Browsing by Author "Shroyer, Jo Ann L."
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Item Designing Alzheimer’s special care facilities that includes consideration for the Islamic culture(Texas Tech University, 2008-05) Obeidat, Asem M.; Shroyer, Jo Ann L.; Amor, Cherif; Harp, Shelley S.Previous writings about Muslim minorities in the United States included various aspects of cultural diversity such as historical development, immigration, and political influences. However, there is a lack of research studies considering the correlation between the built environment and the Muslim users. Particularly, previous studies have not included the physical environment considered for Muslims or the Islamic culture in the United States. This exploratory study aimed to identify environmental design elements that can accommodate the Islamic culture in the United States Alzheimer’s special care facilities for the Muslim elderly population diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The study investigated cultural aspects of American Muslims to be employed when designing environments for American Muslims diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. A focus group and a questionnaire were used to accomplish the purpose of the study. A focus group study was conducted in the Islamic Center of the South Plains, Lubbock, Texas. Nine participants (American Muslims) were interviewed in the focus group study. A content analysis procedure was used to analyze the gathered data of the focus group. A questionnaire was developed based on the outcomes of the focus group and distributed to four Islamic communities in the state of Texas including Dallas, Huston, San Antonio, and Lubbock. The questionnaire was completed by 649 American Muslims. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics procedure (frequency distributions) from the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of data analysis were used to generate design recommendations to be employed when designing Alzheimer’s special care facilities for Muslims diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.Item Family interaction activities and the influence of selected design attributes in the home environment(Texas Tech University, 2006-08) Kneupper, Jennifer L.; Shroyer, Jo Ann L.; Dunham, Charlotte C.; Russ, RandallThis study provided data on how families in a small town in the southern United States use their home for interaction and how design attributes within the home can facilitate interaction among family members. The subjects included 42 families living in a small town in south Texas. Each family consisted of a single parent or dual parent household with at least one child ranging in the ages of 5 to 18 years living in the home. This cross-sectional study required subjects to complete a self-administered questionnaire surveying (a) family interaction activities, and (b) preferences of design attributes in the home environment. Frequency tabulations were used to evaluate the data. The findings from this study were compared to the findings from families living in a small town in the northeastern region of the United States. The preferences of selected design attributes between the two regions had no major differences. Design implications suggest a large, open, multi-functional family space with visual access will have a positive influence of family interaction. Even though, no major differences were found to be evident among the preferences of the design attributes in the two studies, further research should be conducted to properly assess the needs of each region or family.Item Financial help-seeking behaviors of civilian military spouses(Texas Tech University, 2007-05) Plantier, Jennifer Hobbs; Bagwell, Dorothy C.; Shroyer, Jo Ann L.; Fischer, Judith L.; Joo, So-Hyun; Hampton, Vickie L.Recent financial wellbeing initiatives by the Department of Defense (DoD) have excluded the mandatory financial education of the civilian military spouse. Lack of financial education to this population may be hindering the DoDs efforts to gain control of the financial burden that has been placed on the US Government due to the lack of recruit retention and lost security clearances from military family personal financial mismanagement. This has prompted the assessment of civilian military spouse usage of both military and civilian financial resources. Although many financial educational professionals and services are available to assist with the financial wellbeing needs of individuals, many civilian military spouses are not utilizing them. Drawing upon the financial help-seeking predictors of a sample of university faculty and staff by Grable & Joo, this study focused on the financial help-seeking behaviors of 199 civilian military spouses in the four primary branches of the US military (Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy). The study determined the extent to which demographics predict usage of specific financial resources. Also, based on the extent of use and usefulness ratings of each resource, this study analyzed which resources and communication channels military spouses were more likely to use. There were significant differences in enlisted and officer ranked civilian military spouses in the use of both military versus civilian and formal versus informal financial resources. Overall, it was determined that civilian military spouses are in great need of financial literacy attention but many of the current financial resources established by the military are not consistent with these needs.Item Recycling behavior in the home environment: A comparative approach between Daegu, South Korea and Lubbock, Texas, United States(2009-05) Jurng, Youjin; Amor, Cherif; Curry, Zane D.; Shroyer, Jo Ann L.In 2005, Americans generated about 245.7 million tons of solid waste (USEPA, 2008). Hattam (2005) mentioned that only 30% of the waste is recycled and most trash is produced from households. Oskamp et al. (1991) suggested that one vital method to reduce solid waste is recycling in the household. Thus, interior designers can play a vital role of increasing recycling by designing areas for recycling in homes. The purpose of this research is to first, investigate the readiness to recycle in the home environment, and second, design an appropriate location for bins for recycling to promote recycling behavior, and finally, identify an appropriate design for bins for recycling to also promote recycling behavior. The intention of comparing two cultures is to evaluate recycling behavior in the home environment from two distinct settings to understand the reasons why people’s behaviors towards recycling are different. The results will help designers implement recycling in homes and create a recycling environment within the community. A quantitative research approach was used in this investigation to identify how people perceive the idea of recycling in their homes in two different cities, Daegu, South Korea and Lubbock, Texas, United States. A total sample of 200, which consists of 100 samples from Daegu and 100 samples from Lubbock were used. The questionnaire for this study was developed to research how people perceive the idea of recycling in their homes in order to determine the most convenient area to place bins for recycling in homes and the design of the recycling bin to promote recycling behavior. The responses were then analyzed using frequency distribution, analysis, percentages, bivariate correlations, and ANOVA using SPSS Statistical Package. Some results and correlations between the two cities corresponded to one another and some differed. Conclusions were examined with the determinants of household waste recycling as outlined in the literature review. Other correlations were also formulated to understand the relationship between recycling behavior and categories including socio-demographics, psychological aspects of recycling behavior, recycling activity, and location and design of recycling bin. This study demonstrated the readiness of individuals to recycle in the home environment as many factors directly corresponded to recycling behavior. Also, the comparison of the two cities supported that the determinants of household recycling behavior are closely congruent multi-nationally. In addition, the study of two distinct cultures clearly portrayed that the location for bins for recycling is distinct and clear for each culture as it relates to their home environment. Overall, the results of this study have proven to be valuable, but limitations exist as these samples cannot be used to generalize the entire South Korean and American culture. Even so, the outcome of this study can be used for future research activities that investigate how the determinants of household recycling behavior identified in this study relate to household recycling behaviors in other cultures.Item The relationship between woodworking tools and furniture design in America 1607-1760(Texas Tech University, 1980-12) Shroyer, Jo Ann L.Not available