An Analysis of Pre-Service Agricultural Educators’ Self-Efficacy with Exceptional Learners

The total program of agricultural education has established that the inclusion of all students is a priority, including students who fall under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and other similar legislation. However, upon reviewing the literature, a significant deficit has been identified in terms of training and preparation to work with students with disabilities within agricultural education. Literature and philosophy regarding the concepts of self-efficacy and experiential learning theories are explored. Additionally, works regarding special education in the agriculture classroom and primary challenges faced by agriculture educators are reviewed. A need to establish better preparatory training within preservice agriculture education programs was identified. The goals of this analysis were to describe the demographics of preservice agriculture education students, to establish self-efficacy competency scores regarding the implementation of the total program of agricultural education while working with exceptional learners, and to determine if self-efficacy scores increase following an intervention with an experiential learning theory basis. The methods for this study included the administration of a voluntary pre-assessment containing 85 competencies to measure self-efficacy levels of participants. An experiential intervention was developed and performed, followed by the administration of the post-assessment questionnaire. Pre-assessment results yielded initial competency scores, followed by an increase of these scores in the post-assessment. Conclusions and recommendations for teacher educators and further research are discussed based on these increased scores and other questionnaire results

Shadow Pandemic: COVID-19 Lockdown Brings Increased Risk of Violence for Rohingya Women and Girls

This blog is a reflection on the increases in gender-based violence (GBV) against Rohingya women in Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Caregivers\u27 and Professionals\u27 Perceptions on Collaboration in Early Intervention

The current study explored the perceptions of collaborative practices and possible methods to overcome the challenges identified by caregivers and professionals in Early Intervention by documenting the perspectives of four multidisciplinary team members. This qualitative study included in-depth interviews with a caregiver, service coordinator, occupational therapist, and developmental therapist/hearing specialist whom all shared an Individual Family Service Plan within the past year. Data analysis revealed five major themes that included: 1) communication, 2) best practices, 3) co-treating, 4) knowledge, and 5) respect. Future research ideas and implications for caregivers, early intervention professionals, early intervention program managers, and agencies employing early intervention professionals were discussed

Does Age Influence Knowledge and Attitudes about Intrauterine Devices?

Primary objectives: Are there differences in attitudes and beliefs about IUDs based on age? We hypothesized that older women may be more familiar with the negative outcomes of earlier models of the IUD and therefore may hold more negative attitudes toward IUDs.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/cwicposters/1016/thumbnail.jp

Space-Filling Designs for Multi-Layer Nested Factors

This articles considers computer experiments where levels for continuous factors are selected in sequential order with the level selected for one factor directly a ecting the range of possible levels for the nested factor, and so on for a nite number of factors. In addition, we assume the nested relationships between the factors have no closed form solution. In this paper, we propose an approach for constructing a multi-layer nested factor design, or multi-NFD for short. This space- lling design approach takes advan- tage of the maximin criterion and can be analyzed using a standard Gaussian process model. While the multi-NFD approach can be adapted for future computer experi- ments involving factor relationships of this type, we present results from a particular aerospace computer simulation study

Instrument for collecting teachers' beliefs about their teaching styles used in physical education: an adaptation of the Description Inventory of Landmark Teaching Styles: A Spectrum Approach

Instrument for Collecting Teachers' Beliefs about their Teaching Styles used in Physical Education: An adaptation of the Description Inventory of Landmark Teaching Styles: A Spectrum Approach. This was used in a doctoral study based on teachers of Senior Physical Education in Queensland, Australia schools

Implementing a knowledge management system within an NHS hospital:a case study exploring the roll-out of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR)

This research aims to contribute to understanding the implementation of knowledge management systems (KMS) in the field of health through a case study, leading to theory building and theory extension. We use the concept of the business process approach to knowledge management as a theoretical lens to analyse and explore how a large teaching hospital developed, executed and practically implemented a KMS. A qualitative study was conducted over a 2.5 year period with data collected from semi-structured interviews with eight members of the strategic management team, 12 clinical users and 20 patients in addition to non-participant observation of meetings and documents. The theoretical propositions strategy was used as the overarching approach for data analysis. Our case study provides evidence that true patient centred approaches to supporting care delivery with a KMS benefit from process thinking at both the planning and implementation stages, and an emphasis on the knowledge demands resulting from: the activities along the care pathways; where cross-overs in care occur; and knowledge sharing for the integration of care. The findings also suggest that despite the theoretical awareness of KMS implementation methodologies, the actual execution of such systems requires practice and learning. Flexible, fluid approaches through rehearsal are important and communications strategies should focus heavily on transparency incorporating both structured and unstructured communication methods

Math Learning Digital Choice Board

This choice board invites students to: Make a stop motion animation to teach a math concept. Make, fly, and measure your own paper airplane designs. Evaluate how math is used in digital games. And explore more math learning topics and learn about math and writing connections at our Bookcase for Young Writers.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/tecs_ed_materials/1027/thumbnail.jp