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An Investigation Of Racism And Its Emotional Cost : How Mindfulness And Perceptions Of Control Shape Role-Related Beliefs And Behavior, Trina M. Zahller

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The purpose of this research was to explore potential correlations between mindfulness and racism among White meditation practitioners. The secondary purpose was to investigate how locus of control may moderate those correlations. This research was carried out with the goal of identifying ways in which anti-racism programs could be more effective, the role mindfulness might play in future anti-racism programming, and how cultural messages about control might shape relationships between mindfulness and racism. Variations among style and degree of mindfulness practice were also assessed. Participants filled out an online survey that included scales to assess their self-reported racial animosity, emotional …

The Danger Of Assumed Realism In Pornography : Pornography Use And Its Relationship To Sexual Consent, Hannah L. Fegley

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Over the past few decades there have been contradictory research findings regarding the effects of pornography on attitudes and violence toward women. Researchers have recently found that the more realistic one perceives pornography to be, the more likely one is perceived positive benefits of pornography. As a result, in the current study, researchers explored how one's perceived realism and frequency of viewing impacted attitudes about sexual consent. Participants, who were 18 years and old, living in the United States, and who had viewed pornographic content online in the last 12 months, completed an online survey. T-tests revealed frequency of viewing …

Montana Kaimin, September 18, 2013, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Julian Montoro-Rodriguez Cd Spring 10, Julian Montoro-Rodriguez

Grant Awardees Lists

Supports faculty to redesign or develop a course in ways that implement high-impact, evidence-based, and/or innovative teaching strategies to improve student learning.

Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James R. Ochwa-Echel

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a …

The Advocate, September 17, 2013, Minnesota State University Moorhead

The Advocate

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting Agenda 09/17/13, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting 09/17/13 Vote Record Breakdown, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

New Questions, Multiple Meanings : Exploring Attachment Theory, Self Psychology, And Anti-Oppression Perspectives On Human-Companion Animal Relationships In The Rural West, Sarah H. Winchester

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

In spite of burgeoning interest in the significance of human-companion animal relationships in social work and related fields, the theoretical conceptualization of these relationships in the context of mental health remains largely limited to the cross-species and cross-cultural application of Attachment Theory. Further, the literature on human-companion animal relationships through the lens of Attachment Theory reflects a narrow scope of research methodologies and demographic variables, thus leaving the unique, multiple meanings of these relationships – and their intersections with varying and marginalized sociocultural identities – largely unexplored. In order to address these gaps and expand theoretical discourse on the phenomenon, …

Relating Linguistic Competence To Culture : How Bilingual Spanish-English Social Workers Who Speak English As A First Language Experience And Conceptualize Culture In Their Practice With Spanish Speaking Clients, Audra T. Winn

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

Cultural experiences and conceptualizations of native English bilingual social workers have not been dominant in the ongoing discussion of bilingualism and cultural competence in social work practice, education, and literature. This exploratory study examined practice based cultural experiences of bilingual Spanish-English social workers native to English who work with Spanish speaking clients. Specifically, the focus of the study was centered on how these social workers conceptualize their experiences through a cultural lens in their Spanish language work. Through eleven qualitative interviews with Master's level social workers who use their non-native Spanish in social work practice, this study looked at how …

In The Environment : Clinician Perspectives On Nature And Psychological Health, Benjamin D. White

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This qualitative study explores the relationship between nature and psychological health from the perspectives of 12 clinicians from a variety of training backgrounds. During 30 to 45- minute interviews, participants were asked a variety of questions about their personal and clinical experience as they have informed their perspectives on the question: How does nature influence psychological health? Major findings of the study showed there to be a significant difference between the importance of nature in clinicians' personal lives and nature's role in clinical practice. Findings indicated that although nature was important to participants' personal psychological well-being that nature was not …

The Chanticleer, 2013-09-16, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Former Gardner-Webb University Faculty Member Passes Away, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University lost an admired and distinguished faculty member on Monday with the passing of Dr. Lansford Jolley. Jolley passed away at the age of 86 at Hospice of Cleveland County (Shelby, N.C.), after a period of declining health. Jolley retired from Gardner-Webb in 1992 after serving on the GWU faculty for 34 years teaching courses in history and sociology.

Appropriations And Audits Committee Meeting Agenda 09-16-13, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Appropriations And Audits Committee Meeting Minutes 09-16-13, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Minutes 09/16/2013, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Free Press Vol 45 Issue 3, 09-16-2013, Kirsten Sylvain

Free Press, The

USM panel discussion aims to “change the game” for LGBTQA students in athletics--Faculty contract settlements may be in sight--USM divest group strives to gain more student support

Establishing A Women's And Gender Studies Program At Auk, Teuta Avdimetaj

Theses

The aim of this research project is to serve as a guiding document towards the establishment of a taught Women’s and Gender Studies minor program at AUK which would offer students the opportunity to critically expand their views in the field of gender and actively promote the political, social and economic empowerment of women in Kosovo and the wider region through proactive gender equality initiatives and projects. The Gender Studies program will tackle the main theories that revolve around issues of gender, status of men and women in several spheres, analyze the discrepancies that can be found based on gender, …

From Responsibility To Rebellion: The Individual In Japanese Anime, Shawn Hansen, Dr. Michael Philips

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of this research was to measure the rise of the individual consciousness in Japan over time as expressed through anime, or Japanese animations. To illustrate this, I compared group dynamics and the role of the individual as expressed through two anime: Space Cruiser Yamato (Uchuu Senkan Yamato), from 1976, and Akira from 1989.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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A Qualitative Exploration Of Emerging Adults’ And Parents’ Perspectives On Communicating Adulthood Status, Jessica F. Jablonski, Sara Dettinger Martino

The Qualitative Report

In this study the authors examine parent - child communication in Emerging Adulthood. Thirty - seven college students and one or both of their parents completed written questionnaires assessing whether the parent had verbally communicated or did some action to acknowledge the Emerging Adult’s maturity. Communication about changes in the parent - child relationship, as well as the Emerging Adult’s decision - making abilities, obligations to the family, and financial responsibilities were also assessed. The responses to the open ended questions were qualitatively analyzed using grounded theory. The findings indicated that the Emerging Adults’ and parents’ responses were very similar, …

Words Of Wisdom, For Now ...The Constructivist Credo, Michele Repass

The Qualitative Report

In The Constructivist Credo, Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba present 133 conjectures they believe should guide researchers who use a constructivist approach. In addition, several chapters from a recent dissertation are included and annotated to show how the conjectures might be used in practice.

Understanding Student Veterans In Transition, Kevin C. Jones

The Qualitative Report

In this research report the author details a phenomenological study documenting identity development in student veterans making the transition from active military service to higher education. This study took place at a doctoral granting proprietary university with a significant veteran population and consisted of in - depth interviews. This analysis illustrates how student veterans construct and achieve more complex senses of self that incorporate their experiences as service member, veteran, and civilian student into a coherent identity

Family Affairs Newsletter 2013-09-15, Zack Paakkonen

Family Affairs newsletter (2004-2016)

FAMILY AFFAIRS was a free, twice-a-month, social activities newsletter for the GLBTQI (gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans/queer/intersex) community, sent out around the 1st and 15th of each month. It covered the State of Maine only. The list was begun and maintained for many years by Jean Vermette in Bangor, and later operated by Zack Paakkonen of Portland. Over the years it evolved from a social activities newsletter into a business directory, classified ad service, and community bulletin board.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, September 15, ,2013, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2013

No abstract provided.

2013 Latino/A Heritage Calendar, Illinois State University, Latin American And Latino/A Studies Program

Latinx Heritage Month Posters

Schedule of events for Illinois State University's Latino/a Heritage Month celebration

Data Analysis Using Regression Modeling: Visual Display And Setup Of Simple And Complex Statistical Models, Emil N. Coman, Maria A. Coman, Eugen Iordache, Russell Barbour, Lisa Dierker

Yale Day of Data

We present visual modeling solutions for testing simple and more advanced statistical hypotheses in any research field. All models can be directly specified in analytical software like Mplus or R.

Data analysis in any substantive field can be easily accomplished by translating statistical tests in the intuitive language of regression-based path diagrams with observed and unobserved variables. All models we presented can be directly specified and estimated in analytical software.

Students can particularly benefit from being taught the simple regression modeling setup of the path analytical method, as it empowers them to apply the techniques to any data to test …

“Listening Across The Curriculum: What Disciplinary Tas Can Teach Us About Ta Professional Development In The Teaching Of Writing”, Tanya K. Rodrigue

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

Over the past couple of decades, a small number of compositionists have argued that disciplinary TAs are in fact teachers of writing and should be involved in writing across the curriculum (WAC) efforts and conversations. Compositionists have easily translated disciplinary teaching assistants’ (TAs’) responsibilities as those of a writing instructor and have confidently assigned TAs with the pedagogical identity of a writing teacher. Yet do TAs in the disciplines perceive themselves in the same manner? There is no existing scholarship that provides insight into how disciplinary TAs perceive and define their pedagogical responsibilities and identities, and the factors involved in …

Exploring Identity-Based Challenges To English Teachers’ Professional Growth, Heather C. Camp

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

This study explores identity-based challenges that can hinder secondary English teachers enrolled in Master’s degree programs from experiencing professional growth. It illustrates how identity conflicts can prevent teachers from integrating a disciplinary identity into their professional sense-of-self, thereby limiting the benefits they might gain from graduate coursework. In particular, the study suggests that dissonance between discourse norms and values, concerns about community allegiances, and assumptions about language, difficulty, and power can impede teachers from appropriating disciplinary discourse and hinder them from combining it with more familiar discourses that circulate in schools and shape teachers’ identities.

Crisis Of Faith: Same-Sex Sex Scandals, Evangelicalism, And Crisis Management, Cylor A. Spaulding

Open Access Dissertations

This research examines the crisis responses of six evangelical Christian leaders (Paul Crouch, Ted Haggard, Lonnie Latham, Eddie Long, Jonathan Merritt, and George Rekers) involved in same-sex sex scandals. These cases provide unique opportunities for evaluating crisis communication strategies utilized by influential leaders in the evangelical Christian community. Using the modes of apologia (Ware & Linkugel, 1973) and the Situational Crisis Communication Theory (SCCT) (Coombs, 2007) as a standard to evaluate the leaders’ crisis responses, this qualitative research found that the evangelical pastors generally adhered to the recommended strategies of the SCCT and complementary modes of apologia. However, this paper …