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The People of the Desert, Cultural Discontinuity, and the American Education System
No full textThis study examined the Tohono O’odham Native American students culture, self-identity and ethnicity, and the intersectionality of the American education system to determine if the cultural discontinuity significantly contributes to the low academic achievement in reading and mathematics. Additionally, this research explored the confluency between home and school dissonance, teacher effectiveness level, and teacher cultural competency level to determine the impact on the low student achievement scores on academic assessments in reading, and mathematics. Given that many schools operate based on middle-class Euro-American norms (Carter, 2005), it is important to understand how home-school dissonance impacts academic for Tohono O’odham students. The use of mixed methods for this study was a convergent parallel design. Qualitative findings suggested that while there are differences between student home and school worlds, the differences between the two does not trouble the students. Quantitative findings indicated that no significant relationship existed between the teachers’ scores on the SKR, CCSAQ, or the HDS, and standardized test data of their students (Ho: ρ = 0). The data analysis conducted failed to reject the null hypothesis. However, there was a significant correlation between teacher effectiveness (SKR) scores and cultural competency level of teachers
Private Prisons & Human Rights: Examining Israel\u27s Ban on Private Prisons in a US Context
No full textThis article users a human rights lens to examine prison privatization in the US. The analysis builds on the 2009 Israeli Supreme Court ruling against the privatization of prisons, which relied on the human rights theories of both decommodification and dignity. The Israeli interpretations of dignity, and decommodification theory as related to the privatization of prisons suggest that prison privatization results in the commodification of both the state and prisoner, through the improper delegation of governmental power, which results in an infringement of the prisoner\u27s human right to dignity. This argument is examined in the context of US statute and case law. A brief description of US state laws prohibiting the privatization of prisons is also presented. The result is a description of how the Israeli argument may extend to a US context
STEM educational activities and the role of the parent in the home education of high school students
No full textThis qualitative case study examined the homeschool STEM educational activities and the role of the parent in those activities. Twenty-nine homeschooling parents from within a purposefully selected homeschool cooperative learning group in a southern community in the United States participated in the study. Data were collected using an open-ended questionnaire, which was then followed up with observations, interviews, and collection of documents. Analysis of the data pointed to an eclectic mix of STEM educational activities including both curricular activities such as online courses, tutors, and self-study, as well as curriculum extensions such as field trips and local STEM clubs and teams. Parents in this case study depended heavily on community resources available to them to provide these educational activities for their students. Parents played multiple roles in their child’s education including the role of facilitator, the role of counsellor, and the role of presenter or lecturer
The Lived Experiences of Pastors and Lay-Leaders in Rural Missouri Assembly of God Turnaround Churches: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
No full textScholars estimate 65% to 80% of all churches in the United States are either plateauing or declining in membership. Thousands of churches close in the United States each year, many are rural communities. However, some leaders of plateauing and declining churches do turn around their diminishing assemblies. The researcher used a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of pastors and lay-leaders in rural Missouri Assembly of God turnaround churches. Rural Missouri Assembly of God turnaround pastors and lay-leaders experienced a common pattern of turnaround and used common language to describe their experiences. The research confirmed that rural Missouri turnaround pastors are transformational leaders. Revitalizing pastors in this study led by example, showed transparency about church problems, established new expectations of attendees through vision, appealed to a higher cause when casting a vision for change, used crises to build trust with followers, and prioritized relationship building. Lay-leaders were positively affected by the leadership of the turnaround pastor and felt empowered to minister, trusted their pastor to coach them to success, sacrificed time and energy because they believed in the pastor’s vision, and developed a deep trust in their pastors. The qualities of a turnaround pastor provided a rubric through which denominational and church network leaders can assess potential pastoral candidates. The qualities provide an evaluative tool for self-assessment by pastors considering leading a dying church to health. The four follower effects discussed in this study demonstrate how turnaround pastors positively influence lay-leaders to engage fully in the revitalization journey
A Case Study: Clery Act Policy and Implementation Strategies
No full textThe Clery Act was created as a consumer protection law to inform prospective students and their families about the safety of the campuses they consider. The law requires that post–secondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial assistance programs remain compliant with Clery Act regulations to maintain the ability to offer financial aid funds to students. Noncompliance with the Clery Act can result in disqualification from Title IV programming and damaging institutional fines. These consequences warrant a deeper examination of the law and ways that Clery Act facilitators effectively implement compliance strategies and affect campus safety. This intrinsic case study examined how higher education administrators at a multicampus public university implement strategies to facilitate Clery Act compliance. Participants in this study were individuals employed at a multicampus institution located in the upper Midwest; 24 people were invited, and nine agreed to participate. Participants in this study included Clery officials, Title IX coordinators, and campus security authorities. Data was collected via interview, and then triangulated with artifacts and observational notes. The results of this study determined that at the site institution participants worked collaboratively between campuses and with outside stakeholders to remain in compliance with Clery Act requirements. Additional findings demonstrated that innovative approaches were being employed to improve compliance strategies and heighten campus safety efforts. Participants’ rich descriptions and narratives also evinced unanticipated findings that can serve as a springboard for future research and points of discussion to further conversations regarding campus safety and the mitigation of campus violence
Lent 1 Series C 2019
No full textThis PDF comments on the Propers for the First Sunday in Lent, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching