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Volume 45 Number 1, Eiu College Of Education

Eastern Education Journal

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Enewsletter- April 2016, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• U.S. News & World Report Ranks CEHD Among Best Graduate Education Schools
• Dr. Michael Miller Honored with Outstanding Educator Award
• Dr. Bierlein Palmer Presents at Conference
• The Alumni Edition of Professional Reflections
• SPLS Faculty Members Receive Grant to Improve Teacher Quality in South Haven Public Schools
• CEHD Alumni Awards are Seeking Nominations

Salud Y Saludos: The E-News Of The College Of Health Sciences, College Of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

E-newsletter of the College of Health Sciences.

Western Michigan University Magazine, Spring 2016, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• University News
• Upending the Cycle of Trauma
• ‘Painting Dreams’; Student’s documentary about peer wins award, displays talent of both artists
• The Children’s Trauma Assessment Center at WMU uncovers the impact of child abuse and neglect. Its clinicians evaluate children affected by trauma and have trained some 85,000 people to work with traumatized youths.
• Kennedy Center Bound Dance students are set to perform a professor’s honored work at a national festival in Washington, D.C.
• A Salty Dilemma; A researcher investigates the effects of road salt runoff inlakes. Hint: It’s not good.
• Expert Insights
• Inside Iran; Few other Westerners have experienced Iran …

Planning For Transition In Special Education, Esther M. Crockett-Love

All Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study is to investigate special educators’ perceptions of transition plans for students with disabilities. The research also investigated parents’ perception of transition plans for their students’ with special needs. The researcher examined the barriers that can effect transition planning. Previous research indicates that parents of diverse learners feel unprepared for this time period after post-secondary education. Educators may feel ill-equipped to prepare students for this time. Additionally, previous research indicated that the severity of the disability has a direct correlation to the success or lack thereof of student transition after post-secondary education. Furthermore, research indicated the …

The Effects Of Video-Based Embedded Supplemental Instruction Upon Preservice Teachers’ School Law Competency, Jeffrey Keeling

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quasi-experimental posttest only study examined the impact of embedded school law video-based mini-lessons upon preservice teachers’ levels of proficiency with school law. The intent of the study was to address the concern that approximately only 18 out of 700 American teacher education programs include a required school law course (Gullatt & Tollett, 1997). The study aimed to discover whether or not a statistically significant difference in level of school law proficiency as measured by Schimmel and Militello’s (2007) Education Law Survey would emerge between preservice teachers who had been exposed to a series of eight video mini-lessons containing school …

The Interrelations Between Spiritual Well-Being, Pain Interference And Depressive Symptoms In Patients With Multiple Sclerosis, Sheri A. Nsamenang, Jameson K. Hirsch, Raluca Topciu, Andrew D. Goodman, Paul R. Duberstein

ETSU Faculty Works

Depressive symptoms are common in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), and are frequently exacerbated by pain; however, spiritual well-being may allow persons with MS to more effectively cope with pain-related deficits in physical and role functioning. We explored the associations between spiritual well-being, pain interference and depressive symptoms, assessing each as a potential mediator, in eighty-one patients being treated for MS, who completed self-report measures: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale, Pain Effects Scale, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised. At the bivariate level, spiritual well-being and its subscale of meaning and peace were negatively associated …

Evaluation Of Outpatient Service Quality In Eastern Saudi Arabia: Patient’S Expectations And Perceptions, Shahid A. Latif

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To investigate perceptions and expectations of patients regarding hospital outpatient services by using a service quality gap model and factors influencing such gaps. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study conducted between October and November 2014 in the outpatient waiting areas of a hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, a sample of 306 patients was selected by convenience sampling technique. The data was collected through an Arabic version of the service quality (SERVQUAL) questionnaire consisting of 2 parts: patients’ demographic characteristics, and 22 items scales of patients’ expectations and perceptions of SERVQUAL. The data was analyzed by confirmatory …

Artistic Transformation: The Benefits Of Music Therapy In U.S. Veterans, Ashley M. Kern

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Litigious Experiences Among Teachers Of Special Education Students: A Phenomenological Study, Shannon Madara

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore litigious experiences for special education teachers in South Central Pennsylvania. It was known that teachers are not typically required to have courses on school law, but they are required to abide by educational law. This study was guided by the following research question: How do special education teachers in South Central Pennsylvania describe their litigious experiences? It sought to fill a gap in the literature in the area of actual teacher experience with the problem of litigation. Background information was given to show why this issue was a current problem …

Universal Design For Instruction As A Catalyst For Transforming Nursing Education, Janet A. Levey

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Session presented on Saturday, April 9, 2016, and Friday, April 8, 2016:

Universal design for instruction (UDI) is a proactive teaching approach focused on student access to learning environments and a potential catalyst for welcoming diverse learners in nursing education, but is it used in nursing education? This presentation addresses the state of UDI in nursing education and application in educational settings.

Commonwealth Times 2016-03-28

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Sga 47 Senate 2016-03-27 Agenda, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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Sga 47 Senate 2016-03-27 Minutes, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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The Evolution Of A Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning Participant, Michael Kiener

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

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Discovering The Importance Of Student Voice And Active Participation Through The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, Marilyn Cohn

Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education

No abstract provided.

Connections, 03/2016, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Six CHHS grad programs ranked in top 100 in country
• Department of Physical Therapy founding chair finalist presentations
• HDReAM building a reuseable resource and health mapping system
• Fence Row Artist Collective exhibit on display
• WMU faculty panel discusses Zika virus
• Occupational therapy faculty member brings sabbatical research to CDS, Unified Clinics

Salud Y Saludos: The E-News Of The College Of Health Sciences, College Of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

E-newsletter of the UTEP College of Health Sciences.

Psychosocial Adaptation To Disability Within The Context Of Positive Psychology: Philosophical Aspects And Historical Roots, Hanoch Livneh, Erin Martz

Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to review the conceptual and clinical similarities that exist between the principles of positive psychology and those underlying rehabilitation counseling and psychology, occupational rehabilitation, and those espoused by the field of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability (CID). Methods: Three themes were selected for review. These included the historical contributions of early scholars in the area of psychosocial adaptation to CID that later were indirectly infused into mainstream positive psychology; state and trait constructs that constitute much of the infrastructure of positive psychology and psychosocial adaptation to CID; and, finally, the …

Cross-Cultural Counseling And Education Conference Program 2016, Child And Family Guidance, Inc., Georgia Southern University, Coastal Georgia Center

National Cross-Cultural Counseling & Education Conference for Research, Action & Change (2016-2024)

Official Conference Program

2016-02-15-New Empoyees, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

Accent [newsletter]

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Phoning It In? Examining Pre-Employment Phone Interview Procedure In Higher Education, Paul J. Antonellis Jr., Danielle Flam

Management Faculty Publications

In the United States, the employment screening process for hiring full-time faculty in higher education involves the vetting of curricula vitae, phone interview(s), and/or campus visits (Cardeiro, 2010; Shively, Woodward, & Stanly, 1999). The purpose of this research was to examine the phone interview procedure at one institute of higher education, and from there, formulate a systematic phone interviewing procedure that could be put to use at this particular university.

After conducting a review of relevant literature, the researchers engaged in action research that utilized qualitative data of 10 participants who took part in the pre-interview, professional development intervention, and …

Salud Y Saludos: The E-News Of The College Of Health Sciences, College Of Health Sciences

College of Health Sciences

E-newsletter of the UTEP College of Health Sciences.

Efficacy Of Psychosocial Interventions In Inducing And Maintaining Alcohol Abstinence In Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review, A Khan, A Tansel, Dl White, Wt Kayani, Wt Bano, J Lindsay, Hb El-Serag, F Kanwal

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We conducted a systematic review of efficacy of psychosocial interventions in inducing or maintaining alcohol abstinence in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). METHODS: We performed structured keyword searches in PubMed, PsychINFO, and MEDLINE for original research articles that were published from January 1983 through November 2014 that evaluated the use of psychosocial interventions to induce or maintain alcohol abstinence in patients with CLD and AUD. RESULTS: We identified 13 eligible studies that comprised 1945 patients; 5 were randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Delivered therapies included motivational enhancement therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), …

The Art Of Managing Expectations: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors As Mediators Of Expectations Between Clients Who Are Deaf And Potential Employers, Stephanie W. Cawthon, Rachel Leppo, Duncan Dickson, Sarah Schoffstall, Erica Wendel

JADARA

Services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) often include tailored strategies for successful employment placement. Using Oliver’s (1980) Expectation Confirmation Theory, this study utilized exploratory and confirmatory analyses of semi-structured interviews of 10 VR professionals to examine their view of the role expectations play in their assessment of important factors that lead to successful outcomes for DHH clients. Analysis revealed a complex, multilevel system in which VRCs operate as active mediators of the expectations of both clients who are DHH and their potential employers.

Psychological And Economic Self-Sufficiency Among Low-Income Jobseekers With Physical Disability Barriers, Philip Young P. Hong, Hayley Sneiderman Stokar, Sangmi Choi

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

The purpose of this research is to investigate the process of psychological empowerment by way of examin- ing the effects of perceived employment barrier on employment hope, and employment hope on economic self-suffi- ciency. A structural equation modeling analysis was used with a sample of 517 participants in a job readiness program of a community-based social service organization in Chicago. Results indicate that employment hope mediates the path between perceived barriers and economic self-sufficiency. Findings provide preliminary evidence to support an em- powerment-based approach to rehabilitation, promoting self-sufficiency among people with physical disabilities using interventions that address employment barriers and …

Promoting Cognitive Support Technology Use And Employment Success Among Postsecondary Students With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Phillip Rumrill, Eileen Elias, Deborah J. Hendricks, Karen Jacobs, Anne Leopold, Amanda Nardone, Elaine Sampson, Marcia Scherer, Callista Stauffer, Brian T. Mcmahon

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Publications

OBJECTIVE: This article applies positive psychology principles to the purpose and objectives of a five-year, federally-funded initiative to provide cognitive support technology (CST) training and career preparatory services for undergraduate college students with mild and moderate traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

METHODS: A total of 48 students with TBI have participated in the project during its first 18 months of operation - 14 of whom are military veterans with disabilities who were in the Iraq and/or Afghanistan theaters.

CONCLUSION: Positive psychology interventions such as Best Possible Self, Intensely Positive Experiences, and Asset-based Assessments provide a framework for examining the activities of …

A New Theoretical Approach To Postsecondary Student Disability: Disability-Diversity (Dis)Connect Model, Katherine C. Aquino

Administration and Instructional Leadership Faculty Publications

Disability is often viewed as an obstacle to postsecondary inclusion, but not a characteristic of student diversity. Additionally, current theoretical frameworks isolate disability from other student diversity characteristics. In response, a new conceptual framework, the Disability-Diversity (Dis)Connect Model (DDDM), was created to address disability as a multifaceted aspect of student diversity.

2010-2016 Degrees Awarded, Office Of Institutional Research, Wright State University

Student Success and Completion Reports

A report showing degree awarded by year from 2010-2016 by type, college, and area of study.

Annual Report, 2015-2016, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. College Of Education And Health Professions

College of Education and Health Professions Annual Reports

Beginning in 2004/2005- issued in online format only