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Antenatal Pelvic Floor Education: A Review Of The Midwifery Role In Promoting Pelvic Floor Health, Hannah L. Shir

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Nurse-midwives care for women from puberty until the end of life. As primary care providers, they are “with women” to help them reach optimal well-being, including pelvic floor outcomes. Pelvic floor health is important not only during menopause and aging but also throughout pregnancy and childbirth. This review examined the impact that prenatal education or training on pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) had on women’s pelvic floors. Methods: An integrative review was conducted after searching CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus on the terms antenatal, pregnancy, prenatal, education, attitudes, knowledge, and pelvic floor. Original works from 2015–2022 examining the effects of …

New Multimedia Resources For Ecological Resilience Education In Modern University Classrooms, K. Hogan, J. Fowler, C. Barnes, A. Ludwig, D. Cristiano, D. Morales, R. Quinones, D. Twidwell, J. Dauer

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Plate Tectonics For 2nd Graders, Sydney Moore

Student Presentations

In this study the geological concept of Plate Tectonics was adapted to a 2nd grade learning level. Unlike a regular lesson plan, this project emphasized the geological concept. A major aspect of the work was taking higher level ideas and presenting them in engaging ways to address multiple learning such as kinesthetic and visual learning, via plate tectonics.

Genetic Analysis Of Elephant Species In Guinea Conakry, Olivia Bruni, Olivia Groenewold

Student Presentations

In the aim of conservation, this project studied the elephant population in the transitional zone of Guinea Conakry to determine whether the individuals in the population are African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis), African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana), or a hybridized species. In the transitional zone, the elephants live under low surveillance and security, making them vulnerable to poaching. In this study, we collected genetic data from the elephants of Guinea Conakry to better understand their taxonomic affinity and added to a larger genetic database that has been developed to locate the origin of ivory seized from poachers to better direct …

Situating Views Of Learning, Achievement, And Assessment Within Higher Education: The Impact Of Collective Epistemology, Julia Johnson, Sarah Chouinard

Student Presentations

Do experienced college professors, experts in their fields, hold relatively similar epistemological beliefs, or do epistemological views vary regularly by academic discipline? College professors’ epistemological views and implicit theory of learning will impact their teaching practices. An educator will teach, assess, and provide feedback all through their views. What they define as success and student achievement might differ depending on their implicit beliefs of learning. To research and compare epistemological views, structured interviews will be conducted with professors from several disciplines and institutions, and these will be analyzed.

Unraveled Winter 2022, Southern Adventist University

Unraveled - School of Education and Psychology Newsletter

The Winter 2022 issue of Unraveled features the articles on The Power of Monday, the reshaping of the counseling program, departmental changes, and a message from the dean.

Educational Preparedness To Care For Transgender And Gender Diverse Adults: Perspectives Of Mental Health Professionals, Sharon N. Obasi, Robyn E. King, Natalie R. Holt, Richard Mocarski, Debra A. Hope, Nathan Woodruff

Trans Collaborations Academic Papers

Ensuring that mental health professionals are appropriately trained to provide affirming and sensitive care to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults is one mechanism that may reduce the marginalization sometimes experienced by TGD adults in mental health contexts. In this study, mental health professionals (n = 142) completed an online survey documenting the sources and types of training received to provide TGD-sensitive care; and, shared a self-assessment of their comfort, competence, and ability to provide TGD-sensitive care. Findings revealed that the majority of the mental health professionals in the study (approximately 81%) received specific training to work with TGD …

Elementary Schools’ Response To Student Wellness Needs During The Covid-19 Shutdown: A Qualitative Exploration Using The R = Mc2 Readiness Heuristic, Hannah G. Calvert, Hannah G. Lane, Michaela Mcquilkin, Julianne A. Wenner, Lindsey Turner

University Author Recognition Bibliography: 2022

During spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health advisories forced K-12 schools throughout the United States to suspend in-person instruction. School personnel rapidly transitioned to remote provision of academic instruction and wellness services such as school meals and counseling services. The aim of this study was to investigate how schools responded to the transition to remote supports, including assessment of what readiness characteristics schools leveraged or developed to facilitate those transitions. Semi-structured interviews informed by school wellness implementation literature were conducted in the spring of 2020. Personnel (n = 50) from 39 urban and rural elementary …

Computer-Based Scaffolding In Computer Science Education, Rebecca Trinh, Simone Levy

Summer REU Program

No abstract provided.

Advisor Perceptions Of Technology In Academic Advising Practices In West Virginia Educator Preparation Programs, Kandice Kaye Rowe

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this research was to gain, from the academic advisor’s perspective, an understanding of what technologies are being used in advising practices, the effectiveness of these technologies, and advisors’ perceptions of quality advising set forth by the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. A qualitative phenomenological approach was utilized to connect academic advisors’ perceptions of the usage of technology while participating in the advising experiences. Through a combination of purposeful and snowballing sampling techniques, academic advisors from fourteen educator preparation programs in West Virginia were chosen to participate in this study. One-on-one, semi-structured interviews were …

Designing A Literacy Program For A Better Chance, Better Community (Abc2), James E. Pittman

Education Projects

ABC2 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects rural communities with resources in order to trigger youth power and advocate for practical solutions and healthier lifestyles. This project concentrated on the planning stage of developing a literacy program for students in rural Halifax County. The proposal was written to take use of both sides' current strengths while also looking for ways for the organization, community, and me to expand. Its assessment entailed three steps, including evaluation of whether the project met base criteria, assessment of the project’s impact, and evaluation of the project’s complexity. The primary focus of this project …

The Implementation Of A Validated Csec Screening Tool For Youth Age 11 - 17 In A Pediatric Emergency Room, Julie Clark, Josie Doss, Krystal E. Canady, Yameika Head Md

Graduate Research Showcase

Abuse of children is a public health issue covering a range of inflicted harm from neglect to physical to sexual abuse. A severe form of child sexual abuse is the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC). This phenomenon involves sexual crimes against children, including exploitation for gain. High-risk indicators are noted throughout the literature to aid in identification, but some children are vulnerable because of their young age. Perpetrators can be family, friends, or acquaintances and choose their potential victims by recognizing a child’s vulnerabilities. Inevitable physical and mental health consequences are associated with CSEC involvement; hence these youth seek …

Bridging The Gap In Education For Patients On Oral Chemotherapy: A Qi Project, Lindsay Rodriguez

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Abstract

Oral chemotherapy and intravenous (IV) chemotherapy share many of the same side effects. However, at community General Hospital Medical Center oral chemotherapy patients were not receiving equitable monitoring and education like their IV chemotherapy counterparts. To bridge the gap, a quality improvement (QI) initiative to improve education, documentation and follow-up between visits was proposed to increase compliance and understanding. The QI project consisted of patients taking oral chemotherapy within the first 12 weeks of starting treatment. Patients were contacted weekly via nurse lead follow up calls and the Oral Chemotherapy Template was discussed with the patient to identify concerns …

Front Matter

BYU Education & Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Chapter 15 - Digitization And Equity: Digital Inequities In Education And Strategies To Improve Digital Inclusion, Babu George, Yaprak Dalat-Ward, Elodie Jones

Advanced Education Programs Faculty Publications

COVID-19 exposed a wide range of challenges hidden unnoticed in the promise of digital education. Digital education was once promised as the grand equalizer of access and inclusion in education. However, the massive deployment of digital tools in the educational realm during COVID-19 provided significant counterevidence to this promise. If education is a fundamental right and if digital technologies are the only way to gain access to education, it is important that these technologies be made available to everyone for effective use. However, as COVID-19 would demonstrate to us, this has not been the case. There have been stark and …

Implementing Rapid Response And Medical Emergency Simulation Training For Medical-Surgical Nurses, Brandon Burnett

Master of Science in Nursing Theses and Projects

This project is based on the problem of nursing competence and confidence within medical emergency and rapid response scenarios. This problem affects all patients, but specifically the medical-surgical patient population of which rapid assessment and intervention can lead to a change in patient mortality. The goal of the project is to use simulation, a common tool in undergraduate nursing education, to improve nursing competence and confidence after participation. The nurses will be cycled through three simulated scenarios, followed by a debriefing, and then moved to the next simulation. The nurses’ performance will be evaluated using evaluator checklists for each of …

Impact Of A Puppet On Music Performance Anxiety In Elementary Students, Jessica Nohner

Graduate Research Showcase

Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is a common problem among musicians and has been shown to impact young children. There are many factors that may contribute to student feelings of MPA including perfectionism. Music educators are in a unique position and have a responsibility to assist students with MPA. While some strategies have been used to help individuals cope with feelings of MPA, music educators do not have researched strategies available to them which are easily implemented in general music classrooms. In music therapy and psychology, puppets have been used in work with children. In this study I research the use …

The Copycats, Victoria Foti

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The author's purpose of the story is to document our culture with real Louisiana stories for young children. This story demonstrates authenticity of voice, Louisiana culture in children’s literature. It is grade level is appropriate for 3rd Grade. he author's tone of the story demonstrates humor, informational context, and Fiction/Non-Fiction combined.

No Hablo Ingles, Daniel Torres

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

In our lives we would put into situations that we have no control over sometimes you could feel lost; but things will work out if you try your best. This is the story of first struggle of many in America before the Hispanic population was bigger than it is now.

Alexis To The Rescue, Alexis Garrison

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The author’s purpose of this children’s story is to document our culture, to add examples of real Louisiana stories for young children. This story can be classified as a personal narrative fiction story, written in a stream of consciousness from the author. The grade level that is most appropriate is 3rd to 5th grade. The overall tone of the author through the story is hopeful.

A Cajun’S Christmas Eve, Ashley Riley

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The author’s purpose for this story is to offer a traditional twist to a classic night before Christmas tale. With the documentation of Southern Louisiana culture, children across the region can connect on a level of humor, information, and, most importantly, their authentic Cajun voice. This fictional story, combined with a touch of fantasy, is appropriate for a third-grade reader.

Slip Or Slide, Skyleigh Neumann

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

I write this story is the importance of documenting real Louisiana stories for young children. It is also important to express the authenticity of voice of how a child really feels. This story explores the minds of children and the imagination that they possess within themselves. This book would classify as nonfiction because it is based on real events that took place in my childhood. It is appropriate for readers in the third grade. While this nonfiction story teaches a lesson, it is also combined with humorous aspects.

Va-T’En Rougarou (Go Away Rougarou), Mackenzie Page

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The purpose of this story is to introduce children to the idea of documenting Louisiana Folktales. This story is appropriate and aligned to ELA and Social Studies Standards from the Louisiana Believes curriculum and is appropriate for elementary aged students. Va T’en Rougarou or in English translation, Go Away Rougarou, can be used in the classroom to engage students in problem solving situations.

Greatest Of All Time, Ava Claire Broussard

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

To document our Louisiana culture through stories for young children and to give an authentic voice on how a child truly feels. Writing a children’s chapter booked based on my own personal experience with Louisiana culture allows me to dive into the mindset of a young child today and show a part of my childhood growing up in a little town, north of the famous I-49, Carencro, Louisiana. The town of blue and gold, as one might say. For me this town is more than a pinpoint on a map, it’s my home, where all my memories and adventures reside …

Ant Restaurant, Taylor Reid

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The purpose of this story is to introduce young children to the idea of realistic fiction. This story is appropriate for elementary students to engage in problem solving and is aligned with ELA and Social Studies standards from the Louisiana Believes curriculum. Imaginary play is a huge part of early development, and this story demonstrates how children interact and play.

Becca’S First Roux, Rebecca Wennemann

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

To educate young children about Creole culture in Southern Louisiana.

Mrs. V’S Neighborhood Breakfast, Veronique Verrett

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The purpose of the story is to teach kindness and to share my favorite childhood memory that may be exciting to other children. Some events in this piece are from a favorite memory from my past. This realistic fiction story is appropriate for children of all ages to show that the smallest things can make a child very happy.

Searching For The Missing Voices Of Creole And African American Young Children, Amalie Bourque, Karli Cormier

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

This unit/assessment plan is written for 3rd grade to support Louisiana Believes Social Studies and ELA Standards. A calendar of lesson plans consists of content and assessment following the curriculum to introduce young children to the lives of Louisiana leaders Ernest J. Gaines and Clementine Hunter. Students will take a pre/post assessment of knowledge, learn rich vocabulary, and create student interpretive products. The final student products will be displayed for an art showcase to recognize student voices in creative, expressive art. The unit focus is skills, knowledge, test-taking skills, and literacy. This body of work supports the need for enrichment …

Grammy’S House, Carly O’Quain

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The purpose of this story is to document real Louisiana stories for young children. There are so many young students in Louisiana, and it is very important that these children experience storytelling that expresses their own culture. True Louisiana culture is very different from lots of the stereotypes that are shown in most Louisiana literature. I feel it is important for young students to read about real Louisiana culture. I would classify this book as a true story based on my childhood where I spent lots of time at my grandparent’s house with my sister and my cousins. This is …

Mama Had A Bad Day, Ava Breedlove

Department of Educational Curriculum and Instruction

The purpose of this children’s chapter story is to address the missing gaps in children’s literature about relationships with parents. The genre of this story is nonfiction for the audience of school children between Pre-K and eighth grade. This story can be used to fulfill the requirements of Louisiana Believes standards of elementary grades in English language arts and assist in emotional development lessons. Ideally, this story can be used to reach children with absent parents.