Browsing 2014 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Semester "2014 Summer"
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Continuing Bonds, Meaning Making, and Collectivism: Predictors of Complicated Grief
(2014-09-26)Continuing bonds or maintaining a physical or mental connection with a deceased loved one is an aspect of the bereavement process that has displayed mixed results in the bereavement literature with respect to its adaptive ... -
A Heuristic Case Study of the Experiences of Teachers Who Address Bullying in Middle School
(2014-09-30)Bullying behaviors and incidents increase during the middle school years. Bullying is a problem that affects teachers, staff, students, and families, especially during the middle school years. The purpose of this study was ... -
Impact of Nurse Practitioner Practice Regulation on Access to Healthcare Services
(2014-09-26)Nurse practitioner (NP) practice regulations vary from state to state across the United States. Despite strong evidence supporting the quality of care and satisfaction with care provided by NPs, restrictive regulations ... -
Maintaining the Segregated City?: Exploring the College Planning Experiences of Kansas City’s Urban Students of Color and the Implications on Their Access to Higher Education
(2014-09-30)This dissertation examined the role of school-based college planning guidance services in the college trajectories of central city students of color. It is projected that by 2018, most jobs will require some postsecondary ... -
Social Support and Smoking among Midwest LGBT Adults
(2014-09-30)Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations have smoking rates twice that of their heterosexual counterparts. To design effective outreach, prevention, and treatments for these individuals, a comprehensive ... -
Transforming Words Into Action: Factors Predicting Social Justice Engagement Among Psychology Doctoral Students
(2014-09-26)Increasing our understanding about factors that predict social justice advocacy engagement can aid educators in choosing learning approaches that promote both personal and institutional change (Goodman et al., 2004). The ...