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USING EQUIVALENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS TRAINING TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS
No full textSocial skills are an integral part of human life, so it stands to reason that teaching methodologies should be developed to instruct people in this complex topic. One method to teach social skills has been behavioral skills training, in which the four-step sequence of vocal and written instruction, modeling, roleplay, and feedback exposes learners to the social concepts until a mastery criterion is reached. Skills relevant to socialization have also been taught with equivalence-based instruction, in which the concept of stimulus equivalence is employed to generate novel relations between stimuli for the purpose of teaching some skill. No instance was found in the published literature in which both of these strategies were used together to instruct learners in social skills. This study contributes to the literature by filling that gap, attempting a teaching modality of behavioral skills training embedded with equivalence-based instruction to increase context-appropriate social behavior in four adults with disabilities. Three out of the four participants showed a 36% average increase in appropriate social responding, with the other participant increasing their score by 28% after additional prompting was employed
How to Become a Statesperson: A Practical and Aspirational Guide for Students and Young Professionals
No full textHow do you become a statesperson? This aspirational and practical guide is Shaw\u27s considered response to such an intriguing and consequential question. The author\u27s hope is that the reader explores these ideas and uses them as a springboard to assemble his or her own plan to become a superb citizen and then an effective statesperson. This will be a life-long journey. Shaw firmly believes that statesmanship is not a gift or a genius bestowed on a select few. Rather, it is a cast of mind, a pattern of behavior, a set of skills, and a serious commitment that can be developed and cultivated
A Crappy Job: Understanding Septic System Engagement in Rural Great Lakes Communities
No full textThis study analyzes survey data from three eastern Lake Michigan watersheds to understand how rural homeowners engage in onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) maintenance. Responses about awareness and use of best management practices (BMPs), knowledge of system age, and barriers to recommended maintenance were used to develop a behavioral typology of homeowner engagement, with profiles ranging from proactive maintenance to passive noncompliance. This typology was then used to examine how management styles vary across geographic context, sociodemographic factors, and support for policy tools to promote proactive system care. While many homeowners report following recommended OWTS practices – even when facing substantial barriers – the findings suggest that uncertainty and knowledge gaps contribute to inconsistent adherence to BMPs. Although most respondents support policy tools that encourage responsible OWTS management, some ambivalence exists toward measures involving direct oversight by state and local officials, such as health department reminders and cost share programs. This study contributes original empirical evidence and a novel behavioral typology to the literature on decentralized wastewater governance, nonpoint source pollution, and rural sanitation equity in the Great Lakes region. The findings offer actionable insights for targeted outreach, financing, and policy strategies that can strengthen septic system stewardship across diverse watershed contexts
Dewey and Merleau-Ponty: Science, Experience, and Nature
No full textThis paper defends comparisons between pragmatist and phenomenological philosophies of science by comparing Dewey and Merleau-Ponty’s philosophies of science or scientific method. Merleau-Ponty might be said to “answer the phenomenological tradition’s criticism of naturalism” from within the Husserlian phenomenological tradition itself, revindicating the consensus between pragmatism and phenomenology set forth by Rosenthal and Bourgeois. In the absence of an argument that “methodological inconsistency” amounts to methodological illegitimacy, phenomenology ought not reject pragmatist philosophies of science because the Husserlian phenomenological tradition espouses a relative naturalism not unlike pragmatist naturalism. More importantly, this consensus with pragmatism sustains phenomenology’s own critique of scientism
Dewey And Nkrumah on Education: A Comparative Study of Their Philosophies and Impact on Ghana’s Development
No full textThis study explores Ghana’s developmental challenges through the lens of its educational philosophy. Despite decades of effort, the country’s economic growth remains slow, partly due to an education system misaligned with national goals. Scholars debate whether an indigenous or global philosophy of education is best suited to drive progress. This work argues for a blended approach, drawing on John Dewey’s progressive ideas and Kwame Nkrumah’s vision of education for liberation. Through historical-comparative analysis, it proposes a hybrid framework that integrates global relevance with local realities to foster a more effective, development-oriented education system in Ghana
Come As You Are, Hoods Not Required: The 1942 Lynching of James Edward Person in Vigo County, Indiana, and Edgar County, Illinois
No full textCome as you are, Hoods Not Required: The 1942 Lynching of James Edward Person in Vigo County, Indiana and Edgar County, Illinois” contextualizes the life and events surrounding the 1942 lynching of James Edward Person, which began in Vigo County, Indiana, and ended in Edgar County, Illinois. It demonstrates how white supremacy in the rural Midwest, specifically within Vigo and Edgar Counties in the mid-twentieth century, did not have statutory backing but nonetheless was structured to subjugate African Americans. This dissertation highlights the fluidity of racist statutes and the anxiety of the white population in these rural Midwestern towns. Born and raised in Fayette County, Tennessee, drafted into the military during World War II, and eventually executed on Illinois soil, Person’s life serves as a window into the racialized world in which he lived but also attempted to navigate.Before leaving Somerville, Tennessee, for Jackson, Tennessee, Person was in the process of getting divorced from his estranged wife. According to contemporaneous newspaper reports and to historians such as Brent M. S. Campney, some Somerville residents suspected that James boarded a freight train in Jackson on September 20, bound for Chicago, Illinois, searching for employment.[1] Other Somerville residents thought James planned to seek medical attention in Chicago. Unbeknownst to Columbus, his wife Topsy (or Topsie), and their other children Julius, Ethel Mae, and Ransom, they never again would see James alive: a White lynch mob slew him in Illinois on October 12Person’s lynching transcends a simplistic story about racial hatred or a cramped narrative about rural, White, Midwestern community members hunting and executing a man because he was Black. Person’s lynching makes clear that White supremacy in the rural Midwest has a more complicated history than many scholars have recognized or emphasized. While racial and ethnic violence in the U.S. has transcended regions and state boundaries, scholars attempting to discern the long history of anti-Black racism and ethnic bias in the country have underexplored rural Midwestern towns. My dissertation facilitates analysis of the Midwest while simultaneously raising questions for further and much-needed research. Of equal significance, Person’s story is an account of family: blood and adopted, nuclear and extended, home and neighborhood. Person’s Somerville, Tennessee, community provided adoration, solace, and guidance. After his conscription into the U.S. Army, Person never regained that sense of community. Quite the opposite, he returned to Somerville, fighting personal challenges including a divorce from his wife that active military service in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and Alexandria, Louisiana, exacerbated.Christopher, Topsy, Julius, Ethel, and Ransom Person worked hard to assist their beloved son and brother readjust to civilian life. When he left Somerville for Chicago to avoid increasing mental anguish and wound up missing, Christopher contacted radio stations and newspapers, seeking to locate his son. Once a White mob lynched him in Stratton Township, Illinois, Christopher wrote letters to American Legion commanders in Jackson, Tennessee, as well as to public and private citizens elsewhere in the country. As a grieving parent, Christopher sought answers; furthermore, he sought justice. Through his determination and effort, the commanders he contacted brought James’s lynching death to the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice, whose administrators facilitated an FBI probe that resulted in one of the first indictments and trial proceedings of White terrorists in the Midwest who violated the civil rights of a Black citizen
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH COACHING: A STUDY OF FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICERS’ INFLUENCE ON EMERGING LEADERS
No full textThis capstone was created to inspire junior fire department members to progress their personal leadership knowledge and style to share with the department and all their life touches. This culminated into the creation of a training program for company officers centering on equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to express leadership through the practical example of coaching.
The ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) model was utilized to create a dynamic method of practical education that promotes the see one, do one, teach one premise to share the principals of leadership in daily life through practice. This program and its participants will be continually evaluated to create useable feedback to continually improve the learning process and influential outcomes of the program.
Sharing this program to create an influential movement that is repeatable by other fire departments is a secondary core desire of the program as the more leaders that are created the healthier the fire service and communities will be. This process is accomplished through providing all the resources, data, experiences, and lessons learned in combination with guidance on setting up the program, a website of resources, and guidance from experienced practitioners are provided.
Spreading leadership throughout the fire department members transfers to the community through interactions of the members in off duty capacity. This transference of leadership has the potential to significantly increase the quality of life in the community exponentially in a short amount of time through interaction
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REFLECTIONS OF IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
No full textIn response to Illinois Senate Bill 100, secondary schools have increasingly relied on in-school suspension (ISS) as a disciplinary measure for addressing major behavioral infractions. As a result, ISS has evolved into a long-term holding environment for students who repeatedly engage in misconduct. This study aimed to explore the experiences of high school students who were assigned ISS multiple times during the 2023-24 academic year. Specifically, it examined students’ perceptions of their high school environment through the lens of repeated ISS assignment. The findings offer insights into how the ISS setting can be restructured to better support students and reduce the recurrence of exclusionary discipline. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of implementing proactive behavioral interventions to address root causes of misconduct. By understanding students’ lived experiences, educators can develop more effective strategies to motivate and support students who are frequently subjected to ISS, ultimately aiming to decrease its usage and improve student outcomes
A Blockchain Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning Framework for Improving Supply Chain Management Operations
No full textSupply chain management depends on a complex, interconnected network of suppliers, manufacturers and distributors with the goal of predicting, monitoring and controlling operations and processes. Globalization has introduced relentless competition, forcing supply chains to innovate and enhance their performance and capabilities. To compete, companies must adopt emergent technologies to enhance their SC operations. Modern SCs utilize enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for inventory management, supply chain management, accounting, customer relations management and supplier coordination. These systems store & retrieve information using databases that employ centralized storage architectures. However, centralized infrastructures have known limitations including using single point data storage, are prone to hacking and lack decentralized solutions for global networks. This study investigates decentralized database ERP implementations using blockchain technology (BCT) frameworks within centralized global supply chain (SC) network. A novel framework was created to introduce a new methodology for a decentralized data storage architectures and to lay the foundation for ERP simulation modeling. Using statistics and probability values, based on degrees of freedom and t-statistics, the mean of the data is considered significant or not significant. A comparative study will be conducted to see when it is suitable to implement each architecture, and which system had the better results in terms of flexibility, monetary, program efficiency and system efficiency