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Beyond The Classroom: Unraveling The Impact Of Student Engagement On Graduation Rates In New York City, Kimberly Mccall

Theses and Dissertations

This study critically examined the impact of student engagement on high school graduation rates amidst the educational disruptions ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a concentrated focus on the United States. It evaluated the essential engagement factors--rigorous instruction, collaborative teaching, supportive environments, and trust--and their role in addressing disparities in graduation outcomes (New York City Panorama, 2022; Wang & Degol, 2014). Anchored in the theoretical frameworks of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), social-emotional learning theory (Durlak et al., 2011; Williamson et al., 2015), and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (Vygotsky, 1987), this research utilized a comprehensive quantitative analysis of data …

Strategic Framework For Achieving Successful Sustainable Tourism In Egypt, Maher Abdelwahab

Theses and Dissertations

This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of tourism leaders who operate a tour operator company in Egypt. It sought to examine how the lack of collaborative leadership adversely affects tourism. The study further investigated the challenges the tourism industry faces, and the strategies tour companies’ leaders use to achieve successful sustainable tourism. The study revealed the connection between the challenges, strategies, competitiveness, factors of success, and recommendations to create a strategic framework for successful sustainable tourism. The strategic framework promoted collective tourism leadership and sustainable tourism as significant economic drive in Egypt to reduce poverty, develop society, and bring …

The Latina Career Journey: Experiences Of Latinas In Accounting, Alba Ruth Prato

Theses and Dissertations

Latina voices remain largely silent in the scholarship on leadership, and their representation in leadership roles lags behind other minority and majority groups. This research explored the Latina career journey through in-depth narrative interviews with 19 Latinas who told the stories of how they carry out their role, act on opportunities, navigate between cultures, and overcome challenges. Through comprehensive qualitative analysis using a grounded theory approach, a theoretical framework emerged that brings to light the larger social and cultural forces that impact the management arena and function as levers that, when activated, hinder and facilitate the emergence of Latina leaders. …

An Examination Of The Facilitators And Barriers For Implementing Environmental Sustainability Plans Into Corporate Strategy, Nathan Maton

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined how organizations integrate environmental sustainability and corporate strategy, describing that intersection as strategic sustainability. The goal of the study was to use qualitative interviews of public American corporations to understand the facilitators and barriers to strategic sustainability. The study identified three facilitators (i.e., emerging regulations, customer demand, and leadership) and two barriers (i.e., data quality and education). These results suggest corporations leverage upcoming regulations, leaders who advocate for sustainability, and customer demand to embed sustainability while improving their education and data quality. Additionally, the research suggests more quantitative research and validation of the results.

The Power Of Organizational Purpose In Customer Engagement, Claudio Ludovisi

Theses and Dissertations

In a hyperconnected world, direct customer engagement is becoming a significant competitive advantage. Technologies like database marketing, social media, personalization, and artificial intelligence are widely available to create and support direct relationships with customers at scale; yet, as evidenced by the unabated rise in marketing and paid media costs, firms continue to use third parties to engage their audiences. At the same time, organizational purpose has been shown to drive firm value, but majority of research has focused on internal dynamics of purpose rather than its effect on external stakeholders and customers in particular. Very little has been empirically studied …

Cybersecurity—The Human Element, James Mcgibney

Theses and Dissertations

This phenomenological study’s objective was to review the existing initiatives for cybersecurity awareness and training that are in place for the K-12 education system throughout the United States. Every facet of life is now plagued by the potential, perceived, and real threat of cyber warfare, which includes, but is not limited to, K-12 schools throughout the United States. Massive cascading effects result from cybersecurity breaches, and some are so severe that the targeted organization is forced to shut down. The digital anatomy of these massive hacks' origins is sometimes overlooked in their context. Even if they have the best intrusion …

Understanding How The Organizational Systems That Select, Promote, And Retain First-Time, Managers Can Be Improved For The Growing Millennial Supervisory Population, Stephanie Castillo

Theses and Dissertations

The success rate for first-time managers is staggeringly low (approximately 40%) during their first 24 months in the role. While various journals and studies have addressed this topic, few have addressed it with a focus on millennial, first-time managers. Given that many millennials are stepping into the role of front-line supervisor, understanding their experience is an important step in understanding how organizational systems can be improved to increase new managers’ success rates. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to understand how to improve the organizational systems that select, promote, and retain first-time managers for the growing millennial supervisory population. …

Vamc Supervisors’ Perceptions Of Servant Leadership’S Role In Retention, Laticia Swartout

Theses and Dissertations

Servant Leadership is a phenomenon that has existed for centuries and continues to make waves today. While entities using this leadership style are generally non-profits, the United States government has chosen to use it in some of its federal agencies. More specifically, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs enlists Servant Leadership to achieve its organizational goals, like retaining employees. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of the role Servant Leadership plays in assisting supervisors in retaining employees. The research question was: How do supervisors perceive Servant Leadership’s role in retention at the Greater Los Angeles Veterans …

An Examination Of Emerging Technologies In Supply Chain Management And Their Impacts On Efficiency In The Automotive Industry, Wafaa A. Barakat

Theses and Dissertations

The automotive supply chain sector is facing immense transformation, particularly with the emerging digital technologies in supply chain management. This paper examines the emerging technologies in supply chain management and their impacts on efficiency in the automotive industry. This research strives to examine the underlying aspects of the automotive supply chain integration in United States companies. For the study, there is the application of the exploratory study. The reason is that there is no vivid perspective of the characteristics and the scope. The study design used is a qualitative analysis of 10 automotive personnel from different multipliers of the automotive …

Empowering Black Women Professors Teaching Within Predominantly White Institutions: Exploring Success Strategies And Best Practices Amidst Challenges, Wendy Perkinson

Theses and Dissertations

Throughout the historical journey of Black women in America, spanning from enslavement (Best, 2015) to activism as abolitionists, advocates for women's suffrage (Sesko & Biernat, 2010), and leadership in civil rights (Rushing, 2021), Black women's resilience shines through amid challenges. This study investigates the phenomenological experiences of Black women professors teaching in predominantly white institutions (PWIs) who are often marginalized because of racial and gender intersectional bias (K.W. Crenshaw, 2017). It explores the challenges these professors endure and examines the success methods they employ to overcome their challenges while discovering their needs for personal and professional success. The study's framework …

Parental Engagement In Distance Education: A Phenomenological Study Of Middle School Parents’ Perspectives During Unanticipated School Closures Due To Covid-19, Williams Alberto Olmedo

Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic, a significant disruptor of traditional educational environments, has led to a notable shift in parental involvement in children’s education, particularly in middle schools. This study, therefore, delves into the dynamics of parental engagement during remote learning, focusing on the challenges parents faced and the strategies they employed to support their children's academic needs. The research questions aimed to understand how parents adapted their involvement in their children’s education during the pandemic, and the study also scrutinized successful communication strategies between parents and schools.

Data was collected through interviews with 11 middle school participants to understand how parents …

Development Of Glutathione-Responsive Disulfide-Containing Poly(Beta-Amino Esters) With Varied Hydrophilicity And Acrylate Functionality, Anastasiia Aronova

Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering

Smart biomaterials are becoming promising for therapeutic deliveries due to their ability to respond to changes in the environment. Redox-responsive hydrogels are a promising type of smart polymer that can swell and degrade according to cellular oxidative stress levels. Glutathione, abundant in cells, is crucial in redox-responsive biomaterials, serving as a key reactive molecule. This study explored the degradation kinetics of glutathione-responsive poly(β-amino ester) (PBAE) polymers created through a single-step Michael addition. We examined how disulfide content influences the degradation kinetics of these PBAE networks. Additionally, we investigated how the hydrophilicity and functionality of acrylate affect the degradation of disulfide-containing …

Volume 37, Full Contents, Jhcs Staff

Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies

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Myokine Probdnf-P75ntr Signaling In Skeletal Muscle Injury And Sterile Inflammation, Katherine Aby

Dissertations and Theses

Originally discovered in the brain, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been shown to be expressed and released from skeletal muscle as a myokine. However, the function of myokine BDNF is not fully understood. Of interest to this study is the function of the BDNF precursor proBDNF in skeletal muscle. We first show that skeletal muscle expresses unique BDNF splice variants compared to the brain, and at the protein level, skeletal muscle expresses significantly more proBDNF than mature BDNF under basal conditions. Consistent with this, expression of major protein convertases in skeletal muscle were significantly lower. The role of myokine proBDNF …

The Effects Of The Video Modeling Product Gemiini© On Verbal Response Production Of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Are Nonspeaking Or Minimally Speaking, Miranda Ann Galvin

Dissertations and Theses

The current study evaluates the effectiveness of the commercial video modeling program GemIIni© (GemIIni© Educational Systems, 2012) in increasing expressive spoken language production in individuals who exhibit characteristics of autism spectrum disorder and are considered nonspeaking or minimally speaking. Based upon the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis, video modeling has been identified as an evidence-based practice in teaching skills to students with disabilities. In this study, the criteria for using a single-case alternating treatment design embedded within an AB experimental design was implemented to evaluate the effect of the video modeling system on the number of responses produced.

Lower Courts After Loper Bright, Lisa Schultz Bressman

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

If Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overrules or ousts Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council, Inc., its “consequences will be enormous, and almost uniformly bad.” The decision will instantly destabilize federal law across all sectors of the national economy. It also will undo another longstanding precedent and reinforce the public’s negative perception of the Court. These effects are certain, and they are reason enough not to dislodge a bedrock principle. Less certain are Loper Bright’s precise effects on judicial deference and agency authority. Those effects depend on the new rule that emerges, as to which Court-watchers …

The Impact Of Banning Confidential Settlements On Discrimination Dispute Resolution, Joni Hersch, Blair D. Bullock

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The #MeToo movement exposed how workplace harassment plagues employment in the United States. Several states responded by passing legislation aimed at curbing harassment and employment discrimination in the workplace. One of the most common legislative efforts was to ban confidentiality provisions in certain settlement agreements. These bans, in part, attempted to stop “secret settlements” by shining light on workplace discrimination and exposing serial harassers as a means to motivate firms to actively deter workplace discrimination.

But do bans on confidentiality agreements deter the bad act? For these laws to have a deterrent effect, claims must be revealed in a public …

Social Media And Social Reform: Why States Should Consider Protecting The Rising Kidfluencers, Rina Wong

SMU Law Review

The rise of social media in the twenty-first century has led to multi-million-dollar careers for influencers, adults, and children alike. Similarly, the rise of child influencers, often colloquially coined as “kidfluencers,” have raised legal issues because kidfluencers are currently unprotected by child labor laws. The Coogan Law, enacted in 1939 to protect child performers in California and similar laws across the United States do not currently apply to kidfluencers. This places kidfluencers at a severe risk of having their financial earnings squandered by their parents or guardians managing their funds.

Fortunately for kidfluencers, legislators both domestically and internationally have started …

Recent Detection Of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Isolates In Egypt And Its Interference By Bee Venom In Mice, Awad Samy, Samah Mosad, Diana Abulmagd, M.H. Atwa, Sohaila Abd El-Hameed, Sahar Abd El Rahman

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

INTRODUCTION Different methods for diagnosis of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) were applied on samples from clinically diseased cattle suspected to be infected by bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) and detecting the antiviral effects of Bee venom (BV) against BVDV isolate in experimentally infected mice. OBJECTIVES Identification of BVDV through molecular techniques, cell culture isolation of the virus, studying of some hematological analysis on the infected animals and investigation of antiviral effects of BV against BVDV isolate in mice. METHODS A total of 50 nasal swab samples from diseased animals were collected. Screening of samples by real time - reverse transcription …

Students For Fair Admissions: Affirming Affirmative Action And Shapeshifting Towards Cognitive Diversity?, Steven A. Ramirez

Seattle University Law Review

The Roberts Court holds a well-earned reputation for overturning Supreme Court precedent regardless of the long-standing nature of the case. The Roberts Court knows how to overrule precedent. In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), the Court’s majority opinion never intimates that it overrules Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court’s leading opinion permitting race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Instead, the Roberts Court applied Grutter as authoritative to hold certain affirmative action programs entailing racial preferences violative of the Constitution. These programs did not provide an end point, nor did they require assessment, review, periodic expiration, or revision for greater …

Gen Z And The Changing Workforce, Maria Bane, Robyn Wahl, Christen Page

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

Students often belong to a different generation than their teachers and future coworkers. These generational differences shape teaching, learning, and employability. This paper describes communication and learning preferences associated with generations. An appreciation of generational differences may reduce negative stereotypes, enhance outcomes, and promote intergenerational communication, collaboration, and learning.

Empowering Students To Use Metadata For Information Searches, Melony Shemberger

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

The use of metadata tends to be regarded as a skill for librarians only, but some metadata knowledge can benefit students in any course when seeking sources for research. This article discusses how a library workshop was designed for undergraduate students to use metadata in their research process.

Ongoing Revisions To A First-Year Seminar Program: Building Students’ Digital Literacies Through Podcasts, Kerri Hauman, Julie Perino, Jj Wallace

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

A discussion of ongoing revisions to a First-Year Seminar program at a small liberal arts college. We discuss integrating digital literacies through a podcasting assignment, consider faculty development necessary to support these changes, and share key takeaways from students who participated in revised sections.

Digital Literacy In The Age Of Virtual Reality: Lessons From A Digitally Infused Pilot In A First-Year Undergraduate Research Seminar Course, Jj Wallace, Kerri Hauman, Julie Perino

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

Because Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming widely used across many sectors of society, it is imperative that we prepare students for the next level of digital literacy skills necessary in a virtual workspace/place. Lessons from the infusion of VR technology into the first-year research program will be shared.

“I Can Read Your Mind!”: Using The Barnum Effect To Promote Critical Thinking In University Freshmen, Amanda W. Joyce

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

Employers consistently expect strong critical thinking skills, yet believe their new employees to be insufficient in these skills. The purpose of this piece is to share one class activity that can be used to emphasize to freshmen the importance of developing their own critical thinking skills.

Earning More Than A Degree: How Students Use Audits To Evaluate Digital Certifications And Badges, Melony Shemberger

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

Digital certifications, badges and other micro-credentials or evidence of professional development have gained a greater focus in workplace settings. This article discusses how two graduate courses incorporated audits to guide students in selecting appropriate micro-credentials to help them be more marketable.

The Value Of Storytelling In Teaching And Learning To Enhance Engagement And Critical Thinking Skills, Mary Sciaraffa, Mary Henson

Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings

There is value in using stories as a teaching strategy for learners to gain critical thinking skills. Through an interactive scenario, the learner collects information, accesses it, and makes appropriate decisions. Thus, creating a more meaningful experience that impacts learning and assists the instructor in assessing the learner’s understanding.

The Quest For Funding Under The Dutch Wamca: Third Party Funding And The Viability Of A Procedural Fund, Xandra Kramer

Emory International Law Review

A new chapter started for collective actions with the 2020 Dutch Mass Damage Settlement in Collective Actions Act (WAMCA) and the E.U. Directive on representative actions for consumer cases. The expansion of the class action mechanism has not only raised procedural and practical questions but has also triggered debates on the funding of inherently expensive collective claims for damages. Absent appropriate public legal aid schemes, third-party litigation funding has been on the rise and commercial funding has become one of the most discussed and controversial topics in European civil justice. Developments in collective actions and funding have prompted the Dutch …

The Digitalization Of Litigation, Manuel A. Gómez

Emory International Law Review

The development of digital tools that enhance communications, security and decision making have caught the attention of international development agencies, national governments, civil society organizations, and the private sector. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted the importance of digital tools as a means “to improve justice sector efficiency, transparency and access to justice[,]” while the European Commission has aligned them with “a new push for European democracy in line with the political priority of a Europe fit for the digital age[.]” With these observations in mind, this article focuses on the unique advantages and challenges presented by the …

From Uniforms To Robes: Unveiling Judicial Review Practices Of The Supreme Court Of Israel In Cases Adjudicated In Military Tribunals, Yotam Berger

Emory International Law Review

While the Supreme Court of Israel has been, historically, perceived to be inclined to intervene in national security matters, this Article reveals a notable restraint in its review of criminal cases originating in military-operated tribunals. These tribunals include courts-martial (CMs), where soldiers are prosecuted, and occupied territory courts (OTCs), where Palestinians face charges. The study examines a database designed to encompass all available relevant cases decided by the Supreme Court of Israel from 2002 to 2021. It concludes that, despite its interventionist reputation, the Court exhibits a restricted, perhaps conservative stance toward criminal cases previously adjudicated by military judges. Notably, …