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Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning for Christians in Higher Education

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Teaching Spanish Conversation Through The Uaps: A Pedagogy Of Jesuit Values And Mission, Richard D. Reitsma

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

This praxis piece explores the development of a Jesuit focused pedagogy within the context of a Spanish language conversation course. The author begins by defining the origins of the pedagogy employed in this course and how it came to be centered around the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus (UAPs) which consist of the following goals: 1) Showing the way to God/goodness/hope through discernment; 2) Walking with the excluded, the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice; 3) Journeying with Youth, to accompany young people in …

Living, Learning, Serving: Outcomes Of Combining A Living-Learning Program With Service-Learning Courses, Allen Brizee, Kate Figiel-Miller, Marianna Carlucci

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

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This article discusses a two-year IRB-approved programmatic case study that measured the outcomes of merging a living-learning program (LLP) with service-learning. The study compared student survey data from four different pedagogical models, one of which was the hybrid LLP-service-learning model where service-learning students also participated in the LLP. We also interviewed instructors who used the LLP with their service-learning pedagogy. We used a one-way ANOVA and a non-parametric test to code and analyze the survey data. We used grounded theory to code and analyze interview data. Survey data revealed that the LLP-service-learning hybrid model scored the lowest of the …

Cura Personalis: The Incarnational Heart Of Jesuit Education, Catherine Peters

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Cura personalis is one of the distinctive characteristics of Jesuit education, but the precise meaning of this phrase can sometimes be difficult to discern. Often translated as “care or education of the whole person,” the expansiveness of its formulations can lead to an overlooking of what should be central: the care of a person in their full personhood and a reminder of the person’s ultimate end. To understand cura personalis in a way that retains its distinctive character, I propose a return to Ignatius of Loyola himself, focusing especially on the importance of the Incarnation. I maintain that the …

Reimagining The Humanistic Tradition: Using Isocratic Philosophy, Ignatian Pedagogy, And Civic Engagement To Journey With Youth And Walk With The Excluded, Allen Brizee

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

The world is in a perilous place. Challenged by zealots, autocrats, a pandemic, and now a war in Europe, elected officials and their constituents no longer exchange ideas in a functioning public sphere, once a hallmark of the humanistic tradition. The timeliness of the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs), therefore, is profound as they provide beacons of light for dark times. In this article, I trace Isocratic philosophy through Ignatian pedagogy and contemporary civic engagement to argue that we can use these three models to help us Journey with Youth and Walk with the Excluded. Key to this approach is a …

“A Greater [Music]” And “A Song Of Greater Power”: Lúthien's Song And Dance In The Light Of The Ainulindalë, Giovanni Carmine Costabile

Journal of Tolkien Research

It is often given for granted that the whole history of Arda somehow reflects the primordial symphony played by the angelic Ainur before the highest deity Ilúvatar before the beginning of days. Yet, the specific modalities of such mirroring did not, up to the present day, receive the attention they should. Therefore, the present writing endeavours to trace the correspondances between the divine music and the narrative dedicated to the amazing accomplishments of the bethrothed Elven maiden Lúthien and human hero Beren. The choice of the latter story among all the tales of Arda is due to the fact that …

Thomas Jefferson University Research - A Path To Digital Equity

Thomas Jefferson University Research Magazine

Inside this issue:

04 Editorial

05 Leadership Message

06 Global Jefferson

08 Bursts of Power

09 Antitrust Laws Don’t Hinder Foreign Investment Cancer Prediction Model Misses High-Risk Black Patients

10 Enveloping Buildings in Textiles Learning from Drowsy Flies

12 COVID Briefs

13 Jefferson by the Numbers

14 Inflecting the Narrative on African Studies

16 Journey of Adaptation

18 A Path Towards Digital Equity

24 JeffSolves: A New Way of Thinking

30 The Heart’s "Little Brain"

36 RNA like You’ve Never Seen Before

38 Online Content

العلاقة بين معدل التضخم ومعدل البطالة في مناطق السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية دراسة قياسية للفترة (1997- 2019م), Jalal Sheikhalid

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study discusses the problems of both unemployment and inflation in the areas of the Palestinian National Authority, compare with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip separately, during the period (1997-2019). This study aims to show the strength of connection between unemployment and inflation in whole Palestinian economy, and the economy of both the West Bank and Gaza Strip, separately, highlighting the results of the most important statistical tests (F, T, DW, ARCH, LM, Godfrey Breusch-Pagan, White) between unemployment and inflation in the Palestinian economy as one unit, compared to the economies of the West Bank and Gaza Strip …

العوامل الاقتصادية والتنظيمية المؤثرة في تولي المرأة الموظفة للمواقع القيادية في وزارة التربية والتعليم الفلسطينية, Asem Obied, Israa Qateere, Thanaa Zaidan, Lana Ghazi, Marah Mansour

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study aimed to identify Economic and organizational factors affecting the occupying of womenemployees to leadership positions in the Palestinian Ministry of Education, and to identify the effect of the variables of job classification, qualification, and experiences. The study population consisted of (278) women employees at the Palestinian Ministry of Education and the sample was (79) employees, and they were selected in a simple random method. A questionnaire was designed consisting of (26) paragraphs distributed on both the scale of economic and organizational factors and use the descriptive approach. The results showed that the degree of economic and organizational factors …

اتجاهات معلمي الرياضيات نحو استخدام التعليم الإلكتروني في المدارس الثانوية في محافظة طولكرم, Husam Tawfiq Herzallah, Basem Shalash

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study aimed to identify the attitudes of math teachers towards the use of electronic education in the secondary schools in Tulkarm Governorate, the study also identified the impact of the study variables (gender, educational qualification, experience, and the ability to use the computer) on the attitudes of teachers. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method, the study sample consisted of (83) male and female teachers (36) of them are female teachers and the remaining others (47) are male teachers, the researchers used a questionnaire which consists of (35) items, which were applied in the second semester of the academic …

الدور الوظيفي لوسائل الإعلام في ظل جائحة كورونا دراسة ميدانية على عينة من الجمهور الفلسطيني في محافظة الخليل, Sameer Suleiman Aljamal, Basem Dawuod

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to identify the functional role of the media in light of the Corona pandemic from the point of view of a sample of Palestinian community members in Hebron, and to uncover the existence of differences between members of the sample according to variables: (gender, age, educational qualification, place of residence). The study followed the Media survey method. The sample of the study consisted of (140) citizens from Hebron, and the questionnaire was used to collect data. The results of the study indicated an average functional role for the media in the light of the Corona pandemic. The …

توقع نمو خميرة Debaryomyces Hansenii المسببة لفساد الأغذية وذلك باستخدام التحليل الإحصائي المتعدد العوامل, Nawaf Abukhalaf, Wafa Masoud, Ali Al-Qaisi

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The main aim of the present study was to predict the growth of the food spoilage yeast Debaryomyces hansenii by multivariate data analysis (MVDA) using temperature, pH and NaCl concentration as growth parameters. Growth of five strains of D. hansenii (DHI,DHII, DHIII, DHIV and DHV) was measured as optical density at 620 nm (OD620) at different values of temperature, pH and NaCl concentrations. It was found that salt was the most important factor, which affects yeast growth followed by temperature. The growth of all yeast strains was reduced by increasing salt concentration and decreasing temperature. On the other hand, pH …

تحليل أداء الأنظمة الشمسية الكهروضوئية: دراسة حالة لمحطة الطاقة الشمسية الكهروضوئية في جامعة فلسطين التقنية, Mahmoud Ismail

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

Performance ratio is one of the indicators used to describe the effectiveness of the PV systems. The sustainability of the PV system year after year as well as its reliability can be checked by measuring the performance ratio each year. This indicator will also enable us to carry out a comparison between the performances of different PV systems. In this paper, the performance ratios for five PV systems installed on the roof tops of some of PTUK university buildings have been calculated on monthly and yearly basis. The analysis has been carried out using the available data (energy production and …

تقييم مستويات الاشعاع الكهرومغناطيسي في المناطق الخارجية الصادرة عن أنظمة الارسال اللاسلكية في شمال الضفة الغربية – فلسطين, Mutamed Khatib

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

Exposure to electromagnetic fields is a major public concern due to the possible hazardous effects on health caused by exposure to these radiations. The aims of this study were to measure radiofrequency radiation levels from different wireless systems and to compare the results with the recommended limits by the World Health Organization (WHO) which should be less that 450 μw/cm2. The study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted in different cities and villages from the northern governorates in the West Bank; Jenin, Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tubas and Sal fit. To measure the radiation levels ranging from 80 MHz to …

تأثير متغيرات معالجة Rra الحرارية على الخواص الميكانيكية لسبيكة الألمنيوم عالية المقاومة 7075, Mohammad Nefawy, Fouad Dhahya

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

Retrogression and Re-Aging Heat Treatment improves tensile and wear resistance of aluminum alloys, to study the effect of Retrogression temperature and Retrogression time on the tensile strength, Toughness Impact and Hardness of 7075 aluminum alloy, we have applied in this research Retrogression treatments at different temperatures are 150°C, 180°C, 240°C and 370°C for 15 min, 30 min and 90 min. When the retrogression temperature was 180°C for 30 min, the alloy has reached its highest tensile strength and hardness it was respectively 586 Mpa and 165 HB, While the alloy has reached its highest impact toughness it was 32.7 J\Cm2, …

الوعي باستخدام طلبة المرحلة الأساسية العليا لمواقع التواصل الاجتماعي على الانترنت في محافظة طولكرم, Hisham Abd-Alrahman Shanaa

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study aimed to identify Awareness of the high elementary school student' use of the social networking sites on the Internet, the study was applied on the students of Tulkarem-Palestine schools (11759) Students. The re-searcher used the analytical descriptive method because of its suitability for the purposes of the study. The sample of the study was chosen in the cluster method from 27 schools with 879 students. The researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (30) verifiable items. Statistical packages (SPSS) were used for data processing through the use of the following statistical processors: Percentages and arithmetic averages, single-variance analysis, alpha-Cronbach …

تقويم واقع استخدام نظام التعليم الإلكتروني (Moodle) في برنامج التعليم الجامعي في ظل جائحة كوفيد 19 من وجهة نظر طلبة التربية الرياضية في جامعات الضفة الغربية-فلسطين, Hameed Salameeh, Ali Qadoume, Motasem Abualia, Mohamed Qadoumi

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to identify the degree of benefit and difficulty in using e-learning system (Moodle) in university learning Under the pandemic of Covid 19 among PES at West Bank universities-Palestine, in addition to determining the differences according to variables of gender, study level & university. The researchers used descriptive& analytic approach. The study was conducted on a random sample of (103) students Which represents a percentage of (17.13) from PTUK &An-Najah National University. In order to collect data, the researchers prepared two scales are They are (degree of benefit, degree of difficulty) from students' use of the educational Moodle …

درجة تضمين منهاج التربية الوطنية الحياتية للصفين الأول والثاني الأساسيين للمهارات الحياتية من وجهة نظر المعلمين في المدارس الحكومية في مديرية قباطية, Faisal Sabaeneh, Rajaa Swedan

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to identify the degree to which national and life education curriculum for the first and second basic grades includes the life skills from the point of view of teachers in government schools in Qabatia. Furthermore, to determine the differences according to gender and specialization variables. To achieve that, the study conducted on (72) male and female teachers, and (42) items questionnaire was applied for collecting data.The results of the study indicated that the degree to which National and life Education curriculum for the first and second basic grades includes the life skills from the point of view …

أنماط التعلم المفضلة لدى طلبة جامعة فلسطين التقنية خضوري وأثر بعض المتغيرات عليها, Murad Awadallah, Raed Frehat

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This research aimed at investigating about the preferred learning styles and the effect of some variables such as the university branch, gender, education program, academic year, specialization, and cumulative average. To achieve that, the two researchers used the Index of learning styles (ILS) developed by Felder and Solomon (Lit zingeret al., 2005) consisting of 44 items to evaluate learning preferences, and which was applied on purpose cluster sample of (345) students. After using the SPSS statistical analysis program, the results of the study show that the preferred learning style in descending order is (active-reflective, visual verbal, sequential-global, and sensing-intuitive). The …

تأثير متغيرات التعتيق الاصطناعي على مقاومة الشد والبنية المجهرية لسبيكة الألمنيوم 7075, Mohammad Nefawy, Mahmoud Al Asad

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

In this research, we studied the effect of change in artificial aging time and temperature on tensile strength and Microstructure for 7075 aluminum alloy, where samples of aluminum alloy 7075 were treated with artificial aging at different temperatures are 120 ° C, 160 ° C and 200 ° C for 0.5, 1.5, 3, 18, 48 hours. When the 7075-aluminum alloy was artificially aged in of 120 ° C and 160 ° C, the values of ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of the alloy were higher than when it was aged in 200 ° C. By increasing of artificial aging time, the …

أثر الشمول المالي على أداء المصارف التقليدية المدرجة ببورصة فلسطين باستخدام نموذج Camels, Mahmoud Haj Yousef

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study aimed at identifying the impact of the financial inclusion on the performance of conventional banks according to an analytical study using the American Banking Evaluation System (CAMELS) model during the period (2011-2014-2017). The study population included the conventional banks listed in Palestine stock exchange, and it was a comprehensive survey of all the study population. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher followed a descriptive analytical approach using the financial analysis and the multiple linear regression analysis. Moreover, the study concluded a number of findings, the most important are: The conventional banks provide a performance ranges …

مدى توافر مكونات الحمض النّووي التنظيمي Dna وأثرها في تحقيق الأداء العالي لدى العاملين في قطاع التعليم التقني الفلسطيني, Amal Elhela, Samer Arqawi, Waseem Al-Habil

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The research aims to uncover the relationship and impact between the availability of the organizational gene components and the level of achieving high performance of the technical education employees. The researchers used the descriptive analytical method and the sample consisted of all employees of the Palestinian technical education sector who are working in the Technical University of khadori (419 employees), and Palestine Technical College –Deir El-Balah (190 employees). The random simple sample participants consisted of (236), and (194) questionnaires were received, with a response rate of (82.2). The results showed a relationship and impact between the components of the organizational …

الاستراتيجيات المقترحة للحلقة المفقودة بين مخرجات التعليم العالي ومتطلبات سوق العمل, Rawan Damaira, Jehan Damaira

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to know the proposed strategies for the lost loop between higher education outputs and labor market requirements from the perspective of Palestinian university graduates. The study sample consisted of 200 respondents, a constructed questionnaire was distributed to four Palestinian university graduates' students in north West Bank namely: (Al-Quds Open University, Anajah University, -Al-Khudouri University, and The Arab American University). The descriptive analytical method was used in this study, as the study used several statistical tools, such as frequency distribution, percentage, mean and mean average, T-test, and the one-wayanalysis of variance, and the equation for calculating Cronbach's alpha …

تحليل واقع التعليم الإلكتروني في الجامعات الفلسطينية: دراسة حالة جامعة فلسطين التقنية – خضوري/طولكرم, Hiba Khalil Almbayed

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study aimed to analyze the reality of e-learning at Palestine Technical University-Khudouri/Tulkarem, and to identify the most important challenges facing students when using the education system, as well as to analyze the extent to which university students interact with the e-learning system, and to show the differences between the average opinions of the study sample on e-learning according to the study variables due to the nature of the study, the descriptive analytical approach was used, in order to reach practical results, and to achieve and analyze the reality of e-learning a questionnaire consisting of (34) paragraphs was designed, where …

أثر أنظمة المعلومات المحاسبية على القرارات المالية للمنشآت التجارية في مدينة طولكرم, Ammar Salem

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study sought to highlight the effect of information accounting systems on the financial decisions (fund decisions, investment decisions, deviance earning decisions, special decisions) of commercial establishments in Tulkarem Governorate and to show which variables have the greater impact on these decisions. The researcher conducted the study using a questionnaire. He distributed questionnaires covering 300 accountants and auditors depending on the statistics of Tulkarem Chamber of Commerce and Trade in 2019. The study sample composed of 50 accountants and auditors in October 2019. To achieve the end of the study, the researcher employed arithmetic means and standard deviation. The study …

ملامحُ المقاومةِ الشعبيَّة في ديوانِ "المجدُ ينحني أمامكم" مُقتَرباتُ الموضوعِ والَّتشكيل الشعريّ, Khalel Qatanani

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

The study deals with the "Glory bends before you" by the poet Abdel Nasser Saleh, as an appropriate model to study the subject of popular resistance and its role in confronting the occupier through the use of popular resistance methods and means, and the statement of its foundations, and objective and poetic features. He lived the experiences of struggle and arrest in the Uprising. He practiced peaceful resistance on the homeland by his pencil and actions. The study attempts to dismantle the vocabulary of the texts of the Diwan by employing the analytical methodology in order to demonstrate the extent …

مفهوم الذات وعلاقته بالتكيف النفسي لدى الأحداث الجانحين المسجلين في وزارة التنمية الاجتماعية, Iyad Abu Bakr, Salim Odeh

Palestine Technical University Research Journal

This study is aimed to identify the self-concept and its relation with psychological adaption in the delinquent juvenile, who are registered in the ministry of social development, andthe impact of some demographical variants (age, and monthly income), on the self-conception and psychological adaption on them, from the delinquent juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development point of view ،in Ramallah and Tubas governorates. The study sample consists of all juvenile who are registered in the ministry of social development in 2016, whose number is 2460 delinquent juvenile, among them a clustered and Random sample which has been …