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Counselors in Training Value of Experiential Learning Experiences: An Exploratory Analysis
No full textCounselor education pedagogy entails multiple unique instructional modalities, including supervision, group counseling, and skills instruction. Counseling programs often include courses such as practicum and internship, which embed experiential learning throughout the curriculum. However, little is known about the motivations and perceptions counselors-in-training hold for experiential learning. Thus, there is a need to explore learners\u27 perceptions of an experiential learning experience on their knowledge and skills and to identify the learners\u27 motivation to participate in experiential learning activities. Twelve counselors-in-training were surveyed after volunteering at a month-long STEM summer camp for middle school students. The Experiential Learning Survey was used to assess counselors-in-training\u27s perception of experiential learning. A modified version of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire was also used to determine motivations for volunteering for experiential learning activities. Based on the findings, counselors-in-training had a favorable perception of experiential learning and reported intrinsic motivation as the main factor influencing volunteerism
Tijuana’s Art Scene, Artist’s Migration
Get PDFThis paper is a research proposal aimed at answering the question of why artists from other Mexican cities or from abroad decides to move to Tijuana, a city that despite offering one of the most attractive artistic scenes in México, is also one of the most dangerous ones. Among the several factors that can explain this social phenomenon are: the closeness to the United Sates, the ideological and aesthetic style of the creative scene, the art programs that the different universities and institutions offer, or even the city itself. The goal of this exploratory research is to find out which of these, if not others, play a significant role. A qualitative study will be conducted and during the documentation stage there will be observation and interviews in order to help identify and discover the most relevant trends. Meanwhile, a snowball sampling method will be used to find the subjects of this study. In addition, the subjects will include artists not from Tijuana, artists from Tijuana, artists that have not left their cities, and owners of galleries and cultural/ educational institutions
Book Review: Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change by Eitan Hersh
Get PDFWhat does politics mean to you? Is it spending hours consuming news and arguing with people on the internet about social issues? Or is it about gaining power, multiplying your vote, and making a real change in your community? To Eitan Hersh (2020:3), “participating in politics by obsessive news-following and online ‘slacktivism’” is not politics, but what he considers as political hobbyism. In his book Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change, Hersh argues that politics should be about seeking power and influence to make meaningful change, rather than for expressing one’s values and for one’s self-gratification. Hersh shows an alternative way to do politics
The Changing Historiography of the Moynihan Report
Get PDFThis paper discusses the ways that historians have studied and discussed the Moynihan Report throughout the decades following its release to the public, and how the interpretations and conversations regarding the document have changed over time
New Business Park Topographics
Get PDFThis photo essay is inspired by Lewis Baltz\u27s work, capturing the author\u27s exploration of everyday objects during the pandemic, specifically the business parks in Sunnyvale. The essay discusses how the pandemic provided an opportunity for a reconnection with these spaces, highlighting the intersections of tech, environmentalism, and urban planning. Through deadpan imagery of parking lots, the essay reflects on the power dynamics shaping the region\u27s landscape and the role of cities in competing for tax dollars and private partnerships to address housing challenges
An Exploration of Very Triangular Numbers
Get PDFWe present a collection of results concerning the location and distribution of very triangular numbers among triangular numbers, including the twin very triangular number theorem, the existence of arbitrarily long gaps between – and an analog of Bertrand\u27s postulate for – very triangular numbers
A Conversation: The Positive Correlation Between Crime Rate and Poverty Rate
Get PDFMy paper is about the topic that there is a positive correlation between the poverty rate and the crime rate. In my research to further understand this correlation I have conducted two separate interviews with two of my colleagues, the interviews being a year apart. The interviews serve the purpose of not only understanding their views towards criminology but also enhancing my understanding of the three different ideologies in accordance with Hugh D. Barlow’s book, Explaining Crime: A Primer in Criminological Theory. In the first set of interviews, I attempt to identify their criminal ideology whether that is liberal, conservative, or critical. I further note the level of analysis they use to come to their conclusions as well as make connections to the theories that are presented in the three different criminal ideologies. Lastly, in the second set of interviews, I observe whether or not they have changed their views on criminal ideology, as well as, resisting some of the arguments they made in the previous interview.  
Six Thousand Miles from Home: Mongolians in San Francisco, Bay Area and their pursuit of happiness
No full textThis research by Urtnasan Enkhbat delves into the underrepresented experiences of Mongolian immigrants in the United States, specifically focusing on those residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Amidst the pervasive notion of the American Dream attracting diverse populations, the lives of certain Asian American subgroups remain largely overlooked in academia and society. This study seeks to shed light on the unique journey of Mongolian immigrants in a region where their presence is often marginalized. Through participant observation and interviews, this research captures the voices of Mongolian immigrants, offering them a platform to share their narratives. Despite the limitations of time and resources, the study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges, aspirations, and nuances that characterize the lives of these individuals. Ultimately, this article contributes to amplifying the often-unheard stories of Mongolian immigrants, offering a glimpse into their pursuit of happiness thousands of miles away from their homeland
Antimagic Labeling of Forests
Get PDFAn antimagic labeling of a graph G(V,E) is a bijection f mapping from E to the set {1,2,…, |E|}, so that for any two different vertices u and v, the sum of f(e) over all edges e incident to u, and the sum of f(e) over all edges e incident to v, are distinct. We call G antimagic if it admits an antimagic labeling. A forest is a graph without cycles; equivalently, every component of a forest is a tree.
It was proved by Kaplan, Lev, and Roditty in 2009, and by Liang, Wong, and Zhu in 2014 that every tree with at most one vertex of degree two is antimagic. A major tool used in the proof is the zero-sum partition introduced by Kaplan, Lev, and Roditty in 2009. In this article, we provide an algorithmic representation for the zero-sum partition method and apply this method to show that every forest with at most one vertex of degree two is also antimagic