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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Social outcome"”.
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The impact of family and other social involvement on overall client satisfaction for individuals with developmental disabilities
… investigated the impact of family and other social involvement on overall client satisfaction for individuals with developmental disabilities. The family-related outcome measures reviewed included social-role fulfillment, the existence of a natural support network, and the existence of …
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Sustainability at multiple scales: interactions between environment, economic and social indicators at the country, city and manufacturing facility scale
… between environmental, economic and social indicators at the country, city/regional and manufacturing facility scale. The study builds on almost 20 years of research on the EKC, which has shown conflicting results for confirmation of the EKC hypothesis that the environment first …
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Developmental outcome in preschoolers: Interrelations among maternal depression, perceived social support, and child's age of entry into Head Start
… depressive symptomology and child cognitive and social outcome. In addition, the mediating role of maternal social support was examined. The study sample included 43 low-income mothers and their pre-school aged children who were enrolled in a large Head Start program in Southwest Virginia. …
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Wasted treasure in the trash: evaluating the diversion and reduction systems of food waste in an institutional setting based on environmental, economic and social implications
… not yet been successful at UIUC, and what this outcome means moving forward are also discussed. Overall, a combined, collaborative approach leads to a more advantageous environmental, economic and social outcome for everyone.
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Essays on Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance
… corporate governance. Furthermore, corporate social responsibility activities are seen as a positive social outcome of corporate openness. As to economic consequences, less open firms would experience stock return reductions when the market competition is high. The third essay studies the …
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The social ecosystem for revitalizing two- to four-unit buildings in Woodlawn : a case study and strategic plan
The social ecosystem approach explores the individuals and organizations that help effect a particular social outcome and the factors within their environment that contribute to or hinder their success. Applied to the particular housing and community development challenge facing 2-4 unit properties …
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SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING IN ADOLESCENTS WITH NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The present study examined social information processing in a sample of teenagers with various comorbid neurodevelopmental disabilities and typically developing controls. Crick and Dodge’s (1996) model of social information processing was used as the theoretical framework for the current study. …
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The Neurobiology of Social Cognition: Role of the Posterior Cingulate Cortex
… biased towards gathering and processing the social information present in the world. In fact, the neural network that mediates our engagement with the external world - the default mode network (DMN) ¬- is strongly convergent with the neural circuitry for social cognition. The posterior …
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Making Space: Refuge to Home
… design choices based on desired physiological outcomes. In doing so, this thesis offers an approach of how to navigate the complexities of place, home, safety, and identity in order to make space that shifts from providing refuge and safety, to being home and whole. By utilizing participatory …
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The Economic Value of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Implications for Adjacent Local Communities
… market problem for each agent, and relates the outcomes for the park agency and the Maasai community to the social planner's solution. The results show that the market outcomes are suboptimal than the social planner would recommend. Policy implications are that there should be a well-structured …
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Kindergarten Teachers' Classroom Management Beliefs and Practices and Their Implications on Students' Social and Academic Outcomes
… classroom management styles impacted students' social and academic skills. The study investigated the proportion of classroom management styles of VAECE educators using an online questionnaire and used a case study approach with nine kindergarten teachers to better understand the teachers' …
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Speech and swallowing rehabilitation in the home: A comparison of two service delivery models for stroke survivors
… of these factors on communication and swallowing outcomes remains under researched. This research explored Rehabilitation in the Home (RITH) Speech Pathology (SP) services for stroke survivors with dysarthria and dysphagia. More specifically, this research investigated whether traditional speech …
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Transitioning to Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Systems: Green Stormwater Management and Engineering Design Thinking
… but also to consider how a broad array of social, economic, and environmental factors both influence and are influenced by their work. </p> <p>This thesis examines factors that influence the design and adoption of sustainable civil infrastructure systems in two research areas: (1) municipal …
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Who chooses? A sociological portrait of families active in school choice in urban areas in the U.S.
… middle and upper class families utilize their social and material resources to help separate themselves from lower social strata. This study uses a recent nationally representative dataset of kindergartners and their parents to provide one of the most thorough sociological comparisons of …