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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"resiliency theory"”.
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Factors Influencing College Readiness: Supports and Barriers Experienced by Academically Resilient First-Generation Hispanic Males
… access for underrepresented populations using resiliency theory as the lens through which to examine this issue. Rather than look through a deficit-oriented lens, resiliency theory focuses on the protective factors or supports that help mitigate risk factors or barriers. Using data collected …
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Investigating the Various Ways Parental Incarceration Affects Children: An Application of Mixture Regression
… and methodologically. Using risk and resiliency theory, the various ways children are affected by fathers' concurrent and previous incarceration are outlined. Using mixture regression, the various ways children are affected are identified. Child, family, and neighborhood …
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Effects of Language Shift on Families and Young Children
… educators and an unexpected question about how resiliency theory may be involved in a child’s language success?
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What Makes a House a Home? Supported Living Environments for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
… this problem utilizing a person-centric and/or resiliency theory lens or framework is lacking. My research will use the perspective of parents/guardians and staff/caregivers in combination with existing knowledge and research to create ideas for how to maximize support in supported living …
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"Rethinking ""success"" of second generation immigrants: the role of families and communities in the transition to young adulthood"
… Drawing from the life course perspective and resiliency theory, this study utilizes data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY: 1997) to examine how socio-economic and contextual factors within the family and community during adolescence impact the success of second generation …
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Exploration of the interaction between risk and protective factors within the cultural construct of five male academically resilient Latino college graduates
… or experiences has upon promotion of academic resiliency. This research inquiry engages and affirms the theoretical frameworks utilized (i.e., resiliency theory and the resilience cycle) and adds positive self-disposition and self-efficacy as pivotal elements to the nucleus of the resilience …
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An exploratory case study at Timour Hall Primary School of the perception of parents of children with ADHD concerning their parental challenges and coping strategies
… parental resilience, but also developing resiliency in their relationships with the school as an adjunct to forging effective parent- school partnerships. The macro systemic background to this study is the Department of Basic Education’s policy on Inclusive Education, which calls for …
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Governing Water in Canada: The Legislative Experiments in New Governance
… approach. This dissertation presents an eco-resiliency framework to examine the responsiveness of this new governance mode to environmental change. The primary research question is: What lessons can be taken from resiliency theory and applied in the sphere of environmental regulation and …
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Narratives of Longevity From the Perspective of Seventh-day Adventist School Administrators in North America: a Multiple Case Study
… types of schools, and (d) Spiritual leadership theory and resiliency theory as theoretical perspectives.</p> <p>Findings. Principals in the Adventist system of education in North America who have stayed in one building for 10 or more consecutive years are resilient spiritual leaders. They thrive …
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Military Resilience and Transformation: A Narrative Inquiry Highlighting the Challenges Faced by Military Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan During Their Transition from Combat to Civil Society
… that has become known as Transformative Learning Theory (1978, 1981, 1990a, 1991, 2000). It is considered the “most researched and discussed theory in the field of adult education” (Taylor, 2007, p. 173). Mezirow’s theory addresses the issue of how and why personal experiences, specifically …
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Predictors of High School Graduation in Foster Youth
<p>Academic achievement in foster youth can be influenced by factors related to the foster care experience. The purpose of this study was to determine if gender, ethnicity, time in placement, type of placement, number of placements, and special education status could predict high school graduation …
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Poverty and the public school system: Student persistence from elementary school to college graduation
<p>Children living in poverty are at an elevated risk for academic, behavioral and emotional problems compared with children who are in the middle and upper classes (Kim-Cohen et al., 2004). Students living in poverty generally have fewer opportunities in schools as schools are less likely to offer …
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A Retrospective Study of Gay Gifted, Young Adult Males' Perceptions of Giftedness and Suicide
… interviews with all participants. Grounded Theory methodology was employed during the analysis phase of the study. The voices of participants were conveyed within a series of narrative vignettes. Specific categories of risk and resiliency were revealed using coding and constant comparative …