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12/29/2016: Doing The Right Thing/Doing The Wrong Thing, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Doing the Right Thing/Doing the Wrong Thing“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 4, 2016: The Supreme Court And Politics, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Supreme Court and Politics“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Raymond C. Amelio, Raymond C. Amelio

Duquesne Veterans’ Oral History Project

Raymond C. Amelio [b. 1945] served in the US Navy and US Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. He attended Duquesne University before his service from 1964 to 1965 and following his service from 1969 to 1971.

November 19, 2016: The Hypocrisy Of The Congressional Republican Party, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Hypocrisy of the Congressional Republican Party“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Guide For Spiritan Education, Center For Spiritan Studies

Spiritan Education Collection

Introduction – (p. 1) -- I. Living the Values that go with the Brand: Spiritan Education – (p. 3) -- II. Education Ministry- A Tool for Eradicating Poverty in the Phillipines – (p. 4) -- III. The Presence of Spiritans in Education in Algeria in the Diocese of Oran- A History of Faithful Service to the People – (p. 6)

Laudato Si': A Commentary, Gerard Magill

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

The First Spiritan Mission Method In Bagamoyo: Liberation Of Slaves, Johannes Henschel C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Spiritans For Today: The Journey Of A Non-Hero's Hero? John Doyle, C.S.Sp., Brian Mclaughlin C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Gravissimum Educationis. Golden Opportunities In American Catholic Education 50 Years After Vatican Ii, James Chukwuma Okoye C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Editor's Introduction (English)

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

September 22, 2016: An Open Letter To Fred Barnes, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “An Open Letter to Fred Barnes“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

August 10, 2016: What They’Re Doing To Bill Mckibben, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “What They’re Doing to Bill McKibben“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Conflict And Reconciliation: Representations Of Christianity In Contemporary Native American Literature By Women, Rachel Luckenbill

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Native American literary Renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s created a web of American Indian voices interpreting the past, indicting America’s imperialism alongside Christianity for its participation in conquest, and renegotiating the cultural possibilities and losses resulting from colonial takeover. In contemporary Native America, Christianity is both the subject of controversy and a widely practiced religion. This dissertation explores representations of Christianity in works by four contemporary female Native American authors, Linda Hogan, Louise Erdrich, Diane Glancy, and Joy Harjo. The study’s theoretical framework privileges indigenous voices by relying on a paradigm of reconciliation mapped by Native American activist …

Spiritan Magazine Vol. 40 N. 3

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

Vics — Celebrating 45 Years, Joyce De Gooijer

Spiritan Magazine

At Work in South Sudan, Arie and Maragaretha Smits
A Social Justice Educator in Nicaragua, Juan Carlos Jimenez Marroquin
VICS in Action: at Home and Overseas, Dan Milne
Discerning My Calling, Carolle Domen
A VICS Experience in Canada, Wally and Beatrice Doepker
Return to The Gambia, Del and Agnes Rieder
Grenada - "The Isle of Spice" - 22 Years Later, Kay Weersoriya

Beyond Borders, Paul Mcauley, John Fogarty

Spiritan Magazine

Beyond Borders
Evangelization in Our Time

Fr. Daniel Walsh, C.S.Sp., Daniel Walsh C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Oral History Project

Fr. Daniel Walsh, C.S.Sp. [b. 1958] was ordained in 1991. He attended Duquesne University, the University of St. Thomas, and Catholic Theological Union, where he earned a Master of Divinity in 1991. From 1992-96, he was a missionary in Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil, going on to serve in many different roles at universities and dioceses across the United States, including as the University Chaplain and Director for Campus Ministry at Duquesne University from 2013-18. Fr. Walsh is a Parochial Vicar for St. Paul Cathedral Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. This is interview 3 of 4.

Business Of Athletics: Dynamics Between Collegiate Athletic Organizations And The Business World, Malcolm Prince Guya

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium

Performance, Business, Athletics, Communication, Executive Coaching, Student, Student-Athlete, Coaches

Spiritan Magazine Vol. 40. No. 2

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

Spiritan Spirit Alive And Well, Angela Galka

Spiritan Magazine

No abstract provided.

March 12, 2016: Not Trade But Wages, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Not Trade but Wages“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Instructional School Gardens: Opportunities For And Barriers To Scaling, Patricia Sprague

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

When children are engaged in school gardens, they aren’t just digging in the dirt. School gardens have been shown to help improve student health by impacting food preferences and physical activity; to enhance learning in many subject areas; to encourage critical thinking skills by utilizing inquiry-based learning; and to engender a positive association with nature. Children from disadvantaged environments disproportionately may miss out on each of these important experiences. School gardens can serve as venues to enhance social justice by helping marginalized students access these advantageous experiences they otherwise might not have. Given the evidence that school gardens improve the …

The Relationship Between Healthcare Services And Financial Burden Among Families Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Us Perspective, Darshini Dhanraj Shah

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

OBJECTIVE: The research was designed to determine the financial burden among families of children with ASD and to identify the predictors of financial burden

METHODS: Children with a confirmed diagnosis of ASD were identified in the Interaction Autism Network Registry. Multiple regression analyses was used to determine the association between financial burden and coordination of care, quality of healthcare interactions, adequacy of insurance, and adequacy of medical insurance coverage

RESULTS: Families of children diagnosed as having ASD reported higher financial burden as compared to other developmental disorders. The financial burden was significantly associated with various facets of healthcare provision

CONCLUSIONS: …

Registered Nurses’ Perceptions Of Organizational Power And Its Relationship To Perception Of Physician-Perpetrated Verbal Abuse, Stress, And Coping, Michael Neiswonger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The study was conducted to determine the relationships among organizational power, Registered Nurses (RN) perceptions of physician-perpetrated verbal abuse, and stress/coping behavior by exploring the following research questions: 1) What relationships exist between RNs’ perceptions of physician-perpetrated verbal abuse, perceived stress, and coping? 2) What is the relationship between RNs’ perceptions of physician-perpetrated verbal abuse and perceptions of power within an organization? 3) What are the relationships between RNs’ perceptions of stress and coping, and perceptions of power within an organization? 4) What relationships can be noted between RNs’ perceptions of physician-perpetrated verbal abuse, perceived stress and coping, organizational power …

A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing The Impact Of An Innovative Approach To Educating New To Practice Nurses, Evelyn Lengetti

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Background/Purpose

Catheter associated Urinary Tract Infections (CaUTI) are preventable, and hospitals receive no additional reimbursement for these infections. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of mastery learning compared to traditional learning on new nurses’ skill acquisition and self-regulation practices for indwelling urinary catheter insertion.

Theoretical Framework

Mastery Learning posits that all learners have the potential to achieve mastery when given the time to learn along with deliberate practice and repetition. Traditional Learning, a more rote instructional approach, emphasizes memorization with a single summative assessment. Self-regulation signifies actions practiced by the learner to gain new knowledge which …

Every Parent's Worst Nightmare: Surveillance Of Criteria-Based, Rampage School Shooters, 1995-2015, Paul Lomax

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Rampage School Shootings are a violation of one’s right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of individual happiness. Little children, school teachers head out to school, only to never return home at the end of the day. Idiosyncratic psycho-social behaviors drive Rampage School Shooter (RSS) violence. The fact of the matter remains true; Rampage School Shooters don’t “… ‘just snap’… They plan” (U.S. Secret Service, 2002, p. 11). This descriptive, exploratory study consists of RSS cases (N=59) derived from triangulated, retrospective, historical accounts (1995-2015). A quantitative, non-experimental research design was employed.

The purpose of this epidemiological (i.e., descriptive, exploratory, predictive) …

Schools As Systems Of Care Supporting Mental Wellness In Schools: Teacher Perceptions And Roles, Tracy Lynn Scanlon Limegrover

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Schools lack a response system for effectively supporting student mental health needs and there is a substantial research to practice gap in this area. To better understand how to build capacity for schools, with and through teachers, the purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of current mental health needs in their schools; their knowledge and competencies about mental health issues as well as perceived competencies and barriers that contribute to burnout. Participants included 20 teachers from two local Pittsburgh area Catholic schools. Teachers reported they believe it is their job to support middle school student mental wellness …

Eudaimonia: Utilizing Aristotle's Good Life To Inform Organizational Communication To Reimagine Human Resources Management, Matthew Anthony Fuss

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The current study seeks to explore Aristotle’s concept of eudaimonia, or the good life, as a means to inform organizational communication in order to reimagine human resource management. The project begins by laying bare the current paradigm of egoism/altruism as the inappropriately accepted method to interpret employer/employee relationships. Google is used as an example of a successful contemporary organization widely criticized for their profitability and exploitation of workers. A historical example, Robert Owens, of the 19th century social utopians is used to illustrate a successful enterprise widely lauded for their altruism and benevolence. If one judges Google by the criteria …

The Necessity For Communicative Engagement Capability In Corporate Mergers And Acquisitions, Elizabeth Ann Duwaldt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Frequent organizational change has become inescapable in postmodern organizations. While thousands of articles and texts have been written on the topic of organizational change offering models and strategies for accomplishing planned change, the majority of change initiatives fail to meet expectations (Burnes and Jackson; Keller and Aiken). What, then, is a business leader to do when change is an imperative in the postmodern business world, but the majority of change initiatives fail to succeed in the manner predicted?

Mergers and acquisitions are a common type of planned change organizations pursue to survive in the postmodern, hypercompetitive marketplace. Mergers and acquisitions …

Attitudes Of Pre-Service Teachers Toward Computational Thinking In Education, Bekir Mugayitoglu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to examine the attitudes of pre-service teachers toward computational thinking, before and after an intervention, to convey the importance of integrating computational thinking into K-12 curricula. The two-week, course-embedded intervention introduced pre-service teachers, with varying academic specialties, to computational thinking practices and their utility. The intervention employed the Scratch programming language tool including Scratch flashcards, everyday and interdisciplinary examples of computational thinking, and unplugged activities. The findings indicated that the intervention was an effective new way to convey the value of computational thinking to all sampled pre-service teachers, no matter their academic specialties or …