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The Effectiveness Of The Communication Training Program For Combating Violence Against Women, Şener Şentürk, Meriç Kanbur Tuncel Jan 2019

The Effectiveness Of The Communication Training Program For Combating Violence Against Women, Şener Şentürk, Meriç Kanbur Tuncel

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Domestic violence (also named as domestic abuse, battering, or family violence) is a pattern of behaviourwhich involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as inmarriage or cohabitation. Domestic violence against women can be categorized as physical, sexual, psychological or economical violence. It can be seen that women exposed to such types of violence develop physical or psychological problems, even in some cases the violence ends up with domestic homicide or suicide. It is thought that an educational program which will enable these women to reconstruct their self-esteem and look to the future …

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Radical (Re)Naming Through A Tapestry Of Autoethographic Voices: Finding Healing Through Dis/Ability Theorizing, Kelly Vaughan, David I. Hernandez-Saca, Jamie Buffington-Adams, Mercedes Cannon, Sandra Vanderbilt, Ann G. Winfield Jan 2019

Radical (Re)Naming Through A Tapestry Of Autoethographic Voices: Finding Healing Through Dis/Ability Theorizing, Kelly Vaughan, David I. Hernandez-Saca, Jamie Buffington-Adams, Mercedes Cannon, Sandra Vanderbilt, Ann G. Winfield

Education Faculty Publications

In this article, we engaged in a multi-layered collective autoethnography about disability, ableism, and identity within the context of schools and society by exploring the relationship between Curriculum Studies and Dis/ability Studies in Education. While excerpts of our individual narratives are embedded in the article, our final piece weaves together our individual reflections to illustrate that there is no single experience of dis/ability; however, there are themes about dis/ability and resistance to ableism that can be gleaned from hearing a multiplicity of voices within a context of intersectionality for radical individual, social and (inter)disciplinary transformation.

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Latino Education In Texas: A History Of Systematic Recycling Discrimination, Albert H. Kauffman Jan 2019

Latino Education In Texas: A History Of Systematic Recycling Discrimination, Albert H. Kauffman

Faculty Articles

All of Texas was once part of Mexico. Texas has never forgotten it. This is the historical basis for much of the Texas Latino population's struggle for equal educational opportunities. This article will discuss those struggles endured by the Latino population in their quest for equal educational opportunity from the time of Texas's entry into the Union in 1845 to present-with greater emphasis on the last half century. In each Section, I will briefly describe the history of discrimination against Mexican- Americans in that segment of education history and the relationship between the developments in that segment of education history …

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Does Education Improve Health In Low- And Middle Income Countries? Results From A Systematic Review, Stephanie Psaki, Barbara Mensch, Erica Chuang, Andrea J. Melnikas Jan 2019

Does Education Improve Health In Low- And Middle Income Countries? Results From A Systematic Review, Stephanie Psaki, Barbara Mensch, Erica Chuang, Andrea J. Melnikas

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Despite enormous progress in expanding school enrollment globally, improvements in health have not always followed, raising important questions: Does education, in fact, enable women, men and their families to be healthier? And if so, how? To fill this gap in knowledge, the GIRL Center conducted a systematic review of the evidence for the effects of education on health in low- and middle-income countries.

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Delivering Results In Girls' Education: How To Evaluate What Works, What Doesn't, And What We Don't Know, Stephanie Psaki Jan 2019

Delivering Results In Girls' Education: How To Evaluate What Works, What Doesn't, And What We Don't Know, Stephanie Psaki

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Girls around the world face daunting challenges when it comes to enrolling in primary school, completing secondary school, and gaining the basic knowledge and skills they need to be empowered, healthy, and productive adults. Many governments and organizations have risen to meet that challenge through policies and programs designed to remove common barriers to girls’ education. But as the number of actors in this space grows, and resources to address these challenges remain scarce, it is essential to ensure that investments are targeted toward the most effective policies and programs. This brief lays out the basics of program evaluation. The …

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Parent Perceptions Of A One-To-One Laptop Program, Lewis Hayes Chappelear Jan 2019

Parent Perceptions Of A One-To-One Laptop Program, Lewis Hayes Chappelear

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Parents are important to the success of the one-to-one computing programs that are becoming more commonplace in secondary classrooms. Parents' opinions can influence the success of these programs or doom them to failure; however, little is known regarding parents' attitudes about these programs. To understand parental attitudes toward a one-to-one laptop program, this qualitative exploratory case study used Rogers's diffusions of innovations theory on how new ideas and technologies spread. Participants included 11 parents of students attending 2 urban secondary schools with similar demographics in the southwestern United States. Data were collected through focus group sessions, follow-up interviews, and relevant …

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Tobacco Treatment Education Module For Nurses Working In The Inpatient Psychiatric Setting, Marchell Rene Spielmann Jan 2019

Tobacco Treatment Education Module For Nurses Working In The Inpatient Psychiatric Setting, Marchell Rene Spielmann

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Tobacco use among people with mental illness remain a significant problem in the western United States. At the project site, there is widespread tobacco use among patients with mental illness and lack of training for nurses to address the issue. The purpose of this project was to educate nurses working in the acute psychiatric setting about evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions. The practice-focused question addressed whether a tobacco education program would increase nurses' knowledge, confidence, and skills to provide tobacco treatment interventions to patients with a mental illness. Self-determination theory and the transtheoretical model of change provided the theoretical framework for …

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Improving Nursing Knowledge Of African American Heart Failure Self-Care Management, Sharnee Moore-Jervis Jan 2019

Improving Nursing Knowledge Of African American Heart Failure Self-Care Management, Sharnee Moore-Jervis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Heart failure is a complex chronic disease affecting 6.6 million people in the United States, with an annual cost of $39.2 billion per year. African Americans are at an especially high risk for poor outcomes and readmissions from heart failure complications, as they are 2.5 times more likely to develop heart failure than other ethnic groups. This disease requires a high level of patient self-care management, and evidence suggests that African Americans do not always receive culturally sensitive education, which can lead to suboptimal self-care practices. The practice-focused question for this educational program asked whether nurses of African American patients …

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The Urban Parents' Learning Experiences In An Online Training Program, Shamanie Atkinson Jan 2019

The Urban Parents' Learning Experiences In An Online Training Program, Shamanie Atkinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Research has shown a link between urban students' success in U.S. schools and the level of parental involvement. However, urban parents have historically low levels of engagement in their children's education. Increased involvement of urban parents in their children's education can increase student success in urban schools. The purpose of this generic qualitative research study was to understand the experiences of urban parents of children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who have participated in an online training program to learn about their children's learning disability. Self-efficacy, andragogy, experiential learning, and sociocultural theory were used as conceptual foundations to guide the …

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Coerced Choice: School Vouchers And Students With Disabilities, Claire Raj Jan 2019

Coerced Choice: School Vouchers And Students With Disabilities, Claire Raj

Faculty Publications

The landscape of public education, once thought to be a core function of the state, is shifting towards privatization. The appointment of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education further cements this shift. In particular, DeVos intends to vastly expand the availability of vouchers and tax credits that use public dollars to fund private school tuition. The debate over this expansion and its impact on traditional public schools has been polarizing and combative. Thus far, commentators have framed vouchers as purely matters of choice and increased educational opportunities. Drowned out in the debate are the voices of students with disabilities. …

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Deaffa: An Exploration Of Agricultural Education In Schools For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Sarah Danielle Warren Jan 2019

Deaffa: An Exploration Of Agricultural Education In Schools For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing, Sarah Danielle Warren

Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development

The Kentucky School for the Deaf agriculture program and FFA chapter is the second Deaf FFA chapter in the nation and has proven itself to be unique, successful, and worthy of investigation. This exploratory, collective/intrinsic Case Study examines the historical evidence of agriculture on the school’s campus, collects observations and interviews regarding agricultural education at the school, and provides insight to advise other educational institutions and organizations on the nature of agricultural education in a school for deaf and hard of hearing students.

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Servant Leadership Towards Cultural Competency And Critical Thinking: A Mixed Methods Study In Zambia, Jill Marie Brown Jan 2019

Servant Leadership Towards Cultural Competency And Critical Thinking: A Mixed Methods Study In Zambia, Jill Marie Brown

Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

There is a paucity of occupational therapy literature related to the professional development process that occurs when students participate in immersive, international servant leadership experiences in developing countries. A scarcity of literature exists on how such culturally rich experiences can influence the development of the participating students’ dispositional critical thinking and cultural competency skill sets. This mixed methods study depicts how a 3-week servant leadership experience in Zambia, Africa, measured the acquisition of dispositional critical thinking and cultural competency skill sets in novice to experienced occupational therapy students. Moreover, this study infuses a constructivist grounded theory approach to uncover a …

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Development Of A Caregiver Education Support Tool For Family Caregivers Of Older Adults With Dementia, Sarah Guariglia Jan 2019

Development Of A Caregiver Education Support Tool For Family Caregivers Of Older Adults With Dementia, Sarah Guariglia

Occupational Therapy Program Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

For every person diagnosed with dementia, four family members are affected and burdened with providing care. Providing familial care is associated with greater psychological, social, and emotional burden on the caregiver. Caregivers are not provided with adequate education to support successful caregiving and aging in place. This capstone project developed and piloted a caregiver education support tool to simplify the process of finding caregiver education. Five caregivers participated in interviews to guide the development of the support tool, next completed the Likert questionnaire, and tested the caregiver education support tool. Four themes were identified: (1) burden, (2) loss, (3) unmet …

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Defying Poverty: Educator Impact On High Performing, High Poverty Students, Matthew M. Thompson Jan 2019

Defying Poverty: Educator Impact On High Performing, High Poverty Students, Matthew M. Thompson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if teacher and administrative experience in public schools has an impact on student standardized test achievement in poverty schools. The study determined the previous school accountability score given by the state provides predictable outcomes for the next years score within poverty schools. The study also determined the relationship between faculty experience and student success in both math and English language arts (ELA) Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) test scores within poverty schools was not statistically significant. Additionally, the study determined the relationship between administrator experience and student success in …

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The Impact Of The Professional Development Framework On Dit’S Information Literacy Programme, Allison Kavanagh Jan 2019

The Impact Of The Professional Development Framework On Dit’S Information Literacy Programme, Allison Kavanagh

Books/Book Chapters

This chapter presents a case study of the influence engaging with the Professional Development Framework (PDF) has had on the Information Literacy (IL) programme in a Library of the Technological University Dublin (DIT), since 1 January 2019 the City Campus of Technological University Dublin. The PDF was developed by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. For over a decade (2008-2018), a team of DIT library staff has used a ‘menu’ of one-hour classes to deliver its IL programme in a standardised way. Participation by some team members in L2L (Librarians Learning to Support …

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Post-Colonial Composition: Abrogation And Appropriation In The Composition Classroom, Heather M. Robinson Jan 2019

Post-Colonial Composition: Abrogation And Appropriation In The Composition Classroom, Heather M. Robinson

Publications and Research

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Marketing Of Library And Information Services In University Libraries: A Case Study Of University Of Malaya Central Library, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mohd Khalid Siti Juryiah Jan 2019

Marketing Of Library And Information Services In University Libraries: A Case Study Of University Of Malaya Central Library, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mohd Khalid Siti Juryiah

Research Publications (2016 to 2020)

Marketing and promotion play a very vital role in creating awareness for library and information products and services This topic discusses the importance of marketing and promotion in academic libraries with particular reference to Central Library, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur University libraries are established to provide information resources and services in order to support the purpose of the university. There are two research questions of the study. What are the types of information resources that are available in the Central Library? And the other one is what the marketing strategies are used by the Central Library. The objectives of …

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Challenges To Successful Total Quality Management (Tqm) Implementation In Saudi Higher Education Institutions, Ahmed Aljuhani Jan 2019

Challenges To Successful Total Quality Management (Tqm) Implementation In Saudi Higher Education Institutions, Ahmed Aljuhani

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges to successful total quality management (TQM) implementation in Saudi higher Education institutions (HEIs) according to the perspectives of faculty members. A quantitative study was conducted to identify the demographic independent variables of faculty members (i.e., years of experience, gender, and job status) that may have impacted the strategic, organizational, human resources, and procedural challenges of TQM implementation as the dependent variables. A total of 194 faculty members of Yanbu Industrial College and Yanbu University College in Yanbu Al Sinaiyah City completed the online survey developed for this study. The survey …

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School Re-Entry And Retention Policies In Kenya: Homa Bay County Head Teachers Dialogue, Chi-Chi Undie, Harriet Birungi, George Odwe, Francis Obare Jan 2019

School Re-Entry And Retention Policies In Kenya: Homa Bay County Head Teachers Dialogue, Chi-Chi Undie, Harriet Birungi, George Odwe, Francis Obare

Reproductive Health

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The Spouses Go Shopping: Experiences Of Women Higher Education Governing Board Members At Public Institutions In The Midwest, Diana Sims-Harris Jan 2019

The Spouses Go Shopping: Experiences Of Women Higher Education Governing Board Members At Public Institutions In The Midwest, Diana Sims-Harris

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This post-intentional phenomenological study examined the experiences of women who served on public higher Education governing boards, including how womens presence shaped the work of the board and what structures and practices impacted womens experiences. Results indicated that gender along with other social identities influence womens experiences on the board. Public higher Education board experience was meaningful and beneficial. Results also supported the value of womens contributions to board work including advocacy for underrepresented populations and enhanced board processes. Further, the research highlighted the importance of the political context in which women fulfill their board service, including influence from many …

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The Seven Layers Of Complexity Of Recommender Systems For Children In Educational Contexts, Emiliana Murgia, Monica Landoni, Theo Huibers, Jerry Alan Fails, Maria Soledad Pera Jan 2019

The Seven Layers Of Complexity Of Recommender Systems For Children In Educational Contexts, Emiliana Murgia, Monica Landoni, Theo Huibers, Jerry Alan Fails, Maria Soledad Pera

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Recommender systems (RS) in their majority focus on an average target user: adults. We argue that for non-traditional populations in specific contexts, the task is not as straightforward–we must look beyond existing recommendation algorithms, premises for interface design, and standard evaluation metrics and frameworks. We explore the complexity of RS in an educational context for which young children are the target audience. The aim of this position paper is to spell out, label, and organize the specific layers of complexity observed in this context.

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Understanding Effects Of Engineering Outreach On Elementary Students, Thomas Cobb Jan 2019

Understanding Effects Of Engineering Outreach On Elementary Students, Thomas Cobb

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Currently, there is a desire to increase engineering understanding held by elementary students. As such, there needs to be a way to stimulate not only engineering, but other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics in a young student’s lifestyle. One way to emphasize the importance of STEM while also showing how fun it can be is through different hands on activities led by individuals partaking in undergraduate studies or the industry. While having the students participate in the activities, it is important to understand what the students are learning and how the activity overall is viewed. With the help …

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Study On Technology And Learning, Jeremy Bramwell Jan 2019

Study On Technology And Learning, Jeremy Bramwell

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this research thesis is to investigate technologies effects on learning. Specifically the researchers studied the usability of intelligent personal assistant-enabled devices for learning assistance. It is assumed that using technology in educational context helps both students and educators because there is a positive effect on engagement which increases learning curves. Although, this is not always the case. The present study yielded results that were not consistent with the assumption that using any type of technology as an aid for learning has a positive effect. Further research will seek to investigate other intelligent personal assistant devices for classroom …

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2016-2019 General Education Course Mapping To Gen. Ed. Goals, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Jan 2019

2016-2019 General Education Course Mapping To Gen. Ed. Goals, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

General Education Course Mapping to Gen. Ed. Goals report produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center

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Diversity In Higher Education, Julissa Del Rio Jan 2019

Diversity In Higher Education, Julissa Del Rio

Whittier Scholars Program

The purpose of this literature review is to understand and analyze how private colleges demonstrate an implement diversity within their campuses. The topics within this senior project include understanding the reasons and struggles of implementing diversity,  understanding how diversity is defined within these institutions, analyzing the benefits has on its students and faculty, examining the actual commitments institutions are placing to implement and to advocate for diversity, and finally conducting analysis that will follow an understanding how private and liberal arts are incorporating diversity. In this literature review, nine different private liberal arts colleges from three different regions were chooses …

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Technological Universities: An International Perspective On Instructional Support And Collaboration, Jason Fitzsimmons, David Nelson Jan 2019

Technological Universities: An International Perspective On Instructional Support And Collaboration, Jason Fitzsimmons, David Nelson

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

There exists a common endemic characteristic of collaboration among modern international technological universities beyond the marked diversity and localization of each one’s mission and vision. Technological universities prioritize collaborative work with students, industries, communities, and cultures. This openness to cooperative enterprise fosters numerous opportunities for innovation, exploration, and experimentation in teaching at technological universities. Their entrepreneurial ethos and emphasis on practice as fundamental to the student learning experience offer a more permeable learning environment between the formal classroom and the professional world. Institutions, such as Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) and Purdue Polytechnic Institute (PPI), are tackling this challenge through …

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Three-Year Health-Related Fitness Knowledge Growth In One Curriculum Context: Impact Of Sociodemographic Factors, Xihe Zhu, Justin A. Haegele Jan 2019

Three-Year Health-Related Fitness Knowledge Growth In One Curriculum Context: Impact Of Sociodemographic Factors, Xihe Zhu, Justin A. Haegele

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Purpose: This study aims to (a) examine elementary school students' health-related fitness knowledge growth under one curriculum condition and (b) examine the impacts of student/school-level factors on health-related fitness knowledge and its growth rate in physical education. Method: We used an observational, longitudinal repeated-measures design, and conducted analyses on an existing dataset. Participants were 7,479 third, fourth, and fifth graders (48.9% girls) from 152 elementary schools. Measures were a knowledge test and sex at the student level, and socioeconomic data, academic performance, and student–faculty ratio at the school level. We ran three-level hierarchical linear models on the data. Results: Fitness …

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A Grounded Theory Study: How A Virtual Organizational Leadership Program Impacts Employee Leadership Development, Charlene Banta Jan 2019

A Grounded Theory Study: How A Virtual Organizational Leadership Program Impacts Employee Leadership Development, Charlene Banta

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

Leadership development programs prepare candidates for roles, equipping them with the skills and competencies to lead in organizations. In this study, I explored the effectiveness of a virtual organizational leadership development program. A grounded theory research design was chosen as a method of analysis to systematically obtain and analyze data for research and generate theory from the data. The servant leadership model served as the framework for the research. The purpose of this study was to explain how a virtual leadership development program impacted employee leadership efficacy. The research questions addressed how the program affected participant promotions, how the program …

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Observations On Multi-Generational Interactions In Academic Surgical Practice And Rducation, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Vic Velanovich Jan 2019

Observations On Multi-Generational Interactions In Academic Surgical Practice And Rducation, Fernando A. M. Herbella, Vic Velanovich

Surgery Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Op-Ed On Our Current Educational Inequalities, Cristin K. Mcdonough Jan 2019

Op-Ed On Our Current Educational Inequalities, Cristin K. Mcdonough

Student Scholarship

There is a lack of equal opportunities in education across levels of socioeconomic status. This Op-Ed discusses current research and potential ways to lessen the gap in opportunities for students.

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