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The Impacts of Public Education on the Learning Ability of Autistic Children
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that appears in earlier years of childhood (18 months-2 years old); it affects important human behaviors such as social interactions, communication skills and building relationships ... -
Implementing Group Prenatal Care: A Case Study of CenteringPregnancy in Detroit
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)This study examined an organization dedicated to reducing the infant mortality rate in Detroit through their introduction of a new approach to prenatal care: the CenteringPregnancy model. Since receiving a national grant ... -
The Importance of Linguistic Strategies in Shaping the Social Identities of Bilingual Youth
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)My conclusions posit that the use of Spanish or "Tex-Mex" Spanish among Hispanic youth serves as a reinforcer of identity among troubled and defeated youth, and as a type of indicator for teachers and others to recognize ... -
The Importance of Youth Empowerment in Non-Profit Organizations : An Analysis of Youth Development Practices in Open Roads Bike Program
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)Youth development is a modern area of study that encompasses the importance of empowerment in the adolescence stage of psychological development. This thesis describes the theories established about empowerment in ... -
The Importance of Youth Empowerment in Non-Profit Organizations: An Analysis of Youth Development Practices in Open Roads Bike Program
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Youth development is a modern area of study that encompasses the importance of empowerment in the adolescence stage of psychological development. This thesis describes the theories established about empowerment in ... -
In Michigan High School: Two Sociology Textbooks
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1966)In this thesis, the first chapter is a short biographical sketch of the author of both textbooks, Dr. Paul H. Landis. Chapter Two and Three summarize and condense the material presented by·Dr. Landis in his two textbooks: ... -
In Their Words: The Journeys of Sudanese Refugees to the United States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)This paper explores the personal experiences of young Sudanese natives as refugees in East Africa and their subsequent experiences upon resettling in the United States. It specifically examines the extent to which their ... -
In Touch With Teens, An Effort to Prevent Dating Violence
(2002)This document chronicles the history of rape as seen by the legal syste~ theories (called approaches) as to why rape and relationship violence exist and these theories include the feminist perspective, the biological ... -
In What Ways Does A Biased Discipline Structure And Predisposition Among School Authority Figures Lead to the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2016)On September 23rd, 1954 the decision was made to force integration or desegregation of America's public schools. It was now considered unconstitutional to have separate schools for Black and White students. However, ... -
In What Ways Does Experiential Learning Impact the Education of Small Businesses in Two Regions of Michigan?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2015)Beginning in the late 1600s, a schism emerged in what is now the United States between schools of trade, i.e. blacksmiths, and newly established schools of formal academia, those that promoted the 'higher' or more civilized ... -
The Incorporation of Rituals Into Holocaust Commemoration Ceremonies
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Currently there is a lack of scholarly research conducted in examining emerging rituals used in Yom HaShoah (Holocaust) memorial ceremonies. In order to study how Yom HaShoah rituals have developed over the last seventy ... -
Increasing the Mental and Physical Well-being of Temporary Employees
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)Since the end of the Second World War, the contingent workforce has rapidly changed from the traditional employment model (Henson, 1996). The current decade has continued to see a steep rise of temporary employees, and ... -
Indians in Cyberspace: How Authorship Affects Both Similarities and Differences Among Websites Dealing With Human Rights Issues of the Indigenous People of Latin America
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)Death, destruction, disease, and disappear. All words that can be used to describe what has happened and been encountered by the indigenous people of Latin America over the last 500 plus years. Military repression and ... -
Indians in Cyberspace: How Authorship Affects Both Similarities and Differences Among Websites Dealing with Human Rights Issues of the Indigenous People of Latin America.
(2002)1. Indigenous NGO’s: Those sites and groups that are run specifically by those people who would be considered descendents of the original inhabitants of Latin America. Examples include the Defensoria Maya and the ... -
Indigenous Knowledge and Community Mental Health in Kalamazoo County: A Qualitative Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)This study, completed over a three month period in Kalamazoo County, is a part of a larger ethnographic research project designed to change the perceptions and stigmas given mentally ill adults. This research will ... -
The Indigent Defense Crisis: The Betrayal of Constitutional Rights
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1993)I work from the premise that the problems within the indigent defense systems reflect the government's inability to address the problems of the indigent in every bureaucratic system of the United States. Our system of ... -
Indigent Juvenile Delinquency Defense Services: How Our Political Economy Shapes the Experiences of Troubled Youth
(2004)In this paper the access to and quality of juvenile indigent defense services in Washington State, Texas, Maryland, and Kalamazoo County are investigated. Information was gathered by interviewing judges, juvenile public ... -
Industrial Organization: Comparative Case Studies of Cardboard Plants in Lima, Peru and Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1968)This paper is a comparison of two industries of comparable size and technology--one from the United States and one from Peru--to see if some of the theories on the effect of culture on industry are applicable. The ... -
Infants and Toddlers Exposed to Drugs Prenatally: Some Implications for Policy and Services
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1987)My approach to the issue of perinatal substance abuse is primarily sociological as well as medical. I have a natural tendency to step back and assess the "big picture," the whys and hows of the problem at hand. The ...
