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Social Identity and Self Determination: A Case Study Exploring What American Indian Elders\u27 Perspectives of Residential Boarding Schools Tell Us About the Lasting Effect of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma
Get PDFHistorically, American Indian youth have faced educational challenges due to the lack of American Indian perspective in history, culture, and knowledge in public education. Distrust in public education due to Eurocentric educational policy, addressed in this study that provides American Indian elders\u27 experiences for finding solutions to self-identity for American Indian youth. Investigating the historical trauma barriers further addressed implications on the high-school retention of American Indian students. This qualitative case study involved a group of 10 elders, both men and women, who self-identify as Little Shell Chippewa American Indian Elders. Through semistructured interviews, the results of this study spoke to the importance of transformation in curricula to bridge the cultural barriers and facilitate and integrate American Indian history, culture, and knowledge for engaging American Indian youth in public school.
Keywords: American Indian, historical trauma, elder, Indian, intergenerational traum
The Impact of Gratitude on Academic Advisor Job Satisfaction
Get PDFAcademic advisors face high job demands and have among the highest turnover rates in higher education. Gratitude may have a positive impact on job satisfaction, but it has not been studied in this population. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to understand how dispositional gratitude at work, expression of gratitude at work, and receipt of gratitude at work predict job satisfaction in academic advisors. Academic advisors who were members of NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising, served in a full-time role at an institution of higher education in the United States, had worked a minimum of 6 months at their institution, and were 18 years or older were recruited via email, and a total of 206 participants completed an online survey. A multiple regression analysis revealed that the model including dispositional gratitude at work, expression of gratitude to students, receipt of gratitude from students, expression of gratitude to colleagues, receipt of gratitude from colleagues, expression of gratitude to supervisors, and receipt of gratitude from supervisors was a statistically significant predictor of job satisfaction. Dispositional gratitude at work and receipt of gratitude from students were statistically significant predictors of job satisfaction. Receipt of gratitude from colleagues was also a statistically significant predictor of job satisfaction, but the relationship was inverse. These findings demonstrate the importance of building a culture of gratitude at work. Recommendations for practice and research are addressed
Structural Changes After Coming Out in a Christian Family
Get PDFOver the last decade, societal attention towards the LGBTQ community has grown significantly through social media and political movements. While research indicates increased acceptance and awareness, LGBTQ individuals and their families still face challenges, with “coming out” being a pivotal and ongoing difficulty. This study adopts a structural family therapy lens to investigate how the process of coming out impacts family dynamics, boundaries, and roles within Christian families. Existing literature underscores the role of religion, particularly Christianity, in causing stress for LGBTQ individuals. Although some families initially react negatively to disclosure, many eventually report improvement. However, there is limited research on both the process and its effects on families. This grounded theory study seeks to answer key questions about changes before and after coming out within Christian families and their impact on the family through a structural model. Understanding these dynamics before and after disclosure is crucial for clinicians and families to provide better support to LGBTQ individuals. The data analysis revealed a discernible pattern in the participants’ coming out journeys, with disclosure initially straining the relationship to its lowest point but subsequently leading to improvement. This process can be broadly classified into four phases: Hiding, Coming Out, Distancing, and Reconnecting
Jeremiah and Falsehood
Get PDFThis thesis proposes that falsehood within Jeremiah is the culminating socio- theological development of a string of habitual and willful degradations done to Judah’s agency by its collective religious and public parties. Jeremiah’s inherent historical context being imbedded within the ancient Near East, and his intentional cross-comparison of Judah’s prophets with that of Samaria, calls for a reconsideration of Jeremiah’s standard reading to one that includes non-Israelite divination, prophecy, and ideas on the divine presence. Judah’s prophets and priests are specifically mentioned repeatedly throughout the text as being the encouragers of and sustainers of Judah’s idolatry, immoral behavior, false prophecy, and self-deception regarding YHWH’s protection. As such, the vernacular of בל , רקש , and איבנ are used as keywords within these issues, and together form an argument against Judah as a corrupted collective agent. Using a literary critical method, I will first establish a brief history of the exploration falsehood and prophecy in Jeremiah have had within recent years, of which the research of James Crenshaw, R. W. L. Moberly, Thomas Overholt, and Douglas Knight will be heavily reflected upon and discussed. Next, I will look at the ancient Near Eastern background Jeremiah is situated within and show the function and purpose divination, prophecy, and the divine presence held across the ancient Near East. At that point I will show the parallels and connections Jeremiah either intentionally or naturally makes between Judah’s prophets and those of the ancient Near East, and how these connections give credence to a theological injection of non-Israelite divination, prophecy, and ideas of the divine presence into Judah’s religious circles. I will define and examine the vernacular of בל , רקש , and איבנ as they emerge in Jeremiah 23, and how they work together to form a cohesive argument against Judah as a corrupted agent. Ultimately, my goal within this thesis is to explore falsehood within Jeremiah 23, through the inclusion of divination, prophecy, and agency