Browsing by Department "Special Education, Rehabilitation, Counseling"
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Postsecondary Physical Support Programs, Independent Living and Economic Self-Sufficiency for Individuals with Significant Physical Disabilities
(2016-08-02)
This study explores the extent to which completion of an undergraduate degree that includes disability management course work contributes to independent living and economic self-sufficiency of graduates with severe physical ...
The Power of Hope: Posttraumatic Growth in Former Partners of the Sexually Addicted Individuals
(2024-04-26)
The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological analysis is to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the transformative changes emerging from lived experience of former partners of the sex addicts. This study ...
Practicing Counselors, Vicarious Trauma, and Subthreshold PTSD: Implications for Counselor Educators
(2017-05-22)
The purpose of the current study was to gain an understanding of the relationship of vicarious trauma symptoms and subthreshold Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms among practicing counselors. Research indicates ...
Pre-Service Counselors, Pre-Service Special Education, and Pre-Service Regular Education Teachers’ Perceptions of Students Who Are English Language Learners
(2017-06-27)
Continued research in the area of Linguistically Diverse Students (LDS) suggests that
educators’ perceptions and attitudes significantly impacts the students they teach.
Research has identified predictors of these ...
A Preliminary Study of the Impact of Service Dogs on People with Physical Disabilities: Activities of Daily Living, Social Connectedness, Employment, and Quality of Life
(2022-07-26)
The use of service dogs as a holistic intervention for individuals with physical disabilities has increased in the past few decades. There is a relatively new body of research that demonstrates that service dogs positively ...
Preventing the Preschool to Prison Pipeline: A Preliminary Study of the Effects of E-Coaching Head Start Teachers on Behavior-Specific Praise
(2022-08-04)
The number of preschoolers expelled and suspended from school is the highest among all student groups. In the long run, preschool expulsions and suspensions can have statistically detrimental effects on a child's life ...
A program evaluation of the State of Alabama Independent Living Services Program
(2017-11-06)
The transition to independent living is a celebration of leaving a dependency life stage and transitioning into a life stage of autonomy. However, for individuals with significant disabilities who require assistance, they ...
A Quantitative Study of Within-Group Discrimination of Gay Men
(2018-06-18)
The purpose of this study was to examine how the constructs of ageism, classism, culturalism, racism, sexism, and sizeism contribute to within-group discrimination experienced by gay men. Additionally, this study aimed to ...
Reading Foundations - Teaching Letter Sound Correspondence to Young Students with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
(2020-08-10)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of explicit Direct Instruction to teach letter sound correspondence to students with developmental disabilities. Additionally, this study sought to provide a basis ...
The Refugee Crisis: The Response of Mental Health Professionals to Syrian Asylum-seekers
(2020-09-15)
The purpose of this study was to examine the reactions to potential refugee admissions based on the ethnic or religious identity of the refugee. Graduate students (n = 242) enrolled in psychology, counseling, social work, ...
Relations Between Choking Under Pressure and Sleep on a Cognitive Task in College Students
(2023-12-01)
The current study intended to explore how three sleep-related variables predicted the phenomenon of choking under pressure by utilizing a task that required the use of working memory abilities to solve problems as quickly ...
The Relationship Between Social Networking and Student-athlete Well-Being
(2019-11-25)
Young adults ages 18-29 were found to be the most avid users of social networks (Pew
Research Center, 2018). Engagement with social networks has been found to have both positive and negative impacts on well-being. Research ...
Resilience and Recovery in College Students with a Substance Use Disorder: A Phenomenological Analysis
(2018-07-03)
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA, 2015) more than one in three college students binge drinks, one in five uses an illicit substance, and one in seven meets the clinical ...
The Role of Media Images on the Psychosocial Experience of Acne
(2016-11-02)
Media portrayals of idealized body images have been linked to body image disturbance and reduced satisfaction with appearance. This study sought to determine whether exposure to idealized facial images in the media, ...
Rural School Counselors' Perceptions of Children and Adolescents Living in Poverty : A Phenomenological Study
(2017-11-29)
This phenomenological study explored perceptions of rural school counselors toward children and adolescents living in poverty. Eight rural school counselors, employed at high poverty schools, completed on-line demographic ...
School Counselor Professional Identity in Relation to Post-master's Supervision
(2022-05-23)
School counselors and clinical mental health counselors are trained through master’s programs with similar course objectives. One major difference between school counselor and clinical counselor licensure/certification ...
“Shut Up and Play”: Modifying A Situational Attitude Scale to Detect Negative Perceptions and Prejudice toward Division I Athletes in Academic Settings
(2023-07-17)
The current study aimed to modify and develop a scale that detects prejudice towards athletes and examine if there were differences in participant responses based on race, sport or athletic identity. The study involved 107 ...
Sleep and Educational Environment: How do Children in Public/Private School, and Homeschool Settings Differ in Sleep, Subjective Well-Being, and Emotional Intelligence?
(2019-12-06)
The study explored sleep, subjective well-being, and emotional intelligence among children ages 8 - 12 enrolled in either public/private school or homeschool. Previous research indicated educational environment relates to ...
Sleep, Alcohol, and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Students
(2018-07-19)
This study sought to examine the relationship between sleep, alcohol, and academic performance in undergraduate students. Previous research has demonstrated relationships between study variables, however, sleep quality has ...
Social Aspects of Religiosity & Discrimination in the Latinx Community: A Qualitative Study in the Deep South
(2023-09-20)
The purpose of this study was to explore how Latinx individuals use social aspects of religiosity and how they may or may not be used to buffer negative effects of discrimination. Research supports that discrimination has ...