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High School Students and Teachers Ethical Perceptions of using Cognitive Enhancers for Academic Achievement
No full textThe purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how high school students and teachers perceive the ethical implication of using cognitive enhancing CE drugs for academic purpose within a Connecticut urban high school. This study set out to answer two research questions, (1) How do high school students perceive the ethical implication of using study drugs? (2) How do teachers perceive the ethical implication of using study drugs? A case study design was used to examine perceptions held by high school teachers and students in an urban school district. Data were collected using semi structured interviews, surveys, and tolerance vignettes. Analysis revealed perceptions towards the non-medical use of prescription stimulants (NMUPS) were negative by both teacher and student participants. Teacher participants displayed the most concern towards safety issues while student participants showed concern towards fairness. The results of this study can be useful for developing early intervention awareness programs and implementing a code of conduct in an effort to deter the NMUPS
Beyond the “Practice Ready” Buzz: Sifting through the Disruption of the Legal Industry to Divine the Skills Needed by New Attorneys
No full textA heightened velocity of change enveloped the legal profession over the last two decades. From big law to rural practitioners, the traditional law firm model proved ripe for disruption. This disruption is fueled by several discrete changes in how legal services are provided, including technological advances that allow for the automation of many routine tasks and the disaggregation of legal services; enhanced client sophistication and cost-consciousness; global competition from offshoring routine legal services; the rise of the domestic gig economy, creating a new wave of home-shoring legal services; and competition from non-traditional legal services providers. In the face of declining revenues, rapid systemic changes, and burgeoning competition from near and far, law firms have shuttered many of the traditional mentorship opportunities for new attorneys. Firms have also curtailed many once-billable activities that formerly served as profitable training grounds for new associates at law firms.
Given this new norm, students must emerge from law school both ready for practice and prepared to immediately generate revenue, whether they ply their practice-ready skills as contract attorneys, associates, in-house counsel, or solo practitioners. This Article proposes designing a required, upper-division legal writing class that incorporates the skills most needed by new attorneys entering the practice of law. The data shows that most new lawyers are destined for private practice, whether with small firms or as solo practitioners, and most likely, this private practice will include civil litigation. Since most civil litigation resolves by settlement or dispositive motion, new lawyers will focus primarily on pretrial civil litigation. Given this reality, the Article proposes requiring an upper-division legal research and writing course designed to introduce practice-style legal research and writing. This course would serve as an analogue to introduce the pretrial civil litigation skills most needed by new attorneys
Community College Instructors Perception of the Influence of Online Best Teaching Practices on Student Outcomes
No full textThe purpose of this descriptive case study was to explore how community college instructors in New Jersey perceive the influence of online best teaching practices—pedagogical, technical and content knowledge—on student outcomes. Teaching in an online environment is different than a traditional face-to-face environment. The instructors develop different techniques and strategies to reach and deliver understandable content to the student. This is being done as distance education continually evolves and as instructors deploy new techniques to provide an effective learning environment to the student. As this delivery method continues to grow in popularity institutions can review and understand how do faculty really perceive this phenomenon and how does this impact student outcomes? This qualitative research answered how do community college instructors in New Jersey perceive the influence of online best teaching practices—pedagogical, technical and content knowledge—on student outcomes. The four major themes identified within the study were Pedagogy, Content Knowledge, Student Perception and Technology. The study also identified some emerging themes such as a majority of the semi-structured interviewees believe face-to-face outcomes have better success than online courses, faculty, and administrators believe students have a substantial influence on their own individual outcomes
Schools\u27 Mission Statements, Local Education Agencies\u27 Strategic Plans, and School Accountability
No full textThis study examined the role alignment between a school’s mission statement and its LEA’s strategic plan had on their students’ overall academic performance in achieving any of the seven distinctions and a met standard rating on the 2016-2017 Texas Education Agency’s school accountability system. Data were used to determine if there was a higher rate of alignment between Title I or non-Title I schools’ mission statements and LEA’s strategic plan. The conceptual framework of this multiple case study was grounded in Tyler’s model of objectives-based evaluation, utilizing critical incident technique as an organizational tool, which called for three pieces of data: identification of objective, identification of action steps, and evaluation based on performance measures. The school mission statements were used to identify the objectives, the LEAs’ strategic plans were used to identify the action steps, and the school report cards were used as the performance measures. Schools and LEAs qualified for this study if the school mission statement and the LEA’s strategic plans were available on-line. The major sources of data were the content analysis of seven case schools’ mission statements and the LEAs’ strategic plans, and the information provided on the school report cards produced by TEA. While the study did not reveal significant new data in the research related to school mission statements, strategic plans, and school accountability systems, it did provide some insight for school leaders looking to rewrite their school mission statements to better reflect LEA strategic plans and school accountability measures
Now You See It, Now You Don\u27t: The Emerging Use of Ephemeral Messaging Apps by State and Local Government Officials
No full textPublic access to government-related information is essential in a democracy. The public expects state and local governments to function in an open and transparent manner to ensure accountability. All fifty states have adopted statutes that provide public access to government-related information. However, these statutes have not kept pace with changing technology. The emerging use of ephemeral messaging apps by state and local government officials presents an especially difficult problem. Ephemeral messaging apps are typically used on personal electronic devices, such as privately-owned smartphones. Unlike traditional text messages, however, ephemeral messages cannot be stored and subsequently accessed by the public. Rather, ephemeral messages self-destruct shortly after they are accessed by the recipient. Thus, it is not clear if ephemeral messages are public records—even if the messages pertain to government-related actions. A pending lawsuit in Missouri that pertains to the use of an ephemeral messaging app by former Governor Eric Greitens and members of his staff may be the first case in the nation to address this issue at the state and local level. Two recent state supreme court decisions from California and Washington concluded that traditional text messages that pertain to government-related actions may be public records even when they are retained on personal electronic devices or on third-party servers. These court decisions may provide some useful guidance with respect to ephemeral messages, but there are some key distinctions between traditional text messages and ephemeral messages. To avoid ambiguity and litigation, state legislatures should revise their public records statutes to make it clear that ephemeral messages that pertain to government-related actions are public records. If ephemeral messages cannot be stored and retrieved to ensure public access to this information, state legislatures should restrict the use of ephemeral messaging apps by public officials
Narrative: The Non-Initiator of a Gray Divorce Expatriate
No full textEthan was the main participant in this narrative inquiry to gain insight into a single story of how spiritual appraisal and search for significance influenced an individual through divorce adjustment. The study used a narrative inquiry methodology, collecting data via interviews of five individuals, Ethan’s journal, observation field notes, and a reflexive journal kept by the researcher to corroborate Ethan’s story for trustworthiness. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, member checked, and coded verbatim. The emergent themes that evolved were hidden sin, despair, confession and repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and responding the altruistic pull factor. The six themes followed the chronological timeline in Ethan’s story and resolved the two questions posed in the narrative inquiry research: How does a non-initiator of gray divorce working as a single expatriate in China describe the influence of spiritual appraisal on his divorce adjustment? How does a non-initiator of gray divorce working as a single expatriate in China describe the influence of search for significance on his divorce adjustment? Although the study was informative and revealing, it was limited by participant size, ethnicity, denominational scope, and geographical location. Research would benefit from the collection of more narratives expanding on the limitations
How Community College Instructors in Louisiana Recognize Student Mental Health Needs
No full textResearch has shown mental health issues are prevalent in community colleges; however, community colleges lack mental health services. This qualitative case study was designed to add information to the scholarly literature about the significant role community college instructors play in recognizing the mental health state of their students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain an understanding of how instructors at a community college in Louisiana recognize their students’ mental health needs. Two research questions guided this study: What perceptions do community college instructors in Louisiana have of student mental health needs?
How can a community college instructor in Louisiana provide and maintain assistance to students who suffer from mental health issues? The researcher employed purposeful sampling, resulting in a sample of 11 community college instructors at the Louisiana community college. Two of the participants were general education instructors, four were nursing and allied health instructors, and five were technical instructors (welding, technology, drafting). The data collection instruments were one-on-one face-to-face interviews, field notes, and documents. The inductive analysis model was used to analyze the data collected from the interviews and the data collected from the documents that the participants shared through the course of the interviews. The key findings of this study were that community college instructors find it difficult to recognize students’ mental health needs and even though they feel inadequately prepared to provide interventions or teach coping skills, they are willing to assist their students who may be experiencing mental health issues
Lent 2 Series C 2019
No full textThis PDF comments on the Propers for the Second Sunday in Lent, Series C and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching
Police Medical Field-Screening Proposal Plan
No full textThis proposal document examines the collaboration between the Bend Police Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail, and St. Charles Medical Center Emergency Department and takes into consideration the professional opinions of all stakeholders who currently serve the community of Central Oregon in a variety of different capacities. The Bend Police Department (Bend PD) would like to see a solution that would benefit the citizens served by the department, while supporting the department’s core values of teamwork, integrity, and excellence. Bend PD is concerned about officer efficiency because it is critical for the department to strive to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. The desired solution must involve a collaborative effort with community stakeholders, build trust and rapport within the community, and go beyond the department’s role of protecting and serving the citizens of Bend (Bend Police Department Strategic Plan, 2015). The goal of this project is to propose a solution that will address the inefficient and excessive transportation of arrested individuals that occurs between the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail (DCSO) and St. Charles Medical Center Emergency Department (SCMC ED). This proposal document will identify and address five potential solutions and will recommend the best solution and provide next steps for effective implementation