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Placentophagy: A Women\u27s Right to Her Placenta
No full textPlacentophagy is the consumption of the placenta after childbirth. While not every woman participates in placentophagy, there has been a notable increase of the practice. Many reasons exist in why woman partake in placentophagy. The most notable reasons for the growth, is the claimed increased breast milk production and the potential for reducing the effects of post-partum depression. Even though a woman might choose to partake in placentophagy, she might be met with law, or the lack thereof, that restricts her access to her placenta. Due to the increased requests for the placenta it has highlighted that a woman’s right to her placenta is undefined, except in three states. This Article examines the history of placentophagy, benefits of the practice, existing property rights regarding excised tissue and the regulations surrounding these rights, ultimately ending with a solution to the issue: limited property rights should be awarded to women who would like to take possession of their placentas after childbirth
I, Stephen
No full textI, Stephen is a memoir of the author’s time at basic training for the United States Navy. The primary theme explored through this piece is death as a metaphor for change, with smaller themes of relationships, perception versus reality, freedom versus security, and courage. The journey begins with the author’s first experience with near-death as an infant, then moving into his time in basic training which depicts the struggles with daily routines, interactions with officers, and physical ailments, ultimately leading to the author’s departure and eventual attendance at Concordia University – Portland. Through the creative process of this memoir and research into other writers, the author undergoes an evolution where the old version of the author dies and begins the process of rebuilding into a stronger individual, ready to face new challenges ahead
Meyer Memorial Trust grant builds capacity for collaboration
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Grant supports evaluation efforts to help 3 to PhD® close the education gap
Legal Citation Part III: Using Citation to Convey Textual Meaning
No full textRemember, at our core, attorneys are advocates, and one of the purposes of citation is to prove to the reader that she can trust one\u27s research-to prove that the law is what one states it is and that it works the way one stated it does.
In addition to understanding the language of citation and using the correct form, citation can also increase the level of trust one\u27s reader will have in one\u27s positions in two ways: signals and explanatory parentheticals
Marion County, Oregon Integration of School Emergency Preparedness
No full textCollaboration between schools and emergency managers is paramount in addressing the whole community approach to emergency management for increasing preparedness (FEMA, 2011). As every disaster is local, a unified and collaborative approach should be taken to ensure schools are not a hindrance but rather an asset for preparedness, response and recovery efforts. Schools must have ownership and accountability for ensuring they are prepared for emergencies. Additionally, local emergency management agencies with their capabilities, capacity and knowledge must take action in response to the opportunity to build partnerships and expanded their efforts to create a resilient community
Human Resource Management Practices for Public School Principals: Recruitment, Selection, and Development
No full textIncreasing complexities of educational contexts intensify the importance of hiring effective principals and using systematic support to shift from manager to instructional leader. Using a systematic framework of support is responsive and adaptive to contextual and personnel variables affecting principal human resource management (HRM). It was not known what HRM practices districts used to recruit, select, and develop principals in Oregon public school districts. Using a qualitative methodology, a descriptive case study surveyed (using Farr’s, 2004 and Van de Water’s, 1987 instruments) and interviewed (using Hensley, Kracht, & Strange’s, 2013 interview protocol) district administrators, triangulating with document analysis of 2016‒17 principal job postings and National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES, 2016) to explore the research questions. Conclusions from data collection results were that while districts continued to rely on traditional HRM, some recruitment and selection practices are strategic and better assess applicants and candidates, yet HRM practices widely vary between districts. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation established some relationships between HRM applicant recruitment practices and district-contextual variables were statistically significant at 0.05 and 0.01 levels (2-tailed). There was a strong positive correlation between contextual variables (N = 16), traditional and strategic HRM practices (N = 8), applicant recruitment practices (N = 33), and OEL/AS (N = 8), totaling 64 variables. Positive relationships were found between contextual variables such as discipline incidents and number of schools and practices such as minority applicant recruitment, crafted job description, administrative experience, and effective leadership applicant. As the school, district, and community contexts and needs continue to change, recommendations for change in practices are grounded in Critical Systems Theory to avoid perpetuating inequities and power distribution in principal HRM
The Use of Sexual Minority Youth Advocacy Organizations by Inner-City Schools
No full textSexual minority youth continue to report higher instances of negative experiences in schools compared to non-sexual minority peers. The purpose of this study was to understand whether sexual minority youth advocacy organizations engage with inner-city schools and whether this leads to the awareness about sexual minority youth and enhanced advocacy for this population through the development of policy specific to sexual minority youth. The theory of heteronormativity shapes the school environment and suggests that heterosexuality is normal and opposition to this is not normal or natural causing the marginalization of sexual minority youth. The research questions examined interactions between sexual minority youth advocacy organizations with inner-city school personnel and whether diversity training led to policy development specific to sexual minority youth at the school. A survey was sent out to employees and volunteers at minority youth advocacy organizations at various inner-city locations. Pearson’s chi-square analysis was used to determine if there was any relationship between the categorical variables. Findings from this study indicate a relationship between the frequency of contact with school leadership by sexual minority youth organizations and the request for diversity training by the school. There was also a relationship between the request for diversity training and the development of policy to support sexual minority youth in schools
Emergency Preparedness Among Salem’s Hispanic Population: Proposal to Improve Emergency Preparedness and Engagement
No full textThe emergency preparedness of the residents of the City of Salem is of great importance to the City and the resilience of the community. The City’s emergency management mission states “to ensure that the City is prepared for a disaster by ensuring coordination of protection, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery activities that increase the City’s capabilities to minimize loss of life and reduce impacts from disasters” (City of Salem, 2014). Oregon and the City of Salem are susceptible to a variety of emergencies and disasters. These disasters are infrequent compared to other areas of the country that face a recurring threat of hurricanes, tornados, severe winter storms or other events and may lead to complacency. Due to the infrequency of disasters, it is even more important that emergency preparedness efforts engage the population and maintain preparedness efforts to ensure that the community is prepared for an eventual disaster.
The Hispanic population of Salem accounts for more than one fifth of the total population (US Census Bureau, 2017) and needs to be an integral part of emergency preparedness efforts. Hispanics require an emergency preparedness approach that addresses the diversity of this population group, barriers to emergency preparedness and communication challenges. Emergency preparedness education, outreach and communication with the Hispanic population have not been fully addressed