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Humanity Undone, A Practice Led Enquiry Into Self-Injury, Karen Abadie

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

This thesis enquires into my lived experience of self-injury (cutting my own skin), asking to what extent can moving image, sound and performance in the context of art installation reveal an understanding of the processes of self-injury. I employ an embodied onto-epistemological methodology that blends artistic enquiry with active engagement with phenomenological and new materialist feminist theory. This investigation reveals a dynamic yet subtle relationship between the body-as-object and the body-as- subject, as initially described by Husserl as Leib and Körper (1990). I use 16mm film and performance in a haptic immersive installation environment to articulate these dynamic subtleties. Merleau-Ponty …

Casting A Line To The Land: Narratologies Of Embodied Rituals And Connectivity To Place, Zoe Latham

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

This research argues for a re-conceptualisation and extension of place within architectural praxis that is reflective of broader discussions of meaning and environmental experience. This study examines the alignment between place and ritual theory as a way to better understand phenomenon that inform a greater connectivity between embodied and meaningful experiences with the environment. This will be explored through the act of fly fishing. Fly-fishing is relevant as the focus of the study owing in part to the author’s own experience as a fly angler. The relationship between the act of fly fishing, being part of nature and being in …

Multicultural And Social Justice Counseling Within The Scope Of Rehabilitation Counseling, Jeong Han Kim, Kayi Ntinda, Christopher Townsend, Kenneth Thomas, Dong Hun Lee, Cameron Ortega, Hee Jung Yu

School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications

Historically, people with disabilities are a marginalized cultural group in that their lived world is less well represented in mainstream services. The rehabilitation counseling profession has the goal to prioritize and empower people with disabilities for thriving in their personal and community lives. However, cultures exist within social systems often characterized by inequities, obliging a need to go beyond multicultural counseling to address social injustices that would occur to populations with historical disadvantages such as people with disabilities. The present study discusses the multicultural counseling movement and its impact in the field of rehabilitation counseling. The study first introduces the …

A Study Of Verbal Rumination, Relationships, Stress And Identity On Health Communication In Collegiate Athletics, Landon Mary Ellen Kemp

Dissertations and Theses

College athletes are a unique group of individuals as they face many positive and negative challenges when competing in a collegiate sport. Verbal rumination is repetitive talk about a particular issue, accompanied by adverse effects for an individual. Verbal rumination is a common strategy athletes use to cope with difficulties along with managing challenging situations in their athletic program. To explore factors that might inspire or impede verbal rumination in collegiate athletics, the present study examines the quality of coach and teammate relationships, perceived stress and athlete identity. Results revealed the impact of relationships between coaches and athletes in respect …

An Examination Of Pell Grant Recipient Graduation Rates And Institutional Expenditures At Public Baccalaureate Institutions, Lamont Alphonso Sellers

Dissertations and Theses

The present study examines the differences between public baccalaureate institutional expenditures and Pell Grant recipient graduation rates at high and low Pell Grant recipient graduating institutions. IPEDS data were analyzed, including instructional, academic support, student services, institutional support, and Pell Grant recipient 6-year graduation rates from the 2018 academic reporting year. Results from a Mann-Whitney U test compare 99 institutions divided into a high graduation rate group (N_high=40) and a low graduation group (N_low=59). The analysis showed there are mean rank differences between the groups that are statistically significant. These results support the need for further study to make sense …

Building Strength Versus Getting Lean: An Analysis Of The Gendered Nature Of Fitness In Crossfit, Barre, And Personal Training, Margaret M. Jones

Master's Theses

Like many industries in contemporary society, the fitness sector is heavily gendered, andthus needs to be examined as a sector that both creates and reinforces gendered bodies. Building on previous single-method studies, I utilized a multi-methods approach of ethnography and interviews to analyze organizational and individual experiences with gender and fitness. Using West and Zimmerman’s concept of “doing gender,” I analyzed fitness organizations as a setting where gender and inequality are actively reproduced. By analyzing three fitness organizations with different gendered audiences (a barre studio, a CrossFit gym, and a personal training facility) I looked at how gender and fitness …

Engagement With Ethnic Practices: How Ethnic Communities Contribute To Second-Generation Asian American Assimilation, Bảo-Trân T. Nguyễn

Master's Theses

Previous research on spatial assimilation has described ethnic enclaves as places withmany recently arrived immigrants and fewer socioeconomic resources. As immigrants become more assimilated, they move to more affluent neighborhoods in proximity to Anglos. However, recent studies on resurgent ethnicity challenge the idea of the spatial assimilation by suggesting that Asian immigrants and subsequent generations continue to live near co-ethnics, despite gaining socioeconomic status. The transition from traditional ethnic enclaves to resurgent ethnic communities or ‘ethnoburbs’ indicate shifting understandings of what ethnic communities mean to Asian Americans. Although, Asian Americans are, on average, attaining higher socioeconomic status, the emergent importance …

Tracking The Legacy Of "Inner-City" Catholic Schools: An Analysis Of U.S. Elementary Catholic School Organizational And Demographic Data, Andrew F. Miller, Annie Smith, Kierstin M. Giunco, Audrey A. Friedman, Myra Rosen-Reynoso, Charles T. Cownie Iii

Journal of Catholic Education

Over the past twenty years, Catholic elementary schools that self identify as “inner-city” have closed at a higher rate than Catholic schools in other locations. These schools have also long been associated with a legacy of effectively serving low-income students, students of color, and recent immigrant students, suggesting that the persistent closure of these schools may have a negative impact on these communities. In this paper, we set out to assess the extent to which there have been demographic or organizational changes over the past twenty years in these “inner-city” schools. We found that while these schools do still serve …

Moral Formation In A Culture Of Relativism: Correlates Of Universalism And Relativism In The Moral Outlooks Of Emerging Adults, Steven Crawford Hayward

Journal of Catholic Education

This study explores some of the demographic, personal, and experiential factors of emerging adults that correlate to a spectrum of moral outlooks ranging from moral universalism to moral relativism. Data was gathered from 466 volunteer undergraduate students. Respondents’ demographic, experiential, and personal factors served as independent variables. The relativism index score form Forsyth’s Ethics Position Questionnaire (1980) served as the dependent variable. Results suggest several conclusions: First, adults in the life of youth are a significant factor in moral outlook, exerting influence in both universalistic and relativistic directions. Second, religious practice and involvement contribute to a universal moral outlook. Third, …

Ecclesiological Sovereignty: Toward An Understanding Of The Sovereignty Of The Pope In The Context Of Luther's Responses, Erik Lee Grayvold

Master's Theses

This thesis seeks to address the contention between the perceived sovereign power of the Papacy and the Protestant Reformers. It will first provide a historical survey of how the Pope came to understand himself through the history of the Church. It will then analyze responses from the Reformers regarding this topic, focusing mainly on confessional documents and responses to these documents from the Roman Catholic Church. It will conclude with a survey of Luther’s specific responses to the situation and how his response to Papal authority and sovereignty impacted this theological development. This survey will also acknowledge situations in which …

The Borders Of Theory: Towards An Artful Ontology Of Knowing In Qualitative Research, Cristina Valencia Mazzanti

Education and Child Study: Faculty Publications

This article considers the ontology of theory as a shaping phenomenon in qualitative research by opening up its intersection with artistic dimensions of knowing and knowledge. We argue that the plurality of practices and perspectives for research hinges on what theory is understood to be. Thus, rather than approaching theory as something predefined, we draw on conceptualizations of the experience of art to articulate the being of theory as an aesthetic renewal of a shared human movement of becoming. We then illuminate theory’s potential as a multidimensional artful being by engaging with a subset of photographs of street art collected …

A Portrait Of The Leadership Of Women In Early Christianity: An Archaeological Study In Light Of The Historical And Socio-Cultural Contexts, Carina Prestes

Dissertations

Problem

The participation of women in the Early Christian communities is widely accepted. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on what was their role in these communities. Until now the study of women in the Early Christian communities has focused mostly in the writings of some ancient authors and a few biblical texts. These studies have been done mostly by theologians and historians. Such studies rarely take a deep look at the Greco-Roman background and at the historical, socio-cultural contexts. This contextualization can be quite fruitful and should be informed by recent archaeological discoveries of the first centuries of Christianity. Thus, …

Exploring Challenges Faced By Early Career Primary School Teachers: A Qualitative Study, Deborah Black, Gregory Hine, Shane Lavery

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This study explored the challenges faced by 23 primary early career teachers (ECTs) in their second, third or fourth years of teaching. Qualitative data were collected through an online semi-structured interview. Three themes were evident: parents, workload and behaviour management. These results were also reflected in the review of the literature. All three themes have been linked to increased ECT stress and have been found to undermine ECTs’ self-confidence. The results suggest that some challenges are potentially aligned to the stage of ECTs’ career development and that ECTs face different challenges as their teaching experience levels increase. A range of …

"Sky-High Motivation": Intradisciplinary Integrative- Courses For Excelling Teachers' Training, Yael Kimhi

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In many teacher education programs, curricula are comprised of fragmented courses within an academic discipline. This longitudinal study followed one cohort of teacher trainees in a fast-track B.Ed. program in Israel and explored an integrative approach to intradisciplinary courses. These courses were organized around significant themes and issues. A mixed-method methodology was implemented. The data included 81 teacher trainee responses, 16 mentor responses, and 11 college staff responses. Data were gathered during three years at four different time points: 1) online questionnaire for trainees and mentors (end of 1^st and 3^rd year); 2) trainee focus groups and steering …

Teachers’ Experiences That Challenge Their Decision To Continue: What Teachers Really Need, Elizabeth Allotta

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Increasing global teacher attrition rates and the difficulty of filling teacher positions in Australian schools have led to rising concerns about teacher supply and demand. While attrition factors and rates have been known for over thirty years, little has changed or improved. This raises the question, ‘how and why do some teachers continue while others leave?’ A postqualitative ethnographic study into the experiences that have challenged teachers’ decision to continue highlights the complexity of the issues underlying teacher attrition with known attrition factors, in particular workplace and time, being compounded by unspoken and silenced challenges that contribute to teachers leaving. …

Scaffolding Methods And The Long Shadow Of Ramist Formalism: A Call For Correction In Teacher Education, Brian R. Moon

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Modern Anglophone pedagogy is characterised by some distinctive approaches to teaching and learning that set it apart from earlier instructional traditions. Among these are certain forms of scaffolding that emphasise students’ construction of knowledge. Such methods are consistent with a trend toward visible activity and display in pedagogical practice, in place of dialogue and inner contemplation. In ITE courses, scaffolding strategies are promoted to beginning teachers as novel and effective products of modern cognitive psychology and constructivist theories of learning. Here I offer a historical correction to that view, demonstrating that today’s popular scaffolding strategies have a much longer history, …

Fenceposts Without A Fence, Katherine E. Di Lucido, Nicholas Tabor

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc

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Econometric Modelling Of The Nexus Of Agricultural Policy And Food Security In Nigeria. A Dummy Variable Regression Approach, Ufedo Monday Shaibu, Umeh Jc, Abu Ga, Abu O, Is Egyir

All Rsif Scholars' Publications

Sustainable food production is not negotiable if food security is to be achieved. Recent statistics show increasing food insecurity issues in Nigeria despite government policy and programmes in the agricultural sector. The study specifically described agriculture growth trend under three policy regimes and analysed the effects of agricultural sector policy on food security in Nigeria between 1960 and 2020. Secondary data on agricultural output, gross deficit financing, labour employed in the agricultural sector, land, and population were obtained from World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization Statistics (FAOSTAT), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and National …

Preparedness Behavior And The Apocalypse: Religion And Politics In The Post 2020 Election Era, Jason Adkins, Paul Djupe, Jacob R. Neiheisel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Protesting Activity And Trauma Through Mathematical And Statistical Models, Nancy Rodríguez, David White

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Black Women's Relational Competencies And Ethical Leadership In The Workplace, S. Alease Ferguson, Toni C. King

Faculty Publications

Three qualitative case vignettes illustrate Black women leaders’ application of relational competencies to assert culturally informed ethical values in organizational life. Theoretical frameworks of Patricia Hill Collins’ (1994) theory of motherwork and Wilfred Bion’s (1991) psycho-dynamics theory of group development guide the analysis of Black women’s relational competencies. Methodologically, the data derive from the authors’ use of phenomenological review of over three decades of corporate and non-profit consultancies. This methodology entailed uncensored story genera- tion relative to the topic and culling of the story set guided by a rubric to screen for story features that exemplify group and relational competencies …

Realms Unseen: Albinism And Epistemic Decoloniality In Tanzania, Jane L. Saffitz

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Language Of Riot: Examining The Legibility Of Unrest, Peter L. Macchiarulo

Student Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Body: Human Remains And Gender Relationships Throughout Medieval Ireland, Danielle Norris

Student Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Employee Engagement And Performance In The Teleworking Context In The U.S. Public Sector: A Phenomenological Case Study, Elizabeth Nesuda

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

The global shift to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic has redefined work environments and created challenges and opportunities for the public sector. This study addressed a significant gap in the existing literature by exploring the relationship between employee engagement and performance in the context of COVID-19. This study explores employee engagement and performance in teleworking environments within the federal public sector. This study adopted a phenomenological case study design focused on understanding the experiences of public sector employees who shifted to telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research and interview questions were developed to uncover employee engagement and performance experiences in …

Evaluating Healthcare Student Learning Performance During The Initial Year Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study, Maria D. Garcia-Villarreal

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a mass interruption to daily life lasting almost an entire academic year. Return to normalcy was hard won and phased over the following academic year. Neither time-period offered “traditional” learning experiences in academic institutions. The extent to which the operational shut-down affected academic institutions and their learners is just now beginning to be elucidated. Human resource development (HRD) is uniquely positioned to apply established and newly developed theories and applications to the study of this phenomenon. One particular case lends itself to observation. A major academic medical center launched a technology-driven state-of-the-art simulation education center mere …

Volume 74 Issue 1 (2023), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

การกำหนดฐานความผิดอาญาสำหรับการหลอกลวงว่ามีวัตถุระเบิดอันอาจก่อให้เกิดความโกลาหล, นภัสวรรณ ดวงภิรมย์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

เอกัตศึกษานี้มุ่งศึกษาปัญหาและความเหมาะสมในการกำหนดฐานความผิดอาญาสำหรับการหลอกลวงว่ามีวัตถุระเบิดอันอาจก่อให้เกิดความโกลาหล สืบเนื่องจากการกระทำในลักษณะหลอกลวงว่ามีระเบิดหรือขู่วางระเบิดตามกฎหมายไทยไม่ได้ถูกบัญญัติไว้เป็นการเฉพาะ แต่มีบทบัญญัติหลักที่ใช้บังคับคือ ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 384 ซึ่งอยู่ในภาคลหุโทษ มีระวางโทษจำคุกไม่เกินหนึ่งเดือน หรือปรับไม่เกินหนึ่งหมื่นบาท หรือทั้งจำทั้งปรับ การกำหนดโทษทางอาญาตามมาตราดังกล่าวจึงไม่สอดคล้องแก่ความร้ายแรงของการกระทำความผิดที่อาจก่อให้เกิดความโกลาหลแก่สังคมได้ จากการศึกษาพบว่า เมื่อเทียบกับความร้ายแรงของการหลอกลวงว่ามีระเบิดหรือขู่วางระเบิดซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความแตกตื่นตกใจแก่ประชาชนหรือถึงขั้นเกิดการบาดเจ็บหรือเสียชีวิต ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา มาตรา 384 ไม่สามารถป้องกันและยับยั้งการกระทำความผิดดังกล่าวได้ อีกทั้งจากการเปรียบเทียบกับกฎหมายของต่างประเทศ ได้แก่ ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา ประเทศอังกฤษ และประเทศฝรั่งเศส พบว่าทั้งสามประเทศมีบทบัญญัติความผิดอาญาที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการหลอกลวงว่ามีระเบิดไว้เป็นการเฉพาะและจัดเป็นอาชญากรรมที่มีความร้ายแรงจึงมีอัตราโทษที่ค่อนข้างสูง ดังนั้น เอกัตศึกษาฉบับนี้จึงเสนอให้กำหนดฐานความผิดอาญาสำหรับการหลอกลวงว่ามีวัตถุระเบิดอันอาจก่อให้เกิดความโกลาหลขึ้นมาใหม่ เพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาความแตกต่างของโทษทางอาญาสำหรับการกระทำความผิดอย่างเดียวกันในการหลอกลวงว่ามีระเบิดและปัญหาเรื่องสัดส่วนการลงโทษที่ไม่สอดคล้องกับความร้ายแรงของการกระทำความผิด

Curatorial Project For Art Exhibition: “Bootleg Show” By Mrkreme, Nattida Thaewpattha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The "BOOTLEG SHOW" by MRKREME is a curatorial project for an art exhibition that delves into the interplay between mass production, aesthetic values, and originality within the realm of contemporary art toys. Curated with a focus on examining the impact of distortion in art, the exhibition explores the nuances of value formation and how societal influences shape our perception of worth. The first part of this study is an exploration into the concept of art toys through the meanings of the words "art" and "toys" to better understand their roots. It examines the differentiation between a toy and an art …

ความเป็นเมือง : การทำความเข้าใจสภาวะเปราะบางของกรุงเทพมหานครผ่านอาหาร, วาสนา ศรีจำปา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ความเปราะบางในพื้นที่เมือง: การศึกษาผ่านมิติอาหารในบริบทกรุงเทพมหานคร กระบวนการกลายเป็นเมืองสมัยใหม่มีบทบาทสำคัญในการก่อให้เกิดความเปราะบางในพื้นที่เมือง ซึ่งมีลักษณะเฉพาะที่เกิดจากการผสมผสานของมิติต่างๆ ทั้งด้านกายภาพ สังคมวัฒนธรรม เศรษฐกิจ และคุณค่า การศึกษานี้ใช้วิธีวิทยาการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพและการศึกษาแบบพหุกรณี เพื่อทำความเข้าใจความเปราะบางในเมืองผ่านความสัมพันธ์ของมิติเหล่านี้ โดยมุ่งเน้นการวิเคราะห์อาหารในฐานะกระแสการไหลเวียนของวัตถุและชีวิตผู้คนในเมือง เพื่อสร้างความเข้าใจเกี่ยวกับภูมิทัศน์เมืองและสภาวะความเปราะบางที่เกิดขึ้น ผลการวิจัยชี้ให้เห็นว่า ความเปราะบางในเมืองมีลักษณะเฉพาะและหลากหลาย โดยเกิดขึ้นได้หลายรูปแบบภายใต้โครงสร้างทางเศรษฐกิจ สังคม วัฒนธรรม และสิ่งแวดล้อมของเมือง บุคคลหนึ่งอาจเผชิญกับความเปราะบางหลายรูปแบบพร้อมกัน แม้แต่ผู้ที่มีสถานะทางเศรษฐกิจมั่นคงก็ยังอาจประสบกับความเปราะบางที่เกิดจากสภาพแวดล้อมของเมือง กระบวนการกลายเป็นเมืองจึงมีส่วนสำคัญในการสร้างความเปราะบางและทำให้ชีวิตผู้คนตกอยู่ในสภาวะเสี่ยงภายใต้เงื่อนไขการอยู่อาศัยในเมือง การศึกษากรณีเฉพาะของกรุงเทพมหานครผ่านมุมมองด้านอาหารในฐานะกระแสการไหลเวียนของวัตถุ แสดงให้เห็นว่าการวิเคราะห์กระบวนการของเมืองสามารถเผยให้เห็นลักษณะเฉพาะของเมืองและรูปแบบความเปราะบางที่เกิดขึ้น กรุงเทพมหานครไม่ได้เป็นเพียงพื้นที่ที่มีประชากรหนาแน่น แต่กระบวนการกลายเป็นเมืองได้หล่อหลอมวิถีชีวิตรูปแบบใหม่ ซึ่งฝังรากลึกในชีวิตประจำวันของผู้คนจนกลายเป็นความคุ้นชิน ส่งผลให้ผู้อยู่อาศัยในเมืองต้องเผชิญกับความเปราะบางในรูปแบบต่างๆ