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In this paper, I attempt to identify the factors that lead some post-foster youth to successfully enter college. I decided to conduct this research in an effort to understand how to create educational equality for post-foster youth, who...
Ada Kortischoner-Kelley, Giulia Kortischoner's aunt, writes to Giulia thanking her for her letter and her picture. Robert Kortischoner says Giulia looks just like her father. Both Robert and Ada are interested in Giulia and her work. Ada...
Homelessness is a complex issue that impacts families in many ways. One pathway of addressing homelessness among families has been the use of transitional housing programs. Previous research demonstrates the importance of social support...
Occupational sex segregation, the gender wage gap, and ghettoization persist despite improvements in women's opportunities since World War II. Recent research calls for a focus on the social psychological factors in early life that...
ABSTRACT Acquired hearing loss occurs when one loses their hearing postlingually. The condition is increasing as the world's population ages and is also increasing in younger adults as well. Little quantitative data is available on how...
Distressed relationships may be emotionally and economically costly to the couple, their families, and the community in which they reside. Given the current political endorsements, convenience, efficiency, capacity for prevention, and...
Giulia Kortischoner writes to Mia Hasterlik about the snowfall in New York. She also talks about having her head cast as an art piece by Dr. Porter as a gift for Gerald. She talks about Auguste "Gusti" Hasterlik and her husband Ernst...
The study focused on testing a web-based parenting course called FosterParentCollege.com (FPC) Culturally Competent Parenting for parents who were fostering or adopting children transracially. Transracial parenting means parents who have...
Elizabeth "Lisl" Urbantschitsch writes to Giulia Kortischoner thanking her for the two parcels. Lisl talks about family friends and her boyfriend, Juerg. She also talks about the shortages in Austria as well as her family and all their...
Although research in the area of academic achievement has expanded over the past several years, questions about the individual and social factors, especially in early childhood, remain unanswered. The purpose of this study is to examine...
Few studies have examined how physical activities of family members affect the overall functioning of a family in general. This study utilized a family-systems perspective with the idea that what happens in one area of family system will...
Empirical knowledge about sibling relationships of youth in foster care is scant. The purpose of this study was to explore sibling relationships of youth in foster care and begin to build a stronger understanding of the potential...
Problem/ Purpose: Delinquent behavior is a concern during the period of adolescence. In 2009, there were approximately 2 million arrests of youth under the age of 18 (Puzzachera & Adams, 2011). Although a majority of delinquent activity...
Using the investment model, the purpose of this study was to predict two dimensions of commitment in Black men by comparing differences between Black and White men and explore within group variation among Black men. The investment model...
Boni writes to Giulia complimenting her for her astute judgments and observations of the world around her. He laments the mental acuity and judgment of the people in Austria after the war. Boni gives Giulia advice on learning to...
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