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How Can School Districts Respond to Opioid Impacted Students?
(2021-02-10)The purpose of this study was to discover how school districts can respond to opioid impacted students. This research is relevant because the opioid crisis is now approaching its fourth decade within history and the issue ... -
Treatment Programs for Individuals who have Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence
(2021-02-09)This paper focuses on treatment programs for individuals who have perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV). Factors that contribute to IPV are explored as well as the current treatment models in Canada and the United ... -
Cultural Disproportionality in American Classrooms: The Lived Experiences of Non-Hispanic, White, Female Teachers With Their Students of Color
(2020-12-04)Cultural disproportionality in today’s classrooms is the basis for this phenomenological qualitative study. The purpose of this study was to understand how the lived experiences of teachers affect relationships with their ... -
A Study of At-Risk High School Students Enrolled in a Full-Time Online Learning Environment
(2021-01-13)Students can obtain formal education through many instructional methods, including those offered in online learning environments. Due to their convenience and flexibility in terms of time and place, online resources are a ... -
The Experience of Online Sense of Community of Students and How it Affects their Decision to Withdraw from Online Education
(2020-12-23)Higher education leaders align their goals to meet accreditation requirements to achieve a level of quality for their programs. Educational leaders are also committed to expanding their education services and offering an ... -
Software Documentation and Architectural Analysis of Full Stack Development
(2020-03)The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to decrease the barrier to entry for open source projects and full stack web development. Documentation and architectural modeling are implemented to lessen the steep learning ... -
The Role of Stigma in the Mental Health of Sex Workers
(2020-12)Sex workers are exposed to a significant amount of stigma, discrimination, and violence simply due to their occupation. The purpose of this capstone is to examine how stigma impacts the mental health of sex workers using ... -
The Mental Health Experiences of Retired Elite Athletes
(2020-12-06)This qualitative study explores the mental health experiences of professional athletes during the retirement process from elite sport. Using a phenomenological approach, specifically interpretative phenomenological analysis ... -
Vicarious Trauma and Community Corrections Officers in Canada
(2020-12-19)The aim of this phenomenological study was to explore the essence of vicarious trauma in community corrections officers. Nine probation and parole officers from across Canada were interviewed regarding their experiences ... -
The Lived Experience of Families With Children Who Have Sexually Offended in Canada
(2021-02-16)Families with children who have sexually offended are often left to endure an issue that is heavily stigmatized among society. Research on the impact faced by families with children who have sexually offended is significantly ... -
Advocating with Humility: Improving Access of Treatment Services for Filipino Immigrant Families with Autistic Children in Alberta, Canada
(2020-12-15)Different factors influence access to services for Filipino immigrant families with autistic children in Alberta, Canada. These include the immigration process, the immediate needs of the family as they settle down in their ... -
The Role of Work Culture in Female Police Officers' Mental Health
(2020-12-13)Females make up approximately 22% of law enforcement officers in Canada. Despite the longstanding presence of women in law enforcement, researchers have not studied female officers’ experiences with their work culture and ... -
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Sibling Relationships
(2020-12-15)Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can result in adverse psychosocial, physical, and psychological affects on the victim. Furthermore, these adverse affects can extend into romantic and familial relationships. Yet, the victim ... -
Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health
(2020-12-12)In the late 1990s, the first emergence of social media platforms began to change the way humans communicate within society (van Dijck, 2013). Before this time, connecting with others meant personal telephone calls, emails, ... -
Gender Identity and Personal Agency
(2020-10-07)Over the years, research has reiterated the unique difficulties faced by those within the transgender community, including increased risk for verbal and physical abuse, depression, substance abuse, and suicidality compared ... -
Faculty Diversity Impact on Historically Underserved Running Start Students of Color (HUSC) Access Rates at Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
(2020-12-04)Nationally and in Washington State, historically underserved students of color (HUSC) continue to lag behind their dominant culture white peers in accessing and attaining high-value credentials through institutions of ... -
The Link Between Fictional Suicides and Suicide Contagion: Fact or Myth?
(2020-12)This paper is an examination of fictional media depictions of suicide and their potential relationship to suicide contagion. By surveying and exploring the literature, the aim is to present both proponents and opponents ... -
An Investigation into the Effects of Bias on Graduate Students and Novice Clinicians
(2020-12-05)The purpose of this manuscript was to identify the effects of bias on graduate students and novice clinicians. Understanding bias requires knowledge of cognitive psychology as bias can affect decision making and problem-solving. ... -
Exploring the Utilization of Counselling Services in Canadian Amateur Hockey
(2020-10-11)This project investigated the unique adverse stressors influenced by (predominantly male) sports culture and specifically the impact on junior, college, and university hockey players in Canada. Some of the general themes ... -
The Third Age Project: Baby Boomer Women and the Meaningful Life
(2020-10-31)Baby boomer women in the Third Age may have a deep desire to live meaningful lives. This desire will possibly be rooted in the ideals of the Third Age, the increased desire for meaning as people age, the expectation of ...
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