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Loyd, Heather Michele – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Rooted in sixteen months of ethnographic fieldwork in the inner city Neapolitan neighborhood of the Quartieri Spagnoli, this dissertation analyzes the sociocultural and linguistic lifeworlds of five- to twelve-year-old girls as they grow up amid urban poverty. The dissertation demonstrates how Quartieri Spagnoli girls learn and deploy…
Descriptors: Females, Resilience (Psychology), Empowerment, Sexual Identity
Mazzotti, Valerie Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Preadolescence is a critical time in the life of children because during this time individuals experience increased social pressure and make decisions that lead to lasting peer relationships (Farmer et al., 2008). Students at-risk for, or with, emotional disturbance during preadolescence struggle to adjust socially, behaviorally, and academically,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Validity