A Note on the Representation of Environmental Risks in the News

This paper examines the role of the media in representing environmental risks to society, focusing on how environmental realities are constructed via the objectivist and subjective perspectives. This study explores the construction of reality centered on space exploration, namely, the Cassini space probe. In this study, 200 respondents were asked to read four news articles from various sources and comment on the information contained in the articles. Their comments addressed the extent to which the articles were useful in helping them assess their risk to potential plutonium exposure in the event of a launch disaster. A large majority of the respondents noted that while the information presented by newspaper coverage helped to provide insight, the news coverage often left more questions than answers. However, respondents also noted that the information was not sufficient to help draw specific conclusions about their risk of toxic exposure. Rather, this information was considered adequate for making a general assessment of potential environmental hazards in their immediate environment

Emergency management: an editorial perspective

The article provides an editorial perspective and quick summary, context and background for the papers published in volume five, issue two of the International Journal of Emergency Services The themes and topics covered in the eight papers range from leadership and leadership development; organisational culture; stress and sickness; state of emergency preparedness for pet owners; use of social media, aircraft rescue & firefighting policy and retirement issues for emergency workers. All the articles provide a rich context ranging from the ambulance, police and fire & rescue services including challenges faced by pet owners in Canada and emergency personnel and cover three continents. The articles bring empirical evidence and conceptual understandings to the issues discussed and have significant implications for policy and practice

International Journal of Emergency Services: Editorial

The article provides an editorial perspective and quick summary, context and background for the papers published in volume five, issue one of the International Journal of Emergency Services. Seven articles are discussed covering the themes of leadership, resilience, role of volunteers and staff perceptions in the emergency services covering the three main services namely the police, fire and rescue services and the ambulance services. Six of the seven articles included in this issue, provide empirical findings to the issues being examined and make an important contribution to the literature having significant implications for policy and practice

Using Sales to Understand Math Concepts with TI Calculator

To model equations that are used everyday by construction sales people to compute the cost of a job. To have students be able to construct models that represent real world problems in engineering, and determine a valid answer

Graduate Students\u27 Perception of Curriculum-Based Efficacy of the Acquisition of Multicultural Counseling Skills

The United States is undergoing a period in which the demographics of the population are shifting drastically. The profession of counseling is tasked with providing services to diverse groups of clients, many of whom may have experienced racism, prejudice, and oppression as a result of their cultural or ethnic identity. Literature suggests that cultural and ethnic minority clients have poorer outcomes than their majority counterparts, and a significant factor in gaining positive treatment outcomes is the multicultural skill development in the clinician; however, little research focusing on effective delivery methods for multicultural skill development in counselor trainees has been conducted. The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain which components of a multicultural counseling course have been found effective for increasing multicultural skills in counselor education trainees. Additionally, this study explored the participants\u27 perceptions of other aspects of CACREP accredited counseling programs that affected their acquisition of multicultural counseling skills. This study sought also to explore aspects of multicultural counselor training and CACREP accredited programs that were perceived by the participants to hinder the development of multicultural counseling skills. This qualitative investigation explored the experiences of nine students currently enrolled in CACREP accredited counselor education preparatory programs related to multicultural counselor education. Data for this investigation were collected through key informant interviews and a focus group. The results were categorized into seven thematic areas that focused on the lack of multicultural counseling skill, disregard for the Student Learning Outcomes, issues around diversity, course format, the importance of the instructor, effective instructional strategies, and a hyper-focus on biological cultural variables. The author suggests ways to teach multicultural counseling skills, in a more effective manner, through changes in pedagogical strategies and policy development

The Lived Experiences of Work-Based Learning Program Teachers Working with Students with Disabilities: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study is to understand the lived experiences of high school educators in placing students with disabilities (SWD) in work-based learning (WBL) programs in southeastern Georgia. The central question is what are the experiences of high school teachers who implement work-based learning programs for students with disabilities? Social cognitive theory (SCT) was used to understand the influence of social determinants on individuals with disabilities in a work-based learning environment. Transcendental design brought an added dimension to the study of human experiences through qualitative research. Moustakas’ modification of the Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen method of phenomenological analysis is used in qualitative research for data collection and analysis. The researcher plays a primary role in bringing out these meanings and developing themes through iterative steps such describing the phenomenon to the conceptualization and abstraction of themes while maintaining the voice of the participants. The study revealed that students with disabilities thrive in work-based learning programs when there is thorough preparation from teachers, job coaches, work-based learning coordinators, and families. This preparation includes developing individualized support, creating tailored learning experiences, and fostering a collaborative environment that includes multiple stakeholders, each playing a unique role in the student’s success. Teachers are central to this preparation, offering crucial guidance and support in helping students navigate both the academic and vocational components of WBL

This is How We Did It: A Study of Black Male Resilience and Attainment at a Hispanic Serving Institution Through the Lenses of Critical Race Theory

This qualitative narrative inquiry based research sought to gain a better understanding of how Black male upperclassmen and recent college graduates experience the process of academic resilience and attainment within the context of their intersecting identities of race, class, and gender at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The theoretical framework guiding this study draws upon two distinctive collections of scholarship: Critical Race Theory (CRT) and academic resilience. Findings revealed Black male risk to postsecondary attainment was adversely impacted by academic (dis)integration, fractured sense of belonging, physical and mental illnesses, lack of financial support, racialized and gendered experiences, and lingering affects of resource deficient and violent communities. These threats were thwarted by participants’ self-determination, self-efficacy, spiritual faith, proactive help seeking tendencies, familial and peer support networks, and the supportive HSI campus ethos. It was also found that successful Black men educated and empowered other marginalized campus peers on how to persist by sharing their success-based counter narratives. Findings led to the development of the Black Male Academic Resilience Cycle (BMARC), which provides a framework that infuses CRTs intersectionality of social identities with experiential risk and protective factors, explaining the process of academic resilience experienced by Black male collegians