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Sandefer, Ryan Heath – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The use of health information and health information technology by consumers is a major factor in the current healthcare systems' effort to address issues related to quality, cost, and access. Patient engagement in the healthcare process through access to information related to diagnoses, procedures, and treatment has the potential to improve…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Health Services, Computer Use, Patients
Norton, Marquis A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Although experiences of trauma are common, reactions vary due to a host of biopsychosocial and cultural factors that influence the individual reaction to the trauma (Nakai et al., 2015). One such factor is resiliency, the capability to adapt in adverse environmental circumstances (Basim & Cetin, 2011). This study used hierarchical multiple…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Resilience (Psychology), Trauma, Multiple Regression Analysis
White, Teresa E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this correlational quantitative research study was to assess some of the challenges associated with parents providing early literacy learning to children age three and four in the southeastern United States. Young children experience rapid brain development during the first 5 years of life. When the period of development lacks adult…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Young Children, Brain, Child Development
Gabris, Katie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to evaluate the effectiveness of morphological instruction on middle school students. This study compared the overall reading performance growth as measured by MAP scores of students who received morphological instruction and of students who had not. In addition, this study also compared MAP reading…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Morphology (Languages), Teaching Methods, Middle School Students
Kano, Tsuyoshi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Some low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) aim to designate the information and communication technology (ICT) sector as a central pillar to expedite their economic development, and a key element of ICT sector development is to nurture capable ICT workers. Scholars and policymakers concerned with those ICT workers tend to focus on nurturing…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Professional Personnel, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this dissertation is to contextualize the measurement of the HLE for Spanish-speaking Latino families. This goal will be accomplished by using a series of HLE items to characterize the potential heterogeneity in the HLE of Spanish-speaking families as well as to examine differences in the HLE based on caregiver's language…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Hispanic Americans, Grade 2, Grade 3
Houston, Scotty Glen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Remedial education in postsecondary institutions has been a topic of discussion for policymakers and educators for many years. The subject where most of the remediation occurs is mathematics. A population skilled in mathematics is necessary for many of the current job openings, and many more jobs to come, as countless occupations are becoming even…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Remedial Mathematics, College Mathematics
Alnemary, Fahad – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Awareness of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is relatively new in Saudi Arabia and systematic information about existing services is lacking. A convenience sample of 293 parents of children with ASD completed an online survey about their experiences and opinions attaining the ASD diagnosis for their children as well as the use of early intervention…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Parents
Zabaneh, Louis Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The current unprecedented level of college student debt in the United States at over $1.4 trillion (Federal Reserve, 2017) is of major concern for all who desire to improve higher education, income and social inequality, and the general welfare of society. This study's purpose is both theoretical and empirical: first, to develop and propose the…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Paying for College, Educational Attainment, Higher Education
Hao, Jing – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study was designed to explore the experiences of Chinese international students attending a research university in the United States, from the time they received offers of acceptance to study abroad until they left China (pre-arrival period) through the end of their first quarter as freshmen (early post-arrival period). The researcher sought…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Asians, Chinese, Undergraduate Students
Thompson, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Educational attainment sits at the core of research on social stratification in the United States. An extensive literature details the inequalities in access to levels of education, the socioeconomic rewards conferred upon those reaching higher levels of schooling, and the prospects for social mobility among those able to attain a college degree.…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Selective Admission, Social Stratification, Social Mobility
King, Jeffrey – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Given that reading at the third-grade level by the end of third grade is a predictor of future academic success, the purpose of this study was to determine if receiving or revoking English Language (EL) services had an impact on students' ability to read at a third-grade level by the end of third grade. In this quantitative study, the scores of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement
Bott, Christopher Bruce – ProQuest LLC, 2017
School choice is a research topic that is often associated with public funds supporting educational alternatives. While much of the school choice research literature focuses on this category, additional types of school choice merit examination. This study examines how Catholic parents chose high schools for their children within the geographic…
Descriptors: School Choice, Catholics, High Schools, Public Schools
Porter, Cynthia K. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Researchers support a positive correlation between specific parenting strategies and student motivation and between student motivation and academic achievement. This study focused on determining correlative presence between research-based parenting strategies and scholarship award to post-secondary education. The examination of the educational…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Scholarships, Correlation, Postsecondary Education
Smith, JoAnne – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this study is to find some of the key factors determining college readiness. School districts are under increased pressure to provide all students with experiences and the preparation to ensure they are college-ready. This study investigates a few key, potential factors in the journey to college readiness: early academic growth,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies
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