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The Rate Of Decline Of Social Skills Across Dementing And Non-Dementing Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study, Julia D. Lott
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This study sought to establish rate of decline of adaptive skills in a population of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and dementia compared to similar persons without dementia, as well as examining the variability of positive and negative social behaviors across diagnostic classes. Among the general population, differential rates of functional decline have been established for normal aging and dementia. This knowledge assists in making differential diagnoses of dementia, establishing prognosis, and long-term planning. For this study, participants in each group were individually matched for age, gender, Down’s syndrome status, and level of ID. Participants in the matched control group …
How Cue-Dependent Is Memory?: Internal Reinstatement And Cueing Effects In Recognition And Source Memory, Jeffrey Joseph Starns
How Cue-Dependent Is Memory?: Internal Reinstatement And Cueing Effects In Recognition And Source Memory, Jeffrey Joseph Starns
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This study explored the role of internal context reinstatement in masking the effects of external context cues on recognition and source memory. Participants studied words paired with pictures of male and female faces. Following the study phase, participants completed either a source test in which they decided whether each test word was studied with a male or female face (Experiments 1, 3, and 4) or a recognition test in which they decided whether each test word appeared in the study phase (Experiment 2). On selected trials, a studied face was reinstated at test to serve as a cue for the …
Public Affairs Advertising: Corporate Influence, Public Opinion And Vote Intentions Under The Third-Person Effect, Anita Grace Day
Public Affairs Advertising: Corporate Influence, Public Opinion And Vote Intentions Under The Third-Person Effect, Anita Grace Day
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This study examined corporate public affairs and brand awareness advertising under the third-person effect. Third-person effect studies examine the interaction between the media and its effect on public opinion. Past research in third-person effect indicates that individuals perceive that the media is more influential on others than oneself. However, recent studies find a reverse effect, where individuals perceive a greater effect on oneself when compared to others when media messages are positive and desirable to be influenced by. Findings from this study indicate that ExxonMobil public affairs advertisements are found to be socially desirable to be influenced by and that …
The Intersection Of News Frames: Examining The Top Two Health Problems In The United States, Lesa D'Anne Hatley
The Intersection Of News Frames: Examining The Top Two Health Problems In The United States, Lesa D'Anne Hatley
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This research tests the public health model of reporting to discover if changing the way newspaper stories frame the top two health concerns in the United States – cancer and obesity – affects readers’ view of the problem. Using an experimental design, this study manipulated the context of newspaper stories about cancer and obesity. Applying thematic (broader context) and episodic (individual or event) framing concepts and gains (emphasizes benefits – e.g. lives saved) and losses (emphasizes costs – lives lost), this research revealed how the differences in framing affect public opinion about cancer and obesity. This research expands framing theory …
Aging-Out Youth: An Inquiry Into The Social Worker-Client Relationship, Melissa Jenon Myers
Aging-Out Youth: An Inquiry Into The Social Worker-Client Relationship, Melissa Jenon Myers
Theses Digitization Project
This study examines the topic of youth preparedness to age out, by focusing on the positive aspects of the social worker/client relationship as well as support networks such as therapists, schools and community and birth family if appropriate.
Exposing Financial Exploitation Of Elderly Persons, Milton Anthony Scott
Exposing Financial Exploitation Of Elderly Persons, Milton Anthony Scott
Theses Digitization Project
With the aging of the baby boomers, there is a concern over the likelihood of an increase in reported cases of perpetrators of financial abuse of elders residing in San Bernardino County as reported by Adult Protective Services (APS). This study included 201 confirmed financial abuse cases(data from the San Bernardino Department of Aging and Adult Services) for the period of January 13-December 19, 2005 in the high desert areas. It is the hope that this study will encourage representatives from APS, law enforcement and the Ombudsman Program to look for solutions and develop effective training programs that will help …
Special Issues In Juvenile Justice, Keith R. Cruise
Special Issues In Juvenile Justice, Keith R. Cruise
Psychology Faculty Publications
From the original juvenile court founded in Cook County, Illinois, to current juvenile court systems across the United States, the philosophy of juvenile justice has reflected society’s predominant views on youth and adolescence. The first juvenile courts developed during the industrial revolution when social reformers were concerned about the dangers children faced in the workplace. In the early 1900s, compulsory education was promoted as a mechanism to improve the status of poor and immigrant children as well as a tool of social control (Steinberg, 2002). G. Stanley Hall had defined the boundaries of adolescence and described the ensuing “storm and …
Na(T)Ive Orthographies And Language Endangerment: Two Case Studies From Siberia, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson
Na(T)Ive Orthographies And Language Endangerment: Two Case Studies From Siberia, K. David Harrison, G. D. S. Anderson
Linguistics Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Exploratory Learning: The Digital Recorder Project: An Investigation Into A Student Designed Project For Finding And Addressing Esl Students’ Listening And Speaking Needs, Joel Cooke
MA TESOL Collection
The Digital Recorder Project was designed to present students with an opportunity to design and implement, as a class, a project that would address speaking and listening issues they experience as ESL students. Each student was required to observe their own speaking via a self-created digital recording and in conjunction with the class, design a unique, individualized method to work on issues he or she identified. This document will present the observations and conclusions about the nature of such a project from the teacher’s perspective. In addition, the paper will use transcripts of class recordings as a means of placing …
The Interface Between Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, And Emotional And Informational Support For Korean Learners Acquiring English As A Second Language, Cheryl C.Y. Choe
The Interface Between Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, And Emotional And Informational Support For Korean Learners Acquiring English As A Second Language, Cheryl C.Y. Choe
MA TESOL Collection
The purpose of this study is to examine the interface between self-efficacy, life satisfaction, and emotional and informational support for Korean learners acquiring English as a Second Language. More specifically, the aim of this study is to explore the interface among psychological variables (e.g., speaking, reading, writing, and listening self-efficacy), mediating variables (e.g., emotional and informational support received from parents, teachers, and friends) and behavioral outcomes (e.g., life satisfaction within the family, at school/work, and in personal relationships with friends) by examining the linear structural model developed by Kim and Park (1998) and revised by Choe (2000). Self-efficacy is typically …
Baseline Survey: Summary Report Of District Sukkur, Pakistan Initiative For Mothers And Newborns (Paiman)
Baseline Survey: Summary Report Of District Sukkur, Pakistan Initiative For Mothers And Newborns (Paiman)
Reproductive Health
This summary report presents some of the key findings of a 2005 baseline household survey in Sukkur district, one of the ten districts in Pakistan that are the focus of the PAIMAN project. The Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) is a five-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development. The project is committed to assisting the Government of Pakistan in implementing the full spectrum of interventions necessary to address maternal and neonatal health (MNH) issues. PAIMAN district survey results are presented individually for each of the ten districts. PAIMAN developed a monitoring and evaluation plan …
The "Data Slant": Why Lack Of Media Generated By Minority Users Online Is An Offline Problem, Laura R. Rochet
The "Data Slant": Why Lack Of Media Generated By Minority Users Online Is An Offline Problem, Laura R. Rochet
Maurer Student Articles
User-generated media, such as blogs, vlogs, and podcasts, are rapidly becoming an integral aspect of political and commercial discourse. However, the information derived from this media is fundamentally biased due to the disproportionately low amount of minority user-generated media on the Web. In order to correct what I term the “data slant,” politicians and commercial entities must seek information from minorities offline to supplement data derived from user-generated media online, or markedly increase investment in measures designed to bridge the digital divide—the primary source of the data slant problem. Failure to act will lead to the neglect of a significant …
Child Protective Service Worker's Perception Of How Housing Issues Affect Their Decisions, Amanda Vasquez, Dorothy Ann Mokate Wilson
Child Protective Service Worker's Perception Of How Housing Issues Affect Their Decisions, Amanda Vasquez, Dorothy Ann Mokate Wilson
Theses Digitization Project
This exploratory study looked at Child Protective Service workers' perceptions of how housing issues affect their decisions in the removal of children from their parents, and the reunification of children with their parents. The survey examined San Bernardino County Child Protective Service workers in the Inland Empire region of California.
Filipino-American Perceptions Of And Experiences With Domestic Violence, Bernice Macaraeg Tabil
Filipino-American Perceptions Of And Experiences With Domestic Violence, Bernice Macaraeg Tabil
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research is to assess Filipino Americans' perceptions of and experiences with domestic violence. The Original Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS1) was used to assess participants' experiences with domestic violence.
Psychological Quality Of Life In The Nursing Home Environment, Gabriel Mejia
Psychological Quality Of Life In The Nursing Home Environment, Gabriel Mejia
Theses Digitization Project
This study confirms that depression is highly prevalent in nursing homes. In addition, this study reveals incongruency between depression rates and recognition rates of depression in the nursing home environment.
African American Caregiver Burden: Stress Factors And Utilization Of Services, Lorna Jean Levias
African American Caregiver Burden: Stress Factors And Utilization Of Services, Lorna Jean Levias
Theses Digitization Project
The project attempted to understand what factors create the highest levels of stress for African-American caregivers. Quantitative data was gathered from a self-administered questionnaire given to caregivers that attend Inland Caregiver Resource Center and take their loved ones to a Davita Dialysis center in the Riverside area. Participants were asked to complete the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS) and additional questions regarding demographics and community services known and used by the caregiver. The findings indicated that the age of the patient receiving care and the lack of attendance at any type of support group were the two elements which markedly contributed …
Caregiver Characteristics That Foster Secure Attachment Syles In Children, Anna Marie Avila
Caregiver Characteristics That Foster Secure Attachment Syles In Children, Anna Marie Avila
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between foster parents' attachment to their parents, their own marital satisfaction and their attachment with their foster children.
Cultural Beliefs And Attitudes Among Latinos With End Stage Renal Disease, Guillermina Robles-Burgos, Ada Ocasio-PaŕE
Cultural Beliefs And Attitudes Among Latinos With End Stage Renal Disease, Guillermina Robles-Burgos, Ada Ocasio-PaŕE
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to provide a quantitative analysis of beliefs and attitudes among Latinos who are diagnosed with end stage renal disease. This study explored the common attitudes and beliefs of this population, which may be both beneficial and harmful in their medical care.
Parents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Children: A Needs Assessment, Sunshine Dawn Munesue-Tenerelli
Parents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Children: A Needs Assessment, Sunshine Dawn Munesue-Tenerelli
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to assess the needs of parents with ADHD children. A needs assessment study will provide information to social workers on what parents are not getting from current intervention models.
Domestic Violence And Its Link To Child Mental Health Issues, Vickie Lynn Sanderlin, Abraham Cruz Diaz
Domestic Violence And Its Link To Child Mental Health Issues, Vickie Lynn Sanderlin, Abraham Cruz Diaz
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to identify mental health disorders in children with exposure to domestic violence within their family.
Foster Care Adolescents And Higher Education, Mary Ann Holmes
Foster Care Adolescents And Higher Education, Mary Ann Holmes
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Independent Living Program in San Bernardino and Riverside counties to transition foster care youth to independence of the social services system. The study provided a compilation of services and resources available through Cameron Hill Aftercare Services in San Bernardino for emancipated foster youth to assist with the successful transition toward independence as well as access to higher education and stability in housing and employment.
No Way Home: Former Foster Youth And Their Families Of Origin, Vanessa Hilary Crayton
No Way Home: Former Foster Youth And Their Families Of Origin, Vanessa Hilary Crayton
Theses Digitization Project
This study sought to investigate former foster youths' attitudes and feelings about contact with their families of origin as they were aging out of the foster care system. The inquiry into the needs of adolescents in foster care during the transitionary period of young adulthood and the social workers who help them seem to indicate the concept of family is important to these youth.
Predictors Of The Importance Of Freedom Of Speech, Daniel Michael Downs
Predictors Of The Importance Of Freedom Of Speech, Daniel Michael Downs
Theses Digitization Project
This study was conducted to examine the aspects of personality factors and social attitudes that might explain variations in the perceived importance of freedom of speech. Ninety-five female and fifty-six male college students particpated in the study.
A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins
A Facilitator's Handbook For Service-Learning Projects At The Center For Land-Based Learning, Lila Higgins
Theses Digitization Project
This project aims to create a facilitator's handbook for use during service-learning projects administered by staff at The Center For Land Based Learning (CLBL). CLBL engages youth in learning experience on the land ensuring that they develop an understanding for the critical interplay of agriculture, nature and community.
An Evaluation Of Client Satisfaction With The Services Provided By A Community-Based Mental Health Agency, Sheri-Lyn Kaye Fahlgren Romero, Sarah Elisabeth Hayes
An Evaluation Of Client Satisfaction With The Services Provided By A Community-Based Mental Health Agency, Sheri-Lyn Kaye Fahlgren Romero, Sarah Elisabeth Hayes
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to explore parent satisfaction with the services provided to their child by West End Family Counseling Services located in San Bernardino, California. It is hoped that the information obtained will enhance the quality of mental health offered for children and make others aware of the importance of intervention and prevention early in a child's life.
San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Catherine Hamilton
San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Catherine Hamilton
Theses Digitization Project
The author sets out to find what the characteristics of a functional and successful nature center includes. In doing so, she helps to create the San Jacinto Center for Environmental Education. The desire behind this is to bring more school-age children and university students to the site as well as to manage and expand the public walks on the San Jacinto Wildlife Area.
The Effects Of Acculturative Stress On Marital Adjustment Among African Immigrants, Colleen Nomsa Chali
The Effects Of Acculturative Stress On Marital Adjustment Among African Immigrants, Colleen Nomsa Chali
Theses Digitization Project
This quantitative exploratory cross-sectional study collected data through self-administered questionnaires given to 60 African immigrants living in the Inland Empire and Los Angeles area to examine the effects of acculturative stress on marital adjustment.
Parent(S): The Biggest Influence In The Education Of African- American Football Student-Athletes, Jamel K. Donnor
Parent(S): The Biggest Influence In The Education Of African- American Football Student-Athletes, Jamel K. Donnor
School of Education Book Chapters
"African American parental involvement in education is inextricably linked with improving the political and economic standing of their children. In The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935, James Anderson (1988} chronicles the efforts of ex-slaves to "establish schools for their own children" (p. 15). According to Anderson {1988), the Negroes, labors were grounded in the "belief that education could help raise freed people to an appreciation of their historic responsibility to develop a better society and that any significant reorganization of the southern political economy was indissolubly linked to their education in the principles, duties, and obligations appropriate to …
Educational Levels And Political Literacy: The Case Of Adults Enrolled In The Inea Program In El Paso,Texas, Carolina Pallares
Educational Levels And Political Literacy: The Case Of Adults Enrolled In The Inea Program In El Paso,Texas, Carolina Pallares
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
ABSTRACT
The political socialization process is ever-present in our daily lives. Traditional academic philosophies contend that one needs a formal education to achieve a high state of political awareness. This study challenges that traditional belief by proving that adults with little or no formal education can demonstrate a high level of political awareness.
The purpose of this study is to show that, absent a formal traditional education, individuals may be politically active and have an understanding of complex political issues. In order to test this hypoThesis, I interviewed participants enrolled in the Instituto Nacional de Educación para los Adultos, …
Overrepresentation Of African Americans In The Child Welfare System: Differential Treatment In Risk Assessment By Public Child Welfare Workers, Rebecca Sheree Owens, Courtney Marques Roushion
Overrepresentation Of African Americans In The Child Welfare System: Differential Treatment In Risk Assessment By Public Child Welfare Workers, Rebecca Sheree Owens, Courtney Marques Roushion
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to identify salient factors contributing to the overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system. This study seeks to examine whether or not public child welfare workers are biased in their assessments of African Americans, and if years of experience influence their judgment. By understanding some of the salient factors that contribute to these disproportionate numbers, Child Welfare Services can begin to revamp their programs and services to ensure that they are more culturally sensitive and equitable.