Oral History Interview: Kenny Partlow

This interview is one of a series conducted with former employees of the Huntington Owens-Illinois, Inc. glass bottle factory. Kenny Partlow was an employee at the Owens Illinois glass plant. He discusses: his employment history (at Owens Illinois and elsewhere); different jobs and duties at the plant; labor unions (including one that Mr. Partlow was president of); strikes and lockouts; machines taking jobs from employees; individuals such as Denny Silvis (a plant manager), Opal Mann, Kitty Dukakis, & Senator Ned Jones; the closing of the plant; racial & gender integration at the plant some discussion of politics; a very brief section on eating buffalo/beefalo; sports (mainly boxing); his views on Huntington, WV; and economics.https://mds.marshall.edu/oral_history/1425/thumbnail.jp

Indicators of Constructivist Principles in Internet-Based Courses

The purpose of this study was to provide greater assurance of quality in Internet-based courses. Current literature supports the assumption that the inclusion of constructivist principles in online courses adds to course quality. Therefore, identifying indicators of constructivist learning theory is important to the development of online courses. A peer-nominated panel of national experts in constructivism and instructional technology participated in a 3-round Delphi web survey. Through the iterative process, panelists assigned a mean rating of importance of 4.0 or higher (on a 5-point Likert scale) to 40 indicators of constructivist principles in online courses. Three implications for course design were identified; (1) one size (of learning model) does not fit all, (2) the six identified categories and their related indicators provide a framework for course development, and (3) indicators of constructivist principles transcend technology

Indicators of Constructivist Principles in Internet-Based Courses

The purpose of this study was to provide greater assurance of quality in Internet-based courses. Current literature supports the assumption that the inclusion of constructivist principles in online courses adds to course quality. Therefore, identifying indicators of constructivist learning theory is important to the development of online courses. A peer-nominated panel of national experts in constructivism and instructional technology participated in a 3-round Delphi web survey. Through the iterative process, panelists assigned a mean rating of importance of 4.0 or higher (on a 5-point Likert scale) to 40 indicators of constructivist principles in online courses. Three implications for course design were identified; (1) one size (of learning model) does not fit all, (2) the six identified categories and their related indicators provide a framework for course development, and (3) indicators of constructivist principles transcend technology

THE EVOLUTION OF POLICING TENDENCIES TOWARDS SEX WORK IN AMERICA: COLONIAL ERA TO TODAY

Policing tendencies toward sex work has changed tremendously since America was colonized. There are four major time in which policing tendencies differed greatly from each other: the pre-progressive era (colonial period until late 19thCentury), the Progressive Era (late 19th century to the early 20th century), the era of state criminalization (most of the 20th century), and the current era of nascent decriminalization (late 20thcentury to today). Public opinion of sex workers also changed between each era. The current era of policing may be a stepping stone to total decriminalization if public opinion towards sex workers continues to be positive and thus makes decriminalization politically feasible

Civil Rights Then & Now

Lucy Partlow-Loyall, a senior majoring in Social Work, will be presenting on civil rights in a historical context and what people can do to protect civil rights today

Masters Project: Mother\u27s Sacred Bond

ABSTRACT “Mothers’ Sacred Bond” is a community art project inspired by Baltimore city’s self-proclaimed African nationalist “cultural community” of the 1970s to early 1990s. The project evolved over a 12-month period, beginning in August 2019, from the idea of researching leadership practices of that community to an environmental art installation that will be fully erected in Gwynnvale Park in Baltimore, County, MD, in April 2021. The intention of the project is to provide a focal point in the community for individual and collective healing and contemplation of relationships between human beings, the earth, and natural elements while fostering a consciousness of respect for all beings. The pivotal element of the installation is a 6-foot avatar made of wicker, glass beads, copper wire, and canvas patches and representing mitochondrial Eve, the most recently acknowledged matrilineal ancestor of humankind. During the project implementation period from January through September 2020, community members, two arts organizations, and a multimedia production company have become involved in presenting and making the avatar art piece available to the public. In addition, representatives of local environmental protection agencies are involved in planning for the installation’s complete construction next year, which will include a small labyrinth, herb garden, the avatar mounted on the banks of Maryland’s historic Gwynns Falls stream in Gwynnvale Park. The primary methods employed to implement project plans included a rigorous creative process and building relationships with personnel responsible for the management of Baltimore County natural resources, parks, and watersheds in the creation, placement, construction, and maintenance of the environmental art installation. This project also demonstrates how artists can support initiatives, policies, and programs of city and county environmental agencies through collaborative planning and creative contributions to parks, public trails, greenspaces, and the sustainability thereof

Frequency of Principal Turnover in Ohio’s Elementary Schools

One remedy for Ohio schools that fail to meet the state’s test score criteria for “effectiveness” is to force a change in the principalship. Concerns have been raised that such a remedy may simultaneously undermine the organizational stability of the school. The researchers in this study examined the frequency with which elementary building principals in 109 southwest Ohio schools changed during the 7-year period of 1996-1997 (FY 1997) through 2002-2003 (FY 2003). The researchers found that urban and rural schools had a significantly higher turnover frequency than did suburban schools. Ways to counter frequent principal turnover while, at the same time, generating improved principal leadership, pose great challenges for those at the helm of many Ohio districts