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Ua1c11/55 Gordon Wilson Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs taken by and of Gordon Wilson.

Engaging In Social Justice With Toddlers, Susan M. Nasiombe

Capstone Collection

This study was created as a way to highlight and begin filling a large void in academic information regarding the ways caregivers engage in social justice with the toddlers they care for. Through an online survey, participants were asked to explain their role and experience as caregivers, give their definition of social justice, share the social justice resources they use to help inform their engagement with toddlers, and list the limitations and barriers they face in achieving their goals in this area. Participants were also asked to assess their value of various elements commonly used to engage toddlers in social …

Scholarworks Statistics - January Through December 2014, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

During 2014, ScholarWorks recorded a total of 426,901 full-text downloads and 127,706 page views.

Energy Balance Of Triathletes During An Ultra-Endurance Event, Anna Barrero, Pau Erola, Raúl Bescós

More Faculty of Health Research

No abstract provided.

Tinjauan Keefektifan Group Investigation Menggunakan Alat Peraga Manipulatif Dari Aspek Prestasi Belajar Bangun Ruang Sisi Datar Dan Apresiasi Terhadap Matematika Smp, Hanan Windro Sasongko

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian eksperimen semu ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan keefektifan pembelajaran group investigation (GI) menggunakan alat peraga manipulatif dibandingkan dengan metode ceramah menggunakan alat peraga secara klasikal ditinjau dari prestasi belajar bangun ruang sisi datar dan apresiasi peserta didik terhadap matematika peserta didik kelas VIII SMP. Populasi meliputi seluruh peserta didik SMP di DIY dengan sampel peserta didik kelas VIII B dan C SMP Muhammadiyah 4 Yogyakarta tahun pelajaran 2012/2013, yang diambil secara acak dengan undian. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan dua perlakuan yaitu untuk kelompok eksperimen (kelas VIII B) berupa pembelajaran GI menggunakan alat peraga manipulatif dan kelompok kontrol (kelas VIII …

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Bangun Ruang Smp Dengan Pendekatan Savi (Somatik, Auditori, Visual, Dan Intelektual), Supiyati Supiyati, Jailani Jailani

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran bangun ruang SMP dengan menggunakan pendekatan SAVI yang layak yaitu valid, praktis, dan efektif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah pengembangan. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan model 4-D yang dikembangkan oleh Thiagarajan, Semmel dan Semmel. Pengembangan perangkat terdiri dari tahap analisis awal-akhir, analisis siswa, analisis materi, analisis tugas, spesifikasi tujuan pembelajaran, pemilihan media, pemilihan format, desain produk, uji ahli, uji coba terbatas dan uji coba lapangan. Subjek penelitian ini adalah 52 orang yang terdiri dari dua kelas yang berasal dari siswa SMPN 5 Sumbawa Besar dan SMPN 2 Unter Iwes. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan terdiri …

Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Kontekstual Matematika Di Smp Kelas Ix Yang Menekankan Religiusitas Peserta Didik, Wanda Nugroho Yanuarto

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan produk pembelajaran kontekstual matematika yang menekankan religiusitas peserta didik dan menghasilkan produk pengembangan pembelajaran kontekstual matematika yang menekankan religiusitas peserta didik yang valid, praktis, dan efektif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan. Pengembangan pembelajaran difokuskan pada Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) dan juga pengembangan perangkat pembelajaran yang membantu keterlaksanaan model pembelajaran, yaitu buku panduan guru (BPG), lembar kerja siswa (LKS), dan lembar projek. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan produk pengembangan memenuhi kriteria valid yang dinyatakan oleh para dosen ahli, kepraktisan yang dilihat dari kepraktisan guru terhadap perangkat pembelajaran dan kepraktisan peserta didik terhadap pemanfaatan LKS, projek, dan penilaian …

Pengembangan Perangkat Pembelajaran Bangun Ruang Di Smp Dengan Pendekatan Creative Problem Solving, Yuli Sulistyowati, Sugiman Sugiman

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran bangun ruang dengan pendekatan Creative Problem Solving yang berkualitas baik berdasarkan kriteria valid, praktis, dan efektif. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan dengan model pengembangan Four-D yang diadaptasi dari Thiagarajan, Semmel, dan Semmel yang memuat tahap define, design, develop, dan disseminate. Penelitian ini menghasilkan perangkat pembelajaran yang terdiri dari Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP), Lembar Kegiatan Siswa (LKS), tes prestasi belajar, dan tes kemampuan penalaran matematis. Hasil validasi menunjukkan bahwa perangkat yang dikembangkan memiliki kategori sangat valid untuk masing-masing RPP, LKS, dan tes. Hasil uji coba menunjukkan bahwa RPP dan LKS …

Why “Ritiya” Could Not Go To Sell Vegetables? Myth Versus Reality In Terms Of Caste, Culture And Livelihood, Chandu Lal Chandrakar

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This qualitative study focuses on the challenges faced by the upper-caste Brahmin women in rural areas of the district of Katihar, Bihar, India by focusing on their education, cultural values, and choosing the means of livelihood in the milieu of newly transformed rural areas in Bihar. A drastically decreasing educational quality in terms of skill and morality combined with the message of education translated as knowing the rights to maintain equity and equality have excluded the upper-caste women from the benefits of government policies. There is a paucity of research that could reflect the suppressed voice of insecurity and psychological …

Armed To Farm: Developing Training Programs For Military Veterans In Agriculture, Dan J. Donoghue, Harold L. Goodwin, Angela R. Mays, Komala Arsi, Margo Hale, Terrell Spencer, Michael O’Gorman, Shibu Jose, Ondieki J. Gekara, Joan M. Burke, Ann M. Donoghue

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Farming offers a viable avenue for returning veterans to transition into society and capitalizes on skills that made them successful in the military. However, these opportunities may be missed due to a lack of targeted training programs, guidance, and information for the veteran community. Programs directed toward educating beginning farmers, along with increased awareness and demand for local food production, have provided an opportunity for individuals interested in farming. However, few programs have focused on the needs of veterans interested in agriculture. Since 2007, our team has directly supported approximately 300 veterans interested in farming through workshops, internships, research, and …

Rural Caregivers And Social Isolation: Some Properties And Dimensions, Ramon Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna Hinojosa, Toni Chiara

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

There are an estimated 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States. Many rely on an informal caregiver for assistance. Caregivers are more likely than non-caregivers to report feelings of social isolation. Rural MS caregivers are especially prone to these feelings of isolation. We conducted in-depth interviews with rural caregivers of veterans with MS and used a grounded theory approach to data collection and analysis to illustrate some properties and dimensions of social isolation in a rural MS caregiving sample. These properties include: isolation and the rural environment; isolation from family; isolation from friends; and isolation from the …

Pengaruh Pengalaman Praktik, Prestasi Belajar Dasar Kejuruan Dan Dukungan Orang Tua Terhadap Kesiapan Kerja Siswa Smk, Ahmad Awaludin Baiti, Sudji Munadi

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Tujuan penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) tingkat kesiapan kerja, pengalaman praktik, prestasi belajar dasar kejuruan, dan dukungan orang tua, (2) adanya pengaruh pengalaman praktik, prestasi belajar dasar kejuruan, dukungan orang tua baik secara sendiri - sendiri maupun bersama - sama terhadap kesiapan kerja siswa SMK, (3) seberapa besar pengaruh pengalaman praktik, prestasi belajar dasar kejuruan, dukungan orang tua secara sendiri dan bersama - sama terhadap kesiapan kerja siswa SMK. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survey dengan pendekatan ex post facto. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, analisis regresi linier sederhana dan analisis regresi ganda dengan bantuan software SPSS …

Scholars' Mine Usage Statistics For 2014, Library And Learning Resources

Scholars’ Mine Statistics

No abstract provided.

12/31/2014 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 12/31/2014. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Family Strengthening Programs: Where Do We Go From Here?, Anne Jones, Pajarita Charles

Journal of Family Strengths

Family fragility in the US, especially among unmarried, impoverished parents is of increasing concern to policymakers, researchers, and practitioners involved with promoting family stability and positive outcomes for children. Federal initiatives such as the Welfare-to-Work Program and the Health Marriage Initiative have fallen far short of their goals of fostering economic mobility and intact families.

Between 2007 and 2011 the Strong Couples-Strong Children (SC – SC) project enrolled 726 low-income, expecting and new parents into a relationship strengthening program. Participants received a manualized group intervention focusing on communication and problem-solving skills supplemented with family-care wrap-around services. While beneficial treatment effects …

Abortion Access Restriction. Parental Notification And Waiting Period For Females Under 18. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.

Initiatives

Changes California Constitution to prohibit certain currently authorized trained and licensed medical professionals from providing abortions to unemancipated minors. Prohibits abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies parent/legal guardian in writing. Provides exceptions for medical emergency, parental waiver, or parental abuse documented by notarized statement from law enforcement or relatives. Permits judge to waive notice if minor appears personally in court and proves maturity or best interest. Requires specific abortion information reported to State. Physicians subject to suit for 12 years. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and …

Evaluasi Program Smk Kelas Jauh Di Pondok Pesantren Darul Qur'an Kabupaten Gunungkidul, Hermawan Prono, Soenarto Soenarto

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk: 1) mendeskripsikan dukungan lingkungan terhadap program kelas jarak jauh SMK yang diselenggarakan dipondok pesantren Darul Qur'an Kabupaten Gunung Kidul, 2) mendeskripsikan input program kelas jarak jauh SMK jika ditinjau dari pendidik serta dukungan sarana dan prasarana yang dimiliki oleh pondok pesantren Darul Qur'an Kabupaten Gunung Kidul, 3) mendeskripsikan proses pembelajaran kelas jauh SMK yang diselenggarakan oleh pondok pesantren Darul Qur'an Kabupaten Gunung Kidul, dan 4) mengetahui keberhasilan program pembelajaran kelas jauh jika dilihat dari segi manfaat yang di dapat oleh peserta didik, ketrampilan peserta didik serta persentase lulusan dari tahun ke tahun yang diselenggrakan oleh …

Model Evaluasi Reflektif Kurikulum Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Dalam Pengembangan Karakter Bangsa, Monika Gultom, Sumarno Sumarno, Suwarsih Madya

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan model evaluasi reflektif kurikulum rumpun mata kuliah keahlian pendidikan bahasa Inggris untuk memotret penuangan nilai-nilai karakter bangsa di dalam kelas. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan pendekatan campuran dalam lima tahap, yaitu studi awal, pendefinisian, perancangan, peragaan, dan pengembangan. Penetapan konstuk dilakukan melalui penilaian pakar, dengan subyek penelitian dosen dan mahasiswa di Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris yang ada di DIY. Penentuan koefisien reliabilitas instrumen evaluasi menggunakan program SmartPLS Versi 2.0.M3 dan uji kelayakan model dengan program GeSCA. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan: (1) model evaluasi yang dikembangkan didukung oleh lima instrumen evaluasi; (2) validitas, reliabilitas, dan kepraktisan instrumen …

Reading Horizons Vol. 53 No. 4

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract provided.

Winona Currents Annual Report 2014, University Advancement - Winona State University

Winona Currents

This magazine published by Winona State University’s University Advancement was intended to inform WSU Alumni, students, faculty, staff and the greater community about Alumni and the university. Winona Currents Annual Report for 2014.

Editors' Letter To Readers

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

No abstract provided.

A Formative Study: Inquiry And Informational Text With Fifth-Grade Bilinguals, Lindsey Moses

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

This article includes the findings from a formative experiment implementing inquiry with informational texts in a fifth-grade bilingual classroom after the completion of state assessments. The pedagogical goals were focused on facilitating engaged reading and writing for native Spanish-speakers and building content knowledge and related academic vocabulary in English. The intervention was designed to emphasize modeling of research, strategies of the inquiry process, self-selected reading, informational text-creation and peer interactions, discussions and feedback regarding inquiry. In this article, the author shares initial instructional plans for implementation as well as modifications that were made based on factors inhibiting and advancing the …

Addressing The ‘Shift’: Preparing Preservice Secondary Teachers For The Common Core, Stephanie M. Bennett, Steven M. Hart

Reading Horizons: A Journal of Literacy and Language Arts

Common Core represents a shift in content-area literacy instruction, broadening from a narrow focus on generalizable skills to also include a disciplinary perspective of literacies specific to the specialized language and habits of thinking within particular subjects. This requires teachers to be knowledgeable in their content and possess competence in pedagogical practices that allow them to scaffold their students’ literacy development within these disciplines. We examined how the implementation of a Disciplinary Literacy Project into a content-area literacy course influenced preservice secondary teachers’ disciplinary literacy practice. The findings suggest structured inquiry into disciplinary communities enhances preservice teachers’ understanding of disciplinary …

Uunderstanding Program Engagement And Attrition In Child Abuse Prevention, Lana O. Beasley Phd, Jane F. Silovsky Phd, Leigh E. Ridings Ma, Tyler J. Smith Ba, Arthur Owora Mph

Journal of Family Strengths

Engaging and retaining families is a common challenge when serving families at high risk. McCurdy and Daro’s (2001) Integrated Theory of Parental Involvement (ITPI) proposes factors that impact engagement and retention in services. While several studies have found varying family demographic and risk factors to be associated with family engagement in home-based services, (withheld citation for purpose of review) identified program and provider characteristics that predicted engagement and retention (withheld citation for purpose of review). Specifically, SafeCare (SC) had greater enrollment (4 times) and retention (8.5 times) rates than services as usual (SAU), likely due to SC’s skill-based approach targeting …

Page Length And Methodological Characteristics Of Recently Published Doctoral Dissertations In Education, Justus Randolph, Sean Deweese, Austin Kureethara Manuel, Greg Baugher, Kimberly Tessmer, Amy Westbrook, Stacey Shoats, Joseph Balloun, Linda Crawford

Georgia Educational Researcher

In this methodological review, we conducted a quantitative content analysis of a random sample of 107 education-related doctoral dissertations published in Proquest Dissertations and Theses database in 2011. Seven raters coded each article in terms of page lengths (overall and within each chapter), research method (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods), author gender, and university characteristics (online or traditional). We found that the median education dissertation length was 161 pages long, but those page lengths differed between research methods. The median page lengths of qualitative, mixed method, and quantitative dissertations were 210, 187, and 147 respectively. The median page length of education …

The Future Will Require Learning How To Exist In A Multicultural Society, Vanessa Lopez-Littleton

UCF Forum

Why should I have to tell my sons to respect the police?

Development And Evaluation Of The Family Asset Builder: A New Child Protective Services Intervention To Address Chronic Neglect, Tyler W. Corwin, Erin J. Maher, Monica Idzelis Rothe, Maggie Skrypek, Caren Kaplan, Dan Koziolek, Brenda Mahoney

Journal of Family Strengths

Over the past 20 years, neglect has been the most pervasive form of child maltreatment in the United States, affecting more than half a million children annually. Further, neglect is more likely than other forms of maltreatment to occur repeatedly within child welfare-involved families. Children experiencing neglect, especially early in childhood and with regularity, face long-term deleterious effects on their physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Despite the ubiquity of neglect throughout child welfare and the potentially devastating consequences, interventions designed to target families chronically reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) for neglect are scant. The Family Asset Builder intervention …

Child Welfare Involved Caregiver Perceptions Of Family Support In Child Mental Health Treatment, Geetha Gopalan, Mary Acri, Marina Lalayants, Cole Hooley, Eddie Einbinder

Journal of Family Strengths

Families involved in the child welfare system have disproportionately high rates of child mental health difficulties coupled with co-occurring stressors which impede access to child mental health treatment and therapeutic benefits. Peer support providers, an emerging workforce within child-serving settings, show particular promise at facilitating access to services, particularly for individuals with stigmatizing conditions. However, the perceived benefits of utilizing peer support providers from the perspective of child welfare-involved families is unknown. The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe peer support provided services and their perceived benefits within the Multiple Family Group (MFG) service delivery model, a clinician- …

Exploring Child Welfare Workers' Attitudes And Practice With Fathers, Tanya M. Coakley, Allyson Kelley, Robin Bartlett

Journal of Family Strengths

This cross-sectional study explored child welfare agency workers' attitudes and practice regarding working with fathers whose children are at-risk for abuse and neglect. Agency workers completed a questionnaire about their attitudes towards working with fathers, their knowledge of barriers to fathers' engagement, and their experiences with their own fathers. They also completed open-ended items about services and supports they felt would be most helpful to fathers. A content analysis of the data revealed critical themes for four areas that workers felt could be enhanced to effectively engage fathers: (a) use diligent efforts that ensure fathers are present to contribute, (b) …

Assessing The Cross-Cultural Reliability And Validity Of A Measure Of Parent Satisfaction Among Head Start Caregivers, Anne E. Day Leong

Journal of Family Strengths

Accurately assessing caregiver satisfaction in their child’s education creates an opportunity for two-sided conversations between caregivers and schools that fosters active family involvement in education. In response to the need for accurate assessment of caregiver satisfaction, Fantuzzo, Perry and Childs (2006) created the Parent Satisfaction in Educational Experiences Scale (PSEE) specifically for low-income caregivers of preschool aged children attending Head Start preschool programs as well as caregivers of kindergarten students. Although the PSEE presents an opportunity to engage caregivers, the measure has not yet been validated on a sufficient sample of men or a sample of caregivers born outside of …