Jill Singleton-Jackson

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Full) at University of Windsor

Many women experiencing homelessness and intimate partner violence (IPV) often do not use formal support services due to barriers such as finances, inaccessibility, controlling partners, and stigma. The current literature lacks studies that examine the formal service experiences of women who have undergone both homelessness and IPV. Therefore, the...

Academic integrity is a fundamental principle that underpins the educational process, fostering a culture of trust, fairness, and ethical behavior in academic settings. It is crucial for universities to address these factors that influence cheating and create an environment that promotes academic integrity. This study explored an active approach to...

This paper reports the results of a multi-stage effort to develop a measure of Academic Entitlement. An empirical/rational approach was taken to develop items and reduce the item set for a final version of the Academic Entitlement Scale (AES). The measure includes seven dimensions: Accommodation, Reward for Effort, Responsibility Avoidance, Grade H...

With technology at the fingertips of most undergraduate students, it has been difficult for instructors to fully engage students in the classroom, which has resulted in the creation of several innovative assessment platforms, such as mTuner. mTuner integrates several cognitive learning strategies within an assessment, with the goal of actually enha...

Academic entitlement, an attitude marked by students’ beliefs that they are owed something in the educational experience apart from what they might earn from their effort, has received attention recently in the literature. In previous work, academic entitlement has been shown to be related to parenting styles and personality constructs. The current...

Academic entitlement as an area of study is gaining momentum in educational research The research described in this paper attempts to promote an understanding of academic/student entitlement that can lend itself to increased understanding of student entitlement that will allow educators and students to be successful and achieve their individual and...

This study explored the extent to which graduate students enrolled in Higher Education courses were proficient at writing. A total sample size of 97 graduate students from programs of Higher Education served as the sample. To assess writing proficiency the SAT II: Writing Test, Part B was used. The graduate students in this sample did not score sig...

Two new courses at the University of Windsor are opening a door to thinking about information literacy and curricular integration in very different ways. The courses, Ways of Knowing and Mentorship & Learning, were originally designed to help with retention and transition issues. They were also founded on the concept of peer-led learning at the uni...

Two new courses at the University of Windsor are opening the door to thinking about information literacy and curricular integration in very different ways. The courses, Ways of Knowing and Mentorship & Learning, were originally designed to help with retention and transition issues. They were also founded on the concept of peer-led learning at the u...

Six love styles have been theorized to be related to several personality constructs (e.g., self-esteem) (Lee, 1973). Despite the interpersonal nature of love, investigations have yet to evaluate related variables and their association to love styles in romantic relationships. As a stable cognitive schema, silencing the self is proposed to account f...

Four recommendations arose from this application of business process re-engineering to the review process used for journal articles. First, an electronic transmission system should be developed to facilitate timeliness in the publication process. We found that large amounts of time were lost due to the use of ground delivery mailings of manuscripts...

Writing for publication is important for readers and writers, and numerous works provide ideas and advice regarding publication processes, This article contains editors' perspectives and suggestions regarding publishing in Counseling and Values and an invitation for more manuscripts.

Mode of access: Internet, via World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Title from title page display. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2003. Includes bibliographical references.