Browsing Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Experiential Learning to Improve Secondary Biology Comprehension and Retention
Northwest University, July 2010
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An Exploration of Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offender Treatment Providers
Northwest University, February 10, 2020
120 pagesThis study examines the experiences of five clinicians who are currently practicing as sex offender treatment providers (SOTP) from Washington state. An essential component of the phenomenological approach to qualitative ... -
Exploring Education-Based Minimum-Wage Incentives to Counter Seattle’s Rising Homelessness Rates
Northwest University, May 2022
28 pagesSeattle currently has the third highest rate of homeless of any city in the U.S., with homeless rates only rising. To assist struggling families, the United States government has issued a new federal minimum wage to lift ... -
Exploring Financial Accountability of Small Faith-Based Organizations Operating in an East African Context
Northwest University, September 2011
35 pagesIn the eyes of the Western public, financial accountability plays a crucial role in determining credibility of faith-based organizations (FBOs). Challenges at coherently reporting this information grow more complex when ... -
Exploring Human Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Through the Theological Lens of Imago Dei
Northwest University, May 1, 2016
52 pagesIn a sex-saturated world where people are often reduced to objects and bought or sold, it is the role of the Church to reclaim the image of God (imago Dei) in each person. This thesis begins with a journey through the ... -
Exploring the Acculturation and Quality of Life Between Bangladeshi Immigrants and Their Adult Children
Northwest University, February 10, 2020
71 pagesAcculturation is the powerful transitional process that occurs when any ethnic or culture relocates to a new and significant location that has the potential opportunity for that culture or population to thrive within a ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Female Gamers
Northwest University, 2017
209 pagesVideo games are growing in popularity, with nearly half of all game consumers being women. While there is a change in consumer demographics, the majority of video game content continues to portray females as sexually ... -
Exploring the Experiences of Persons With Multiple Sclerosis When Self-Hypnosis is Applied
Northwest University, 2014
141 pagesMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is an unpredictable and generally debilitating disease for which there is no cure. Conventional treatments have significant side-effects and involve considerable risks. I conducted an interpretative ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and the Effects on Employee Job Satisfaction in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Northwest University, 2022
166 pagesThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the ways organizations function. Social distancing has altered the ways organizations traditionally operated and caused significant challenges for employees, leading ... -
Exploring the Strength of Black Racial Identity and Effects on Life Satisfaction
Northwest University, 2022
76 pagesBlack racial identification is multifaceted and does not happen overnight, but rather, emerges over a lifetime. The U.S. Black community shares a reality of historical enslavement that included loss of their family name ... -
Exploring the Usefulness of the Hand Test in Assessing Marital Satisfaction
Northwest University, February 7, 2018
56 pagesMarital counseling is one of the most sought after forms of psychotherapy. Professionals in this field express a need for a brief marital satisfaction questionnaire as part of their assessment battery. This study explores ... -
The Extended Play-Based Developmental Assessment: Children Five to Nine Years Old With Trauma History
Northwest University, 2012
ii, 87 pagesChildren who have experienced trauma and abuse require special provisions to navigate successfully through the initial phase of therapy, in particular the assessment process (Briere, Johnson, Bissada, Damon, Crouch, & Gill, ... -
Extracurricular Opportunities Improve Resilience and Self-Efficacy in Foster Youth Alumni
Northwest University, April 13, 2021
65 pagesFoster care alumni (age 21 and older) are more likely to experience challenges than those adults who did not age out of the foster care system. In contrast with their peers who grow up in their families of origin, individuals ... -
Facebook Usage and Perceived Relationship Satisfaction Among Married Individuals
Northwest University, 2022
131 pagesCurrent research on the effects of social media usage on adults has exploded within the last 2 decades, yielding a variety of results and spawning a multitude of further studies. The present study sought to evaluate how ... -
Failing Females or Equipping Them for Success? Menstrual Hygiene Management: Examination of Interventions Strategies.
Northwest University, March 28, 2018
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Fair-Trade as Sustainable Development: Education for A New-Wave of Ethical Consumers
Northwest University, May 2019
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Faith and The Border: A Christian Response to Illegal Immigration
Northwest University, May 5, 2018
64 pages -
Father God, Mother Earth: Environmental Advocacy in the White American Assemblies of God Church
Northwest University, April 22, 2021
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Fighting HIV/AIDS and Transforming Communities through Interfaith Partnerships: Why and How Christians and Muslims Must Collaborate
Northwest University, 2012
37 pagesInterfaith partnerships are the key to combatting a global, complex problem like HIV and AIDS. Since globalization has turned all of humanity into neighbors, partnerships that build social capital, foster reconciliation, ...