Fresh Perspectives on Social-Emotional Learning: Implications for General Education

Students benefit academically and socially from receiving high quality social emotional instruction in their general education classrooms. Teachers are confronted daily with the responsibility of providing social emotional learning opportunities for students with a wide range of needs. New teachers are still learning how to manage their classrooms, develop riruals and routines, provide effective academic instruction and diversify their instruction to meet the needs of their learners, all while providing proactive social emotional learning opportunities for students. Through qualitative methods, this sfudy examines the experiences new teachers had supporting their students\u27 social emotional learning along with their many other responsibilities. Research findings suggest factors that motivate teachers to use social emotional learning curriculums. This study compares the actual experiences teachers had with best practices related to social emotional learning. Furthermore, the findings provide the perspectives of new teachers concerning the effectiveness of social emotional learning curriculums as well as needs related to training and suppo

How COVID-19 CHANGED NEW NURSE ORIENTATION

Universities were no longer able to do in person learning for nursing students. Nursing students were being taught vital skills like inserting an IV catheter via online simulation. The number of hours nursing students had to participate in clinical hours at the hospital was diminished due to the hospitals not allowing in nursing students. This created a huge educational deficit in nursing students. The nursing students who graduated during the COVID-19 pandemic are arguably less skilled than their predecessors before them. To fill this educational gap, additional training and orientation time must be provided to allow for fully competent new graduate hires. Allowing more preparation for new graduates will reduce errors thus reducing hospital costs

Compliant Surgical Adhesive

Surgical adhesives that include a blend of two different thermoreversible gelling polymers and a crosslinking agent are described. The first thermoreversible gelling polymer is partially or fully acrylated and the second thermoreversible gelling polymer includes dual functionality including acrylate functionality and amine-reactive functionality. The adhesives can provide gelling and covalent crosslinking within the polymers of the adhesive as well as crosslinking with surrounding tissue

Role models, mentoring and university applications: Evidence from a crossover randomised controlled trial in the United Kingdom

We conduct a randomised controlled trial in the South West of England to evaluate a policy to encourage students from poorer backgrounds to apply to selective universities. Current university students visited local schools and colleges, providing accurate information on the costs and benefits of university, and giving inspirational talks about making that decision. We find that there is a significant effect on the likelihood of students successfully applying to a selective university, but weaker effects on other outcomes. We find that effects are largest for students attending further education colleges, which typically cater for more disadvantaged students (in our sample, 6.2% of students in schools are eligible for free school meals compared to 7.4% in colleges) and offer a wider range of vocational courses. We suggest avenues for future research in this area

Nebraska Mentoring Programs 2015 to 2018

Prior research has demonstrated that mentoring may have promising outcomes for youth engaged in, or thought to be at risk for, delinquent behavior. The Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program specifically outlines funding activities designed to reduce delinquent behavior. Mentoring specifically falls under “services that will positively impact juveniles and families in the juvenile justice system.” There are four different mentoring models funded, at least partially, by the Nebraska Community-based Aid fund: community-based, school-based, justice-based and Youth Initiated Mentoring™. This report is a first glance at the use of mentoring programs funded through Community-based Aid (CBA) in Nebraska and how these programs impact future law violations. From July 1, 2015 through March 2018, a total of eleven mentoring programs were funded through CBA funds. A total of 866 cases were referred to a mentoring program, with roughly 714 participating. Approximately 430 (60.2%) were matched to a mentor during this time. Roughly 75% of the time, youth are identified and referred to a CBA mentoring program by their school or through the county diversion program. Different patterns emerged for the different mentoring models. Community-based and school-based programs had more referrals for females than males, whereas justice-based and YIM™ had a higher percentage of referrals for males than females. Youth mentored through community-based mentoring programs were significantly younger than justice-involved youth. Referrals for Black/African Americans and Native Americans were over-represented as compared to the population of African American youth and Native American in Nebraska; whereas referrals for White youth were under-represented as compared to the population of White youth in Nebraska. Overall, mentoring appears to be operating as the Nebraska legislature intended, at this first examination – as a means to slow entry into the juvenile justice system. Less than 10% of youth (27 youth) committed a law violation following discharge from the program, while 16 youth (5.7%) had a law violation during the time they were participating in a mentoring program. While initial results are promising, a comparison group would be a more definitive way to determine whether it is the impact of the mentoring program or some other attribute. The length of time that a youth is matched to a mentor is critical for a successful mentoring program. Our results demonstrate that match length significantly predicted whether a youth had a law violation following discharge from the program. As a result, programs must pay attention to factors that lead to longer matches. Gender matching did not appear to impact match length, however there were relatively few cross-gender cases to compare. While the age of the mentor does not impact the length of the match, the age of the mentee does. Our results also indicate that matches where mentee and mentor race/ethnicity match have statistically longer match lengths than cross-race/ethnicity matches

Women\u27s Choir with Lost Mountain Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Choirs

Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Women\u27s Choir with Lost Mountain Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Choirs with Brenda Brent, piano.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1873/thumbnail.jp

The role of cultural competency in the provision of clinical mental health care for collegiate student-athletes

Mental health care providers’ cultural competency related to the culture of athletics is crucial to their clinical care provision for collegiate student-athletes. However, little research has been conducted in applying a theoretical framework to explore providers’ intentions to provide culturally competent care to this specific student population. Understanding providers’ perceptions of student-athletes is integral in assuring clinical care provision that is culturally responsive related to the culture of athletics. This study aimed to investigate the antecedents that affect mental health care providers’ levels of cultural competency specific to the collegiate student-athlete population and explore the determinants of providers’ intention to be culturally responsive to the unique needs of collegiate student-athletes. An adapted Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was developed as the theoretical research framework. The extension was implemented by incorporating three new variables: self-efficacy related to communicating with student-athletes, empathy specific to student-athletes, and knowledge related to the culture of athletics. Data were collected using an online survey method and analyzed using structural equation modeling and multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that all scales in the survey were reliable on which to base the results of the data analysis. The percentage of student-athletes on a mental health care provider’s caseload was the strongest predictor of the provider’s self-efficacy, empathy, attitudes, and intention to provide culturally responsive clinical care to student-athletes. Results further revealed that self-efficacy related to communicating with student-athletes, empathy specific to student-athletes, and positive attitudes related to the culture of athletics are all individually predictive of intentions to provide culturally responsive clinical care. This supports the study’s conceptual model to be used in future research about student-athlete mental health. Results indicate the need for professional development specific to this student population, and suggestions for further research are discussed

Ocular Complications from Retained Intraocular Ointment Discovered 33 Months after Cataract Surgery

Topical antibiotic and steroid ointments are sometimes used topically at the conclusion of intraocular surgery, and inadvertent entry into the eye has been reported. Dispersed ointment droplets or consolidated globules in the anterior chamber (AC) can sometimes be visualized on exam. Occasionally, intraocular ointment is found incidentally without apparent toxic effect, but retained ointment usually presents with early or delayed intraocular inflammation, pressure rise, macular edema, or corneal edema. The usual treatment for toxicity from retained ointment is removal of the ointment. While the complication of ointment-induced cystoid macular edema has been reported, there is paucity of literature on the anatomical response and eventual visual outcome of patients who have been treated for long-standing edema from retained ointment. We present a case of a patient who presented with history of poor vision since the time of cataract surgery 33 months prior, who had cystoid macular edema, reduced endothelial cell count, and apparent Maxitrol ointment (neomycin, polymyxin B sulfate, and dexamethasone in paraffin vehicle; Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK) floating in the AC. The patient was treated with AC washout and sub-Tenon injection of triamcinolone. His vision, retinal architecture by optical coherence tomography, endothelial cell count, and pachymetry has been followed for 9 months following this treatment

Honors Voice Recital

Welcome to our KSU School of Music Honors Voice Recital. We are in the third year of presenting our talented vocal artists in a gala evening of beautiful song, beloved duets, and memorable ensembles. We are proud of our singers and the work they have done. Our voice faculty is a stellar group of artists and educators who are dedicated to each and every one of our singers. Thank you for attending tonight’s GALA event - KSU School of Music HONORS VOICE RECITAL. KSU Voice Professors Dr. Nathan Munson, Professor Jana Young,Professor Eileen Moremen, Professor Todd Wedge, and Professor Heather Witt.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/2294/thumbnail.jp

Quantifying inequities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution over time by social vulnerability, race and ethnicity, and location: A population-level analysis in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri

BACKGROUND: Equity in vaccination coverage is a cornerstone for a successful public health response to COVID-19. To deepen understanding of the extent to which vaccination coverage compares with initial strategies for equitable vaccination, we explore primary vaccine series and booster rollout over time and by race/ethnicity, social vulnerability, and geography. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We analyzed data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on all COVID-19 vaccinations administered across 7 counties in the St. Louis region and 4 counties in the Kansas City region. We compared rates of receiving the primary COVID-19 vaccine series and boosters relative to time, race/ethnicity, zip-code-level Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), vaccine location type, and COVID-19 disease burden. We adapted a well-established tool for measuring inequity-the Lorenz curve-to quantify inequities in COVID-19 vaccination relative to these key metrics. Between 15 December 2020 and 15 February 2022, 1,763,036 individuals completed the primary series and 872,324 received a booster. During early phases of the primary series rollout, Black and Hispanic individuals from high SVI zip codes were vaccinated at less than half the rate of White individuals from low SVI zip codes, but rates increased over time until they were higher than rates in White individuals after June 2021; Asian individuals maintained high levels of vaccination throughout. Increasing vaccination rates in Black and Hispanic communities corresponded with periods when more vaccinations were offered at small community-based sites such as pharmacies rather than larger health systems and mass vaccination sites. Using Lorenz curves, zip codes in the quartile with the lowest rates of primary series completion accounted for 19.3%, 18.1%, 10.8%, and 8.8% of vaccinations while representing 25% of the total population, cases, deaths, or population-level SVI, respectively. When tracking Gini coefficients, these disparities were greatest earlier during rollout, but improvements were slow and modest and vaccine disparities remained across all metrics even after 1 year. Patterns of disparities for boosters were similar but often of much greater magnitude during rollout in fall 2021. Study limitations include inherent limitations in the vaccine registry dataset such as missing and misclassified race/ethnicity and zip code variables and potential changes in zip code population sizes since census enumeration. CONCLUSIONS: Inequities in the initial COVID-19 vaccination and booster rollout in 2 large US metropolitan areas were apparent across racial/ethnic communities, across levels of social vulnerability, over time, and across types of vaccination administration sites. Disparities in receipt of the primary vaccine series attenuated over time during a period in which sites of vaccination administration diversified, but were recapitulated during booster rollout. These findings highlight how public health strategies from the outset must directly target these deeply embedded structural and systemic determinants of disparities and track equity metrics over time to avoid perpetuating inequities in healthcare access