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Prioritizing the Delivery of Services to Homeless Students Who Also Have Special Needs
Get PDFIn the United States there are 234,506 children who are homeless and also identified as having special needs within the 2015/2016 school year. This population experiences extensive biological, psychological, social, and academic needs (Black & Hoeft, 2015; Chow, Mistry, & Melchor, 2015; Gargiulo, 2006; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006). Schools face varied challenges of barriers such as properly identifying students and staff and funding issues (Bowman, et al., 2008; Gargiulo, 2006; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006), while families struggle with issues such as time constraints and high stress levels (Chow, Mistry, & Melchor, 2015; Hernandez Jozefowicz-Simbeni & Israel, 2006). While the challenges of both schools and families have been identified in the research, less is known about the best methods of delivering the complex array of services needed by this population of students. Therefore, this study will utilize a qualitative, case study design to investigate the best methods of prioritizing the delivery of multi-layered services for homeless students who have disabilities
Militarism as a Theme in Nazi Education and Youth Organizations
Get PDFThe rise of Nazism in Germany led to reform in the state education system. This included subversive themes of militarism in typically non-nationalistic subjects, as well as inflated nationalism in subjects such as history and geography. The militaristic themes in the Nazis’ educational system paralleled the mission of the youth organizations in Germany during this period. These youth organizations also used the psychology of German adolescents to further indoctrinate and achieve their mission of creating a generation of ready servants of the German fascist state
Genetic Counselors’ Experiences and Interest in Telegenetics and Remote Counseling
No full textIn 2009, the National Society of Genetic Counselors Service (NSGC) Delivery Model Task Force defined genetic counseling service delivery models including telephone (genetic counseling provided remotely by telephone) and telegenetics (counseling provided remotely using videoconferencing). Little is known about the experience of genetic counselors practicing telemedicine in the USA. We sought to evaluate perceived satisfaction, advantages, disadvantages, and barriers to the practice and implementation of telegenetics by practicing genetic counselors. A 21-question online survey was distributed via the NSGC’s member directory. Descriptive statistics and a thematic analysis were used to analyze data. A total of 344 surveys were completed of which 235 (68.3%) respondents had delivered genetic counseling via telemedicine and 109 (36.6%) had not. Overall genetic counseling providers who had provided telegenetics were satisfied or very satisfied with their position (91%) and those who were not performing telegenetics were at least slightly interested in a telehealth position (92%).The most common appealing reasons for working in or wanting to work in telemedicine included an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, aspects of remote positions such as the ability to work from home, and flexibility of hours. Unappealing characteristics of telemedicine included the inability to see nonverbals, limited psychosocial counseling, and limited social interaction with colleague that is associated with remote positions. Barriers to implementation of telegenetics were noted by 53% of respondents with the largest barrier being billing and reimbursement. The results of this work suggest that telegenetics service organizations could consider increasing social interactions, attempting to use the preferred method of care (video) to increase ability to see nonverbals, offering flexible work hours, and allowing time to address psychosocial issues as they arise in consultations
Examining the Impact of Cooperative Learning Groups on Social Interactions in Inclusive Classrooms
Get PDFInclusive classrooms are becoming more prevalent in public schools, with many schools using push-in as a support for inclusion. While there is significant research supporting the benefits of push-in on academics for students, little is known about the social impacts of push-in. This study examined the academic and social benefits of a push-in, inclusive education for students with special needs and their general education peers. Previous research has demonstrated that the use of cooperative learning groups can be an effective strategy for inclusion. The focus of this study was on cooperative learning groups in an inclusive classroom. This strategy was implemented in a third-grade classroom and showed, overall, positive results. The study used a pre- and post- test design to collect data on the effectiveness of cooperative learning groups for students with special needs in the inclusive classroom. Additionally, an anonymous classroom survey was completed to determine additional social implications of cooperative learning groups. Results showed that, with the use of cooperative learning groups, the students with special needs showed an increase in the number of interactions with their peers, and the general education students agreed that the cooperative learning groups helped them work better with their peers
The Effects of Cyberbullying in Elementary School on Students With and Without Disabilities
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was to determine the effects of cyberbullying on elementary aged children in both general and special education settings. Cyberbullying is an intentionally harmful act through the use of the internet or an electronic device. There is a significant amount of research done on bullying and cyberbullying at the middle school and high school levels, but the research at the elementary level is very limited. There is also a large amount of research already done on students in general education, but there is a gap in special education. Because of these gaps in the research, it was essential that this study focused students at the elementary level in general and special education. For this study, the researcher anonymously surveyed teachers and parents at an elementary school in Central Pennsylvania to gain a small sample of information on cyberbullying. This information was then gathered and analyzed to determine the amount of knowledge teachers and parents have on cyberbullying. This research was also used to consider effective prevention and intervention techniques for parents and schools to implement
Incorporating Social Velocity in the Value-Momentum Model
Get PDFFama-French’s Three-Factor Model stands as one of the overarching financial models in investing. This model details the risk and return attributed to stocks, based on capitalization, book value, and market return. Since then, a number of financial theorists have proposed amendments to the model, finding other factors with correlation to stock returns. One in particular was momentum, proposed by Mark Carhart to enhance the model further. From this Four-Factor Model, the question remains whether or not more factors can be added to better explain excess return.
The goal of this study is to find a correlation between Social Velocity ranking and stock returns over a trading day. If the correlation is statistically significant, this could prove to be an added factor in a new, more telling five-factor model. Using the Bloomberg Social Velocity Monitor, a one-month study was conducted, with the price and Social Velocity recorded for the top 30 equities in the monitor each trading day. Once these were recorded, a final price was found at either the end of the trading day or the end of the next trading day, depending one when the original data was collected.
Our study found statistical significance in correlation between Social Velocity ranking and stock return. In using a regression model, we were able to conclude that sentiment toward a company can in fact affect a stock price over a trading day. In turn, this factor could indeed be a plausible addition to the model
French and U.S. Artists’ Responses to Climate Change, 2015-2018
Get PDFEvaluating the link between art and politics, this paper traces the development of environmental art in France and the United States since the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in 2015. First, this essay presents a methodology, a literature review, and the theories behind this subject. Then, to contextualize the art examples, this essay summarizes each state’s governmental structure and cultural principles. Finally, referencing three French and three U.S. projects as well as related legislation, this essay discusses artists’ varied forms of and successes with activism
Correlation immune functions with respect to the q-transform
No full textCorrelation immunity is a measure of resistance to Siegenthaler’s divide and conquer attack on nonlinear combiners. In this work, we study functions with regard to the q-transform, a generalization of the Walsh-Hadamard transform, that measures the proximity of a function to the set of functions obtained from a function q(x) by linear base change. We propose two notions of q-correlation immune functions and study their relationship between them. We also analyze certain properties of these functions and present some techniques to design these functions