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The Breathing World
No full textThe Breathing World is a collection of lyrical nonfiction essays interspersed with poetry and art that explore the depth of our human connections across time and distance. By examining themes of resilience and transformation in the face of life’s inevitable, but often surprising challenges, this collection works to understand the ways that nature can serve as inspiration and teacher. The Breathing World intertwines personal accounts of breast cancer, motherhood, and family history with ecology and quantum physics to show the complexity of our interconnectedness and the possibility of change. Ultimately, this is a project that strives to focus on hope, love, and regeneration by confronting the darkness and allowing it to wash over and through
The Impact of Health Promotion Home Visits on Loneliness in an Older Adult Population
Full text linkLoneliness among older adults is a significant public health concern associated with adverse physical, emotional, and cognitive outcomes. Despite widespread recognition of the issue, effective interventions remain limited in clinical practice. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project implemented and evaluated a Health Promotion Home Visit (HPHV) intervention designed to reduce loneliness in community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older. A quality improvement initiative using a pre-post design was conducted at a community outreach division of a home health agency. Patients received HPHV every other week over an eight-week period. The UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) was used to assess loneliness before and after the intervention. Descriptive statistics and paired t-tests were used to analyze the data. Post-intervention findings showed a statistically significant reduction in loneliness scores (p \u3c .05), indicating a positive impact of the HPHV intervention. Qualitative feedback further supported increased feelings of connection, emotional support, and well-being among participants. The HPHV intervention demonstrated effectiveness in reducing perceived loneliness in older adults and highlights the value of intentional human presence as a therapeutic tool in nursing care. This intervention offers a scalable, patient-centered strategy that can be integrated into community health models to address the growing issue of loneliness in aging populations
Playing Hardball with Soft Money: A Qualitative Analysis of K-12 Administrators\u27 Experiences in the ESSER Era
Full text linkThis interpretive qualitative study aimed to understand K-12 administrators\u27 experiences with the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) during its funding period and fiscal cliff. The study was guided by one research question: What were the perceptions and experiences of K-12 administrators during the ESSER funding window and its subsequent fiscal cliff? The study employed surveys and semi-structured interviews for data collection. Eight building administrators completed the survey, and nine district administrators were surveyed. The results of the building administrators were inconclusive in finding clear themes. The data collected from district administrators representing seven districts uncovered the following themes related to their experiences in the ESSER era: expenditures, stakeholder perspectives, transparency through communication, collaboration, survival, accomplishments, and overall experience, and retrospect revisions. Ultimately, all district administrators stated the ESSER fiscal cliff was not a concern for their district.
Keywords: ESSER, fiscal cliff, school finance, K-12 administrator
What we owe each other: An examination of social exchange theory and public perception of healthy relationships
No full textThis study uses prior literature on social exchange theory and uses various frameworks to examine the public’s perception and comprehension of SET through examining user-generated content on TikTok. Social exchange theory is based upon the idea that when interacting with other persons, you are exchanging rewards and costs. This study was guided by two questions that explore how social exchange is generalized and understood by the public, and how well the public’s ideas of positively contributing to a healthy relationship aligns with operational measures of SET. This study’s intention is to encourage SET’s usage in application to relational contexts as a potential way to increase one’s quality of life, resolve social inequalities found through SET perspectives, or to use the intangible rewards to further tangible rewards. A mixed model of deductive and inductive thematic analysis was used to examine data collected from TikTok posts, which contributed to understanding public perception. The study found some gaps within SET literature, but ultimately was a good introduction for understanding the public’s perception of SET, which can lead to maximising the theory’s societal benefits. It was implied that the public found the give and take within their relationships important but something difficult to navigate, and that SET should continue to be furthered in relational contexts to further standardize operational measures and explore the various uses of the theory
Black single men facing repeated eviction threats and housing instability in East New York, Brooklyn: Is there a significant correlation between repeated eviction threats, housing instability, and Black single men?
No full textAn eviction threat phenomenon is currently unfolding in East New York, located in Brooklyn, NY, and is drawing attention to specific individuals who have been marginalized and overlooked within society: Black single men aged between 24 and 55. This particular demographic group is currently facing significant challenges associated with repeated eviction threats, and housing instability within East New York, which is renowned for being one of the regions with high population density and urbanization. While eviction is commonly understood as a consequence of the failure of tenants to meet their financial obligations or fulfill their responsibilities, this simplistic understanding overlooks the complex municipal regulations surrounding eviction and housing instability. This situation raises the question is there a statistically significant correlation between housing instability and repeated eviction threats among Black single men. In the area of social policy, it becomes clear to explore the complex array of factors that exert influence on the difficulty faced by Black single men who find themselves on the brink of eviction or housing instability. To effectively achieve the primary aim of this study, the statistical significance of Black single men facing housing instability and repeated eviction threats was analyzed, exploring many distinct subcategories. These included examining the interviewee’s prevalence of housing, education, incarceration, and income levels. The study employed a qualitative semi-structured interview assessment methodology to explore the underlying factors responsible for the high rates of housing instability and repeated eviction threats experienced by Black single men residing in East New York, Brooklyn
From Common Core to Critical Consciousness: Public Pedagogy and the Struggle Over Democratic Education
No full textThis thesis examines the effects of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on students, teachers and public schools over the past fifteen years. It argues that by denying students and teachers agency, the CCSS has weakened the democratic purposes of public education. Using a lens of critical pedagogy and social movement theory, it traces the history and harm of standardization and pays particular attention to how standardized methods of teaching and learning disproportionately harm students from marginalized communities. The author draws on her lived experience within the public school system to develop a public-pedagogy oriented social movement to build collective knowledge about the history of neoliberalism and how it led to the CCSS. Grounded in the use of street data, this thesis positions public education as a vital democratic institution and argues that collective action should be taken to reclaim it for the common good
Fissidens osmundoides (Fern Pocket Moss)
No full textFissidens osmundoides (Fern Pocket Moss)
12/13/2019
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Fissidentaceae Notes
Common Names: Fern Pocket Moss; Osmund Fissidens Moss
Years Noted: 2019; 2020
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1061/thumbnail.jp
Brachytheciaceae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)
No full textBrachytheciaceae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)
5/29/2019
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Mosses
Family: Brachytheciaceae Notes
Common Name: No Common Name
Year Noted: 2019
Identified By: Carlos J. Pasiche Lisboa (iNaturalist)
First Noted By: Nur Ritterhttps://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1033/thumbnail.jp
Frullania eboracensis (New York Scalewort)
No full textFrullania eboracensis (New York Scalewort)
1/13/20
Group: Bryophytes
Type: Liverworts
Family: Jubulaceae Notes
Common Names: New York Scalewort; Common Scalewort
Years Noted: 2017; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023
Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter
Also Noted By: Noah Long; Maeve Dowd
Comments: Seemingly, the most common leafy liverwort at the Gordon. Observed growing on the bark of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra), White Ash (Fraxinus americana), Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and Red Maple (Acer rubrum).https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/gna_bps_bry/1017/thumbnail.jp