Restorative Justice in a Co-Ed Greek-Letter Organization

The purpose of my action research was to examine the impact of using restorative justice practices with members of my past co-ed Greek-letter organization. My participants were alumni of the co-ed Greek-letter organization that were active members between the years of 2011-2015. I met with my participants individually and taught them about restorative justice practices. I then facilitated a series of community building circles with my participants where we reflected on our time as active members of the organization and explored how being members of the organization has impacted who we are today. We collaborated on creating ideas for community building circles for the current active members of the organization. The outcomes from this research included rebuilding our bonds as alumni of the same organization, being able to talk about difficult situations in the past of the organization, and collaborating on ways in which we can use restorative justice to help with community building and conflict resolution in the future of our organization

Creamery management

Together with the essentials of a good manager, this thesis deals with the purchasing of raw material, supplies and equipment. While no definite rules can be set up, important points associated with correct buying are pointed out. The organization of a working force, problems of storage, (including refrigeration), bookkeeping, and marketing of the dairy products, are included. No attempt was made to explain creamery financing, as it applies to conditions of individual creameries. More emphasis was put on problems that affect all creameries. The method of handling, and the processing of each product manufactured by the University of Tennessee Creamery are explained. Several commercial plants were visited to make a comparison of the different methods of handling the products during manufacturing and differences in management. The quality of butter as compared to the quality of cream, and the commercial manufacture of Lactobacillus Acidophilus milk were selected as special research problems, and are Included under original Investigation

Secrets of Successful Short Grant Applications

Nursing doctoral programs prepare students for research-focused careers within academic settings. The purpose of this Editorial Board Special Article is to provide PhD students and advisors with suggestions for making the most of their doctoral experience. Editorial Board members provide their individual insights on the skills and attributes students must acquire during the course of their doctoral education in order to succeed. The authors provide practical tips and advice on how to excel in a PhD program, including how to select an advisor and a dissertation committee, the importance of attending conferences to increase visibility and develop a network of colleagues, presenting and publishing research while still a student, and balancing work and personal life. Students who take full advantage of the opportunities available to them during the course of their doctoral programs will graduate well prepared to take on the multiple responsibilities of research, teaching, and leadership

Trust in strangers among disadvantaged people : the power of implicit just world beliefs

Trusting other people reduces the complexity of life and enables cooperation. This is beneficial for the individuals involved and society as a whole. But how do we know if a person is trustworthy if no individualized information on this person is available in the trust situation? Thus, how do we form our trust decision if we encounter a complete stranger? The research presented in this book investigated how individuals’ social (dis-)advantage and just world perceptions inform each other when the trustworthiness of a stranger has to be judged. It is argued that under information uncertainty, humans reason heuristically and relate their trust in strangers to their dispositional and situational belief in a just world (BJW). However, this effect should be most pronounced for individuals perceiving themselves as members of a socially disadvantaged group: As socially disadvantaged compared to advantaged individuals lack resources (e.g., money or education) to cope with others’ misuse of trust, they strongly depend in their outcomes on their accurate trust judgments. Accordingly, especially this group of people should search for relevant information in the situation indicating a stranger’s trustworthiness and apply their dispositional and situational BJW as trust-related judgmental heuristics. Importantly, due to bottom effects for subjectively socially disadvantaged individuals with low dispositional BJW, those with high dispositional BJW should be most responsive to situational justice cues when forming their trust decisions. The relevance of the findings, their practical implications and limitations, as well as possible future research are discussed