Journal of Student Research 2012

Journal of Student Research

8

Table of Contents

JUNIORS Factors Affecting Positive Transitions for Foster Children Jennifer Anagnos and Megan Ware............................................................11 Isamu Noguchi’s Utopian Landscapes: The Sculpture of Playgrounds and Gardens Diana Witcher.............................................................................................25 Breaking the Chains: Student Organizations and Social Integration as means to the Development and Academic Emancipation of African American Students Lakayana Drury..........................................................................................42 The U.S. Adoption System: Media Depictions and Why They are Ignored Alyssa Quilling...........................................................................................56 SENIORS Parents’ Attitudes towards On-site Child Care Crystal Okerglicki and Katy Stangl............................................................72 The Relationship between Vehicle Ownership and Quality of Life for Low-income Households Shiloh Herrem.............................................................................................86 The Relationship between Gender and Perceived Cyber-bullying Behaviors Ashley Weibel and Jared Fern..................................................................100