Moving to Diversity

In this brief, authors Richelle Winkler and Kenneth Johnson, using new data and techniques, find that net migration between U.S. counties increased racial diversity in each of the last two decades. However, migration’s influence on diversity was far from uniform: it varied by race, age group, and location, sometimes starkly. Overall, net migration of the population under age 40 increased diversity, while net migration of people over age 60 diminished diversity. Blacks and Hispanics are migrating to predominantly white counties, while white young adults are moving to urban core counties with relatively high proportions of blacks and Hispanics. The movement of older whites is not contributing to the growing diversity, because older whites tend to move to predominantly white counties. Winkler and Johnson conclude that, while migration contributed to the growing diversity of the nation, the process was complex and varied from place to place with significant social, economic, and political implications for both the more diverse and less diverse places

The Impact of e-Government Dynamic Capabilities on Information Flow Strategies in Disaster Relief Supply Chains: An Inter-Organizational System Perspective

History has shown that local, state, and federal governments are not well-equipped with the flexible and responsive abilities necessary to manage the short supply chain life-cycle inherent in providing appropriate disaster relief resources in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, in these unique situations these inefficiencies can cause considerable harm to the citizenry, the financial economy, and the physical infrastructure of the affected area. In this study, we provide an examination of the cross-agency capabilities and relationships that impact the flow of information within disaster relief supply chains. Through an inter-organizational systems approach, a theoretical framework is provided to assess the efficacy of e-government dynamic capabilities in disaster relief supply chains. Future research plans include further developing this conceptual understanding of e-government dynamic capabilities through a qualitative research approach. The results of analyzing the qualitative data will aid in the further development of the proposed research model

Emotional and Spiritual Challenges of Aboriginal Foster Parents

The purpose of the study was to identify the emotional and spiritual challenges faced by Aboriginal foster parents. Interviews were conducted with a total of 83 Aboriginal foster parents in a central Canadian province. The interviews were conducted over the phone and participants were asked two questions: “What are the emotional challenges that would cause you to consider quitting fostering?” and “What are the spiritual challenges that would cause you to consider quitting fostering?” Responses to the questions were sorted by participants and analyzed using multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis. Seven concepts emerged in response to the first question including: 1) Defending Integrity, 2) Loss of Hope, 3) Unresolved Conflict, 4) Abuse, 5) Fear for Safety, 6) Burnout, and 7) Resentment. Three concepts emerged on response to the second question including: 1) Meaninglessness, 2) Being Alone, and 3) Religious Restrictions. The concepts were compared to and contrasted with the fostering literature. Keywords: Aboriginal, foster parents, foster children, emotional challenges, spiritual challenges, supports

Standing on the forefront of school mental health: Building upon capacity in teacher candidates through mental health literacy and trauma-and-violence-informed-care

Early identification and access to appropriate supports can improve the trajectory of childhood mental illnesses. Schools and educators have consistently been identified as having a significant role in both mental health promotion efforts as well as the identification of emerging mental health concerns amongst students. Equipping teachers for this role through professional development related to mental health literacy (MHL) is essential in ensuring their success. Closely tied to mental health is a sense of safety, and children who feel unsafe at school may have greater difficulty regulating their emotions and behaviour and be less available for learning. Utilizing a trauma-and-violence-informed-care (TVIC) framework within the education system may help schools provide safe places for all students, including those exposed to trauma, structural violence and experiencing mental health concerns. Initial teacher education offers a natural opportunity to prepare future educators with the knowledge, skills and self-efficacy needed to create learning environments that are safe, equitable and meet the needs of all students, including those with mental health concerns and/or the experience of trauma and violence. A mandatory, online mental health literacy course was utilized to provide instruction in MHL and TVIC to Bachelor of Education students (n=287) at a large Canadian university. Pre and post-test measures were used to capture knowledge gains with respect to mental health literacy, attitudes towards trauma-and-violence-informed-care and self-efficacy for utilizing inclusive teaching practices. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) revealed a significant effect of time across measures, indicating that knowledge gains were made. There was no significant effect of previous learning on the measures of interest, which suggests that knowledge gains were made regardless of participants’ previous mental health knowledge. These findings highlight the importance of including these topics within initial teacher education. Implications for policy and practice are discussed

A Tutorial on Using Qlik Analytics Platform for Business Analytics

Business Analytics focuses on how businesses, non-profits, and governments use data to gain insights and improve organizational decision-making skills. Due to an increasing availability of large data sets from a variety of sources (Big Data), employees with business analytic skills are in-demand in many industries throughout the world. There are numerous analytics platforms that can be brought into the classroom to introduce students to business analytics concepts. The goal of this tutorial is to familiarize the audience with key aspects of using the Qlik (pronounced Click ) analytics platform - one of the leading commercial business analytics tools on the market according to Gartner\u27s 2018 Magic Quadrant for analytics and business intelligence platforms (Howson, Sallam, & Richa, 2018). The tutorial will be organized into 3 parts: (1) discussion of pros and cons of the top 3 business intelligence platforms - Microsoft\u27s Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik, (2) brief introduction to Qlik and a quick review of its functionality, and (3) a hands-on walk through of an exemplar class project using simple linear regression on healthcare insurance data. The tutorial will conclude with best practices and suggestions for incorporating the Qlik Analytics platform into information systems curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate level

Open Source Solutions in Experimental Design: An Introduction to the Symposium

The Open Science movement has increased dramatically in popularity with deserved calls to action around transparency, access to resources, and inclusion in our field. However, its practical applications within experimental design have been slow to uptake, with researchers unsure where to even start with the dizzying array of open source hardware and software solutions available. The perceived time investment and unknown cost, especially in implementing open source hardware, has stagnated the implementation of inexpensive experimental solutions, but we sought to increase awareness to lower the barrier to participation in this space. While there are countless technical and financial advantages to integrating open source solutions into every biologist\u27s experimental design, we put an emphasis on the “people” part of the equation in our symposium. This symposium championed innovative experimental designs by early career SICB researchers across all fields of biology, from plants to animals, in the lab or in the field, or even virtually engaging with the public and students. The open science movement operates within community norms that champion transparency, continuous development, and collaboration. These values are congruent with the priorities of reducing barriers to participation in science, and we hope our symposium\u27s collection of open source solutions encourages readers to adopt these or other innovative designs into their own experimentation

Examining Ethical Decision Making Behavior in e-Learning Systems

E-learning is emerging as a way of using technology to re-create a one-on-one learning environment for numerousparticipants at a time and has become prevalent in the higher education arena. In addition to traditional forms of cheating,many universities currently deal with issues of students in traditional classrooms who engage in technology-facilitatedcheating. The propensity for behaving unethically may be significantly greater in an e-learning system due to the lack ofauthority figures. Research states that when placed in a moral situation, individual behavior can be influenced by factors thatare specific to the individual and factors that vary by situation. The focus of this paper is to understand the complexcombination of individual and situational factors that can affect an individual’s behavioral inclinations and provide deeperinsight into how ethical decision-making behaviors differ in a technology-based environment as compared to an in-personenvironment

Reducing Misinformation on Social Media Networks

This study focuses on examining methods that can potentially reduce the spread of misinformation on major social media networks (SMN) such as Facebook and Twitter. Research finding ways to control the spread of misinformation on SMNs has been emergent. Prior research examined a SMN feature called \u27related articles\u27 to provide context directly under SMN posts with potentially misinformed content about controversial topics. Other research examined how SMN users were encouraged to consume online news sources outside their comfort zone when participating within a socialized environment. Each of these features separately were found to significantly reduced misperceptions of SMN users. In this study, we examine how both of these features can work together to reduce the spread of misinformation. We use an experimental survey to measure the effectiveness of SMN features in correcting misperceptions of SMN users and provide results to inform government, cybersecurity firms, social media companies, and SMN users

ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH MOBILE APPLICATION IS CONCEPTS THROUGH CREATING VIDEO VIGNETTES

This teaching case presents a method for teaching IS concepts related to mobile commerce through a series of video vignettes. These student-created vignettes provide participants with the opportunity to explore and demonstrate the three key mobile commerce characteristics of Ubiquity, Context Awareness, and Identifiability. These three characteristics are essential to revenue generation and product differentiation for most mobile applications. Most college students use them on a daily basis; however, they are unaware of the strategic importance of these characteristics. Yet, it is the authors’ experience that quantifying, demonstrating, and discussing these concepts present students with significant difficulty. Thus, this case highlights how students in introductory IS courses have an opportunity to investigate and explore IS concepts outside of a traditional classroom format. The hands-on interactive use and demonstration of mobile application features made possible through these video vignettes can lead to measurably increased learning of IS concepts in classroom implementations

Moving to Diversity

America is growing more racially and ethnically diverse, yet some parts of the country are far more diverse than others. Migration—the flow of people from one place to another—influences local diversity by continually redistributing the population and altering the racial mix in both the sending and receiving communities. Migration can serve an integrating function when people from different races move into the same area, but it can also reinforce existing racial boundaries and diminish local diversity when people from different racial groups sort themselves into homogeneous communities