Circumstantial Disconnection: Homelessness and Parental Relationships with Children

This article looks at homeless individuals to see how they think their residential situation affects their relationship with their non-homeless children. Using a survey of 75 homeless parents in Houston, Texas this analysis finds that homeless parents of non-homeless children believe that their living situation has a detrimental impact on their relationship with their children. While many respondents felt that they had a good relationship with their children the chances of maintaining a good relationship were less for respondents with adult children than minor children. While a majority of respondents with children felt that finding housing stability would help their relationship with their children, those with minority children were more optimistic that finding a permanent home would help them improve their parent-child relationship than those with older children

Cryman

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of English by Matthew Branham on April 18, 2000

Overcoming Recurring Crisis through Resilience: An Analysis of USAID’s Definition of Resilience

This paper analyzes resilience policy employed by the United States’ Agency for International Development (USAID). First, by situating USAID’s resilience policy within a historical context of the 2011 Horn of Africa Famine, and by drawing on existing literature, I show that USAID’s understanding of resilience, and thus its resilience-based policies, are inherently flawed by focusing solely on recurrent crisis. While recurrent crises pose a potential threat to resilience, communities that are exposed to chronic shocks have resilience mechanisms in place against those shocks. Rather, stochastic, or unplanned crises, are larger risks to livelihoods that USAID’s resilience policies do not address. While USAID’s definition of resilience is broad, encompassing aspects of adaptation and mitigation, it provides a narrow understanding of resilience that renders those that are faced with unplanned and stochastic shocks invisible

Using High Leverage Practices to Support Early Childhood Special Education Students and Families During Distance Learning

In the late winter of 2020, the introduction of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) also introduced families and educators across the nation to the concept of distance learning. While some had already chosen distance learning as the best option for their child, this was the first time in history that it was the sole option for the delivery of instruction. As districts and teachers began to prepare, there were many uncertainties for what distance learning would look like. This was especially true for our youngest learners that were receiving special education services. While High Leverage Practices (HLPs) in Special Education were developed specifically to support school-based learning, it is reasonable to assume that these could also be applied to distance learning. Ball & Forzani (2009) states, “Skillful teaching requires appropriately using and integrating specific moves and activities in particular cases and contexts, based on knowledge and understanding of one’s pupils and on the application of professional judgement” (p.497). Combining the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) High Leverage Practices, with Early Childhood best practices, Early Childhood Special Education teachers are able to adapt their approaches to best meet the needs of their preschool-aged students and their families

Food Deserts: The Issue and Possible Solutions

Areas in which residents lack access to low-priced, nutritious food are called food deserts. Typical characteristics of food deserts include residents with limited income, high concentrations of ethnic minorities, difficultly accessing grocery stores with a produce section, and high exposure to fast food restaurants and convenience stores. The reason limited access to healthy, minimally processed foods is an issue is because foods that are highly processed typically have higher levels of fat, sugar, and salt content which have been linked to obesity, coronary artery disease, and other chronic diseases. Many different types of interventions have been attempted to combat this multifaceted issue, including changes in policy, community, and interpersonal factors. Since food deserts are such complex issues, each community needs individualized attention before a policy or intervention is developed. Currently, there is no standardization for defining a “food desert.” Each community is different, and a standard method to measure a community’s food access status, resources, and needs is the first step in determining what action policymakers and health promotion specialists need to take in order to combat this widespread problem

Has the S-Corp Run Its Course? The Past Successes and Future Possibilities of the S Corporation

The United States\u27 economy has benefited greatly by providing an atmosphere where small businesses can grow in a free marketplace. The S-Corporation and its tax advantages have played a pivotal role in our strong economy. In order to ensure continued success as a part of the economy, the S-Corporation element prohibiting foreign shareholders needs to be adjusted

Taking -- and making -- history with David Thelen

"On teaching history"--Page 26. "On controlling your lives"--Page 27."This popular Mizzou professor teaches that 'nothing is, or was, inevitable. There are always live alternatives.'"--Table of contents for issue