Barbara M Newman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4227845 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara M Newman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara M |
| FAMILY NAME | Newman |
| SIGNATURE | NEWMAN B M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8588-3356 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Family social support for college students with disabilities
Constructing a Sense of Purpose and a Professional Teaching Identity
Using grounded theory, we examined the ways in which undergraduate teacher candidates with disabilities developed a sense of purpose and constructed professional identities. Our findings suggest K-12 experiences with advocacy as well as exclusionary school experiences influenced their emerging professional identities. Resistance to a deficit view of disability was central to teachers’ professional identities and influenced their desire to become …
Gender and Ability Oppressions Shaping the Lives of College Students
Emergent findings from a constructivist grounded theory study explicate how gender and ability oppressions intersected to shape the experiences of 47 college students from four post-secondary institutions in the United States. The logics of oppression that have historically supported spurious arguments for the biological inferiority of women and the erasure of trans bodies have mirrored the arguments used to problematize disabled bodies—making th…
Career Preparation of High School Students
The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with career preparation of high school students in four countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The human bioecological theory was used as a framework to examine personal, process, and context factors associated with career preparation of the adolescents. Data were from a cross-national sample of more than 5,000 students in Grades 10 to 12. Results indicate that care…
Development of a Sense of Belonging for Privileged and Minoritized Students
This article reports findings from a constructionist grounded theory study with 51 first-year college students. We explored student definitions and development of a sense of belonging during their first year of college. Belonging for all participants was shaped by 3 themes: environmental perceptions, involvement, and relationships. Yet, there were vast differences in the ways students from privileged and minoritized social identity groups defined…
The young and the restless
College students are a sleep-deprived population, with first-year students facing a number of specific challenges to sleep. As students transition into and through the first year of college, sleep may be sacrificed for a variety of reasons. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen first-year students, exploring factors that impacted sleep during the first semester of college. Study participants identified three unique but related th…
College students with disabilities redefine activism
Despite rapid growth in the numbers of students with disabilities enrolling in higher education, there is limited research about their experiences in colleges and universities, and information about their collegiate activism is even more limited. Through a constructivist grounded theory study of 59 college students and recent graduates, we demonstrate the connection between activism and purpose in the lives of students with disabilities. Our find…
Coping and Adaptation in Adolescence
Four recently published longitudinal studies promise to clarify the process of adaptation during adolescence and to link adolescence to other phases of development. Works by Moriarty and Tousseing, Kelly, Bachman, and Vailant are described. The importance of adolescence for the crystallization of coping style and as a precursor of adult development is emphasized
Matched or Mismatched Environments? The Relationship of Family and School Differentiation to Adolescents' Psychosocial Adjustment
This study applies the family-systems concept of differentiation (the balance of autonomy-granting and connectedness) to another primary system of adolescent development-school. This study assessed the relationships among levels of family and school differentiation to the externalizing and internalizing behaviors, peer group membership, and academic achievement of 693 middle and high school students. High levels of family and school differentiati…
An Exploration of the Grandparent Caregiver Role
Using role theory to guide a qualitative analysis of 26 grandparents raising grandchildren, the role transition from grandparent to grandparent caregiver was explored. Participants were predominantly female, low income, married, with an average age of 53. On average, participants were raising 1.7 grandchildren for 4 years and at the time of interview had legal custody of the grandchildren. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were used. With …
Group Identity and Alienation
Experiences of Urban Youth Navigating the Transition to Ninth Grade
The study describes perceptions of the transition to ninth grade for low-income, urban, minority adolescents. Students who had a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in middle school were interviewed about their school transition. Results focus on perceptions of the transition, major challenges, sources of support, and coping strategies. Students who continued to perform well in ninth grade were differentiated from those who had academic di…
Influences on the Quality of the Stepmother-Adolescent Relationship
his study'identified the extent to which selected des- criptors of relationship formation were related to the quality of the slepmother-adolescent relationship as perceived by both the step- mother and the adolescent stepchild. The reputational sample con- sisted of 50 stepfamilies who completed questionnaires in thcir homes. Correlational analysis indicated four significant predictors of relationship quality: the adolescent's perception of famil…
Influences on the Quality of Stepfather-Adolescent Relationships
Using dyadic responses, this study of 50 middle to upper-to-middle class stepfather families examined factors that in- fluence the quality of the stepfather-adolescent relationship. Correla- tional analysis indicated that agreement between the stepfather and mother regarding the raising of the adolescent (from the perspective of both the stepfather and the adolescent) was the most significant predictor of relationship quality. Other predictors we…
Identity and Family Relations in Early Adolescence
The focus of this paper is on elements of the family system that influence and are influenced by work on identity in early adolescence. The argument is made for the need to study the family from a bidirectional and systems perspective. Yet, studies on both the process of development and the content of adolescent and parental identity lack either approach. A consideration of the interactive and multiplicative effects of each parent-adolescent dyad…
Characteristics of interpersonal behavior among adolescent boys
Experiences of Urban Youth Navigating the Transition to Ninth Grade
The study describes perceptions of the transition to ninth grade for low-income, urban, minority adolescents. Students who had a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in middle school were interviewed about their school transition. Results focus on perceptions of the transition, major challenges, sources of support, and coping strategies. Students who continued to perform well in ninth grade were differentiated from those who had academic di…
An Exploration of the Grandparent Caregiver Role
Using role theory to guide a qualitative analysis of 26 grandparents raising grandchildren, the role transition from grandparent to grandparent caregiver was explored. Participants were predominantly female, low income, married, with an average age of 53. On average, participants were raising 1.7 grandchildren for 4 years and at the time of interview had legal custody of the grandchildren. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were used. With …
Group Identity and Alienation
College students with disabilities redefine activism
Despite rapid growth in the numbers of students with disabilities enrolling in higher education, there is limited research about their experiences in colleges and universities, and information about their collegiate activism is even more limited. Through a constructivist grounded theory study of 59 college students and recent graduates, we demonstrate the connection between activism and purpose in the lives of students with disabilities. Our find…
Identity and Family Relations in Early Adolescence
The focus of this paper is on elements of the family system that influence and are influenced by work on identity in early adolescence. The argument is made for the need to study the family from a bidirectional and systems perspective. Yet, studies on both the process of development and the content of adolescent and parental identity lack either approach. A consideration of the interactive and multiplicative effects of each parent-adolescent dyad…
Characteristics of interpersonal behavior among adolescent boys
Career Preparation of High School Students
The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with career preparation of high school students in four countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The human bioecological theory was used as a framework to examine personal, process, and context factors associated with career preparation of the adolescents. Data were from a cross-national sample of more than 5,000 students in Grades 10 to 12. Results indicate that care…
Matched or Mismatched Environments? The Relationship of Family and School Differentiation to Adolescents' Psychosocial Adjustment
This study applies the family-systems concept of differentiation (the balance of autonomy-granting and connectedness) to another primary system of adolescent development-school. This study assessed the relationships among levels of family and school differentiation to the externalizing and internalizing behaviors, peer group membership, and academic achievement of 693 middle and high school students. High levels of family and school differentiati…
Characteristics of interpersonal behavior among adolescent boys
Identity and Family Relations in Early Adolescence
The focus of this paper is on elements of the family system that influence and are influenced by work on identity in early adolescence. The argument is made for the need to study the family from a bidirectional and systems perspective. Yet, studies on both the process of development and the content of adolescent and parental identity lack either approach. A consideration of the interactive and multiplicative effects of each parent-adolescent dyad…
Influences on the Quality of Stepfather-Adolescent Relationships
Using dyadic responses, this study of 50 middle to upper-to-middle class stepfather families examined factors that in- fluence the quality of the stepfather-adolescent relationship. Correla- tional analysis indicated that agreement between the stepfather and mother regarding the raising of the adolescent (from the perspective of both the stepfather and the adolescent) was the most significant predictor of relationship quality. Other predictors we…
Influences on the Quality of the Stepmother-Adolescent Relationship
his study'identified the extent to which selected des- criptors of relationship formation were related to the quality of the slepmother-adolescent relationship as perceived by both the step- mother and the adolescent stepchild. The reputational sample con- sisted of 50 stepfamilies who completed questionnaires in thcir homes. Correlational analysis indicated four significant predictors of relationship quality: the adolescent's perception of famil…
Experiences of Urban Youth Navigating the Transition to Ninth Grade
The study describes perceptions of the transition to ninth grade for low-income, urban, minority adolescents. Students who had a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in middle school were interviewed about their school transition. Results focus on perceptions of the transition, major challenges, sources of support, and coping strategies. Students who continued to perform well in ninth grade were differentiated from those who had academic di…
Group Identity and Alienation
An Exploration of the Grandparent Caregiver Role
Using role theory to guide a qualitative analysis of 26 grandparents raising grandchildren, the role transition from grandparent to grandparent caregiver was explored. Participants were predominantly female, low income, married, with an average age of 53. On average, participants were raising 1.7 grandchildren for 4 years and at the time of interview had legal custody of the grandchildren. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were used. With …
Matched or Mismatched Environments? The Relationship of Family and School Differentiation to Adolescents' Psychosocial Adjustment
This study applies the family-systems concept of differentiation (the balance of autonomy-granting and connectedness) to another primary system of adolescent development-school. This study assessed the relationships among levels of family and school differentiation to the externalizing and internalizing behaviors, peer group membership, and academic achievement of 693 middle and high school students. High levels of family and school differentiati…
Coping and Adaptation in Adolescence
Four recently published longitudinal studies promise to clarify the process of adaptation during adolescence and to link adolescence to other phases of development. Works by Moriarty and Tousseing, Kelly, Bachman, and Vailant are described. The importance of adolescence for the crystallization of coping style and as a precursor of adult development is emphasized
Development of a Sense of Belonging for Privileged and Minoritized Students
This article reports findings from a constructionist grounded theory study with 51 first-year college students. We explored student definitions and development of a sense of belonging during their first year of college. Belonging for all participants was shaped by 3 themes: environmental perceptions, involvement, and relationships. Yet, there were vast differences in the ways students from privileged and minoritized social identity groups defined…
The young and the restless
College students are a sleep-deprived population, with first-year students facing a number of specific challenges to sleep. As students transition into and through the first year of college, sleep may be sacrificed for a variety of reasons. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fifteen first-year students, exploring factors that impacted sleep during the first semester of college. Study participants identified three unique but related th…
College students with disabilities redefine activism
Despite rapid growth in the numbers of students with disabilities enrolling in higher education, there is limited research about their experiences in colleges and universities, and information about their collegiate activism is even more limited. Through a constructivist grounded theory study of 59 college students and recent graduates, we demonstrate the connection between activism and purpose in the lives of students with disabilities. Our find…
Career Preparation of High School Students
The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with career preparation of high school students in four countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The human bioecological theory was used as a framework to examine personal, process, and context factors associated with career preparation of the adolescents. Data were from a cross-national sample of more than 5,000 students in Grades 10 to 12. Results indicate that care…
Constructing a Sense of Purpose and a Professional Teaching Identity
Using grounded theory, we examined the ways in which undergraduate teacher candidates with disabilities developed a sense of purpose and constructed professional identities. Our findings suggest K-12 experiences with advocacy as well as exclusionary school experiences influenced their emerging professional identities. Resistance to a deficit view of disability was central to teachers’ professional identities and influenced their desire to become …
Gender and Ability Oppressions Shaping the Lives of College Students
Emergent findings from a constructivist grounded theory study explicate how gender and ability oppressions intersected to shape the experiences of 47 college students from four post-secondary institutions in the United States. The logics of oppression that have historically supported spurious arguments for the biological inferiority of women and the erasure of trans bodies have mirrored the arguments used to problematize disabled bodies—making th…
Family social support for college students with disabilities
Psychology (16 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Disability Education and Employment (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works)