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Applications And Insights Of The Use Of Ethnographic Research In A Local Context Of Nepal, Dipak Raj Rai, Sunita Dangol, Megh Raj Dangal

The Qualitative Report

This paper expounds on ethnographic research in comprehending the cultural, economic, and social nuances in the Nepali local community. The paper also emphasizes the significance of ethnographic research in providing profound insights into the daily lives, traditions, and interactions of cultural groups. This writing aims to describe the historical concept of ethnography, its philosophical standpoint, types of ethnography, fields of ethnographic research and commonly used methods for collecting ethnographic data. The main idea of the paper is to present the methods employed such as participant observation, ethnographic interviews, self-reporting, and artifacts that enable the researcher to obtain the true lived …

A Word From The Writing Team (August 2026), Pam Walter, Mfa, Laura Deloretta, Phd

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

History In The Social Studies Classroom: Developing Historical Literacy And Skills Through Inquiry Lessons, Nancy J. Thatcher

All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present

This Plan B project has created a series of inquiry-based lesson plans and activities for World History classrooms that emphasize historical literacy and disciplinary thinking. Rather than producing a traditional research thesis, this project emphasizes applied historical scholarship by translating historical and professional methodology into three classroom ready instructional lesson plans that are aligned with the Utah Core Standards for Social Studies. The project reflects the History MA’s emphasis on disciplinary rigor while addressing the practical needs of public history and education with pedagogical best practices. This project responds to ongoing challenges in World History education, including constrained instructional time, …

Historical Inquiry-Based Lessons In World History Classrooms: Creating Opportunities For Historical Thinking, Melinda Thatcher Lofland

All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present

This Plan B project creates inquiry-based lessons that help students investigate the global tapestry of World History with its vast threads of transregional connections and diverse cultures that color our contemporary world and help prepare them to participate as global citizens. This project uses primary and secondary sources to create evidence-based lesson plans that will help history teachers provide opportunities for students to practice historical inquiry skills in Utah’s world history classrooms. These plans employ current scholarship and best teaching practices while following national and state standards for World History. In addition, these lessons were developed using inquiry-based historical thinking …

Measuring Administrative Hiring Confidence Of Music Teachers In The Context Of Shallow Hiring Pools, Aaron M. Strum

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify and measure the confidence of K-12 administrators in hiring music faculty. This study also aimed to analyze administrators’ perspectives and confidence in key stages of the hiring process, including defining job expectations, posting, advertising, interviewing, and selecting highly specialized music teachers in K-12 settings. Confidence of K-12 administrators can be gauged through their understanding of how well an applicant aligns with the specific needs of the school’s program. Three research questions guided this investigation: (1a) How confident are K-12 administrators in their understanding of music teaching pedagogy when interviewing music teacher candidates …

2026-08-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for August of 2026.

Integrating Music Therapy Into Post-Surgical Care: A Quality Improvement Strategy For Reducing Post-Operative Anxiety, Yosdania Hernandez Benitez

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

Integrating Music Therapy into Post-Surgical Care: A Quality Improvement Strategy for Reducing Post-Operative Anxiety

Purpose

This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to reduce postoperative anxiety among adult patients after general surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) by 30% using nurse-led music therapy in an ambulatory surgical center.

Results

Mean VAS-A scores decreased from 6.9 (SD = 0.5) pre-intervention to 4.0 (SD = 0.5) post-intervention, representing a 2.9-point (41.9%) reduction in anxiety and exceeding the project's target of 30%. Nurse adherence to the intervention protocol was 100%, and the mean patient satisfaction score was 4.6/5.0. All 100 patients completed both …

Examining Transcultural Approaches In Art Education: Transversality, Identity Formation, And Intercultural Understanding, Alexandra Grace Parsons

Master's Theses

Art education is often treated as marginal within formal schooling, valued as enrichment rather than recognized as a vital contributor to students' intellectual, cultural, and emotional development. Funding and policy decisions made by state and local bodies produce significant regional disparities in access to art education across the United States. This thesis examines how transcultural approaches to art education can respond to increasingly diverse, post-migrant school communities. Using a comparative qualitative case study design, the study analyzes program structures, partnership models, and pedagogical practices at Birmingham Arts School in the United Kingdom alongside schools within Fulton County and Atlanta Public …

Developing A Learner-Centered Teaching Routine, Hyeeun Jang

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

This paper shares my story of developing, from Fall 2022 to Spring 2025, a learner-centered teaching routine for my undergraduate mathematics courses. I use four steps: an opening question, a short mini lecture about meaning, structured small group work, and a short end-of-class exit check, at times supported by quick visuals in Mathematica and, when useful, Python. Instead of relying on extended traditional lectures, the routine emphasizes collaborative problem solving and invites students to articulate and check their reasoning together. I used this routine mainly in my elementary statistics classes, but also in calculus and linear algebra. The evidence I …

The Representation Of Suicide In Spanish Teen Fiction Tv Series: Narrative Trends And Media Literacy Implications, Patricia Palomares-Sánchez, Victoria Soto-Sanz

Journal of Media Literacy Education Pre-Prints

The present study analyses the narrative treatment of suicide in Spanish youth fiction television series produced between 2015 and 2024, aiming to identify representation trends in relation to the recommendations for responsible media coverage and their implications for media literacy. The methodology underpinning this study encompasses eight fiction TV series and combines quantitative research, derived from data collection and analysis, with a qualitative component, focusing on the interpretation and analysis of the results. Findings indicate that the representation lacks due caution in depicting the method and location of suicide, which increases the risk of imitation. Although the narratives present alternatives …

Neurodivergent Peer Tutoring And Anti-Ableism: Two High Schoolers’ Lived Experiences While Working In A Neurodiversity-Based Writing Center, Daniel S. Harrison

The Writing Center Journal

Neurodivergence is naturally present in the writing center and most often recognized by labels like ADHD, autism, OCD, dyslexia, and so on. However, neurodivergent voices in writing center scholarship have been few and far between in postsecondary institutions (Babcock, 2017; Batt, 2018; Kleinfeld, 2023), and in the secondary writing center even less so. Therefore, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the personal, relational, and formative aspects of the lived experiences of two neurodivergent students through a critical disability theory lens as they provided writing consultations to their neurodivergent peers in a Mid-Atlantic, independent special education school. …

The Self-Identified Strategies Of Asynchronous Writing Tutors, Eric C. Camarillo

The Writing Center Journal

This study explores the self-identified strategies of asynchronous writing tutors, focusing on how they provide feedback in an online environment. The research addresses the underexplored area of asynchronous writing tutoring, which is often marginalized due to its perceived lack of interpersonal interaction. Through semi-structured interviews and screen recordings of seven writing tutors from three different institutions, the study identifies key strategies employed by tutors. These strategies include managing workloads, relying on intuition, building rapport with students, and seeking support from other tutors. The findings highlight the complexity and labor-intensive nature of asynchronous tutoring, emphasizing the need for thoughtful evaluation and …

Editors' Note, Sherry Wynn Perdue, Isaac K. Wang, Georganne Nordstrom

The Writing Center Journal

Editors' note for Writing Center Journal 44.1 (2026).

Systematic Review Of The Institutionalization Of Service Learning In Higher Education, Wilmer Hernan Cruz Gutierrez

ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement

An increasing number of universities are integrating service-learning (SL) to fulfill their social mission. However, sustainable institutionalization of SL remains a persistent challenge. This study identifies and analyzes the factors, actors, and strategies that drive and inhibit SL institutionalization in higher education. Using the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, a systematic literature review analyzed 52 documents from seven academic databases (including WoS, Scopus, and ERIC). The findings were grouped into three sections: cultural (integration into institutional values/missions), process (articulation within teaching, research, and outreach), and structural dimensions (dedicated support entities). The results obtained reveal a reciprocal relationship where cultural alignment enables processual …

Front Matter

The Writing Center Journal

Front matter for The Writing Center Journal 44:1 (2026).

“Like Learning To Play Chess”: Relationality And The Development Of Interpersonal Communication Skills In Writing Center Consultants, Kara Poe Alexander

The Writing Center Journal

This study explores how writing center consultants develop interpersonal communication (IPC) skills through relational interactions during peer tutoring sessions. Grounded in the theoretical framework of relationality, which views learning as emerging through relationships, I analyze interviews with undergraduate and graduate consultants at a private R1 university. The findings demonstrate that one-on- one conferences foster a broad spectrum of IPC skills, including adaptability, listening, intercultural communication, asking questions, building rapport, giving constructive criticism, setting boundaries, empathizing, and patience. The development of these knowledge and skills is cultivated through collaborative, meaning-making interactions with writers. As such, writing centers emerge as dynamic, relationship-driven …

Back Matter

The Writing Center Journal

Back Matter for Writing Center Journal 44.1.(2026)

Convenience And Communication: Students’ Experiences In Synchronous Online, In-Person, And Asynchronous Consultations, Carolyn Wisniewski

The Writing Center Journal

Writing center tutorial modalities have proliferated in recent years, yet research has not kept pace. Students’ experiences in online writing tutorials remain understudied (Denton, 2017; Hewett & DePew, 2015). Better understanding students’ experiences across session modalities is critical to achieving an inclusive and accessible writing center (Martinez & Olsen, 2015). This study used a mixed-methods, comparative design to determine how students selected, experienced, and perceived the accessibility of synchronous online, in-person, and asynchronous modalities. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of 138 surveys and 22 interviews indicated students perceived each modality to provide effective writing support. They report selecting tutorial modality based …

Dynamic Analysis Of The Role Of Border Area Teachers In Implementing The Deep Learning Approach Through Visual Mapping Assisted By Cousal Loop Diagram (Cdl), Siprianus Jewarut, Usman Usman, Rikardus Sehajun, Pramatatya Resindra Widya

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Bengkayang is one of the districts in Kalimantan Province. This regency is very special because it is located right on the border between Indonesia and Serikin Sarawak, Malaysia. The condition of the border area certainly leaves various challenges due to the area's location quite far from the city center and a fairly large area. This situation presents a very significant challenge in efforts to improve the quality of education and human resources of the community in the Bengkayang region. Based on the actual conditions in the field, various limitations were found, ranging from the lack of availability of educational facilities …

D2.08 Mesa Redonda B: Comunidades, Medios Y Mediaciones Culturales Del Rol, Laura Ivonne Quiroz Castillo, Nicolás Zielinski, Stefanía Hinze, Florencia Villalobos Pereda, Renata Belén Pereyra, Hellis Leiva, Pía Fricke, Andrés Aracena, Omar Patirro, Emiliano Ezequiel Klimbovsky, Felipe A. Alvarado Moncada, Vicente C. Campos Sepúlveda, Ingrid M. Sjolander Sobrino

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

La Mesa redonda B: “Comunidades, medios y mediaciones culturales del rol” reúne a panelistas cuyos trabajos examinan los juegos de rol como prácticas comunitarias, mediáticas y culturales en expansión. La sesión aborda cómo las comunidades roleras se organizan, se sostienen y se transforman mediante podcasts, narrativas transmedia, eventos, censos, mundos compartidos, prácticas de co-narración y procesos de reapropiación simbólica. En conjunto, las propuestas permiten analizar el rol no solo como juego de mesa o experiencia narrativa, sino como ecosistema cultural que produce vínculos, identidades, archivos comunitarios, lenguajes mediáticos y formas de participación colectiva.

Las intervenciones exploran, por un lado, la …

D2.07 Sesión De Ponencias 4: Memoria, Territorio, Decolonialidad Y Cultura Política, Diogo De Almeida Camelo, Alejandro I. Vargas Guzmán, Pablo López García, Fernando J. Nieto Reynaldos

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Cuarta sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 4.1. Diogo de Almeida Camelo.

Título: “World RPG: una categoría crítica para los juegos de rol del sur global”

Ponente 4.2. Alejandro Ikingari Vargas Guzmán.

Título: “El concilio del rey y DEFCON: simulación de modelos de democracia y relaciones entre estados”

Ponente 4.3.  Pablo López García.

Título: “Jugar la memoria: diseño de juegos de rol históricos como espacios de meta-colaboración en La Desbandá 1937”

Ponente 4.4.  Fernando José Nieto …

D2.05 Sesión De Ponencias 3: Archivo, Persistencia Y Metodología De La Praxis Rolera, Marcos O. Cabobianco, Carolina Ugarte, Lautaro Álamos, Flavio Damián Barale, Juan Bautista Solmonese, Julian Marcone, Cristo Leon, Felipe García Soriano, Daniel González Cohen

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Tercera sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 3.1. Marcos O. Cabobianco.

Título: “Canon, grabaciones, notas y recuerdos: 35 años de praxis lúdica”

Ponente 3.2. Carolina Ugarte, Lautaro Álamos, Flavio Damián Barale y Juan Bautista Solmonese.

Título: “Más allá de la mesa: persistencia narrativa y meta-colaboración en el rol expandido”

Ponente 3.3.  Julian Marcone y Cristo Leon.

Título: “Archival Reactivation: Inverting Post-Depositional Drift in Long-Duration Ludic Praxis”

Ponente 3.4.  Felipe García Soriano y Daniel González Cohen …

D2.04 Sesión De Ponencias 2: Diseño, Sistemas Narrativos E Interfaces Lúdicas, Tomás Paradela Campos, Nicolás Afanador Cubillos, Wolfgand E. Kook Camero, Francisco F. Gallego Escobar, Lucas Eliel Sosa

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Segunda sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 2.1. Tomás Paradela Campos.

Título: “Juegos de rol como sistemas de imaginación compartida: co-creación y prácticas transmediales en el diseño contemporáneo”

Ponente 2.2. Nicolás Afanador Cubillos y Wolfgand Enrique Kook Camero.

Título: “El jugador como avatar de sí mismo: proximidad, identidad y diagnóstico organizacional mediante juego de rol”

Ponente 2.3. Francisco Fernando Gallego Escobar

Título: “Resonancia narrativa: diseño de un sistema narrativo híbrido para un gamebook que integra el …

Batujaya Sebagai Destinasi Wisata Edukasi Sejarah, Retno Raswaty

Multikultura

The Batujaya site in Karawang Regency is a National-level Cultural Heritage Area that houses the oldest Buddhist temple complex on Java Island. However, its potential as an educational tourism destination has not yet been optimally developed. This article examines the educational value of Batujaya through experiential learning, historical thinking, and episodic memory approaches. It demonstrates that direct learning at historical sites delivers a stronger cognitive and affective impact compared to textual learning in the classroom. Based on archaeological findings, Batujaya is identified as having a dual function as both a center of worship and a center of learning in the …

D1.09 Mesa Redonda A: Pedagogía, Inclusión Y Aprendizaje Experiencial Con Juegos De Rol, Edgar Meritano, Camilo Mendivelso, María Teresa Flores Torrico, Rocio Alvarez-Aranibar, Mauricio Quiroga, Javier Morales Vargas, Cristo Leon, Red De Investigadores De Juegos De Rol, The Collaborative For Leadership, Education, And Assessment Research

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Esta mesa redonda reúne trabajos que examinan el potencial pedagógico, inclusivo y experiencial de los juegos de rol en contextos educativos, culturales y comunitarios. A partir de experiencias con mesas neurodivergentes, propuestas metodológicas para el aula, intervenciones culturales, diseño narrativo, demostraciones públicas, RPG literario y educación ecológica, la sesión propone discutir cómo los juegos de rol pueden diseñarse, facilitarse y evaluarse como prácticas de aprendizaje significativo. El diálogo abordará la inclusión, la accesibilidad, la construcción de identidad, la colaboración, la reflexión posterior al juego y las condiciones institucionales necesarias para implementar estas experiencias de manera responsable, sostenible y académicamente rigurosa.

D1.08 Sesión De Ponencias 1: Cuerpo, Identidad Y Arquetipos En La Experiencia Rolera, Agustina Cinanni, Carlos Uncal, Antonio Roda-Martinez, Astrid Alyss Dellair Martínez, Cristo Leon, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Red De Investigadores De Juegos De Rol, James Lipuma Dr.

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Primera sesión de ponencias del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol, dedicada a presentaciones académicas organizadas en un bloque temático del programa.

Información de ponencias

Ponente 1.1. Agustina Cinanni

Título: “El arquetipo del thief: una aproximación a la construcción de la clase”

Ponente 1.2. Carlos Uncal

Título: “La aventura literaria: una experiencia de RPG en el aula”

Ponente 1.3. Antonio Roda-Martínez

Título: “Juegos de Rol Analógicos en el Aula: Propuesta Metodológica de Aplicación y Diseño”

Ponente 1.4. Astrid Alyss Dellair Martínez

Título: “El juego de rol como dispositivo de aprendizaje: estudio del desarrollo de habilidades cognitivas y …

D1.07 Keynote Iii: Juegos De Rol Para Colaboraciones Interculturales Y De Investigación Interdisciplinar, Antonio Casado Da Rocha

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Conferencia magistral en español sobre el uso de juegos de rol para apoyar colaboraciones interculturales e investigación interdisciplinar, con atención a la comunicación, la co-creación, la reflexión ética y la construcción compartida de conocimiento.

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D1.05 Keynote Ii: Publishing And The Synoptic View Of Role-Playing Game Studies, Evan Torner Ph.D.

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Keynote session on publishing, field formation, and the synoptic view of role-playing game studies, with attention to how scholarly communities organize, circulate, and consolidate research across disciplinary traditions. It will be held in English.

Access Information:

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D1.04 Keynote I: Exploring The Intersection Between Research In Consciousness, Spirituality, And Role-Playing Games, Sarah Lynne Bowman, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

The Keynote session (in English) examines the intersections among consciousness research, spirituality, and role-playing games, with attention to how role-playing practices can support inquiry into experience, meaning-making, transformation, and collaborative forms of play.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://njit-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ozwjN4KWQ7u0qmcRLONCGw Join from an H.323/SIP room system: H.323: 144.195.19.161 (US West) or 206.247.11.121 (US East) Meeting ID: 913 4648 7472 Passcode: 280957 SIP: [email protected] Passcode: 280957 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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D1.03 Comité De Revisores, Cristo Leon, Edgar Meritano, Laura Ivonne Quiroz Castillo

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

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Descripción del evento: Presentación del Comité de Revisores, acompañada de una discusión y análisis sobre las contribuciones de las personas que participaron en el proceso de evaluación académica y curaduría del programa.

English

Event description: Presentation of the Review Committee, accompanied by a discussion and analysis of the contributions made by those who participated in the academic evaluation process and the curation of the program.

Português

Descrição do evento: Apresentação do Comitê de Avaliação, acompanhada de uma discussão e análise das contribuições das pessoas que participaram do processo de avaliação acadêmica e da curadoria da programação.