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Feminist Pedagogy In Stem: The Intersection Of Stem Pedagogy And Feminist Theory, Lesley-Ann Giddings, Candice R. Price

Feminist Pedagogy

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The Influence Of Prior Legal Background On Judicial Sentencing Considerations, Esther Nir, Siyu Liu

International Journal on Responsibility

State court judges are influenced by a myriad of factors during criminal case processing. To study the influence of prior legal background on judicial decision-making at sentencing, we performed in-depth qualitative interviews of 39 trial court judges presiding over criminal cases in a Northeastern U.S. state. We find that judges are influenced by their former legal experiences and most judges are cognizant of this influence. While certain sentencing considerations are prioritized for almost all judges (e.g., criminal history, seriousness of the offense), prioritization and processing of many other sentencing criteria are correlated with prior legal background. Former defense attorneys tend …

Ontological Inquiry In An Undergraduate Communication Course, William B. Strean

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

This essay explores how ontological and somatic approaches were applied in an undergraduate communication course. Beginning by contrasting the assumptions of traditional knowledge and skills-based approaches with the shift to a focus on being within ontological methods, the author expands to show specifically how somatics informed the learning activities and students’ development in communication. After providing examples of the core content of public speaking and interpersonal communication and shares students’ learning and feedback, the author concludes by considering broader possibilities for ontological inquiry and transformative education.

Listening – A Possibility For Improved Healthcare, Sam Katzif

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

The conversation between a healthcare provider and a patient is one component of obtaining information for diagnosis and treatment. Responsibility rests with healthcare providers to actively lead this conversation so this exchange of information is accurate and complete with nothing added to and nothing left out. The question then becomes, “Do the words of the patient land word for word with their practitioner?”. In the world of “being” or ontology the answer is no. This article will focus on an ontological perceptual constraint known as Already-Always-Listening and introduce the practice of Authentic Listening as access to a transformation in healthcare …

Distinguishing Inauthenticities: The Role Of Personal Storytelling In Engaging With Equality, Diversity And Inclusion In Education, Susie Miles

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

This article challenges the traditional methodology of facilitating conceptual discussions about equality and diversity issues in training workshops, which has resulted in slow progress towards promoting more inclusive cultures in universities. The author puts forward the approach of ontological inquiry which enables individuals to look at and access their own tacit, unconscious, and inherited ways of being and acting. This approach, it is argued, has the potential to strengthen the way in which issues of power and injustice are addressed in universities. The author adopts storytelling as a pedagogical device to expose and invite inquiry about privilege, injustice and the …

Differentiating Modernity (The System Of White Supremacy) And Generating Otherwise Worlds As Publicly Engaged Scholars: What’S Ontological Inquiry Got To Do With It?, Carolyne J. White, Arturo E. Osorio, Tim K. Eatman, Margaret J. Weiss

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

Seeking an answer to Tina Turner’s refrain, “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” this article is a rebellious, messy, place-based and deeply collaborative conversation. We draw upon the legacy of theatre and social critique and adopt the literary present tense to evoke a brave intimate space for imagining possibilities beyond the academic conventions of the present epistemological order. We seek to illuminate how ontological inquiry may provoke powerful access to generating new worldmaking for climate justice, particularly when one is being a publicly engaged scholar. Why new worldmaking? Within this unprecedented time of racial reckoning, war, climate catastrophe and …

Editorial Statement: Volume 1, Issue 2, Margarida Garcia, Carolyne J. White, Drew Kopp

Turning Toward Being: The Journal of Ontological Inquiry in Education

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Efficacy Of Modified Psychotherapy To Mitigate Depression Among African American Adults And Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Bridget Ashaolu, Nassrine Noureddine

Pacific Journal of Health

It has been established that due to several factors, African American adults and older adults in the United States respond poorly to pharmacologic intervention in treating depression. The study will help to provide evidence and raise awareness on how to better serve the African American population with depression. This systematic review of the literature examines the effectiveness of using modified evidence-based psychotherapy and faith-based resources in improving depression among older African American adults over the use of conventional pharmacological intervention. 21 studies that recommended utilizing psychotherapy intervention to improve depression in this population were reviewed to better understand the need …

The Effects Of Volcanic Deposits On Human Preservation, Charles M. Nuncio

Culture, Society, and Praxis

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Freedom, Vulnerability, And Capitalism, Jeremy M. Johnson

Culture, Society, and Praxis

This project will explore how economic vulnerability plays a role in the functioning and maintenance of today’s economic and political systems while investigating how substantive freedom is threatened by economic precarity, why widespread vulnerability is minimally addressed by the state, and potential reforms to the current economic and political arrangement that could be made to ameliorate material harm. Much focus has been dedicated to the study of the coercive power of capitalism, but by analyzing how vulnerability is caused, perpetuated, and taken advantage of, a comprehensive understanding of the lived experiences of the working class, as well as their ability …

Teaching And Teachings Of Black Mixed Girls As Unveiling Femme-Centered Anti-Blackness In Us Education, Miranda Mosley

Culture, Society, and Praxis

Through a lack of Black-centered, Black-empowering policies and strategies (Dumas, 2016), Black people are overlooked in the US public education system. Though this general disregard (and disdain) for Blackness in the education system is found to keep communities segregated and result in higher rates of expulsion and punishment for Black students (Dumas, 2014; Wun, 2016), we know relatively little about how experiences shape identities for Black girls in their schools. For Black girls, and specifically Black mixed race girls, we do know that physical attributes like hair texture and skin color shift the girls’ sense of racial identity (Hunter, 2016) …

A Victory In Defeat: The Implications Of Rumsfeld V. Fair On "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Jill Shotzberger

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Stripped Bare: Students' Fourth Amendment Rights, School Searches, And The Reasonable Standard, Erin P. Davenport

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Fact Based Death Penalty Research, Lewis L. Laska

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Reforming Eminent Domain In Tennessee After Kelo: Safeguarding The Family Farm, Beau Pemberton

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Taking Responsibility, Robert M. Ackerman

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Front Matter

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Kelo V. City Of New London: The Sweeping Grant Of Government Power And The Condemnation Of American Property Rights, Ian P. Hennessey

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

The Confusion Of Philip Morris: How The Supreme Court Came To Hold That Punitive Damages Cannot Be Used To Punish For Harm To Non-Parties, But That Jurors Are Allowed To Consider Harm To Non-Parties When Deciding To Impose Punitive Damages, Anne Passino

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Taxing The War On Drugs: Tennessee's Unauthorized Substance Tax, Charles Traughber

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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St. George Tucker's Second Amendment: Deconstructing The True Palladium Of Liberty, Stephen P. Halbrook

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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The Retirement Of Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota, Iii: A Tribute To A Legal Legend And All Around Nice Guy, Lisa Rippy, Marshall Davidson

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Welcome And Introduction Tennessee Journal Of Law And Policy Second Annual Symposium, Thomas C. Galligan Jr.

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Contents

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Editor's Note

Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy

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Homeless Barriers: A Phenomenological Study Of Service Providers In Thurston County, Washington State, Michael Meredith

Dissertations

Purpose: This qualitative phenomenological study aims to describe the perceptions of homeless service providers in Thurston County, Washington State, and describe barriers to the homeless seeking assistance. This study interviewed ten Thurston County service providers about their perception of the barriers preventing the unsheltered homeless from using available services. Identifying barriers and developing strategies to reduce or remove them is expected to reduce or eliminate homelessness.

Methodology: This qualitative phenomenological study describes the homeless service providers' perceptions of the homeless and the barriers to the homeless seeking assistance. The researcher conducted interviews with a sample of ten service providers to …

Non-Fungible Tokens (Nfts) - Survey Of Current Applications, Evolution And Future Directions, Qaiser Razi, Aryan Devrani, Harshal Abhyankar, Gss Chalapathi, Vikas Hassija, Mohsen Guizani

Machine Learning Faculty Publications

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become an exciting technology that provides a fresh perspective on asset ownership, provenance, and value exchange. NFTs, a blockchain-based technology, are distinct and indivisible cryptographic tokens used to confirm and record the ownership of digital and physical assets in an immutable and transparent way. The fundamental block of NFT is a smart contract built on a blockchain network. This contract contains specific information about the asset it represents, such as its unique identifier, metadata, and ownership details. The information is kept private and tamper-proof due to the decentralized and distributed structure of the blockchain, boosting faith …

Complete Issue: Volume 5 Issue 2, Maya America Editors

Maya America: Journal of Essays, Commentary, and Analysis

The full Issue 2, Volume 5 of Maya America, published December 2023