Diann Cameron Kelly
Biographic Data
| ID | 87868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diann Cameron Kelly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diann Cameron |
| FAMILY NAME | Kelly |
| SIGNATURE | KELLY D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adelphi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Resiliency Attributes Associated with the Educational Achievement among Students of Color with Learning Disabilities: A Conceptual Review
There are millions of children, across America, who are classified as learning disabled before they complete their secondary school education. The purpose of this study is to identify those resiliency factors that have enabled students of color, identified as learning disabled, to academically and socially succeed in life. These factors are self-concept, family support and access to community/cultural linkages. It is presumed that a Black or Lati…
Inspiring Gen Z Voters to Participate in Voting and Volunteering
Generation Zers are a cultural phenomenon. They are a diverse generation that is progressive and social-justice-minded. While they are engaged in social causes of their interest, they need to have an affinity for a respective political candidate. They need to know their vote has meaning. This article speaks to the stage of development Gen Zers exist in and how voting and volunteering capture the investment these youth are to society. It offers re…
Benefits of Volunteerism across the Life Span
Volunteers bring support and validation to those who are marginalized in society. Further, volunteers serve as a means of care and concern that extends the mission and programmatic objectives of human service organizations. Volunteers are beneficial to society. However, there are critical benefits to volunteering that make being a volunteer worthwhile. The model for this discussion is three areas of development: personal development, skills devel…
Four contexts of institutional oppression: Examining the experiences of Blacks in education, criminal justice and child welfare
Institutions are key sites of oppression. Institutional oppression is defined as the mistreatment of people of a particular group that is enforced by society and its institutions. It is a system of invisible barriers that emerge from institutional laws, customs and practices, thus producing inequities for particular groups across race, gender and class. Woven together, the web of institutional oppression is vast, cumulative and multi-faceted, inc…
Generative fatherhood and children's future civic engagement: A conceptual model of the relationship between paternal engagement and child's developing prosocial skills
Socio-emotional readiness for civic activities is necessary for young children emerging from their infant-toddler years. Cognitive skills and emotional regulation are essential to learning about one's society and one's role in society-at-large. When mothers and fathers are consistently emotionally present in the lives of their children, the children demonstrate prosocial outcomes in cognition, emotional regulation and social behaviors to promote …
The Civic Legacy of the Civil Rights Era: Exploring the Values of a Movement
The Civil Rights movement was a demonstration of civic-political participation promoting relationships within and across social groups in America. What Americans inherited from the Civil Rights era were laws, practices, and policies that strengthen social ties among citizens. Our inheritance was significantly enriched by the civic values that emerged from this era. In this study, a sample of 55 participants was assigned to focus groups to discuss…
Community Attachment, Religious Participation, and Quality of Life Satisfaction among Adults Involved in Civic Participation
Civic participation constitutes a range of activities that strengthen participatory democracy, such as voting, volunteerism, association membership, or political and community activism. Factors associated with civic participation are community attachment, religious participation, and quality of life satisfaction. Using a sample of 55 adults, ages 18 to 92 years, the results indicate that this is an engaged sample group in the volunteer arena with…
In Preparation for Adulthood: Exploring Civic Participation and Social Trust Among Young Minorities
The inclusion of minorities in the civic affairs of society is critical. Research indicates many of today's youth are less likely to engage in meaningful civic activities and more likely to experience social exclusion because of disparities in educational settings, economic disadvantages, and health disparities. This phenomenon is more likely to occur in communities overcome by crime, drug dealing, and other indicators of diminished quality of li…
In Preparation for Adulthood: Exploring Civic Participation and Social Trust Among Young Minorities
The inclusion of minorities in the civic affairs of society is critical. Research indicates many of today's youth are less likely to engage in meaningful civic activities and more likely to experience social exclusion because of disparities in educational settings, economic disadvantages, and health disparities. This phenomenon is more likely to occur in communities overcome by crime, drug dealing, and other indicators of diminished quality of li…
Community Attachment, Religious Participation, and Quality of Life Satisfaction among Adults Involved in Civic Participation
Civic participation constitutes a range of activities that strengthen participatory democracy, such as voting, volunteerism, association membership, or political and community activism. Factors associated with civic participation are community attachment, religious participation, and quality of life satisfaction. Using a sample of 55 adults, ages 18 to 92 years, the results indicate that this is an engaged sample group in the volunteer arena with…
Generative fatherhood and children's future civic engagement: A conceptual model of the relationship between paternal engagement and child's developing prosocial skills
Socio-emotional readiness for civic activities is necessary for young children emerging from their infant-toddler years. Cognitive skills and emotional regulation are essential to learning about one's society and one's role in society-at-large. When mothers and fathers are consistently emotionally present in the lives of their children, the children demonstrate prosocial outcomes in cognition, emotional regulation and social behaviors to promote …
Four contexts of institutional oppression: Examining the experiences of Blacks in education, criminal justice and child welfare
Institutions are key sites of oppression. Institutional oppression is defined as the mistreatment of people of a particular group that is enforced by society and its institutions. It is a system of invisible barriers that emerge from institutional laws, customs and practices, thus producing inequities for particular groups across race, gender and class. Woven together, the web of institutional oppression is vast, cumulative and multi-faceted, inc…
In Preparation for Adulthood: Exploring Civic Participation and Social Trust Among Young Minorities
The inclusion of minorities in the civic affairs of society is critical. Research indicates many of today's youth are less likely to engage in meaningful civic activities and more likely to experience social exclusion because of disparities in educational settings, economic disadvantages, and health disparities. This phenomenon is more likely to occur in communities overcome by crime, drug dealing, and other indicators of diminished quality of li…
The Civic Legacy of the Civil Rights Era: Exploring the Values of a Movement
The Civil Rights movement was a demonstration of civic-political participation promoting relationships within and across social groups in America. What Americans inherited from the Civil Rights era were laws, practices, and policies that strengthen social ties among citizens. Our inheritance was significantly enriched by the civic values that emerged from this era. In this study, a sample of 55 participants was assigned to focus groups to discuss…
Community Attachment, Religious Participation, and Quality of Life Satisfaction among Adults Involved in Civic Participation
Civic participation constitutes a range of activities that strengthen participatory democracy, such as voting, volunteerism, association membership, or political and community activism. Factors associated with civic participation are community attachment, religious participation, and quality of life satisfaction. Using a sample of 55 adults, ages 18 to 92 years, the results indicate that this is an engaged sample group in the volunteer arena with…
Four contexts of institutional oppression: Examining the experiences of Blacks in education, criminal justice and child welfare
Institutions are key sites of oppression. Institutional oppression is defined as the mistreatment of people of a particular group that is enforced by society and its institutions. It is a system of invisible barriers that emerge from institutional laws, customs and practices, thus producing inequities for particular groups across race, gender and class. Woven together, the web of institutional oppression is vast, cumulative and multi-faceted, inc…
Generative fatherhood and children's future civic engagement: A conceptual model of the relationship between paternal engagement and child's developing prosocial skills
Socio-emotional readiness for civic activities is necessary for young children emerging from their infant-toddler years. Cognitive skills and emotional regulation are essential to learning about one's society and one's role in society-at-large. When mothers and fathers are consistently emotionally present in the lives of their children, the children demonstrate prosocial outcomes in cognition, emotional regulation and social behaviors to promote …
Inspiring Gen Z Voters to Participate in Voting and Volunteering
Generation Zers are a cultural phenomenon. They are a diverse generation that is progressive and social-justice-minded. While they are engaged in social causes of their interest, they need to have an affinity for a respective political candidate. They need to know their vote has meaning. This article speaks to the stage of development Gen Zers exist in and how voting and volunteering capture the investment these youth are to society. It offers re…
Benefits of Volunteerism across the Life Span
Volunteers bring support and validation to those who are marginalized in society. Further, volunteers serve as a means of care and concern that extends the mission and programmatic objectives of human service organizations. Volunteers are beneficial to society. However, there are critical benefits to volunteering that make being a volunteer worthwhile. The model for this discussion is three areas of development: personal development, skills devel…
Resiliency Attributes Associated with the Educational Achievement among Students of Color with Learning Disabilities: A Conceptual Review
There are millions of children, across America, who are classified as learning disabled before they complete their secondary school education. The purpose of this study is to identify those resiliency factors that have enabled students of color, identified as learning disabled, to academically and socially succeed in life. These factors are self-concept, family support and access to community/cultural linkages. It is presumed that a Black or Lati…
Political science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (3 works) · Civic engagement (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Education Discipline and Inequality (2 works)