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A Phenomenological Study Of The Experiences Of Black Students In Criminal Justice Programs And Its Implications On Social Justice, Demetrius C. Dacres Aug 2026

A Phenomenological Study Of The Experiences Of Black Students In Criminal Justice Programs And Its Implications On Social Justice, Demetrius C. Dacres

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study examined the experiences of Black students who graduated with degrees in criminal justice within the last five years, as well as professors serving criminal justice programs. In this study, Black students are defined as those who identify as Black or African American, and the research focused on a criminal justice higher education institution’s educational program in the Northeast. This qualitative phenomenological study drew on Lent’s Social Cognitive Career Theory and Tinto’s Student Integration Model to investigate how Black students experienced criminal justice programs and the resources and strategies they utilized to navigate and adapt. The study addressed a …


A Poetic Call For And A Reflection And Commentary On Clarity, Understanding, Hope, Courage, And Compassion, Carroy U. Ferguson Aug 2026

A Poetic Call For And A Reflection And Commentary On Clarity, Understanding, Hope, Courage, And Compassion, Carroy U. Ferguson

Psychology Faculty Publication Series

Finding a published poem I had written as a teenager, titled “The Heavens Weep.” this article uses that poem as the basis for a commentary that reflects on the state of the world today (2026),  As a commentary, the article uses the poetic and metaphoric words in the poem as a relevant "reality check" for what is still going on today.  In essence, the commentary is about a call for Clarity, Understanding, Hope, Courage, and Compassion, or what I call Archetypal Energies, Higher Vibrational Energies that operate deep within our individual and collective psyches to creatively urge us to "see" …


Georgia Southern University Athletics Media And Publicity Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Jun 2026

Georgia Southern University Athletics Media And Publicity Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of reference files compiled by Georgia Southern University Athletics documenting university sports from 1988 to 2010. The files include newspaper and press clippings, statistics, game reports, and other published documents related to athletic teams, seasons, and events. Materials document football, men's basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and other non-revenue sports.


Elevating Voices: Exploring The Impacts And Experiences Of Required Workplace Dei Training, Marika Barto May 2026

Elevating Voices: Exploring The Impacts And Experiences Of Required Workplace Dei Training, Marika Barto

Dissertations

Mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training is a common element institutional DEI initiatives in their response to dismantling racial inequity in government organizations; yet, the lived experiences of racially marginalized participants remain critically underexamined—particularly in government settings, where the bureaucratic structures implementing these trainings are themselves racialized. This research was conducted during one of the most politically hostile environments for DEI work in recent memory. Federal executive actions in 2025, specifically the “Bondi memo,” directed entities subject to federal antidiscrimination laws to cease DEI practices, creating immediate chilling effects that directly impacted this study and reminded us that the …


The Efficacy Of Emotional Reframing As An Intervention To Promote Adult Transformational Growth, Linda Rossetti May 2026

The Efficacy Of Emotional Reframing As An Intervention To Promote Adult Transformational Growth, Linda Rossetti

Educational Studies Dissertations

This study investigates the underexplored relationship between adult developmental growth and emotions. Developmental growth requires an individual to respond to self-concept instability by adopting new meaning structures and navigating oppositional emotions. This quantitative study examined the relationship between an emotional reframing intervention and perspective shifts, an indicator of developmental progression. Data collected on three college campuses in the 2024-2025 academic year revealed a strong positive relationship between the intervention and perspective shifts, as evidenced by differences in pre- and post-assessment responses within the studied population, both in aggregate and in specific use cases. The findings contribute to three academic arenas: …


A Quantitative Critical Analysis Of Comprehensive Education Plan Effects As Implemented Under Title 5 In California Community Colleges, Nicole Jones May 2026

A Quantitative Critical Analysis Of Comprehensive Education Plan Effects As Implemented Under Title 5 In California Community Colleges, Nicole Jones

Dissertations

California Code of Regulations, Title 5, is the policy and regulatory guide of the California Community Colleges. Sections of Title 5 policy govern the implementation of programs and services at these colleges. It provides protection for colleges and specifies student entitlements under the law. The mission of the California Community Colleges is to serve as an open-access point, providing students with services and instruction. Access barriers to services like counseling can delay goal attainment, increase cost of attendance and time to completion, and result in lower successful retention or persistence rates. Additionally, resource allocation, Title 5 Section 59200 regulations (the …


Challenges And Innovations In Tennis Coach Development: International Insights From Practitioners Across Continents, Miguel Crespo, Rafael Martinez-Gallego, Christine Nash May 2026

Challenges And Innovations In Tennis Coach Development: International Insights From Practitioners Across Continents, Miguel Crespo, Rafael Martinez-Gallego, Christine Nash

Journal of Coach Development

Tennis is a global sport with effective coaches being essential to the continued appeal, therefore the work of the coach developers within the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is crucial. This research examined the work and aspirations of coach developers in tennis using in-depth interviews with 10 ITF coach developers. Subsequently, we developed detailed pen portraits of two ITF coach developers at different levels of experience and engagement in order to highlight any differences in work, objectives or ambition. Findings from coach developers revealed three themes: support from ITF; barriers to learning; making learning less traditional. The pen portraits added further …


Techno-Imagination: Elevating Creativity Through Xr And Ai, Christopher Spitzer May 2026

Techno-Imagination: Elevating Creativity Through Xr And Ai, Christopher Spitzer

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

Techno-Imagination: Elevating Creativity Through XR and AI explores the history of creativity and computing technology, supported by research and academic literature, and looks at the possibilities of a convergence between the two. In parallel, a brief biographical story of the author shares how a passion for creativity emerged, along with a growing interest in science and technology—specifically extended reality—which ultimately came together in the creation of this master’s project. The project also highlights how the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process was used alongside AI bots and twenty research-based creative thinking skills in developing the business model canvas. Finally, the outcome …


Leading The Choreography: Preserving Creative Agency In Ai-Supported Problem-Solving, Mikhaila Ackerbauer May 2026

Leading The Choreography: Preserving Creative Agency In Ai-Supported Problem-Solving, Mikhaila Ackerbauer

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly present in creative and problem-solving contexts, a critical question emerges: how can users engage with AI in ways that preserve rather than erode their own creative capacity? This project explores that question through research synthesis, practitioner conversations, coursework, international conference presentations, and the development of custom AI chatbots trained in the Creative Problem-Solving process. The central finding is a theoretical triangle comprising three interdependent capacities: autonomy, creative self-efficacy, and critical thinking. Grounded in Rhodes' (1961) Four P's framework, the triangle sits within the Person dimension. Convergent themes across the literature, practitioner conversations, and direct …


Luja Volume 6: Issue 1 (Full Volume) Apr 2026

Luja Volume 6: Issue 1 (Full Volume)

Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts

No abstract provided.


State Normal School Lafayette--Dialectical Literary Society Program, State Normal School Mar 2026

State Normal School Lafayette--Dialectical Literary Society Program, State Normal School

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Lafayette--Dialectical Literary Society Program, State Normal School, 1923


Dialectical Society Purchase Receipt-Cherry & Stickle, Cherry & Stickle, Dealers In Staple And Fancy Groceries (H.A. Cherry/J.L. Stickle) Mar 2026

Dialectical Society Purchase Receipt-Cherry & Stickle, Cherry & Stickle, Dealers In Staple And Fancy Groceries (H.A. Cherry/J.L. Stickle)

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A purchase receipt for items needed by the Dialectical Society in 1896


State Normal College Joint Anniversary Of The Literary Societies, State Normal College Mar 2026

State Normal College Joint Anniversary Of The Literary Societies, State Normal College

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1897 Program from the Joint Anniversary of the Literary Societies of State Normal College


Learn And Serve Rotc Spring Quarter Bulletin, Florence Herald Mar 2026

Learn And Serve Rotc Spring Quarter Bulletin, Florence Herald

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1951 Florence State Teachers College ROTC Spring Quarter Bulletin


Constitution And Bylaws Of The University Of North Alabama Education Association, University Of North Alabama Education Association Mar 2026

Constitution And Bylaws Of The University Of North Alabama Education Association, University Of North Alabama Education Association

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Constitution and Bylaws of the University of North Alabama Education Association-adopted March 29, 1977


Kappa Pi Constitution, Kappa Pi National Fraternity Mar 2026

Kappa Pi Constitution, Kappa Pi National Fraternity

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The Kappa Pi Constitution (1930)


Unaea Newsletter, University Of North Alabama Education Association Mar 2026

Unaea Newsletter, University Of North Alabama Education Association

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UNAEA Newsletter (Vol. 1 No. 1, 1978)


Public Debate By The Lafayette Literary Society At The State Normal College, The Times Job Print, Florence Mar 2026

Public Debate By The Lafayette Literary Society At The State Normal College, The Times Job Print, Florence

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1894 State Normal College Public Debate program of the Lafayette Literary Society


Una Rotc Named "Top Program" 2016, While Una Labeled Gold Level School For Military Friendliness, Military & Veteran Affairs University Of North Alabama Mar 2026

Una Rotc Named "Top Program" 2016, While Una Labeled Gold Level School For Military Friendliness, Military & Veteran Affairs University Of North Alabama

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Spring 2017 issue of the UNA Alumni Magazine highlights the UNA ROTC program as "Top Program" in 2016


State Normal School Browning And Dixie Literary Societies, State Normal College Mar 2026

State Normal School Browning And Dixie Literary Societies, State Normal College

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A 1920 State Normal School program for the Browning and Dixie Literary Societies


Annual Debate Between The Dialectical And Lafayette Societies, Florence Herald Print Mar 2026

Annual Debate Between The Dialectical And Lafayette Societies, Florence Herald Print

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Annual Debate Program --Dialectical and Lafayette Societies, 1905


Present Constitution And Bylaws The Division Of Post-Secondary Education Of The Alabama Education Association, Alabama Education Association Mar 2026

Present Constitution And Bylaws The Division Of Post-Secondary Education Of The Alabama Education Association, Alabama Education Association

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The Division of Post-Secondary Education of the Alabama Education Association Present Constitution and Bylaws, 1972


University Of North Alabama Fraternity And Sorority Life, University Of North Alabama Fraternity And Sorority Life Mar 2026

University Of North Alabama Fraternity And Sorority Life, University Of North Alabama Fraternity And Sorority Life

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Brochure for the University of North Alabama Fraternity and Sorority Life on campus, 2017


State Normal School Of Florence, Ala. Annual Society Contest, State Normal School Mar 2026

State Normal School Of Florence, Ala. Annual Society Contest, State Normal School

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Annual Society Contest program between the Dialectical/Browning Societies and Lafayette/Dixie Club


University Of North Alabama Military Patriotism, Robert S. Steen ('60), Ltc U.S. Army (Ret.) Mar 2026

University Of North Alabama Military Patriotism, Robert S. Steen ('60), Ltc U.S. Army (Ret.)

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An article published in the UNA Alumni Magazine (Summer 2004) by Florence State College Graduate and Retired LTC, U.S. Army, Robert S. Steen on the history of military service of the university (from the time of LaGrange College through 2004)


Transformational Leadership In Higher Education, Dr. Jewel Hale, Jr., Kristi Apostel Mar 2026

Transformational Leadership In Higher Education, Dr. Jewel Hale, Jr., Kristi Apostel

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

A crisis can highlight the critical need for resilient leadership within higher educational settings. Educational leaders encounter extraordinary difficulties, ranging from different learning options to prioritizing the well-being of both staff and students, necessitating flexible and innovative methods. By exploring how school leaders apply transformational techniques in actual educational environments, this article addresses the impact of the four I’s of transformational leadership, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration, on building educator resiliency, sustaining school effectiveness, and promoting student achievement in higher education.


Silent Detonations: Redirecting Focus, Preserving Identity, And Leading Under The Weight Of Microaggressions, Ray Lavan Mar 2026

Silent Detonations: Redirecting Focus, Preserving Identity, And Leading Under The Weight Of Microaggressions, Ray Lavan

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

African American educational leaders consistently navigate racial microaggressions that challenge their focus, identity, and well-being. This study explores how these leaders deploy attention to manage the emotional weight of microaggressions in K-12 public school settings. Using Gross’s emotion regulation theory and Sue’s taxonomy of racial microaggressions, this qualitative phenomenological study examines how attentional deployment serves as both a shield and constraint. Data from the African American leaders reveal that silence, background processing, selective focus, and redirection to professional goals are common strategies to sustain composure. These strategies protect leaders in the moment but create emotional strain, identity conflict, and cumulative …


Fierce Leadership-Perspectives Of Black Women Educational Leaders: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Janice Taylor, Dianne Reed Mar 2026

Fierce Leadership-Perspectives Of Black Women Educational Leaders: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Janice Taylor, Dianne Reed

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

The authors of this transcendental phenomenological study aimed to describe the lived experiences of Black women based on their perceptions, values, and beliefs about the complexities of leadership and the kind of leadership required to succeed in their respective roles, as educational leaders. This study was framed by the adaptive leadership theory. Adaptive leadership recognizes the need for leaders to stay flexible and resilient in fast-paced environments (Nelson & Squires, 2017). The three Black women leaders in this study were fierce adaptive leaders. The information acquired from this study is significant and highlights how Black women educational leaders developed the …


Being-Their-Ship: A Presence-Based Model Of Human-Centered Leadership, Ricky J. Martinez Mar 2026

Being-Their-Ship: A Presence-Based Model Of Human-Centered Leadership, Ricky J. Martinez

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

Being-Their-Ship describes a presence-based approach to leadership grounded in lived experience rather than positional status. Developed over years of service in rural education, the framework highlights leadership as a relational practice grounded in steadiness, quiet support, and a willingness to take responsibility for others. Drawing from autoethnography and narrative inquiry, the framework articulates four interconnected dimensions: Caring-Ship, Loving-Ship, Load-Ship, and Being-There-Ship, that define leadership not through authority but through consistent action and cultural trust. Each dimension reflects how leadership emerges when individuals become a stabilizing presence, absorb burdens that others would otherwise carry, and remain committed to a community through …


Research Literacy And Research Production Skills As Core Competencies In Leaders, Kk O'Byrne Mar 2026

Research Literacy And Research Production Skills As Core Competencies In Leaders, Kk O'Byrne

Tapestry: Journal of Research in Education

No abstract provided.