physical, and/or psychological implications of having a brother or sister with ASD. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore siblings’ lived experiences of growing up in a household with a sibling with ASD. The conceptual framework for this study was grounded in the siblings embedded systems framework (SESF), which helps contextualize siblings’ experiences, including interacting factors, and how these experiences …


A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka Feb 2024

A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The sexual abuse of children is a worldwide traumatic event with potential for adverse long-term physical and psychological consequences. There has been a plethora of research in the Western societies that examined offenders of child sexual abuse. Due to a number of methodological limitations, the findings of these studies cannot be used to effectively explain African offenders of child sexual abuse. This study employed a quantitative non-experimental, descriptive research approach method to examine the demographic and criminological characteristics of adult men who sexually abused children in Namibia. The data were collected by reviewing 183 files of Namibian male offenders incarcerated …


Factors Impacting Leading Hybrid And Remote Teams In Higher Education In A Post Covid-19 Environment, Juana L. Parillon Feb 2024

Factors Impacting Leading Hybrid And Remote Teams In Higher Education In A Post Covid-19 Environment, Juana L. Parillon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on post-secondary education in the United States with much of the focus during the height of the pandemic being on students and their instruction. Little attention has been paid to the experiences of supervisors in higher education, specifically, the lived experiences of supervisors and the factors that impacted supervisors leading hybrid and remote teams. With a phenomenological framework in the periphery, the purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences that supervisors of staff within higher education had after transitioning to either a hybrid or fully remote work model. …


Understanding How Performance Indicators Can Lead To Resistance In Behavioral Health Employees, Sheena Huntley Willis Feb 2024

Understanding How Performance Indicators Can Lead To Resistance In Behavioral Health Employees, Sheena Huntley Willis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Student Perceptions Of Satisfactory Academic Progress Practices In Higher Education, Christopher Giovanni Rodriguez Feb 2024

Student Perceptions Of Satisfactory Academic Progress Practices In Higher Education, Christopher Giovanni Rodriguez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Relationship Over Time Between Drug Price News And U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies' Financial Performance And Capitalization, Teresita Mulero-Mulero Feb 2024

Relationship Over Time Between Drug Price News And U.S. Pharmaceutical Companies' Financial Performance And Capitalization, Teresita Mulero-Mulero

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Mindfulness In Leadership Coaching, Dominick Juliano Feb 2024

The Role Of Mindfulness In Leadership Coaching, Dominick Juliano

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


America’S Black Homelessness Epidemic: Rooted In Systemically Racist Public Policies And Administration, Terry L. Lewis Feb 2024

America’S Black Homelessness Epidemic: Rooted In Systemically Racist Public Policies And Administration, Terry L. Lewis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Generation Z Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Services And Perceptions Of Stress, Dr. Tina Onikoyi Jan 2024

Generation Z Predictors Of Attitudes Towards Mental Health Services And Perceptions Of Stress, Dr. Tina Onikoyi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Progressive Public Policy Making By A Nongovernmental Organization To Assist Cameroonian Widows, Blaise K Jan 2024

Progressive Public Policy Making By A Nongovernmental Organization To Assist Cameroonian Widows, Blaise K

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Biosocial Criminology: Projected Criminal Behaviors Induced By Climate Changes, David Brown Sr. Jan 2024

Biosocial Criminology: Projected Criminal Behaviors Induced By Climate Changes, David Brown Sr.

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Cameroonian Parent And Teacher Perspectives Of Corporal Punishment And Its Psychological Effects On Children, Joan Mbeng Bakia-William Jan 2024

Cameroonian Parent And Teacher Perspectives Of Corporal Punishment And Its Psychological Effects On Children, Joan Mbeng Bakia-William

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Public Benefits Access And Use Among Low-Income Individuals In Dover, Delaware, Kofoworola Lawal Jan 2024

Public Benefits Access And Use Among Low-Income Individuals In Dover, Delaware, Kofoworola Lawal

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Development Of Self-Worth Beliefs In The Context Of The Acculturation Process Among U.S. Firstborn Latinos, Flavia B. Fernicola Jan 2024

Development Of Self-Worth Beliefs In The Context Of The Acculturation Process Among U.S. Firstborn Latinos, Flavia B. Fernicola

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Yoga On Affect And Optimism In Adolescents, Philip Allessi Jan 2024

The Effect Of Yoga On Affect And Optimism In Adolescents, Philip Allessi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Tempering Food Insecurities At Community Colleges With Emergency Relief Funds, Jennifer Louise Field Jan 2024

Tempering Food Insecurities At Community Colleges With Emergency Relief Funds, Jennifer Louise Field

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


The Hmong Experience With Modern Healthcare Services When Medical Intervention Is Necessary, Kristina Mauk Jan 2024

The Hmong Experience With Modern Healthcare Services When Medical Intervention Is Necessary, Kristina Mauk

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Social Workers’ Education In Identifying Victims Of Human Trafficking, Simmone Lafette Jones Jan 2024

Social Workers’ Education In Identifying Victims Of Human Trafficking, Simmone Lafette Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Perspectives Of Human Service Providers For Sex Trafficked Women About Policy Changes In The Prosecution Of Prostitution, Sakinah L. Salley Jan 2024

Perspectives Of Human Service Providers For Sex Trafficked Women About Policy Changes In The Prosecution Of Prostitution, Sakinah L. Salley

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Qualitative Research To Create Fundraising Strategies For A Growing Nonprofit Organization, Rolanda Warren Jan 2024

Qualitative Research To Create Fundraising Strategies For A Growing Nonprofit Organization, Rolanda Warren

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Moderating Effect Of Music Activity On The Relationship Between Religious Struggles And Social Anxiety, Benjamin Joseph Phelps Jan 2024

Moderating Effect Of Music Activity On The Relationship Between Religious Struggles And Social Anxiety, Benjamin Joseph Phelps

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


The Narratives Of Participation In Restorative Justice Programs In Formerly Incarcerated African American Men, Jerry D. Elster Jan 2024

The Narratives Of Participation In Restorative Justice Programs In Formerly Incarcerated African American Men, Jerry D. Elster

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Grit, Resilience, Well-Being, And Family Structure’S Relationship With College Attendance, Joshua Ireland Jan 2024

Grit, Resilience, Well-Being, And Family Structure’S Relationship With College Attendance, Joshua Ireland

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


Performance Of Military Veterans In Law Enforcement Careers At A Midwest Law Enforcement Agency, Michael Timothy O'Neill Jan 2024

Performance Of Military Veterans In Law Enforcement Careers At A Midwest Law Enforcement Agency, Michael Timothy O'Neill

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.