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Situational, servant, and transformational leadership in higher education administration

The turn of the 21st century brought with it a plethora of global challenges, particularly in the area of higher education administration, but also in other administrative areas.

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Tuberculosis prevention and treatment intervention for males released from Rikers Island

Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention and a TB-Treatment Intervention for Males Newly Released from New York City Prison/Correctional Facility (Riker's Island)

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B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning: reinforcement, punishment, and extinction

The term operant conditioning was invented by B.F. Skinner in 1937 in the background of reflex physiology, to differentiate what he was interested in; behavior that affects the environment - from the reflex-related subject matter of the Pavlovian conditioning.

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Emerson's transcendentalism and influence on American individualism

The strength of Emerson's work has always been in its absolute honesty and dedication to communicating in words, the actions we need to take in life in order to be truly alive.

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Causes and prevention measures for school violence in American schools

Violence in schools has been a subject at the center of debate for several years. School violence is a problem throughout the world, but in recent years a great deal of attention has been given to violence in American schools (Austin, 2003; Smith, 2003).

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Family decision-making in single-parent and adoptive households

During the past decade the market has become increasingly customer oriented, and an important feature with customers is the purchase behavior relative to the family.

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Constructivist learning theory applied to building trades education

This paper covers four learning theories and the descriptors which are associated with each. The paper will discuss behavioral learning theory (operant conditioning), information processing theory, social cognitive theory, and constructivist learning theory.

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Travis Hirschi's social control theory and juvenile delinquency

Twentieth-century sociologist Travis Hirschi formulated his theory of social control, according to which he suggested an explanation for antisocial and criminal behavior.

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Structural formalism and symbolic interactionism in Seinfeld

Structural Formalism in Seinfeld: Structural formalism or "consensus structuralism" is the sociological theory according to which common social understandings and basic moral agreements play important roles in society, keeping it in a social equilibrium, the most natural state of society (Henslin…

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Labeling theory and juvenile delinquency: effects and implications

Through references and studies the effect of negative as well as positive labeling will be discussed and a reviewed for its particular impact on the younger offender.

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