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The Role Of Blue Carbon In Climate Change Mitigation And Carbon Stock Conservation, Nathalie Hilmi, Ralph Chami, Michael D. Sutherland, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Lara Lebleu, Maria Belen Benitez, Lisa A. Levin

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The potential for Blue Carbon ecosystems to combat climate change and provide co-benefits was discussed in the recent and influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. In terms of Blue Carbon, the report mainly focused on coastal wetlands and did not address the socio-economic considerations of using natural ocean systems to reduce the risks of climate disruption. In this paper, we discuss Blue Carbon resources in coastal, open-ocean and deep-sea ecosystems and highlight the benefits of measures such as restoration and creation as well as conservation and protection in helping …

Psychosocial Factors That Shape The Professional Identity Crisis In Prospective Language Teachers, Marlon Vanegas, Leslie J. Lopera, Hugo F. Mesa

The Qualitative Report

This case study, framed in the Socio-critical paradigm and following a narrative approach, describes the role psychosocial factors play in shaping the professional identity crisis in a group of prospective teachers in the Language Teaching Program of a private university in Medellín, Colombia. We developed three data collection techniques to conduct this study. First, participants in the stage of professional practicum were to write a narrative about their first experiences as prospective language teachers. Our objective was to describe the psychosocial factors shaping the identity crisis. Then, we conducted semi-structured interviews with the intention of defining the role these factors …

Developing An E-Learning Theory For Interaction And Collaboration Using Grounded Theory: A Methodological Approach, Rachael Njeri Kibuku Dr., Daniel O. Ochieng Prof, Agnes N. Wausi Prof

The Qualitative Report

Grounded Theory (GT) is becoming an increasingly prevalent research methodology in many fields. Although researchers use it in qualitative and quantitative studies, it is more popular with qualitative studies, as evidenced by the citations from previous research. This paper aims to document and present how we used GT in our qualitative research to construct an e-learning theory for interaction and collaboration. It also includes the justification of GT. We adopted and adapted the constructivist GT (CGT). Therefore, this paper discusses the CGT methodology, its philosophical, ontological and epistemological perspectives. It also includes the research design that captures how we sampled …

Chimes: September 7, 2021, Calvin University

Chimes

Wave of administration departures continues, new leaders step up by Abigail Ham

Full slate of intramurals return after pause of COVID by Grace Toma

COVID policies draw support, objections by Katherine Benedict

Where the lines are drawn: New redistricting committee may upend political landscape by Katherine Benedict

Summer sessions set up Student Senate for success by Jocelyn Nunez-Colon

Testing plan spots COVID cases early by Michaela Giovannelli

Season previews: Calvin sports kick off for the fall by Jamison Van Andel

David Graeber And Militant Epistemologies: A Tribute, Adrian Favell, Myka Tucker-Abramson, Mark Davis, Andrew Wallace

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Ghost University: Academe From The Ruins, Peter Fleming

Emancipations: A Journal of Critical Social Analysis

No abstract provided.

The Open University And Prison Education In The Uk – The First 50 Years, Rod Earle, James Mehigan, Anne Pike, Dan Weinbren

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

In 2019, The Open University (henceforth, The OU), based in Milton Keynes in the UK, celebrated its 50th anniversary. Since 1971 it has pioneered the delivery of Higher Education in prisons and other secure settings. Some 50 years on, in 2021 there is much to celebrate and still more to learn. In this article we briefly review the establishment of the OU in 1969 and explore how it has maintained access to higher education in the prison system. It draws from a collection of essays and reflections on prison learning experiences developed by OU academics and former and continuing OU …

Adoptees And Adoptive Parents As “Other”, Josephine A. Ruggiero, Roger D. Clark

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

No abstract provided.

Fall Southtalks Series Focuses On Mississippi Voices, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Lineup kicks off virtually Sept. 8 with Benton County reflections, goes in-person in October

Historias Americanas: Implementing Mexican American Studies In K-12 Social Studies Curriculum In The Rio Grande Valley, Maritza De La Trinidad, Stephanie Alvarez, J. Joy Esquierdo, Francisco Guajardo

Mexican American Studies Faculty Publications

This essay contributes to the growing literature on Mexican American Studies in K-12 within the broader field of Ethnic Studies. While most of the literature on the movement for Ethnic Studies within Texas and across the nation mainly focuses on the impact of Ethnic Studies courses on students’ academic success, this essay highlights a professional development program for K-12 social studies teachers in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas entitled Historias Americanas: Engaging History and Citizenship in the Rio Grande Valley, funded by a federal grant. This essay provides an overview of Historias Americanas, the objectives and structure of …

Lone Star Wars: Lngs, Communities, And Globalization Versus Local Resistance In The Laguna Madre Region Of Coastal South Texas, Terence Garrett, Arthur Sementelli

Political Science Faculty Publications

Purpose: to theoretically contextualize the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) issue using Bauman and Debord. More generally, this research provides a theoretical and qualitative context to understand the LNG issue in discussions of environmental management, globalization, and local government.

Design/methodology/approach: this article uses Boje’s narrative case study approach to analyze the politics around localized resistance movements to LNG production in the Rio Grande Valley. Specifically, the study examines data collected from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), personal interviews, and public declarations (newspapers, blogs, social media) to create an historiographical account of LNGs in the RGV to analyze the Laguna Madre …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, September 03, 2021, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Carrots Or Sticks?: Anti-Gentrification Mechanisms In Atlanta, Georgia And Berlin, Germany, Bailey Meyne

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Understanding Alice Walker, Cindy E. Garcia-Rivas

South Carolina Libraries

Cindy Garcia-Rivas reviews Understanding Alice Walker, written by Thadious M. Davis.

Covenant Orthopraxy And Shakespeare's Idea Of The Nation, Mary Jo Kietzman

Selected Papers of the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Infant-Family Routines, Number Of Caregivers And Infant Basal Cortisol, Vanessa Newell, Hannah B. White

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Background: Family routines have been found to be related to child adjustment, marital satisfaction, and parenting competence (Fiese, 2002). Persistent stress, and the resulting frequent activation of the body’s stress responses, can result in excessive wear-and-tear on the body and brain known as allostatic load (McEwen, 2000). In infants, basal cortisol levels act as an instrument to measure allostatic load (White, 2020). To our knowledge, no existing work on the impact of routines on infant development has examined the role of family structure. In traditional and minority cultures it is common for caregiving responsibilities to be divided among multiple individuals. …

From Ridicule To Reform: Potential Solutions To The Domestic Violence Crisis, Kelly Gordon

Undergraduate Research Symposium

During the grassroots campaigns of the 1970s, American citizens saw a rise of concern for victims of domestic violence. The knowledge gathered over the past half-century has explained the detrimental effects intimate partner violence has on victims, the potential reasons partners become violent, and the most effective approaches to ending this epidemic. To curve the high rates of recidivation seen among domestic violence offenders, current rehabilitation programs must change to mirror the needs of the abuser. A new approach, Achieving Change Through Values-Based Behavior (ACTV), works to address comorbidities that potentially prevent offenders from shaking off their violent pasts. This …

Articulate Vol. Xiii

Articulāte

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 2, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 157, Issue 7

Educational Policies Committee Minutes, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Curriculum Subcommittee report
• Academic Standards Subcommittee report
• General Education Subcommittee report
• Registrar's review of impact reports
• Graduate Studies Update
• Recruiting efforts for international/regional graduate students

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business

September 2, 2021, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2020-

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Registrar's review of impact reports
• Assign new point of contact for Curriculog updates/changes
• Learning objectives will be changed to course learning outcome
• Review EPC/Curriculum website
• R401s need to be done now

Educational Policies Committee Agenda, September 2, 2021, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of 1 April 2021 Minutes
• Subcommittee Reports
• Other Business

Telling A Better Story: How To Talk About God In A Skeptical Age, Jeffrey Stevenson

Witness

No abstract provided.

Report Of Survey Completed For Irish Evangelical Leaders, William P. Payne

Witness

No abstract provided.

The Experience Of The Transcendent And The Revelation Of God: Relevance For Evangelism, Sochanngam Shirik

Witness

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 88 N. 1 - Sep 2, 2021

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 86 No. 1 - September 2, 2021. 20 pages.

Transformative Potential Of Peer-Research: Connecting Theory With Practice, Lea Caragata, Jen Vasic

The Qualitative Report

In this article, we report on follow-up research to the “Lone Mothers: Building Social Inclusion” project, a cross-Canada study which utilized a Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology to investigate the experiences of single mothers on social assistance in a changing socio-political context. We analyzed the study’s peer-interviewing approach in detail. Findings suggest that PAR theory was applied in the Lone Mothers project in ways that cultivated and sustained authentic relationships, contributed to individual and social change, and minimized hierarchy. The effects of this commitment to the epistemology and values of PAR led to a non-linear and organic research process yielding …

The Development Of Teaching Case Studies To Explore Ethical Issues Associated With Computer Programming, Michael Collins, Damian Gordon, Dympna O'Sullivan

Conference papers

In the past decade software products have become pervasive in many aspects of people’s lives around the world. Unfortunately, the quality of the experience an individual has interacting with that software is dependent on the quality of the software itself, and it is becoming more and more evident that many large software products contain a range of issues and errors, and these issues are not known to the developers of these systems, and they are unaware of the deleterious impacts of those issues on the individuals who use these systems. The authors of this paper are developing a new digital …