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The Strategic Application Of Alternative Grading To Improve Retention And Enhance Equity (Spring 2023), Teshome Abebe, Michael Gillespie

EIU Think Tank Reports and White Papers

Universities across the United States have been using the Pass/Fail grading system for a variety of reasons and in many different ways. There are so many uses of the system as there are universities.

In general, universities have used the Pass/Fail grading system to: help reduce stress and pressure on students; provide more flexibility in course selection and encourage students to explore and pursue interest without fear of damaging their GPA; reduce perceived discrimination and bias in grading, providing more equitable opportunities for all students regardless of race, socioeconomic status or prior academic background; and to improve retention rates by …

Graduate Scholar 2023: Journal Of Scholarship And Recognition, Graduate School Of Eastern Illinois University

Graduate Scholar

No abstract provided.

On The State Of Academic Journals And The Value Of Jnams, Michael E. Dobbs

Journal of the North American Management Society

No abstract provided.

Collective Bargaining And Labor Representation For Higher Education In A “Right To Work” Environment, Thomas Auxter

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Forty-Third Annual Conference, April, 2016, Our Future Is Now in Higher Education

The History Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education: The Case Of Hbcus, Derryn Moten

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Forty-Second Annual Conference, April, 2015, Thinking about Tomorrow: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations in Higher Education

This Much I Know Is True: The Five Intangible Influences On Collective Bargaining, Nicholas Digiovanni Jr.

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Forty-Second Annual Conference, April, 2015, Thinking about Tomorrow: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations in Higher Education

The Professionalizaton Of Non- Tenure Track Faculty In The United States: Three Case Studies From Public Research Institutions: Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, And University Of Oregon, Karen Stubaus

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Forty-Second Annual Conference, April, 2015, Thinking about Tomorrow: Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations in Higher Education

New Models Of Contingent Faculty Inclusion, Frank Cosco

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Thirty-Fifth Annual Conference, April, 2008, New Models: A Joint Labor/Management Meeting

The Current Status Of Graduate Student Unions: An Employer's Perspective, Daniel J. Julius

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference, April, 1999, Collective Bargaining and Accountability in Higher Education: A Report Card, Caesar J. Naples, Editor

Faculty And Management Rights In Higher Education Collective Bargaining: A Faculty Perspective, Ernst Benjamin

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Twenty-Fifth Annual Conference, April, 1997, Silver Anniversary Conference: 25 Years of Higher Education Collective Bargaining, Beth H. Johnson, Editor

Collective Bargaining And Technology, Christine Maitland

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Twenty-Second Annual Conference, April, 1994, Higher Education Collective Bargaining During a Period of Change, Frank R. Annunziato, Director, Beth H. Johnson, Conference Organizer

Sexual Harassment On Campus And A Union's Dilemma, Rachel Hendrickson

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions, Proceedings, Twenty-First Annual Conference, April, 1993, Unions and Management: Working Our Way Out of Fiscal Stress, Caesar J. Naples, Editor

State Support Of Higher Education: A 20-Year Contextual Analysis Using Two-Year Percentage Gains In State Tax Appropriations, Edward R. Hines

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions in Proceedings, Sixteenth Annual Conference, April/May, 1988, Collective Bargaining and the Economic Condition of Higher Education, Joel M. Douglas, Editor

The Yeshiva Case: One Year Later, Joel M. Douglas

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions in Proceedings, Ninth Annual Conference, April, 1981, Legal and Economic Status of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education, Joel M. Douglas, Editor

Management Rights Issues In Collective Bargaining In Higher Education, Margaret K. Chandler, Connie Chiang

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education in Proceedings, First Annual Conference, April 1973, Maurice C. Benewitz, Editor

The Academic Mission And Collective Bargaining, Sidney Hook

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Originally published by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education in Proceedings, First Annual Conference, April, 1973, Maurice C. Benewitz, Editor

50th Anniversary: Proceedings Of The National Center For The Study Of Collective Bargaining In Higher Education And The Professions, Daniel J. Julius

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Factors That Led To Crossing The Picket-Line: An Autoethnography Of A Faculty Striker, Giovanna Follo

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

Historically, academic strikes are not frequent and are short. Much of the research examines why academic strikes occur; however, few explore the individual multidimensional striker. The research question in this autoethnographic essay explored, “What factors led me, a pro-union advocate, to cross the picket line?” Crossing the picket meant going back to work before the strike was declared over. The self-reflexive narrative examines several themes, including the mental health burden of anxiety and stress, the place of coercive power used when the administration pursues extreme threats, the role that unions play in setting up expectations at the outset of a …

Centering Anti-Racism And Social Justice, Toward A More Perfect Union: A Conversation With The Authors, Cecil E. Canton And Charles Toombs, Gary Rhoades

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

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Power Despite Precarity: A Conversation With The Authors, Joe Berry And Helena Worthen, Gary Rhoades

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

In a conversation with Joe Berry and Helena Worthen, authors of the recent book, Power despite precarity, Gary Rhoades explores the basic themes of this historical case study of the California Faculty Association in relation to contingent faculty and the larger contingent faculty labor movement. The conversation, like the book, centers on strategies for the contingent faculty labor movement, as the authors' intent is that it be a "channel of movement knowledge."

In The Beginning, Long Time Ago: A Brief History Of The National Center’S Origin And Evolution, William A. Herbert

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This article presents a brief overview of events leading to the creation of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions (National Center) in 1972 at the City University of New York (CUNY) and then summarizes the National Center’s evolving leadership, programming, research, and publications over the past half-century. The article is tied with the theme of the National Center’s 50^th anniversary conference in March 2023: Collective Bargaining in Higher Education: Looking Back, Looking Forward: 1973-2023. It demonstrates the uniqueness of the National Center’s origin as a higher education labor-management research center, …

Protecting Academic Freedom Through Collective Bargaining: An Aaup Perspective, Michael Mauer

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

AAUP’s turn to collective bargaining grew out of a more expansive view of unionization than is typical for American labor unions. The mission of the AAUP incorporates addressing economic matters, as does the purpose of unions generally. But the AAUP adopted collective bargaining as a means of protecting and expanding the professional interests of the profession. This paper surveys the various approaches that AAUP chapters have used to accomplish the safeguarding and expansion of academic freedom.

A New Foundation, Revisited, Richard J. Boris

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

In 2014, the author offered several critical observations and suggestions as possible guides for the National Center’s future role in public higher education. Eight years later, several merit repeating (and expanding), more forcefully than before, at a time when our public institutions are increasingly fragile and clearly confused about what their charter and role ought to be three years into a world-wide pandemic where everything is not quite as it was before.

Acupressure Modality Effectiveness: Research Results For Pain And Anxiety, Deanna Waggy Otr, Carroll Noel Mozer Otr/L, Marilyn Zurwaski Otr/L

Journal of Transformative Touch

According to recent studies, including Monson et all, JACM, 2019, there is growing evidence for the effective and safe use of acupressure as a non-pharmacological approach to reducing pain and anxiety. Acupressure can quiet the mind, promoting a sense of well-being by decreasing anxiety.

A collaborative retrospective analysis of self-rated pain and anxiety scores before and immediately after administration of a stress release protocol indicate that acupressure is a highly satisfactory complementary therapy. Results were clinically significant for a decrease in self-rated pain and anxiety scores.

Occupational therapy practitioners as well as those who use the Kawa model of reference …

Critical Consciousness, Social-Emotional Learning, And Serving Diverse Students, Brooke Poeschl

Masters Theses

Ensuring that adolescents get the care and support they need to be successful both academically and socially is crucial as an educator. A major part of this process is examining your personal biases and beliefs in order to identify areas that may negatively impact the students in your classroom. This is especially true for students who are high needs, either in terms of learning differences or cultural differences. The following addresses how teachers can impact their students and what practices observable within the classroom have shown beneficial to students of diverse backgrounds, with a specific focus on Muslim students. This …

Assessing The Reliability Of The Five-In-20 Classroom Observation Tool, Danielle Buechlein

Masters Theses

Effective classroom management practices are crucial to fostering a positive learning environment, student achievement, and student social-emotional development, as well as teacher job satisfaction. The Five-in-20 Classroom Observation Tool (FCOT) was developed from the 21 evidence-based strategies identified by Simonsen and colleagues (2008) to assess and support teachers’ classroom management; however, its psychometric properties are unknown. The present study looks at the interobserver agreement of the FCOT, specifically at how consistent observers’ ratings are with each other and how consistent observers’ ratings are with a standard coded copy of the FCOT. Forty-four participants, using the FCOT, rated the same 20-minute …

High School Teacher’S Education And Training On Trauma, Macey Wienstroer

Masters Theses

Trauma significantly impacts the well-being of all individuals, which includes both students and school professionals. Concerning students, traumatic experiences have become predictive of academic difficulties, conduct problems, and delinquency; they affect the child’s school experience by increasing their risk for suspension and expulsion, poor attendance, risky behaviors, low self-esteem, and disengagement. On the other hand, educators are experience more feelings of burn out and are dealing with the effects of secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue. Consequently, it is essential to consider the negative effects of trauma and how to remediate the symptomology. One way to reduce the adverse effects …

Student-Athletes’ Decision-Making Process For Selecting An Academic Major, Gina S. Pearson

Masters Theses

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how collegiate student-athletes experience the decision-making process for selecting their academic major at a midsize, Division I university in the Midwest. With four participants from four different sports, this study’s results centered around four research questions: what was most important to the student-athlete when selecting a major, what challenges they ran into, what role others played in their decision-making process, and how the student-athletes’ athletic identity manifested in their decision-making for their major.

Results of this study indicated that student-athletes value the practical application to a career that their major can …

The Construct Validity Of The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale Of Intelligence, Second Edition (Wasi-Ii) And The Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales, Second Edition (Rias-2), Mckenzie K. Sopoci

Masters Theses

The Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition (WASI-II; Wechsler, 2011) and the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales, Second Edition (RIAS-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2015) are two intelligence tests created to assess general intelligence, using four subtests reflecting two verbal and two nonverbal (perceptual reasoning) tasks. Both tests overlap to assess individuals between the ages of 6 to 90, and while the WASI-II is specified by the publisher as a screening measure, the RIAS-2 is not. Tests like the WASI-II and RIAS-2 may provide more efficient assessment of general intelligence, which can reduce assessment time and allow professionals to engage in …

Evaluating The Assessment Of Resident Assistant Training, Diego Ulloa

Masters Theses

This poster provides the findings from a qualitative study of four housing professionals responsible for Resident Assistant (RA) training at four institutions in the Great Lake Association of College and University Housing Officers (GLACUHO) professional association that includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. This study looked at how those four institutions assessed, evaluated, and improved the centralized training provided to RAs by the department. Key findings include the importance of the use of learning outcomes for training sessions, developing, and maintaining strong relationships with key campus partners, and the issues around prioritizing session topics and departmental needs …