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Resetting Normal: Women, Decent Work And Canada's Fractured Care Economy, The Canadian Women's Foundation, Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives, Ontario Nonprofit Network, Fay Faraday Jul 2020

Resetting Normal: Women, Decent Work And Canada's Fractured Care Economy, The Canadian Women's Foundation, Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives, Ontario Nonprofit Network, Fay Faraday

Commissioned Reports, Studies and Public Policy Documents

Women in Canada have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to an extent that threatens to roll back equality gains. Economic losses have fallen heavily on women and most dramatically on women living on low incomes who experience intersecting inequalities based on race, class, disability, education, and migration and immigration status. The pandemic crisis has highlighted the fragility of response systems and the urgent need for structural rethinking and systemic change.

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Using Spoken Dialogue Technology For L2 Speaking Practice: What Do Teachers Think?, Veronika Timpe-Laughlin, Tetyana Sydorenko, Phoebe Daurio Jul 2020

Using Spoken Dialogue Technology For L2 Speaking Practice: What Do Teachers Think?, Veronika Timpe-Laughlin, Tetyana Sydorenko, Phoebe Daurio

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Often, second/foreign (L2) language learners receive little opportunity to interact orally in the target language. Interactive, conversation-based spoken dialog systems (SDSs) that use automated speech recognition and natural language processing have the potential to address this need by engaging learners in meaningful, goal-oriented speaking practice. However, these technology-based learning tools are often developed without input from teaching professionals. As part of a larger development effort, this study examined English as a second language (ESL) teachers’ perceptions regarding SDS-based speaking tasks, addressing the following research questions: (a) What do teachers think about the SDS-based tasks? (b) How would they use them …

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Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2019-20, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist, Sarah Appedu Jul 2020

Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2019-20, Janelle L. Wertzberger, Mary R. Elmquist, Sarah Appedu

All Musselman Library Staff Works

2019-20 annual report for Scholarly Communications work at Musselman Library, including Gettysburg College's institutional repository, The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. Covers June 2019-May 2020.

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Teaching Wikipedia: A Model For Critical Engagement With Open Information, Amanda Koziura, Jennifer M. Starkey, Einav Rabinovich-Fox Jul 2020

Teaching Wikipedia: A Model For Critical Engagement With Open Information, Amanda Koziura, Jennifer M. Starkey, Einav Rabinovich-Fox

Researchers, Instructors, & Staff Scholarship

In this chapter, the authors describe the learning experience and goals of a class assignment to write content for Wikipedia about women in science and technology fields. The authors, a university professor and two librarians, collaboratively developed this assignment to allow students to engage in rigorous research and contribute to the visibility of women scientists by writing content for the web. The authors chose the Wikipedia platform as the means to make the students work openly available because of its ubiquity and the potential for student work to make an important impact. The assignment, used in two iterations of the …

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Mobile Apps For Visual Research: Affordances And Challenges For Participant-Generated Photography, Sarah C. Barriage, Alison Hicks Jul 2020

Mobile Apps For Visual Research: Affordances And Challenges For Participant-Generated Photography, Sarah C. Barriage, Alison Hicks

Information Science Faculty Publications

The incorporation of participant-generated photography in research can be a powerful means of studying participants' perspectives and experiences. Approaches such as photovoice and photo-elicitation that incorporate participant-generated photography are increasingly being used in library and information science to study topics such as information needs, information seeking, and use of library space. This article describes two recent studies that used mobile apps (PixStori and EthOS) to facilitate participant-generated photography and photo-elicitation processes in research exploring the information practices of children and young adults, including the affordances, challenges and practical considerations identified by the researchers. Affordances of these apps within a research …

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Italian Sociologists: A Community Of Disconnected Groups, Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Vincent Traag, Alberto Caimo, Flaminio Squazzoni Jul 2020

Italian Sociologists: A Community Of Disconnected Groups, Aliakbar Akbaritabar, Vincent Traag, Alberto Caimo, Flaminio Squazzoni

Articles

Examining coauthorship networks is key to study scientific collaboration patterns and structural characteristics of scientific communities. Here, we studied coauthorship networks of sociologists in Italy, using temporal and multi-level quantitative analysis. By looking at publications indexed in Scopus, we detected research communities among Italian sociologists. We found that Italian sociologists are fractured in many disconnected groups. The giant connected component of the Italian sociology could be split into five main groups with a mixture of three main disciplinary topics: sociology of culture and communication (present in two groups), economic sociology (present in three groups) and general sociology (present in three …

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Public Support For Black Lives Matter, Lilian A. Morrell Jul 2020

Public Support For Black Lives Matter, Lilian A. Morrell

Student Publications

I hypothesize that in a comparison of individuals, those who have believe in, or have been subject to discrimination, are more likely to support BLM. I am doing research regarding American politics and social structure; I want to take into account the whole nation, and I'm not concerned about data from outside the U.S. This data set includes information about respondents, race, gender, and sexuality, all of which I need to know if I want to take into account the effects of oppression on support of Black Lives Matter. I am only going to use the nes2016 dataset because no …

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Exploration Of Lived Experiences Of Science Teachers Of English Language Learners: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Uma Maheshwari Ganesan Jul 2020

Exploration Of Lived Experiences Of Science Teachers Of English Language Learners: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Uma Maheshwari Ganesan

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Theses and Other Student Research

English language learners (ELLs) are a talented pool of culturally and linguistically diverse students who are persistently increasing both in absolute size and percentage in the U.S. school population; however, they are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields in college as well as in the workforce (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018). Although educational leaders, policy makers, and researchers have emphasized the importance of STEM for the country’s continued prosperity, both education and scientific communities have found it challenging to improve students’ participation in STEM fields (Martinez et al., 2011). Exploring science teachers’ experiences could …

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Advertisement - Dodad's Lab, Gla Glq Jul 2020

Advertisement - Dodad's Lab, Gla Glq

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

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Georgia Library Spotlight - Freedom Middle School Media Center, Special Needs And Inclusive Services, Ebonie L. Thompson Jul 2020

Georgia Library Spotlight - Freedom Middle School Media Center, Special Needs And Inclusive Services, Ebonie L. Thompson

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Spotlight - Fulton County Library System Innovation Stations, Minna Pritchard Jul 2020

Georgia Library Spotlight - Fulton County Library System Innovation Stations, Minna Pritchard

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

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My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Sarah Rodgers Jul 2020

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Sarah Rodgers

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Libraries Respond To Covid-19 Pandemic, Bettina Askew, Alicia Brown, Maranda Christy, Ali Gomez, Marquita Gooch, Josette M. Kubicki, Aspasia Luster, Dana Marseille, Samantha Paul, Lachelle Smith, Shafer Tharrington, Angela Thornton, Shannon Tyner, Jason D. Wright, Sofia A. Slutskaya Jul 2020

Georgia Libraries Respond To Covid-19 Pandemic, Bettina Askew, Alicia Brown, Maranda Christy, Ali Gomez, Marquita Gooch, Josette M. Kubicki, Aspasia Luster, Dana Marseille, Samantha Paul, Lachelle Smith, Shafer Tharrington, Angela Thornton, Shannon Tyner, Jason D. Wright, Sofia A. Slutskaya

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Association - Election Process Changes, Casey M. Long Jul 2020

Georgia Library Association - Election Process Changes, Casey M. Long

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Association - Gla Executive Board Officer Candidates For 2021, Casey M. Long Jul 2020

Georgia Library Association - Gla Executive Board Officer Candidates For 2021, Casey M. Long

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Association - Division And Round Table Candidates For 2021, Casey M. Long Jul 2020

Georgia Library Association - Division And Round Table Candidates For 2021, Casey M. Long

Georgia Library Quarterly

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News - Digital Library Of Georgia, Mandy L. Mastrovita, Deborah Hakes Jul 2020

News - Digital Library Of Georgia, Mandy L. Mastrovita, Deborah Hakes

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Book Review - Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial, Susan Clay Jul 2020

Book Review - Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial, Susan Clay

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Affective Reactivity To Real-Life Acute Stress: The Role Of Chronic Stress, Physical Activity, And Sleep, Hannah Nordberg Jul 2020

Affective Reactivity To Real-Life Acute Stress: The Role Of Chronic Stress, Physical Activity, And Sleep, Hannah Nordberg

Psychology Theses and Dissertations

Prior research indicates that exposure to chronic stress increases allostatic load and alters individuals’ response to stressful situations, with evidence for both exaggerated and blunted emotional responses. Recent studies have also linked lifestyle factors such as poor sleep and insufficient physical activity with elevated negative mood in response to stress. The present study extends upon prior work by investigating interactions between chronic stress, physical activity, and sleep as predictors of affective reactivity during real-life sustained stress. Students (N=637) were assessed during an academic semester and end-of-term final exam period. Self-report ratings of negative affect, acute stress levels, anxious and depressed …

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Parent-Directed Gratitude: An Investigation Of A Novel Intervention And Possible Mechanisms Between Gratitude And Well-Being, Margaret Smith Jul 2020

Parent-Directed Gratitude: An Investigation Of A Novel Intervention And Possible Mechanisms Between Gratitude And Well-Being, Margaret Smith

Psychology Theses and Dissertations

First-year college students are vulnerable to developing psychopathology during the transition to college. Gratitude interventions have been effective at decreasing depressive symptoms and increasing well-being. There are mixed findings on whether gratitude directed toward a specific person is more effective than a general expression of gratitude. The present investigation has two research aims from a data collection involving a three-group randomized gratitude intervention study and a short-term longitudinal mediation model. The first research aim evaluated group comparisons related to well-being, positive affect, satisfaction with life, depressive symptoms, and quality of the parent-child relationship. The second research aim investigated the mechanisms …

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Surveillance Technology Toward A Dystopian Future, Sandy Hernandez Jul 2020

Surveillance Technology Toward A Dystopian Future, Sandy Hernandez

University Honors Program Senior Projects

There is a continual debate between individuals who attempt to measure the individual’s right to privacy against the government’s right to know as an exchange to provide for the security of all citizens. Questions that demand an answer are whether the individual’s right to privacy outweighs the government’s duty to provide security; and if security is considered more important, can there even be a right to privacy. When questioning the right to privacy and state surveillance, there are three key goals. First, to investigate whether the human right to privacy should exist, considering the continued threat of terrorist attacks and …

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Born-Digital Preservation: The Art Of Archiving Photos With Script And Batch Processing, Rachel S. Evans, Leslie Grove, Sharon Bradley Jul 2020

Born-Digital Preservation: The Art Of Archiving Photos With Script And Batch Processing, Rachel S. Evans, Leslie Grove, Sharon Bradley

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

With our IT department preparing to upgrade the University of Georgia’s Alexander Campbell King Law Library (UGA Law Library) website from Drupal 7 to 8 this fall, a web developer, an archivist, and a librarian teamed up a year ago to make plans for preserving thousands of born-digital images. We wanted to harvest photographs housed only in web-based photo galleries on the law school website and import them into our repository’s collection. The problem? There were five types of online photo galleries, and our current repository did not include appropriate categories for all of the photographs. The solution? Expand our …

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Exploring Kentucky History: Historical Resources From The University Of Kentucky, Matthew Strandmark, Sarah Dorpinghaus Jul 2020

Exploring Kentucky History: Historical Resources From The University Of Kentucky, Matthew Strandmark, Sarah Dorpinghaus

Library Presentations

Presentation given to Kentucky K-12 educators about available historic resources from the University of Kentucky and the Special Collections Research Center. Provided as part of the programming of the Kentucky History Educator's Conference by the Kentucky Historical Society.

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Conocimientos, Actitudes Y Prácticas Relacionadas A La Pandemia Del Covid-19 En Comunidades Indígenas De Yucatán Y Chiapas, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Silvana Larrea, Fabiola Romero, Ludivine Cicolella Jul 2020

Conocimientos, Actitudes Y Prácticas Relacionadas A La Pandemia Del Covid-19 En Comunidades Indígenas De Yucatán Y Chiapas, Isabel Vieitez Martínez, Silvana Larrea, Fabiola Romero, Ludivine Cicolella

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

La Organización Mundial de la Salud ha recientemente indicado su preocupación sobre el mayor impacto que está teniendo y tendrá la pandemia por Covid-19 en la población indígena de América Latina. Aún cuando los resultados del presente estudio no sean representativos de toda la población indígena que vive en los municipios de Chiapas y Yucatán donde se realizó la encuesta, consideramos que los datos pueden identificar dimensiones que necesitan estudiarse a mayor detalle. También pueden guiar algunas de las acciones de las organizaciones locales que trabajan en estas comunidades, señalando áreas de oportunidad con respecto a conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas, …

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Measuring Empowerment Among Adolescent Girls In The Context Of Intervention, Population Council Jul 2020

Measuring Empowerment Among Adolescent Girls In The Context Of Intervention, Population Council

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Empowerment is an important goal in adolescent girl programming but remains elusive and unobserved from a quantitative measurement perspective. This brief describes a statistical exercise conducted to explore adolescent girl empowerment as a latent or underlying concept that, while not directly observed, may be illustrated through responses to questions on behaviors and attitudes asked in quantitative structured interviews. Data were used from a randomized controlled trial that demonstrated the impact in delaying girls’ age at marriage in rural Bangladeshi communities with a high prevalence of child marriage. The study collected extensive data on potential measures of voice, choice, and agency …

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Life-History Factors Influence Teenagers’ Suicidal Ideation: A Model Selection Analysis Of The Canadian National Longitudinal Survey Of Children And Youth, John P. Ziker, Kristin Snopkowski Jul 2020

Life-History Factors Influence Teenagers’ Suicidal Ideation: A Model Selection Analysis Of The Canadian National Longitudinal Survey Of Children And Youth, John P. Ziker, Kristin Snopkowski

Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Suicidality is an important contributor to disease burden worldwide. We examine the developmental and environmental correlates of reported suicidal ideation at age 15 and develop a new evolutionary model of suicidality based on life history trade-offs and hypothesized accompanying modulations of cognition. Data were derived from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (Statistics Canada) which collected information on children’s social, emotional, and behavioral development in eight cycles between 1994 and 2009. We take a model selection approach to understand thoughts of suicide at age 15 (N ≈ 1,700). The most highly ranked models include social support, early …

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Best Practices For Implementing Federal Environmental Policies: A Principal-Agent Perspective, Luke Fowler Jul 2020

Best Practices For Implementing Federal Environmental Policies: A Principal-Agent Perspective, Luke Fowler

Public Policy and Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the US, federal environmental policies tend to be implemented by subnational agencies through intergovernmental management systems, which results in state governments serving as agents of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Therefore, principal-agent dynamics create a key challenge for implementing federal environmental policies, as goal incongruence and information asymmetries lead to conflict. As such, we argue some best practices are those that mitigate principal-agent problems by reducing information asymmetries, or aligning actions with the expectations of both principals and agents. Drawing data from the EPA’s evaluations of state programs, the authors identify and examine 68 best practices. Findings suggest that …

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Eco 230 / Mgt 230 Introduction To Economic And Managerial Statistics, George Vachadze Jul 2020

Eco 230 / Mgt 230 Introduction To Economic And Managerial Statistics, George Vachadze

Open Educational Resources

Development and application of modern statistical methods, including such elements of descriptive statistics and statistical inference as correlation and regression analysis, probability theory, sampling procedures, normal distribution and binomial distribution, estimation, and testing of hypotheses.

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Parent Mediation Program Evaluation Report: Fiscal Year 2020, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston Jul 2020

Parent Mediation Program Evaluation Report: Fiscal Year 2020, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Publications

During Fiscal Year 2020, the Parent Mediation Program operated in its usual fashion, providing services to eligible parties referred by Probate & Family Court Divisions and non-court sources in Massachusetts until March 16, 2020 when non-emergency access to the court was curtailed, and constraints on inter-personal contact were urged due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Program persevered with its functions for the remainder of the fiscal year by converting as many of its operations as possible into electronic form. All five centers participating in the PMP offered parties the opportunity to mediate remotely. The annual referral and mediation targets set …

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Latinx Political Leadership In Massachusetts, Center For Women In Politics And Public Policy, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Gaston Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Bianca Ortiz-Wythe, Christa Kelleher, Fabián Torres-Ardila Jul 2020

Latinx Political Leadership In Massachusetts, Center For Women In Politics And Public Policy, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Gaston Institute, University Of Massachusetts Boston, Bianca Ortiz-Wythe, Christa Kelleher, Fabián Torres-Ardila

Publications from the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy

Fact Sheet provides an overview of Latinx political leadership and representation in Massachusetts, including a historical timeline and data about electoral politics and gender.

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