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Considerations When Writing and Presenting Consent Forms for Clients
No full textWhile the writing and presentation of most general consent forms can be accomplished using a checklist of what to include and say, different nuances and considerations enter the process when the participants of a research study involve present or past clients who retain their legal rights. This process is even more challenging for student music therapists conducting research as part of a school-related project. While the Belmont Report1 and the American Music Therapy Association\u27s (AMTA) Code of Ethics (https://www.musictherapy.org/about/ethics/) provide some insights and direction for many ethical research decisions, music therapy researchers also must be aware of their values, morals, and integrity, as well as various ethical considerations. Based on an example scenario, six ethical questions related to writing and presenting a consent form for a past client are discussed along with references to the Belmont Report and AMTA\u27s Code of Ethics
Subterranean nesting behaviour in response to soil moisture conditions in the southern ant, Monomorium antarcticum Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
No full textThe New Zealand endemic southern ant (Monomorium antarcticum) excavates subterranean nests in various soil types, with brood distributed throughout excavated cavities connected by tunnels. Because cavities are often constructed near the soil surface, variation in rainfall patterns will affect soil moisture, and potentially lead to regular flooding of cavities. We examined how M. antarcticum make colony emigration decisions as soil moisture changes over time, and investigated how colonies manage brood underground during simulated rainfall events. We show that colonies will emigrate to wetter soil and excavate a new nest when their environment becomes too dry. After we add water to the surface of the nest (i.e. simulate rainfall), workers transport brood from cavities into tunnels, and move them back into the cavities as soon as the ‘rain’ stops. Workers tend to prioritise moving brood from cavities with higher densities of brood, regardless of the depth of the cavity from the soil surface. We discuss how the ability to emigrate in response to changes in soil environment, and to effectively respond to unpredictable rainfall/flooding events, can help us understand how this species persists in a wide-range of habitat types
The Higher Education “Crisis” and Political Science: A Book Essay for the Journal of Political Science Education
No full text‘Don’t flip out!’: Flipping the research methods classroom to improve student performance
No full textTechnology is opening doors to new methods of instruction that can support the learning of different types of students; flipped learning is one such approach. Due to its structure and theoretical underpinnings, flipped learning can help overcome the well-documented negative student attitudes towards research class to help them achieve the required learning. In this article, flipped learning and its theoretical bases are explained before detailing its application in an introductory social work research methods class. Benefits as well as limitations of this method are discussed to allow other instructors to assess how they could use it in a single class or an entire course
The Crisis of Higher Education : An Economic Approach to Strategic Issues
Get PDFIn this paper, I will examine the current crisis in higher education in the United States by studying the history of the American economy’s effect on colleges and universities, evaluating different existing financial models, and assessing the current and future supply and demand of the industry. Examining trends in population and career/vocational paths across generations will help to better understand the challenges that lie ahead for colleges and university. I will be creating a Cournot model to evaluate how colleges and universities can stay competitive within highly saturated markets and meet prospective students’ financial needs. Many factors are involved in a college’s enrollment strategy that extend beyond pure economics. However, this research intends to provide a base equation for colleges and universities sharing the challenge of decreased enrollment. The goal is that the formula created will prove to be a starting point for colleges to set an enrollment minimum based on only the economic principals of Cournot. This approach requires the college or university to truly examine themselves and their competitors to adjust their offerings with fluctuating class sizes. This research will focus on Elizabethtown College as a case study, using its competitors to create the equation
Effects of Vaping on Positive Affect, Negative Affect, and Stress: A Pilot Study of a College Sample
Get PDFAs it is a relatively new concept, there is little research on the topic of vaping and e-cigarette usage among young adults. These practices were branded as being a healthier alternative to smoking, and while this may be true, young adults who do not already engage in smoking have become increasingly more likely to start vaping. While the long term effects of vaping and e-cigarette use are still unknown, they have been linked to several changes in affect and stress levels. To explore the reasons that college-aged young adults are starting to use e-cigarettes and how their behaviors might be affecting them, as well as the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment to collect data, an ecological momentary assessment study was conducted on Elizabethtown College undergraduate students (n=7, 85.7% female, 85.7% White, Mage= 20.14). Participants completed a baseline study once, before completing 3 randomly scheduled surveys a day. They were also asked to complete one event-dependent survey a day. The daily surveys lasted for 14 days. The preliminary results indicated an increase in positive affect after vaping (p\u3c.05) and a decrease in negative affect after vaping (p\u3c.05). Additionally, compliance rates indicated that EMA is a valid data collection method for smoking and vaping studies
Can Whaling in Japan be Justified by Culture?
Get PDFCan Whaling in Japan be Justified by Culture? divulges on the current, tension-driven debate between pro-whalers and anti-whalers. In the process, the paper uncovers the reasoning behind the hostility towards Japan\u27s whaling practices and, in turn, posits a solution in which Japan should still be able to do so
L’esprit d’entreprise durable comme l’accès au travail des femmes de la Gambie et du Sénégal : une étude de la culture, du commerce, de l’environnement et de l’émancipation des femmes.
No full textLa Gambie est le plus petit pays d’Afrique, qu\u27on appelle aussi « la côte souriante de l’Afrique » grâce aux visages amicaux et aux conversations sympathiques des résidents. Le pays est presque entièrement enclavé par le Sénégal, avec qui il formait une confédération appelée « Senegambia » entre 1982 et 1989. Suite à leurs similitudes culturelles, j’ai appliqué mes recherches aux deux pays.
Mes recherches se concentrent sur les femmes de la Gambie et du Sénégal et comment elles sont affectées par la culture et l’économies de leurs pays. Cette dissertation parle de aussi l’état de l’environnement et intègre l’implémentation d’une économie circulaire pour aider l’émancipation de la Femme par les entreprises indépendantes. Le concept d’économie circulaire est assez nouveau en soi, mais prend de plus en plus d\u27ampleur, plus spécialement grâce à son principal promoteur, la Fondation d\u27Ellen MacArthur. A travers mon analyse, j’ai fini par comprendre que le travail était la source principale de l\u27autonomie de ce la Femme en Gambie et au Sénégal, et cette économie circulaire peut contribuer à l’autonomie des femmes et à la durabilité des ressources. L\u27entrepreneuriat durable peut être une percée pour les femmes dans ces pays voisins, en aidant à faire entendre leur voix tout en luttant contre le changement climatique
Long-Distance Relationships in the First Year of College
Get PDFPrevious research highlights long-distance relationships’ negative impact on academic adjustment, social life, and personal-emotional well-being for individuals in college. This study examined the impact of long-distance relationships on college adjustment, specifically in the first year of college. The concept of societal location—whether one’s partner also attended a traditional 4-year institution or not—and its impacts on college adjustment and relationship satisfaction were also investigated. Through an online survey sent to first-year students, 77 participants completed the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire. Of these participants, 33 were in a long-distance relationship and completed the Couples Satisfaction Index. During Time I, the hypothesized negative effects of long-distance relationships on college adjustment were not supported (p = .49). Partners’ societal location also had no significant effect on college adjustment or relationship satisfaction (p = .40). During Time II, relationship type had a significant effect on college adjustment (p = .01). The hypothesized negative effects of staying together with long-distance partners were not supported (p = .20). With the current sample, relationship satisfaction significantly decreased from the fall semester to the spring semester for individuals who remained in their long-distance relationships (p = .01). As there is no research on societal location, this factor should be further examined in additional studies. The primary limitation of this study involved the short time frame and the sample’s homogeneity. Additional results and conclusions are discussed
Investigating Identity Development and “Finsta” Use Amongst Emerging Adults
Get PDFFinstas, which stands for “fake Instagram,” are a new type of social media. Past research has found that self-presentation and social comparison are important on social media and may have implications for Finstas use and identity development for college-aged adults. In our first study, we hypothesized that social media self-presentation would relate to the content posted on Finstas, the current state of a participants\u27 identity, and what comparison style they engaged with most on their public Instagram. One hundred twelve college-aged participants took an online survey and answered questions to four scales and also a Finsta survey created by the principal investigator that asked about their Finsta use. We found that deep self-presentation significantly related to the sad and angry content posted and supported our first and second hypotheses. This aligns with previous research where self-presentation was considered important for having an online account. Self-presentation did not, however, significantly relate to identity clarity or the type of comparison style engaged with. This could have occurred because another variable could have influenced the relationship between deep self-presentation and identity clarity. In our second study, we investigated if followers of Finsta accounts believed Finstas users to be authentic in their posting. Thirty participants took an online survey containing a Second Finsta Survey and we found that there was a significant difference in Finsta followers who believed that Finsta users are authentic in their content posted. Future research should investigate if Finstas are conducive to healthy identity development amongst emerging adults to recommend appropriate usage and amount of usage