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The effects on gender inequality with suicide and gender equality : An Annotated Bibliography
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Bringing Awareness of Non-Traditional Family Structures to Elementary Education
Get PDFMany elementary school students lack awareness of family diversity. When students lack an awareness of family diversity, they may develop prejudices, may inadvertently insult their peers, and even demonstrate intolerant attitudes towards people of different types of families. When elementary school students become aware of family diversity, they are more inclusive and may develop a broader perspective about the world. In order to address the lack of awareness of family diversity among elementary school children, I have developed a two-day lesson on family diversity for second graders at Bardin Elementary School in Salinas, California
Isolation at Junsay Oaks California State University, Monterey Bay
Get PDFIsolation of seniors with mental/physical disabilities is a social problem that can cause mental health deterioration and even death. Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association (CHISPA) is a non-profit organization that develops low-income senior housing in Monterey County. The causes of isolation are lack of mental health aide and lifestyle. The consequences are mental health deterioration and death. The capstone project is gathering data on the residents that live in the Junsay Oaks housing not taking advantage of the services that are being offered to them. I conducted a survey of questions that would give us results of who was already receiving services off site and who still needed assistance with finding resources. Of the respondents, more than 50% were already receiving a type of service regarding healthcare and food insecurity. It is recommended that CHISPA follows up with the Monterey County Health Department for onsite case management services. This can be beneficial for all residents as a community so that CHISPA can achieve its mission of building healthy neighborhoods
Developing International Students’ Skills for Building Better Intercultural Relationships
Get PDFMany international students in the United States may be in intercultural relationships. Cultural differences may create barriers in their communication such as misunderstandings that are not malicious, but rather nuanced differences that may have negative effects on intercultural relationships. When international students become aware of skills in navigating intercultural relationships, they will be able to build better relationships through intercultural understanding and simultaneously provide beneficial resources for their friends and family members in the same situation to build relationships in English-speaking countries. Based upon Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, where people can learn through observation, a presentation about intercultural relationships and how to build them was created and given to international students at California State University, Monterey Bay, along with a quiz to demonstrate the knowledge they acquired. A worksheet was also provided after the presentation for participants to think of ways to build better intercultural relationships. After those processes, the results showed that all the three learning outcomes that were set up were fully met. Participants were able to identify two cultural differences between their own culture and the culture of others, describe two ways to build better intercultural relationships, and demonstrate one relationship-building skill
Increasing College Students Awareness of Technologies Impacts in their daily lives
Get PDFMany college students today may spend an excessive amount of time on technology. Excessive technology may leave an impact on their mental and physical health leading to poor eating habits or obesity, anxiety and can even have an impact on their academics. When college students learn about how to manage their technology use, it is likely they will focus more on the negative impacts to benefit their health and wellbeing. To address the overuse of technology, I created a one-day workshop for Theta Alpha Sigma sorority college students at Cal State Monterey Bay
Informing Low-Income Parents about Financial Aid
Get PDFMany parents of low-income families have little or no access to information about how to pay for college for their children. When parents are unaware of how to pay for college, their children may be less encouraged to attend college and may see college as an unnecessary luxury. Informed parents may provide better support for getting monetary aid and, in turn, encourage them to attend college. To address the lack of access to financial resource information, I have created a one-day workshop for low-income parents and adults of the San Andreas housing community in Watsonville, California
Out of Sight Out of Mind: Collateral Damage in Chronic Absences
Get PDFThe focus issue addressed in this Capstone Project is students who are chronically absent due to medical reasons. This is an important issue for many students because it impacts not only their education, in addition to their future. An evidence based argument is offered that it is important to provide guidance, along with the work that is expected to be completed for students who are chronically absent. The primary stakeholder perspectives chosen were three parents with chronically absent children, because these parents have had experience working with both the school and the students through unforeseen circumstances. Three themes emerged from an analysis of the interview data and were explored as ways to address the issue presented. Independent study, in combination with a set time to meet with the teacher each week, along with peer interaction is argued to be the most effective way to help students who are chronically absent