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To Honor Our Elders: Exploration of Elder Abuse in Long-Term Settings
Get PDFOlder adults living in long-term care settings seek support as they age. Due to their health concerns, they may be vulnerable to elder abuse and neglect. As older adults continue to live longer and the Baby Boomer generation reaches older adulthood, elder abuse will only continue to increase and adversely affect older adults living in both long-term care and home settings. This thesis explores the causes, instances, and interventions of elder abuse in long term settings. Understanding elder abuse and neglect is paramount towards effectively addressing it and creating innovative interventions and preventative strategies. Those who experience elder abuse have many negative health- related outcomes. An examination of the types of abuse and neglect occurring in long term care settings in addition to the risk factors, training practices of employees, and suggested interventions provide a better understanding as well as a foundation for potential interventions supporting older adults as they age with health needs. This exploratory qualitative research study included interviews with five professionals working in settings that have equipped them with an understanding and expertise of elder abuse and neglect in these settings. Results suggest that agency efforts, workplace culture, and resident risk factors greatly affect the occurrence of elder abuse in long-term care settings. These findings revealed areas of improvement and potential pathways towards tackling elder abuse and neglect
Physical Education: Where it is Now and How it Can Improve
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Teaching for Empathy in the Language Arts Classroom
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Through a reflection of personal philosophy, a literature review focused on best practices for teaching language arts, including the use of scaffolds and differentiation, and through the collection of and interpretation of instructional data, a study was conducted about the expansion of empathy skills in the language arts classroom. Questions of how to include curricula that promotes student identities, values cultural capital, and promotes relationship-building were analyzed, with an emphasis on reading that promotes empathy. Key findings from data collected and studied found that discourse was an underrepresented tool for literary reflection and that creativity fosters student engagement, which increases connection with classroom content
Using Culturally Relevant Mentor and Authentic Texts To Promote Socioemotional & Academic Development
Get PDFTo be a responsive language arts teacher is to continuously assess the availability and variety of choice books in the classroom to support literacy development. When our students are able to read and explore topics of their own interests, educators not only foster a safe environment for students to learn about challenging topics, but also a space where educators are able to learn from their students\u27 interests to bring into their education. This project\u27s purpose is to identify and put into practice how language arts educators can bring students\u27 interests into the classroom to support development in core content alongside socio-emotional skills
Putting It Together: Best Practices in Arts Education and Theatrical Education with Neurodivergent Students
Get PDFArts education, for many administrations, can be a frustrating course of study. The question of whether or not it is an important skill to have students learn or whether it’s frivolous is a constant argument between administrators and teachers. The best practices for arts education in the classroom can lead to improvements in test scores, development in critical thinking skills, and increases in understanding in many non-arts related subjects. Neurodivergent students rely on arts education because, for many, the way that they understand the world is through artistic practices such as music, theater, visual arts, and literature. Many students rely on theatrical education as a way to improve their skills in the classroom, as well as their skills in their development in high school. This project discusses research and literature that talks about the importance of theater education in school curriculums, the importance of providing neurodivergent students safe, psychologically protected spaces for growth in learning, and how to make a traditionally teacher-centered subject into a mutually beneficial learning-centered subject
Should Standardized Testing Be Required for College Acceptance?
Get PDFIs standardized testing a valid method to determine the acceptance or denial of a high school student into an educational institution? This thesis is a scholarly essay that examines the unintended consequences of requiring SAT or ACT scores for educational institution admittance. This project explores other methods for colleges and universities to use as a way of determining whether or not a student should be accepted or denied into the institution. Specifically, in my project, I researched the reasonings behind using standardized test scores as a primary method for determining the admittance of a student, the unintended consequences of requiring standardized test scores, and different options educational institutions can use to weigh the acceptance or denial of a student. The goal of this project is to synthesize existing research on this topic for college/university educators and administrators, who have yet to be informed about the drawbacks of requiring standardized test scores for institutional admittance. In order to address these points, I have conducted a meta-analysis of current, published research regarding standardized tests and college admissions. I have discovered that there are multiple unintended consequences of the SAT and ACT such as racism and socioeconomic bias. I have also researched other methods educational institutions can use to determine admittance such as becoming test- optional and interviewing potential students
2022-01-26 (Western Howl)
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Creating an Effective and Diverse Classroom Library
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Trauma Informed Practices a Professional Development Series
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The Effects of Social Media Usage on Disordered Eating Behaviors: An Experimental Study
Get PDFSocial media has become a large part of the entertainment industry. A majority of adolescents report using social media on a daily basis. With such widespread use, it is important to examine the effects of such usage on mental health. Research has shown that there may be a link between social media usage and mental health complications, such as disordered eating behaviors and anxiety. However, past research has its limitations. Most studies analyze the effects of using older platforms, such as Facebook. Instagram is a newer platform and the largest photo sharing application to date. Little research has examined potential links between using Instagram and the user’s body esteem and disordered eating behaviors. In the current study, participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions. The first condition, the control, had participants randomly assigned to watch a short three-minute video of someone browsing the internet. The experimental condition had participants watch a three-minute video of someone scrolling through an Instagram feed with public accounts. There were 12 participants, 9 females and 3 males. The majority of participants were white. Immediately following the viewing, participants answered a body esteem questionnaire. An independent t-test was conducted at the conclusion of the study. The participants who viewed the video of an Instagram feed reported higher levels of body esteem issues (M = 3.99, SD = .26) than those who viewed the THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON DISORDERED EATING BEHAVIORS 4 video of Internet browsing (M = 3.68, SD = .29). The mean differences between the two conditions failed to be significant, t(10) = 1.94, p \u3c .081, r^2 = .27. Considering the large r value, a large effect size exists, but this study did not detect it due to the small sample size