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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"community index"”.
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Investigating Sense of Community and Academic Success in First Year College Students in the Department of Natural Resources Management
… study explored the relationship between sense of community, factors that influence sense of community, and the effect of academic success of first year students in the Natural Resources Management Department at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. An adapted version of the sense of …
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Latent networks: Ties, structures, and effects within an anonymous community
… latency. Carrying out the research in a virtual community known as 4chan, a survey approach was first undertaken (N = 768) and then followed up with semi-structured interviews (N = 29). The sense of community index, version 2 (SCI-2), measured social capital exchange while cultural and symbolic …
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Psychological Sense of Community in On-Line Learning Environments
… exist in an on-line learning environment. Since community has been closely linked to social and academic integration and success, additional research on whether populations with certain demographics feel the same absence of a sense of community in an on-line environment must be addressed. This …
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Psychological sense of community in Jewish adolescents of Perth, Western Australia
This paper explores Psychological Sense of Community (PSC) in the Jewish adolescent population of Perth. The main aim was to investigate the differences between student attending the private Jewish School (Carmel) or another school within the metropolitan area. Participants were recruited from …
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The Impact of the Transgenerational Cycle of Prison on Attachment Among Black Individuals
… (b) Will affective expression and/or sense of community serve as protective factors and mediate the attachment style of Black individuals who have been incarcerated? The sample consisted of 98 adults (45 of whom indicated being a part of the transgenerational cycle of prison) ranging from 18 to …
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Assessment of Aquatic Invertebrate Communities of Tributaries of the Buffalo River, Arkansas, and Evaluation of Indices of Community Integrity
<p>A multi-metric Buffalo River Index of Community Integrity (BRICI) was developed by the National Park Service to assess the aquatic invertebrate community of the Buffalo River, Arkansas. The BRICI has been successfully used on the main-stem of the river, but not evaluated on tributaries in the …
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The Contribution Of The Recovery Self Assessment To The Measurement Of Illness Management And Recovery
… These variables included empowerment, sense of community, illness management, self-esteem, self-determination, and the variables of agency, program, gender, age, general type of service, race, and length of service. The study was entirely from the person in recovery perspective, emphasizing …
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A Case Study Considering Impacts of Active Membership in the Young Professionals Networking Group on Sense of Community and Social Capital
<p>Sense of community, social capital, and emerging adulthood are all topics of increasing interest in multiple fields over the past three decades. Both sense of community and social capital are predictors of overall well-being for individuals and communities. As emerging adults begin to establish …
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It's not all about classrooms: examining the importance of club sports
… and overall college adjustment. The Sense of Community Index 2 (SCI2) was developed by a community science organization (Chavis, Lee, & Acosta, 2008) and was used in this study to further examine the social aspects of club sports and student organizations. There were 124 participants in this …
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An examination of the role of the concept of the community within the current reorganisation of English local government
… the role and impact of the concept of the community within the structural reorganisation of English local government between 1992 and 1995. The methodological approach adopted within this thesis has been to compare the use, application and significance of the community with a case study of …
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Examining the Relationship between Communities of Practice and Climate of Innovation in the U.S. Federal Government Environment
… situation. Perceptions were collected from 384 community of practice members within the U.S. federal government environment about participation, connectivity, and the community's climate of innovation. Items from three existing instruments, Communities Assessment Tool (Verburg & Andriessen, …
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Identification of Ecosystem Stressors in Developing an Enhancement Plan for the Leading Creek Watershed, Meigs County, Ohio
… depth, acidic pH, quantitative Invertebrate Community Index (ICI) scores, conductivity, clam <i>in situ</i> survival and growth, </i>Daphnia magna</i> and <i>Chironomus tentans</i> sediment toxicity, stormwater acute toxicity, qualitative invertebrate richness and Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera …
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BRIDGING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: ECOLOGY OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
… variables or prey availability and riparian community composition, respectively. In the first analysis, river otter and mink were present at ≥84 of 103 sites. Naïve occupancy was higher every year for mink (≥88.3%) than for river otter (≥55.3%). Detection of river otter and mink in the first …