Sisters Leading Together: The Experience of Recruitment Counselors During Sorority Recruitment

The purpose of this constructivist, ethnographic case study was to describe the experience of sorority recruitment counselors during formal recruitment at a mid-size university in the western United States. The findings of this study include the recruitment counselors’ desire to give back to the fraternity/sorority community and their campus, challenges experienced during disaffiliation, their struggle between neutrality during the recruitment process and loyalty to their chapter, their perception of recruitment’s “Disney World effect” (popularity of chapters due to decorations, costumes, etc.), and the development of their leadership skills. Finally, implications for fraternity/sorority professionals and researchers are presented

Voices of well doctoral students: a case study exploration into the possibilities of academic and personal success

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of 12 self-identified well doctoral students at a mid-size, western university in the U.S. to develop an understanding of the positive approaches doctoral students take to their academic pursuits. With an attrition rate of up to 50 percent in doctoral education, exploring areas of success through the lens of wellness may contribute to retention efforts. Data were collected through two semi-structured individual interviews and two journal entries yielding descriptions of the participants\u27 personal and academic backgrounds, as well as their views of and experiences with wellness. The themes that emerged from the participants include: the negative narrative of doctoral studies, remaining well through non-academic and academic challenges, structural and interpersonal components of doctoral education and their influence on wellness, students\u27 conscious approach to wellness, and how participants will pursue wellness following graduation. Implications for future research and recommendations for student and academic affairs leadership, faculty, and current and future doctoral students are presented

An Experimental Analysis of the Role of Harmony in Musical Memory and the Categorization of Genre

Expectations play a significant role in the way a listener experiences a piece of music. These expectations have been thought to generate through the probabilistic learning of harmonic structures by exposure to music. They make up what is called schematic memory. Through this understanding of musical memory, researchers have found that different schematic frameworks exist in participants from different cultures. This study has two primary goals. The first is to isolate harmony as a key element of schematic memory for music. The second is to consider the possibility that different genres within Western music may have their own schematic frameworks, as represented in musical memory, in a way similar to music from different cultures. While harmony was found to play a significant role in schematic memory, it remains unclear whether or not different genres within Western culture are categorized independently due to the differences in their harmonic frameworks

Vítor Westhelle, Liberating Luther: A Lutheran Theology from Latin America

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Dueling Paradigms: Politics and Pedagogy in a Postmodern Discipline

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Undocumented Students’ Perceptions of Institutional Support

This study employed phenomenological, case study inquiry to provide an in-depth exploration into eight undocumented students’ perceptions of campus supports to answer the research question: What are undocumented students’ perceptions of the type, nature, and effectiveness of institutional programs and support services that contribute to their persistence? Finding include undocumented students\u27 perceptions of limited institutional support systems, impact of student organization involvement, and funding challenges. Implications for supporting retention and graduation of undocumented students are provided

Bienaventurados los pobres: La figura del pensamiento como punto de orientación en el método de la Teología de la Liberación

Drawing on the observation that there is a fundamental dissonance between liberation theologians’ academic discourse about the poor and the theologians’ conversation with the poor, this article highlights the difference between academic theology’s use of the poor as a theological concept and theologians’ encounter with the poor person. With the aim to minimize the destructive consequences of this dissonance, the poor as a theological concept is presented as a figure of thought and as a fixation image in which several intertwined figures could be read out. Despite a diversity of potential motifs, the author contends that two motifs dominate this figure of thought: a “motif of lacking” and a “motif of resonance”. By discussing how the figure of thought could be used within academic theology, the author outlines the basic features for how an academic liberation theology could be designed, including some challenges such project couldface.Partiendo de la observación de que existe una disonancia fundamental entre el discurso académico sobre los pobres y la conversación con los pobres, este artículo resalta la diferencia entre el uso de los pobres como un concepto teológico en la reflexión académica y el encuentro con personas pobres en el trabajo práctico.Con el objetivo de minimizar las consecuencias destructivas de esta disonancia se introducen las categorías de la “figura de pensamiento” y la “imagen de fijación” en la que se pueden distinguir varias figuras entrelazadas. A pesar de la diversidad de motivos potenciales, el autor sostiene que dos motivos dominan esta figura de pensamiento: un “motivo de carencia” y un “motivo de resonancia”. Discutiendo cómo la figura del pensamiento podría ser utilizada en un trabajo académico teológico, el autor esboza sus características básicas, incluyendo algunos desafíos que podría enfrentar dicho proyecto

The Importance of Transition Programs for Doctoral Student Wellness

This qualitative case study explored the experiences of 12 self-identified well doctoral students at a mid-sized university in the western U.S. Many of the participants' challenges to wellness occurred during the transition to their role as doctoral students as they learned new expectations, academic processes and procedures, and developed relationships with peers and faculty members. Data collection included two individual interviews and the submission of two journal entries. The findings revealed three main themes related to the transition process: (1) transitioning to the academic environment, (2) understanding academic requirements, and (3) stress. Implications for research and practice for administrators, doctoral faculty, and doctoral students are discussed

Lilian Calles Barger, The World Come of Age: An Intellectual History of Liberation Theology

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