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When They See Us: A Phenomenological Study Of Black Adolescent Perspectives On The Role Of Teacher Empathy In Academic Engagement And Academic Success While Attending Bronx Middle Schools, Pearl N. Moore

Student Theses

Black adolescents face stark inequalities that create barriers to academic achievement and success within the American educational system. In New York City schools—particularly in the Bronx—Black adolescents have historically been subjected to harsher and more frequent disciplinary actions, including disproportionately higher suspensions, and have dropped out at higher rates than their peers. This data reflects the lived experience of Black adolescents navigating an inequitable educational system that too often fails to honor their full humanity.

Educational research indicates that empathetic teachers help reduce drop-out rates while keeping students academically engaged and successful. When students feel seen, understood, valued, and safe, …

Zur Philosophie Der Kunst: Philosophische Und Kunstphilosophische, Georg Simmel

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Potsdam, G. Kiepenheuer [©1922]

Call #: BH203 .S5 1922

Contains underlining and marginal lining PDF information: 8.5 MB - 19 pages

Meet Phoenix, Feng Jiang

Persimmon Creek

One act play

Spectator: March 1969

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Spectator: April 8, 1969

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

No abstract provided.

Pet Humanisation Impact On Insurance Purchase Intentions: A Novel Predictive Model Integrating Health Beliefs And Planned Behaviour, Krittee Dejyong, Puripat Charnkit, Suree Khemthong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study investigates pet health insurance purchase intentions in Southern Thailand by integrating the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Analysing 421 owners, the research identifies a profound sociocultural shift toward “pet humanisation” (79.1%), where ownership duration exceeding six years (P = 0.0053) is the primary demographic driver. Comparative analysis shows that the “pet humanisation” group exhibits significantly higher purchase intentions (P = 0.0374) and benefit recognition (P = 0.0012) than traditional owners. The integrated HBM-TPB model significantly outperforms. Multiple linear regression confirms the integrated framework’s superior predictive efficacy for purchase intention ( …

Souvenir Program For "Promises, Promises"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Promises, Promises" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from August 22 to September 3, 1977.

Souvenir Program For "Annie Get Your Gun"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Annie Get Your Gun" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 11 to 23, 1977.

Souvenir Program For "Anything Goes"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Anything Goes" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 19 to 31, 1976.

Souvenir Program For "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from June 3 to 15, 1974.

Souvenir Program For "Promises, Promises"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Promises, Promises" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from June 4 to 16, 1973.

Souvenir Program For "Cabaret"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Cabaret" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 2 to 14, 1973.

Souvenir Program For "Mame"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Mame" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from June 18 to 30, 1973.

Souvenir Program For "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 3 to 15, 1972.

Souvenir Program For "Porgy And Bess"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Porgy and Bess" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from August 28 to September 9, 1972.

Exploring Graduate Students’ Perspectives Of Clinical Supervision In Speech-Language Pathology: A Qualitative Study Of Facilitators And Barriers, Andrew J. Clare, Joyce Maring

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

This qualitative study explored second-year graduate students’ perceptions of clinical supervision practices in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), focusing on how specific aspects of the supervisory approach were experienced by students as either barriers or facilitators to their learning during clinical practicum experiences. Twenty graduate students from a single SLP program, each with experience in at least seven clinical practica, participated in semi-structured interviews. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used to examine the patterns in the students’ experiences. Two mirrored sets of themes emerged, reflecting the dual importance of relational and pedagogical aspects of supervision. Facilitators included supportive relationships and effective …

Cmsi Note 25: Precluding The Powerful Enemy: A New Pla Concept For A Taiwan Conflict, Ryan D. Martinson

CMSI Notes

Key Takeaways:

• In recent years, the PLA has employed a new concept—“preclusion” (shezu)—that captures the two related missions of deterring and denying U.S. military intervention in a Taiwan conflict.
• While the precise origin of the term is unknown, as early as 2019 it appeared in an internal PLA article written by a PLA Navy admiral with direct responsibility for commanding forces in a Taiwan campaign. This early use of the concept suggested that “deterrence” (慑) and “denial” (阻) were two steps in a three-step graduated PLA response to U.S. military intervention.
• Since the intensification of PLA operations around Taiwan that …

Transforming Preservice Teachers’ Messaging Through Math Narratives In Mixed-Reality Simulations, Liza Bondurant, Darolyn Flaggs, Belinda Edwards

Publications

Beliefs about mathematics shape students' identities, engagement, and opportunities to learn. Unproductive math narratives (MNs) can limit students' participation and persistence. This poster reports on a multi-institutional project examining how structured preparation and mixed-reality simulation (MRS) can support preservice secondary mathematics teachers (PSTs) in communicating productive MNs. RQ: How does engaging in preparation and MRSs influence PSTs' self-efficacy and messaging related to the MNs of: (1) encouraging help seeking, (2) making mathematics relevant, and (3) affirming the value of mistakes?

Multimodal Microanalysis: Extending Professional Noticing Through Embodied Cognition, Diana L. Moss, Claudia Bertolone-Smith, Jonathan Troup, Liza Bondurant

Publications

Professional noticing frameworks have significantly shaped how mathematics educators attend to, interpret, and respond to student thinking. However, traditional approaches often privilege verbal and written forms of expression, potentially overlooking tacit and embodied dimensions of reasoning. In this methodological brief, we introduce multimodal microanalysis, an approach that integrates professional noticing, embodied cognition, and microanalytic methods to systematically examine gesture, gaze, posture, and material interaction alongside speech. Using a cognitive interview with a second-grade student reasoning about even and odd numbers, we illustrate how sequencing attention to embodied and verbal modes reveals dimensions of mathematical thinking that are often missed. This …

Using Structural Equation Modeling To Examine Relationships Between Mathematics Capital And Other Variables, Frances E. Anderson, Karina Uhing, Jonathan B. Santo, Ferial Pearson, Liza Bondurant, Elizabeth Wrightsman

Publications

We investigate mathematics capital and its relationship with mathematics teaching and learning experiences, mathematics mindset, mathematics self-efficacy, cultural capital, and subjective social status. Survey data were collected from 927 undergraduate students in Fall 2024. Mathematics capital was modeled as a latent factor in our model with acceptable fit indices via structural equation modeling. The results of our model show that mathematics teaching and learning experiences and mathematics self-efficacy account for most of the variability in mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics teaching and learning experiences. Moreover, cultural capital and mathematics mindset are positively related to mathematics teaching and learning experiences. Overall, mathematics …

Evidence Synthesis Of The Ethical And Legal Challenges Of Generative Artificial Intelligence In The Provision Of Patient Health Information, Krithika Anil, Inocencio Maramba, David Cook, Daniel Cyrus, Zhamayne Fakharuzi, Amir Hossein Namdar, Timothy West, Sandeep Shirgill

Peninsula Medical School

Large language model (LLM)-based generative AI offers the promise of responsive health information for patients and carers but presents ethical and legal challenges when used outside clinical oversight. This review maps these considerations for patients accessing information on long-term conditions in non-clinical settings. Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Web of Science) between April and May 2025. The review synthesises 24 cross-sectional studies regarding patient-facing LLMs, excluding clinician-support tools. Results indicate that LLMs perform well on general topics but struggle with specialised information, often generating complex responses with unreliable citations. Ethical concerns highlight inaccuracy, insufficient empathy, …

A Quantitative Predictive Correlational Study Of The Transformational Leadership Practice Of Individualized Consideration And The Emotional Exhaustion Aspect Of Burnout Among Educators In Urban Primary Schools, Mark Vital

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative correlational study investigated the relationship between the transformational leadership practice of individualized consideration and levels of burnout among educators in urban primary school settings. Grounded in transformational leadership theory and the principles of self-determination theory, the study explored whether leaders who demonstrated individualized support and mentorship could effectively mitigate burnout symptoms among their teaching staff. This correlational study collected data from teachers in an urban primary school using validated instruments that measured perceived leadership behaviors and burnout levels. Data were collected through the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Educators Survey, which were distributed via email. Statistical …

Law Enforcement Perceptions Of An Integrated Co-Responder Model: A Qualitative Case Study At The Jefferson County Sheriff’S Office, Austin D. Schwent

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Law enforcement personnel often serve as first responders to behavioral health crises, yet limited research has examined agency-based co-responder models staffed by embedded mental health professionals. This descriptive, non-evaluative, site-specific generic qualitative case study examined commissioned personnel’s descriptions of the benefits and challenges of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Response and Mitigation Unit (CRMU) and perceived operational differences from external partnership models. The anonymous PowerDMS questionnaire served as the primary participant-derived source and produced 91 routing-item responses and 528 nonblank narrative response units; three organizational artifacts supplied procedural, historical, and structural evidence concerning the bounded case. The researcher manually …

Cisgender Women With Autism And Their Experiences In Psychotherapy: A Phenomenological Study, Lillian Katherine Gray

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Research has underrepresented cisgender women with autism, and there are limited and inadequate resources and services. Cisgender women with autism experience unique challenges which connect to mental health challenges. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to understand the lived experiences of cisgender women with level one autism; specifically, their experiences related to camouflaging, reasons for seeking psychotherapy, and the therapeutic relationship with their mental health care provider. Participant criteria included being a cisgender woman diagnosed with level one autism, who camouflage, and attended psychotherapy as an adult. Procedures included an online screening survey and semi-structured interviews. I used …

Equipping Church Leaders As Mediators: Implementing And Evaluating Conflict Mediation Training In A Multicultural Church, Komie T. Bumpers

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The social, political, ideological, and racial divides that lead to conflict and shape today's culture are the same issues that plague American evangelical churches. While faith traditions can bring people together, cultural issues can divide them. Despite the centrality of conflict in congregational life, many theological seminaries do not provide comprehensive conflict mediation training as a core component of pastoral and leadership formation, resulting in a deficit in preparedness. The purpose of this research was to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive conflict mediation training program for multicultural church leaders that equips them to effectively navigate ongoing interpersonal, doctrinal, political, …

Challenging The Consensus: Labor Struggle, Worker Experience, And Presidential Intervention At The Mary-Leila Textile Mill During World War Ii A Scholarly Interpretation Of A Newly Discovered Textile Mill Archive, 1930s–1940s, Alix Hunsucker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Four sealed wooden crates discovered in the rafters of the Mary-Leila Textile Mill in Greensboro, Georgia, provide the evidentiary foundation for this dissertation and reveal a previously unavailable history of southern textile labor, industrial paternalism, unionization, and federal intervention. Sealed in 1946 and hidden from ordinary circulation for more than half a century, the cache contains legal correspondence, telegrams, wage records, contracts, photographs, architectural materials, and documentation connecting this small rural Georgia mill to a much larger regional labor dispute and the expanding authority of the federal government during World War II. Combined with oral histories, local government records, census …

The Correlational And Predictive Effect Of Evangelical Adolescent Church Volunteering And Mental Health Flourishing, Todd Reiff Lesher

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Adolescence is a time of significant development, often characterized by pubertal changes, identity exploration, and shifts in interpersonal relationships from parents to peers, all of which are necessary for the transition from childhood to adulthood. In addition to these aspects of adolescent development, personal and contextual changes can contribute to internalizing vulnerabilities throughout adolescence that can jeopardize their mental health. The focus of this study concentrates on religious volunteering, to better understand how variables related to volunteering contribute to adolescent mental health. The purpose of this study is to understand how Evangelical church volunteering impacts mental health flourishing in adolescents. …

Decoding Officer Wellness: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Of The Decision-Making Processes In Law Enforcement Administrations And Government Partnerships, Erik Lee Peffer

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe how law enforcement administrators in Orange County, California, in collaboration with the governments they serve, make decisions regarding the development, implementation, and evaluation of officer wellness programs. Lewin's Change Theory guided the study and framed the movement from unfreezing to changing to refreezing. Ten administrators participated in semi-structured interviews. Each administrator had at least five years of experience and held decision-making authority over officer wellness initiatives. The data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Screening and demographic questionnaires, field notes, and member checking were also used to support …

Minority Domestic Violence Victims And The Criminal Justice System, Jasmine Nicle Shelton

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study used a qualitative approach to develop an understanding of lived experiences of minority domestic violence victims. The six open-ended questions were designed for the participants to describe their experiences when interacting with law enforcement, the court system, and victim support services. African American and Hispanic participants between the ages of 18 and 55 were recruited from domestic abuse treatment or support facilities and social media outreach. Potential participants completed an eligibility screening to determine whether they met the inclusion criteria. Interviews were conducted with 13 African American and Hispanic participants until data saturation was reached, indicating that …

A Case Study Of Medical School Leadership Perceptions And Experiences In Implementing Academic Support Services For Students, Elda Martinez Muller

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the perceptions and experiences of medical school leadership regarding the implementation of academic support services at a medical university in the Southeastern United States. The study was guided by the central research question: How did medical school leaders perceive and experience the implementation of academic support services for students within their institutions? Servant Leadership Theory (Greenleaf, 1970, 1977) provided the theoretical framework, emphasizing the leader’s responsibility to serve first, prioritizing the growth, development, and well-being of others while fostering shared decision-making and a culture of care. This framework offered a …