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“We’Re Left Picking Up The Pieces:” Use Of Grief Interventions In Rural Schools Since Covid-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Lynn Rotzal
“We’Re Left Picking Up The Pieces:” Use Of Grief Interventions In Rural Schools Since Covid-19 Pandemic, Jennifer Lynn Rotzal
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Research has indicated that individuals who have died from the COVID-19 virus will likely leave behind several grieving family members. For every person who dies of COVID-19, it was estimated that they would leave behind 2.2 children and 4.1 grandchildren (Albuquerque & Santos, 2021). The death of a parent or other loved one is often noted as one of the most potentially traumatic experiences for a child. During the COVID-19 pandemic, death became more prominent in hundreds of thousands of children’s lives, having a profound effect on the child, as well as on their family and surrounding community (Griese et …
Teacher Turnover And Retention The Choice To Leave: Lived Experiences Of Teachers In Rural Montana, Brittany Elizabeth Julie Katzer
Teacher Turnover And Retention The Choice To Leave: Lived Experiences Of Teachers In Rural Montana, Brittany Elizabeth Julie Katzer
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
School districts across the United States are grappling to fill, and to keep, their classrooms operating with qualified teachers, especially in rural communities. To ensure a quality education for the millions of students in the nation in the coming years, educational leaders and government officials need to evaluate what can be done to increase the number of teachers staying in their positions. Schools must be better equipped to understand what contributes to high turnover rates and the inability to retain their teachers. It is necessary to create conditions that will keep fully trained and qualified teachers in the field. The …
Treating Trauma Within Rural Schools: An Implementation Science Perspective, Heather Marie Halko
Treating Trauma Within Rural Schools: An Implementation Science Perspective, Heather Marie Halko
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
High rates of childhood trauma exposure (65-75%) are concerning given the negative outcomes associated with trauma-related symptoms. Numerous evidence-based practices (EBPs) have been developed to treat posttraumatic stress symptoms; however, schools often experience barriers to implementing these interventions with fidelity. Given the scarcity of service options within rural areas, this qualitative study explored factors that might influence the adoption and implementation of trauma-focused interventions within rural schools using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR; Damschroder et al., 2009) and the Implementation Outcomes Framework (IOF; Proctor et al., 2011). A semi-structured protocol was used to interview clinicians working in rural …
A Phenomenological Study Of People Living With Hiv In Montana, Mary E. Parrish
A Phenomenological Study Of People Living With Hiv In Montana, Mary E. Parrish
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Rural states like Montana (MT) have unique considerations related to health care. Barriers to care, diagnostic testing and treatment, and availability and accessibility to timely care are of concern in rural areas. These considerations may be exacerbated for someone living with a chronic condition like HIV. Consequently, the primary purpose of this phenomenological study of people living with HIV (PLWH) in MT was to deepen understanding of their lived experience as it relates to the HIV health care continuum. This study captured the experience of PLWH in MT through in-depth qualitative interviews. A phenomenological approach allowed for an understanding of …
Predicatiblity Of Teacher Retention In Montana's Rural Elementary Schools, Jilyn Oliveira
Predicatiblity Of Teacher Retention In Montana's Rural Elementary Schools, Jilyn Oliveira
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The purpose of this research was to examine what factors predict teacher retention in MontanaÆs rural elementary schools. Montana has a higher percentage of small rural school districts than any other state in the nation (Johnson, Showalter, Klein, & Lester, 2014), and the Montana Legislature has been at a disadvantage by having insufficient information with respect to retaining teachers in Montana's rural elementary schools (Access, 2008).
An Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Transgender Community In Montana, Anna Grace Von Gohren
An Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Transgender Community In Montana, Anna Grace Von Gohren
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The transgender community has been identified as a group at high risk for HIV transmission and increased possibility for poor quality of life. This paper represents the results of a qualitative research study using interviews and Photovoice as methodologies to explore the contextual factors that define and shape the lives of people in Montana who identify as transgender, and specifically to explore factors that influence their risk of infection with HIV/AIDS. Ten major themes emerged from the interviews as well as the discussions surrounding the photographs. Sense of self was identified as a core category related to the overall health …
Down Low Under The Big Sky, Amee Marie Schwitters
Down Low Under The Big Sky, Amee Marie Schwitters
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Often synonymous with the rural environment is a sense of a heteronormativity and pervasive homophobia. Despite stories of gay men fleeing rural, conservative areas for larger, more accepting cities, not all men have chosen to leave. Some have chosen to quietly maintain their identity, modifying their sexual schemata in response to the desire to stay within the rural cultural environment. It is known that homophobia and stigmatization of same-sex sexual acts regulate a person's ability to be open about their sexual encounters, but exactly how they influence the daily lives of down low men who have sex with men (MSM) …
An Assessment Of The Hiv Prevention Needs Of Men Who Have Sex With Men In Montana, Kelly A. Hart
An Assessment Of The Hiv Prevention Needs Of Men Who Have Sex With Men In Montana, Kelly A. Hart
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The purpose of this study was to collect information about the HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) living in Montana. Prevention needs were explored by identifying the environmental factors and behaviors that put MSM at risk for HIV infection, describing the demographic and contextual factors that influence those behaviors, and comparing current prevention needs to existing resources and services. To evaluate the prevention needs, primary qualitative data was collected in the form of four focus groups and nine key informant interviews. Supporting secondary quantitative and qualitative data in the form of an online survey and …
Inbetween, Cathryn Sugg
Inbetween, Cathryn Sugg
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
“I work in the gap between art and life.” So said Robert Rauschenberg, of his own art, decades ago. Little did I know that my experiences in graduate school, and the translation of those experiences into artworks, would be defined by “gaps”: the physical gap of 450 miles, separating me from my husband, the intellectual gap representing the types of conversation I found myself engaging in, the illusive gaps between the different “roles” I have always used to define myself. In the past three years I developed an awareness of my social situation, during which I have found (and continue …
Invisible Woman, Kristin Deanne Howe
Invisible Woman, Kristin Deanne Howe
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The aim of this paper is to illuminate the ways in which working class women are invisible within the feminist and ecofeminist movements. Using the faces and forces of oppression as presented by Iris Marion Young and Hilde Lindemann, I show how the working class experiences oppression. I also show how oppression based on class differs from that based on gender and how these differences contribute to the invisibility of working class women within feminism. In the second section, I use Val Plumwood and Karen J. Warren’s versions of ecofeminist philosophy to show how working class women are again absent. …
The Experience Of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges, Joanna Legerski
The Experience Of Rural Battered Women: Overcoming Challenges, Joanna Legerski
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of physical isolation in rural battered women. The relationships between physical isolation, level of traumatic symptoms and social support are assessed. By definition rural women are usually geographically isolated, which may contribute to the difficulty of leaving abusive relationships. Strong rural, socio-cultural norms such as traditional gender and marital roles, combined with a lack of access to beneficial services may prevent rural victims from fleeing to safety. As a result victims may be even more vulnerable to their batterers. To more fully understand difficulties faced by battered women, archival data …
Organizing Rural Communities For Effective Citizen Science Programs, Anna Dean Holden
Organizing Rural Communities For Effective Citizen Science Programs, Anna Dean Holden
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Citizen science, or the use of volunteers for scientific projects, is becoming a popular way for agencies and organizations to collect data. The benefits of citizen science include saving the agency or organization resources, educating the community about conservation issues, and promoting land stewardship. Currently, many citizen monitoring organizations are based in urban areas, whereas their projects are located near more rural towns. Research shows that demographics such as area of residence can be a factor in the public’s attitude toward any scientific or land management project (Williams et al, 2002; Kellert, 1978, 1985; Vaske et al, 2001). This fact …