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Educator Perceptions Of Generational Poverty, Adverse Childhood Experiences And Student Learning, Rachel Cook
Educator Perceptions Of Generational Poverty, Adverse Childhood Experiences And Student Learning, Rachel Cook
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine educators perceptions of the effects of generational poverty and adverse childhood experiences on student learning and to understand the factors that might facilitate breaking the cycle of generational poverty and adverse childhood experiences with respect to student learning.
Data collection strategies included individual interviews and document review. Analysis of data occurred in three phases: categorization of data, building the explanation in narrative form and reexamination of the data. The analysis of the data was based on Payne’s idea of generational poverty and the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACE) study.
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The Effects Of Virtual Nature Exposure On State Social Motivation, Samantha A. Castelblanco
The Effects Of Virtual Nature Exposure On State Social Motivation, Samantha A. Castelblanco
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Social health is an important predictor of overall health. Yet, it is an often neglected area of research. Strikingly, social connectedness is associated with a 50% reduction in risk of early death. While a plethora of research evidence supports the beneficial impact of nature exposure on physical and mental health, literature regarding the beneficial impact of nature exposure on social health is scant. In fact, no research to date has investigated the causal influence of nature exposure on social motivation, a construct comprised here of three measures (State Motivation to Foster Social Connections, State Positive Affect, and State Anxiety). The …