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Permitting the Compensation of Birth Mothers for Adoption Expenses and its Impact on Adoptions
No full textFor seven decades, states have passed legislation to regulate the exchange of funds in the adoption process by either enabling or prohibiting prospective adoptive parents from compensating a matched birth mother for adoption-related expenses. In 1940, no state codes contained provisions for adoption compensation. By the mid-1980s, nearly half of states had passed such legislation, and today, 45 states have such laws. Leveraging this variation in state adoption laws governing compensation, I estimate how the allowance of monetary transfers affects the number of infant adoptions in a two-stage difference-in-differences framework. Results indicate that the number of private infant adoptions is not affected by the passage of such laws, and estimates are robust across multiple specifications. The findings suggesting that non-fiscal concerns or uncertainty in the matching process may overshadow potential compensation of medical, legal, or living expenses
Mutiny in the Band of Brothers: A Juxtaposition of Two Leaders
No full textThe first episode of the critically acclaimed television series, Band of Brothers, juxtaposes two leaders navigating an environment of uncertainty and high-risk stakes. We review this first episode, titled Currahee, with the intention of adding to the library of teaching resources that instructors may use to illustrate leader–follower relations, power dynamics, contingency models, and follower voice and mutiny. This dramatic depiction of a team of paratroopers preparing for military engagement in World War II challenges students to examine the human and organizational antecedents and consequences associated with mundane, incompetent, tyrannical, or inspirational leaders. We provide a detailed set of discussion prompts and points of analysis for selected clips that will guide instructors as they implement this resource as part of an in-class exercise, a video case exam, and/or a written assignment for face-to-face and synchronous or asynchronous online classroom formats
To trust or not to trust? The interplay between labor-related CSR claim type and prior CSR reputation of apparel retailers
No full textPrevalent human rights violations in supply chains have tarnished apparel retailers\u27 reputations, heightening skepticism toward CSR communication. We examine the effect of labor-related CSR claim type (associative vs. substantive) on message credibility, skepticism, and retailer trust. Moreover, to determine whether CSR reputation plays a role in vulnerability to criticism, we investigate how a retailer\u27s prior CSR reputation moderates the effect of CSR claim type on consumer evaluations. Applying the framework of decoupling and cognitive dissonance theory, we propose hypotheses and test them with an online experiment. We reveal that associative CSR claims, which communicate image-oriented rather than concrete information, significantly diminish message credibility and retailer trust, while triggering skepticism. A significant interaction effect further demonstrates that when a retailer\u27s prior CSR reputation is negative, associative claims exacerbate message credibility. Our findings also indicate that positive CSR reputations do not always create a buffering halo effect. We discuss implications to develop optimal CSR communication strategies for apparel retailers
The validation of a Farsi version of the Clinical Impairment Assessment (F-CIA) among Iranian adolescent boys and girls
No full textPurpose: Although some studies have been conducted to examine general psychosocial impairment in Iran, there is no research to date on clinical impairment secondary to disordered eating in Iranian adolescents. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Farsi version of the Clinical Impairment Assessment (F-CIA) among Iranian adolescents. Methods: A total of 1112 adolescents (ageM [SD] = 15.55 [1.59], body mass index [zBMI] M [SD] = – 0.00 [1.0]; 54.6% girls) were recruited from four cities (Tehran [Capital], Tabriz [North-Western], Kurdistan [West], and Rasht [North]) in Iran. After translation and back-translation procedures, the F-CIA, Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), and Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II) were administered to adolescents. We used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), measurement invariance, independent samples t tests, Pearson correlation, chi-square tests, and internal consistency to test validity and reliability. Results: CFA indicated that F-CIA demonstrated good fit to the data and supported a three-factor model. The scale was invariant across gender and zBMI. The F-CIA had good internal consistency (αs = 0.76–0.93) and positive associations (rs = 0.13–0.62; p \u3c 0.001) with zBMI, disordered eating symptoms, and binge/purge symptoms. We found no gender differences across mean scores on the F-CIA, but adolescents with higher zBMI reported higher scores on the F-CIA relative to those with lower zBMIs. Finally, adolescents scoring above CIA cutoffs reported higher zBMI, disordered eating outcomes, and depression. Conclusion: Findings suggested that the F-CIA is a reliable and valid measure of clinical eating disorder-related impairment in Iranian adolescents. Level of evidence: III; Evidence obtained from well-designed observational study, including case–control design for relevant aspects of the study
The Climate Crisis in Foreign Language/Environmental Literacy Education: A Binational Virtual Exchange
No full textThis contribution provides a best-practice example or case study of a transatlantic online course focused on the integrative acquisition of environmental literacy, intercultural skills, and foreign language proficiency. Through binational and transdisciplinary group and class interactions, students from universities in Germany and the United States learned to identify and negotiate culturally and discipline-mediated perspectives on the morethan-human world. Discussing novels, films, media and cultural artifacts that centrally engage ecological themes, students learned to think of the relationship between nature and culture as deeply imbricated. If human culture is acknowledged as part of nature, and culture as a concept extends beyond the human sphere, intercultural competence as a skill or outcome acquires a new, added meaning. Intercultural competence then includes both the ability to negotiate differences between divergent human cultural viewpoints and practices (Byram 1997), as well as the ability to establish an egalitarian relationship with the nonhuman world that goes beyond anthropocentric extractivism
Do You Need More Committed Volunteers for Your Nonprofit? Support their Brand Community: An Abstract
No full textThe brand community literature has shown that a brand community\u27s existence leads to greater loyalty and positive outcomes for manufacturer\u27s brands and higher education. This study explored whether social media engagement and in-person social activities for volunteers foster a brand community leading to more committed volunteers. Nonprofit volunteers were recruited on M-Turk for the survey on Qualtrics. Respondents were asked to name the nonprofit for which they volunteered the most and to think of it while answering questions beginning with how frequently they volunteered. They were removed if the response was less than a year. The final sample was n = 301 (Female = 52.8%). All measures used a six-point scale anchored with strongly disagree to strongly agree. Algesheimer et al. (2006) developed a multi-dimensional Brand Community scale. The subscales of Brand Community Identification (BCI) (0.87), Brand Community Engagement (BCE) (0.80), and Brand Community Relationship Quality (BCRQ) (0.86) and the Wiertz and Ruyter (2006) Interaction Preference (IP) (0.90) were included as covariates. For the DVs, the Organizational Commitment (OC) (0.81) by Maltz and Kohli (1996) and one item from Membership Continuance Intentions (MCI) (Algesheimer et al. 2006) were adapted. For the 2 × 3 MANCOVA design, Hi/Low groups were formed using the single item of Community Participation Intentions (CPI), for in-person social activities, with none selecting strongly disagree (1) to somewhat disagree (3). Respondents who selected somewhat agree (4) formed the low group (n = 83) and agree (5) or strongly agree (6) formed the high group (n = 218). An index Social Media Engagement (SME) (low = 1 or less, 2 = 2, high = 3 or more) was measured by the number of social media accounts followed. Sample size and differences in group sizes are not problematic since this was not a randomized assignment (Hair et al. 2010). No covariate was significant for both dependent variables. For MCI, only BCE and IP were significant. For OC, only BCRQ and BCI were significant. The interaction (CPI x SME) was significant for OC but not MCI. The main effect of CPI was only significant for MCI, and SME was only significant for OC. The adjusted R2s were MCI (0.121) and OC (0.307). Results suggest that nonprofit organizations can benefit from supporting the growth and development of an online brand community more than in-person social activities. MTurk samples are not representative which is a limitation of the study
Media Literacy and Sourcing Skills for Middle Grades Students
No full textPeople of all ages have difficulty interpreting the information they read online. The contemporary media environment grants the public access to an unprecedented amount of information, and virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a better understanding of that technology and students’ utilization of such tools. It is widely known that students of today have access to a wealth of information on the internet, but a virtual school year has revealed that 1) students at home using internet searches for school will often select the first answer they find when searching for information and 2) students generally believe what they read on the internet and social media to be true, suggesting a need in secondary education for teaching media literacy and sourcing skills. This article will examine this necessity of teaching these skills in Health and Physical Education, starting in middle grades
Theory refresher with Dr. David Johnson: 2 Pitches on keyboard
No full textSee the online activity here: https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/keyboardhttps://kb.gcsu.edu/highschoolwkshps/1003/thumbnail.jp