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Showing 1 to 20 of 119 for “"Ecological systems theory"”.
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An ecological systems theory approach to academic acculturation of female international students from the Arab Gulf
… and community, and uses Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model as a framework to understand these experiences. Data was collected with six participants from three Arab Gulf countries in five different fields over the course of the spring 2018 semester at a large land-grant university in …
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Psychological and academic preparedness of African American scholars for college and career readiness in urban schools
… in post-intentional phenomenology, BlackCrit, Ecological Systems Theory, self-awareness theory, and community cultural wealth, the study addressed the problem of narrowly defined notions of preparedness that fail to account for students’ lived, racialized experiences and the influence of …
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Exploring the provision of learning support for adolescents with special needs within an educational setting
… diverse needs. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, this research employs an exploratory and descriptive design to attain a profound understanding of the complex interplay between various environmental factors that influence the educational experiences of adolescents with …
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How do School Counselors and School Social Workers Support High School Bullying Victims: A Qualitative Exploratory Case Study
… districts in rural Georgia. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory was the framework used to focus research on understanding how environmental systems influence an individual’s development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from a purposeful sample of seven certified school …
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Canadian Women's Perceptions, Perspectives, and Experiences Navigating the Transformative Pathway to Long-Term Recovery from an Eating Disorder
… of early-middle adulthood. Both resilience theory (Luthar et al., 2000; Masten, 2014) and ecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner 1975, 1979) were the frameworks of this study, grounding women’s experiences in both the factors that were helpful/harmful along this journey while with …
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Implementation of the Policy Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support by Teachers in Selected Primary Schools in King Cetshwayo District
… policy. This study is underpinned by the Bio-Ecological systems Theory (BEST). The bio-ecological systems theory outlines the importance of the surroundings and the interaction of the surrounding in the social and cognitive development of a child. The development involves personal …
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Institutional Researchers and Equitable Outcomes: An Examination of Factors Driving Their Success
… & Bensimon, 2015), and Bronfenbrenner's (1993) Ecological Systems Theory to provide a lens to view the institutional researcher. It also integrated Berger’s (2000) Five Dimensions of Educational Organization Behavior, Bronfenbrenner's (1993) Ecological Systems Theory, and Smith’s (2020) …
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Beyond the numbers : a qualitative holistic case study examining special education teacher attrition from voices who left the classroom in Greater Houston.
… challenges that ripple throughout educational systems. High attrition among SETs remains an alarming trend that threatens to destabilize the field of special education (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019) and jeopardizes the essential educational and behavioral supports that neurodivergent …
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Choice of College Major: An Exploration of Appalachian Female Choice of an Early Childhood Education Major
… education. Bandura's Social Cognitive Learning Theory and Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory were used as frameworks for the study. The findings of the study are valuable in advising college students' on selection of a college major and recruitment of dedicated child development and …
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Neighborhood and school contextual factors: longitudinal outcomes in a high-poverty adolescent population
Research framed by Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, suggests that neighborhood and school contextual factors greatly influence adolescent outcomes. While this research examines the multiple contexts that impact adolescent development, missing from the literature is an assessment that …
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Voices of the invisible: A critical ethnography of youth put at risk in an age of disposability
… techniques were used to collect data. A grounded theory approach was adopted to collect and analyze the data, which lead to the generation of a substantive emergent theory. The emergent theory was analyzed through the lens of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory and bioecological model of …
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Adverse home environments and its influence on academic achievement
… were investigated. A review of Bronfrenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory illustrated the impact of the home environment on a child's development which can greatly influence academic achievement in later years. A vast collection of literature was compiled and presented to shed insight on …
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Supported Housing Experiences of People with Serious Mental Illness
… with SMI living in a supported housing model. An Ecological Systems Theory (EST) was used as the theoretical orientation for the study. The major themes related to success of the supported housing that emerged were independence, involvement of owners, bonds with tenants, having access and means to …
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Family Socioeconomic Hardship and Adolescent Academic and Substance Use Outcomes: The Mediating Roles of Parental Monitoring and Self-Regulation
As supported by ecological systems theory and the family stress model of economic hardship, socioeconomic status can directly be related to adolescent adjustment outcomes including self-regulation, academic performance, and substance use as well as be indirectly related to these outcomes through …
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An Examination of Household Chaos and Neighborhood Collective Efficacy on Adolescents’ Legal Cynicism and Delinquency
… this project draws from social disorganization theory and ecological systems theory. This study longitudinally explores household chaos and neighborhood collective efficacy at year nine and legal cynicism and delinquent behavior at year fifteen to examine this relationship. Methodologically, the …
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A Comprehensive Program Description and Recommendations for the Del Rosa Youth Program
… Based on contributions from social learning theory (Bandura, 1968), ecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), and Benson's (1997) asset-based Positive Youth Development (PYD) framework, a comprehensive, empirically based best practice model for a youth services program is proposed.</p>
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Reaching out from within: Poet’s soft lightning delivered with thunder
… analyzed within the conceptual frameworks of ecological systems theory, social networking theory, social capital theory, identity theory, and transformational leadership theory. Through introspective narrative inquiry and poetic expression, I critically examine my lived experiences from …
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Examining Attrition Through The Hierarchal System of Education For Zero - Fifth Year Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study
… they are dissatisfied. By using Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, the factors within in the hierarchal educational system were explored to identify which part of the educational system is connected to teacher attrition: the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, or the macrosystem. …
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Examining Teachers’ Practices and Perspectives of Family Engagement in a Rural High School Setting
… high school in a rural setting. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and the Teacher Efficacy Theory based on Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory were two influences of the theoretical framework for this study. The two research questions examined teachers’ current practices and perspectives …
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Quantifying New Teacher Relational Competence with At-Risk Adolescents
… from poverty as they interact in a dynamic ecological system.|Keywords: Ecological Systems Theory, relational competences, new teachers, attrition, at-risk adolescents
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