Social Learning Theory and Prison Work Release Programs

The authors’ review of literature about Bandura’s (1977) social learning theory and self-efficacy leads to implications on how this theory can positively affect prison work release programs and inmate post-release outcomes. Additionally, several causes of deviant behavior have been explained by social learning theory concepts

Electroplating lithium transition metal oxides.

Materials synthesis often provides opportunities for innovation. We demonstrate a general low-temperature (260°C) molten salt electrodeposition approach to directly electroplate the important lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cathode materials LiCoO2, LiMn2O4, and Al-doped LiCoO2. The crystallinities and electrochemical capacities of the electroplated oxides are comparable to those of the powders synthesized at much higher temperatures (700° to 1000°C). This new growth method significantly broadens the scope of battery form factors and functionalities, enabling a variety of highly desirable battery properties, including high energy, high power, and unprecedented electrode flexibility

Uses of the Hypergeometric Distribution for Determining Survival or Complete Representation of Subpopulations in Sequential Sampling

This thesis will explore the hypergeometric probability distribution by looking at many different aspects of the distribution. These include, and are not limited to: history and origin, derivation and elementary applications, properties, relationships to other probability models, kindred hypergeometric distributions and elements of statistical inference associated with the hypergeometric distribution. Once the above are established, an investigation into and furthering of work done by Walton (1986) and Charlambides (2005) will be done. Here, we apply the hypergeometric distribution to sequential sampling in order to determine a surviving subcategory as well as study the problem of and complete representation of the subcategories within the population

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mindfulness, Loneliness, and Gardening Experiences of Older Cancer Survivors Participating in a Vegetable Gardening Intervention

Despite robust research on the mental benefits of gardening, the relationship between mindfulness, loneliness, and gardening, all topics that surged in public awareness due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet to be investigated. This study explored pandemic-related mindfulness, loneliness, and gardening and program experiences of participants in various stages of enrollment in Harvest for Health (H4H), a clinical research trial that examined the effects of a gardening intervention on the diet and exercise of older adults who had survived cancer. Study participants were surveyed and interviewed to determine differences in pre- and mid-pandemic mindfulness and loneliness and were assessed on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted gardening and interventional experiences. Major findings include: 1) H4H participation and gardening experiences were not negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, however other life events had the potential to cause participants to deprioritize gardening; 2) participant mindfulness and loneliness were affected by the pandemic and were inversely correlated with one another; 3) loneliness increased while mindfulness decreased due to the pandemic; 4) gardening interest was found to be negatively associated with loneliness; and 5) intervention status was positively associated with mindfulness, those who had completed or started intervention had higher levels of mindfulness than those who had yet to begin

Characteristics of institutions of higher education employing women in top level administration and a profile of the women

The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of four-year public and private institutions employing women in top level administrative positions over three time periods: 1969-70, 1974-75, and 1978-79; and to develop a profile of the women who held chief administrative positions of President/Chancellor, Vice President, and Academic Dean during 1978-79. Comparisons were made between those institutions with and without women in top level administration in terms of the date of establishment, type of affiliation, geographic region, size of the institution, student body mix, and the highest degree granted by the institution. Where possible, comparisons were made across the three time periods and statistical significance of the comparisons were tested by chi square. The descriptive data were based on computer taped information from the National Center for Educational Statistics and Probability; The educational and professional background of the women were obtained from individual resumes requested from public relations offices of the institutions in this study;The number of institutions employing women in top level administration has almost doubled over the ten year period from 1969 to 1979. More women were employed in these positions by public institutions than private ones;A majority of the institutions with women administrators were those established during 1880 and 1919. A greater percent of those institutions in the South Central Region of the country had women administrators. When comparing the highest degree offered and the number of women administrators, a majority of the institutions that offered the bachelor\u27s degree as the highest had women in top level positions. The greatest number of institutions with women administrators were those with a coed student body with an enrollment below 10,000;The educational and professional background of the women who fit the criteria were located in 821 institutions. Of the 10,795 positions identified with the title of President/Chancellor, Vice President, or Academic Dean, women held only 11.6 percent of the positions. There were 2,442 positions of President/Chancellor and women held 5.9 percent of those. Women held 12.6 percent of the Vice President positions and 14.3 percent of the Academic Deans positions;Seventy percent of the women held a doctorate degree with 84.2 percent of them receiving the doctorate between 1961 and 1979. Twenty-four percent of the women held the master\u27s degree and 50 percent of them received the degree between 1961 and 1979. Education was the most frequent field of study. Forty percent majored in education and 20 percent in the humanities;Approximately one third of the women were appointed to their current position before 1974, 22 percent were appointed in 1975-76, and 20 percent in 1978-79. Over half of the women had been employed at the present institution for six years or less. Very few of the women received a degree from the institution where they were presently employed. More than eighty percent of the women came to the present position from inside the university community rather than from outside;Forty-six percent of the women had between one and nine years of teaching experience and over 60 percent had between one and nine years of administrative experience;These data indicated that some women had been able to combine marriage, a career and children

A Few Words about the Recently Published Anglo-Saxon Poem, the First Edition of Beowulf.

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When the Therapist is Homosexual: An Examination of Therapeutic Outcome Satisfaction

This study investigated the relationship between client satisfaction and therapist sexuality. The current literature had little or no research on the topic. This article defines psychotherapy, noted that most clients perceived psychotherapy was beneficial, and found research stating therapists should consider all ethical implications when working with clients, particularly in regard to how influential therapist can be on their clients. A questionnaire packet was given to participants, and they were asked to complete: a demographic page, and a vignette that included gender and sexuality of therapist, along with a hypothetical treatment plan, a modified version of the CSQ-8 (Attkisson,1977/2011) which measured satisfaction of the hypothetical therapy, and the Homophobia Scale (Wright, 1999), which measured homophobia of participants. Participants included 80 (male = 41, female = 39) college aged students. The results indicated that males appeared to be more homophobic than females. Males and females scored within the same range on the modified CSQ-8. Indicating that sexuality of therapist did not affect the satisfaction of therapy. Further research with a larger, non college population is recommended