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Colors Of Health, Annelise Nguyen Nov 2016

Colors Of Health, Annelise Nguyen

Seek

Photo of work by Annelise Nguyen


The Past: Planted In History, News And Communications Services Nov 2016

The Past: Planted In History, News And Communications Services

Seek

“Women in Greenhouse” is a print made in 1995 from an undated negative in the Kansas State University archives.


Explain It: Cyber-Physical Systems, News And Communications Services Nov 2016

Explain It: Cyber-Physical Systems, News And Communications Services

Seek

Eugene Vasserman, associate professor of computer science, explains, in under 100 words, what cyber-physical systems are and how Kansas State University computer scientists are ensuring they can be used to improve health care without compromising safety.


Tech Transfer: Ksurf And Ksu-Ic: Turning Discovery Into Commercial Success, Pat Melgares Nov 2016

Tech Transfer: Ksurf And Ksu-Ic: Turning Discovery Into Commercial Success, Pat Melgares

Seek

Chris Brandt knows that in the business world, the knowledge that is created in the laboratories and classrooms of Kansas State University has value.


Patent Spotlight: Patented Discoveries Vanquish Viruses, Boost Batteries, Advance Agriculture, Tiffany Roney Nov 2016

Patent Spotlight: Patented Discoveries Vanquish Viruses, Boost Batteries, Advance Agriculture, Tiffany Roney

Seek

Kansas State University faculty and students are some of the most inventive people around. This article highlights patents the university earned in 2016.


Faculty Focus: What Do You Know?, Sarah Caldwell Hancock Nov 2016

Faculty Focus: What Do You Know?, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

Seek

Artist Carlos Castellanos explores how different disciplines create knowledge.


Research Scholar: Searching The Past To Inform The Future, Mary Lou Peter Nov 2016

Research Scholar: Searching The Past To Inform The Future, Mary Lou Peter

Seek

Just call Sarah Jones a super sleuth. The senior in food science and industry is spending part of her last year at Kansas State digging into how long people have been concerned about the connection between human and animal health.


Udp Focus: Serving Those Who Serve, Taylor Manges Nov 2016

Udp Focus: Serving Those Who Serve, Taylor Manges

Seek

Stith's research on intimate partner violence help military address issue


College Focus: Living History, Sarah Caldwell Hancock Nov 2016

College Focus: Living History, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

Seek

Kansas' largest teacher preparation college using original documentaries to aid classroom teachers, benefit students.


Stage For Success, Sarah Caldwell Hancock Nov 2016

Stage For Success, Sarah Caldwell Hancock

Seek

Drama therapy students work with kids on autism spectrum at summer camps.


Dog's Best Friend, Stephanie Jacques Nov 2016

Dog's Best Friend, Stephanie Jacques

Seek

Human are fetching up new ideas to improve health of canine companions.


The Sounds Of Steam, Jennifer Tidball Nov 2016

The Sounds Of Steam, Jennifer Tidball

Seek

An interactive article describing how sound plays an active role in STEAM - science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Research projects at Kansas State and the sounds associated with them.


Producing Better Produce, Greg Tammen Nov 2016

Producing Better Produce, Greg Tammen

Seek

How researchers are maintaining the quality and extending the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables


Bronze Beauty, Pat Melgares Nov 2016

Bronze Beauty, Pat Melgares

Seek

Kansas State University research helps the growth of sorghum in Kansas, worldwide


Shorts, News And Communications Services Nov 2016

Shorts, News And Communications Services

Seek

Short highlights on activities at Kansas State University including: J.R. Macdonald Laboratory, using webcams to study emotional connections to wildlife, new food technology, Kansas History journal, Chicago air quality monitoring, studying Mark Twain, Zika virus, faculty and the 2016 Olympics


Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter K. Dorhout Nov 2016

Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter K. Dorhout

Seek

Table of Contents and an Introductory message from Vice President for Research Peter K. Dorhout for the Seek Magazine Fall 2016 issue.


From The Editor Oct 2016

From The Editor

International Journal of School Social Work

First volume: From the Editor


Mexican Origin Youth And The Gang Context: Social Identities And School Experiences, Leticia Villarreal Sosa Sep 2016

Mexican Origin Youth And The Gang Context: Social Identities And School Experiences, Leticia Villarreal Sosa

International Journal of School Social Work

Youth, gang involved or not, living in a community with a gang problem are impacted in various ways. This study draws from qualitative interviews over the transition to high school of thirty-two Mexican origin students in Chicago. The Extended Case Method (ECM) was employed for the analysis of the qualitative data. Using borderlands and social identity theory, results indicated that the school response to the youth gang problem directly impacted students’ educational experiences, how staff viewed them, and how they negotiated these social categorizations. Students reported unrecognized trauma due to the level of violence and marginalizing experiences in school. An …


Exploring 21st Century Skills And Learning Environments For Middle School Youth, Annahita Ball, Hillary D. Joyce, Dawn Anderson-Butcher Sep 2016

Exploring 21st Century Skills And Learning Environments For Middle School Youth, Annahita Ball, Hillary D. Joyce, Dawn Anderson-Butcher

International Journal of School Social Work

Resiliency research and strengths-based perspectives highlight the importance of understanding the protective factors that aid youth in overcoming adversity. Likewise, current research identifies the characteristics and skills youth need to be successful in post-secondary education and the workforce. These growing bodies of research emphasize cognitive and noncognitive skills that support youth development and academic success. This exploratory study sought to develop two distinct measurement instruments: (1) the 21st Century Life & Career Skills scale (21C-LCS); and (2) the 21st Century Skills Classroom Environment scale (21C-CE). We also examined students’ perceptions of their own skills in these areas. The …


Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 2016, Alex Redcorn Sep 2016

Table Of Contents And Introductory Materials For Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 2016, Alex Redcorn

Educational Considerations

The table of contents, editorial information and more for this special issue "Exploring University Partnerships for Building Leadership Capacity in Education."


Introduction To The Special Issue: Leadership In Kansas For The 21st Century, Randy Watson Sep 2016

Introduction To The Special Issue: Leadership In Kansas For The 21st Century, Randy Watson

Educational Considerations

Kansas is currently experiencing a leadership challenge. This is evident both in the number of leaders new to their positions in K-12 school districts and in the methods our state must implement to effectively train those leaders for Kansas’ education to prosper into the 21st century.


Revisiting Public School/University Partnerships For Formal Leadership Development: A Brief 30-Year Retrospective, David C. Thompson Sep 2016

Revisiting Public School/University Partnerships For Formal Leadership Development: A Brief 30-Year Retrospective, David C. Thompson

Educational Considerations

Almost exactly 30 years ago, Kansas State University foresaw the power of partnerships with public schools in preparing new generations of formal school leaders.


North Dakota’S Experience With The Academy Model: A Successful Replication, Tom Hall, Ann Clappe Sep 2016

North Dakota’S Experience With The Academy Model: A Successful Replication, Tom Hall, Ann Clappe

Educational Considerations

Leadership is a key factor in improving schools and ensuring academic success for all students. At the building level, the leadership role has traditionally been assigned to the principal, but principals cannot be expected to be the sole leaders in their buildings.


District Liaison Involvement In Partnership Academies, Debra Gustafson, Nancy Kiltz Sep 2016

District Liaison Involvement In Partnership Academies, Debra Gustafson, Nancy Kiltz

Educational Considerations

The greatest legacy a leader can leave is having developed other leaders…if you want to leave a legacy, invest in people, and encourage those you develop to pass on everything they learn from you to others who will do the same.


Leadership Academies: A District Office Perspective, Rick Doll Sep 2016

Leadership Academies: A District Office Perspective, Rick Doll

Educational Considerations

In 2004, public schools across the country found themselves in the middle of an educational shift to standards-based accreditation. Expectations had changed. Schools were being held accountable for the success of all students. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 established the expectation that all schools must successfully educate all students. This federal legislation changed school accreditation to a model based on high-stakes testing.


Inspiring Confidence And Professional Growth In Leadership: Student Perspectives On University-District Partnership Master's Academies, Pilar Mejía, Samrie Devin, Heather Calvert Sep 2016

Inspiring Confidence And Professional Growth In Leadership: Student Perspectives On University-District Partnership Master's Academies, Pilar Mejía, Samrie Devin, Heather Calvert

Educational Considerations

School leadership matters when discussing teacher effectiveness and student performance, and preparation programs need to graduate principals with the skills necessary to lead schools for tomorrow. The traditional approach to preparing educational leaders is no longer getting the job done. It is going to take everyone working together to better prepare those who will lead the schools we need.


Changing From Traditional Practice To A New Model For Preparing Future Leaders, Mary Devin, Donna Augustine-Shaw, Robert F. Hachiya Sep 2016

Changing From Traditional Practice To A New Model For Preparing Future Leaders, Mary Devin, Donna Augustine-Shaw, Robert F. Hachiya

Educational Considerations

In dramatic departure from the traditional format of programs preparing building level leaders, in the last sixteen years the Educational Leadership Department in the College of Education at Kansas State University (KSU) has worked with eight different partners in designing and delivering site-based customized 30-hour master’s degree programs in educational leadership to 19 individual cohorts.


Who Is The Building Leader?: Commentary On Educational Leadership Preparation Programs For The Future, Debbie K. Mercer Sep 2016

Who Is The Building Leader?: Commentary On Educational Leadership Preparation Programs For The Future, Debbie K. Mercer

Educational Considerations

It is critical that educator preparation programs reflect the current and future needs of schools. The job of a school leader is more complex and more demanding than ever before.


Transforming The Preparation Of Leaders Into A True Partnership Model, Mary Devin Sep 2016

Transforming The Preparation Of Leaders Into A True Partnership Model, Mary Devin

Educational Considerations

In the early 2000s, as public education moved into the accountability era spawned by passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001, landmark research produced convincing evidence of the importance of leadership.


Educational Considerations, Vol. 43(4) Full Issue, Alex Redcorn Sep 2016

Educational Considerations, Vol. 43(4) Full Issue, Alex Redcorn

Educational Considerations

Educational Considerations, vol. 43(4)-Fall 2016-Full issue