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- The modeling of an ecology of language: Haitian Creole among first and second generation Haitian college students.
- Creator
- Kepley, Kristyl Williams., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this research study was to identify and define important components that might constitute an ecology of language (Mufwene 2001; Haugen 1972). Focusing on components as varied as social networks, physical ecology, identity and linguistic realities allowed for the construction of such a model, which was then applied to a specific case study addressing the vitality of Haitian Creole among first and second generation Haitian college students in South Florida. The resulting ecology...
Show moreThe purpose of this research study was to identify and define important components that might constitute an ecology of language (Mufwene 2001; Haugen 1972). Focusing on components as varied as social networks, physical ecology, identity and linguistic realities allowed for the construction of such a model, which was then applied to a specific case study addressing the vitality of Haitian Creole among first and second generation Haitian college students in South Florida. The resulting ecology of language model demonstrates that the competition and selection pressures guiding language use among first and second generation Haitian college students hinge on two ecological factors: the survey respondents' level of American acculturation and their desire to be involved in or affiliated with a separate subgroup of Haitians. The study found that (1) the reported language behavior of parents had no correlations with the respondents' interest in affiliating with other Haitians, and (2) Haitia n college students who do identify strongly with Haitian culture do not necessarily equate that cultural identity with the Haitian Creole language. These results suggest, in contrast to the claims of Zephir (2001), that Haitian college students will acculturate quickly into American linguistic society despite their desire to maintain the hyphenated identity of Haitian-American. Additionally, many of the conditions which are noted in the language endangerment literature (Grenoble & Whaley1998; Nettle & Romaine 2000; Crystal 2000) pointing towards language loss are occurring within the Haitian college community in South Florida. Despite the fact Haitian college students in South Florida all have positive attitudes towards Haitian culture and language, the respondents prefer to speak English rather than Haitian Creole. As is the case with other minority languages (Potowski 2010), it can be predicted that Haitian Creole will maintain its integrity and vitality in America continued, immigration.
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- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3332252
- Subject Headings
- Languages in contact, Social ecology, English language, Study and teaching, Creole speakers, Language attrition, Haitians, Languages, Linguistic minorities, Ecolinguistics
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR THE TRAINING OF COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF TO ASSIST THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT: MOTEC-JC AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
- Creator
- COLLIER, LEON ALPHONSO, Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
- Abstract/Description
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This study is directed at the compilation of materials, ideals, and developments which resulted from the federally funded program entitled, "Moving On to Enrollment and Completion of Junior College" (MOTEC-JC). The purpose of this investigation is to identify specific aspects of raw data obtained through the research and training program of MOTEC-JC and to analyze through descriptive procedures such selected evidence with the intention of providing a complete history of the origin,...
Show moreThis study is directed at the compilation of materials, ideals, and developments which resulted from the federally funded program entitled, "Moving On to Enrollment and Completion of Junior College" (MOTEC-JC). The purpose of this investigation is to identify specific aspects of raw data obtained through the research and training program of MOTEC-JC and to analyze through descriptive procedures such selected evidence with the intention of providing a complete history of the origin, development, and administrative instructional purpose of MOTEC-JC at Florida Atlantic University. The significance of this study lies in the inherent value of the compilation of a single historical journal as the record of a movement which may be used to generate interest and guidance in the future development of programs for low-income and minority students at community junior colleges. Long-range research beyond the limits of the present investigation may finally answer general questions of future program initiation and survival. Of primary concern here is the evident need for the documentation of the materials, ideas, and developments which resulted from the federally funded research-action project designed to recruit, enroll, and educate low-income and minority groups in community colleges. Consequently, the formation of a plan proposing a number of follow-up studies should serve as a model for measuring the impact of MOTEC-JC's activities on community junior colleges projected for a twenty-five year period. The present study projects a five year model which should be revised and amplified at succeeding intervals. The twenty-five year projection is necessary because by that time MOTEC-JC participants will either have made their major contribution or completed their professional careers. Such long-range evaluation has been noticeably lacking in American education. This dissertation is a first step toward implementing this logical and needed approach to action research.
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- 1974
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11647
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A philosophical analysis of America's transformation to universal health care: implications for responsibility and justice.
- Creator
- Mantoni, Jennifer Lynn., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Philosophy
- Abstract/Description
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Human beings have two apparently conflicting fundamental rights. On the one hand, individuals have a right to health care as the United Nations declared in 1948. On the other hand, individuals have a right to liberty; that is, the freedom to make one's own health related choices, even poor ones. One goal of this essay is to show how to reconcile these two apparently conflicting core American values. This reconciliation is important, because a universal health care system that is fair and just...
Show moreHuman beings have two apparently conflicting fundamental rights. On the one hand, individuals have a right to health care as the United Nations declared in 1948. On the other hand, individuals have a right to liberty; that is, the freedom to make one's own health related choices, even poor ones. One goal of this essay is to show how to reconcile these two apparently conflicting core American values. This reconciliation is important, because a universal health care system that is fair and just must account for individual rights in tandem with attempts to address matters of social justice. In order for this reconciliation to occur, matters of individual responsibility, social responsibility, and social justice must be central to health care reform.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3171680
- Subject Headings
- Health care reform, Health services accessibility, Insurance, Health, Government policy, Political science, Philosophy, Health care rationing, Moral and ethical aspects, Social justice, Responsibility
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Why Negroes should oppose the war.
- Creator
- Johnson, J. R.
- Date Issued
- 1939
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/369210
- Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 --African Americans., African Americans --Social conditions., World War, 1939-1945 --Blacks., Blacks --Social conditions., Racism --United States., War and socialism.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Latinas experiencing transnational motherhood.
- Creator
- Sternberg, Rosa Maria., Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Abstract/Description
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Economic changes have made the immigration of women to the United States part of major political and social issues. Women from Latin America frequently immigrate alone and without legal documentation, leaving their children in the care of relatives or friends, thus becoming transnational mothers in the process. Hispanic/Latino groups comprise the largest minority in the U.S., and Latina women account for 48.9% of the total Latino population. This demographic trend is expected to continue, and...
Show moreEconomic changes have made the immigration of women to the United States part of major political and social issues. Women from Latin America frequently immigrate alone and without legal documentation, leaving their children in the care of relatives or friends, thus becoming transnational mothers in the process. Hispanic/Latino groups comprise the largest minority in the U.S., and Latina women account for 48.9% of the total Latino population. This demographic trend is expected to continue, and Hispanic/Latino groups are projected to experience the largest population increase in the coming decades (Marshall, Urrutia-Rojas, Soto-Mas & Coggin, 2005). The separation from their family has a strong impact on the health and well-being of these women, rendering them vulnerable to health care barriers and health disparities. This qualitative research study explored the experiences of Latinas living transnational motherhood. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Latin as living transnational motherhood between the ages 21- 39. The findings in this study describe the lived experience of Latina transnational mothers within their social, economic and cultural context. The narrative was analyzed using van Manen's (1990) interpretative hermeneutic phenomenological approach to narrative analysis. Findings indicate that Latinas experiencing transnational motherhood find meaning in mothering from afar through sacrifice, suffering, and hopefulness for a better life for their children, and for family reunification. Findings from this study inform nurses of the health care barriers that these Latinas living transnational motherhood encounter as they experience hardship in order to support their families abroad as well as themselves., Nurses caring for women who immigrate without their children are presented with professional and ethical challenges that require nurses to be knowledgeable about these women's pre- and post-immigration experiences findings of this study help narrowing the gap of information regarding lived experiences of Latinas transnational mothers. This knowledge offers guidance to the development of care that is compassionate, ethical and culturally appropriate.
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- 2009
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3333040
- Subject Headings
- Latin America, Emigration and Immigration, Social aspects, Parental deprivation, Families, Cross-cultural studies, Transnationalism, Nursing, Social aspects, Communication in nursing, Emigration and Immigration, Social aspects
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Between Waves.
- Creator
- Jensen, Rebecca, Schmitt, Kate, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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Between Waves is a lyrical memoir that explores the changes I faced in transitioning into American life after growing up in rural England. The book is written in two parts; the first is set mostly in England, the second takes place primarily in Florida. I interweave a present, reflective voice through both parts to challenge the ideas of love, loss, and learning to say goodbye as well as attempting to illustrate how perceptions of each can change over time. The lyrical structure of the memoir...
Show moreBetween Waves is a lyrical memoir that explores the changes I faced in transitioning into American life after growing up in rural England. The book is written in two parts; the first is set mostly in England, the second takes place primarily in Florida. I interweave a present, reflective voice through both parts to challenge the ideas of love, loss, and learning to say goodbye as well as attempting to illustrate how perceptions of each can change over time. The lyrical structure of the memoir allows for swift transition between memories, themes, and locations without limitations of a chronological or linear storyline. The stories detailed throughout the memoir are meditative, subjective perceptions that intend to determine what it means to be a child, a parent, a transplant, and what it means to find home within it all.
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- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004833, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004833
- Subject Headings
- Jensen, Rebecca., Immigrants--United States--Personal narratives., Memory--Social aspects.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- AN ASSESSMENT OF "BLACK POWER" AND ETHNIC POWER WITH EMPHASIS SINCE 1950.
- Creator
- MADDEN, GERTRUDE BRENNER., Florida Atlantic University, Marina, William
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Black Power is still a very undefined concept. What it amounts to, after all the rhetoric is cut away, is a bourgeois, nationalistic, capitalistic, amelioristic, and gradualist reform program. It has all the options open to all ethnic groups in America at any time. Due to present conditions, however, these options are uncertain and blocked by greater obstructions. The options are capital accumulation, a higher degree of integration into labor organizations, a higher degree of participation in...
Show moreBlack Power is still a very undefined concept. What it amounts to, after all the rhetoric is cut away, is a bourgeois, nationalistic, capitalistic, amelioristic, and gradualist reform program. It has all the options open to all ethnic groups in America at any time. Due to present conditions, however, these options are uncertain and blocked by greater obstructions. The options are capital accumulation, a higher degree of integration into labor organizations, a higher degree of participation in the political arena, including coalition politics, various self-help schemes, advancement through higher education, and, most unlikely , some kind of revolutionary activity. Ethnicity is still a factor in the American social, political, and economic panorama. It can be either a hindrance or an advantage in the advancement of any minority group.
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- 1977
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13854
- Subject Headings
- Black power--United States, African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- In the habitus of African American grandmothers: Self-identity, grandmothering, and words of wisdom.
- Creator
- O'Brien, Ellen L., Florida Atlantic University, Brown, Susan Love
- Abstract/Description
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To test the images and expand upon the knowledge of the African American grandmother as set forth in the scholarly literature, 13 African American grandmothers, who share a southern African American cultural heritage, were interviewed. First, this study explores how each participant developed her self-identify as a grandmother and the emotional depth of that identity. The development of the participants' self-identifies as grandmothers and the emotional depth of their identities are related...
Show moreTo test the images and expand upon the knowledge of the African American grandmother as set forth in the scholarly literature, 13 African American grandmothers, who share a southern African American cultural heritage, were interviewed. First, this study explores how each participant developed her self-identify as a grandmother and the emotional depth of that identity. The development of the participants' self-identifies as grandmothers and the emotional depth of their identities are related to a tripartite model of child involvement articulated as "having," "raising," and "keeping" a child. Second, this study explores how each of the women defines the practice of "grandmothering." Third, this study explores which practices and values the women feel are the most important to pass onto their grandchildren. The findings are interpreted in terms of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice, and the concepts of women-centered networks and other mothers as set forth by Black feminist theorists.
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- 2000
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15782
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--United States, African American families, African Americans--Social life and customs
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The lived experience of having a child hospitalized: The Haitian mother's perspective.
- Creator
- Swasey, Patricia Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Coffman, Sherrilyn
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience for the Haitian mother of having a child hospitalized. A qualitative study from a phenomenological perspective was undertaken. Seven respondents were interviewed. Significant statements from the transcribed interviews were analyzed according to Giorgi's (1988) method of reduction, extraction, analysis, and synthesis. A general description of the meaningful experience was obtained which includes themes relating to the hospital experience. The six themes which emerged are: (a) uncertainty, search for meaning, God's help; (b) need to be with child; (c) identification with child's pain and anxiety; (d) being in the hospital environment; (e) dealing with information; and, (f) best care for child. These themes and nursing implications are discussed.
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- 1993
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14987
- Subject Headings
- Transcultural nursing, Nursing--Social aspects, Nursing, Haitians--United States
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The morals and manners of the class room.
- Creator
- Nairne, Charles Murray 1808-1882
- Abstract/Description
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An oration delivered before the literary societies of Lafayette College by Charles Murray Nairne, M.A. prof. of int. & moral philosophy, Columbia College, N.Y. Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.) Franklin Literary Society. Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.) Washington Literary Society
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb18f23
- Subject Headings
- Classroom environment, College students -- United States -- Conduct of life, Manners and customs, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, Students -- Conduct of life, Students -- United States, United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century, Universities and colleges -- United States
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- E-book
- Title
- Finding the rainbow connection: moving from toleration to human dignity and acceptance in American life and law.
- Creator
- Lange, Alex C., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The surge in granting equal rights to gays and lesbians in the United States is remarkable. Yet with this surge comes a conflict : the civil rights of gays and lesbians against the rights of religious individuals, predominantly Christians, refusing to tolerate a behavior they think immoral. My thesis focuses on two hypothetical situations : a county clerk refusing to issue a marriage license to an engaged lesbian couple and an inn owner refusing a night's stay to a gay couple. In both cases,...
Show moreThe surge in granting equal rights to gays and lesbians in the United States is remarkable. Yet with this surge comes a conflict : the civil rights of gays and lesbians against the rights of religious individuals, predominantly Christians, refusing to tolerate a behavior they think immoral. My thesis focuses on two hypothetical situations : a county clerk refusing to issue a marriage license to an engaged lesbian couple and an inn owner refusing a night's stay to a gay couple. In both cases, the clerk and inn owner refuse service for religious reasons. Normatively, I argue that we must move beyond a framework of toleration to a system of equal respect and understanding of our fellow human beings. Legally, I argue that the rights of religious expression and exercise should not trump the civil rights of gays and lesbians in the public sphere.
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- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359308
- Subject Headings
- Gay liberation movement, History, Religion and politics, History, Gay rights, Public opinion, Gays, Social conditions, Constitutional law, Religious aspects, Same-sex marriage, Law and legislation, Sex discrimination, Law and legislation, Gays, Legal status, laws, etc
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Attitudes towards multilanguage use among Latino and Asian immigrants in the United States.
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- Le, Cuong T., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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This study was designed to measure the relation of education and ethnic identity to attitudes towards bilingualism in two different ethnic groups, Asian and Latinos in the United States. In order to do this, an instrument was developed to measure attitudes towards bilingualism. No significant relations were found among education or ethnic identity and attitudes towards bilingualism in either group, but analyses revealed several other significant relationships. The two subscales of ethnic...
Show moreThis study was designed to measure the relation of education and ethnic identity to attitudes towards bilingualism in two different ethnic groups, Asian and Latinos in the United States. In order to do this, an instrument was developed to measure attitudes towards bilingualism. No significant relations were found among education or ethnic identity and attitudes towards bilingualism in either group, but analyses revealed several other significant relationships. The two subscales of ethnic identity, MEIM-R Commitment and Exploration, were related to each other both within Asian and Latino groups and in all participants combined. In the combined sample, education levels of participants' mothers was correlated with the MEIM-R subscale of Exploration. In addition, participants with a Bachelors Degree or above were found to have significantly higher ethnic identity levels of MEIM-R Commitment than participants with an Associates Degree or below. Participants with mothers who possess a Bachelors Degree or above were found to have significantly higher ethnic identity levels of MEIM-R Exploration than participants with mothers who possess an Associates Degree or below. Finally, Asian participants were found to have lower levels of MEIM-R Commitment when compared to Latino participants.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3360953
- Subject Headings
- Second language acquisition, Bilingualism in children, Education, Bilingual, Social aspects, Group identity, Languages in contact, English language, Study and teaching, Foreign speakers, Ethnic relations
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Neolocalism and Activating the Urban Landscape: Economics, Social Networks and Creation of Place.
- Creator
- Watson, April A., Fadiman, Maria, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
- Abstract/Description
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This work examined the role of the craft brewers of Florida in creating alternative economies. This work argues that craft brewers function in ways that they can create a space in which other, smaller entities might then take advantage. Craft breweries' expansion, and continued success rests on the ability of the brewer to harness the power of transformation, the prism effect, or the refaceting of a space with different meanings. Craft breweries meet many of Jacobs' (1961), as stated in her...
Show moreThis work examined the role of the craft brewers of Florida in creating alternative economies. This work argues that craft brewers function in ways that they can create a space in which other, smaller entities might then take advantage. Craft breweries' expansion, and continued success rests on the ability of the brewer to harness the power of transformation, the prism effect, or the refaceting of a space with different meanings. Craft breweries meet many of Jacobs' (1961), as stated in her seminal work, conditions for diversity in the city, especially in the role of self-government. Craft brewers function as informal forms of government for communities, by making smaller entities more visible, by serving as a warrior and weaver for political action in the city, and offering subversive defiance, by which they subtly challenge the dominant disconnected economic structure. Craft breweries serve as a way to create an embedded economy, or as a way of grounding local businesses, social issues, and individual actors together. In this way, the research addressed deeper ethical issues that transcend the idea of craft brewing in general, that the success of craft brewers reflects a form of activism, and a visible way for individuals to circumvent the global processes which left them disengaged in their community.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004667, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004667
- Subject Headings
- Bars (Drinking establishments) -- United States, Beer -- Economic aspects, Beer -- Social aspects, Beer industry -- Florida, Breweries -- Florida, Drinking customs -- United States, Economic geography, Physical geography, Political culture
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Socio-Cultural Leadership: An Innovative Model For School Leadership.
- Creator
- Blackburn, Desmond K., Bogotch, Ira, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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The conceptual framework of this study suggested that Socio-Cultural Leadership was composed of the following four factors: Instructional Domain, Emotional Domain, Community Domain, and Cultural Domain. Furthermore, it was posed that these factors, collectively and independently, directly impacted student achievement in schools ofhigh poverty. From this framework, the Socio-Cultural Leadership Questionnaire was developed (SCLQ). The research questions that guided this study were: 1. Do the...
Show moreThe conceptual framework of this study suggested that Socio-Cultural Leadership was composed of the following four factors: Instructional Domain, Emotional Domain, Community Domain, and Cultural Domain. Furthermore, it was posed that these factors, collectively and independently, directly impacted student achievement in schools ofhigh poverty. From this framework, the Socio-Cultural Leadership Questionnaire was developed (SCLQ). The research questions that guided this study were: 1. Do the items of the survey instrument divide into the four domains as described? 2. What is the relationship, collectively and independently, between SocioCultural Leadership and student achievement in high-poverty schools? 3. Is the frequency in observed principal behaviors different between lowperforming and high-performing schools? Therefore, the purpose of this study was to, via exploratory factor analysis; verify that these four factors existed as described and to, via regression analysis, find the direct relationship between the resulting factors and student achievement in high poverty schools. High poverty schools were defined as schools where 50 percent ( 40 percent for high schools) or more of the student population participated the federally funded Free and/or Reduced Price Lunch Program. This study also sought to differentiate these findings according to the performance levels of the schools sampled. The pilot study, the descriptive statistics, the principal components analysis, and the measures of internal consistency, all provided the researcher with empirical evidence to establish the reliability and validity of specific SCLQ items along with the significance of the resulting factors. Two of the five SCLQ subscales that resulted from the factor analysis, OP (outreach to parents) and MIPD (management of instructional process detractors), positively correlated with student achievement in the total sample (n = 903). There is a less than 5 percent chance that these findings were due to a Type I sampling error. Finally, principals in high-performing schools exhibited behaviors indicated by subscales OP (outreach to parents) and MIPD (management of instructional process detractors) significantly more than principals in low-performing schools.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000650
- Subject Headings
- Academic achievement--Cross-cultural studies, Minority students--Social conditions, Motivation in education
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Sex Wars: Evolved Psychological Sex Differences and Sexual Conflict in the Contexts of Infidelity, Persuasion, and Hip-Hop Song Lyrics.
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- Davies, Alastair P. C., Shackelford, Todd K., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Although researchers agree that humans exhibit behavioral sex differences, there remains controversy over whether these sex differences are socially constructed or are the product of divergent evolutionary selection pressures on the psychologies of men and women. Through four studies, this dissertation presents evidence that behavioral sex differences have their origin in divergent evolutionary selection pressures and that these sex differences lead to conflict between the sexes. The first...
Show moreAlthough researchers agree that humans exhibit behavioral sex differences, there remains controversy over whether these sex differences are socially constructed or are the product of divergent evolutionary selection pressures on the psychologies of men and women. Through four studies, this dissertation presents evidence that behavioral sex differences have their origin in divergent evolutionary selection pressures and that these sex differences lead to conflict between the sexes. The first two studies investigate a type of sexual infidelity known as human mate poaching. The third study investigates the use of physical attractiveness as a tactic to persuade opposite-sex individuals. The fourth study documents expressions of hypothesized evolved psychological sex differences and sexual conflict in the lyrics of songs from hip-hop artists. The final chapter considers a social constructivist account for the origin of behavioral sex differences and argues that an evolutionary psychological account has greater explanatory power.
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- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000852
- Subject Headings
- Music--Social aspects--United States, Sex in music, Rap (Music)--Criticism and interpretation, Sex role--United States, Sex (Psychology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The American Union Commission : speeches of Hon. W. Dennison, Postmaster-General, Rev. J.P. Thompson, D.D., president of the Commission, Col. N.G. Taylor of east Tennessee, Hon. J.R. Doolittle, U.S. Senate, Gen. J.A. Garfield, M.C., in the Hall of Representatives, Washington, Feb. 12, 1865.
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- Dennison, William 1815-1882, Thompson, Joseph P. (Joseph Parrish) 1819-1879
- Abstract/Description
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On efforts to ameliorate the plight of Southerners who remained loyal to the Union, especially in East Tennessee.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb22f11
- Subject Headings
- African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions, American Civil War (1861-1865), American Union Commission, Freedmen -- Social conditions, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States, Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865, Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Southern States, United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Civilian relief, United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals
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- E-book
- Title
- Transformational experiences of African American women: their critical reflections as former migrants who evolved from harvest of shame to seeds of hope.
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- McLaughlin-Jones, Idell, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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Narrative inquiry was the qualitative method utilized to collect stories related to former migrant African American females who transformed their lives from migrant workers and found alternative career paths. Sustained poverty among migratory workers created a disenfranchised culture of uneducated citizens. A large part of this labor force was women. It was expected that this culture of poverty would perpetuate itself through generations. The universal stereotypes associated with impoverished...
Show moreNarrative inquiry was the qualitative method utilized to collect stories related to former migrant African American females who transformed their lives from migrant workers and found alternative career paths. Sustained poverty among migratory workers created a disenfranchised culture of uneducated citizens. A large part of this labor force was women. It was expected that this culture of poverty would perpetuate itself through generations. The universal stereotypes associated with impoverished migrants were so ingrained that overwhelmingly the majority of migrants accepted a life of poverty as prophesy. However, some former migrant African American women defied odds and rose above the cumulative effects of poverty. The major findings of this study revealed factors that significantly contributed to their success in a variety of professional careers: consistent family support, adaptive coping skills, catalyst for change, transformative learning, and meaningful relationships with non-family members, and commitment to community service. Sub-findings emerged that revealed that these additional factors also contributed to their success: value placed on education, strong belief in God, and leadership skills.
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- 2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004305, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004305
- Subject Headings
- Experiential learning, Harvest of Shame (Motion picture), Learning by discovery, Migrant agricultural laborers -- Education, Social values, Transformative learning, United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Homonorm.
- Creator
- Rachesky, Scott Pierce, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
- Abstract/Description
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“Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to...
Show more“Homonorm” is a collection of short stories that explores the gay male experience and challenges gender expectations. Through an exploration of form and content, each story serves to illuminate different issues in the gay community and in society. Where one story explores the issue of youth obsession with magical realism, the other tells the story of a gay artist’s sexual awakening and struggle with HIV and AIDS through a series of still-life photographs. This eclectic collection serves to break the stereotype of gay fiction and undo the gender norms for men through fantastical situations and a-typical forms of fiction to underscore the idea that life and community are varied and so too should be the representations of these two groups.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004841
- Subject Headings
- Gays' writings, American., Short stories, American., Gender identity--Fiction., Gay men--Fiction., Gays in popular culture., Homosexuality--Social aspects., Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Southern slavery reduces northern wages : an address delivered in Washington, D.C., March 25, 1856 by George M. Weston, of Maine.
- Creator
- Weston, George M. (George Melville) 1816-1887
- Abstract/Description
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Caption title.Two columns to the page.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb17f24
- Subject Headings
- Antislavery movements -- United States, Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress, Congressional addresses -- 1856, Slavery -- Economic aspects -- United States, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, United States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century, United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century, Wages -- United States -- 19th century
- Format
- E-book
- Title
- What remittances can't buy: the social costs of migration and transnational gossip on women in Jacaltenango, Guatemala.
- Creator
- Sabbagh, Jocelyn., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The academic debate on gender and migration has missed some of the key factors that impact women's lives and communities of origin. Interviews conducted in Jacaltenango, a Mayan sending community in Guatemala, suggest that while the migration of a spouse does bring substantial financial benefits there are significant individual and social costs that result from migration. More importantly, the interviews uncovered the crucial impact of transnational gossip on women's lives, a feature that has...
Show moreThe academic debate on gender and migration has missed some of the key factors that impact women's lives and communities of origin. Interviews conducted in Jacaltenango, a Mayan sending community in Guatemala, suggest that while the migration of a spouse does bring substantial financial benefits there are significant individual and social costs that result from migration. More importantly, the interviews uncovered the crucial impact of transnational gossip on women's lives, a feature that has been absent in previous academic treatments of gender and migration. Transnational gossip has exacerbated the negative effects of migration for women in migrant-sending locations, pushing women to stay in the "private sphere" and serving as a form of social control that keeps women from actively participating in their communities. For many women, long periods of time living apart from their spouses combined with fears about transnational gossip have brought severe loneliness, anxiety, health problems and even seclusion. This phenomenon is helping define the contemporary social structures of Jacaltenango, and represents one of the most important effects of migration in terms of the lived reality of spouses and families of the predominantly male immigrants who leave Mayan communities in Guatemala to seek work in the United States.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11603
- Subject Headings
- Women heads of households, Guatemalans, Family, Emigration and immigration, Social life and customs
- Format
- Document (PDF)