California’s Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division is responsible ensuring the health and safety of up to 1.4 million vulnerable Californians. However, the agency has suffered from resource problems that have jeopardized the . . .

One of the major goals of this study was to determine how well reserves perform in a highly intense and complex environment, while having a limited amount of time available to gain necessary skills and build a sufficient knowledge base. Data establish . . .

Children with autism are frequently taught to follow picture activity schedules to increase independence in task engagement and transitions. As textual behavior allows for greater independence and efficiency in responding, schedules should rapidly bec . . .

The current study examined the ethnic differences in acculturative stress between non-European and European international students. In addition, the relationships between perceived discrimination (race/ethnicity-based and foreigner-based), social supp . . .

Sexuality is a basic aspect of humanity. It is prevalent across the life course and throughout the history of all cultures. Given this premise, it was the researcher’s intent to examine the Master’s of Social Work curriculum at California State Univer . . .

Physical educators and coaches of all sports have long been breaking down motor skills while teaching in order to maximize learning. Part of that process involves the use of attentional cues, giving students and athletes cues on which to focus. Studie . . .

This thesis examines the impact of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) comment letter process and whether comment letter resolution has any effect on the information environment of the Dow 30 firms. The information environment is examined by . . .

The current study examined mediation models to explain differences in sex and ethnicity in retrospective reports of parental physically abusive behavior for Asian, African, Latino, and White American college students. In addition, relationships betwee . . .

Increasing energy demand and environmental pollution in United States has been led toward using renewable energy sources over recent decades. Ground-source heat pump systems are one of the promising new energy technologies that have shown rapid increa . . .

This study illustrates and explains communal identity performance and maintenance as manifested by the participants in the counterculture community at Burning Man. This community is dedicated to countercultural ideals set forth by the Burning Man Orga . . .