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Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU students participate in season of giving - SHU annual Christmas tree lighting -- Food review of JP's diner -- Equestrian finishes season as high point team -- Club ice hockey moves into second half of season -- Club football wins national championship

Charism That Lives: Translating The Message Of St. Vincent De Paul For Today’S Teacher Education, Donald Mcclure, Judith F. Mangione

Journal of Vincentian Social Action

One way that St. Vincent’s mission of compassion has expanded in modern times is through the work of Catholic Vincentian universities such as St. John’s University in Queens, New York. Consistent with Vincentian charism, the university’s mission statement proclaims, “Wherever possible, we devote our intellectual and physical resources to search out the causes of poverty and social injustice and to encourage solutions that are adaptable, effective, and concrete.” By working with and supporting preservice teachers, we can meet St. Vincent’s call to serve those in need. First, we provide a short biography of St. Vincent de Paul’s life, selecting parts …

The Calculus War: The Ultimate Clash Of Genius, Walker Briles Bussey-Spencer

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

Integrating Ethnic Studies In Social Studies Curriculum, Alyssa Denise Hernández

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Traditional social studies curriculum in the K-12 system focuses on United States history through a Eurocentric lens. The issue with focusing on a black-and-white version of history impacts people of color from ethnic backgrounds that are not equally represented in the curriculum. The research conducted for this project specifically focuses on the impact of this subject matter on individuals in a predominantly Latino community. Through surveys and interviews, the researcher presents feedback on the experiences of these individuals and provides possible solutions on how schools can improve social studies curriculum at the high school level to be more culturally relevant …

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Student's compete in Ethics Bowl -- What's going on at West Campus -- SHU math professor to run in the Boston Marathon -- Woman's ice hockey defeats Holy Cross for the 1st time in 10 years -- Football team ends season with senior day

Generation To Generation: Green Family Tree Has Deep Roots In Cedarville, Clem Boyd

Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Providential: Only The Hand Of God Can Explain Cedarville, J. Murray Murdoch

History and Government Faculty Publications

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The Legacy Of William Gibson: Estate Gift Made Cedarville A Reality, Lynn A. Brock

Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Years Of Faithfulness, Michelle (Cummings) Solomon

Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU dedicates Wellness Center and Student Success Center to Shelia and Maureen Hamilton -- Gunman in Texas opens fire on church services -- College or Education presents 'Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Inside the Classroom' -- Men's tennis ends fall season with Connecticut State Invite -- Club football wins North Atlantic conference championship

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Quality of life poll in CT sparks debate -- Recent terrorist attack in New York City raises concerns about safety -- SCMA graduate students working with WSHU -- Men's basketball exhibition game benefit hurricane relief efforts -- Fencing opens season at Big One Invitational -- Men's and woman's cross country dominate at NEC championship meet

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Volunteer programs heading to Houston TX -- Zeta Tau Alpha promotes breast cancer awareness -- SHU's new morning show 'Daylight' -- Woman's rowing coach Jaclyn Smith, honored by US Olympic Committee -- SHU bowling prepare for upcoming season -- Woman's rugby coach interviewed by gift time rugby

Exploring Historical Empathy In Secondary Education, Melanie Alsene

Selected Honors Theses

This thesis sought to explore the purpose of teaching history, to define historical empathy, to discover if historical empathy is being taught in secondary public schools, and to see what methods of instruction teachers utilize. Research was done by conducting interviews of middle school and high school history teachers from different schools in the area. These interviews sought to find out if teachers could come up with their purpose for learning about history, if they could define historical empathy, and what methods they utilized to teach historical empathy. Some of the teachers were able to define historical empathy and gave …

What's In A Name? New Vision For Abo, Laura Runge

ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830

Introduction to the new vision statements for the journal.

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU recognizes LGBT solidarity week -- New majors to start in fall 2018 -- Are you autism aware hold a walk for acceptance -- Greek lire unite for panhellenic pride week -- Four basketball games to be nationally televised in February -- The all year atmosphere of club sailing -- Woman's swimming and -diving back in the water for 2017-2018 season

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Nursing students travel to Guatemala -- Puerto Rico aims for recovery after hurricane Maria -- SHU jumps into virtual reality -- Club softball sets sights in world series return -- Woman's volleyball begin conference play -- Men's and women's ice hockey seasons underway

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU alumni return for alumni weekend -- Introducing the campus concierge -- SHU student awarded physician assistant grant -- Band hosts be the match registration drive -- Men's soccer begins NEC schedule -- Men's lacrosse announces 3 coaching changes

Department Of History And Political Science Registration Newsletter Fall 2017, Department Of History And Political Science, University Of Southern Maine

Department of History and Political Science Registration Newsletter

In this issue:

• New Faculty: Lacey Sparks
• Exhibition: "Letters Home: Harriet Sweetser and the Gorham Normal School at the Turn-of-the-Century"
• Student appreciation
• USM Special Collections
• Exhibition: "The Forgotten Heroines of the Easter Rising by Irish Sculptor Betty Newman-Maguire"
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Fall 2017
• HTY/POS Internships Offered Fall 2017
• HTY/POS Courses Offered Summer 2017

College Graduation As An Entrance Requirement To Law Schools, W. Harrison Hitchler

Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)

No abstract provided.

The Question Of School Resources And Student Achievement: A History And Reconsideration, Larry Hedges, Terri D. Pigott, Joshua Polanin, Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Ryan T. Williams

Charles Tocci

One question posed continually over the past century of education research is to what extent school resources affect student outcomes. From the turn of the century to the present, a diverse set of actors, including politicians, physicians, and researchers from a number of disciplines, have studied whether and how money that is provided for schools translates into increased student achievement. The authors discuss the historical origins of the question of whether school resources relate to student achievement, and report the results of a meta- analysis of studies examining that relationship. They find that policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders have addressed …

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 3, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Center For Healthcare Education Grand Opening --Who’s Afraid of Free Speech? Sacred Heart Hosts Constitution Day --Greek Life Participates in National Hazing Prevention Week --Catholic Studies Professors Publish Books (photo) --Male Rompers Take On the Fashion World --Editorial: Hometown and College Friends / Heather Keller --Editorial: Why Has Summer Not Left The Building? / Jordan Norkus --Feature: Tell Us Your Story: Trent Thompson (photo) --SCMA StudyAbroad in Dingle --The Theatre Arts Program Brings Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors to the Little Theatre Stage --Winter Guard Gets Promoted to Open Class --Men’s Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll --Mike …

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Dr. Steven Michels, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences since 2002, has been appointed Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning --SHU listed as #4 on US World News Report list of the Most Innovative Schools in the North --Are You Autism Aware? Club gathered on the 63’s patio for a “Puzzle-a-thon” to raise awareness and promote acceptance for those affected by autism --Second Agape Latte with guest speaker and Director of Campus Experience, Rob Gilmore --SHU students react to DACA --Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: The aftermath --Tell us uour story: Junior Hector Gutierrez (photo) --Alumni …

Spectrum, Volume 39, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Campus construction update --SHU attempts to aid Hurricane Harvey victims --The summer’s biggest stories: Here’s what you might have missed --Students awarded M. Theresa Martinez Catholic Studies scholarships (photos) --Marriott residents coming to Toussaint --The freshman experience --Spectrum editorial board 2017-2018 --Introducing Kappa Alpha Theta and Beta Theta Pi --Tell us your story: Senior Jordan Velez (photo) --Bonne Vie Apparel Company, created by SHU student Alex Guerrero --Summer theatre with Sacred Heart’s Repertory Company, including Avenue Q and Macbeth (photo) --Fashion trends at the 7th Annual President’s Gala --Club Triathlon and Club Ultimate Frisbee two new sports --Women’s …

The Building Blocks Of History, Nicole Martin

Greater Faculties: A Review of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Steve Davis is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Kentucky, where he teaches precolonial and modern South African history using the popular video game Minecraft. CELT's Dr. Nicole Martin asked Dr. Davis about his goals for student learning, and how he encourages students to develop skills in historical analysis through virtual world-building.

Typography And The Evolution Of Hebrew Alphabetic Script: Writing Method Of The Sofer, Shayna Tova Blum

Faculty and Staff Publications

Typography is the study of language letterforms, phonographic alphabetic characters that, when combined with additional characters, form words and/or sentences to express an idea and communicate a message to an audience. The history of typographic design dates back to early civilization and the invention of alphabetic writing systems, formulated and processed through the literary skills of the Hebrew Scribe Ezra whose knowledge and practice offered a significant contribution within a predominantly oral society. By examining the history of Hebrew typography through the discourse of biblical writing systems and alphabetic design, the article addresses the development of Hebrew scripts evolving from …

The Question Of School Resources And Student Achievement: A History And Reconsideration, Larry Hedges, Terri D. Pigott, Joshua Polanin, Ann Marie Ryan, Charles Tocci, Ryan T. Williams

Ann Marie Ryan, PhD

One question posed continually over the past century of education research is to what extent school resources affect student outcomes. From the turn of the century to the present, a diverse set of actors, including politicians, physicians, and researchers from a number of disciplines, have studied whether and how money that is provided for schools translates into increased student achievement. The authors discuss the historical origins of the question of whether school resources relate to student achievement, and report the results of a meta- analysis of studies examining that relationship. They find that policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders have addressed …

Rediscovering Misinterpreted Concept Of Vospitaniye, Core Constituent Of Vygotskian Zpd, Through Scholar’S Socio-Cultural Actuality, Svetlana Mylnikova

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

ABSTRACT

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky, a renowned Russian psychologist, whose immediate family, academic surrounding, and scientific findings are typically scrutinized by scholars of past and present (Feingenberg, 1996, Kotik-Friedgut, 2008, 2011, Kuzmich, 2006, Vygodskaya & Lifanova, 1999, Yasnitsky, 2011, 2012) was the first to emphasize the holistic multidisciplinary approach to child development of pedology (child pedagogy) and distinguish two equally meaningful components of child education: obuchenie (teaching/learning process) and vospitanie (fostering). Even though Vygotskian theories are extensively employed in modern educational practices the intricacy of a complex unity of obuchenie and vospitanie in the process of education was overlooked as both …

New Design Principles For Mobile History Games, Owen Gottlieb

Presentations and other scholarship

This study draws on design-based research on an ARIS–based mobile augmented reality game for teaching early 20th century history. New design principles derived from the study include the use of supra-reveals, and bias mirroring. Supra-reveals are a kind of foreshadowing event in order to ground historical happenings in the wider enduring historical understanding. Bias mirroring refers to a nonplayer character echoing back a player’s biased behavior, in order to open the player to listening to alternative perspectives. Supra-reveals engendered discussion of historical themes early in the game experience. The results showed that use of a cluster of NPC bias mirroring …

Time Travel, Labour History, And The Null Curriculum: New Design Knowledge For Mobile Augmented Reality History Games, Owen Gottlieb

Articles

This paper presents a case study drawn from design-based research (DBR) on a mobile, place-based augmented reality history game. Using DBR methods, the game was developed by the author as a history learning intervention for fifth to seventh graders. The game is built upon historical narratives of disenfranchised populations that are seldom taught, those typically relegated to the 'null curriculum'. These narratives include the stories of women immigrant labour leaders in the early twentieth century, more than a decade before suffrage. The project understands the purpose of history education as the preparation of informed citizens. In paying particular attention to …

Spectrum, Volume 38, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: Bishop Frank J. Caggiano to speak at the 51st undergraduate commencement -- Hailey Hastings, first female Mr. SHU -- SCMA initiates the bridge network -- Campus ministry introduced Agape Latte -- Men's rugby team host Red Cross blood drive -- SHU hosts 28th annual discovery gala -- SHU L.O.V.E. celebrates woman -- Men's golf places 8th at collegiate invitational