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The Lived Experiences of Active-Duty Military Parents Caring for a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Grades 6-12: A Phenomenological Study
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Anna Marie Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard military parents concerning their efforts to cultivate an environment of academic success for their children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Bowlby and Ainsworth's theory on attachment guided this…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Parents, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Elementary Secondary Education
Factors That Enhance or Impede Parental Involvement of Spanish-Speaking Latino Parents of English Language Learner and Former English Language Learners: A Social Constructionist Analysis
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Alexa Doeschner – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of the qualitative social constructionist study was to explore the factors that enhance or impede parental involvement of Spanish-speaking Latino parents on both English Language Learners (ELL) and Former English Language Learners (f-ELL) in a Small City School District. According to Krogstad et. al. (2023), the United States Latino…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Spanish Speaking, School Districts, Parent Participation
The Transition to High School: What Matters to Parents?
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Gardner, Lee Nathan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The transition from middle school to high school continues to challenge students, parents, and schools. Parents are recognized as important influences, but the current literature provides limited information about what matters to parents and what role parents may play in determining the success of students making the transition to high school.…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Middle School Students, High School Students, Grade 8
On the Relationship between Bonding Theory and Youth Gang Resistance in U.S. 8th Graders: Competing Structural Equation Models with Latent Structure Indirect Effects
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Vander Horst, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In a study of 5285 8th graders from the Gang Resistance and Education Training (G.R.E.A.T.) research, this study applied Travis Hirschi's social bonding theory to examine the curriculum's efficacy in increasing conventional bonding (friends with positive peers, succeeding at education etc.) and decreasing non-conventional bonding (drug…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Resistance (Psychology), Juvenile Gangs, Program Effectiveness
Adolescent Girls' Perspectives on Their Relationship with Their Nonresident Fathers
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Francis, Andrea Ann Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There is an increase in the number of fathers who do not reside with their children, which signifies changes in patterns of family interaction with implications for father-daughter attachment. Using attachment, self-efficacy, and psychosocial theories as framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore how girls'…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship
Perceived Social Support as a Buffer against the Manifestation of Depressive Symptoms for Peer Victims
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Tanigawa, Diane Akiko – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Consequences of depression can be detrimental, and adolescents who are victimized by their peers are at-risk for developing depressive symptoms. The link between depression and peer victimization is relatively strong, but social support may be a protective factor for peer victims. The main purpose of this study was to examine the buffering effects…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Depression (Psychology), Social Support Groups, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)