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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"Black Females"”.
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The Role of Ethnic Identity in Exposure, Acknowledgment and Adjustment After Rape in Black Females
… such, and psychological adjustment after rape on Black women. This study examines whether the basic relationships that have been established with predominately White samples replicate in a Black female sample. Importantly, the current study also explores whether ethnic identity moderates the …
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The Lived Experience of Black Females at the United States Naval Academy: Navigating Waters Less Traveled
… literature by centering the lived experiences of Black female midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA)—a group that remains underrepresented, particularly in the Navy’s senior officer ranks. Strengthening this pipeline requires an understanding of the motivations that bring Black women to USNA …
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The fog of anti-Blackness: Colorism’s lifelong impact on Black females and its implications for educators
… and has impacted the lives of many Black women within America and globally. This narrative study examined how Black women who were educated in the United States experienced colorism from preschool to adulthood. As school is a microcosm of our society, colorist ideologies find …
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When the "Unprotected" Body Speaks: The Narratives of Nineteenth-Century Black Females in the Caribbean and the United States
… comparative study is first to acknowledge the Black female author's inclusion in the burgeoning literary marketplace of the nineteenth century, and second, to reinstate her in the scholarship of sentimental writings. I will focus on two representative texts from the English-speaking Caribbean: …
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The Experiences of Panamanian Afro-Caribbean Women in STEM: Voices to Inform Work with Black Females in STEM Education.
… WOMEN IN STEM: VOICES TO INFORM WORK WITH BLACK FEMALES IN STEM EDUCATION By BEVERLY A KING MILLER B.A., Psychology, Nyack College, NY, 1985 M.A., Teaching, National-Louis University, IL, 1992 Ph.D., Multicultural Teacher and Childhood Education, University of New Mexico, 2013 ABSTRACT This …
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The relationship of self concept and other variables to the work value orientation of black females enrolled in inner city vocational schools
… and grade level to the work value orientation of black females. More specifically, the study tested the extent to which the relationship among these variables could be shown to exist among a population of females enrolled in inner city vocational schools. An extensive review of the literature …
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Black female attitudes toward career choices at Sam Houston State University
… (1) to develop an attitudinal profile of black females on the campus of Sam Houston State University regarding their career choices as they relate to occupational preparations fostered by the Institute of Contemporary Corrections and the Behavioral Sciences (the INSTITUTE) a the …
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Black women at the crossroads: Agency, interruptions, and oppression in education
… intersectionality, critical race feminism (CRF), Black feminist research and case studies to explore Black women’s oppression in education. This research study contributes to a growing body of work on Black females’ experiences of marginalization socially and educationally. The aim of this …
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A Case Study: Increasing the Persistence and Graduation Rates of Undergraduate Black Female College Students at a Predominantly White Institution
<p>Since 1954, Black females were presented with the opportunity to earn an education equivalent to non-Black females. Despite the challenges, Black females have made significant strides in their academic performance by attaining degrees at every level over the years.</p> <p>The purpose of the …
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Exploring the relationship between executive function, grit, academic engagement and self-concept on reading achievement
… engagement and reading achievement among Black fifth grade students utilizing an adaptation of a selfregulation and meta-cognitive framework. Structural equation analyses were conducted with a subset of 990 students from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study data to assess the …
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Relationship Among Class Perceptions, Math Identification, and STEM Choice: Examining Gender and Racial Differences
… focus on understanding the issues faced by Black women. The second purpose was to analyze the gender and racial differences in the interrelationship of high school students' class perceptions, math identification, and their decisions to select a STEM major in college. These relationships are …
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Gender and Ethnicity-Based Differential Item Functioning on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
… the reference group, and the focal groups were: black females, black males, and white females. The MBTI was predicted to show DIF in all comparisons. In particular, DIF on the Thinking-Feeling scale was hypothesized especially in the comparisons between white males and black females and between …
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Understanding Black Undergraduate Females' Sense of Belonging at a Predominantly White Institution
… will specifically focus on the experiences of Black undergraduate females. To ensure the success of our Black females students, it is imperative we understand their need for a sense of belonging on a predominantly White campus in order to achieve higher-level opportunities of classroom and …
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Rural,black and female: Educational Possibilities under severe conditions of constraints
… minor dissertation is to investigate how a rural Black female from the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa achieves academic success in relation to a Historically White University (HWU) despite conditions of severe constraints. A narrative methodology is employed to contextualise the life …
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Intersectionality in corporate South Africa: the experiences of African black female leaders
… gender and race, do not completely represent Black women, however, because gender intersections introduce simultaneous processes for identity and interdependent systems of disadvantage. These theories also do not elaborate on the lived experiences of South African Black women in corporate …
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Evaluation of a Group Treatment of Urban Black Adolescent Females Exposed to Violence
… of GTREM, a group treatment for urban Black adolescent females exposed to violence on their symptoms of aggression, anger, and depression. Aggression was measured using the Aggression Questionnaire- AQ (Buss and Warren, 2000). Depressive symptoms were measured using the Reynolds …
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A Comparative Study of the Psychological Profiles of a Selective Sample of Incarcerated Females Versus Non-Incarcerated Females
… distinct psychological profiles for incarcerated females.</p> <p>Method. The psychological assessment instrument employed to develop these profiles is the Sixteen Factor Personality Questionnaire (16PF). The data which were computed and analyzed to test the eight null hypotheses were provided by a …
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The Leadership Metro Richmond Program: its effect on interpersonal networks and community organizational memberships
… changed during and after the class. By June 1984 black participants In three of the four classes surveyed had more contacts with whites than with blacks. White participants continued to have most contacts with whites. Race seems to be a more important factor In the selection and maintenance of …
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Assessment of the variability in the clinically relevant dimensions of the pelvis in South Africans
… to stature. Smaller peri-obturator dimensions in blacks and shorter individuals exposed the obturator nerve during procedures, whilst in taller males and whites, the greater dimensions endangered the pudendal nerve branches. The deeper, narrower pelvic canal and broader ischiopubic rami in males …
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Utility of Health Belief Model Constructs in Predicting Dietary Behaviors Among Female University Students: A Pilot Investigation
… of participants were either overweight or obese. Black females had significantly higher BMI than white females; however, dietary risk from less-than-adequate fruit and vegetable consumption and consumption of high-fat foods were not related to race. Focus group participants (n=0) were not …
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