Oral History Interview: Lessie Shively

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning rural life in West Virginia. Mrs. Lessie Shively was born in Richard Hollow, north of Charleston, West Virginia. In 1950, she and her husband moved to Charleston to take care of her mother. At the time of the interview, they were still living there. Subjects discussed in this interview include: the Depression, politics, coal mining, cooking on wood stoves, and coon hunting.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1071/thumbnail.jp

Incarceration : a rising population dilemma

The nation\u27s incarceration growth continues to soar, having negative economic and societal effects. This research explores continued growth causes and possible answers to prevent, intervene, and slow down incarceration. Hampton Roads institutions\u27 offenders and professional staff were surveyed. The survey focuses on preventive and intervention programs and their effectiveness, sociological and economical factors leading to imprisonment, and statistics supporting incarceration growth. The research goal is to validate program contents and components factoring into imprisonment. The study of others and information generated through this study are used to determine program needs and current effectiveness. This study explores reasons offenders frequent the penal system as well as succes·sful programs available to repeat offenders from the institutions\u27 staff viewpoint and from offenders who experience incarceration and a life of crime

Extended Instruction in Business Courses to Enhance Student Achievement in Math

Poor achievement on standardized math tests negatively impacts high school graduation rates. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate if math instruction in business classes could improve student achievement in math. As supported by constructivist theory, the students in this study were encouraged to use prior knowledge and experiences to make new connections between math concepts and business applications. The key research question examined if there was a significant increase in the standardized mathematics test scores of students enrolled in business classes with extended mathematics instruction compared to the standardized test scores of students not enrolled in business classes with extended mathematics instruction. The 2-sample t-test was used to compare the scores of 42 students in the treatment group to the scores of 47 students in the control group. Based on the findings, there was not a significant difference in the scores of the treatment and control groups. Recommendations for future research included redesigning the treatment to involve additional areas of mathematics instruction as well as extending the number of weeks for the treatment. This study may effect social change by informing teachers and administrators at the local site of the need to examine the effects of incorporating math into other content areas and recommending continued research in this area. The additional exposure, practice, and learning opportunities in math may help high school students achieve in mathematics and ultimately improve graduation rates

State terror: ideology, protest and the gendering of landscapes

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Usage of youtube video to enhance second language speaking proficiency among secondary school students / Lessie Lorna Anak Jinus

The purpose of the study was to examine the usage of YouTube video clips in English Language lesson of Lower Six students of SMK Simunjan No.1. Descriptive statistics was used to collect the intended data. 32 Lower Six students were selected to be part of this study. Pre-test was done before integrating YouTube video clips in the English Language lesson. After the pre-test, treatment was given to the respondents for four weeks. Then, post-test was done to obtain the end results. After the speaking test, respondents were given a questionnaire which consisted of 45 items to identifY factors that motivate them in using YouTube video clips, to investigate their general attitude and to identify the benefits of using YouTube video clips in the English Language lesson. The data was then analyzed using Pair Sample T-test and frequency. The findings showed that the respondents scored better after using YouTube video clips during lesson. The intrinsic motivation among the respondents was derived from the way the native speakers speak. Meanwhile, extrinsic motivation was obtained from the availability of YouTube video clips when the respondents were having their leisure time. The general attitudes of the respondents showed that they appreciated the use of YouTube video clips in learning the English Language. The finding in this study is significant as it showed that authentic materials from YouTube video clips can make the learning of English Language more enjoyable and meaningful. In addition, students will be able to use a wide range of vocabulary and will be more confident to speak English Language

The power of Pan Africanism: Tanzanian/African American linkages, 1947-1997

Reconstruction of the fifty-year Tanzanian/African American relationship from the engagements of Pan-Africanism enhanced through black internationalism exposes the cross-cultural fertilization of Tanzanian nationalism with the US black community’s self identity in the 1960s. By examining the interactions of black networks and the extension of hospitality between Tanzanians and African Americans in the black hubs of the late 1940s and 1950s, the formation of linkages from diasporic African anti-colonial and antiracist solidarity comes forth. Archival records of Pan-African, human rights, labor, and civil rights organizations, as well as interviews with those who participated in the Tanzanian/African American linkages, illuminate the function, growth, and challenges of black networks that collaborated in the international quest for total black liberation from the 1950s through the 1970s. Language serves as the marker that identifies this African/African diaspora linkage as more than a casual relationship, but one that enters into nation building in Tanzania in the 1960s. Tracing the introduction of Kiswahili into the US black community to its symbolic adoption by African Americans in their black cultural nationalism through black print exposes the transfer of influence of Tanzanian nationalism in the United States from the black elite to the masses. Expanding the parameter of African history to include the continent’s Atlantic diaspora illustrates the results of Tanzania’s multifaceted practice of Pan-Africanism that included African descendants from America into its extended family through the implementation of Ujamaa

Social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college

The study sought to discover the determinants of the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Poor academic performance results in a number of consequences, for example: an increased cost for students and their parents when the study period is prolonged; a larger number of discontinuations; an increase in students who repeat modules, which has cost implications for institutions; and many personal effects on students, such as depression, demotivation and lack of confidence. Paucity was found regarding the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. This paucity led to this study being conducted.The aim of the study was to investigate the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, in order to develop strategies to assist nursing college management and staff to manage the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of these students. The researcher utilized a quantitative, exploratory, and descriptive design that was contextual in nature. The study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, a self-administered questionnaire was used to investigate the social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The second phase included the development of strategies for managing the social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at the public nursing college. The research population consisted of 304 second-year nursing students. A census sampling method was used to select 293 respondents. The data was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire that was developed based on a literature review and existing questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of questions and statements. It was comprised of three sections: demographic information (Section A), social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance (Section B), and additional relevant information on social factors that contribute to the poor academic performance (Section C). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data, with the assistance of a statistician. The study revealed a number of factors that negatively affect students’ academic performance for instance, drug and alcohol abuse, absenteeism and stress were discussed in Chapter Four. The findings were used to develop strategies for educators and managers to manage the social factors that contribute to poor academic performance of second-year nursing students at a public nursing college. The limitations and recommendations were identified and can be found in the closing chapter. Reliability and validity were ensured. Ethical principles such as respect for persons, beneficence were upheld throughout the study