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"This Doesn't Happen Here": Child Sex Trafficking In Rural Oklahoma, Denise Blum, Tania Benoiton, Sean Kinder
"This Doesn't Happen Here": Child Sex Trafficking In Rural Oklahoma, Denise Blum, Tania Benoiton, Sean Kinder
Administrative Issues Journal
The sex trafficking of minors is a hard-to-detect and underreported crime. Its insidiousness makes it exceedingly difficult to recognize, and treatment, once a victim is recovered, is long-term and costly. Urban areas are in the spotlight when it comes to the trafficking of minors. However, the unsuspecting rural context consists of specific dynamics that may make children in the countryside more vulnerable than in the city. Using the case of an Oklahoma town, the researchers conducted a presentation on child sex trafficking for school personnel at a K-8 rural school. They administered pre- and post-surveys and conducted follow-up interviews with …
Structural Features Of Modified Natural Albuminous Fibre And Important Directons For Improvement Of Production’S Quality, D Xasanov, R.M Davlatov
Structural Features Of Modified Natural Albuminous Fibre And Important Directons For Improvement Of Production’S Quality, D Xasanov, R.M Davlatov
Bulletin of Gulistan State University
As a result of modification of properties of proteinaceous fibers, considerably change their molecular and remolecular structure. It confirms the change of structural values’ of the surface of fibre. Also, it a food allowance of a silkworm during qualitative fiber and its influence on quality a product was studied. As the silkworm eats only mulberry leaves during the period, the period is very important because later the silkworm eats the nutrients which are saved up in its organism.
Rural Students’ Sense Of Belonging At A Large Public University, Benjamin P. Heinisch
Rural Students’ Sense Of Belonging At A Large Public University, Benjamin P. Heinisch
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This qualitative case study explored how undergraduate students from rural areas experience higher education environments and develop a sense of belonging at a large Midwestern public university. This study defined rural considering students’ hometown population size and density as well as each individual participant’s constructed reality of a rural identity (Crockett, Shanahan, & Jackson-Newsom, 2000). The following questions guided this study: (1) How does students’ identification with their rural background influence how they experience their college environment? (2) What do rural students see as key environmental factors affecting their sense of belonging? (3) Is the institution providing supportive environments for …
Community College Transitioning Experiences Of Dual Enrollment Students, Sandra Lucille Fuline
Community College Transitioning Experiences Of Dual Enrollment Students, Sandra Lucille Fuline
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Dual enrollment transitioning experiences of students are poorly understood, leaving higher education stakeholders without the proper information to smooth the transitioning process and keep students in college. This basic qualitative study using interviews explored how 10 dual enrollment students described their transitioning experiences from high school to community college by investigating their motivations, ability to acknowledge self-efficacy, and understanding of social interactions using Badura's self-efficacy model and Keller's motivational theory and the attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction model. Data were analyzed through an open coding method to categorize themes and patterns as well as discrepant information. Key findings indicated that …