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"I Was A Trailblazer": A Phenomenological Study Of The Baseball Playing Experience Of Girls, Aj Richard

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Baseball is a reflection of America (Briley, 1992). The game is immersed in traditions. Many of these traditions are gendered. Baseball is built on myth, and these myths have served the purpose of keeping baseball white, heterosexual, and male. Baseball is also characteristic of enduring inequalities and discrimination. Sixty years after Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, owners, managers, coaches, CEOs, and fans are still overwhelmingly white and male (Chang, 2017; Lapchick, 2019). Although the participation of girls in baseball can be traced back to the beginnings of the game, they have faced persistent opposition. According to Batts Maddox (2019), …

Gazing At Scattered Stars: Immigration Through The Lens Of Elementary Graphic Literature, Jennifer K. Stanerson

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to analyze graphic literature for respectful and authentic portrayals of immigrants to help librarians and classroom teachers build culturally inclusive library collections. The study sought to answer the question of how immigrants are portrayed in elementary level graphic texts. Nine books were chosen utilizing reviews from authoritative sources along with the Wilson’s Children’s Collection and Wilson’s Middle and Junior High Core Collection databases to ensure the study was comprised of high-quality literature. The selected texts were analyzed to determine the themes present in both the text and illustrations. Results of the study found the …

The Impact Of Confidence-Based Marking On Unit Exam Achievement In A High School Physical Science Course, Casey Clark

Graduate Research Papers

High school teachers begin each year with a plethora of content standards to teach, however, instructing students how to learn is hardly ever considered. Metacognition and learning how to learn are not present in high school science content standards. The ability to self-regulate our knowledge is essential to assumptions about learning (Cubukcu, 2009). Students are expected to use metacognitive strategies, even if they do not have them. When students work through problems, it is common to expect them to go back and recheck their work. This is a form of metacognition and self-regulation. Asking students apply metacognition can help them …

Elementary School Library Program Integration With Art, Literacy, And Steam Through Makerspaces, Kristi Baldwin

Graduate Research Papers

Note: This study refers to three co-researchers who each collected data in their respective schools and collaborated in reviewing that data, but each separately authored a paper using that data; the co-researchers are Sara Pflughaupt and Lisa Tegels.

The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to find out how makerspace use might influence an inquiry-based focus in student learning through the use of design thinking. The researchers were interested in how makerspaces support the National School Library Standards and local school district goals. This study investigated literacy, critical thinking, and inquiry-based processes that might justify having a makerspace …

Trauma In Children's Literature, Kyra Ross

Graduate Research Papers

Trauma is inevitable for many of the students served in school buildings. Nearly 35 million children have experienced one or multiple ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences). With students spending a majority of their day within school walls, it is apparent that educators are an essential link to provide a trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive approach to reach students’ needs. The purpose of this literary qualitative content analysis is to focus on a set of upper elementary texts and analyze them with a trauma-informed lens by identifying ACES scores for each book along with identifying what trauma experience or coping this book could assist …

Influence Of Book Clubs On Reading Motivation For Third Through Fifth Grade Students, Allyson Reister

Graduate Research Papers

This qualitative case study reports the influence book clubs have on the reading motivation of third through fifth grade students, including reluctant readers, and examines how book clubs can be used as a reading promotion tool to enhance the reading culture of the school library program. Forty-one third through fifth grade students and their teacher librarian from a small Pre-K through eighth grade private school in Midwestern suburb met via Zoom in separate grade level book club meetings once during the spring 2020 semester. The researcher discovered three main themes in response to the research questions: 1) Sociability with Others …

Recoverability Of Large Vs Small Muscle Groups, Jacob Alan Clark

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to assess differences in recovery between muscles with larger cross-sectional area (Quadriceps) compared to muscles with smaller cross-sectional area (Biceps). Recreationally trained male weight lifters aged 18-30 (n = 9) volunteered in this muscle recovery study. All participants were asked to attend two testing sessions in addition to an initial meeting, all of which took no more than 45-mintues per session to complete. After this initial session where the 10 RM in the biceps curl and quadricep extension were determined, participants were scheduled to perform the biceps curl and quad extension for four sets …

7-Layer Citation Salad—The Joy Of Identifying Distinct Ingredients And Assembling A Glorious Delight: Students As Information And Citation Creators, Barbara E. Weeg, Leila June Rod-Welch

Library Faculty/Staff Publications

In the 7-Layer Citation Salad critical-thinking exercise, students become apprentice chefs as they learn to create journal article citations adhering to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The library instruction chef draws parallels to mise en place (“everything in its place”) and to assembling a structured salad as the apprentices discover the rewards of identifying each citation ingredient from articles and assembling the ingredients in the proper order. The library chef discusses the need to credit other authors for their ideas. The standard recipe may be adapted to any citation style and the number of layers modified.

Critical Thinking In A Service-Learning Course: Impacts Of Information Literacy Instruction, Heather R. Kennedy, Anne Marie H. Gruber

Library Faculty/Staff Publications

It is well demonstrated that service-learning positively impacts a variety of student outcomes. However, methodological limitations have contributed to a lack of clear understanding of the mechanisms through which these effects occur. Additionally, little research has connected information literacy instruction explicitly with outcomes in service-learning courses. The present study used a pre-/post-test design to investigate cognitive outcomes, including critical thinking, using the Problem-Solving Analysis Protocol (P-SAP). Fifty-nine students from an undergraduate family services course participated. Results highlight the importance of library instruction to students’ critical thinking skills and suggest implications for collaborations between discipline faculty and library faculty in service-learning …

Nssi Stigma Toward Adolescent Girls And Boys, Mackenzie L. Dallenbach

Undergraduate Student Work

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a relatively new subject of attention for psychopathology researchers, and is listed as a Condition for Further Study in the DSM-5 (APA, 2013). Current research on NSSI has utilized primarily female participants, limiting generalizability. Additionally, little research has been conducted with NSSI stigma. Thus, the current study examined whether two things influenced NSSI stigma: the sex of an individual engaging in it, and participant familiarity with NSSI. The results revealed that sex did not influence stigma. Further, there was no correlation between familiarity and NSSI stigma.

Exploring Sound With Infants And Toddlers [Infants-Toddlers], Regents’ Center For Early Developmental Education

STEM Experiences for Classrooms

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Registrar 2019/2020, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Definitions
--- Some Comparisons
--- Annual Report Data
--- Summary of Attendance
--- Attendance by Session
--- Degrees Granted 2019/20
--- Degree Summary 2019/20
--- Program Certificates 2019/20
--- Miscellaneous Enrollment Information
--- Degrees Granted by College, Degree and Racial/Ethnic Classification

[Social Work] Newsletter, 2019-2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Social Work.

Social Work Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Year In Review Fall 2019-Spring 2020
--New Faculty Spotlight
--Student Spotlight
--Alumni Spotlight
--Student Services
--Highlights from the Field
--Snapshots

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 52, Number 1, Fall 2020 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

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"I Never Did Those Things They Said!": Image, Coercive Control, And Intrusion From Former Partners' Techology-Mediated Abuse, Katie Lever, Jessica Eckstein

Iowa Journal of Communication

The pervasive nature of the internet and social media presents new dynamics for abuse perpetrators engaging in obsessive relational intrusion practices. Drawing on Katz and Aakhus’s (2002) Theory of Apparatgeist, we explore how abuse victims understand the “spirit” of technology when used against them. Victims’ (N = 187) qualitative responses were analyzed to uncover meanings attributed to technology-mediated abuse after leaving their violent partners. Primary themes of harassing intrusion and coercive control were understood by participants in a number of ways – both overlapping and distinct. We discuss these findings in terms of victims’ primary identity concerns related to presenting …

The Impact Of Virutal Connectedness On Boundary Management Choices, Kim Smith

Iowa Journal of Communication

Technological innovation has created countless opportunities for employees to complete their work anytime, anywhere using nontraditional work arrangements. The proliferation of communication technology use, along with organizational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, challenge the traditional types of boundaries that employees typically create around their work and home roles. This study connects boundary management profiles developed by Kossek, Ruderman, Braddy, and Hannum in 2012 to the concept of virtual connectedness, suggesting that the extent to which an employee is virtually tied to their organization may influence the amount of control that individual has over their work-nonwork boundaries. Findings suggest that, while …

Discontinuance In Fitness Tracking Apps: An Analysis Using A Diffusion Of Innovations Approach, Kristin Maki, Arun Vishwanath

Iowa Journal of Communication

The diffusion of innovations (DOI) framework has been robust in predicting and explaining the dispersion of numerous innovations. However, despite the prominence of DOI within practical and academic research, discontinuation continues to be an understudied phenomenon. The present study aims to redress this void by examining discontinuation within the context of fitness apps. In addition to examining this construct, the theory of self-monitoring is included as a potential explanatory factor. The present study uses survey results from a sample of undergraduate students (N = 241). The data were analyzed with hierarchical logistic regression, with the results showing an association between …

Gossip Via Text Message: Motivation For Using Text Messaging To Share Gossip, Samantha Quinn

Iowa Journal of Communication

Gossip is common in human communication as individuals are constantly sharing information with and about others. Yet, how we gossip to share information in a technologically advanced world is ever-changing. The present study takes a novel approach to studying gossip by focusing on gossip taking place via text messaging (short message service; SMS), namely, examining individuals’ experiences and motivations for sharing gossip over SMS. Little research exists on gossiping via SMS. Using a functional approach and an online questionnaire the study investigated motivations for and functions of gossip over text message. Additionally, the impact of gossiping via SMS on the …

"It Can Happen To Anybody's Child": How Families Affected By Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma Work Thorugh The Stages Of Family Crisis, Amber Sorenson

Iowa Journal of Communication

Although not frequently discussed in mainstream society, shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma is a significant problem. Victimized children often die as a result of the injuries they face, or they endure many struggles as they move forward in life—often with severe mental and physical disabilities. Families are often physically and psychologically unprepared for how a shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma diagnosis affects their lives for many years to come. This pilot study looks at how ten people affected by shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma work through the crisis situation and learn how to rebuild their lives and interpersonal relationships in …

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 52, Number 2, Spring 2020 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

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Who Feels All The Feels? Individual Differences In Emotional Responses To And Enjoyment Of Depictions Of Romantic Relationships, Valerie Ellen Kretz

Iowa Journal of Communication

This experiment investigated relationship satisfaction and attachment orientations as moderators of emotional responses to and enjoyment of typical movie and television relationship portrayals. The effects of comedy versus drama exposure were also examined. Participants were 306 adults. Results showed that participants with higher relationship satisfaction experienced more amusement in response to the comedies and hope in response to the romantic movies than those with less satisfaction. Participants with higher attachment avoidance experienced less romantic feeling and hope in response to the romantic movies and less amusement in response to the comedies than those with less avoidance. Main effects of relationship …

"We Post Pictures To Prove We Are Best Friends": Igen Friendship Characteristics And Maintenance Strategies, Riley Redd, Mackenzie Regen, Margaret Mcpherson, Sydeney Shaw, Alyssa Cole, Kennedy Johnson, Brianna Lane, Linda Manning

Iowa Journal of Communication

This mixed methods study assesses how iGen experience high school and college friendships. Researchers administered an online survey to 109 undergraduates to test relational maintenance strategies, friendship satisfaction, and friendship solidarity. Results revealed that in high school friendships, most maintenance strategies are positively correlated with satisfaction and solidarity. In college friendships, all maintenance strategies, satisfaction, and solidarity are positively correlated. Semi-structured interviews with 23 undergraduates yielded three themes: origin stories, characteristics of friends, and maintenance strategies. Similarities and differences between high school and college friendships are discussed.

Book Review: Psychiatry Of Pandemics - A Mental Health Response To Infection Outbreak, Lyricc King

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Investigating Relationships Between Student Burnout And Classroom Communication Behavior, Jordan Atkinson, Mary E. Donato, Elijah Smith, Gannon Cornley Iii

Iowa Journal of Communication

Previous research investigating student burnout relating to undergraduate students discovered that burnout has detrimental effects on academic performance and engagement (Schaufeli, Martinez, Pinto, Salanova, & Bakker, 2002). The purpose of this research was to extend the research on undergraduate student burnout by investigating its relationships with interest, engagement, and in-class oral participation. Participants were 120 undergraduate students enrolled at a small Midwestern university. Results indicated that all three dimensions of student burnout were negatively related to emotional interest and cognitive interest. With regard to student engagement: (a) diminished efficacy was negatively related to all four types of student engagement; (b) …

Programs And Courses Catalog 2020-2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

This catalog is published for students and other persons who want to know more about the University of Northern Iowa. Its purpose is to communicate as objectively and completely as possible what the university is and what it does. The catalog is presented in sections to give a general view of the university as well as the detailed information required for informed decision making.

Portrayal Of Diverse Family Structures In Children's Literature, Beth Grafft

Graduate Research Papers

Throughout their daily lives, students continuously make connections between themselves and their world, which aids in constructing meaning, strengthening understanding, and facilitating empathy toward others. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis is to ascertain the extent to which diverse family dynamics are represented within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award. The research questions addressed in this study include: What is the extent of representation regarding diverse family dynamics within books nominated by students for consideration of the 2019-2020 Iowa Children’s Choice Award book award, and how human families are portrayed. All fifteen …

Identification Of Trends In Scientific Communication By Minority Students In An Integrated And Advanced Ninth Grade Science Curriculum, Loren Thalacker

Graduate Research Papers

In the United States, the population of minorities is rapidly increasing. Our nation is facing a shortage in students pursuing STEM careers and it is vital to improve all students’ scientific communication abilities. As our population of minority students is also growing, it is especially important to tap into our potential STEM resources. While the Midwest is less diverse than the rest of the nation, the Waterloo Community School District in Waterloo, Iowa has a large population of minority students. When the district implemented the Next Generation Science Standards it created a problem for students wanting to take advanced science …

Disclosure Of Trans & Gender Variant Identities By Students To Students, C. A. Brimmer

Graduate Research Papers

In this study the ways in which trans and gender variant students come out to their cisgender peers is discussed utilizing a framework of communication privacy management (CPM), which is broken down into privacy ownership, privacy control, and privacy turbulence. Foundationally, this work was intended to magnify the experiences of trans and gender variant students in addition to expanding the application of CPM to the experiences of those who transition across binaries and who eschew them altogether. Previous literature examines CPM in a binarily gendered way, and does not take into account how the appearance of bodies can disclose private …

Doctoral Psychology Students' Attitudes Toward Evidenced-Based Practice, Jordan Ashley Newburg

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in psychology requires use of clinical judgement to apply the best evidence to each client’s case (APA Presidential Taskforce on Evidence-Based Practice, 2006), but practitioners may not fully engage in EBP given low usage of evidence-based treatments or manuals (Becker et al., 2013; Johnson et al., 2016; Steir, Lasota, & Christensen, 2007). Some practitioners and students misunderstand EBP (Luebbe, Radcliffe, Callands, Green, & Thorn, 2007; Wilson et al., 2009). Cultivating students’ positive attitudes toward EBP during graduate education may increase the likelihood of future engagement in EBP. This study investigated how interactivity of academic programs, program emphasis …

Physiological Performance Characteristics Of Universal Tennis Rating (Utr), Savanna Storm Hunt

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to create a physiological profile based on UTR through a series of tests to aid coaches in improving the performance of their athletes of any UTR level and to prepare the athletes physiologically for the level above. The UTR patent details skill and tactical development of players at each level as well as a few psychological skills. Physiological skills are only vaguely mentioned and not quantified creating a desire for a physiological profile. It has been previously agreed upon that high capabilities in linear speed, agility, power, anaerobic, aerobic, and strength are correlated with …