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Pass It Along: Learning About Health Inequities Through Project-Based Learning And A Student-Developed Workshop, Marcy S. Ekanayake-Weber, Deanna Cunha, Kristi L. Fung, Sydney Macgregor, Nicole Ribeiro, Nicholas Smith

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

People in marginalized communities experience reduced quality of healthcare due to complex interactions between implicit bias, stereotypes, and structural inequities, but future healthcare providers remain unprepared to confront these problems. To address the issue of health inequities in health sciences education, a project-based learning seminar for undergraduates called “Biology of Inequity” was developed and offered by the Department of Anthropology at [redacted] University in Spring semester 2022. Following the project-based learning (PBL) framework, the course was extremely interactive, culminating in a project where students were asked to “materially improve health inequalities out in the real world.” The students responded by …

Responding To Technology-Induced Transformations In Writing Education: Conceptualizing And Teaching The Literacies Of Privacy, Originality, And Agency, Shyam Sharma

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This article explores the transformative impact of technological advancements—especially computers, the internet, and artificial intelligence (AI)—on writing and literacy education. Building on relevant scholarships, it argues that there is an urgent need to update traditional literacy education by adding/extending three additional literacies: the literacies of privacy, originality, and agency. Reconceptualizing privacy, originality, and agency in relation to the reshaping of literacy by emerging technologies in the past few decades, as the article shows, would help advance pedagogies to address the disruption to fundamentals that are worth preserving and building upon. The article addresses the challenges posed by the increasingly public …

Enhancing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy In Teaching And Learning For White Faculty: Can Professional Development Help?, Isabelle Jenkins

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

Pedagogies traditionally used by faculty in U.S. higher education tend to center white students and their success, simultaneously disregarding the learning strengths of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) may align better with BIPOC students; however, white faculty use of CRP is limited and/or superficial. Therefore, professional development for CRP is needed to enhance and deepen the teaching and learning practices of white faculty. Using a multiple case study method, this study examines how white faculty from a diverse range of disciplines understand and enact CRP, focusing on the role of professional development in …

Culture Shock: Exploring The Truths & Benefits Of Remote Work In Higher Education, Teresa M. Stephens, Kristen Poston, Sarah Miller, Catherine O. Durham, Amy Williams

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

In “Culture Shock,” Gallup’s 2023 publication, the authors explore the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on work and life, urging a reevaluation of leadership strategies, especially for remote work. They highlight a significant shift, with many U.S. employees hesitant to return to traditional offices, favoring new remote work environments that integrate work and life. This shift is also evident in higher education, where faculty see benefits in productivity and well-being, despite some pressure to revert to old norms. Clifton and Harter (2023) argue that the focus should be on how organizations build and maintain relationships in this evolving landscape. Their thesis emphasizes …

Faculty As Ambassadors Of Diversity Initiatives: Promoting Inclusive Pedagogy Through Innovative Professional Development Program And Community Of Practice, Hyunjin Jinna Kim, Rose Tirotta-Esposito, Luis Colón, Yi Zhang

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

The national and global demographic trends call for attention to advance efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in U.S. higher education. Incorporating DEI initiatives in higher education institutions (HEIs) is more important than ever as accelerated globalization increases student mobility. Implementing effective and inclusive pedagogical approaches in higher education classrooms is also more emphasized as meeting students’ diverse needs is proven to increase students’ engagement, achievement, retention, and even sense of belonging (Barnett, 2020; Kim et al., 2023a; Maguire et al., 2017). This brief paper presents preliminary findings of the data collected from a Faculty as Inclusive Teaching Ambassador …

Transnational Revolutionaries: Social And Political Forces Of Change In The Modern Era, Julia Baldowski, Annabel Payamps

Chronicles: Journal Of History

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The Indispensability Of Human Paralegals In The Era Of Advancing Ai, Nicole L. Perry

The Guardianship Journal

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is causing ripples in all areas of life. The legal field is not immune, and concerns about AI replacing legal professionals abound. This manuscript explores the role of paralegals in the legal field from the inception of legal assistants to today and beyond. It examines research on the importance of the human paralegals’ expertise in navigating complex legal processes efficiently and accurately while providing emotional support for clients. This manuscript describes how human paralegals will remain indispensable thanks to their technological capabilities and emotional intelligence. Emphasizing the American Bar Association’s (ABA) mandate on …

Stirring Words Vol2 No1 - Full Issue, Editor In Chief

Stirring Words

The full issue of Stirring Words vol2 no1

Editorial Stirring Words Vol2 No1, Editor In Chief

Stirring Words

editorial by editor-in-chief Dr Anke Klitzing

Internationalization And Investment Efficiency, Alireza Askarzadeh, Kenneth Yung

Graduate Student Government Association Research Conference

Conflicting results in the literature regarding the effect of internationalization on firm performance motivate this study to examine this effect through an important but less studied channel. Unlike previous literature mainly focusing on the impact of internationalization on firm financial performance, this study examines operational performance and probes how internationalization affects firms’ investment inefficiency, thus demonstrating an important aspect in determining the success of international strategies. By applying the concepts of transaction cost economics and agency theory to a sample of US firms between 1989 and 2022, we find evidence that internationalization has a positive relationship with investment inefficiency and …

Occupational Therapy Assistant Preparatory Course To Improve Mock Certification Exam Scores: An Evidenced-Based Intervention, Anderston St. Germain

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Abstract

Introduction: The overall goal of educators of occupational therapy is to produce graduates capable of meeting entry-level employment status, which becomes evident when they pass the national certification exam. This evidence-based pilot project investigated an occupational therapy assistant certification exam preparatory course designed to improve mock certification test scores of graduates from an occupational therapy assistant program.

Methods: The project was implemented as a pilot study in the fall of 2017 with six participants. The course was delivered using a face-to-face teaching model and designed based on the most recent evidence from the literature. The course content included …

Correspondence - Green, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Letter from Jove Rosa Nación thanking Shaikh for his help and discussing economic theories (June 10, 1997)

• Letter from Ruth Haines at Blackwell Publishers regarding the advance payment for Shaikh’s book Marxian Economic Analysis (June 10, 1997)

• Letter from Blackwell Publishers requesting Shaikh to repay the advance on Marxian Economic Analysis (January 1997)

• Letter from Sue Howard and Philip Arestis inviting Shaikh to contribute to the Dictionary of Dissenting Economists (October 25, 1989)

• Letter to Romesh Vaitilingam discussing the Resnick/Wolff manuscript Radical Economics: A Tradition of Theoretical Differences (June 4, 1990)

• Letter from Vaitilingam requesting that Shaikh …

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Information For Authors, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor

The Forum: Journal of History

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Journal Staff, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor

The Forum: Journal of History

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Inside Cover And Copyright, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor

The Forum: Journal of History

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Full Issue, Amy R. Gavello, Julia Taylor

The Forum: Journal of History

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Embedding According To Al-Zamakhshari In His Interpretation: An Applied Study On Surat Al-Baqarah, Nidal I. Gabareen, Mohsen S. Al-Khaldi

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

Embedding is one of the remarkable Arabic rhetoric methods. It contains brevity and abbreviation, and various rhetorical secrets such as exaggeration, denigration, expanding meanings, etc. Many commentators and scholars have been concerned with demonstrating The Noble Qur’an's illustrative and rhetorical miracle, and one of the most important interpretations concerned with this aspect is Al-Kashshaf’s interpretation by Al-Zamakhshari. Objective: This research aimed to study different implications mentioned by Al-Zamakhshari in the interpretation of Surat Al-Baqarah in his book. In addition, the study aimed to clarify his rhetorical and devise approach. Methodology: The researchers adopted the inductive, then descriptive and analytical approach. …

The Impact Of Job Rotation On The Constitutional Rights Of Public Employee: A Comparative Study, Baha’ Aldeen A. Al Hilat, Jehad D. Aljazi

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

Objectives: This study aims to analyze the job rotation policy from a constitutional and legal perspective by evaluating the texts of this policy and its adherence to constitutional guarantees for public employees. It also seeks to establish a theoretical framework for this policy as a significant topic in modern administrative organization. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive approach to analyze the issues related to job rotation based on legislative and judicial frameworks, alongside an analytical approach to evaluate the relationship between this policy and constitutional guarantees for public employees. Additionally, a comparative method was employed to study relevant legislation in …

Bolstering The Startup Sector In Palestine And Its Potential Impact On Public Finance, Rabeh Morrar, Rand Jibril

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

Objective: This study aimed to analyze of the ecosystem surrounding startups in Palestine in general, with a particular focus on public finance; specifically, how public authorities can enhance the regulatory framework and adopt incentive policies for startups and entrepreneurship to create a positive long-term impact on both the overall economy and public finance. Methodology: The study's methodology primarily involved conducting in-depth interviews with a sample of all stakeholders related to the Palestinian startup ecosystem. This included government entities, relevant public bodies, startups, entrepreneurs, accelerators, incubators, venture capital funds, universities, innovation centers, and legal entities. Results: The study reached several important …

The Dominance Of The Center And The Control Of The Memory: Systematic Reading Of The Mu'allaqat Of Imru' Al-Qais And Amr Ibn Kulthum, Mohammad B. Qadri, Abed Alkhaleq Esa

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

The study attempts to find out the systematic questions in the mu'allaqat of Imru’ al-Qais and Amr ibn Kulthum, relying on a number of theories, perhaps the most important of which are cultural, post-colonial, and hegemonic studies, whether political or masculine. The study follows the approach of cultural and systematic theory that focuses on the text’s systemic boundaries rather than the linguistic and literary boundaries. The study concludes that Imru' al-Qais and Amr can re-read their poetry in terms of their being political, no matter how different their poetic purposes may be, based on their influence on their cultural and …

Structural Transformation And Employment Trends In Jordan, Omar M. Alshrydeh, Taleb M. Warrad

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

Historical experience suggests that improving employment and working conditions is not achievable without structural transformations in the economy. Through these transformations, surplus labor in informal sectors and activities can be moved to higher-productivity economic activities. In this research paper, the trends in the relationship between structural transformation and employment in Jordan during the period 1990-2022 were analyzed. The research highlights several key findings from the analysis. First, it identifies long-term equilibrium relationships between structural transformation and employment fluctuations. Secondly, the main research variable total production (LY) is statistically significant in all models, but it varied in terms of magnitude and …

The Role Of Educational Games In Developing Social Interaction Skills Among Kindergarten Children From The Point Of View Of Nannies In The Jerusalem Governorate, Rabee S. Oteer, Heba Barakat

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

Objective: This study aimed to identify the role of educational games in developing social interaction skills among kindergarten children from the point of view of educators in the Jerusalem Governorate. Methodology: The researchers used the descriptive analytical method in its quantitative and qualitative styles. Results: All fields and the total score obtained a high score, where the field of the role of educational games in developing the creativity skill obtained first place, while the field of the role of educational games in developing the group communication skill obtained second place, and the field of the role of educational games in …

The Fourth Road, Aulò, Beyond The Frame, And Maka: A Study Guide, Simone Brioni Dr., Lorraine Hallett

Department of English Faculty Publications

This study guide is aimed to help students explore four documentaries about postcolonial culture in Italy: The Fourth Road, Aulò, Beyond the Frame, and Maka. It is the result of a reflection and collective work by a professor who wrote the films and a teaching assistant and previous student of a course on migration studies. Each film features a prominent African Italian writer, respectively Kaha Mohamed Aden, Ribka Sibhatu, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah and Geneviève Makaping. After a brief plot summary, the study guide includes questions about various elements of cinematic style, such as sound, lighting, and genre conventions. It …

Eng 1002g-600 College Composition Ii Argument And Critical Inquiry, Ashley Flach

Fall 2024

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The Impact Of Using A Step-Counting Wristband On Promoting Physical Activity Before And During The Blessed Month Of Ramadan, Saleh M. Hammad, Sief Addeen Saqr

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

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of using a step-counting wristband on motivating physical activity before and during the holy month of Ramadan. Methods: The researchers used the experimental method in its quasi-experimental form due to its suitability for the nature and objectives of the study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to collect study data, along with the health app from Apple to calculate step counts over the six months preceding the study and during the application period. Additionally, a dummy technological wristband was utilized, explained to the sample participants as functioning to count steps …

The Bison, January, 31, 2025

The Bison Newspapers

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Can Machine Learning Standardize Rock Climbing Route Difficulty?, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

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Graph Neural Networks For Homogeneous And Heterogeneous Graphs: Algorithms And Applications, Sucheta Dawn

Doctoral Theses

A graph is used to represent complex systems where both entities and their interconnections are equally important. Real-life situations, e.g., social networks, biological networks, recommender systems, etc., are better modeled in terms of graphical structures, as the information about individual entities is not enough to understand the whole system. Due to the existence of non-uniformity in graphical data, traditional machine learning algorithms that perform tasks like prediction, classification, etc., can not be applied directly to such data. Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are robust variants of deep neural network models that are typically designed to learn from such graphical data. GNN …

Under The Bay: Analysis Of Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Dive Behavior In The Urban San Diego Bay, Emily Carter

Theses

Sea turtles are air-breathing marine reptiles that spend their lives performing dives to travel, forage, and rest. Several dive types have been previously recorded for sea turtles, each type being associated with a different set of behaviors. U-dives, or Type 1 dives are widely characterized by extensive benthic periods preceded by and concluding with abrupt descent and ascent phases respectively (Minamikawa et al. 1997; Houghton et al. 2002; Seminoff et al. 2006). These dives are widely affiliated with turtle resting behavior though can be indicative of additional activities including benthic travel and foraging. Previous research of green turtle dive behavior …

Determining The Physiological And Behavioral Tolerance To Hypoxia In Two Species Of Rockfish (Sebastes Spp.), Makenna Chan

Theses

In the eastern North Pacific, the oxygen minimum zone naturally shoals seasonally and impacts demersal fish habitat along the continental margins and on offshore seamounts. This hypoxic layer has been shoaling in recent decades, likely affecting the habitat and distribution of commercially-important fish species such as rockfishes (genus Sebastes). Respirometry and shuttle box behavioral experiments were used to determine the hypoxia sensitivities of two rockfish species with contrasting movement patterns and habitat use: cowcod (Sebastes levis) and bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis). Although both species inhabit similar deep-water, rocky-reef habitat, they have different lifestyles, in which cowcod …