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The Current - Volume 36 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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The Justice Implications Of Public-School Discipline For African American Students In The Usa, Dr. Demeka Denay Simmons, Dr. Festus Obi

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies

National data illustrates that using exclusionary discipline practices has resulted in disproportionality and overrepresentation in school discipline. Additionally, research also illustrates that African Americans have been overrepresented in exclusionary discipline at higher rates than their White counterparts. This study aimed to determine if there was a statistically significant difference in the percentage of exclusionary discipline practices between African American and White students based on school district settings within Texas. The researchers analyzed archival data from 673 students in grades 3-12 enrolled in a Texas public school. The statistical tests used to analyze the research questions included Chi-Square and multinomial logistic …

Tenfold Intellectual Productivity At Byu (Revised Edition), Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Learning, Teaching, & Researching Optimization

This proposal listed 10 ways to accelerate BYU's intellectual productivity.

Lived Experiences Of Autonomy, Competence, And Relatedness To Commitment Among Middle School Teachers, Chandra Garlington-Hughes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Retaining middle school teachers has become increasingly challenging due to factors such as burnout, limited leadership support, and high job demands. School administrators need to understand these factors as a key indicator contributing to elevated attrition rates. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of middle school teachers regarding work-related autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and how these psychological needs contribute to their long-term commitment to the profession. Self-determination theory and Dahlberg’s reflective lifeworld research approach grounded this study. The participants were 11 U.S. middle school teachers with 5 or more years of professional …

Teachers' Experiences Implementing Play-Based Learning Practices In Prekindergarten–Kindergarten Classrooms, Atiana T. Carroll

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed through this study was that prekindergarten and kindergarten (PK-K) teachers in one large southern U.S. school district were not implementing play-based learning (PBL) practices despite the well-documented benefits of PBL in early childhood education. Guided by Knowles’s adult learning theory and Kolb’s experiential learning theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore PK-K teachers’ experiences with implementing PBL and to identify what teachers need to embed PBL practices in PK-K classrooms. Semistructured interviews were conducted with nine PK-K teachers, and thematic analysis was applied to identify key patterns. Four themes emerged from the analysis: …

The Grizzly, February 26, 2026, Renee Washart, Nathaniel Nerone, Adam Denn, Alex Zelaya, Sophia Kumar, Claudia Tracy, Jesse Cherone, Erin Ewing

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

What to Expect: Ursinus' Revamped Career Fair • Measles: What Students Need to Know • Former CDC Advisory Committee Member Talk: Vaccines • Thoughts From the Heads of the APEX Hubs • Therapy Dog Spotlight: Poppy Louise • True Love, or True Indifference? • Athlete Profile: Dylan McHugh Explores Post-Football Career • Possenti Shatters Steals Record

An Undergraduate Chemistry Experiment Integrating Theoretical And Practical Aspects Of Hypervalent Iodine(I) Compounds, Vladimir L. Kolesnichenko, Galina Z. Goloverda

Faculty and Staff Publications

A simple reaction sequence has been developed to produce iodine chloride-pyridine (PyICl) and pyridinium dichloroiodate (PyHICl2), convenient iodinating agents, in a high yield. Our approach is safe and simple to handle, avoiding the use of elemental chlorine or hazardous manipulations. Designed for an upper-level undergraduate hybrid lecture/lab chemistry course, the experiment integrates key concepts from both inorganic and organic chemistry. The pre-experiment lecture explains the connections between molecular structure, reactivity trends, and reaction types. Over three 4 h lab sessions, students carry out a sequence of quantitative transformations and characterize each intermediate and the final product using ESI mass spectrometry, …

Byuの知的生産性を１０倍に （改訂版）, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Learning, Teaching, & Researching Optimization

BYUの知的生産性を１０倍に増そうという野心的な提案を、１０項目の多面的なアプローチで可能にできると示唆している。

1959 Florence State College Basketball Media Guide, Florence State College, News Bureau

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Media guide for the 1959 Florence State College Lions basketball team. The guide includes a variety of information on the team, schedule, statistics, prospects, and history.

Flowers Hall Construction Pamphlet, Barr & Tune Associates, B.H. Craig Construction Co., T. D. Lloyd

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Florence State University pamphlet discussing the August 1972 completion of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department facilities, now known as Flowers Hall. The document includes photographs of the building's façade and illustrations of its floor plans. The building area includes 97, 311 square feet with a construction cost of $2,400,000. After construction, the entirely air-conditioned facility affords space for a variety of activities including gymnastics, rhythm, wrestling, badminton, varsity athletics, basketball, swimming, weight training, research, classrooms, offices, and volleyball.

1993 Softball - Gulf South Conference Champions: 1983, 1986, 1987, University Of North Alabama

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The pamphlet discusses the 1993 University of the North Alabama Softball season, including the schedule, players, and statistics. In addition, the history of UNA’s championship success at the 1983, 1986, and 1987 Gulf South Conference Championships is highlighted alongside notable accomplishments in the history of the team since its foundation by Coach Ande Jones in 1983.

''Lions Win Ncaa Division Ii Title - 1979 National Champions!'', The Flor-Ala

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Excerpts from the Flor-Ala publication announcing the University of North Alabama basketball team’s success in the NCAA Division II 1979 National Championship game. The newspaper includes images, statistics, and game recaps.

Rise & Roar: First Year In Division I, University Of North Alabama

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Selected pages from the September 22, 2018, publication of the Rise and Roar football promotional magazine outlining UNA’s first year after the transition to Division I of the NCAA. The included pages offer a recollection of the first games played, as well as a short timeline of information relevant to the history of football at the University of North Alabama.

Florence State University Basketball Recruitment Letter, E. E. Billingham

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Basketball recruitment letter and statistic sheet sent by Coach E.E. Billingham in 1971.

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FLORENCE STATE UNIVERSITY 

FLORENCE, ALABAMA 35630 

205-766-4100 

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 

I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about Florence State University in Florence, Alabama. 

We are a small Southern University (3300 students) just starting to get off the ground in a vigorous basketball program and we need prospects of your caliber, if we are going to accomplish our goals. We are having our most successful start in a long time but will graduate five seniors and need to have a good …

1961-62 Florence State Lions Basketball Media Guide, Pete Kelley, Florence Herald Print

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Media guide for the 1961-62 Florence State College Lions basketball team. The guide includes a variety of information on the teams, schedule, statistics, team members, prospects, and history.

Florence State College Basketball 1963-64, Glenn Stephens

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Pamphlet concerned with the 1963-64 Florence State College Basketball Season, including historical information, reference to Athletic Director H.A. “Eddie” Flowers, Head Basketball Coach Edmond E. Billingham, and team images, statistics, and facts.

Muscle Shoals Invitational Tournament Program, Florence Herald

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Program for the Muscle Shoals Invitational Basketball Tournament held at the Sheffield, Alabama community center on Friday and Saturday, December 16-17, 1955. The tournament includes participating institutions, such as Birmingham-Southern College, Howard College, (Troy) Alabama State Teachers College, and (Florence) Alabama State Teachers College. The program features lists of team players and statistics.

A History Of Athletics At The University Of North Alabama, Una Sports Information Department

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A pdf of excerpts from A History of Athletics at the University of North Alabama, a catalog compiled by the Sports Information Department depicting various athletic achievements throughout UNA’s history. The selected documents range from 1993 to 2003 with information dating back to the university’s founding as LaGrange College in 1830. The document also includes earlier mascot depictions and relevant iconography. Additional information outside of the provided excerpts is available via an in-person appointment at the archives.

University Of North Alabama: Athletics Year In Review, Una Sports Information Department

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A pdf compiled of excerpts from the University of North Alabama: Athletics Year in Review. The included pages provide information on various awards attained by UNA athletic teams within the given year they represent, as well as final statistics and results. Available years include: 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1996, 1997, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2004-2005. Additional information and full review access are available upon request via an in-person appointment at the archives.

"Rise And Roar - University Of North Alabama Move To Division I", University Of North Alabama

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“Rise and Roar: University of North Alabama Move to Division I” is a booklet of information concerning the transitional period of UNA athletics within the NCAA Atlantic Sun Conference. The booklet offers photographs and insight into the reasoning and benefit of the transition both in the university and the larger community.

Ai Transformation In Education: Examining Teachers’ Perceptions Using An Integrated Tam-Tpack-Genai Framework, Areej Elsayary, Ghadah Al Murshidi, Karim Ragab, Ahmed Al Zaabi

All Works

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming educational systems by enhancing teaching, assessment, and learning personalization. This study investigated teachers’ perceptions of AI integration using an integrated technology acceptance model (TAM), technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) framework. The main constructs used are perceived usefulness (PU), attitudes toward use (ATU), and behavioral intention (BI), with GenAI dimensions (agency, amplification, adaptivity, and authenticity) embedded within them. The study employed a cross-sectional design with 332 teachers in the emirate of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Results showed that PU was the strongest predictor of both ATU and BI, while ATU …

The Contribution Of Local Wisdom In The Nagasasra Textbook As Support For The Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (P5), Nurhidayati Nurhidayati, Suwarna Suwarna, Sri Hertanti Wulan, Nujumun Niswah, Laura Zarbaliyeva

Bahasa dan Seni: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, Seni, dan Pengajarannya

The Merdeka Curriculum places strong emphasis on students' character development, which is operationalized through the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project (P5) comprising six core dimensions. As one of the primary curricular resources, textbooks are expected to reflect and mediate these character values in classroom learning. This study aims to examine the contribution of Javanese local wisdom represented in the Nagasasra textbook to supporting the implementation of P5. Employing a qualitative descriptive design, this research adopts a document-based analysis of the Nagasasra Javanese language textbooks for grades X, XI, and XII. Data were collected using a read-and-record technique and analyzed through …

Third-Grade Teachers’ Experiences When Implementing Technology Tools To Enhance Literacy Instruction, Sherry Ann Kim Marie Meeks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed through this study was that third-grade teachers had challenges fostering students’ use of technology during instruction to increase literacy proficiency at rural schools in the western Caribbean. Grounded in Siemens’s connectivism theory, the purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of third-grade teachers when using technology to improve students’ literacy proficiency levels. Data were collected from 14 third-grade teachers from regional primary schools who had in-depth knowledge about integrating technology into third-grade instruction. Thematic analysis using open coding yielded six themes: teachers (1) believe technology plays an important role in preparing third-grade students …

Medical-Surgical Nurses’ Perceptions On Incivility In A Hospital Setting, Monsurat Atinuke Mohammed

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Incivility in nursing has become a chronic issue that harms nurses, patients, teams, and organizations. Individuals often feel belittled, which contributes to frequent job dissatisfaction and resignation, ultimately resulting in financial losses for an organization. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study, guided by Johnson’s behavioral model, was to explore nurses’ perceptions about incivility in a medical-surgical hospital setting. Ten semistructured audio-recorded interviews were conducted with registered nurses recruited through a professional organization. The data were manually transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Saldana’s approach. Results indicated four themes: (a) workplace culture and interpersonal dynamics, (b) need for support and mentorship, …

A Comparative Assessment Of School Psychological Services In A Select Higher Education Institution, Alvin Ryan Alcantara Dizon

Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia

This quantitative descriptive-comparative research assessed the effectiveness and adequacy of SPS in a higher education institution in Southern Tagalog, Philippines. This study aimed to identify the perceived importance of both direct and indirect psychological services and evaluate the extent of administrative support in implementing them. Participants included 75 administrative personnel, 30 mental health staff, and 384 faculty and student respondents selected through stratified proportional sampling. Data were collected using a validated and reliable instrument (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.966-0.989) and analyzed using analysis of variance and independent sample t-tests. Results revealed that all respondent groups rated direct services as very important …

Scrambling The Classroom And Gamification In Pharmacology For Nurses: Engaging The Learner, Laura Nugteren, Julie De Haan

Day of Scholarship

After several years of lower scores on the ATI proctored Pharmacology exam, the nursing department separated the pathophysiology/pharmacology course into two separate courses. Goals for the new pharmacology course included (1) focus on what entry-level nursing graduates would need to know about pharmacology to improve end-of-program testing scores and (2) engagement of the learner by scrambling the classroom and utilizing gamification for application practice. Intentional course design focused on inclusive and active teaching strategies including: consistent weekly rhythm; highly structured preparation activities (Hogan & Sathy, 2022); scrambled classroom integrating chunked lecture to explain complex concepts with active learning and gamification …

Zooming Into Success: Collaborative Virtual Spaces For Dissertation Research And Pedagogy In Higher Education, Stephanie L. Brooke

International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Dissertation students face numerous challenges, including narrowing down research topics, managing scholarly writing, and overcoming writer’s block. This article explores the creation and piloting of collaborative virtual spaces designed to support dissertation mentees in their academic journey. Through this project, three distinct virtual spaces emerged, each addressing specific student needs: emotional support, academic writing, and research alignment. The development of these spaces was influenced by theory as well as workplace cultural initiatives in an online program for dissertation mentoring. Creating these collaborative virtual spaces based on student needs led to transformative best practices in virtual learning environments. This method provides …

Author Talks In A Virtual Graduate Literature Course, S. Rebecca Leigh

Michigan Reading Journal

In a graduate, online course, seven invited guests – a combination of authors and illustrators, some of whom are Michiganders – spoke to 18 graduate students and practicing teachers, about books, writing, illustrating for children, and trends in education today. This is a literature course that is guided by the questions, “What are current topics and issues connected to literature today?,” and “How might we rise above these challenges that puts contemporary literature in the hands of students?”

Spelling With Tears: (Re)Thinking The Phonics-Spelling Connection, Meghan K. Block, Kristen L. White

Michigan Reading Journal

Many elementary students perform well on weekly spelling tests but struggle to apply those same words in their everyday reading and writing. This article explores why spelling and phonics instruction often feel disconnected in classrooms and how that disconnect affects children’s literacy development. Using a classroom vignette, teacher perspectives, and research, we argue for integrating spelling into meaningful reading and writing experiences. We share practical, classroom-ready recommendations—including word study, morphology instruction, games, and authentic writing—to help teachers make spelling purposeful, engaging, and transferable.

Letters Across Languages: Building Community, Agency, And Joy Through Multilingual Penpalship Program, Yetunde S. Alabede

Michigan Reading Journal

This reflective article explores the Multilingual Pen-Pal Program, a free, community-based initiative that connects children across Nigeria and the diaspora through letter writing and storytelling. Grounded in ẹ̀bùngogy, an offshoot of ẹ̀bùnlingualism, a framework that views language transmission as a communal gift, the program embodies teaching as gifting. Through translanguaging, storying, and reflexivity, children and families engage in multilingual literacy practices that center care, reciprocity, and joy. This article highlights how the program bridges theory and practice, offering teachers practical ways to cultivate culturally sustaining and multilingual classrooms where literacy becomes a shared, liberatory act of connection.