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Using Economic Data To Understand Local Childcare Challenges, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Tessa Conroy

Journal of Extension

The childcare sector holds vital implications for community development. Overcoming barriers to access and affordability requires a nuanced understanding of this complex sector, a requirement which is further complicated by limited data availability. This paper reviews key data sources and uses historical business data to explore and analyze trends in childcare establishment availability by region. Supplementing the analysis is a discussion of the implications for community economic development Extension professionals, including the importance of data literacy and the need to support local childcare providers.

Facilitating Farmer-To-Farmer Elearning: An Evaluation Of Climate And Wildfires Online Courses In California, Natalia Pinzon, Caitlin Brimm

Journal of Extension

This study assesses the effectiveness of two online courses tailored for farmers and ranchers in California, with a particular focus on the role of farmer-to-farmer pedagogies. Utilizing live sessions, a social-learning platform, and multimedia content, we draw insights from engagement metrics, lesson and end-of-course survey evaluations, and course outcomes. Key findings highlight the pivotal role of peer interactions, featuring farmers and completion incentives. Based on the findings, we advocate for the integration of farmer-to-farmer education methods within online learning environments to cultivate regional learning networks, and promote the timely exchange and co-creation of agricultural knowledge amid environmental change.

Revisiting Long Island-Based Nonprofit Organizations' Use Of Traditional And Digital Media For Public Relations Outreach, Jeffrey S. Morosoff, Marnique Olivieri-Panepento

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

Nonprofit organizations hold a pivotal role in society, catering to diverse communities and promoting social causes through strategic communication initiatives. Effective public relations (PR) serves as an indispensable tool for nonprofits, facilitating the development of awareness, stakeholder engagement, and the implementation of mission-driven initiatives. The integration of social and owned media has transformed how nonprofits engage with their audiences, providing new opportunities for interaction while creating unique challenges, particularly when nonprofits are dealing with the residual impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated financial instability and complicated program delivery, membership retention, fundraising, and staffing. This study builds upon and compares …

Using An Authentic Case Study Of Generation Z Audiences As An Introduction To Critical Thinking And Information Literacies, Kelly Leahy

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

This Great Ideas for Teaching in-class activity engages students in an authentic professional assignment using internet research in a limited amount of time. This task helps students evaluate internet resources along an information literacy framework. The professor’s task is to engage the students in a discussion about the challenges of web research, and help them understand how to identify and evaluate industry reports, academic databases, and journalistic research.

Has Artificial Intelligence Helped Or Hindered Small Group Decision Making? The Influence Of Chatgpt On Group Activity Success, Corey Jay Liberman

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

This teaching activity was employed for the first time in the spring of 2022 in a course entitled Small Group Communication (COMM 331). During each three-hour class, students learn about a focal area linked to this topic and then are responsible for engaging in a group activity. When we had a discussion about the role of artificial intelligence on group decision making, we spoke about how AI platforms come to affect such things as creativity, ethics, leadership, power, conflict, identity, structure, and cohesion. Students then assigned themselves to one of four groups, each of which was responsible for using ChatGPT …

Exploring The Visibility Of Mission, Vision, And Values In Allied Healthcare Education, Matthew Vraa

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Introduction: This study investigated the visibility and accessibility of mission, vision, and values statements on websites of entry-level allied health care programs (occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology). The primary objective was to determine the ease of locating these statements on program websites and how their visibility varies by program characteristics.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 300 randomly selected accredited programs (100 per profession) across the United States. Each program’s website was evaluated to determine the visibility and accessibility of its mission, vision, and values statements, defined by their presence within two clicks of the homepage. …

The Shorthorn: August 14, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: July 31, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: July 3, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: May 8, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: May 1, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: April 24, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: April 17, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: April 10, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: March 20, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: April 3, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: March 13, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: March 6, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: February 27, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: February 20, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: January 16, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: February 6, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: January 9, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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Book Review | Tías And Primas: On Knowing And Loving The Women Who Raise Us, Kristian A. Contreras

Feminist Pedagogy

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Anti-Ableist Teaching: Centering Disabled Perspectives In Collaborative Content-Creation, Suzanne Stolz, Toni Saia

Feminist Pedagogy

Although many service professionals (teachers, paraprofessionals, therapists, counselors) learn that disability inclusion is important, much of what they learn is still rooted in deficit terms. This paper describes why and how a collaboration of disabled scholars uses centering as a strategy in content development for an anti-ableist teaching resource website.

Mentoring In The Undergraduate Classroom And Beyond: Creating A Feminist Praxis, Satarupa Dasgupta

Feminist Pedagogy

In the following critical commentary, it is discussed how mentoring--- in the classroom and in academia---can be a feminist practice that comprises an essential part of being a feminist educator. Mentorship encompasses a process in which the mentor disseminates knowledge as well as psychosocial support that are perceived by the mentee as essential for professional or personal development (Sedlacek et al., 2007). Mentorship has been specifically found to fulfill professional needs for women, while enhancing their self-worth and sense of competence, and providing instances of role modeling and social affirmation (Meschitti & Lawton Smith, 2017).

Planting Roots: A Pedagogy Of Action, Veronica Rose Popp, Danielle Phillips-Cunningham

Feminist Pedagogy

We discuss how we put feminist pedagogies into action while developing a collaborative research and writing project about Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961). We also explore how our collaborative research project influenced the development of a happy, fruitful, and long-lasting research partnership that broadens the conversation about incorporating feminist teaching practices into higher education. Burroughs set students on ways to find their own pathways, affecting change in ways they found most important. We engaged in our project with similar commitments.

Teaching About Violence Against Women: Reflections On Threshold Concepts, Maddy Coy

Feminist Pedagogy

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Using Classroom Response Systems For Feminist Pedagogy In Large Classes, Sarah Rainey-Smithback, Nicole Kalaf-Hughes

Feminist Pedagogy

Most practitioners using feminist pedagogy assert small, discussion-based classrooms are best suited for creating power-sharing spaces where students are co-creators of knowledge. While we do not disagree that small classes are well-matched for feminist pedagogy, we challenge the assumption that feminist pedagogy cannot be practiced in large classes. This article explores how Top Hat, a web-enabled classroom response system (CRS), can be used to facilitate feminist pedagogy in a large Introduction to Women’s Studies class. Using data on student perceptions of the CRS, as well as instructor reflections on a technology-centered feminist classroom, this work suggests CRS can be used …

Building An Inclusive Classroom: Digital Humanities (Dh) And Critical Disability Studies (Cds) In The Francophone World, Vidya H. Surti, Kaliane Ung

Feminist Pedagogy

The purpose of this co-authored article by a teacher and student is to contemplate the feminist implications of infusing Critical Disability Studies and Digital Humanities into the traditional humanities classroom. Furthermore, this article implements strategies for inclusive and flexible pedagogy. This article will contribute a case study for an interdisciplinary project of academic rigor, while mitigating student wellbeing through mechanisms of classroom autonomy.