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Linguists: Our Evolving Role, Patricia Macgregor-Mendoza

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

As linguists, we play many roles in and out of the classroom. In our classes, we strive to educate students about the nuances of linguistic systems, encourage them to expand upon their innate knowledge of language and inspire them to use this knowledge to enhance their lives, their careers, and their communities. However, as Bucholtz et al. (2014) remind us, “scholars should not simply speak out as expert advocates on behalf of marginalized groups, as important as this responsibility is, but they must also help empower their research participants to take action themselves (Cameron et al. 1992, 1993)” suggesting that …

Language-Related Episodes In Individual Observations Versus Collaborative Interactions: The Case Of Advanced Learners Of Spanish, Emilia Alonso-Marks, Mariche G. Bayonas, Diana Marysol Contreras-Licea

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

The pandemic forced many students to complete tasks individually either at home or in virtual classrooms. This study compares individual task performance with small group collaborations in terms of Language-Related Episodes (LREs) and the honing of pronunciation. Two groups of advanced Spanish learners from India and the USA participated in the study. Results note that having more than one learner does not increase LRE productivity; individual learners produce more affective/metacognitive LREs; and linguistic forms focused on by individual learners are more memorable than those discussed collaboratively. Pedagogical recommendations are proposed for both types of learning scenarios.

Book Review--Spanish As A Contact Language: An Ecological History, Israel Sanz-Sánchez, Edinburgh University Press (2025), Sonia Kania

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

No abstract provided.

Book Review - Language Ideologies And Linguistic Identity In Heritage Language Learning., Michelle F. Ramos Pellicia

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

No abstract provided.

Reimagining The Canvas: Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching In Art Education, Elice F. Brunnette

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Considering the inequities faced by culturally diverse students inside and outside of art classes, it is crucial to build a greater understanding of the specific challenges they encounter and to creatively implement more effective pedagogical approaches. This thesis seeks to illustrate the links between culturally responsive teaching practices and arts education, in order to foster greater academic and social outcomes for diverse learners within visual arts classes. Art education provides students with specific modes of learning, expression, and connections that differ from what they experience in other educational settings. These experiences lead to impactful culturally responsive teaching strategies that support …

Book Of Abstracts, Iaccp

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

No abstract provided.

Don’T Trust The Vibes: A Better Test For Pop Music Copyright Infringement, Lauryn M. Sparger

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Examining Mental And Sexual Health Themes In Latina Youth Zines: A Multi-Modal Content Analysis, Jenn M. Lilly, D'Andrah Almanzar, Doreen Dorcely, Luisa Fernanda Sandoval Cortes, Ana Iris Murcia

Social Service Faculty Publications

Multiple, convergent risk factors place Latina youth at disproportionate risk for mental

and sexual health issues. Yet, their firsthand perspectives and experiential knowledge of

how to navigate mental and sexual health challenges is rarely the subject of scholarly

inquiry. This article presents a multi-modal content analysis of themes and messages

conveyed by two digital zines created by Latina young adults for Latina teens through an

arts-based research project. In this arts-based research, zines functioned as both data and

method, capturing Latina youth’s nuanced perspectives and lived experiences of mental

and sexual health. We identified six themes in their works—acknowledging and …

The Invisible Default: Examining Representation In Digital Collections, Kaylee P. Alexander, Dorothy Terry, Jasmine Kirby, Rachel Jane Wittmann, Anna Neatrour

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

This mixed-method study investigates the representation of race and ethnicity within the J. Willard Marriott Digital Library at the University of Utah. The digital collections analyzed in this study come from the Marriott Library’s Special Collections, which represent only a fraction of the library’s physical material (less than 1 percent), albeit those most public facing. Using a team-based approach with librarians from various disciplines and areas of expertise, this project yielded dynamic analysis and conversation combined with heavy contemplation. These investigations are informed by contemporary efforts in librarianship focused on inclusive cataloging, reparative metadata, and addressing archival silences. By employing …

The Escazú Compliance Mechanism And Its Legitimacy As An Effective Tool For Advocacy, Sarah Dávila A.

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Harmonizing Delegation And Deference After Loper Bright, Kristin Hickman, Amy J. Wildermuth

Articles

By overturning Chevron, the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision clearly changed the way in which courts must approach agency actions interpreting statutes. But Loper Bright stopped well short of declaring that courts should always ignore agency interpretations and only interpret statutes using their independent judgment. In two critical paragraphs, the Court acknowledged that some statutory provisions delegate discretionary authority to agencies counseled a more restrained judicial review for reasoned decisionmaking when agencies exercise such power. But, whereas Chevron focused nearly exclusively on the statutory word or phrase that an agency was endeavoring to interpret and implement, Loper Bright shifts …

Advocacy In School Psychology: Insights From A National Survey Of Practices, Challenges, And Future Directions, Catherine Falk

Dissertations and Theses

This study examined the advocacy practices of school psychologists across the United States, focusing on the factors that influence their engagement at the individual, school, community, and public arena levels. Using a researcher-created, web-based survey, data were collected from 181 participants representing a diverse sample of demographic characteristics, work settings, and years of experience. The questionnaire measured advocacy frequency and identified personal, professional, and societal factors that influence advocacy activities as facilitators or barriers. Findings revealed that participants most frequently engage in individual and school-level advocacy activities. Engagement frequency decreased at the community level and public arena level of advocacy. …

Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School, Amber Ladd

The Great Lakes Social Studies Journal

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Predictive Model Development For User Behavior In Smart Parking Systems Adoption, Sai Sneha Channamallu

Civil Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Parking remains a challenge in urban and university settings, affecting traffic flow, emissions, and user satisfaction. Smart Parking Systems (SPS) offer real-time, data-driven solutions, but their success depends on user perception and behavior as much as technical deployment. This dissertation develops a predictive model for SPS adoption and satisfaction, bridging the gap between system performance and user experience.

The study aimed to: (1) assess satisfaction with traditional parking systems, (2) identify behavioral drivers of SPS adoption, (3) evaluate the impact of SPS on parking experience, and (4) develop predictive models of user satisfaction. Conducted at the University of Texas at …

Take Shrigley’S Word For It, Mary Gurley

MA Theses

This essay investigates the complexities of text-based art and contemporary conceptualism by focusing on David Shrigley’s work. By exploring the origins, evolution, and function of language-based practices, Take Shrigley’s Word for It emphasizes the artist’s use of text across various mediums, all of which occupy textual fields, blurring the line between commercial and fine art. Despite Shrigley’s extensive career, limited scholarship exists on his eccentric pairing of words and visuals, as well as his abundant spaces dedicated to sales. This paper also considers how Shrigley transformed the practice of text-based art by making it accessible and relatable to wide ranging …

From Evidence To Evaluations: Explicit And Implicit Competence Impressions Of A Robot, Nicholas Surdel

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

This dissertation presents 20 studies (N = 8,595) that focus on how people integrate inconsistent evidence when forming explicit (i.e., directly measured) versus implicit (i.e., indirectly measured) competence impressions of robots. It documents our attempts to understand explicit and implicit impressions’ sensitivity to counterattitudinal evidence, capacity to update, and susceptibility to pragmatic inferences. Although implicit impressions initially appeared insensitive to the robot’s inconsistent “oddball” performances (Chapter 2), subsequent experiments revealed implicit impressions can rapidly update when a single oddball provides sufficiently strong evidence of the robot’s true capabilities (Chapter 3). Furthermore, we found that explicit impressions’ sensitivity to relatively …

The Death And Afterlife Of The Coptic Language In Mamluk Egypt., Ramona Teepe

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dissertations

My dissertation, The Death and Afterlife of the Coptic Language in Mamluk Egypt, argues that although Coptic “died” out as a spoken language in the thirteenth century, Coptic intellectuals purposefully developed a way to teach Coptic as a classical language and thus set the course for its survival as a liturgical language until today.

The Arab conquest of Egypt in 642 CE conventionally marks the end of the period which Coptic studies covers. After the conquest, Arabic slowly superseded Coptic as a language of politics, administration, and finally (roughly by the end of the twelfth century) of everyday life. …

Individual Or Shared Identity? Perceptions Of School Climate In Catholic Schools By Ethnic Background, Daniel Hamlin, Curt Adams

Journal of Catholic Education

School climate has been routinely associated with positive student outcomes. Scholars have found that Catholic schools promote positive school climate by emphasizing shared identity and values. However, others argue that this approach serves the interests of dominant groups, producing poor school climates for minority students. To explore these claims, this study examined perceived school climate among students (n = 22,286) and parents (n = 12,997) in Catholic schools with different racial/ethnic compositions. Results indicated that students attending majority-minority (50%> and 90%>) and Hispanic-serving Catholic schools report similarly to their peers attending less diverse Catholic schools. Results from …

Evaluating Nursing Students' Attitudes Towards Addressing Sexual Health: A Principal Component Analysis Of An Arabic Questionnaire In Saudi Arabia, Junel Bryan Bajet, Nahed Alquwez, Jennifer Mesde, Ejercito Balay-Odao, Mohammed Bien Kulintang, Shihab Mohammed, Abdulellah Alsolais, Khalaf Alotaibi, Jonas Cruz

Health Professions Education

Purpose. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Students' Attitudes Towards Sexual Health- Arabic Version (SA-SH-A) among student nurses.

Methods. The study utilized a quantitative, methodological approach. A convenience sample of 267 nursing students in one university situated in the central region of Saudi Arabia. The study used face-to-face surveys to collect data from November 2021 to August 2022. For content validity, the item-level content and scale-level content validity indices were applied following the averaging method. Researchers used Cronbach's alpha (α) to measure the reliability, and analysis of the principal component with the varimax rotation was employed for construct …

Exploring Employment Preferences And Brain Drain Tendencies Of Turkish Medical Students: Implications For The Health Sector, Ahmet Kaya, Ahmet Y. Yesildag, Yasemin Kaya, Ferit Sevim, Sedat Bostan

Health Professions Education

Background: This study explores the perceptions of medical students in Türkiye regarding physicians' working conditions, wages, and medical education, independent of current debates and trends in public and private health institutions. The study was designed to analyse the perspectives of future doctors in a context where physicians are advocating for their rights, participating in strikes, and contemplating emigration.

Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional survey was conducted with 420 medical students across different regions of Türkiye. Data were collected through an online form and analyzed using parametric tests, correlation, and frequency analysis.

Results: Students predominantly favored specializing in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic …

The Social Life Of Free Speech: Who Gets To Speak And Express?, Anurag Bhaskar

National Law School of India Review

The interdisciplinary scholarship on free speech, though developed outside the Indian context, underscores the necessity of re-examining free speech not just as an individual right against the State, but as a socially embedded phenomenon, conditioned by historical inequalities and prevailing systems of power. Building on this framework, this article advances an anti-caste perspective on freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. It examines the contours of free speech in a heterogeneous and hierarchically structured society, interrogating how caste hierarchies have shaped the boundaries of acceptable speech, and determining whose speech is heard and whose is …

Examining The Socioemotional Outcomes Of Social Justice Efforts On Social Media Users: Evidence From The Nfl's Inspire Change Initiatives, Yoseph Z. Mamo, Justin Haegele, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Kwame Agyemang

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Despite the growing interest in social justice activities, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding their impact on various stakeholders, particularly social media users. We gathered longitudinal data from the NFL's @inspirechange X (former Twitter) account, a designated social justice communication handle, between August 2019 and March 2023. During this timeframe, the account garnered 20,967 comments (including original tweets and retweets) from 11,481 distinct users, but our analysis focused on 5851 comments deemed usable from 3632 unique users. Drawing on the social exchange theory, sentiment analysis, and thematic analysis, this study examines social media users' sentiments toward the NFL's …

Meeting The Needs Of English Learners With And Without Disabilities: A Team Approach To Intervention, Silvana M. R. Watson, Tara Donahue

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Educating English learners (ELs) in inclusive classrooms requires a team of educators with diverse expertise and knowledge in culturally and linguistically responsive assessment and instruction. To address the unique needs of ELs, we offered three graduate-level courses to the educators over a 9-month period. Teams of three to five educators from various schools were encouraged to apply. This group included administrators, general, and special education teachers, among others. The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to expand research on professional development for in-service elementary educators working with ELs in elementary schools; (2) to investigate whether the 9-month team approach …

That’S Using Your Head! Head Shaking, Nodding, And Smiling As Evidentiary Admissions, Marc Ginsberg

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Colonial Experiences And Contemporary Laws, Adam Chilton, Yun-Chien Chang, Nuno Garoupa, Mila Versteeg

Articles

No abstract provided.

Strategy For Establishment Of A Swahili Creative Economy And Innovation Ecosystem: Kiwandeo Kreative District, Lamu, Kenya, Omar Swaleh Abubakar

Executive Masters in Media Leadership and Innovation

This capstone explores the strategic establishment of the Kiwandeo Kreative District, a focal point of Swahili creative economy and innovation ecosystem in Lamu, Kenya. It examines how Lamu’s rich Swahili cultural heritage, coupled with global trends in creative economies, can drive economic transformation through the establishment of a creative district. A comprehensive literature review explores concepts such as creative districts, media leadership, partnerships, infrastructure and capacity development, highlighting best practices and identifying gaps addressed by this study. This study highlights key challenges, including lack of networking opportunities, weak policy frameworks, limited capacity development and infrastructure deficits while uncovering opportunities in …

An Analysis Of Kenya Sign Language In Children’S Programming On Kenyan Tv: Towards Effective Strategies For Incorporating Ksl On Akili Tv Programs, Anne Junny Sato

Executive Masters in Media Leadership and Innovation

In Kenya, the inclusion of Kenya Sign Language (KSL) in children's programs on television holds significant potential for fostering inclusivity and accessibility for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) community. However, the effective integration of KSL into children's programming requires careful planning, consideration of linguistic and cultural nuances, and utilization of appropriate strategies. This capstone project aims to analyse the utilisation of KSL in children’s TV programming and propose effective strategies for incorporating KSL in children's programs on Akili TV, a prominent television channel in Kenya. Drawing from linguistic theories, such as Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device (LAD), and global …

An Assessment Of Participation And Contribution Of Women Journalists In News Processes: A Case Of Vision Group, Uganda, Caroline Arinaitwe

Executive Masters in Media Leadership and Innovation

This research assesses the participation and contribution of women in news processes at Vision Group, Uganda. Through a descriptive survey design, the study employs In-depth interviews and newsroom observations to achieve its objectives. These objectives include assessing women journalists' participation and contribution to news processes, Identifying if any gaps in the news production process would hinder the nurturing and promotion of gender-sensitive content and the viability and effectiveness of establishing a Gender desk to promote and nurture gender-sensitive content to stem the flagging audiences. The findings reveal that women's limited contribution and participation at the content-gathering level for news, politics, …

An Analysis Of The User-Needs For Premium Content Subscribers: The Case Monitor Publications Limited, Emmanuel Mutaizibwa

Executive Masters in Media Leadership and Innovation

This capstone study investigated the user needs model at Monitor Publications Limited, the leading independent media house in Uganda under the Nation Media Group (NMG) stable. The study evaluated the role user needs’ in addressing audience preferences in the evolving media landscape. Using qualitative methods including document analysis, which interpreted thematic patterns in the textual data and interviews (KII) of editors and the digital analytics team, the study examined the importance of user needs as a framework that can identify peculiar preferences of audiences and the most relevant user needs dimensions that fit specific audience personas. The study probed the …

Virginia Commonwealth University Courses (2025), Virginia Commonwealth University

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Listing of courses for the 2025-2026 year.