This dissertation performed an investigation of the psychometric properties of six instruments used in the 2012 Happiness Project research study. The project revisited the 2010 study conducted by Holder, Coleman, and Wallace. Holder et al. (2010) investigated the relationships among variables relating to student happiness and spirituality while…

Negative societal attitudes toward ex-offenders serve as barriers to jobs and opportunities. Released offenders with limited opportunities revert to what they know best and end up re-incarcerated with failed reentry. The purpose of this study was to analyze attitudes of college students toward ex-offenders. A correlation quantitative research…

Higher education is a distribution center of knowledge and economic, social, and cultural power (Cervero & Wilson, 2001). A critical approach to understanding a higher education classroom begins with recognizing the instructor's position of power and authority (Tisdell, Hanley, & Taylor, 2000). The power instructors wield exists…