The Need to Teach Civility in ECE Classrooms

Methods for the teaching of civility to teacher education candidates—the why, what and how—are premised on the current societal need to emphasize altruistic behaviors. Survey results from 120 teacher candidates and 120 clinical supervisors within an eight- county Georgia area will be exhibited along with research literature reviews, lesson plans, and pre- and post-test data analyses

Naval applications of a TAE-derived executive

Global Imaging introduced an interactive image processing system in 1985, featuring the Global Applications Executive (GAE) which is a modified Transportable Applications Executive (TAE) environment. The executive plus a large variety of image processing functions, known commercially as the System 9000, are designed to operate on the Hewlett-Packard as its standard desktop computer (NSDTC), the System 9000 has found easy acceptance for Naval image processing applications. The Department of Oceanography at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, has installed an NSDTC with an image processing upgrade. This interactive digital image processing workstation is used by the midshipmen and staff for training and research in remote sensing oceanography. The turn-key system provides the capability to process imagery from commonly used Earth observation spacecraft, in conjunction with in situ data sets. The Acoustic Group at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. has acquired its first System 9000 to interactively process ocean acoustic data gathered by shipboard sensors. Finally, the Naval Oceanographic Facility in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi has acquired a System 9000 to provide a second generation Tactical Environmental Support System (TESS 2) prototype with image processing capabilities. This will permit merging of conventional data with polar orbiting spacecraft imagery. A brief description of these applications and the TAE-derived system is presented

Mapping Moral Treason: Adulterous Cohabitation within Black Union Widow Pensions

From the Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA), Spring 2018. Published by the Office of Undergraduate Research. Joy Zalis Kiefer, Director of Undergraduate Research and Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences; Lindsey Paunovich, Editor; Helen Human, Programs Manager and Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences Mentor: Iver Bernstei

Substance Use Treatment Accessibility for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

This study aimed to (1) characterize substance use treatment preferences, barriers, and attitudes in an under-represented sample of pregnant and postpartum women; (2) examine associations between barriers and help-seeking preferences, treatment attitudes, treatment engagement, substance use, and well-being; and (3) examine moderating effects of culture. Participants were 27 women, most of whom were treatment-experienced, of ethnic minority status, and from lower-income households. Results indicated flexibility in treatment preferences, and positive attitudes about treatment despite an extensive number of barriers. Participants indicated greater interference from stigma, relative to instrumental barriers. Qualitative responses revealed unique barriers experienced by this sample, and offspring well-being was most frequently mentioned as a factor motivating treatment engagement. Aim 2 associations were not demonstrated. However, limiting analyses to an ethnic minority subsample revealed unique associations of acculturation and enculturation with each other and family-related treatment barriers. Conclusions include implications for intervention and future research with this population

Social Network Influences and College Student Drinking

Heavy drinking among college students inhibits academic success and poses serious risks to others in the form of alcohol-related violence, sexual assaults, and automobile accidents (Hingson, 2010). Furthermore, data have indicated an increasing rate of heavy drinking among college students (Hingson, 2010; NIAAA, 2002; NIAAA, 2007). Research suggests that parents maintain ongoing influence on young adult alcohol use during the transition to college, even in the face of potentially negative influence from peers and perceived drinking norms. However, the variables used to demonstrate this have varied widely. This study aimed to develop a cohesive model of parent and peer influences on student drinking, and to elucidate the structural and functional components of social influence most relevant to young adult alcohol use. Participants were 792 university students responding to an online survey about their drinking behaviors, as well as behaviors of their parents and friends. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the tenability of latent construct models of mom, dad, and friend behaviors related to student drinking. These behavioral indicators included drinking severity, encouragement of drinking, social support, contact, and relational conflict. When these variables failed to form cohesive and adequately fitting models across the three social groups (i.e., mom, dad, and friends), hierarchical regression analyses were used to further explore the associations between social network variables and college student drinking. Results indicated generally stronger associations between student drinking and friend behaviors, relative to parent behaviors. Nevertheless, parent behaviors demonstrated significant associations with student drinking; and often times the area of effect was one that was absent for peers (e.g., financial support). In other instances parents demonstrated an opposing effect to that of peers (e.g., support for drinking). Taken together, this suggests that parent behaviors maintain unique and ongoing relationships with their college students drinking behaviors, and remain worthy of consideration when it comes to prevention and treatment efforts

Community-Based Programming for Emotional Disturbance in Children

Based upon local needs assessment data, review of the literature, and a survey of professionals in the field of children\u27s services, a design for the development of a community- based diagnostic and treatment network for services to emotionally disturbed children was formulated. Addressing the needs of a seven-county area in Southern Kentucky, the program plan defines the processes and procedures for the implementation of regional diagnostic, educational support, and technical assistance services as the initial step toward the establishment of a regional day treatment and residential center providing the full spectrum of special services to the emotionally disturbed youth of the target area. Related issues were discussed, to include the mobilization of resources, program evaluation, and research

You Knew You Were Equal : Black Women Constructing Place in Pruitt-Igoe

From the Washington University Senior Honors Thesis Abstracts (WUSHTA), 2017. Published by the Office of Undergraduate Research. Joy Zalis Kiefer, Director of Undergraduate Research and Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences; Lindsey Paunovich, Editor; Helen Human, Programs Manager and Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences Mentor: Clarissa Haywar

Prospective Generation Z Nurses: Expectation of the Workforce in Connotation to the Great Resignation

The Great Resignation has left an impact on the entirety of the American workforce. Coupled with the burnout rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems have been trying to find solutions to inhibit the nurse shortage. While solutions that focus on symptoms of the problem may work for a short period of time, hospitals will continue to encounter issues with staffing nurses and will need to find a new solution (Laskowskil-Jones & Castner, 2022). A possible solution would be for hospitals to recruit and retain prospective Gen Z nurses. In a quantitative study completed at a single university in rural North Carolina, a convenience sample (n=35) of prospective Gen Z nurses in their junior and senior year of an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing program participated in the study. The study aimed to determine the expectations and importance of attributes that would influence a soon-to-be Gen Z nurse’s decision to accept a position. The Primary Investigator created a 3-question survey based on expectations found in literature: compensation/benefits, flexible hours, advancement opportunities, mentor/mentee programs, mental health support, and reward/recognition. Results indicated that prospective Gen Z nurses value compensation/benefits and flexible hours above other attributes. This does not mean that the other attributes are not important as results show that all other attributes are likely to influence the decision for accepting a position. In conclusion, healthcare should focus on recruiting by placing importance on highly valued expectations then retain the nurses by emphasizing the other important attributes