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Direct linkYasin, Naveed; Khansari, Zeinab; Sharif, Taimur – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
This study assesses the enterprising characteristics of first-year undergraduate Omani female chemical engineering students in Muscat, Oman. Pre and post surveys were conducted with 27 respondents from an entrepreneurship boot camp module mandated by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education. The variables, measured on a 10-point Likert scale,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship
Graham, Amy Cannon – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Background: Undergraduate women are at high risk of experiencing a sexual assault during their college years. Research has established a strong link between sexual victimization and psychologic distress. While the relationship between sexual victimization and distress is known, little is known about how the use of university-affiliated sexual…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, At Risk Students, Victims of Crime
Jones, Lani V.; Ahn, Suran; Chan, Keith T. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study investigated the effectiveness of a culturally congruent group intervention program entitled ''Claiming Your Connections (CYC)'' aimed at reducing stress and enhancing psychosocial competence (i.e., locus of control and active coping) among Black college women. Method: Using an experimental design, a total of 96…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Black Colleges, Stress Management
Peer reviewedJones, Lani V. – Social Work, 2004
Many black women in the United States experience unique stressors that often impede their ability to interact and cope effectively in their psychosocial environment. The study in this article examined factors affecting the ability of black women to cope with everyday stressors and to master situations that induce psychological distress. Using an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Research Design, Intervention, Locus of Control
Cohen, Miri; Fried, Georgeta – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of cognitive-behavior (CB) group intervention versus relaxation and guided imagery (RGI) group training. Method: A total of 114 early-stage breast cancer patients were randomly assigned to CB, RGI, or control groups, and instruments were completed at pre- and postintervention and 4 months later. Results:…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Fatigue (Biology), Intervention, Imagery
Peer reviewedSimmons, Carolyn H.; Parsons, Ruth J. – Adolescence, 1983
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Life Choices program in increasing internality and perceived competence in 74 sixth-grade girls. Results indicated the program was successful for working class subjects, but lower class girls showed no increase in internality or knowledge of career alternatives. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Competence, Empowerment, Females
Peer reviewedSteese, Stephanie; Dollette, Maya; Phillips, William; Hossfeld, Elizabeth; Matthews, Gail; Taormina, Giovanna – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2006
The Girls' Circle is a support group for adolescent girls developed by Beth Hossfeld and Giovanna Taormina as a unique program that addresses the needs of girls by focusing on increasing connections, building empathic skills, and developing resiliency. The present study evaluates the effectiveness of the Girls' Circle intervention on improving…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Measures (Individuals), Self Concept, Intervention
Download full textMartin, Jennifer L. – Online Submission, 2005
This intervention study examines the problem of sexual harassment in an alternative high school for at-risk students. It was hypothesized that creating a forum where girls felt safe to share their experiences would increase their awareness of sexual harassment and its effects, eventually contributing to a decrease in incidents of sexual harassment…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Sex Role, Intervention, Females
Mael, Fred; Alonso, Alex; Gibson, Doug; Rogers, Kelly; Smith, Mark – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2005
Single-sex education refers most generally to education at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level in which males or females attend school exclusively with members of their own sex. This report deals primarily with single-sex education at the elementary and secondary levels. Research in the United States on the question of whether public…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Females, Coeducation, Public Sector
