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Community Program Resource Guide of Activities for Youth
Get PDFYouth Alliance serves 81% of clients who are economically disadvantaged in the community of Hollister, with 75% identifying as Hispanic, and 70% of participants between the ages of 6-17. The problem to address is the community\u27s lack of youth social support. The project is a Program Resource Guide for the clients of Youth Alliance. This project will address the issues of parents being unable to find accurate start dates, prices, and any financial assistance. An expected outcome of community collaboration around providing activities for youth is a decrease in crime, drug, and violence rates within the youth population. The project has met its expected outcome by making it less difficult for parents to seek sports and activities for their youth. The parents could find mostly all the information they needed in one place. The next step Youth Alliance should take is to continue to update the Community Resource Guide for the families they serve. Youth Alliance should also consider sharing the guide out more into the community to lessen the problem of other families not having access to information on keeping their youth in extra-curricular activities
In Their Words: Student Reflections on Information-Seeking Behaviors
Get PDFAcademic librarians try to facilitate student information seeking by providing classroom instruction, creating tutorials and guides, and selecting and modifying search tools to best meet student needs and preferences. These efforts are often informed by interactions with students, and can be even better informed through analysis of student descriptions of their searching practices. In this case study, 50 upper-division students from the Social and Behavioral Sciences major completed searching tasks in a few library search tools and were then interviewed about their search behaviors, both in the experimental setting and in general. Their responses illuminate some of their tendencies, including considerations when choosing sources, strategies employed when searches fail, and adoption of their instructors\u27 priorities
Promoting Differences: A Kindergarten Curriculum
Get PDFThere is a lack of education about ethnic diversity within the Kindergarten curriculum. When Kindergarteners do not learn about diversity, they can be susceptible to taking part in bullying or being targets themselves. This project is about adding diversity content to children\u27s learning to help them become more inclusive, appreciative of differences in others and, perhaps, see their ethnic background represented, potentially raising self-esteem
Faces in a Pandemic
No full textThis piece was created to show the change that occurred within and around me during the pandemic. I wanted to center my piece on the “faces” of the pandemic — the people around me around me and my own changing appearance. This project serves as a time capsule for one of the most murky parts of history.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hcom434_spring2023/1009/thumbnail.jp
Disability Awareness Seminar for Students: The Importance of Accommodations
Get PDFMany school age children have not yet learned about disabilities. Without an awareness of disabilities, children may inadvertently insult or misunderstand their peers with disabilities. With disability awareness education, these kids can be more accepting and welcoming to their peers with disabilities. To address this issue, I have created a one-day lesson to teach disability awareness to first to fourth graders from the migrant after school program, at Santa Rita Elementary School in Salinas, California
Police and their Relationship with the Public
Get PDFThis research essay aims to understand some of the social themes relevant to issues present between the public and the police institutions of the United States. Existing literature about this topic has noted the decentralized nature of law enforcement in the United States and the differences in policies and procedures used by different police departments and agencies. The existing literature has also cited the importance of police officer discretion and the situational factors that contribute to their decision-making. Occupational stress, and characteristics of a civilian involved in a police interaction, influence the decision-making process for police officers. This research is designed to provide introductory-level information pertaining to this topic for readers that wish to expand their understanding of the police and public dynamic. The research conducted for this research essay was designed to study qualitative literature and to present the relative and most common themes examined across the research process. This research\u27s findings have shown numerous themes related to this issue and topic as a whole. Studying and understanding law enforcement’s relationship with the public is essential because of the authority given to police officers and how this power can be influenced. The powers of the police are that they can protect the public and control crime. The public’s assistance and trust are needed so the police can carry out their duties effectively and preserve safety and security across the US
Effects of COVID-19 on Classroom Behavior of Elementary School Students
Get PDFThe purpose of this capstone project is to inform parents, current and future educators about the harms that COVID-19 has brought into the classroom after the period of isolation. During this period, families were forced to stay indoors for their safety. Parents had to juggle between their jobs, their children, and themselves. All of these were going on while a child should be focusing on learning in the classroom. Through extensive literature review and interviews with elementary school teachers, the result finding indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic is the cause of student behaviors in the classroom that have affected many educators’ decision whether they still want to remain in their teaching career or not
Effects of Using Technology as a Substitution for Education for Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic brought the world in a state of isolation where nearly all of the students were forced to go to school online and be facing a computer screen for many hours throughout the day. However, online education brought many burdens and inequities amongst the students, especially with those living in poor conditions and from minority races. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze and understand the effects of using technology as a substitution for education during the pandemic. The research process started through voice interviews, but because of time conflicts and schedule changes, questionnaires were instead given to the subject participants. After about a month and a half, there were a total of 34 respondents (5 teachers and 28 students). Once all of the responses were evaluated, it was found that there were in fact, various effects of using technology as the prime means of learning. To start off, student academics and grades were lowering drastically and cheating became a habit, especially because of the “no-harm” policy. Students also saw themselves becoming less fit and active because of the excess amount of screentime and social skills were hindered since the students were kept in isolation for so long. One of the main reasons for this is because there was an unequal distribution with good wifi connection, thus preventing millions of students from having a proper education. Many teachers and higher-ups are still investigating this issue and if we continue to pay more attention to these effects, we could possibly find a better solution to help the students who were left behind their peers for a reason that they themselves could not even control
[2023 Honorable Mention] Coerced Removal of Indigenous Children: The Past and Present Native Child Welfare in the United States
Get PDFOur podcast attempts to convey indigenous healing efforts since the time of BIA schools in the United States. With the ICWA ruled unconstitutional, we ask what have the lived experiences been of native children who were forcibly removed from their families and tribes? And what does this mean for children who might now be taken away from their families again without the protection of the ICWA?https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/esa_submissions/1141/thumbnail.jp
What’s the Goal: Increasing Sports Opportunities for Youth from Low Socioeconomic Communities
Get PDFThe focus of this Capstone Project is researching and learning about accessibility, availability, and affordability for low-income families to enroll their children in sports. This is an important issue for families and children because sports impact youth’s lives in a positive way. An argument is made that children at an early age have significant outcomes for general health and physical well-being. The primary stakeholder perspectives chosen were coaches, students, parents, and educators because they are all part of a child’s educational journey and childhood experiences. After interviewing administrators, teachers, and students three different action options were thoroughly discussed to enhance availability, accessibility, and affordability around sports. Volunteering as a coach or mentor to increase change is argued to be the most effective way to achieve the goals of children’s experiences in sports