121 research outputs found
When stories change our worlds: An ethnography of basic income in Lindsay, Ontario
Get PDFBased on 3 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Lindsay, Ontario, this thesis explores personal and collective narratives about basic income in the context of the Ontario basic income pilot project that ran in three municipalities in the province from 2018-2019. The pilot project reflected a novel approach to poverty reduction in the province in that it marked a departure from existing means-tested social assistance programs, until it was cancelled prematurely by the new Ontario provincial government. Using the methods of participant observation and semi-structured interviews with former basic income recipients and advocates, the thesis discusses the ways in which basic income captured the imagination of recipients, long-time advocates, and the larger community within Lindsay. It finds that the telling and sharing of hopeful and positive stories were central both to the way basic income was expressed within the community, and to the advocacy work done around it, which sought to challenge long-standing narratives about poverty and work. Finally, it suggests that basic income provided a new narrative framework through which participants in the projects and advocates alike began to imagine a different, and better, future
The College Union and a Sense of Community for Students in Public Higher Education: Is there a Relationship?
Get PDFThe relationship between the college union and a sense of community on campus has been written about in monographs, books, and articles for over 100 years. However, little or no empirical evidence exists to confirm this relationship. The purpose of this dissertation study was to identify if there is a relationship between the physical space of the college union and students’ sense of community on campus. The study utilized a secondary data set from one of the largest state systems of public higher education in the United States. Correlation and regression techniques were applied to the results of a satisfaction survey with over 15,000 participants. The results suggest that there is a statistically significant relationship between student satisfaction with the physical spaces of the college campus and student satisfaction with a sense of community. Satisfaction with the college union was found to be the strongest predictor of satisfaction with a sense of community of any of the physical space variables that were included in the study. The study serves as the first quantitative study to provide empirical evidence that there is a relationship between the physical space of the college union and a students’ sense of community on campus. The results suggest that physical space matters and that there is a need for investment in the space and the programs of the college union to positively impact a sense of community on campus
Kennesaw State University School of Music Holiday Spectacular
Get PDFKennesaw State University School of Music presents a special holiday concert featuring holiday favorites and more performed by the KSU Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and combined choirs.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1785/thumbnail.jp
Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on Student Leadership: Applying Student Voices to Leadership Development
Get PDFWhile college student leadership is well studied, the faculty’s role in developing student leaders is an area that is underexplored. Twenty students joined eleven members of a faculty learning community (FLC) in a mid-sized college to discuss their perspectives on student leadership. The FLC members/researchers used semi-structured focus group interviews and a phenomenological approach to identify traits of student leaders and to explore opportunities colleges can offer to promote students’ growth as leaders. Using thematic analysis, this study discusses the ways colleges can use FLCs as a platform to facilitate student leadership effectively
Laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility profile of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Philippines
Get PDFBACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori diagnosis and susceptibility profile directs the applicability of recommended treatment regimens in our setting. To our knowledge, there is no published data on the culture and local susceptibility pattern of Helicobacter pylori in the Philippines. METHODS: 52 dyspeptic adult patients undergoing endoscopy from the Outpatient Gastroenterology clinic of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital underwent multiple gastric biopsy and specimens were submitted for gram stain, culture, antimicrobial sensitivity testing, rapid urease test and histology. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was done by Epsilometer testing (Etest) method against metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and tetracycline. RESULTS: Sixty percent (60%) of the study population was positive for H. pylori infection (mean age of 44 years ± 13), 70% were males. H. pylori culture showed a sensitivity of 45% (95% CI [29.5–62.1]), specificity of 98% (95%CI [81.5–100%]), positive likelihood ratio of 19.93 (95% CI [1.254–317.04]) and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.56 (95% CI [0.406–0.772]). All H. pylori strains isolated were sensitive to metronidazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin and tetracycline. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of the antibiotic susceptibility patterns in our setting allows us to be more cautious in the choice of first-line agents. Information on antibiotic susceptibility profile plays an important role in empiric antibiotic treatment and management of refractive cases
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