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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Hispanic females"”.
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Factors Affecting Academic Interest and Self Perception of Adolescent Hispanic Females
… and cultural success of Latina adolescent females. Across the nation, and especially in states such as Texas and California, the Hispanic population is fast becoming the largest minority in society. Because the adolescent Hispanic population within the United States today will comprise much …
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The Representation of Hispanic Females in Gifted and Talented and Advanced Placement Programs in a Selected North-Central Texas Public High School
… high school revealed a strong representation of Hispanic females in advanced academic programs, i.e., AP and GT in proportion to their representation in the overall student population. Research seems to indicate that a progressive approach to academic-potential identification; culturally …
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Science Self-efficacy In Tenth Grade Hispanic Female High School Students
… data have demonstrated an underrepresentation of females and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions. The purpose of the study considered the variables of gender and ethnicity collectively in relationship to tenth grade Hispanic females' perception of …
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An Analysis of the Subjective Socioeconomic Scale among Hispanic Immigrants and Caucasians
… community, and nation. Both an immigrant Hispanic and a Caucasian sample were studied (31 Hispanic males; 42 Hispanic females; 38 Caucasian males, 40 Caucasians females). Childhood SES was the most significant predictor of self-reported health in both sample groups.</p>
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THE FACTORS INVOLVED IN CASES OF REMOVAL OF INFANTS: A SOCIAL WORKERS' PERSPECTIVE
… the majority of the participants were White, non-Hispanic females. The study found that social workers identified substance abuse, the lack of infant’s physical safety in the home along with the age of the infant, and the lack of parents’ readiness to take part of the safety plan as highest risk …
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LEVELS OF COMFORT WITH SPIRITUALITY AMONG SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
… in this study with most participants being Hispanic females, however, there were other various participants. Quantitative research was used for this study by handing out surveys to Master of Social Work students at California State University, San Bernardino. Students were asked to state …
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NARRATIVE NON-FICTION STORIES OF MEXICAN AMERICAN FEMALE PRINCIPALS OF PREDOMINATELY HISPANIC ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CAMPUSES IN TEXAS
<p>In Texas, there is an increase of the Hispanic population and not a significant increase in Hispanic administrators. Women remain underrepresented in the principalship with even less representation of Hispanics. With an increasing number of Hispanic students, it is vital to ensure there is a …
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Improving Hand Off Communication to Enhance Patient Outcomes and Staff Satisfaction
… small offices. The majority of the clients are Hispanic females ages 15-25. The non-profit clinic provides free medical services to the community. Evaluation methods yielded quantitative and qualitative results through chart audits and direct observations.</p> <p>In-services, one-to-one …
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Using the protection motivation theory to examine the effects of obesity fear arousal on the physical activity of young adult female college students
… activity among 87 overweight young adult college females. A main effect was hypothesized for short-term severity, personal susceptibility, and the development of an intention implementation plan messages and an interaction effect was anticipated for messages containing group susceptibility and …
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Betwixt girl and woman: A qualitative exploration of Hispanic girls' perceptions and values about menarche
… and values about menarche of pre-adolescent Hispanic females within the framework of Victor Turner's (1969) liminal theory. An emphasis was placed on how each girl experienced the socialization process of reproductive education and how each girl experienced the liminal stage of …
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Metering Mood with Veggies: Association of skin carotenoid levels and depressive symptoms or mood disturbances
… Participants were predominantly white, non-Hispanic females (89%, 91.7%, 79.8%, respectively) and had a mean BMI of 28.3 ± 4.6 kg/m2. Participants had a mean Veggie Meter® score of 269.99 ± 84.25. Significant correlations were found between Veggie Meter® score and the physical functioning, …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… influence the self-perceptions of both males and females. One stereotype that has been particularly persistent is the belief that mathematics is a masculine subject and that males are inherently better at math than females. Despite increasing evidence showing males and females to be equally …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… influence the self-perceptions of both males and females. One stereotype that has been particularly persistent is the belief that mathematics is a masculine subject and that males are inherently better at math than females. Despite increasing evidence showing males and females to be equally …
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Mathematics Attitudes and Mathematics Performance: Novel Approaches towards Noncognitive Educational Measurement, Applications to Large-scale Assessment Data, and Examinations of Multigroup Invariance
… mathematics for Black/African American males and Hispanic females, whereas that same relation was positive for Asian males. Several of these discrepancies by student demographic characteristics were found across mean differences in latent attitudinal constructs and structural relations of the TPB …
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An Investigation of the Preferential Learning Strategies, Modality Preferences, and Academic Performance among Eighth-Grade Students
… the subgroups of: gender and ethnicity (Anglo, Hispanic, Asian). Two self-reporting assessment instruments were administered to 200 eighth graders to determine learning style and modality preferences: abstract-sequential (AS); concrete-sequential (CS); abstract-random (AR); concrete-random (CR); …
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Investigating the role of family and consumer sciences teachers in nutrition education in Texas secondary schools
… of the 197 survey respondents were white/non-Hispanic females with a mean age of 48 years and 13 years of experience teaching courses with nutrition content. Over half had a Bachelor's degree with additional coursework or higher degree. A positive correlation was found between self-efficacy …
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Examining the Effects of Gender, Poverty, Attendance, and Ethnicity on Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry Performance in a Public High School
… mathematics achievement among Black males, Black females, Hispanic males, and Hispanic females. Data were gathered, merged, and transferred into a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 19.0 (IBM, 2010) for analysis. The findings indicate that attendance and family SES have a …
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A Qualitative Examination of HIV-Positive Identity and Vocational Identity Development among Female Adolescents and Young Adults Living with HIV in New York City
Background: Young Black and Hispanic women living in metropolitan areas in the United States are at a disproportionately high risk for contracting HIV/AIDS; the reasons for this disparity are inadequately explained by research. A recent study reported that African American and Hispanic females …