RESILIENCY OF WOMEN SURVIVORS OF THE TSUNAMI 2004 IN SOUTH INDIA

This is a research study on wives of the fishermen who lost their lives in the Tsunami of 2004. It utilizes the qualitative and some Quantitative data. It focuses on the strengths based approach. The study presents an understanding of the survivors’ thoughts on their resiliency and provides suggestions for improving social work practice and education. Resiliency is not a new concept. Researchers have tried to understand this human tendency to strive for a healthier and more positive development for approximately the last 50 years. The strengths perspective in the practice of social work has been a long-standing form of approach of social workers towards helping clients. By examining the subjects’ thoughts on their resiliency, it is possible to develop theory and prove the existing theories in terms of this strength based approach in social work. This study in a way is a follow up of the disaster close to eight years after the event. Researchers often place emphasis, and focus their research and discussions on the disaster itself and its immediate impact on the community (Kalayjian, 1999) rather than what happens after that. This study bridges the gap in knowledge by identifying how women survivors of the Tsunami have exhibited resilience in south Indian villages

Perception of Parents and Children on Parenting in Mala, Kerala, India

Parenting styles impact the character, fate, and future of children in the family. This study on parenting styles is a reflection of the perception and views of parents and how they parent their children. The study is explorative in design. Parents are an extremely powerful force in the lives of children. The study is descriptive in nature and uses the qualitative approach. The research studies parenting styles in Mala, Kerala and more specifically the views of parents and their children on the roles of parents. The data was collected directly from the parents and their children through an interview schedule. The researchers used an interview schedule to collect information on the biopsycho-social, environmental factors that lead to the parenting styles of the subjects. The study revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between parental permissive behaviors and their age, between parental permissive behaviors and their education, and there was a positive and significant relationship between parental permissive behaviors and their religion

Dogs and Slumdogs: Leading Study Tours in the Global South

In this session, three advocates of international education share their diverse experiences as leaders of study tours to Belize, India, and Nicaragua in January 2009. Each professor will describe the learning objectives of the study tours and highlights of the learning experience. Each will then share observations about how to prepare for such work with students and the rewards and challenges of traveling with students far beyond their comfort zones

The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Spirituality in Course Content and Teaching Practices

This interactive roundtable discussion will allow participants the opportunity to discuss how faculty and staff may incorporate and handle issues related to religion, spirituality and conscience in the courses, programs and services they offer. What should be included in a liberal arts undergraduate education or a professional graduate education in relation to the variety of individual and institutional belief systems that exist? The discussion will invite consideration of theory, skills, methods and applied content. Issues of religious literacy and religious pluralism will be considered as cultural competencies. Case studies will be used to examine the teaching and learning challenges and opportunities related to this material for faculty, staff and students

Online Course Development Grants Program

In August, 2007, twenty-six faculty members were awarded grants to move existing courses online as part of an effort to meet the rapidly growing student demand for online courses and programs. In this workshop, grant recipients will discuss the success and challenges they encountered in designing and teaching online courses across a wide variety of disciplines. Also, learn how you can get started on your own online course. Related Link: BSU Continuing and Distance Educatio