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"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Title
"Sorry, but I Suck at Writing": A Study of Writing Self-efficacy in First-Year College Students
Author
Greene, Mary-Elizabeth
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher, Adult education, Social sciences--Research
Description
In this study, current research on writing self-efficacy—"confidence that one can perform successfully in a particular domain" (Bruning 25)—and data from a local survey of first-year college students, or freshmen, is used to examine dispositions t...
ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
Title
ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE TRAINING IN PEOPLE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DEMENTIA
Author
Rouse, Hillary
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Social sciences--Research, Cognitive psychology, Gerontology
Description
The main goal is to see how computer game play experiences can affect cognitive, social, behavioral, and psychological functioning in a population of older adults with mild-to-moderate dementia. Participants engaged in various cognitive games from...
Barriers and Facilitators to Alcohol Reduction in an Integrated Care Intervention Among Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
Title
Barriers and Facilitators to Alcohol Reduction in an Integrated Care Intervention Among Individuals with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
Author
Cooper, Haley
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Psychology, Health services administration, Social sciences--Research
Description
Approximately 2.71 million people in the United States are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), which causes liver inflammation and can lead to liver damage, loss of liver function, liver cancer, and death (Centers for Disease Control and ...
Do Refugees Who Become Economically Self-Sufficient Start With Nothing?
Title
Do Refugees Who Become Economically Self-Sufficient Start With Nothing?
Author
Scholes, Paul
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Social sciences--Research, Social structure
Description
There are more refugees globally now than at any time since WWII. I use Phillimore’s opportunity structures from the refugee studies literature with popular ideas from the sociology of immigration literature like New Assimilation Theory to examine...
Initial Social Exchange with Potential Bad Faith Actors
Title
Initial Social Exchange with Potential Bad Faith Actors
Author
Franck, Patrick
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Social sciences--Research
Description
Social exchange occurs in every facet of daily life, and exchange theory assumes that actors encounter ambiguity and uncertainty when interacting. Currently, a limitation in social exchange theory is the lack of research on deceit or opportunism, ...
Messages from the Heart: Agent Orange and Narrative Conflict in Contemporary Vietnam
Title
Messages from the Heart: Agent Orange and Narrative Conflict in Contemporary Vietnam
Author
Blattenberger, Philip
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Social sciences--Research, Museums--Study and teaching, History
Description
For six months in 2014 the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam hosted a temporary exhibition on Agent Orange. Entitled "Agent Orange: A Message from the Heart," the exhibit’s politically benign narrative tone featured reconciliatory r...
UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIALIZATION SOURCES DURING THE ADAPTATION TO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
Title
UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIALIZATION SOURCES DURING THE ADAPTATION TO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
Author
Dubose, Cornell
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Social psychology, Social sciences--Research
Description
CORNELL DUBOSE. Understanding the Influence of Socialization Sources During the Adaptation to the College Experience. (Under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Stearns)Every year in the United States, thousands of young adults start their college care...