Outdoor Programming in Higher Education: Exploring Goals and Sense of Community in The Trinity College Quest Program

Outdoor education is a nuanced aspect of experiential learning which is growing in relevance across all levels of education. Such programming greatly contributes to student growth and community building. Previous literature has highlighted the benefits of outdoor programming in the higher education setting, noting that it allows students to adapt better to their college, feel a greater sense of community, and engage in personal growth. Trinity College’s Quest program is an outdoor education program which aims to contribute to students’ experience at Trinity. Through a quantitative study focusing on Quest, this paper attempts to answer the questions: Do students who participated in the Trinity College Quest Program report the program’s goals to be effective? Does the Trinity College Quest program contribute to students’ sense of community on Trinity’s campus? After analyzing my findings, I can conclude that students who have participated in Quest programming perceive Quest to be an effective program which meets its goals and contributes to a sense of community on Trinity’s campus. However, my research also indicates that student demographics—gender identity, race, and class year— potentially impacts students’ experiences and perceptions. Thus, I argue that while the Quest program is generally impactful and beneficial, not all students have the same experiences when it comes to building community through Quest, and further work can be done to improve the program when it comes to accessibility and inclusion

The Structure of the Gothic Romance and Its Influence on Poe

The tale of terror has thrilled men of all ages. Man desires, not only to be amused, but also to be roused to pity and terror. The ancient people wondered at the might of the thunder-bolt, the swiftness of the lightening, the rising of the sun. They invented tales personifying the elements, inspiring awe and terror

The effect of video instruction on social interactions of children in the inclusive preschool

Social competence is an important consideration for early childhood education. Furthermore, young children with disabilities are increasingly being placed in community preschool programs therefore necessitating strategies to increase the number and quality of social interactions between young children with and without disabilities. Beginning at a very young age nearly all children have access to television, VCR or DVD, and cable or satellite. Therefore, media may serve as a vehicle to increase the number and quality of social interactions between young children with and without disabilities; This study had two purposes. The first was to investigate the effect of scripted video instruction on the quantity of social interactions between young children with and without disabilities in an inclusive preschool classroom. The second purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of scripted video instruction on the quality of social interactions between young children with and without disabilities in an inclusive preschool classroom. Eighteen four and five year-old children with and without disabilities were selected to participate in this study. The subjects were randomly selected from two classrooms at an inclusive preschool program housed in the College of Education, on an urban university campus in the southwestern region of the United States. Upon selection of the participants, the subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups, the intervention group, the parallel group, or the comparison group. Each group consisted of three males, three females, two children with a disability, and four children without a disability; The results from this study indicated that scripted video instruction had a positive effect on the number and quality of social interactions between young children with and without disabilities in the inclusive preschool classroom. However, there were no significant differences indicated for disability status or gender regardless of group assignment or session

Medico-socio problems as seen at the Boston Dispensary in thirty-five families receiving Aid to Dependent Children.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

An investigation of the structural and electronic properties of covalently bonded molecular networks on metal surfaces formed through debromination reactions.

This thesis discusses the deposition, self-assembly, network formation, and molecule-substrate interaction of brominated molecules with four-, three- and two-fold symmetry on the Au(111), Au(110), Ag(111) and Cu(111) metal surfaces. Characterisation was carried out using scanning tunneling microscopy(STM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), low energy electron diffraction(LEED), and synchrotron radiation based photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Covalently bonded nano-networks were formed via radical addition following thermal debromination of the molecules. Networks on the order of 10,000 square nanometres were observed on Au(111), and exhibited thermal stability up to 500 degrees C. Network formation was inhibited on Cu(111) by the significant molecule-substrate interaction, leading to mass transport of Cu atoms and the formation of Cu adatom islands on annealing at 350 degrees C and higher. The Ag and Cu surfaces were sufficiently reactive to catalytically cleave the C-Br bond on deposition, leading to the formation of metal-coordinated protopolymer networks. These structures were converted to covalently bonded networks after subsequent thermal annealing. The first reported in situ metalation of a free base porphyrin molecule using substrate atoms was carried out for 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-bromophenyl) porphyrin (H2TBrPP) on Cu(111). This also constituted the first direct observation of the reaction intermediate state on a surface. A Ni-Cu ion exchange was observed for Ni(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-bromophenyl) porphyrin (NiTBrPP) and Ni(II) 5,15-dibromo-10,20-diphenyl porphyrin (NiDBrDPP) on Cu(111), whereby the Ni(II) ions in the porphyrin macrocycle exchanged with Cu atoms from the substrate, resulting in Cu-metalated porphyrins and metallic Ni atoms. The reaction enthalpy was the same for both NiDBrDPP/Cu(111) and NiTBrPP/Cu(111); however the entropy was greater for NiDBrDPP/Cu(111) than for NiTBrPP/Cu(111). This is attributed to the difference in symmetry of the molecules

The Anti-Drug Movement in Dublin

This article is based on a qualitative research study which I undertook in 2013with activists, involved in the initial community response to the drug problems in Dublin. In the late 1970s and early 1980s particular working class areas of Dublin’s inner city developed a community drugs problem. A community drugs problem is characterised by a large number of people using drugs in a small area (Cullen, 1991). When the drug problem first presented itself in Dublin, it was concentrated in two main areas of the city, the Hardwick St flats on the North side, and St Theresa’s Gardens on the South side of the city. Initially, the problem began with heroin, which was killing working class children, as young as fourteen and fifteen. Families and whole communities were devastated by what later became known as ‘the heroin epidemic’. Over time the problem has become much worse and now involves poly drug use

COVID and reverse remittances: when families send money to support migrant relatives abroad

Remittances, money migrants send to family members back home, tend to fall in times of crisis in migrant-receiving economies, but that has not been the case during the COVID pandemic. Catherine E. De Vries, David Doyle, Hector Solaz, and Katerina Tertytchnaya organised three focus groups in Kyrgyzstan, the third most remittance-dependent economy in the world, just behind Tonga and Lebanon. They found that the impact of the pandemic varied across migrant employment sectors, hospitality being the worst affected. Some family members report sending money from Kyrgyzstan to their migrant members in Russia

Transition of Experienced and New Graduate Nurses to a Pediatric Hospital

This study reports on the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month outcomes of 118 newly hired registered nurses (RNs) who completed a 12-month transition-to-practice program at a pediatric hospital. Experienced RNs (n = 42) and new graduate RNs (n = 76) showed improved organization, prioritization, communication, and leadership skills over time. The experienced RNs reported better communication and leadership skills than the new graduate nurses. Results inform transition program development for both new and experienced nurses. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2012) predicts that, without a multifaceted approach, a national nursing shortage will occur by 2020. Many nurses leave their first position and sometimes the profession within the first year of employment (Baxter, 2010; Welding, 2011). Retaining nurses is a vital component of any approach to averting a nursing shortage. In an attempt to retain nurses, healthcare institutions often provide a transition-to-practice (TTP) or nurse residency program for new graduate nurses (NGN) entering the profession. The Institute of Medicine (2011) in its Future of Nursing report also recommends a transition program for nurses moving to a new specialty or to advanced practice roles. Completing a NGN transition program is associated with a decrease in nurse attrition by as much as 80% (Halfer, Graf, & Sullivan, 2008; Rush, Adamack, Gordon, Lilly, & Janke, 2013; Spector et al., 2015). This reported decrease has led to organizational interest in transition programs to improve retention. The goals of residency programs for the NGN have ranged from increasing new nurse confidence and competence, to increasing satisfaction and retention (Fink, Krugman, Casey, & Goode, 2008; Goode, Lynn, McElroy, Bednash, & Murray, 2013; Institute of Medicine, 2011; Spector et al., 2015). Although literature supports the effectiveness of transition programs for the NGN (Fink et al., 2008; Goode et al., 2013; Spector et al., 2015), there is little evidence on the experienced nurse’s transition to a new specialty practice. Furthermore, most transition programs do not report outcomes beyond the first 12 months of employment. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate nurse stressors and supports during and after a 12-month transition-to-employment program for both new and experienced nurses transitioning to a pediatric practice

Uptake to a community based chronic illness rehabilitation programme (CBCIR): Is there a gender disparity?

Background: Multi-morbidity and chronic conditions pose a threat to population health. Despite known benefits of rehabilitation using structured exercise, uptake to such programmes remain sub-optimal. The aim of this study is to identify the psychosocial and health related fitness correlates of uptake to a CBCIR in men and women, with the secondary aim of identifying the rate of uptake. Methods: Participants referred to a CBCIR via GPs and hospitals completed an induction process. This introduced them to the CBCIR programme and got them to complete a multi-section questionnaire (including instruments on physical activity, exercise self-efficacy, intentions for exercise, and perceived family/friend social support) and complete a battery of physical health measures (including the Incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), a lower body strength test and body mass index (BMI)). Post induction participants who attended an exercise class were classified as ‘Uptakers’, whilst those who never came back were classified as ‘Non-Uptakers’. Class attendance was objectively monitored by the researchers. Data were analysed using SPSS, and are presented using means, standard deviations and proportions, group differences are examined via t-tests and logistic regression was used to predict uptake. Results: A total of 441 participants (56% male; average age 64.3 ±12 years completed induction measures. Overall, 77% were identified as Uptakers (81% female, 74% male, p=0.068, 2-sided). Among men, Uptakers reported more days of 30mins moderate to vigorous physical activity (t(111) = -2.499,