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Showing 1 to 20 of 83 for “"sense of purpose"”.
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A sense of purpose: Perspectives of autistic young people
… to contribute to the nascent research area of purpose with autistic young people (AYP) in Britain. Using hermeneutic phenomenology, it adopted participatory principles and explored ‘a sense of purpose’ (SoP) as encountered by this group. Existing research with AYP in this context is very …
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Family Attitudes, Beliefs, And Practices Facilitating A Sense Of Purpose In Black American Children And Youth: A Grounded Theory
<p>i ABSTRACT Sense of purpose is strongly associated with positive health behaviors and academic achievement (Turner-Musa & Lipscomb, 2007, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics FIFCFS, 2010). The purpose of this qualitative research study was to develop grounded theory by the …
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Fantasia on a Theme of Purpose: Using a Music-Guided Scribble Technique to Support Meaning-Making in Older Adult Retiree Musicians
<p>Within the population of older adults, overall well-being corresponds with the ability to self-actualize and seek meaning, but age-related changes combined with ageism and isolation can negatively impact this capacity to maintain a sense of purpose, especially following retirement. It may be …
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Why Am I Here? Examining the Relationship Between Purpose and Career Advancement of First-Generation Doctoral Students
<p>Approximately 24% of the college population is comprised on first-generation students, yet they continue to deal with significant challenges when completing their degrees. Research has been done on first-generation student characteristics, challenges, and existing support programs; however, …
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Investigating a Potential Function of Belief in a Just World: Providing Purpose in Life as a Pathway to Subjective Well-Being
… 1996). In the current research, I examine two of these functions: to encourage investment in long-term goals (Callan, Shead, & Olson, 2009; Hafer, 2000; Hafer, Bègue, Choma, & Dempsey, 2005) and to reduce fear of death (Hirschberger, 2006; Pyszczynski, Greenberg, & Solomon, 1997). Moreover, I …
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The Experience of Older Men Living Alone: A Phenomenological Perspective
The purpose of this study was to uncover older men's experience of living alone. This study was pursued because much of the literature reports that older men who live alone face the highest risk of death, mental illness, physical disability, and social isolation in our country. Based upon this …
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The Relationship between College Students’ Purpose in Life and Risk-Taking Behavior
The relationship between college students’ sense of purpose in life and their self-reported risky substance use and sexual behavior was investigated. Participants from a northwestern university (<em>N</em> = 174) answered questions online from questionnaires measuring meaning in life, alcohol use, …
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Understanding and Improving Instructional Leadership Practices in Primary Schools in Karatu District, Arusha, Tanzania
The purpose of this study was to assess the understanding and improving instructional leadership practices in primary schools in Karatu District, Tanzania. The study was guided by three research objectives; (i) to assess the perceptions of teachers on the role of head teachers as instructional …
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"A Magic Deeper Still": Sacramental Poetics in William Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti, and C.S. Lewis
… sacramental poetics requires a particular mode of being-in-the-world. Religiously-minded poets, from Dante and Milton to Donne and Herbert, have long considered how the individual becomes attuned with creation and God’s will. But what happens when modernity and secularization challenge long-held …
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English teachers' perspectives on their agency for change: Striving to care in a neoliberal, ‘post'-colonial climate
… reform agendas are guided by the goal of quality, equitable schooling for all. The achievement thereof, however, remains elusive. Included in discourses surrounding this goal is a focus on teachers, in recognition of the crucial roles they play in student learning. Teacher-focused …
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Purpose-driven Education: Social Entrepreneurship as a Pedagogical Tool for Student Success
Across the United States, systems of education are failing, and this dysfunction is characterized by both academic underachievement and overachievement. This research was an investigation of whether a purpose-driven curriculum contributed to student success in school and in life. This dissertation …
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Psychological therapists' narratives of spirituality within the context of their clinical practice
… explore psychological therapists’ understanding of spirituality within the context of their clinical practice, and how their understanding reflects their spiritual sentiments, purposes, valuations and judgments. Narrative interviews were conducted with six individuals, and analysed using the …
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Things We Once Knew
Nostalgia looms large in the stories and essays of this collection. Many of the characters find it hard to reconcile their current selves with who they used to be. A mountain climber loses his nerve and with it his sense of purpose. A woman estranged from her daughter struggles to fulfill the role …
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Correlates of Death Anxiety: Self Esteem, Neuroticism and Purpose of Life
… controlled for would yield the expected result of a positive relationship. One factor is neuroticism which is related to fear of death and low self esteem, and which contributes to the negative relationship between the two variables. The second factor is based on existential thought which states …
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Community, Purpose, and Empowerment: Developing a Support Program with Student Veterans
<p>Abstract</p> <p>This set of mixed-method studies evaluated factors impacting student veterans at a Midwestern community college, particularly their sense of community and how their perceptions and experiences relate to academic success. Research on student veterans indicates that many face …
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Perceptions of Disability, Identity, Agency, Goal Attainment, and Young Adult Disability Programs
… et al., 2015). Challenging ableism is a matter of social justice. Without serious attitudinal shifts and the removal of systemic barriers, our youth with disabilities will continue to experience negative outcomes and underdeveloped agency. This study was conducted to provide a more detailed look …
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The Doll Project As A Liberatory Art Intervention For Conscious Raising And Trauma Relief In A Chicago Marked By Violence
… as well as promote self-care, empowerment, and a sense of purpose. Participants engaged in community-based art therapy to build and heal communities impacted by gun violence; using an ecological model. This "Doll Project" developed as a grassroots approach to arts-based social change, an ongoing …
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An IPA study of transgenerational trauma in the third generation of holocaust survivors
Background/Aim: There has been a great deal of research looking at the effects of the holocaust on survivors and their children. However, there is far less research focused on the third generation of holocaust survivors. There has been little research on this topic from a Counselling Psychology …
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Transformational Leadership and a Culture of Efficacy: A Search for Correlation in the Alabama Two-Year College System
… leadership continuum, the degree of collective teacher efficacy among faculty, and any correlation that exists between them. The populations studied are the presidents and faculty of community colleges in Alabama. Two instruments were employed, the Multifactor Leadership …
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Beyond the Observable: Examining Self-Reported Well-Being in People with Dementia
The well-being of people with dementia is not well understood. Researchers often measure their well-being through observational methods or via proxies, but self-report is rarely used. Recently there is evidence that people with mild to moderate dementia are able to give reliable reports of their …
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