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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Ecological Perspective"”.
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Adolescent contraceptive use: an ecological perspective
The purpose of this study was to discriminate between adolescent contraceptive users and nonusers on the basis of five variables; sexual self-concept, family life education, father communication, mother communication, and years of fathers' education. Included in the sample were 116 college freshmen …
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Rebuilding the city from an ecological perspective
The depth and severity of the planet's ecological and social crisis demands solutions and actions which exceed the capacity and ability of our dominant paradigm. Western culture -- its set of values, attitudes, ethics, institutions and traditions -- is inherently non-sustainable. This is especially …
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Child Protection: an ecological perspective to assessment and treatment
… a complex interplay of factors that must be ecologically considered in managing, assessing and treating children and young people. Research indicates that those children and young people displaying sexually harmful behaviour are more likely to have been subject to adverse childhood …
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Facilitating Sustainable Use of the Rio Grande: A Social-Ecological Perspective
… was undertaken in several steps. Changes in ecologically-important aspects of streamflow and changes in fish assemblages for four reaches of the river, governed by different water management policies and practices, were identified and evaluated. A historical profile of the basin was …
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Predicting Adolescent Risk-Taking And Goal-Oriented Behaviors: An Ecological Perspective
… All measures were taken from adolescents' perspectives.</p> <p>Multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted using the variables from the four life contexts as predictors and risk taking and goal oriented behavior as criterion variables. combine prior and next sections. The results …
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A Social Ecological Perspective On Diabetes Care: Supporting Adolescents And Caregivers
… meso-, and exosystems constituting a social ecological model of social support for diabetes. The primary aim of this study was to test this model. The hypotheses were that each source of social support would independently and positively contribute to illness management when evaluated …
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A Saluto-ecological perspective of mass participation sport events in Pembrokeshire
… aim of this study is to explore a saluto-ecological perspective of mass participation sport events in Pembrokeshire. Methods The study adopted a three-phase sequential mixed method design. Each phase included multiple qualitative methods as well as a concurrent nested design in the second …
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Sexual Risk Taking Behaviors Among African American Adolescent Mothers: An Ecological Perspective
… Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Using an ecological perspective, this study examined the influence of several individual, familial, and neighborhood factors on the sexual risk behaviors of 137 African American adolescent mothers. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed the …
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Investigating campus cycling environment of a large southeastern university from an ecological perspective
… factors contributing to campus cycling from an ecological perspective. Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutional factors associated with safety and campus cycling were assessed as well as how they interacted with each other. A survey was developed and administered to students on a large …
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Learning systems: An ecological perspective on advanced academic literacy practices of multilingual writers
… speakers and has called for a more international perspective on writing research and pedagogy. This dissertation, which grew from requests from multilingual graduate students in my own institution for more advanced academic writing support, extends this call to explore ways writing programs can …
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Conservation and resilience to drought: a social-ecological perspective on conservation areas in Kenya's Southern Maasailand
… with resilience to drought. Using a social-ecological systems perspective and a resilience lens, this thesis makes use of data from quantitative and qualitative methods, including a household survey, semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and remote sensing to investigate two group …
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Latino parents' perceptions of, and response to, child Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder: An ecological perspective
… and respond to child behaviors within an ecological framework, as broad contextual factors are known to influence parenting and help-seeking. To this end, the present study utilized grounded theory methodology to analyze in-depth interviews conducted with a community sample of 25 …
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THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND BEYOND-ACADEMIC WELLBEING OF HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC BOYS: A POLICY-PROFESSIONAL CARE-SCHOOL-PARENT ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
… parents). The quality of such support and its ecological integration are of poor quality. The purpose of this study was to report on the perceptions of parents of HFA boys about their children’s academic and beyond-academic experiences as understood within a policy-care provider-school-parent …
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An Ecological Perspective on Theory of Mind: The Development of Understanding Other Minds within the Context of Adverse Childhood Experiences
<p>Adverse childhood experiences of 47, 5-14-year-old children (M=9.91, SD=2.05) receiving residential treatment were studied in the context of mentalization-based narrative therapy over the initial, middle, and final stages of treatment to assess the relationship among Theory of Mind, …
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An ecological perspective on the role of nondisclosure in urban african american adolescents exposed to community violence: Using mediation and moderated mediation approaches
… adolescents. This study also presents an ecological perspective on the role of Nondisclosure in urban African American early adolescents. The Ecological Systems Theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) examines a child’s development within the context of systems of relationships that form his or her …
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Environmental Incongruence and Divergence in Ratings of Adaptation Among Elementary School Children
… classroom and family environment. From a ecological perspective, behavioral adaptation would diverge between the school and the family to the extent that the adaptational demands of these setting are incongruent with one another. Further, greater environmental incongruence might be …
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Acceptance, recognition and supported independence: Wellbeing for children and young people with a disability in New Zealand: The voice of youth with Down Syndrome
… Service provision was examined from the perspective of all three groups of participants. Wellbeing is a complex phenomenon and although there has been increasing interest in this field, particularly for children, there is a dearth of research about wellbeing for children and young people …
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Social-Ecological and Protective Factor Approach to Managing Parental Incarceration
… factors across the lifecycle from a social-ecological perspective and specifically related to parental incarceration. The comprehensive literature review inspired an innovative model, the social-ecological and protective factor approach to managing parental incarceration. The primary goal of …
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Creatress: A Woman's Hand
… for Earth and nature, an immense organic, ecological, and conscious whole. Incorporating found objects (natural and manmade) and fibers (organic and synthetic) with my clay imagery, I offer an awareness of the roles ofwomen from around the world in the spiritual and psychological …
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Classroom Work in Room 25
… and ""academic work"" and Paul Gump's (1967) ecological perspective, and applying these conceptions to a fourth-grade classroom, I am hopeful that this research will lead to ways of thinking that can improve teachers' understanding of, and practice of, their school work."
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