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Understanding Diverse Bilingual Learners: The Need For A Transdisciplinary Lens, Amy Weimer, Mario Gil, J. Joy Esquierdo

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications

The chapter synthesizes findings from diverse disciplinary perspectives to make the case that we need a new lens to better serve the diversity of bilingual learners. Drawing upon theories and findings from studies by educators, child developmentalists, and neuroscientists, but moving beyond any one disciplinary perspective, the authors aim to create a unity of new knowledge developed of theories from across disciplines. This approach is exactly what is needed to address the complexity of factors surrounding bilingual learners. Taking a transdisciplinary approach will allow us to move closer toward an understanding of the many factors affecting bilingual children and families, …

Project Access: High School Student Learning Of Academic Vocabulary In The Rio Grande Valley, Angela M. Chapman

Teaching and Learning Faculty Publications

Academic language can be a major obstacle to students’ learning in science and math. For English Language Learners this challenge can be even greater. One reason this challenge prevails is the persistent deficit perspective toward students whose native language is Spanish. One way to address this issue is to leverage students’ knowledge of Spanish and personal culture to develop a deeper understanding of academic vocabulary in high school math and science courses. Project ACCESS (Acquisition of Curricular Content for Exceptional Success in STEM) seeks to challenge the assumptions and biases toward students in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) who have …

Reflector Magazine, Georgia Southern University, Student Media

Reflector Magazine

• Southern Limelight: Student Features
• A Brief History of Braids
• A Georgia Southern Student's Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa
• Beyond The Designs: Georgia Southern Student Brandon Curtis Aims For More With His Fashion Brand
• Game Day with GS Softball Player Mekhia Freeman
• Party Culture: The Dark Side to College Partying
• The Georgia Picker: The Man Behind My Cousin Vinny's Bargain Barn
• A Tale Of Two Main Streets: One Consignment Store's Journey To Statesboro
• Sexual Assault Awareness Photo Story
• How Much Of A Stereotypical College Student Are You? Quiz
• Miscellany - For The Arts

Chinese Graduate Student Understandings And Struggles With Critical Thinking: A Narrative-Case Study, Kyle J. Lucas

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Qualitative research offers the potential to inform an ongoing issue concerning why international students struggle with critical thinking. This article approaches the issue by examining how international graduate students understand critical thinking as well as the challenges they have faced with critical thinking. The study used a narrative-case study framework to collect data from 4 Chinese international graduate students at a large mid-Western research university in the United States. The results showed that the participants had diverse conceptions of critical thinking and that they tended to focus on dispositions related to critical thinking rather than skills. These results suggest that …

Action Research In Doctoral Coursework: Perceptions Of Independent Research Experiences, Michelle Vaughan 5427231, Christopher Boerum, Linda S. Whitehead

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

Action research focuses on creating meaningful and authentic change for those involved, whether in a classroom or community. This action research study examined the perceptions and potential benefits of action research coursework within a doctoral program. Participants were a cohort of doctoral students (n=7) that participated in a graduate level action research course. Students in this study experienced shifts in their identities as researchers, knowledge of the methodology, and their perception of the function and value of action research. The authors argue that action research is a viable course option in doctoral programs and the research skills supported through the …

From Language Learners To Language Teachers: Construction And Implementation Of Pedagogical Competence In Pronunciation Instruction, Chin-Wen Chien

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study explored 36 undergraduates’ knowledge construction and implementation of pedagogical competence in pronunciation instruction. These undergraduates were language learners themselves, but they were trained to become language teachers receiving pronunciation instruction in an English Pronunciation Instruction course at a university in Taiwan. Data in this study included interview, document, and videos. This study had the following major findings. First, their language competence, knowledge of phonology and pedagogy were constructed in the tertiary course through the instructor’s demonstration and their own teaching practice. Secondly, they demonstrated limited knowledge in explicitly explaining pronunciation features to their learners and designing drill practices. …

Short-Term Study Abroad For Pre-Service Teachers: Personal And Professional Growth In Brighton, England, Erin Mikulec

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This study examines the personal and professional development of 34 pre-service teachers who participated in a study abroad program for education majors in Brighton, England. The participants completed a variety of assignments and learning activities before, during, and after the program, including 20 hours of observation in area schools. The results indicate that in terms of personal development, the pre-service teachers experienced increased levels of self-confidence, autonomy, tolerance for ambiguity, flexibility and adaptability, and interpersonal skills. Professionally, the participants identified the role of culture in education and pedagogy, described being better equipped to work with diverse learners in the United …

A Critical Review Of Using High Viscosity Friction Reducers As Fracturing Fluids For Hydraulic Fracturing Applications, Mohammed Ba Geri, Abdulmohsin Imqam, Ralph E. Flori

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The primary purpose of using traditional friction reducers in stimulation treatments is to overcome the tubular drag while pumping at high flow rates. Hydraulic fracturing is the main technology used to produce hydrocarbon from extremely low permeability rock. Even though slickwater (water fracturing with few chemical additives) used to be one of the most common fracturing fluids, several concerns are still associated with its use, including usage of freshwater, high-cost operation, and environmental issues. Therefore, current practice in hydraulic fracturing is to use alternative fluid systems that are cost effective and have less environmental impact, such as fluids which utilize …

Investigate The Rheological Behavior Of High Viscosity Friction Reducer Fracture Fluid And Its Impact On Proppant Static Settling Velocity, Mohammed Ba Geri, Abdulmohsin Imqam, Andrey Bogdan, Lingjuan Shen

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

The recent and rapid success of using high viscosity friction reducers (HVFRs) in hydraulic fracturing treatments is due to several advantages over other fracture fluids (e.g. linear gel), which include better proppant carrying capability, induce more complex fracture system network with higher fracture length, and overall lower costs due to fewer chemicals and less equipment on location. However, some concerns remain, like how HVFRs rheological properties can have impact on proppant transport into fractures. The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the influence the rheological characterization of HVFRs have on proppant static settling velocity within …

Presidential Laws And The Missing Interpretive Theory, Tara Leigh Grove

Articles

There is something missing in interpretive theory Recent controversies"”involving for example the first travel ban and funding for sanctuary cities"”demonstrate that presidential "laws" executive orders proclamations and other directives raise important questions of meaning Yet while there is a rich literature on statutory interpretation and a growing one on regulatory interpretation there is no theory about how to discern the meaning of presidential directives Courts for their part have repeatedly assumed that presidential directives should be treated just like statutes But that cannot be right Theories of interpretation depend on both constitutional law and institutional setting For statutes the relevant …

Metamorphosis: A Minority Professor's Life, Richard Delgado

Articles

This article is a dark semiautobiographical takeoff on a famous novel by Franz Kafka I use the predicament of Gregor the central character in The Metamorphosis as a thematic metaphor to explain a series of events in the life of an outwardly successful man of color teaching law It proceeds in a series of 37 short vignettes told in the course of a bedside conversation in which my young firebrand Rodrigo turns tables on his usual foil and straight man "the Professor" and asks him a few questions about his life and career Until now the two had focused on …

Fiduciary Injury And Citizen Enforcement Of The Emoluments Clause, Meredith M. Render

Articles

No abstract provided.

The Case Against Expanding Defamation Law, Yonathan A. Arbel, Murat Mungan

Articles

It is axiomatic that defamation law protects reputation This proposition"”common sensical pervasive and influential"”is wrong But it is wrong in a very instructive way and a careful examination of its mistaken assumptions carries deep lessons for First Amendment jurisprudence defamation law and the regulation of falsehoods across legal fields brbrThe key fallacy is the failure to recognize that laws not only affect how individuals behave but also how they think Whenever an allegation is made individuals decide whether and how much to trust it based on myriad factors One such factor is the strictness of defamation laws To the extent …

Do Judges Cry? An Essay On Empathy And Fellow-Feeling, Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic

Articles

No abstract provided.

A Novel Approach To Treating Acute Hamstring Functional Neuromuscular Disorder-Effects Of Primal Reflex Release Technique, Lucas Bianco, James May, Alan Nasypany

Clinical Practice in Athletic Training

Hamstring injuries have an occurrence rate of 3.05 per 1000 athlete exposures in intercollegiate athletics. Current clinical practice recommendations for rehabilitation of hamstring injuries are based on pathoanatomical muscle tissue healing timeframes. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of modulating the nervous system with Primal Reflex Release Technique (PRRT) in patients clinically diagnosed with functional neuromuscular hamstring muscle-related disorder (FNHD). In this a priori case series, PRRT was utilized in four patients participating in intercollegiate, National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II, athletics to evaluate Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS) for current pain, Disablement of the Physically …

Optimizing Return To Learn Following A Sport-Related Concussion: A Quality Improvement Project, Dawn Ranns, Tamara Valovich Mcleod

Clinical Practice in Athletic Training

Sport-related concussion (SRC) has been at the forefront of the sports medicine literature and media; however only recently has return to learn (RTL) been recognized as an important piece of a concussion management plan (CMP). A student’s successful transition back to the classroom following SRC depends on the support, resources, and effective communication among the multidisciplinary team. This project focused on the assessment of current faculty knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about concussion, the development of an RTL policy, and implementation of educational resources at a Division II institution. This project ran for 6 months, using 2 cycles of the plan, …

Assessing Synergy Between Climate And Development Projects: Which One Is More Effective, Efficient And Transparent?, A.K. Enamul Haque, Estiaque Bari, Md Rumi Shammin

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This study was designed to understand whether projects funded through development window of finance in Bangladesh like the Annual Development Programme(ADP) is different or similar to that of climate window of finance like Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF). The BCCTF is managed primarily by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change whereas the ADP is managed by the Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Finance. It was, therefore, studied also to understand whether the new window of financing climate projects is more efficient, effective and sustainable. On the contrary, if they are both similar in nature then a …

Human Interests, Helen Tiffin

Animal Sentience

Treves et al.’s proposal is welcome, but it will have to face at least four challenges: the interconnectedness of the human and the nonhuman portions of the biosphere, conflicts of interest, human overpopulation, and capitalism itself.

An Alternative Approach To The Traditional Internship, Basil M. Conway, David Erikson, Christopher Parrish, Marilyn Strutchens, Jennifer Whitfield

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

This paper reports the benefits and challenges of incorporating a paired-placement model at four different post-secondary teacher preparation programs in secondary mathematics education. The paired-placement model places two secondary mathematics clinical teachers with one mentor (or cooperating) teacher during their internship experience. Benefits exhibited were increased collaboration, more knowledgeable cooperating teachers, increased sense of community, teaming, pedagogical risk-taking, increased reflective practice, established natural professional learning communities, Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle (PDSA), and increased accountability. Challenges found through the PDSA cycle include personnel issues, number of days teaching, perceived classroom management preparation, preparing university supervisors, mentors, and teacher candidates, and support for collaboration …

K-2 Mathematicians & Writers: Professional Learning Communities For Developing Conceptual Understanding, Doris Santarone, Angel R. Abney, Sandra M. Webb

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has long supported the use of children’s literature, writing, and manipulatives to improve conceptual understanding of mathematics (2000). In a professional learning community for K-2 teachers, professional development was designed and implemented on ways to incorporate literacy and manipulatives into a mathematics lesson. The teachers were charged with collaboratively planning lessons that included multiple components: the standard(s), a mathematics activity, manipulatives, a writing task, and children’s literature. As the data were analyzed, it became apparent that while most of the lessons were well connected, this did not happen for all of the lessons. …

2018-2019 Georgia Southern University Women's Basketball Roster, Georgia Southern University

Women's Basketball Records

• 2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

The Peer Experience For Older People Encouraging Other Older People To Engage In Resistance Training: A Qualitative Study, Elissa Burton

Health Sciences Papers and Journal Articles

Resistance training (RT) can maintain and improve physical and mental health in 2 older adults, but this population has low levels of participation in RT. Linking older people 3 already participating in RT (i.e. peers) with those who have not may promote and maintain 4 adherence to RT participation. This qualitative study explored the experience of peers in 5 encouraging participation in RT among older community-dwelling adults. Data were collected 6 using focus groups, researcher observations, and semi-structured interviews. Thematic 7 analysis was conducted. Older people (n=8) who had engaged in RT for at least two months 8 prior to …

Georgia Southern University Fact Book, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Fact Books (1976-2022)

No abstract provided.

Southern Chapter Of The American Conference For Irish Studies Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of records of the Southern Chapter of the American Conference for Irish Studies. Materials include correspondence, meeting programs and minutes, reports, and membership lists. Much of the material concerns the annual meeting and other activities of the organization from 1989 to 2014.

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William H. Schubert Curriculum Studies Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of papers and files belonging to Dr. William Schubert. Materials span 1975 to 2014 and include papers and articles written or edited by Schubert, correspondence with colleagues and organizations, files pertaining to his advising work, awards won by Schubert, and classroom syllabi throughout the years.

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Guy H. Wells Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists primarily of writings, notes, and letters spanning 1951-1965 written by South Georgia Teachers college president Guy H. Wells. Materials also include a travel diary, a scrapbook with news clippings, and a CD of scanned images from the collection.

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Frank Fortune Photographic Slides, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of photographic slides of Georgia Southern athletic events from 1981-2000 taken by Frank Fortune. Most of the slides depict football related events but student life, campus, events, trips, faculty headshots and additional sports are also included.

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W. Bede Mitchell Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

The collection consists of the papers of Dr. W. Bede Mitchell, Professor, and Dean of Libraries Emeritus. Materials include copies of journals which include articles written or edited by Mitchell, correspondence between colleagues, updated curriculum vitae and Emeritus letter.

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0 Collection Guide To Armstrong Records And Finding Aids, University Libraries, Lane Library

Finding Aids

Overview of Armstrong's university records, with links to related finding aids.

290 Office Of Vice President/Dean Of Faculty/Provost Subject Files, Christopher Curtis

Finding Aids

About half of the office files concern planning and implementation of the consolidation of Armstrong with Georgia Southern University, 2017-2018, including: OWG 3-1 Org and structure, Regional Working Groups, org chars and commencement. Rest are Provost’s subject files from Armstrong campus, 2017, including Armstrong Foundation, Liberty Center and College of Health Professions building. 14 oversized plans, construction documents, 3 aerial/google earth photos, 2 printed photos of Liberty Center.