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Addressing the Venezuelan Migrant Crisis: Lessons for the Caribbean
No full textThis monograph delves into the general dynamics, causes, and impact of Venezuelan migration in the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on Trinidad and Tobago, shedding light on the multifaceted nature of this phenomenon.Migration has been a defining feature of the Caribbean region\u27s history, with its complex interplay of colonial legacies, economic opportunities, and socio-political factors shaping patterns of movement within and beyond the region. The Caribbean has been a hub of migration, marked by both internal and external movements, driven by various factors such as economic disparities, political instability, and the search for better opportunities. However, migration also poses challenges such as brain drain and strains on resources in both sending and receiving countries. As the Caribbean continues to evolve in a globalized world, understanding and addressing the complex causes and impacts of migration remains a critical task for countries, policymakers, academics, and communities alike. This exploration allows for greater insights and understanding of the responses and possible recommendations for tacking and addressing the Venezuelan migrant crisis.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/poli-sci-facbookshelf/1044/thumbnail.jp
Spirituality Informed Teaching Practices for Cultivating Belonging, Meaning-Making, and Relational Being and Becoming
No full textSpirituality impacts learners’ growth and development, including in value formation, problem-solving, critical reflection, interpersonal collaboration, self-efficacy, belongingness, and the search for purposeful and meaningful life and work. Despite increasing scholarly interest, spirituality remains underexplored in higher education, often due to concerns about proselytizing and the fluidity of the concept across multiple framings. Recent research positions spirituality as a cross-cultural concept encompassing holistic human growth and development. This perspective underscores the need for further investigation into how spirituality, beyond formal religious practices and affiliations, can be integrated into educational practices. Starting from an integrative participatory framing of spirituality as experiences of intra-, inter-, and transpersonal connection beyond the self, we explore how such experiences relate to persistence and joyful learning in higher education and workplace settings.
Given this broad and inclusive understanding of spirituality and that existing research on spiritually informed teaching practices in adult and higher education remains sparse, this presentation explores specific practices educators might use to cultivate relational connection for inspired being and becoming. In offering these spiritual pedagogical practices, we also consider how specific spiritually informed activities can enhance learning processes and their potential applicability across diverse educational contexts within and beyond higher education
Supporting Mothering Students in Doctoral Programs
No full textWomen with children are significantly less likely to complete doctoral programs than their male or non-mothering peers (National Science Foundation [NSF], 2023). This gap underscores the urgency of addressing higher attrition rates for doctoral mothers and the unique challenges that contribute to their departure from the academy. In 2022-2023, women earned approximately 58% of all doctoral degrees (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2024). In 2021, the NSF (2021a) estimated the median age of women in research doctoral programs at 31.7, with a median time to completion of 5.8 years (NSF, 2021b). A 2023 National Health Statistics Report further noted that 84.3% of women aged 40–49 had given birth, with the median age of first birth at 24.1 years (Martinez & Daniels, 2023). Put simply: for many women, child-rearing and doctoral study overlap.
This presentation draws from 744 questionnaires and 21 interviews collected in a mixed methods study on doctoral student mothers across the US. We examine how mothering doctoral students describe institutional support that sustained them and gaps where support was missing or inadequate. In doing so, we highlight promising practices and persistent barriers while offering recommendations for faculty, staff, and administrators committed to reducing attrition and creating more equitable pathways through doctoral education
Messages from the Provost
No full textMessage from the Provost Georgia Southern University Announces Establishment of University College Hearing and Comprehension: New GS Study Shows Brain Speed May Be the Problem Georgia Southern University Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement AI Fundamentals Builds a Foundation for Ethical AI Use in Higher Educatio
The Gender Binary and its Effects on Athletes and Society at Large as Described in Newspaper Accounts of Competitors in the Summer 2024 Olympics
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to look at the impact of gendered language and gender rhetoric on the continued social maintenance of gender, especially as it relates to athletes. This project focuses on the patterns that arise in language of news articles on two female athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics who are accused of being transgender or male, shedding light on how media outlets talk about the topic of gender in athletes specifically, and society itself more generally
