Browsing Human Development and Social Relations (HDSR) Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers: How Organizations Can Overcome the Challenges of Working with Volunteers
(2008)Volunteers provide organizations with numerous resources and can work to really make a positive difference in the community. Volunteer rates in the United States are declining making it very important for organizations ... -
The Relationship Between Eating Disorders and the Use of Alcohol and Drugs Among First Year Students at Kalamazoo College
(1995)This project explores the relationship between eating disorders and alcohol and drug use in a sample of first year women at Kalamazoo College (n=1 04). A disordered eating risk scale was devised based on the collected ... -
The Role of Nongovernmaental Organizations and their Relationship with Recipient Governments
(2006)Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) and the governments of countries receiving aid have varying relationships. Some NGOs view governments poorly, while some governments have similarly negative opinions towards NGOs ... -
A Study of the Effects of Labelling, Drug Therapy, and Behavior Modification on Children with Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Emphasis on Children through Mid Childhood
(1993)The following paper reports on the effects of labeling, drug therapy, and behavior modification on children who suffer symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This topic originated through my work ... -
A Study on the Partnership of the School, Community, and Family in an Effort to Address the Needs and Prevention of At-Risk, Potential School Drop-outs: Emphasis on The Middle School Years
(1992)The following literature-based paper reports on the topic of At-Risk Potential School Dropouts; who is at risk, why, and and what can be done to stop this unfortunate and potentially, destructive increase. This topic ... -
Success and Reproduction: A Look at Traditional Success and Nontraditional Success via Bourdieu's Theory of Cultural Reproduction
(2012)The author compares and contrasts the traditional college path to success with other stories of success collected as an intern in Los Angeles with Success, "A New Beginning." Success to the students means going back to ... -
#technology shapes #history: social media, marketing and human development
(2012)The author addresses three key research questions: 1. What is the theoretical and historical background for a society shaped by social media? 2 What are some of the predominant characteristics of Web 2.0 and how have they ... -
A Theoretical and Practical Approach to Volunteer Management
(1994)Volunteerism has been an essential partner in America's growth and progress; it is a source of our country's enduring strength. Americans have always volunteered in great numbers: in community services, politics, religious ... -
Therapeutic Horticulture: Applications to Different Populations
(2002)Horticulture therapy is the. use of gardening and horticultural activities to help people of all ages and mental and physical abilities to improve their quality of life. This form of complementary therapy develops social, ... -
''They're Not Hiding Under a Counter!'': Social Development of Adolescents with Special Needs Using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
(2004)Adolescence has been noted throughout history as a particularly turbulent period of life. Normative theory regarding adolescent social development upholds this notion, as well as stressing the importance of horizontal ... -
This is My Playground
(2014)This paper examines the ways in which gender affects play, leisure, and friend making. It explores the synthesis of gender identity and development theory and how these theories come into play at camp. An in depth look is ... -
Unequal Opportunities: A Study of Achievement Among Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed Adolescents in the Chicago Area
(2002)This study explores achievement among adolescents diagnosed with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. It examines factors outside of the school environment-poverty, family, and neighborhood and their effects on achievement ... -
Unity Amid Plurality: Towards Inclusive Theories of Sexual Violence
(1998)For most Kalamazoo College students, their study abroad experience is not one they will soon forget, and I am no exception to this rule. My time in Ecuador was incredible and tumultuous, spanning spectrums of mood, ... -
Upward Evaluation Systems: A Critical Investigation of Upward Evaluation Systems Using the Wayne County Probate Court Supervisory Evaluation Program as a Case Study
(1995)Performance appraisals have been considered an effective management tool for many years by the private sector. It is therefore not surprising that the government sector has embraced the concept. Wayne County instituted ... -
"We're in this together:" A Study on Mutuality in Youth Mento ring Relationships
(2007)As the field of youth mentoring grows, the need for research become more and more necessary. There is a great demand to analyze youth men to ring relationships and their efficacy. It is important to understand how these ... -
Youth Empowerment through Productive Dialogue An Opportunity for Education Reform
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2015)Language and knowledge is directly linked to power through capital. Whoever determines what can be talked about also determines what can be known. Education, as a mandate for all children and youth in the United States to ...