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You should be ashamed of yourself
Title
You should be ashamed of yourself: a study of moral development and moral emotion.
Creator
Bright, Justin., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Research on Kohlberg's theory of moral development has examined moral development by examining individuals' justice operations. However, how the moral emotions are related to moral development has been neglected. In a sample of mostly undergraduates (N=53), moral development (measured using an index of higher-level moral reasoning and one of reasoning consistency from the Defining Issues Test) and the moral emotions of guilt, shame, empathy, and self-esteem were measured. Shame was positively...
Show moreResearch on Kohlberg's theory of moral development has examined moral development by examining individuals' justice operations. However, how the moral emotions are related to moral development has been neglected. In a sample of mostly undergraduates (N=53), moral development (measured using an index of higher-level moral reasoning and one of reasoning consistency from the Defining Issues Test) and the moral emotions of guilt, shame, empathy, and self-esteem were measured. Shame was positively related to higher moral reasoning (r=.26, p<.10); guilt was not (r=-.02, ns). Empathy was also positively correlated with higher moral reasoning (r=.19). Moral consistency was positively related to shame (r=.31, p<.05) and guilt (r=.32, p<.05). Existential theory was used to explain the differentiation between shame and guilt in their correlations with higher moral reasoning. The correlations between moral consistency and guilt and between moral consistency and shame are discussed with respect to the inhibitive nature of shame and guilt.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77659
Subject Headings
Moral development, Social ethics, Emotions, Moral and ethical aspects, Emotions and cognition
Format
Document (PDF)
You're too late!"
Title
" You're too late!": prenatal health seeking behaviors of Guatemalan Mayan women in Palm Beach County.
Creator
Supanich, Colleen., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description
In this thesis I explore the circumstances in which pregnant Guatemalan Mayan women in South Florida communities found themselves. A local non-profit organization, the Guatemalan Maya Center (GMC), offered assistance to pregnant Mayan women to secure biomedical prenatal care, yet many continued to underutilize these services. The decision to utilize this form of care largely depended on whether a woman received care from a traditional midwife in the community. Women receiving care from a...
Show moreIn this thesis I explore the circumstances in which pregnant Guatemalan Mayan women in South Florida communities found themselves. A local non-profit organization, the Guatemalan Maya Center (GMC), offered assistance to pregnant Mayan women to secure biomedical prenatal care, yet many continued to underutilize these services. The decision to utilize this form of care largely depended on whether a woman received care from a traditional midwife in the community. Women receiving care from a midwife generally did not seek biomedical care until late in their pregnancies. Women unable to locate a midwife often incorporated biomedical care once they suspected pregnancy. Due to the difficulties accessing the GMC's services prior to enrollment many of these women did not obtain "timely" care. A better understanding of the ways in which Guatemalan Mayan women incorporated biomedical prenatal care into their lives is the first step towards increasing their participation in these services.
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Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/192990
Subject Headings
Maya women, Medical care, Prenatal care, Maternal health services, Midwifery, Social aspects, Migrant agricultural laborers, Medical care
Format
Document (PDF)
You’ve got to keep ‘em separated: characterizing lagging chromosome prevention in oral cancer cells
Title
You’ve got to keep ‘em separated: characterizing lagging chromosome prevention in oral cancer cells.
Creator
Beltran, Rosa Nathalie, Quintyne, Nicholas, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Mitosis is the separation of duplicated chromosomes into two daughter cells in order to create viable offspring. There are many checks in mitosis to ensure the inherited chromosome number is correct. Sometimes, these checkpoints are overcome and daughter cells inherit defects which can lead to cancer. One defect is the appearance of lagging chromosomes, the result of inaccurate chromosomal separation which leads to incorrect chromosome number termed aneuploidy. Aneuploidy is one of the...
Show moreMitosis is the separation of duplicated chromosomes into two daughter cells in order to create viable offspring. There are many checks in mitosis to ensure the inherited chromosome number is correct. Sometimes, these checkpoints are overcome and daughter cells inherit defects which can lead to cancer. One defect is the appearance of lagging chromosomes, the result of inaccurate chromosomal separation which leads to incorrect chromosome number termed aneuploidy. Aneuploidy is one of the defining traits of cancerous cells. The potential mechanism of lagging chromosomes in the cancerous cell line UPCI:OSCC070 is investigated in this study. siRNA-induced knockdown of KIFC1, a protein that is involved in the centrosomal clustering to prevent multipolar spindles, was used in the cells. Examining both levels of knockdown and time of exposure, we saw that the loss of KIFC1 led to a significant increase in lagging chromosomes, indicating this protein is critical to proper mitotic progression.
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Date Issued
2013
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003505
Format
Document (PDF)
Young Children in Foster Care: A Phenomenological Study of Early Childhood Teachers Experiences
Title
Young Children in Foster Care: A Phenomenological Study of Early Childhood Teachers Experiences.
Creator
Rushing, Jacqueline Marie, Bhagwanji, Yashwant, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand, describe, and make meaning of the experiences of early childhood educators of young foster care students. The researcher examined the experiences of teachers regarding the attachment behaviors of their foster care students. This study also sought to explore how early childhood teachers implement their curriculum and how they design their classroom environment to meet the needs of young foster care children. Data collection and...
Show moreThe purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand, describe, and make meaning of the experiences of early childhood educators of young foster care students. The researcher examined the experiences of teachers regarding the attachment behaviors of their foster care students. This study also sought to explore how early childhood teachers implement their curriculum and how they design their classroom environment to meet the needs of young foster care children. Data collection and analysis included 20 questionnaires and 20 face-to-face semistructured interviews. Data analysis consisted of a three step process. The first step began by reading interviews through a holistic approach. During this step, the researcher read the entire transcript as a whole before digging deeper. The second step in coding was a selective reading. In this step, the researcher read through each transcript by finding key words and/or phrases. The third step in the coding process was a detailed reading. The researcher read the text word-by-word. This step aided the researcher in finding those words that captured the phenomenon of the teachers. The researcher found three major overarching themes: social and emotional behaviors, triad relationship, and classroom accommodations. This study revealed three main themes: attachment-related behaviors of social and emotional development, teacher relationship strategies with student and caregiver, and classroom curricular and environmental adjustments. Within all three of these themes was an underlying theme of a teacher-as-mother perceived attachment from the teachers. The teacher-as-mother perceived attachment was embedded in the experiences of the teachers. It is recommended that this main theme be explored in future research. The experiences of the teachers were completely based on their experiences in this study. The way they intervened on behalf of their foster care students did not appear to relate to any professional development or training; it was entirely based on their experiences. It is recommended that the arena of early childhood would benefit immensely with a course, training, or professional development in learning about the foster care system and dealing with young children in foster care.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005968
Subject Headings
Children--Institutional care, Phenomenology, Early childhood teachers
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Document (PDF)
Young children's artifact conceptualization
Title
Young children's artifact conceptualization: a child centered approach.
Creator
Schultz, Patricia P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
One of the most fundamental functions of human cognition is to parse an otherwise chaotic world into different kinds of things. The ability to learn what objects are and how to respond to them appropriately is essential for daily living. The literature has presented contrasting evidence about the role of perpetual features such as artifact appearance versus causal or inductive reasoning in chldren's category distinctions (e.g., function). The present project used a child-initiated inquiry...
Show moreOne of the most fundamental functions of human cognition is to parse an otherwise chaotic world into different kinds of things. The ability to learn what objects are and how to respond to them appropriately is essential for daily living. The literature has presented contrasting evidence about the role of perpetual features such as artifact appearance versus causal or inductive reasoning in chldren's category distinctions (e.g., function). The present project used a child-initiated inquiry paradigm to investigate how children conceptualize artifacts, specifically how they prioritize different types of information that typify not only novel but also familiar objects. Results underscore a hybrid model in which perceptual features and deeper properties act synergistically to inform children's artifact conceptualization. Function, however, appears to be the driving force of this relationship.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3320103
Subject Headings
Cognition in children, Child development, Reasoning in children, Reasoning (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)
YOUNG CHILDREN'S RECALL OF SELF-GENERATED SCENES
Title
YOUNG CHILDREN'S RECALL OF SELF-GENERATED SCENES.
Creator
SAARNIO, DAVID ARI., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Kindergarten, second, and fifth graders were given 15 self-adhesive line drawings to affix on either (1) a simple scene, (2) a scrambled scene, (3) a blank sheet of paper, or (4) a sheet of paper divided into 15 squares. Recall of the objects was tested immediately and again after one week. In general, immediate recall was greater in the simple-scene condition than in all others for all grades tested. Recall in the scrambled condition was also greater than in the other two conditions for...
Show moreKindergarten, second, and fifth graders were given 15 self-adhesive line drawings to affix on either (1) a simple scene, (2) a scrambled scene, (3) a blank sheet of paper, or (4) a sheet of paper divided into 15 squares. Recall of the objects was tested immediately and again after one week. In general, immediate recall was greater in the simple-scene condition than in all others for all grades tested. Recall in the scrambled condition was also greater than in the other two conditions for second and fifth graders, but not for the kindergarten children. The sheet divided into squares and the blank sheet conditions did not differ from each other at any time. The results for delayed recall were similar in that the condition with the simple scene yielded performance superior to all others. However, the scrambled condition no longer differed from the other two conditions. The results suggest the importance of assessing children's memory for information in conditions or backgrounds which approximate those found in the real world, and of the use of schematic or episodic organization by young children.
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Date Issued
1980
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14030
Subject Headings
Memory in children
Format
Document (PDF)
YOUNG WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1880-1890)
Title
YOUNG WOMEN IN THE NOVELS OF WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS (1880-1890).
Creator
HENDRICKSON, BARBARA D., Florida Atlantic University, Coyle, William
Abstract/Description
Analysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive...
Show moreAnalysis of the characterization of young women in Howells' eleven novels published in the 1880s reveals that although his political, economic, and social views grew more liberal during the decade, his attitude toward women remained conventional and conservative, He portrayed the young American girl in a variety of activities: courtship, marriage, foreign travel, social events, and professional employment; but he always assumed that her most suitable and proper role was that of a submissive wife.
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Date Issued
1971
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13442
Subject Headings
Howells, William Dean,--1837-1920--Characters--Women, Women in literature
Format
Document (PDF)
YouTube, ideology & Justin Bieber
Title
YouTube, ideology & Justin Bieber.
Creator
Feller, Gavin, Graduate College
Date Issued
2012-03-30
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3342365
Format
Document (PDF)
Zafè Neg se Mistè: a grounded theory study of end-of-life decision-making for Haitian American families in south Florida
Title
Zafè Neg se Mistè: a grounded theory study of end-of-life decision-making for Haitian American families in south Florida.
Creator
Ladd, Susan Charlotte, Smith, Marlaine, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate the process used by Haitians and Haitian Americans who must make healthcare decisions for a terminally ill family member. There is a large population of Haitians and Haitian Americans in South Florida and there has been no research regarding their decision-making process about end-of-life healthcare. The study design was descriptive, applying constructivist grounded theory methodology. Data were collected using semi-structured, face-to-face...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate the process used by Haitians and Haitian Americans who must make healthcare decisions for a terminally ill family member. There is a large population of Haitians and Haitian Americans in South Florida and there has been no research regarding their decision-making process about end-of-life healthcare. The study design was descriptive, applying constructivist grounded theory methodology. Data were collected using semi-structured, face-to-face qualitative interviews. Data analysis and collection occurred simultaneously. Participants (n=12) were purposefully recruited, with 11 from a single, faith-based community. The findings resulted in six concepts: (1) imminent or actual death, (2) disrupted unity, (3) managing disrupted unity, (4) consequences, (5) restoring unity, and (6) creating memories you can live with. These six concepts, elaborated by an additional 17 dimensions, were incorporated into a process model relating to the cultural value of communal unity to the end-of-life decision-making process. The implications of this study include a need to improve the congruence between the nursing care provided at this vulnerable time and the cultural values of this population. Successful access to this population through the structure of the faith-based community points the way to increasing access to appropriate end-of-life healthcare. Practice implications informed by caring science include the importance of nurses’ coming to know the family and listening to the unique care needs.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004387, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004387
Subject Headings
End of life care, Haitian Americans -- Medical care -- Florida, Informed consent (Medical law), Life and death, Power over, Medical care -- Cross cultural studies, Medical ethics, Nurse and patient, Nurses -- Attitudes, Patient advocacy, Patient refusal of care
Format
Document (PDF)
Zealots. Five radicals: Saints or sinners
Title
The Zealots. Five radicals: Saints or sinners.
Creator
Smith, Richard Morton., Florida Atlantic University, Engle, Stephen D.
Abstract/Description
The Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the...
Show moreThe Zealots were an alliance of five United States Senators and Representatives who led the radical wing of the Republican Party from the years 1860 to 1868. They clashed with President Lincoln over emancipation and how the Civil War was conducted, overcame the hostility of President Johnson and finally imposed on the South, a reconstruction plan of their own. Chronicled here is how the five radical leaders by aggressively working in concert became the driving Congressional force in the prosecution of the War.
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Date Issued
2001
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12861
Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes, United States--Politics and government--1861-1865, Republican Party (US : 1854- ), Radicals--United States--History
Format
Document (PDF)
Zenos' Freedom Moves
Title
Zenos' Freedom Moves.
Creator
Brooks, Clarence, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description
The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd2011zeno
Subject Headings
Dance performance
Format
Set of related objects
ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II."
Title
THE ZODIACAL CONSTRUCTION OF "TAMBURLAINE I AND II.".
Creator
JEFFERSON, ESTELLE FUGATE., Florida Atlantic University, Collins, Robert A.
Abstract/Description
While the text of Tamburlaine I and II contains the classic pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role is that of Sol, the...
Show moreWhile the text of Tamburlaine I and II contains the classic pattern of act and scene divisions, the organic structure of the play is governed by the twelve signs and houses of the zodiac. The play's metaphorical patterns are consciously formulated to correspond to the zodiacal year, and consequently represent a circular pattern. The play's well-known rising and falling movement (Parts I and II) is analogous to both solar day and solar year. As hero, Tamburlaine's role is that of Sol, the central planet in the Ptolemaic system, ascending with the vernal equinox in Part I and descending with the autumnal equinox in Part II. The imagery traverses, in sequential fashion, the signs and houses, with one radical adjustment: Pisces is removed from the end of the cycle and placed at the beginning of Act I, an alteration which probably has concealed the metaphorical pattern heretofore.
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Date Issued
1978
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13929
Subject Headings
Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593--Tamburlaine the Great, Astrology in literature
Format
Document (PDF)
Zoogeographical aspects of decapod crustacea in the Indian River region of Florida [abstract]
Title
Zoogeographical aspects of decapod crustacea in the Indian River region of Florida [abstract].
Creator
Gore, R. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3179288
Subject Headings
Decapoda (Crustacea), Zoogeography, Indian River (Fla. : River)
Format
Document (PDF)
Zooplankton and Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico
Title
Zooplankton and Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico.
Creator
Lester, Kristen M., Heil, Cynthia A., Neely, Merry B., Spence, Danylle N., Murasko, Susan, Hopkins, Thomas L., Sutton, Tracey T., Burghart, Scott E., Bohrer, Richard N., Remsen, Andrew W., Vargo, Gabriel A., Walsh, John J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2007
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2763292
Subject Headings
Zooplankton-- Ecology, Dinoflagellates
Format
Document (PDF)
Zooplankton Distribution in Four Western Norwegian Fjords
Title
Zooplankton Distribution in Four Western Norwegian Fjords.
Creator
Gorsky, G., Flood, P. R., Youngbluth, Marsh J., Picheral, M., Grisoni, J.-M.
Date Issued
2000
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3158765
Subject Headings
Freshwater zooplankton, Marine zooplankton, Aquatic animals, Fjords --Norway, Underwater photography
Format
Document (PDF)
Zooxanthellae diversity and abundance in corals at St. Lucie Reef, FL
Title
Zooxanthellae diversity and abundance in corals at St. Lucie Reef, FL.
Creator
Klepac, Courtney, Voss, Joshua, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361321
Subject Headings
Zooxanthellales, Zooxanthellate corals, Symbiosis, Saint Lucie Inlet (Fla.)
Format
Document (PDF)
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1960: A first record and range extension to the continental United States (Decapoda, Anomura, Albuneidae)
Title
Zygopa michaelis Holthuis, 1960: A first record and range extension to the continental United States (Decapoda, Anomura, Albuneidae).
Creator
Gore, R. H., Becker, L. J., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1977
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336689
Subject Headings
Decapoda (Crustacea), Albuneidae, Anomura, Sand-crabs
Format
Document (PDF)
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Title
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Creator
Khourshid, Kally [Choreographer], Break of Reality [Music], Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Theatre and Dance
Abstract/Description
The Dances We Dance Performance Showcase is a capstone experience for students enrolled in all levels of the Department of Theatre and Dance performance course offerings.
Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAdwd2011mute
Subject Headings
Dance performance
Format
Set of related objects
¿QUÉ ES GAY?: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN MANABÍ PROVINCE, ECUADOR
Title
¿QUÉ ES GAY?: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF SEXUALITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN MANABÍ PROVINCE, ECUADOR.
Creator
Adorisio, Alessandra, Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description
This thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated...
Show moreThis thesis explores how gender and sexuality are expressed in southern Manabí Province, Ecuador. The study employs ethnographic methods to recruit local people who identify as LGBTQ (called LGBTI regionally) to participate in interviews on sexuality and gender identity/expression. Based on this research, I explore the construction of “gay” in this part of Ecuador as identity and performance; additionally, reflective viewpoints of those who self-identify as “gay” are thematically incorporated. The term “gay” is used to describe a spectrum of identities that include: homosexual, transformista, travestí, transexual, and transgénero. These identities are not necessarily static, as many individuals traverse categories in a culturally specific progression that I describe. I propose that coastal Ecuadorians utilize a structuring of sexualities and genders within the region that challenges Western LGBTQ+ labels. This research suggests a new regional depiction of non-conforming identities and their manifestations through language, shared strife, communal beliefs, and individual experience.
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Date Issued
2021
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013733
Subject Headings
Ecuador, Sex, Gender identity
Format
Document (PDF)
Confidentiality and the BSW Field Work Placement Process
Title
Confidentiality and the BSW Field Work Placement Process
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1080_10437797.1989.10672118_1629732673
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