Nilufer Medora
Biographic Data
| ID | 332272 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nilufer Medora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nilufer |
| FAMILY NAME | Medora |
| SIGNATURE | MEDORA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Long Beach |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Implementing Successful Study Abroad Programs: Strategies and Recommendations for Faculty Members in the Social Sciences
This paper presents recommendations for faculty mentors interested in conducting a study abroad program in the social sciences. The recommendations discussed in this paper aim to support faculty in pre-departure planning, during the study abroad experience, and after the study abroad experience concludes. The strategies presented in this paper aim to enhance the quality of the study abroad program, while creating an enjoyable, stimulating, and me…
Recruiting, Organizing, Planning, and Conducting a 3-Week, Short- Term Study Abroad Program for Undergraduate Students: Guidelines and Suggestions for First-Time Faculty Leaders
The article provides an overview on the importance of international education, and the significance of short-term study abroad programs. It also provides specific step-by-step guidelines and recommendations to help first-time faculty members who are interested in conducting a short-term study abroad program in the field of child development and family studies. Explanations are given on conducting orientation sessions before departure, suggestions…
Strengths and Challenges in the Indian Family
Beginning with a brief geographical, historical, cultural, and religious overview of India and her people, this article then presents a summary of family life in the contemporary Hindu family. The family strengths that are unique and based on deep-rooted religious, cultural, and social values that have been in existence and integral to the Hindu family for multiple generations are then outlined. The article also summarizes some challenges that fa…
International Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Family Strengths Approach
This article presents an overview and suggested guidelines to propose, develop, and teach a course on international families from a family strengths perspective. The course objectives, ground rules, content, readings, requirements, supplemental tools, assessment techniques, and students' evaluation and comments about the course are outlined. Family strengths and key concepts utilized in teaching such a course are examined. Family life among Afric…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
Family of Origin Influences on Marital Attitudes and Readiness for Marriage in Late Adolescents
Using Bowenian family systems theory, this study examined the effects of the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in the family of origin through the processes of fusion, triangulation, and control on late adolescents' attitudes toward marriage and readiness for marriage. Participants ( N = 977) completed three measures of family processes in their families of origin, attitudes toward marriage, and readiness for marriage. The findings indica…
Adolescent Loneliness: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Americans and Asian Indians
The experience of loneliness for adolescents in the American and Asian Indian cultures was compared. The subjects for the study were 94 American college students and 104 Indian college students. Both samples completed the Loneliness Inventory, a demographic questionnaire, and rated their ease in making friends and degree of family closeness. Female American adolescents were significantly lonelier than female Inidan adolescents. There was no signi…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
Family of Origin Influences on Marital Attitudes and Readiness for Marriage in Late Adolescents
Using Bowenian family systems theory, this study examined the effects of the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in the family of origin through the processes of fusion, triangulation, and control on late adolescents' attitudes toward marriage and readiness for marriage. Participants ( N = 977) completed three measures of family processes in their families of origin, attitudes toward marriage, and readiness for marriage. The findings indica…
Strengths and Challenges in the Indian Family
Beginning with a brief geographical, historical, cultural, and religious overview of India and her people, this article then presents a summary of family life in the contemporary Hindu family. The family strengths that are unique and based on deep-rooted religious, cultural, and social values that have been in existence and integral to the Hindu family for multiple generations are then outlined. The article also summarizes some challenges that fa…
Adolescent Loneliness: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Americans and Asian Indians
The experience of loneliness for adolescents in the American and Asian Indian cultures was compared. The subjects for the study were 94 American college students and 104 Indian college students. Both samples completed the Loneliness Inventory, a demographic questionnaire, and rated their ease in making friends and degree of family closeness. Female American adolescents were significantly lonelier than female Inidan adolescents. There was no signi…
Recruiting, Organizing, Planning, and Conducting a 3-Week, Short- Term Study Abroad Program for Undergraduate Students: Guidelines and Suggestions for First-Time Faculty Leaders
The article provides an overview on the importance of international education, and the significance of short-term study abroad programs. It also provides specific step-by-step guidelines and recommendations to help first-time faculty members who are interested in conducting a short-term study abroad program in the field of child development and family studies. Explanations are given on conducting orientation sessions before departure, suggestions…
International Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Family Strengths Approach
This article presents an overview and suggested guidelines to propose, develop, and teach a course on international families from a family strengths perspective. The course objectives, ground rules, content, readings, requirements, supplemental tools, assessment techniques, and students' evaluation and comments about the course are outlined. Family strengths and key concepts utilized in teaching such a course are examined. Family life among Afric…
Adolescent Loneliness: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Americans and Asian Indians
The experience of loneliness for adolescents in the American and Asian Indian cultures was compared. The subjects for the study were 94 American college students and 104 Indian college students. Both samples completed the Loneliness Inventory, a demographic questionnaire, and rated their ease in making friends and degree of family closeness. Female American adolescents were significantly lonelier than female Inidan adolescents. There was no signi…
Family of Origin Influences on Marital Attitudes and Readiness for Marriage in Late Adolescents
Using Bowenian family systems theory, this study examined the effects of the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in the family of origin through the processes of fusion, triangulation, and control on late adolescents' attitudes toward marriage and readiness for marriage. Participants ( N = 977) completed three measures of family processes in their families of origin, attitudes toward marriage, and readiness for marriage. The findings indica…
Perceived Attitudes Towards Romanticism; A Cross-cultural Study of American, Asian-Indian, and Turkish Young Adults
The Knox & Sporakowski attitudes toward romantic love scale, a list of 13 desired qualities in a prospective partner, and a demographic questionnaire were distributed to a total of 641 young adults at three international universities in America, Turkey, and India. The sample consisted of 200 American young adults in Western U.S., 223 Turkish college students in Central Turkey, and 218 Indian young adults enrolled at a university in Western India …
International Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective: A Family Strengths Approach
This article presents an overview and suggested guidelines to propose, develop, and teach a course on international families from a family strengths perspective. The course objectives, ground rules, content, readings, requirements, supplemental tools, assessment techniques, and students' evaluation and comments about the course are outlined. Family strengths and key concepts utilized in teaching such a course are examined. Family life among Afric…
Strengths and Challenges in the Indian Family
Beginning with a brief geographical, historical, cultural, and religious overview of India and her people, this article then presents a summary of family life in the contemporary Hindu family. The family strengths that are unique and based on deep-rooted religious, cultural, and social values that have been in existence and integral to the Hindu family for multiple generations are then outlined. The article also summarizes some challenges that fa…
Recruiting, Organizing, Planning, and Conducting a 3-Week, Short- Term Study Abroad Program for Undergraduate Students: Guidelines and Suggestions for First-Time Faculty Leaders
The article provides an overview on the importance of international education, and the significance of short-term study abroad programs. It also provides specific step-by-step guidelines and recommendations to help first-time faculty members who are interested in conducting a short-term study abroad program in the field of child development and family studies. Explanations are given on conducting orientation sessions before departure, suggestions…
Implementing Successful Study Abroad Programs: Strategies and Recommendations for Faculty Members in the Social Sciences
This paper presents recommendations for faculty mentors interested in conducting a study abroad program in the social sciences. The recommendations discussed in this paper aim to support faculty in pre-departure planning, during the study abroad experience, and after the study abroad experience concludes. The strategies presented in this paper aim to enhance the quality of the study abroad program, while creating an enjoyable, stimulating, and me…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works)