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Passion Flowers In Winter, Molly Peacock

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

pp. 49-63

Pms 6 (Complete Issue), Poemmemoirstory Staff

PoemMemoirStory (literary magazine)

No abstract provided.

The Contributors, Contributors

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture

No abstract provided.

Building Productive Relationships With Differing Personalities Among Middle School Plc Group Members, Jennifer L. Spiegel

Student Theses and Dissertations

Collaboration and collegiality in forced workplace groups is an expectation at the middle level of K-12 education. Teachers at this level are still questioning why certain groups work well together and others do not. The purpose of this ethnographic study was to examine the personal work attitudes of highly functioning middle school professional learning communities to discover collegiality preferences of coworkers and the areas of professional and personal development they found valuable to their success. Data was collected through a multiple-phase approach from a large suburban Midwest school district. An ethnographic study was completed that included a participant self-administered Big …

Media Framing Of Transportation, Agriculture, And Gasoline In The Russia-Ukraine War, Sk Farhan Rabbi

Student Theses and Dissertations

The war between Russia and Ukraine has the potential to exacerbate social and economic effects on a worldwide scale, impacting several industries including energy, transportation, and agriculture crisis. Due to their heavy reliance on imports of key foods, the Middle East and North Africa are the most susceptible countries. The COVID-19 epidemic increased worldwide demand, and bad harvests all occurred at the same time as the conflict, further pressuring the food supply, transportation, and gasoline costs. Previous studies identified three categories: countries with diminishing fuel security, those making little advancements, and Latvia, which has undertaken noteworthy initiatives. Sanctions against Russia …

Returnees’ Perspectives Of The Adverse Impact Of Forced Displacement On Children, Itunu O. Ilesanmi, Jasmine D. Haynes, Florence O. Ogundimu

Faculty Publications

Conflict-related forced displacement, characterized by the experiences of witnessing violent acts, bombing, torture, separation, and the execution of family members, can severely and negatively impact a child’s social determinants of health (SDOH). These experiences are both direct and indirect forms of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and urgent attention is needed to understand the impact of forced displacement on children, who are a vulnerable group, and to develop interventions for all systems that influence the child. This phenomenological qualitative study involved in-depth interviews based on the experiences of returnees (n = 20), who are parents of children who experienced forced displacement. …

The Nexus Of Resistance And Neoliberalism In Social Work And Social Welfare: A Scoping Review, Kevin Cherry, Sandra Leotti

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study intervenes in a growing scholarly dialogue about neoliberalism in social work and social welfare by addressing the undertheorized concept of resistance. We conduct a scoping review of 54 articles published from 2008–2023 to answer two questions: how is resistance discussed in relation to neoliberalism, and what are the practice elements of resistance? Findings highlight resistance as a diverse phenomenon enacted in relation to context-specific manifestations of neoliberalism. A range of actors engage in resistance, including individual practitioners, social service organizations and collective action entities, among others. Resistance occurs across all scales of practice and takes many forms, from …

2024-09-12 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Message sent on September 12, 2024 by the President to the campus community regarding upcoming dates of importance, staffing updates, congratulatory recognitions, and the President's live stream update for September 24, 2024.

A Breadth Review Of Digital Landscape And Related Foundational Theories, Jie Gao Fowler, Amy Watson

Atlantic Marketing Journal

The dominating information technology of the present time is digital media. Platforms, like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok encourage new types of connection, influencing friendships, family and peer groups, and business relationships while reshaping public involvement and discourse through influencers, memes, and viral media. However, algorithms dictate how social media is consumed, as well as the influence these platforms can have on individuals and society. As a result, the primary goal of this study is to investigate the impact of social media/artificial intelligence on society. This study examines the digital media ecosystem and its interaction with today's customers in depth. Furthermore, …

An Analysis Of The “Curriculum” Of The Naspa National Conference, Robert Flores, Lisa Kubicki, Cynthia Mowry, Jeremy Stringer, Jenne Vanderbout

MAGIS: Student Development Journal

A team of conference participant observers studied the "curriculum" of the 2001 NASPA National Conference. The team assessed the extent to which different subgroups of conference attendees sensed the presence of a conference "curriculum." The team also studied subgroups' perceptions of whether the learning outcomes of the perceived curriculum for the conference were addressed during the conference, and the reasons why participants chose to attend the conference.

Only a relatively small percentage of conference participants surveyed perceived that the conference had a discrete "curriculum." Various subgroups perceived the presence of the learning outcomes for the conference differently. "Professional development" was …

Assessing Impacts Of A Hybrid Orientation On Counseling Students’ Self-Efficacy, Candice R. Clark, Arien K. Muzacz, April Lague

Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision

This manuscript presents results from a quantitative exploratory study of how a faculty-led hybrid orientation impacted the self-efficacy and readiness to engage in hybrid learning of incoming master’s students in a nationally-accredited counseling program in the U.S. Median difference analyses did not indicate that participants’ post-orientation scores differed significantly on the measures used to assess self-efficacy (i.e., CSES, PEU, LMSE). While participants’ self-efficacy ratings did not change significantly as a result of orientation activities, scores for 89% of participants increased or stayed the same. Implications for future research and for the preparation of graduate students in pre-professional programs with a …

A Qualitative Evaluation Of Exercise Habits And Stress Management Strategies Among Exercise Physiology Freshmen, Lori A. Sherlock, E J. Ryan, Miriam E. Leary

Educational Practices in Kinesiology

Transitional phases of life (i.e., the passage from high school to college) can promote heightened stress levels resulting in physical and mental challenges. College students are at an elevated risk for common mental health disorders with 20-45% of all college students being impacted within a given year. This may be, in part, due to their exposure to a multitude of new stressors related to academics, social challenges, personal concerns, and economic issues. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to examine exercise habits and stress management strategies among incoming freshmen in an exercise physiology program. The overall goal of …

Research As Activism: Bridging Knowledge And Action For Transformational Change, Ardavan Eizadirad, Jennifer Straub, Emin Kilinc

Education Faculty Publications

Research as Activism is the fusion of scholarly inquiry with intentional advocacy and action. It transcends academic exploration by actively challenging systemic inequities and injustices, engaging marginalized communities, and driving tangible social change (hooks, 2003). Research as activism embodies a commitment to using research methodologies, epistemologies, personalized and institutional privilege, and accessible dissemination to dismantle oppressive structures, promote justice, and empower and centre voices often unheard, dismissed, silenced, or marginalized in traditional academic discourse or in community spaces (Eizadirad et al., 2023; Battiste, 2013; Simpson, 2017). As Audre Lorde (1984) emphasizes, “There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle …

The Examination Of Hindering Factors Of 2-Year Community College Students’ Vertical Transfer To 4-Year Colleges, Rahime-Malik Howard

Student Theses and Dissertations

The current study examined hindering factors of 2-year community college students’ vertical transfer to 4-year colleges. The Rational Choice Theory guided the study and provided the scope of the problem, which is community college students' apprehension about transferring to 4-year colleges vertically. A quantitative Likert scale survey, which comprised demographic questions and measures of variable scales, was the data-gathering instrument. The measures of study variables were the College Persistence Questionnaire, the Student Financial Wellness Survey, the Academic Motivation Scale, and self-authored questions. The first three research questions of the study sought to explore whether apprehension to vertically transfer (RQ1), financial …

Factors That Influence Third-Grade Reading Performance On The State Of Texas Assessments Of Academic Readiness (Staar), Angela Monette Long

Student Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study aimed to research factors that influence third-graders’ reading performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness is a standardized test used to measure the proficiency of students in various subjects. The independent variables of this study were student attendance, teacher’s professional background, and campus implementation of the Effective Schools Framework. Three years of data were collected from twenty elementary schools in the same North Texas School District. The theoretical framework used to explore the impact of the Effective Schools Framework was organizational learning theory. The theory explored …

Trump, Twitter, And Truth Judgments: The Effects Of “Disputed” Tags And Political Knowledge On The Judged Truthfulness Of Election Misinformation, J. C. Blanchar, Catherine Norris

Psychology Faculty Works

Misinformation has sown distrust in the legitimacy of American elections. Nowhere has this been more concerning than in the 2020 U.S. presidential election wherein Donald Trump falsely declared that it was stolen through fraud. Although social media platforms attempted to dispute Trump’s false claims by attaching soft moderation tags to his posts, little is known about the effectiveness of this strategy. We experimentally tested the use of “disputed” tags on Trump’s Twitter posts as a means of curbing election misinformation. Trump voters with high political knowledge judged election misinformation as more truthful when Trump’s claims included Twitter’s disputed tags compared …

Individuals With Multiple Tattoos Exhibit Major Depressive Disorder, Dr. Tracy Alan Daniels

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a global health concern and is the second global leading cause of mental illness that produces disability and disease. Individuals with multiple tattoos who exhibit MDD have not been adequately studied. Individuals with multiple tattoos who exhibit MDD may struggle because of psychosocial associations of the diagnosis. Seven women and three men, ages 18 to 65, participated in this qualitative, phenomenological study. Data obtained from the semistructured; audio-recorded confidential video call interviews were analyzed with Moustakas’ bracketing method. Bracketing as a phenomenological method was instrumental in searching for associations in meanings and understandings with individuals. …

Why Were There No Jokes After The 2021 Meron Crowd Crush? On Israeli “Joking Relationships”, Tsafi Sebba-Elran

Jewish Folklore and Ethnology

The vast research literature on disaster jokes demonstrates that no calamity is too horrific to be followed by jokes that typically recontextualize traumatic events and channel the threatening voices that these events provoke. Why, then, did no jokes circulate after the deadliest civil disaster in Israel’s history, which occurred on Mount Meron during the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations in April 2021? Drawing upon the ethnographic concept of “joking relationships,” this essay documents representations of ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) in contemporary Israeli memes and explains the restraint that Israeli society shows toward this group with whom the Meron disaster is associated. …

Palestinian Sports Fans' Rooting Practices And Preferences: A Case Study Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup In Qatar, Oqab Jabali, Munther Saeedi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objective: This study explores the motivations and justifications driving Palestinian sports fans to watch the 2022 FIFA World Cup and support specific national teams. The objective is to understand the underlying factors that contribute to their engagement with this global sports event. Methods: The study targeted 732 residents of Nablus Governorate with a primary interest in watching football matches on television. A five-point Likert scale was used to assess Palestinian fandom preferences concerning the FIFA World Cup 2022, covering demographic information and reasons motivating Palestinians to watch the World Cup. Results: The study reveals several significant associations between the variables …

No. 02: Impacts Of Covid-19 Policy Measures On Migration And Food Security In Ecuador, Mercedes Eguiguren, Cheryl Martens

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

The COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on Ecuador, exacerbated by pre-existing weaknesses in the public health system, economic austerity policies, and social inequalities. The reliance on containment measures, combined with insufficient social support, resulted in severe economic and social decline. Migrants, already a vulnerable group, were further marginalized during the pandemic, facing exclusion from social protection programs and increased food insecurity. This report examines the impacts of COVID-19 policy measures on migration and food security in Ecuador, focusing on urban contexts, particularly the capital city of Quito. The findings underscore the need for more integrated research and policy approaches that …

The Effect Of Cycle Two School Principals’ Support For Teachers On Job Satisfaction In The Sultanate Of Oman, Maryam K. Al'muzahimi, Amal R. Al'keyomi, Aysha S. Al'harthi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objective: The study aimed to identify the predictive ability to support principals of cycle two schools (grades 5-10) on the job satisfaction of teachers in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve the objectives of the study; Methodology: The article used a questionnaire tool that consisted of two scales: the principal support scale for teachers, which included 16 statements distributed over four dimensions: emotional support, professional support, operational support, and evaluative support, and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale, which contained 20 statements distributed over three dimensions. They are external job satisfaction, internal job satisfaction, and general job satisfaction. The questionnaire was …

Clinical Nurse Experts' Experience Of Transitioning To The Novice Nurse Educator Role, Crystal Toll

Dissertations

Clinical nurse experts are often recruited into educator roles based solely on clinical expertise. Without support and mentorship, clinical nurse experts struggled with transitioning into the educator role. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of new nurse educators' transition from a clinical nurse expert to novice nurse educator and to examine the perceptions of supports and barriers. Transitional theory provided the conceptual framework and informed the development of the interview protocol. The research questions focused on the experience of transitioning from expert to novice and on identifying supports and barriers that influenced transition. Using a case …

Remembering Lost Lives And Collective Healing From Trauma: Homicides, Incarceration, And Pain-Driven Advocacy In The Jane And Finch Community, Ardavan Eizadirad, Devon Jones, Greg Leslie, Tamasha Grant

Education Faculty Publications

This article serves as a vessel for knowledge mobilization and activism as research, intertwining remembrance of lost lives and communal healing by sharing collective pain amongst the authors and bolstering mutual support. Guided by personal encounters with violence including death, homicides, and incarceration, four authors comprising a teacher, social worker, and two community activists, unveil their 20-year+ advocacy journey in the Jane and Finch community in Toronto, Canada including their involvement with programs and services through the non-profit organization Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE). The pain and suffering are shared as symptoms of systemic trauma inflicted …

Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, September 10, 2024, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Differences In Happiness And Perceived Meaning In Life Between U.S. Working-Age Adults With Versus Without A Self-Care Disability, Nastassia Vaitsiakhovich, Scott D. Landes, Shannon M. Monnat

Population Health Research Brief Series

Subjective wellbeing (SWB) - being happy or perceiving one’s life has meaning, is critical to good physical health. People who are happier and who report that their lives have meaning are healthier and live longer. In general, individuals with disabilities have worse SWB compared to those without disabilities. This brief summarizes findings from a study that used data from the National Wellbeing Survey collected in early-2021 to examine differences in happiness and perceived meaning in life between U.S. working-age adults (ages 18-64) with versus without a self-care disability (such as difficulty eating, using the toilet, or dressing without assistance) and …

Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Speaker Series: Breaking Bias: A Conversation With Attorney Anu Gupta 9-10-2024, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.

What Does A Scientist Look Like? Children's Perceptions Of Scientist Gender And Skin Tone, Angelina Joy, Channing J. Mathews, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Kelly Lynn Mulvaney

Purdue Center for Early Learning Faculty and Staff Publications

When asked to draw a scientist, children typically draw a gender stereotypical male representation; however, research has not yet assessed these representations in terms of scientist stereotypical skin tone. The current study examined children's (N = 69, 66.7% female, Mage = 7.60, SD = 2.13) scientist perceptions by analyzing both the gender and skin tone of their scientist drawings as well as stereotypical features represented (lab coats, scientific instruments, etc.). This study also examined how these perceptions as reflected in the drawings were related to children's explicit gender stereotypes and their science growth mindset. Boys were less likely …

Rehabilitation Impact Of Vivifrail Exercise Program Type C On The Cognitive Function Of Pre-Frail Elderly People In The Community, Sri Soenarti, Dwi Indriani Lestari, Muhammad Barlian Nugroho, Harien Lestari

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Highlights:
1. This study emphasizes the importance of providing physical exercises to pre-frail elderly individuals, especially in a community setting.
2. This study establishes a foundation for future research to explore the relationship between physical exercise, particularly the Vivifrail Type C Protocol, and cognitive function in pre-frail elderly individuals.


Abstract
Frailty is a clinical syndrome that increases vulnerability, potentially leading to disability or death. The pre-frail phase is ideal for preventing frailty and improving quality-adjusted life years, particularly through physical exercises that reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive impairment. Multicomponent exercises, such as the Vivifrail Exercise Program, may enhance …

Neutrosophic Sets And Systems {Special Issue: Mediterranean Conference On Three Decades Of Neutrosophic And Plithogenic Theories And Applications (Meconet 2024)}, Vol. 73, 2024, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Giorgio Nordo, Maikel Y. Leyva-Vázquez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

the whole volume

Three Decades Of Neutrosophic And Plithogenic Theories With Their Applications (1995 - 2024), Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.