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The Academic Achievement of Adolescent Boys in the Child-Welfare System
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)The purpose of this study was to research the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the academic achievement of adolescent boys’ age14-17 in a residential home. The research was conducted at the Methodist Children’s ... -
The Achievement Gap: A Critical Ethnography of the Factors which Perpetuate the Gap in Academic Achievement Between Races
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)The gap in academic achievement between minority (African American and Latino) students and non-minority students, also known as the racial Achievement Gap, has been a major issue within schooling in the United States. ... -
Adolescent Patients in the Inpatient Psychology Consultation-Liaison Service at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)To address behavioral and emotional sequelae of medical conditions, patients and families are often referred to a hospital’s inpatient pediatric psychology consultation-liaison (IPPCL) service for psychological consultation ... -
The Adventure for Excellence: The Use of Technology and People for Individual and Team Growth
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2013)My research focuses on the theory and experiential findings on positively oriented human resource strengths and the development of talents in individuals. This research will show how businesses, community organizations and ... -
Alcohol Use and Abuse Education: The Effects of a Peer Support Model in a Collegiate Context
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Establish a peer-based support group to promote dialogue on the issue alcohol consumption; Raise awareness for healthy models of responsible and safe drinking practices; and Examine the effects of a peer based support ... -
Alive & Free: A Public Health Approach to Urban Youth Violence Prevention
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2011-04)My project explored the subject of urban youth violence prevention using a public health approach. I examined the Alive & Free program as a model example of this approach in practice. Understanding root causes is fundamental ... -
American Brownfields: Program Failure and the Call for Environmental Justice
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)The policy goals of brownfields include open space preservation, public health improvement, reuse of blighted urban land, job creation, tax revenue enhancement, promotion of environmental justice, and maintenance of ... -
American Social Class Mobility through Formal Education as a Diasporic Experience
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009-04-27)Dislocation and hybrid identities, two characteristics of diaspora, are also experienced by individuals who have achieved class mobility in the United States of America. -
The American Waldorf School: The Influence of a German Pedagogy on American Living and Learning
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)The effective curriculum of the Waldorf Schools in America are based off of the German pedagogy developed by philosopher Rudolf Steiner. The work of Steiner can be seen through the unconventional life and learning styles ... -
“And What of the Brown Skins?” An Analysis of Race, Gender and Sexuality in “Love and Rockets”
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Comic books and graphic novels have been an increasingly visible part of the landscape of popular culture in the last few decades. Now with movies and television shows, the idea of the comic book and the archetype of the ... -
The Application of Symbolic Interactionism on Cross-Cultural Communication and Cross-Cultural Training
(2004)The Seven Dimensions of Culture • Individualism vs. Collectivism Orientation to the self vs. orientation to common goals and objectives. • Universalism vs. Particularism Particular obligation to a universal standard ... -
The Asian American Community and Internet Social Media
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)This study focuses on how the East Asian American community is actively changing, resisting, and challenging the practices of mainstream media representation and identity in a complex internet social media environment ... -
Assertive Community Treatment and the Shift Towards Dialectical Behavior Therapy: As Valuable for Practitioners as for Clients?
(2002)Not until recently have individuals with severe mental illnesses sought treatment outside the traditional means of inpatient wards and psychiatric hospitals. Fortunately, the expanse of resources now available encompasses ... -
Athletic Participation and Development of the Self
(2008)Athletic participation is a huge part of our society today. Children are socialized to athletics at a very young age as youth participation in athletics is at the highest rate in our country’s history. The increased ... -
“A Beacon of Hope”
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Non-governmental organizations play a vital role in society by providing public services to communities in which they operate. Research has analyzed the impact these organizations attain on communities and the amount ... -
Beso Con Brown Baba: Queering Familial Space Through the Poetics of Mariposa Consciousness
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)Beso con Brown Baba: Queering Familial Space through the Poetics of Mariposa Consciousness is a telling of stories from my familial upbringing. It invokes the human condition where there is love and violence. ... -
Biased Discipline & Predisposition within American Public Schools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)On September 23rd, 1954 the decision to force desegregation of America’s public schools, made it unconstitutional to have racially separate schools. However, literature today suggests the Brown v. Board of Education ... -
BIPOC Educational Spaces: An Analysis of Personal Experiences Working in Kalamazoo Public Elementary Schools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)BIPOC Educational Spaces: An Analysis of Personal Experiences Working in Kalamazoo Public Elementary Schools is a telling of stories from my time as a childcare worker in Kalamazoo Public Schools. It includes anecdotes ... -
Bridging The Gap: Using Survey Research to Develop the Archaeological Site of Monte Alban
(2002)Public archaeology and museums helps bridge the gap between cultures and plays an important role in the development of communities. It is this attempt to bridge the gap that justifies the importance of developing museums ... -
Business Anthropology and Corporate Culture: Viewing Corporate Culture at Morse Inc.Through the Eyes of a Business Anthropologist.
(2008)Anthropologically, culture is defined as the shared sets of beliefs and values of a common group of people. Culture can encompass everything from language, to religious beliefs, to the types of food one eats and may ...
