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Artificial Intelligence And Graduate Research – The Possibilities, Limitations, And Guardrails, Yugant Patra

Adult Education Research Conference

Artificial Intelligence tools are evolving as important instruments in graduate-level research. This round table will discuss the use of such tools and the need to maintain the authenticity and rigor of the qualitative graduate research process.

Enhancing Community Policing: Exploring Formal Learning Experiences Among Urban Police Officers, Kyle Znamenak

Adult Education Research Conference

This ground theory study investigated the formal learning experiences that enable police officers to acquire knowledge and skills related to community relations in an urban environment.

The Role Of Transformational Leadership And Job Satisfaction In Change Readiness In Petrochemical Industry Of Saudi Arabia, Maram Alshahrani, Harris Siddiqi Tahir, Bassem Emile Maamari, Beverley Mcnally

Arab Economic and Business Journal

Neglecting an organization’s readiness for change may have far-reaching influence on the success of a change process. This study investigates two factors that impact organizational change success, leadership and job satisfaction. The aim of study is to examine the relationship between transformational leadership, job satisfaction, and change readiness in the Saudi petrochemical industry context. The results reveal that change readiness increases job satisfaction of employees when leaders apply the principles of transformational leadership. The findings have implications for HR practitioners in designing leadership development programs to ensure job satisfaction, better and desired outcomes from an organizational change program.

Exploring The Relationship Between Organized Sports Participation And Alcohol Experimentation In Children Aged 9 And 10, Kristina Johnson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Children experimenting with alcohol is a phenomenon that has been occurring for decades, with the assumption that most children begin to experiment during adolescence. Research has addressed children over the age of 12 in numerous studies; however, little research has been directed at children between the ages of 9 and 10. In this study, the relationship between alcohol experimentation and sports participation was explored in children between the ages of 9 and 10 years old through a social learning theory lens. The study sample consisted of children aged 9-10 from across the country participating in the ABCD study. Many factors …

Change Is Possible: Implementing Assessment Of Library Instruction With The Help Of Change Management Theories, Carrie Jedlicka

Publications and Research

Kingsborough Community College Library was tasked with formally assessing our instructional sessions, in order to align with the college’s evaluation of students’ information literacy skills. We formed a working committee and soon realized that conducting assessment would necessitate that librarians make changes to their instructional work and routines. To make this transition more manageable and to help create buy-in among librarians, the committee has begun rolling out assessment incrementally, drawing inspiration from different change management models. This poster will describe the steps taken in our assessment’s soft launch, change management theories that we’ve found helpful, and our successes and challenges. …

Smoking Social Norms Among Spanish-Speaking Mexican-Origin Persons Who Smoke, Yessenia Castro, Zully C. Guerra, Josephine T. Hinds, Jose E. Velasquez, Tatiana Londoño, John R. Moore, Nazanin M. Heydarian, Jessica K. Perrotte

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

In the United States, smoking rates increase with greater acculturation among Mexican-origin women, but not among men. Conversely, greater acculturation is associated with higher likelihood of quitting among Mexican-origin men who smoke, but not among women who smoke. Long-standing speculation is that adoption of smoking social norms in the U.S. that are less restrictive for women and more restrictive for men compared to smoking social norms in Mexico may account for these patterns. However, it is unknown whether persons who smoke actually perceive such differential norms. The current study characterized smoking social norms in the U.S. and Mexico among Spanish-speaking …

Theory-Based Science Communication At Comic Cons, Lisa Lundgren, Emily Slater, Man Zhang, Kadie Kunz, Gabriel-Philip Santos

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

The majority of research concerning science communication happens in spaces where people already have a vested interest in or knowledge of science, such as museums and science cafes. Thus, there is a gap in understanding what theory-based science communication looks like in non-science-centered spaces. This qualitative research study, which featured cosplaying science communicators at comic conventions, offers insights into what science communication practices occur within everyday spaces. We conducted observations of and semi-structured interviews with 15 cosplaying scientists, examining how they utilized effective framing and narrative structuring when communicating science at comic cons in cosplay. Across 700 coded utterances, cosplaying …

Missed Exits: Causal Mechanisms Influencing Militarized Interstate Dispute Escalation In Latin America, Colton Arciniaga

Undergraduate Theses, Capstones, and Recitals

Research on militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) and the reasons for their escalation to interstate war is sparse at the global level and the regional level in Latin America. This thesis contributes new research on militarized interstate dispute escalation in Latin America. In this project, I ask: how do differences in conflict escalation indicators between states affect whether a Latin American country will participate in a Militarized Interstate Dispute that escalates to the use of force? To answer this question, I conduct a case study utilizing the most similar cases analysis approach to compare the cases of the 1995 MID between …

Social Bonding Theory And Early 20th Century Islamophobia, Tseleq Yusef

African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies

Contemporary discussions of Islamopobia are oftentimes couched within discussions of national security concerns that follow the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Further, the victims of Islamophobia are typically situated within discussions revolving around Muslim-immigrant, or immigrant-descended communities. However, a closer examination of the history of both Islam in America, and national security policy reveal that not only does the presence of Islamophobia pre-date 9/11, it has its roots within, and has worked alongside Jim Crow racism. This project 1) explores the earliest forms of Islamophobia in America as an early 20th century, and distinctly anti-black phenomenon, while simultaneously 2) applying social …

Assessing Archival Instruction Through An Active Learning Survey, Claire Du Laney

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

In this lighting round, I will address the instruction assessment project I have been working on informally since Spring of 2021 and more formally starting in Spring 2023 with an active-learning survey. The survey is organized so that students can follow along during an archival and history instruction session and answer questions or conduct discreet research instances while I am teaching.

The Distant Present (Faraway, So Close!), Jean-Paul Addie

USI Publications

Datta’s (2024) concept of ‘distant time’ offers a multi-faceted lens to interrogate the construction of urban futures. In this commentary, I critically examine how the concept is framed and mobilized, drawing attention to issues of temporal extensiveness, topological temporality, and embodied time. While recognizing the analytic power of distant time to expose techniques of temporal distancing and document deep connections between social, ecological, and technological times, I argue that open questions remain regarding the parameters of temporal justice and possibilities for collective political action beyond temporal arbitrage.

Data Visualization, Licensing, And Other Generative Ai Initiatives At Minnesota State University Mankato, Evan Rusch, Nat Gustafson-Sundell

Library Services Publications

At Minnesota State University Mankato (MNSU), we’ve undertaken several experiments and initiatives focused on Generative Artificial Intelligence. At the start of the fall semester, we collaborated with university Information Technology Services to present a professional development session for returning faculty through the MNSU Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning on “5 Tips for Teaching with AI.” We also presented to librarians across the regional consortium, Minitex, on “The Library & Generative AI.” This presentation included several demonstrations. It was offered as an introduction to Generative AI focused on topics most relevant to librarians, including information literacy, as well as …

Mean Affect Moderates The Association Between Affect Variability And Mental Health, Brooke N. Jenkins, Lydia Q. Ong, Anthony D. Ong, Hee Youn (Helen) Lee, Julia K. Boehm

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Increasing evidence suggests that within-person variation in affect is a dimension distinct from mean levels along which individuals can be characterized. This study investigated affect variability’s association with concurrent and longitudinal mental health and how mean affect levels moderate these associations. The mental health outcomes of depression, panic disorder, self-rated mental health, and mental health professional visits from the second and third waves of the Midlife in the United States Study were used for cross-sectional (n = 1,676) and longitudinal outcomes (n = 1,271), respectively. These participants took part in the National Study of Daily Experiences (NSDE II), …

Supporting Ontario Public Health Units To Address Adverse Childhood Experiences In Pandemic Recovery Planning: A Priority-Setting Exercise, Kimberly B Harding, Erica Di Ruggiero, Erick Gonzalez, Amanda Hicks, Daniel W Harrington, Sarah Carsley

Student and Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic exposures experienced during childhood, for example, neglect. There is growing evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related socioeconomic conditions contributed to an increased risk of ACEs. As public health programs/services are re-evaluated and restored following the state of emergency, it is important to plan using an ACEs-informed lens. The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize initiatives or activities that Public Health Ontario (PHO) could undertake to support Ontario public health units' work towards ACEs-informed pandemic recovery plans.

METHODS: The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative method …

Creating, Connecting, And Communicating: A Look At Social Support For Postpartum Women, Aubrey E. Jones Phd, Diana Frankenburger Msn, Bsw, Rnc-Ob, Cce, Cls

Transforming Communities

The prevalence of postpartum depression underscores the critical need for support systems for new mothers. Virtual support groups, such as the Fourth Trimester Support Group described in this paper, represent a promising avenue for addressing these challenges and providing much-needed support. This article describes the formation, activities, and evaluation of an online support group that leverages technology to foster a sense of community for new mothers. Further, the details within the case study provide a basic model for starting a similar support group.

واقع حرية الرأي والتعبير في منصات التواصل الاجتماعي لدى المستخدم الفلسطيني, Nadeen Hani Khalil Husary

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال بيان أهمية توجيه دور منصات التواصل الاجتماعي في إبراز الحق في حرية التعبير عن الرأي لدى المستخدم الفلسطيني في ظل الاحتلال الإسرائيلي، عبر التداول الرقمي والسردية للأحداث في فلسطين، وما نتج عن ممارسة هذا الحق من تقييد للحريات، وفرض عقوبات، واعتقالات، واتهامات بحق المستخدمين والناشطين الفلسطينيين. واعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي؛ في وصف دور منصات التواصل الاجتماعي في الحديث عن القضية الفلسطينية، وفي حرية التعبير عن الرأي للمستخدم الفلسطيني في ظل الاحتلال الاسرائيلي، بالإضافة للوقوف على طبيعة استخدام هذه المنصات وما ينتج عنه من انتهاكات من قبل سلطات الاحتلال وإدارات شركات التواصل الاجتماعي من خلال المقابلات المعمقة. …

واقع حريّة الرأيّ والتعبير عبر الإنترنت (دراسة حالة الأردن), Oraib Hani Momani

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال استعراض واقع حريّة الرأي والتعبير عبر الانترنت في الأردن. ولتحقيق هذا الهدف. تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، والمنهج القانوني، ومنهج دراسة الحالة. وقد توصّلت الدراسة إلى أن حريّة الرأي وحريّة التعبير ترتبط بالأخرى وهما انعكاس لبعضهما، إذ إنّ ما يحمله الفرد من أفكار ومعتقدات وآراء ينعكس عمليّاً على أرض الواقع من خلال ممارسته لحقّه في التعبير. وما يُميّز الحق في حريّة الرأي والتعبير عبر الإنترنت هو أنّه تتم ممارسته في البيئة الرقميّة، وذلك إمّا من خلال تلقّي الأفكار أو المعتقدات أو الآراء عبر الشبكة العنكبوتيّة، أو التعبير عن الأفكار أو الآراء أو المعتقدات التي يحملها الفرد بأيّ وسيلةٍ …

الأحزاب السياسية ودورها في إعادة بناء الدولة العراقية بعد عام 2005 دراسة تحليلية, Nawwar Asem, Mohamad H. Almasalha

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال بيان واقع العمل الحزبي في العراق بعد عام 2005م، وتحليل طروحات الأحزاب السياسية العراقية لإعادة بناء الدولة، واعتمدت الدراسة في تحقيق أهدافها على منهج تحليل النظم والمنهج المؤسسي، وخلصت الدراسة إلى تأثير المنظور الطائفي قد أنعكس على عمل الأحزاب السياسية في العراق، والتي بدورها قامت بتعميق الشعور والانتماء الطائفي، وبينت الدراسة ضعف قيام الأحزاب السياسية في العراق بدروها السياسي والوطني في تعزيز الاستقرار السياسي في العراق بعد عام 2005م، حيث كان تركيزها على مصالحها الحزبية والقوى أو الجماعات السياسية التي تدعمها، لذا لم يكن لها دور سياسي في إعادة بناء العراقية الحديثة، وتوصي الدراسة بإجراء تعديلات دستورية، وتطوير …

تحليل الخطاب السياسي للمملكة الأردنية الهاشمية تجاه القضية الفلسطينية (1999-2022), Mohammad Khaer Faisal Ahmad Al-Dhmour, Amin Awwad Muhanna Almashqbeh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال محاولة الكشف عن مضامين الخطاب السياسي للمملكة الأردنية الهاشمية تجاه القضية الفلسطينية في الفترة الزمنية الواقعة (1999-2022) وأهم المضامين التي يحتويها فيما يتعلق بالقضية الفلسطينية، حيث اعتمد البحث على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وقد توصل الباحث إلى عدد من النتائج أبرزها أن الوقوف على الخطابات السياسية الأردنية وموقفها من القضية الفلسطينية ومدى تأثر الأردن فيها والدور الذي يقوم به الهاشميون في حل القضية من أولويات المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية، كما إن للخطاب السياسي الأردني الدور الكبير والأساسي في التأثير على المجتمع التي تدعم القضية الفلسطينية، ونجد من خلال خطابات جلالة الملك التركيز على الحل السلمي لأزمة القدس وذلك من خلال …

أهداف السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية تجاه منطقة الشرق الأوسط, Manar Mazen Mansour Krieshan, Ayman Albarasneh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال التعرف إلى أهداف السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية تجاه منطقة الشرق الأوسط، وتوضيح مؤسسات صنع القرار السياسي الخارجي الأمريكي، وبيان محددات السياسة الخارجية للولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، وتحديد أهداف السياسة الخارجية الأمريكية تجاه منطقة الشرق الأوسط، ووسائل تنفيذ تلك الأهداف. ومن خلال استخدام المنهج الوصفي التحليلي تم التوصل إلى أن عملية صنع القرار في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية عملية معقّدة نتيجةً للدور الكبير لهذه الدولة على الساحة الدولية، وأن هناك العديد من الدوائر الرسمية وغير الرسمية التي تتفاعل فيما بينها لصناعة قرار موحد وعقلاني يخدم مصالح الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية التي تُعتبر الدولة العظمى الأولى في العالم. ويُعتبر الرئيس الأمريكي صاحب الدور الأبرز …

Black Superintendents’ Perceptions On The Effectiveness Of Diversity And Equity Professional Development In New Jersey Schools, Tanisha Hinton

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Providing an accessible and equitable education for all students has been an ongoing process mandated by the Managing for Equality and Equity initiative to close the achievement and opportunity gaps among students. This qualitative study examined Black superintendents' perspectives about the effectiveness and impact of diversity, equity, and inclusive initiatives in majority White staffed school districts in New Jersey. Furthermore, the study explored the perceptions of Black superintendents across different regions of New Jersey to understand if there were significant differences in how DEI initiative was perceived. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 Black superintendents and the data was analyzed …

Lindenwood Digest, June 12, 2024, Lindenwood University

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Creating Assessment Rubrics For Final Teacher Education Degree Projects: A Qualitative Case Study, Carla Fernández Garcimartín, Víctor Manuel López Pastor, Teresa Fuentes Nieto, David Hortiguela Alcalá

The Qualitative Report

This paper analyzes the process of creating the assessment instruments for the Final Year Project (FYP) by education faculty based on the opinions of the lecturers. Qualitative methodology was used, with a case study design and the in-depth interview as a data collection technique. Four lecturers participated as relevant informants. The results show that: (a) the faculty decided to create the instruments due to the lack of clear assessment criteria among the lecturers in the first years (2009-2015); (b) work was carried out on three assessment instruments over two years (2015-2017): a tutor's report (without grade), a document rubric (80% …

Webinar: Building Capacity In Gateway Communities Through The Gnar Academy, Jordan Katcher, Elizabeth Sodja

TREC Webinar Series

Small towns and cities near national parks, public lands, and other natural amenities across the West are experiencing rapid growth and increased tourism. As we have documented via our prior NITC-funded research, this has created a range of big city challenges for these “gateway communities,” particularly in the form of interconnected transportation, land use, and housing issues. Seeking to help gateway communities better prepare for and respond to their transportation and planning challenges, the Gateway and Natural Amenity Region (GNAR) Initiative team translated the findings from our research on planning and development challenges in gateway communities into an online learning …

Policy And Political Participation In Developing Countries: A Review Of The Literature On Sex Workers In India, Bangladesh, And Pakistan, Payel Nasrin

Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs

This review explores the relationship between political participation and public policy. Existing literature has explored the impact of policies on political participation, yet a predominant focus has been on studies conducted in Western nations. There is a significant gap in the literature when it comes to developing nations, especially concerning marginalized communities. Prostitution is prohibited in Pakistan, legal in Bangladesh, and has partial legal protection in India. This review examines existing literature on the effect of policy on marginalized communities and in these three developing nations that have entirely different laws surrounding prostitution. Given the similarities in electoral systems, history, …

Wasted Space: Using Parking Lots & Vacant Land To Improve Neighborhood Completeness, Ryan Martyn

Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs

This study conducts a spatial analysis of Portland, Oregon, focusing on leveraging underutilized areas like parking lots and vacant land—termed "wasted space"—to improve the city's completeness. Central to this investigation is the concept of a "complete neighborhood," characterized by access to daily necessities within convenient active transportation trip. This comprehensive idea encompasses walkability, equitable access to services, and sustainability.

This paper aims to redefine the concept of a complete neighborhood with precision and delve into its implications. The research looks at five regional, town, and neighborhood centers as defined by the city of Portland. These centers act as pivotal hubs …

Message From The Editors, Cole P. Grisham

Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs

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Masthead, Cole P. Grisham

Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs

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How Working Women In Healthcare Perceive Public Transportation And Safety, Assaaformbi Bama

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women use public transportation more frequently than do men. However, most of these transportation systems were not constructed with women in mind. Public transportation systems are accountable for securely transporting people to their destinations, as well as upkeeping protective policies to advocate for fearful passengers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine women’s perspectives on public transportation.The research question guiding this study asked women to discuss their safety experiences and needs related to existing public transportation policy. Cooley’s theory of transportation and Friedman’s public safety theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. Purposeful sampling was used to …

Implicit Biases And Attitudes On Decision Making Among Child Protection Workers, Demetria Turnage

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Racial disproportionality remains a historical issue in child welfare systems. It was important for this research to focus on characteristics, professional qualifications, and racial attitudes of those in child welfare decision-making roles to examine how they contributed to racism. To address the gap in the literature, the relationship between years of experience, race/ethnicity, risk of harm, advocacy, racial attitudes, and decision-making among child protection were examined to develop a greater understanding of the ongoing issues and development of reforming the child welfare decision-making process to capture racism among child protection workers. Increasing equality in the child welfare system will benefit …