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The Influence of Leadership Behaviors on School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists\u27 Perception of Burnout
Full text linkCurrent research on burnout and attrition of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) focused on the reason for attrition, which has remained relatively consistent across time. Despite identifying the factors contributing to attrition, minimal research has focused on how SLPs can prevent burnout or how to improve SLP retention rates in schools. Self-determination theory, fulfillment of competence, autonomy, and relatedness increase intrinsic motivation. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify how SLPs employed in Texas school districts described the factors contributing to their resilience in remaining employed in the schools. Fifteen SLPs participated in semistructured interviews about their perception of the influence of leadership behaviors on competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Study findings indicated that SLPs perceived leadership behaviors as influential on their resilience. Although they discussed the importance of autonomy, participants placed greater emphasis on competence and relatedness. Leadership behaviors that contribute to competence, autonomy, and relatedness include leaders who are actively engaged in addressing problems, providing therapy materials and resources, adequate physical space, respect for SLP’s clinical judgment, maintaining systems to monitor and adjust caseloads and workloads, responsiveness, and development of collaborative networks of SLPs. Consequently, SLP supervisors and district leaders should consider how to use the understanding identified within this study to evaluate their program design and support of SLPs to improve retention and recruitment
Intimate Partner Violence\u27s Impact on Subsequent Relationships
No full textIntimate partner violence (IPV) negatively impacts relationships and the partners who engage in them. There has been research done into many facets of IPV relationships, such as risk factors and conflict. However, this thesis aims to answer the question, “How does IPV victimization affect subsequent partner selection, conflict management, experience of safety, and overall perception of the relationship?” In order to answer this question, I surveyed and interviewed previous victims of domestic violence and analyzed the content of their responses to identify common themes
Hearing God\u27s Word Through Ecclesial Listening
No full textThis project dissertation was designed to enhance ecclesial listening when sermons are preached at the Hillcrest Church of Christ. The challenge of listening to the Word of God in a way that forms community is not unique to Hillcrest. It is a common problem for preachers and churches today. Our context, marked by shifts in church membership, societal division, and the isolating effects of digital culture, calls for a renewed emphasis on listening as a church community. This project explores the ways in which we can cultivate practices that encourage ecclesial listening—a way of hearing the preached Word that draws us closer to one another and deeper into the life of Christ. To do this, a diverse group of Hillcrest members was chosen to participate in selecting which practices were found most effective. The group met together in the fall of 2023. The practices centered around one-hour weekly communal gatherings of prayer, silence, and listening to Scripture (lectio divina) each Wednesday before hearing the sermon text preached on Sunday. It also included individual daily personal practices for each week. After experiencing this for seven weeks, the group met for an eighth time for a closing interview where they decided which practices contributed to enhancing their ecclesial listening. The participants found that the communal practices as they gathered for one hour each week contributed to enhancing ecclesial listening while the individual practices showed little impact. The project intervention suggests that communal practices for listening to the Word bear greater significance than individual practices. For churches, a shift towards communal practices rather than the more common individual practices has the potential to increase hearing the Word of God in preaching that leads to greater communal transformation into Christ
A Family Matter: An Analysis of Adult Children’s Conflict Communication
No full textThis study examines the relationship of parental conflict styles, family type, stress levels, and parent-child closeness on adult children’s conflict communication. Using Rahim’s conflict management framework and family communication patterns (FCP) theory, this research examined how family dynamics shape conflict behaviors of adult children, specifically within two parent and divorced/separated families. The survey gathered approximately 315 family experiences covering six family types. Separated/divorced and two-parent family types had sufficient numbers to further analyze the differences between these two types.
The findings indicated a significant positive relationship between parental and adult children’s conflict styles, as well as notable differences in conflict style based on family type, particularly in cooperative styles. Additionally, a strong positive correlation was found between parent-child closeness and cooperative conflict styles of adult children, while stress levels were negatively correlated with collaborative and compromising conflict styles. The practical implications of these findings extend to both academic communication research as well as real-world applications for families. This study emphasizes the potential for positive change when families and professionals are aware of pattern transmission
An Approach to Teaching Sight-Reading: The Station Technique
No full textThe station learning technique is more effective than traditional teaching methods regarding academic achievement and student engagement. However, stations are not a typical method high school teachers use when teaching sight-reading in a choir classroom. This study investigated the implementation of the station learning technique in a high school choir setting. The participants were a single classroom of 17 students and two teachers. The data collection tools included student self-assessments, skill assessments, sight-reading rubrics, student and teacher surveys, and student and teacher focus group interviews. Qualitative data was analyzed and coded using the constant comparative method, and the quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results found the station learning technique effective for sight-reading skill acquisition in three targeted discrete skill areas. Additionally, this alternative learning method positively impacted students\u27 perceptions of their skill proficiencies and had a positive reception among the teacher and student participants