Browsing by Author "Williams, Laura"
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Item Collecting the Adoption Story, One Page at a Time(2015) Williams, Laura; Bachelor's DegreeItem The Effect of Independent Reading at Home on Reading Comprehension Scores of Fifth GradersWilliams, Laura; Wang, Mei; Quinton, Jan; Masters of Education; Masters of EducationThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation of independent reading time at home on the level of reading comprehension of fifth grade students. The measurement tool used was the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment system. Time spent reading at home was collected via a reading log, signed by parents for validity. This study utilized a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design. Independent reading time was not significantly correlated to reading comprehension. Research on the relationship of independent reading time at home on reading comprehension should continue due to the importance of reading on future academic success.Item The Missing Peace: Offerings from the Study of Adoption, Culture, and Identity(2018-05-24) Williams, Laura; Skillman, Amy; Moonsammy, Rita; Lieberthal Rho, Joy; Cultural Sustainability; MA in Cultural SustainabilityThe purpose of this capstone is to expand cultural sustainability practice by investigating how emerging adult Chinese adoptees living in the United States negotiate identity formation and belonging. To understand the multifaceted experience of being a transnational, transracial adoptee means to understand a robust convergence of time, place, and culture. Drawing from two-years of interviews and focus groups with eight female emerging adult Chinese adoptees, I argue there exists a Chinese adoptee culture in the United States with unique needs and nuanced dimensions. Therefore, I situate this capstone at the apex of psychology, sociology, and folklore to demonstrate how cultural sustainability practice can lift identities in diaspora, strengthen family ties, and lead to wider social change. I conclude with reflection on what it is like to be an adoptee working in adoption and then offer a set of recommendations of ways to better reconcile vast differences between cultures.