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Student Mental Health During And After The Coronavirus Pandemic, Olivia Harner
Student Mental Health During And After The Coronavirus Pandemic, Olivia Harner
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The educational setting serves as an influential force when considering the impacts that school can have on student mental health. Following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, research revealed negative effects on mental health for a variety of populations across the globe; however, comprehensive reviews about the effect that the pandemic had on the mental health of American K-12 students are limited. Consequently, the purpose of this specialist project is to evaluate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health of American students in grades K-12 through a review of literature. Utilizing PRISMA procedures, 19 articles were selected …
Impact Of Local Wellness Policies On District Level Physical Activities, Minh Le, Hoang K. Dao, Mia Putnam, Jacob Szeszulski
Impact Of Local Wellness Policies On District Level Physical Activities, Minh Le, Hoang K. Dao, Mia Putnam, Jacob Szeszulski
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Local wellness policies (LWPs) are state required documents that outline school districts’ goals for improving the physical activity of their students. In Texas, most districts use a template for developing their LWP, which has seven prespecified goals that districts may include or further expand upon to include additional goals. PURPOSE: Determine if physical activity components of districts’ LWPs were related to practices within the district. METHODS: LWPs published by public school districts in Texas were collected from district websites, analyzed for content related to physical activity, and assessed to determine if the district text matched the template. Then, responses were …
The Role Of Leaders In Implementing Effective Leadership Strategies Towards The Educational Barriers Of Us-Based Refugee Students: A Qualitative Case Study Of Congolese Refugee Students, Faustin Busane
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This qualitative research study explored the experiences of three families of refugee school students, two school officials (a Superintendent and a Principal), three teachers, and one humanitarian agent all living in a Southeastern U.S. city. The results of the study revealed that the language barrier is the main academic challenge that refugee students encounter when they enroll in U.S. schools. The study also found that educators conceptualize their responsibilities toward refugee children by emphasizing the importance of high-quality teaching, and establishing through establishing strong relationships between parents, school officials, and exercising patience in the process. This study poses important implications …
The Relationship Between Sleep And Health Measures In College Students, Kaylee Maddox, Jessica Boldenow, Lindsay Spindler, Chuck Ruot
The Relationship Between Sleep And Health Measures In College Students, Kaylee Maddox, Jessica Boldenow, Lindsay Spindler, Chuck Ruot
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
College students have been known to get little sleep throughout the process of obtaining their degrees. This poor sleep quality has been shown to correlate to higher levels of depression and mental health issues. Additionally, sleep quality in college students is related to various physical variables which are further explored in this study. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between hours of sleep and various health measures of college students. METHODS: This study was a correlational study examining the relationship between hours of sleep and demographic variables of college students. Subjects were recruited …
Features Of A Mediterranean Diet And Mental Health Outcomes In College Students, Jessica Wisse, Gabriella Marchal, Claire Duisenberg, Hawley Almstedt
Features Of A Mediterranean Diet And Mental Health Outcomes In College Students, Jessica Wisse, Gabriella Marchal, Claire Duisenberg, Hawley Almstedt
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Up to 30% of college students are reported to suffer from depression or anxiety. Previous studies have produced correlations between nutritional variables and mental health outcomes in adults. Specifically, variables featured in the Mediterranean diet, including increased fiber, monounsaturated fat, omega-3 fatty acids, fruit and vegetable intake, and decreased added sugars have been associated with more favorable mental health outcomes. PURPOSE: This research was conducted to explore relationships between specific variables included in the Mediterranean diet and mental health symptoms in college students. METHODS: To collect data on diets, participants were given three-day diet records to record food and beverage …
Gender Differences In Typed And Handwritten Probes For Written Expression Curriculum-Based Measurement, Allison Kaye Henderson
Gender Differences In Typed And Handwritten Probes For Written Expression Curriculum-Based Measurement, Allison Kaye Henderson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Previous research has shown that there are gender differences in Written Expression Curriculum-Based Measurement (WE CBM) with female students scoring higher than male students (Fearrington et al., 2014; Jewell & Malecki, 2005; McMaster et al, 2017; Scheiber et al., 2015). However, research looking at a different transcription mode (i.e., typed) in WE CBM is a new area of development (Mercer et al., 2019). Differences in gender with typed writing has not yet been examined. The purpose of this study was to examine if gender differences exist in typed, as well as handwritten WE CBM probes. The participants from this study …
Design Thinking As A Common Language Between Higher Education And Employers, Johnna Denning-Smith
Design Thinking As A Common Language Between Higher Education And Employers, Johnna Denning-Smith
Dissertations
This qualitative study explores student skill preparedness for the work force through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with current college students, faculty members, and employers. Responses from study participants were transcribed, coded, and thematically organized into the following four categories of skills that employers seek in recent college graduates: critical thinking skills, resiliency, workplace skills, and discipline specific skills. The findings include participant perceptions of the importance of these skills and whether higher education effectively prepares recent graduates for the workforce. As part of this discussion, design thinking is presented as a bridge between these groups and as a solution …
Research Into Practice: Exploring Teacher Practices With Young Gifted Learners, Andrea Lauren Heming
Research Into Practice: Exploring Teacher Practices With Young Gifted Learners, Andrea Lauren Heming
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This research study investigates teacher practices with young gifted learners and provides recommendations to increase the effectiveness of the Primary Talent Pool through examination of the program as it is implemented in four Kentucky school districts. Gifted coordinators were interviewed and primary (kindergarten-third grade) teachers were surveyed. Though each school has different methods for meeting the needs of high potential learners, there are commonalities across all seven schools represented. The present findings indicate teachers feel confident in their ability to recognize high potential in academic areas. Teachers are comfortable using differentiation, and often differentiate to support gifted learners.
Covington-Reynolds Family Papers (Mss 677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Covington-Reynolds Family Papers (Mss 677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 677. Chiefly courtship letters written by Edward Daniel Covington while teaching high school industrial arts classes at St. Petersburg High School in Florida to his girlfriend and future wife, Evelyn Reynolds, Cave City, Kentucky. The 1933 letters mention the financial effects of the Great Depression and the difficulty of paying teachers.
Meeting The Needs Of Graduate International Students In A Mid-South University: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study, Ifeyinwa Onyeke-Onwelumadu
Meeting The Needs Of Graduate International Students In A Mid-South University: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study, Ifeyinwa Onyeke-Onwelumadu
Dissertations
NAFSA’s economic analysis indicates that international students and their families created or supported 340,000 jobs and contributed $26.8 billion to the U.S. economy during the 2013-2014 academic year (NAFSA, 2014). The analysis for reveals that for every seven international students enrolled, three U.S. jobs are created or supported by spending. These occur in the following sectors: higher education, accommodation, dining, retail, transportation, telecommunications, and health insurance. By the 2017-2018 academic year, the US witnessed further significant contribution of international students to the US economy, contributing $39 billion from living expenses, tuition, and fees. Also, the contributions of international students created …
Scott Family - Letters To (Sc 3318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Scott Family - Letters To (Sc 3318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3318. Letters to the Scott family of Ashland, Kentucky, chiefly to Sarah Asenath Scott from Fred Osborne, written from Clinchco, Virginia prior to their marriage. Fred refers to his work and health, their marriage plans, and a pending legal case. Other letters to Sarah are from childhood friends and classmates and friends of her mother. Includes a family letter to Sarah’s mother, and letters to her father from his sister and her children in Knoxville, Tennessee, which refer to farming operations and hopes for an improved economy under the new president, Franklin Roosevelt.
Cyberbullying And School Climate, Emily Payton Fisher
Cyberbullying And School Climate, Emily Payton Fisher
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between demographic variables known to predict bullying and victimization, traditional bullying victimization, cyberbullying victimization, and school climate. Participants were 214 fourth and fifth grade students from three elementary schools in Warren County, Kentucky. Students answered demographic questions and completed a series of surveys including the Positive Experience Checklist and the School Climate Survey Suite. Demographic variables and traditional bullying victimization were regressed on the students’ perception of school climate (Model 1). Additionally, cyberbullying victimization was included in a second block to estimate its explanatory value (Model 2). The present study …
Allen, Donna Jean, B. 1946 (Sc 3193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Allen, Donna Jean, B. 1946 (Sc 3193), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3193. Correspondence, diploma, records, photographs and other ephemera related to Allen’s nursing education at the Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing in the 1960s.
Mcguirk, Martha (Stiles), 1937-2023 - Collector (Mss 618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mcguirk, Martha (Stiles), 1937-2023 - Collector (Mss 618), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 618. Chiefly correspondence, speeches, and ephemera related to William Thomas Beard of Smiths Grove, Kentucky; prescriptions, remedies, and recipes collected by Mabel Kirby; and a baby book and cheerleading letters that belonged to Martha (Stiles) McGuirk.
Effect Of Student Classroom Cell Phone Usage On Teachers, Daniel Pulliam
Effect Of Student Classroom Cell Phone Usage On Teachers, Daniel Pulliam
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The increase in student cell phone use in classrooms has led to a decrease in academic performance and satisfaction with instruction (Dietz & Henrich, 2014). Currently, it is unknown as to whether student classroom cell phone usage has any effect on the teacher. The purpose of this study was to determine student and teacher opinions of classroom cell phone usage and perceived distraction. Surveys were conducted with a sample of college students (N = 163) and college faculty (N = 289), from a university in the Southeastern region of the United States. Data indicate there are differing opinions on classroom …
Physical Activity, Park, Nature Trail Usage Among Students, Faculty And Staff At A Mid-Sized University, Samuel Ryan Sims, Bakeyah Nelson, Kristen Lanza, Joseph Lozano, Tom Kartrude, William Amonette
Physical Activity, Park, Nature Trail Usage Among Students, Faculty And Staff At A Mid-Sized University, Samuel Ryan Sims, Bakeyah Nelson, Kristen Lanza, Joseph Lozano, Tom Kartrude, William Amonette
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
Physical activity (PA) is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. There is strong evidence demonstrating an association between PA and reduced risk of many chronic diseases, increasing in prevalence and incidence in the United States. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine the PA levels of the students, faculty, and staff members of a mid-sized state university and how usage of a nature center and community park facilitated PA. METHODS: An observational, cross-sectional survey design was used to complete the study objectives. The 20-minute survey was distributed online using Survey Monkey to all faculty, staff …
Relationships Between Motor Coordination And Academic Achievement In Middle School Children, Daniel V. Chagas, Gustavo Leporace, Luiz Alberto Batista
Relationships Between Motor Coordination And Academic Achievement In Middle School Children, Daniel V. Chagas, Gustavo Leporace, Luiz Alberto Batista
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 9(5): 616-624, 2016. Although it is recognized that children with a marked impairment in the development of motor coordination may show difficulty in gaining academic achievement, research examining the relationship between gross motor coordination and academic achievement in children without intellectual disabilities is limited. This study aimed to examine whether gross motor coordination is associated with academic achievement among children. Middle school children (n=122) were recruited. Writing, reading, and mathematics performance were used to attribute academic achievement. Gross motor coordination was assessed using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder test. Pearson and partial correlations were used to …
Ua68/7/2/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Le Cercle Francais, Wku Archives
Ua68/7/2/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Le Cercle Francais, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the French Club, known as Le Cercle Francais.
Ua68/17/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Theatre & Dance Western Players / Summer Players, Wku Archives
Ua68/17/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Theatre & Dance Western Players / Summer Players, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Western Players theater group including the Summer Players.
Ua68/7/2/4 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Gamma Sigma Alpha, Wku Archives
Ua68/7/2/4 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Gamma Sigma Alpha, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Eta Eta chapter of Gamma Sigma Alpha (Greek Honor Society).
Ua68/7/2/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Delta Phi Alpha, Wku Archives
Ua68/7/2/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Modern Languages Student Organizations Delta Phi Alpha, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Delta Phi Alpha (German Honor Society).
Ua68/14/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Folk Studies & Anthropology Student Organizations, Wku Archives
Ua68/14/3 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Folk Studies & Anthropology Student Organizations, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by student organizations associated with Folk Studies & Anthropology.
Ua94/6/16 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Steely Veach, Wku Archives
Ua94/6/16 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Steely Veach, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Scrapbooks and records created by and about Steely Veach, Class of 1949. Veach was a singer and participated in many recitals and concerts during his time at Western Kentucky University.
Ua1c11/45 Rex Toothman Photo Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/45 Rex Toothman Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs removed from the scrapbooks of Rex Toothman.
Ua1c11/71 Edna Bagian Photo Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/71 Edna Bagian Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs removed from Edna Bagian WKU scrapbooks.
Ua94/6/14 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Herbert Cary, Wku Archives
Ua94/6/14 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Herbert Cary, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by Herbert Cary regarding the history of the Agriculture Department. These research materials resulted in the publication of Cary's book, Road to Excellence: Agriculture at Western Kentucky University, 1998.
Ua94/6/17 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Annie Reis, Wku Archives
Ua94/6/17 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Annie Reis, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about Annie Reis during her years as a student at Western Kentucky State Normal School.
Ua1c11/74 Charles Patterson Photo Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/74 Charles Patterson Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs removed from Charles Patterson's scrapbook.
Ua12/2/38 Congress Debating Club, Wku Archives
Ua12/2/38 Congress Debating Club, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Congress Debating Club including minute books, programs, club constitution, and more.
Ua1c11/49 Wilma Klein Photo Collection, Wku Archives
Ua1c11/49 Wilma Klein Photo Collection, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Photographs of WKU students William Howard and Chloe Miller.