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Johnson, Vicki D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examines motivations to quit smoking within the theoretical context of self-theories (Dweck, 2000). It investigates whether self-theories play a significant predictive role in motivating adults to quit smoking. A convenience sample of 197 adult current smokers and ex-smokers in northeast Ohio completed on line or paper versions of the…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Adults, Smoking, Behavior Change
Parrillo, Adam John – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The research is to understand the historical sociopolitical context of the emergence of school choice, more specifically magnet schools, and the consequences of this choice on student enrollment patterns. The approach is a critical examination of Neoliberalism as an ideology and polarizing sociopolitical movement and the intersection of this…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, High Schools, Travel, Magnet Schools