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By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class
Developed in collaboration with the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University, By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class looks at the financial security of the middle class using the innovative Middle Class Security Index, rating household stability across five core economic factors: assets, educational achievement, housing costs, budget and healthcare. The Index provides a comprehensive portrait of how well middle-class families are faring in each of these areas, with spotlight on the strengths and vulnerabilities of today's middle class
From Middle to Shaky Ground: The Economic Decline of America's Middle Class
A middle-class standard of living requires that families have adequate financial security to meet current obligations, invest in the future, and access opportunities. The most recent findings from the Middle Class Security Index show that between 2000 and 2006--even before the most recent economic downturn--the economic well-being of middle-class families slipped noticeably.Between 2000 and 2006 an estimated 4 million middle-class families lost their financial security, bringing the total number of middle-income families on shaky ground to 23 million.These worrisome changes in the overall financial health of the middle class were driven by a decline in assets, rising housing costs, and a growing lack of health insurance
Economic (In)Security: The Experience of the African-American and Latino Middle Classes
As the next installment in the By a Thread series, Economic (In)Security uses the Middle Class Security Index to provide the first comprehensive portrait of the level of financial security enjoyed by African-American and Latino middle-class families. The findings show that, in the wake of fading economic opportunity, these two rapidly growing groups face mounting obstacles in becoming part of, and remaining securely in, America's middle class
Teachers\u27 Perceptions and Experiences Consulting with School Counselors: A Qualitative Study
School counselorâteacher consultation is an efficient strategy for school counselors to indirectly serve students on their caseload. Teachers\u27 perceptions are crucial in examining this consultation process. This qualitative study examined elementary school teachers\u27 perceptions and experiences of school counselorâteacher consultation. The researchers identified three themes: (a) school counselors prioritizing relationships, (b) school counselors taking initiative, and (c) school counselors\u27 specialization. The researchers discuss implications for school counseling practice, including strategies for facilitating consultation with teachers
A 'philosophical storehouse': the life and afterlife of the Royal Society's repository
PhDIn June 1781, the Royal Societyâs repository was transferred to the British
Museum. Though ostensibly as a result of the limited space in the Royal Societyâs
purpose-built accommodation at Somerset House, the Society were perhaps also a
little relieved to relinquish a collection that had proved to be somewhat burdensome
during its residence at the Society and which was frequently criticised for its decaying
specimens, broken items and missing, possibly stolen, objects. However this seems to
be only part of the story. Drawing upon manuscript material in the Royal Society and
the British Library, this study will examine the repositoryâs pattern of usage,
collecting strategies and intellectual output throughout its life, in addition to exploring
its afterlife at the British Museum using the British Museumâs, Royal College of
Surgeonâs and Natural History Museumâs extensive archives. This thesis will seek to
reveal an alternative account of the Royal Societyâs repository arguing that it was
comprised of a substantial and significant collection that the British Museum, at least
initially, appears to have been grateful to receive and which, periodically, played a
central role in the Societyâs and naturalists' work
Care for the Uninsured: A Year of Review for La Casita de la Salud
As the academic year ends, the former directors of La Casita de la Salud share a memorable clinical experience and the impact it has made on the student volunteers. La Casita not only provides health care to the underserved, but it also shows students the impact that they may have in the life of their patients. the clinic has progressed monumentally in the past year after a committee executive board strove to better the clinic\u27s operation. This article highlights the numerous developments as well as some obstacles the clinic will have to face in the near future
Ignatian Leadership and the Contemporary Leadership Landscape An Exercise in Counter-Cultural Engagement
This paper is written as a dialogue between two faculty members and scholars working within a Jesuit institution. Through their shared interest in leadership, especially an interest in Ignatian Leadership, the following dialogue has emerged. Kelly works in our institution as a theologian and former director of academic service-learning, and Moss-Breen works in the graduate school directing an interdisciplinary leadership EdD program. Their backgrounds and fields are different, but their interest in the leadership of Ignatius is a common thread between them. Kelly starts the conversation and Moss Breen responds in kind
Immersion Pedagogy for Ignatian Leadership: The Creighton Haddix Deanâs Fellows
There are times and places where learning can be heightened. The proliferation of high-impact pedagogies attests to this. International immersions, done with intentionality, reflection, and follow-up, can be times and places where theories and concepts move from the abstract to the real. Immersion experiences in poor and marginalized communities are also where Ignatian leadership can be understood more profoundly, largely because of the values and commitments of Ignatius of Loyola and the spirituality that emerged from his life
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