Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Community Research & Action"
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(2023-04-13)Department: Community Research & ActionAs society evolves and increases to recognize the fluidity of identity in terms of demographic classification, the domain of research will be faced with the crucial choice of how to capture an individual’s ever-changing ...
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(2022-11-10)Department: Community Research & ActionIn light of rapid urban developments, urban planners have become more concerned with enhancing the quality of life in cities. However, the connection between the built environment and perceived well-being is not adequately ...
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How Do Housing Interventions for Families Experiencing Homelessness Affect Children’s Functioning? (2021-08-16)Department: Community Research & ActionFamily homelessness remains a persistent social problem and is associated with worse child outcomes, though individual outcomes vary widely. Little is known about whether the main intervention approaches used to re-house ...
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(2023-03-23)Department: Community Research & ActionInclusive education examines the ways in which educational policies and practices construct and respond to difference. Policies and practices for inclusive education challenge the spatial segregation of difference, emphasizing ...
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(2023-03-28)Department: Community Research & ActionRefugee populations exhibit high rates of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and psychological distress, but are less likely to receive care than the general population. Perceptions among the Kurdish refugee community about causes ...
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(2022-10-21)Department: Community Research & ActionIn the sociology of institutions, most scholarship has focused on how institutions influence social action. Increasingly, there is interest in the reciprocal relationship, or at least in actors’ purposive efforts to influence ...
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(2021-08-13)Department: Community Research & ActionPrevious scholarship has examined how adolescents are socialized to address social issues, in addition to cognitive processes that promote different social change behaviors. However, little research has highlighted the ...
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(2021-03-12)Department: Community Research & ActionSome definitions of homelessness include doubling up—living with others due to economic hardship or housing loss. Doubling up can have negative consequences, but the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development methods ...
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(2023-06-14)Department: Community Research & ActionGiven the interactions and interdependencies between society and drinking water quality, this study uses a socio-hydrological approach to evaluate local awareness of drinking water quality issues. By employing text analytics, ...
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(2023-11-17)Department: Community Research & ActionThis dissertation aims to contribute to research on the causes and responses to homelessness by centering race in analyses of the macro-level forces that drive homelessness and by exploring the strategies homelessness ...
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(Re)Membering Black Girls: A Theoretical and Multi-Method Examination of Mental Health and Wellness (2021-06-10)Department: Community Research & ActionBlack girls in the United States experience several mental health issues, including suicidal behavior, as well as depressive and anxiety symptoms. However, knowledge about Black girls’ mental health is shaped by theoretical ...
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(2021-06-08)Department: Community Research & ActionThis dissertation examines contemporary urban land-use and housing conflicts in Cape Town, a racially segregated and unequal city. I follow Reclaim the City (RTC), a movement of predominantly Black, poor and working-class ...
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(2022-03-24)Department: Community Research & ActionThis dissertation is a three-year ethnographic exploration of the Episcopal movement for racial healing and justice. I argue that this movement is best understood through the concept of sacred antiracism—a theological ...
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(2022-05-09)Department: Community Research & ActionTeacher leadership can be an important intervention for improving classroom instruction across K – 12 public schools. Many researchers, policy-makers, and educators are calling for more teacher leadership. Yet, enhancing ...
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(2020-04-01)Department: Community Research & ActionMuslim American youths are often confronted by negative stereotypes of their religion in the United States, making the process of religious identity formation for this group especially complicated. This dissertation explores ...