Browsing by Subject "Perceptions"
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Does Environmental Design Matter? : Fear of Crime and Victimization Reduction on College Campuses
(2017-11-08)The Bureau of Justice Statistics revealed that college campuses in America have low crime rates in general, however, perceptions of fear of crime among college students have increased gradually given the numerous campus ... -
Financial Impact of Terminal Illness on Patients' and Families' Quality of Life : Perceptions of Hospice Social Workers
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to advance understanding of the impact of terminal illness on patients' and families' quality of life. This research aimed at uncovering hospice social workers' perceptions of financial status ... -
The McNair Scholars Journal, 2023 v. 24
(University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2023)The TRIO McNair Scholars Program began at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in the fall of 1999. The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program originally established in 1986 by the U.S. Department of Education, ... -
Mindsets on Closures and Consolidations: Perceptions of Schooling in Rural Communities
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, 2022-05)In this study, I examined selected rural communities in Wisconsin that had experienced a school closure or had a referendum that could have resulted in the closure of a local school. My aim was to analyze data on participants’ ... -
Person Perception : the Detection of Threat
(2013-05)The amount of aggressive crimes committed in the United States has increased in recent years, which is why it is important for people to be aware of others around them, or possibly avoid them altogether by using person ... -
Political Satire and Student Perceptions of Politics
(2013-05)The purpose of this study was to find out whether college students' exposure to political satire via The Daily Show and the Colbert Report is associated with perceived credibility of politicians, perceptions of congressional ... -
Pre-Service Teachers’ Use and Perceptions of Scaffolds Designed to Support Planning for Instruction.
(University of Wisconsin-Superior, 2023-04-27)In the fall of 2022, data was collected in select UW-Superior Department of Education undergraduate courses that contain Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experiences (PSTCE). The aim was to learn more about the effectiveness ... -
The Role of Aging Education on the Beliefs Held About Aging : A Pilot Study
(2022-04)Western stereotypes regarding aging are both pervasive and, generally, negative. Personal endorsement of these stereotypes can be reflected in expectations regarding the aging process. For example, Lineweaver et al. (2009) ... -
Student Perceptions of Source Credibility and Health-related Behavior : a Case Study
(2013-05)Previous research has shown that college students' intentions to perform health-related behaviors vary based on students' perception of credibility of the source providing the message (Jones, Sinclair & Courneya, 2003). ... -
Unwarranted Blame : The Role of Hindsight Bias in Judgments of Suicide Likelihood and Preventability
(2019-05)Hindsight bias is commonly referred to as the “I knew it all along” effect. Individuals who are informed of a specific outcome prior to judging how the event will pan out perceive that outcome as more likely to occur than ...