Creating Online Worlds: The Future Of Student Work

Traditional schoolwork is out of step with twenty-first century life and work. In the future, student work will focus on creating interactive online worlds instead of on writing paper-print essays

Who Wants to Have a Career in Science or Math? Exploring Adolescents’ Future Aspirations by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Our study utilizes data from a national cohort of eighth-grade students to consider how different gender and racial/ethnic subgroups compare to White males in their likelihood to aspire toward a science or math occupation and examine the roles that self-concept, enjoyment, and achievement may play in shaping disparities at this early point in occupational trajectories. We find that the importance of enjoyment, self-concept, and achievement in explaining disparities in science career aspirations relative to White males varies according to the female subgroup considered, such that no singular story applies to females across different racial/ethnic backgrounds. For math, White and Hispanic females remain approximately half as likely as White males to aspire to a math occupation regardless of all indicators we consider. Finally, Black and Hispanic adolescent boys have generally comparable aspirations toward future careers in science and math as their White male peers, despite notably large differences in achievement. We discuss implications of our results for future research on equity

Rieglematica: Re-Imagining the Photobooth Through Female Performativity and Self-Portraiture

This paper explores the historical significance and advancements of automatic photobooth portraiture from the late 1800s onwards, focusing specifically on the intention behind the photobooth’s creation and the significance and cultural implications of its introduction into society. As it gradually became a staple of modern society, regularly visited by citizens to have their portraits taken, numerous artists sought out the photobooth as both a studio and a stage in which to document performative self-portraiture. The space and aesthetics of the photobooth have inspired artists to re-envision the confines of the booth and use its automatic function as a point of inspiration. I will also highlight the significance of female self-portraiture and the significance of women performing within and occupying specific spaces. My work is a combination of these histories, providing me with the opportunity to continue the discussion of women’s self-representation and the unique artistic space the photobooth provides between public and private spheres

Economic and racial differences in women\u27s infertility experiences

Infertility has been identified as a highly significant social issue and a public health priority. However, those experiencing infertility are typically thought of and portrayed by the media as middle-class White women and couples seeking medical treatment. In fact, the majority of social science literature regarding infertility has focused on this same population while demographic differences in infertility experiences, particularly by economic status and race, have not been the subject of comprehensive study. Guided by the concepts of stratified reproduction, intersectionality, and an infertility helpseeking framework, this dissertation examined the relationships between economic status, race/ethnicity, and four types of infertility experiences using nationally representative cross-sectional data from the National Survey of Fertility Barriers. The sample is drawn from women who meet the medical definition of infertility of having regular, unprotected sex for twelve months or more without conceiving (N = 2,443). The literature suggests that infertility may be experienced differently by marginalized groups as they are embedded in classist and racist contexts and that being non-White, with access to fewer economic resources, may have multiplicative effects on women\u27s infertility experiences, both medical and non-medical. Results indicate that the demographic picture of infertility includes women of all economic statuses and race/ethnicities at similar levels. Furthermore, there are significant relationships between economic status, race/ethnicity, and women\u27s infertility experiences. Joint effects explain fewer differences in experiences than an index of economic status indicators (income/poverty status, insurance status, receipt of public assistance, and economic hardship). Controlling for various life course, fertility history, and certain predisposing and enabling conditions reduces the differences in infertility experiences between Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. Multivariate results suggested that neither economic status nor its joint effects with race were significantly associated with fertility salience (the thoughts, feelings, and plans infertile women have about having children). However, analyses indicated significant racial differences in certainty of pregnancy intent, importance of motherhood (both higher among Whites) and messages from parents (higher among Blacks and Hispanics than Whites). Economic status explained greater differences in self-perception of infertility and the propensity for medicalized infertility experiences (both outcomes were positively associated with economic status) than did race, with the exception that infertile White women were significantly more likely to think of themselves as having trouble getting pregnant than infertile Black and Hispanic women. Results indicated no significant joint effects of economic status and race on self-perception and level of medicalized infertility help (i.e. talking with a doctor, testing, and treatment). Finally, no significant economic or racial differences in childlessness distress were found. However, analysis indicated support for hypothesized joint effects in that positive association between economic status and childlessness distress is weaker among White women than among Black women. This final result should be interpreted with caution, however, as this subsample was limited to 295 childless women. This research has important implications for both extending the notion of stratified reproduction as well as broadening our understanding of the demography of infertility. The present findings are useful for both the social sciences/public health and the medical and helping professions focused on addressing unmet needs across the infertile population

The Future Of Online Courses: How To Win The Marketing War

Many colleges are looking to online education to improve their revenue stream. Competition for online students is escalating. Designing online courses like video games can help win the marketing war

Examining Gender Inequality In A High School Engineering Course

This paper examines gender inequality within the context of an upper-level high school engineering course recently offered in Texas. Data was collected from six high schools that serve students from a variety of backgrounds. Among the almost two hundred students who enrolled in this challenge-based engineering course, females constituted a clear minority, comprising only a total of 14% of students. Quantitative analyses of surveys administered at the beginning of the school year (Fall 2011) revealed statistically significant gender gaps in personal attitudes towards engineering and perceptions of engineering climate. Specifically, we found that compared to males, females reported lower interest in and intrinsic value for engineering, and expressed less confidence in their engineering skills. Additionally, female students felt that the classroom was less inclusive and viewed engineering occupations as less progressive. Gender disparities on all of these measures did not significantly decrease by the end of the school year (Spring 2012). Findings suggest that efforts to increase the representation of women in the engineering pipeline via increasing exposure in secondary education must contend not only with obstacles to recruiting high school girls into engineering courses, but must also work to remedy gender differences in engineering attitudes within the classroom.

Through The Eye Of The Beholder: Student Teaching In Kentucky During A Pandemic

Student teaching is the capstone of student teaching preparation. The Covid-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of student teaching; and students have had to adapt to a new way of both learning and teaching. As the world turned upside down, student teachers were expected to interact with their students and provide instruction. The pandemic caused student teachers to develop new ways to engage lessons and hold conversations in a virtual environment. This pilot study examines the ways in which a small group of student teachers in eastern Kentucky internalized their experience.https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2021/1012/thumbnail.jp