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Politics And School Libraries, Legal Challenges And Impacts, Dr. Cynthia Boyer

Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity

This article begins by exploring the tensions between public opinion, education, and political conflicts, focusing on how these dynamics shape current debates. It then examines the rising trend of book banning legislation across various states and the constitutional challenges these laws face. Finally, the analysis considers the broader implications of these actions on students, educators, and society, highlighting the potential consequences for the future of education and democratic engagement in the United States.

A Gift That Keeps On Giving: The Egmond Dedication Miniatures In The Light Of Aristocratic Donation Activity Around 1000, Gregor Von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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The Present Absence: Eyewitnesses, Pilgrims, And The Anastasis Rotunda In The St. Albans Psalter, Stephen Westich

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

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Developing Partnerships For Academic Data Science Consulting And Collaboration Units, Marianne Huebner, Laura Bond, Felesia Stukes, Joel Herndon, David J. Edwards, Gina-Maria Pomann

Biomedical Research Institute Publications and Presentations

Data science consulting and collaboration units (DSUs) are core infrastructure for research at universities. Activities span data management, study design, data analysis, data visualization, predictive modelling, preparing reports, manuscript writing and advising on statistical methods and may include an experiential or teaching component. Partnerships are needed for a thriving DSU as an active part of the larger university network. Guidance for identifying, developing and managing successful partnerships for DSUs can be summarized in six rules: (1) align with institutional strategic plans, (2) cultivate partnerships that fit your mission, (3) ensure sustainability and prepare for growth, (4) define clear expectations in …

Household Chaos Relates To Cortisol Levels For Children In Head Start Preschool, Mary Ann Blumenthal

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Poverty and related stressors have been demonstrated to negatively impact child development. Few studies to date have investigated the relationship between one such poverty related stressor, household chaos, and its impact on cortisol levels-a biomarker for stress- throughout the day. The present study investigated the relationship between household chaos and cortisol in a diverse sample of 288 children attending Head Start preschool. Household chaos was measured by a standardized parent report measure of chaos in the home. Salivary cortisol samples were obtained during four time points across the preschool day on two days at the beginning of the preschool year. …

Understanding Students’ Cognitive Processes While Evaluating Online Sources: A Mixed Methods Study, Julia Lennox

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Given the substantial time young people spend online and their reliance on social media for information, research supports the importance of understanding how media literacy interventions may impact students’ abilities to process online information. This study employed a case study- explanatory sequential mixed methods research design to investigate the impact a media literacy course may have on students’ cognitive processes while evaluating online information. Twelve high school students (n=12) completed a questionnaire, the first quantitative phase, while nine (n=9) responded to performance tasks assessing their civic online reasoning skills. The sequential phase involved qualitatively analyzing assignments …

Waiting On The World (Of Allied Healthcare) To Change: How Undergraduate Preparedness Curriculum Dis/Includes Ability, Brianna Donnelly

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Significant concerns for healthcare practitioners and allied health professionals continue to arise regarding treatment of persons with disabilities. Whether disability exists as apparent or non-apparent, temporary, or chronic, people with disabilities tend to be in poorer health and tend to use health care at a significantly higher rate than people who do not have disabilities. Importantly, the absence of professional training on disability competency issues for health care practitioners is one of the most significant barriers that prevent people with disabilities from receiving appropriate and effective health care. This qualitative narrative analysis explores the inclusion of disability concepts and people …

Understanding The Experiences Of A First Grade Class With Explicit Phonics Instruction: A Qualitative Case Study, Haley Fry

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

The reading wars in American education have raged on with the most recent Science of Reading movement, with the discussion centered around phonics. This qualitative case study examined a real first-grade class as they experienced explicit phonics instruction within the context of a classroom environment in public elementary school in northeastern United States. Participants of this study included eight first-grade students and one first-grade teacher, in one first-grade class. Data collection was broken down into two phases that were rooted in Social Constructivism’s Zone of Proximal Development and Ehri’s Phases of Word Learning Theory. Phase I consisted of classroom observations …

Power To Elect: Voter Perception Of Accessibility In North Carolina, Kristi Langford

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

North Carolina has been the subject of controversy surrounding voting rights for many years. Those controversies include voting ID laws, voter intimidation at the polls, and systematic changes to early voting times, dates, and locations. The North Carolina General Assembly has been accused of gerrymandering the district maps to dilute the vote of Democrats and people of color. This study looks at how registered voters in North Carolina perceive their access to voting despite the controversies. Two hypotheses were tested: those in North Carolina who were people of color or of lower socio-economic standing would feel they have a higher …

Individuals Who Experienced Early Reading Difficulty: How Teacher Connections And Educational Practices Shape Motivation, Nicole Tinney

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Reading instruction is consistently controversial in education, whether it be the Reading Wars, a debate over the Science of Reading, or issues surrounding standardized reading testing. An often overlooked component in reading instruction is motivation. Why do some students struggle to learn to read while others sail seemingly effortlessly through reading benchmarks? How do some students overcome early reading difficulty while others struggle throughout their education? Students who have a difficult time reading in elementary school often lack motivation to read and continue to have low achievement on reading tests throughout schooling (Becker et al., 2010; Mcgeown et al., 2012). …

Child Welfare Social Workers: Socially Situated Bureaucrats At The Forefront Of Systemic Racism In Practice, Christina Lau

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Anti-Black racial bias in child welfare systems was explored in this qualitative study employing an anonymous online survey and virtual interviews with child welfare professionals from around the U.S. This applied research re-examined the persistent problem of racial disproportionality in child welfare intervention rates for Black children from underrepresented perspectives of social workers in the field. The research questions asked for participants’ observations of the mechanisms through which racial bias impacts families involved with child welfare systems, and what roles individual professionals take when striving to promote equity as street-level bureaucrats. Interpretive description methods were used to develop a conceptual …

Theological Diversity As Growth And Foundation, Rhiannon Grant

Quaker Religious Thought

The liberal branch of the Religious Society of Friends today is undoubtedly theologically diverse—for example, in Britain Yearly Meeting, the committee who are revising the book of discipline are explicitly inviting contributions from nontheist as well as universalist and Christian perspectives.¹ Some members of the community find this a source of considerable anxiety. In this paper I want to position it, rather, as a source of richness and a form of growth, and also as a potential foundation for other forms of much needed diversity. Britain Yearly Meeting is working on addressing our institutional and sometimes personal racism and …

Frontmatter Autumn 2024, Jeffrey Dudiak

Quaker Religious Thought

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Tradition And Transformation, On Worship Among Kenyan Friends: Reconsidering Fox's Rejection Of Rituals, George Busolo Lukalo

Quaker Religious Thought

From the centrality of the Bible, to baptism, to holy commu- nion, to simplicity and plain dress, to the nomination of leaders, to the use of alcohol and not swearing oaths, in his essay “Tradition and Transformation, on Worship among Kenyan Friends: Reconsidering Fox’s Rejection of Rituals,” George Busolo Lukalo examines the evolving ways in which the Kenyan Quaker church continues to consider the importance and meaning for their own context of George Fox’s rejection of rituals—sometimes complying with Fox’s precedent, but often reinstating certain ritualistic practices precisely as a way of preserving their Quaker convictions.

Salary Report, 2024 May, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

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Salary Report, 2024 February, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

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Salary Report, 2025 January, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

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Salary Report, 2024 April, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

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The Rise Of Sportswashing: How The Support Of The West And Global Apathy Enables International Human Rights Violations, Karan Kaushal

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

The contemporary phenomenon of sportswashing, in which authoritarian regimes, exemplified recently by Qatar and Saudi Arabia, strategically use international sports, particularly soccer and golf, to bolster their global image while deflecting attention from their human rights violations is explored to find the role of the West in enabling sportswashing. The concept of sportswashing, its contemporary relevance, and its association with the complicity of FIFA and other sporting organizations are explored. There are also other examples of Western involvement in enabling sportswashing, with a focus on the human rights abuses associated with this involvement.

A detailed definition of sportswashing across different …

Yugoslavia's Aftermath: Tracing The Roots Of The Icc And Its Limitations In The Ukrainian Crisis, Nikola Miovski

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

The dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990's presented an opportunity for the international community to join together, and address wrongs committed against people in Eastern Europe. Specifically, wrongs committed in Bosnia Herzegovina and Kosovo presented the greatest opportunity to address the abuse of human rights, as there were reported tortures, murders, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.

The international community responded with the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal of the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which indicted 161 high-level war criminals who had propagated some of the worst atrocities committed against segments of the Bosnian and Kosovan populations, respectively. The creation of the …

Bilingual Students' Language Use, Identity, And Investment In Dual Language Classrooms, Stephanie Eller

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This qualitative multi-case study examined the co-construction of elementary dual language students’ language use and identity to understand how five individual students positioned themselves as bilingual individuals as well as how this relates to their investment in the language-learning process. This study also investigated the influence of translanguaging on student language use and identity expression. The classroom investment of the students was explored through the students’ identity expression, ideology and beliefs, and through forms of capital in which students expressed importance. Framed by a dynamic understanding of both language and identity, as well as investment theory, this study collected data …

Changing Librarian Roles In The Emerging Digital And Open Education Landscape: An Environmental Scan Research Study, Donna Harp Ziegenfuss

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Assessing College Students’ Everyday Information Seeking: Implications For Information Literacy Instruction, Stephanie Ward, Rachel Dineen, Darren Ilett

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Artificial Intelligence In Information Literacy? The Green Critique, Amber Dierking

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Digging Deeper Into Evaluating Children’S Literature: Cultivating Students’ Critical Consciousness, Kayleen Jones

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Cultivating An Inclusive Garden: Dei Engagement And Outreach On Display In Academic Libraries, Alexandra Boris, Amanda Breu, Molly Olney-Zide

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Fertilizing The Social And Emotional Roots: Assessing Belonging, Confidence, And Connectedness In Academic Library Programming, Kathleen A. Langan

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Past The Aha!: Teaching For Serendipity In Primary Source Research, Jason Ezell

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Out On A Limb: Integrating Information Literacy Micro-Courses In First-Year Courses, Lorin M. Flores, Patricia L. Hernandez, Emily Sartorius Murphy

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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Let’S Chatgpt: Incorporating Generative Ai In Information Literacy Instruction, Melissa Johnson

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024

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