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Community Perspectives on Girls' Dropout in Tajikistan
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Girl's dropout from school is problematic towards the overall wellbeing of those who drop out and to the society as whole. The goal of this study is to uncover some of the underlying factors that hinder girls from attending ...
Healing Garden for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The development and impacts of participation in a healing garden group for survivors of interpersonal violence were studied. The healing garden group focused on reconnection with self, others, and community as outlined in ...
Sexual Health Perspectives of Pastoral Adolescent Girls in Samburu County
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Teenage girls from the Turkana pastoral community in Northern Kenya have varying views of sexuality. Some parents choose to send their daughters to school creating disparate levels of knowledge about their bodies and sexual ...
A Study of Direct Care Staff for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities/Mental Illness Regarding Grief and Loss Issues
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Social service agencies often ignore death and dying issues (DDI). Direct care staff (DCS) are left to fend for themselves when it comes to these issues. Training on DDI and GLI is scarce. Theories such as Symbolic ...
Cyberbullying in World of Warcraft’s Looking for Raid Function
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This thesis focuses on the effects that othering or cyberbullying within the Looking for Raid (LFR) function is having on the World of Warcraft (WoW) community in terms of their identity creation. I will look at the three ...
Education System of Tajikistan during the Civil War: Student Perspectives of Hardships
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Civil wars have devastating consequences for people who witness them. Wars collapse states' economies, ruin infrastructures, and result in death of people. The goal of this study is to examine the multiple perspectives of ...
Pattern Recognition and Feature Extraction Using Liar-Derived Elevation Models in GIS: A Comparison Between Visualization Techniques and Automated Methods for Identifying Prehistoric Ditch-Fortified Sites in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
As technologies advance in the fields of geology and computer science, new methods in remote sensing, including data acquisition and analyses, make it possible to accurately model diverse landscapes. Archaeological ...
Political Representation of Visible Minorities at the Local Level: A Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Visible minorities – i.e., persons defined by the Government of Canada as those who are not Aboriginal, Caucasian in race, or white in color – account for roughly 22% of Canada’s population. Yet this group continues to be ...
Understanding Child Work and Child Labor in the 21st Century
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Child labor is on the increase and this is exacerbating an already desperate situation in Africa. Past research has focused on which levels of determinants are most effective in influencing the decision on children's ...
Nature’s Best: An Analysis of a Lactation Education Needs Assessment
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis explores the perceptions of nurses regarding the importance of breastfeeding, the need for lactation education, and the barriers that may be preventing nurses from obtaining lactation education. Nurses working ...