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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"African American females"”.
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AIDS policy implementation and the treatment of chemically-dependent African-American females
… implementation process on chemically dependent African-American females in drug treatment. This study was conducted at a comprehensive drug treatment center over a three month period in which interviews, surveys and questionnaires were administered. Subjects consisted of counselors, …
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A critical analysis and comparison of historical and emerging stereotypes of African American females on television
… often sends forth angry, physical images of African American women, while non-reality television tends to express alleged relationship and sexual values of African American females that are uncomfortable for many. Not everyone embraces these images. What are modern television images saying …
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African American Females 'Perceptions of Their Science Classroom Learning Enviornment And Its Impact on Their Attitudes Toward Science
… environments in middle school science for African American females and its impact on science attitudes. The objective of the study was to gain insight into the perceptions of the science classroom environment as seen by middle school African American females. The "What is Happening in this …
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Beholding the Beauty of Self: The Psychological Integration of the Afrocentric-Self among African-American Females Socialized in a Eurocentric Aesthetic
… disorders, and chemical dependency. In Euro-American culture, media images of femininity and physical attractiveness reinforce generally held perceptions of the idealized female beauty as tall, white, slender, and often blond and blue eyed. The physical morphology of African-American women …
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The comparison of social and academic support services for regular and specially admitted African American females at a predominantly white institution
… support services provided to regularly admitted African American females with specially admitted African American females all of whom attend a predominantly white institution, and (b) determine how responsive the predominantly white institution is to the academic and social needs of African …
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The Relationship Among Psychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity, Physical Activity Levels, and Body Mass Index in Adolescent African American Females
… level and body mass index (BMI) in adolescent African American (AA) females. The participants were 211 AA females from selected parochial schools in a city in the southern U.S. Participants completed the Physical Activity Determinant Scale (PADS: Mitchell & Kontos, 2002), the Three Day Physical …
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Contributing Factors that Affect the Achievement of African-American Females Taught by Caucasian Teachers on the Arkansas Literacy Exam: A Case Study
… academic skills and behaviors to engage African-American females in the learning environment. The study provided strategies and recommendations to promote self-worth, self-motivation, self-efficacy, and morale in African-American females when they did not perform as well as or higher than …
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A Qualitative Analysis of High Achieving African-American Females' Perceptions on Factors That Impact on Time High School Graduation in Southeastern Virginia
… and successes of a group of high achieving African American female students that impact their on-time high school graduation. On-time graduates are described as students who complete high school in four years. High achieving African-American female students completing high school on time …
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The retirement planning process of African-American female, leading-edge baby boomers
In less than two decades, African-American, female, leading-edge baby boomers (AAFLEBBs) will join the retirement population. AAFLEBBs are members of the largest generation in the history of the United States. This generation's economic well being has been threatened by high unemployment rates, …
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The Role of Mentoring for African-American Female Administrators
… added to the body of research on mentoring for African Americans. It can be concluded that mentoring is especially important for career advancement and particularly essential for African-American females striving for administrative careers.
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"It's Just Gym": Physicality and Identity among African American Adolescent Girls
… findings of a study that explored how a group of African American adolescent girls attending a suburban, middle-class high school in the Midwest experience and enact their physicality in school settings. This study was devised as an attempt to critically examine how local cultural context informs …
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A Study of the Influence of Birth Order and Other Variables on Student Perceptions of School Effectiveness in a Southwestern Michigan County
… maximum opportunities for learning for African American females. Firstborn African American females had significantly higher mean scores than the last-born counterparts. There was a slight increase in the number of variables with significant difference between males and females. Males …
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African American women and HIV prevention
… The purpose of this study was to examine African American females and their HIV prevention methods, as well as to identify factors that may lead to the non-use of condoms. Seventy-one participants were recruited from Planned Parenthood in Detroit. The instrumentation used for this research …
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African American Women in the Academy: Meaningful Pathways to Productive Careers
<p>African American female professors hold prominent, influential roles inside and outside university settings. In universities, professors are impactful mentors and role models influencing students' academic dispositions and outcomes (Zinn & Walker, 2018; Hine & Thompson, 1998). In communities, …
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The relationship between racial identity attitudes and the experience and expression of anger
… between the racial identity attitudes of African-Americans and experience and expression of anger. For several decades, theories of racial identity development have been postulated (e.g. Cross, 1971; Helms, 1990). Affective correlates of differing statuses of racial identity development …
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Dating Preferences among African-American Female College Students: Attitudes about Appearance, Trust, and Interracial Relationships
In-depth interviews were conducted with African-American female college students ranging from freshmen to graduate level. Students were asked about their dating preferences for African-American men. The study investigated how physical appearance, trust, and attitudes about interracial relationships …
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Current and Preferred Academic Advising Styles of African American Students in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech
… that are currently perceived and preferred by African American and White students in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. The high attrition rate of African Americans in the engineering colleges both nationally and at Virginia Tech makes it critical to investigate what can be done to …
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Black and Gifted: Hiding In Plain View
… This dissertation examines representation of African Americans in gifted programs in an urban school district where the creation of gifted programs was enacted as a tool for desegregation. The research is conducted from the perspectives of gifted African American students in an effort to shed …
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Combating Hair Related Barriers to Physical Activity Among African American Female Adolescents with Yoga
Black and African American adolescent girls have a disproportionate prevalence of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease when compared to any other ethnic group. Data from previous studies have determined that hair harassment and hair care maintenance are explicit barriers to physical activity …
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Psychological Perspectives on the Under-Representation of African Americans and Females in Entrepreneurship: The Relationship between Perceptions of Fit and Intentions to Leave
… and contextual variables that explain African American and females’ intent to quit entrepreneurship. Specifically, using Heilman’s (1983) lack-of-fit model as a theoretical lens, it tested the proposal that the intent to quit entrepreneurship could be explained by the extent of African …
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