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Great Books: Everyone\u27s Inheritance
No full textThis book explores the benefits of reading Great Books, and is virtually unique in detailing what a series of Great Books classes has looked like over the past decades -- Provided by publisher.https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/1257/thumbnail.jp
The Essential Guide to Christianity
No full textChapters explore topics including the Bible, Sacraments, Women in Christianity, Catholicism, Protestantism, and the Eastern Orthodox tradition, as well as the considering the future of Christianity. The book is illustrated with over 60 images, and a glossary of key terms and concepts is provided. Each chapter offers suggestions for further reading -- Provided by publisher.https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/facultybooks/1297/thumbnail.jp
Judicial Fidelity
Get PDFJudicial critics abound. Some say the rule of law is dead across all three branches of government. Four are dead if you count the media as the fourth estate. All are in trouble, even if one approves of each branch’s headlines, but none of them are dead. Not yet. Pundits and scholars see the latest term of the Supreme Court as clear evidence of partisan politics and unbridled power. They decry an upheaval of laws and norms demonstrating the dire situation across the federal judiciary. Democracy is not dead even when the Court issues opinions that overturn precedent, upends long-standing constitutional rights, leaks confidential drafts, and countenances judicial failures to recuse despite questionable impartiality. Assuming all these claims are true, not all of them are inherently bad for democracy and the rule of law. Rather, democracy has seen and survived overruling of precedent, counter-majoritarian rulings, and a pendulum of opinions steeped in politics. It has survived ethical failings. Some of these occurrences are measurably bad for the federal judiciary and society, and they threaten democracy, but ultimately, the rule of law will survive. It must. For its survival, ink must be spilled, reforms must flow, partisan advocates must be careful what they wish for, and judges themselves must do better. The measure of a person is what one does in the face of a crisis. This Article asserts that this crisis is not unprecedented, but it is nonetheless real and serious. Perhaps it is a genuine moment to look to higher powers and within ourselves to “save this honorable Court” and, in turn, save democracy. This Article defines and promotes novel conceptions of judicial fidelity. Judges must answer to a duty beyond pure individualistic or tribal motives. Judicial fidelity requires aiming towards judicial ideals such as judicial humility, a balance of heart and mind, transparent reasoning, respect for coordinate branches, fairness towards litigants, and good-faith decision-making. This work offers positive and negative examples in recent Supreme Court cases from high-visibility constitutional cases to low-visibility remedial and procedural cases. We are past the claim of neutral principles devoid of any normative wants, but judges can transparently show their reasoning, values, and favored interpretive methods. Accountability must increase for thoughtful critics to promote meaningful reform. Ideally, each party’s judicial nominations will be better stewards of this sacred role federal judges play individually and collectively. A well-functioning federal judiciary must perform its essential functions under Article III with healthy separation-of-powers tension with other government branches, basic procedural checks visibly in place and operating, well-reasoned opinions, and the wise exercise of discretion where the case or its remedy dictate a pivot in the law. Otherwise, those tears in the fabric of democracy will continue to fray and the very foundational constitutional rights at stake will lose their force. With a renewed fidelity to judicial ideals by all actors, the federal judiciary can do its part to protect the rule of law and serve democratic values
Promoting emergent literacy in preschool through extended discourse: Covert translanguaging in a Mandarin immersion environment
Get PDFRich oral language practices, including the opportunity and ability to participate in cognitively and linguistically challenging extended discourse, are foundational to early literacy development. To meet children’s needs in their first exposure to the languages of schooling, educators may engage students in extended discourse multilingually. The current study focuses on student-centered translanguaging conversations to examine strategies that preschool teachers employ to support young children’s emerging bilingual and biliteracy development in a Mandarin immersion preschool serving primarily nonheritage learners of Mandarin in the United States. Findings indicate that, despite the school’s Mandarin-only policy, teachers engaged in covert translanguaging practices to extend and deepen discourse. Specifically, teachers used 13 discourse strategies across two critical areas of schooling: translanguaging for (1) socializing students not just into the Mandarin language but into the norms of schooling; and (2) focusing not just on Mandarin language but also on content area learning. The study concludes with implications for schools and teachers
The success strategies of the Iranian-American women who initially received their primary and/or secondary education in the post-revolution Iranian education system in attaining higher education degrees in the United States
Get PDFThe driving theme for this research was cultural discontinuity as experienced in the American academic institutions. Cultural discontinuity is understood as a way in which the cultural practices and values of students’ home culture affect the academic achievements of the students usually, resulting in low academic accomplishments. This phenomenon can be triggered by the existing disparities and gaps in the educational and cultural structures of a society. This research investigated the encounters, challenges, and perspectives of women born in Iran who initially received their primary and/or secondary education in the post-revolution Iranian education system and later obtained college degrees in America. The study examined the approaches that women, in the study, employed in completing university programs in the American college system. The research indicated measures for educational success in the eyes of the study’s population and their advice for future students pursuing college education. Additionally, the investigator highlights the historical, cultural, environmental, and societal factors contributing to the academic achievements of Iranian American women. This aspect sheds light on the experiences various minority groups encounters in their academic journey adapting to the American mainstream culture. The study had a qualitative phenomenological approach, selecting 15 candidates by purposive sampling and interviewing them using partially structured interview style. The interview questions added up to 10 inquiring and exploring the purpose statement. The study’s findings will be instrumental to the research on culture, equity, and inclusivity as they provide a discontinuity evaluation model for all educational institutions to use in order to conquer the challenges experienced during this process. The discontinuity evaluation model illustrates the various elements contributing to discontinuity including cultural and linguistic challenges. Additionally, the model presents a framework for training in managing discontinuities to build cultural fluency within educational settings. Moreover, college institutions can use this model and training to assist educators, staff, and administration become culturally aware of their students’ experiences and use this information to design appropriate instructional material that meets the needs of their diverse students
Women Police Chiefs: A Self-perception of Women Officers in Law Enforcement
Get PDFA large body of literature substantiates women’s difficulties integrating into all levels of law enforcement. To understand the experiences of women police officers in the force, and to understand how law enforcement leaders view the role of women in leadership positions, this study focused on the perception of six women police officers–specifically, women police chiefs towards women who already assumed leadership positions, overcame challenges entering law enforcement and advancing into leadership positions, and collected their input on organizational decisions, policy, and recruitment of women officers. This study employs a qualitative phenomenological methodology and interviews six women police chiefs in depth. Findings suggest that from the perspective of women police chiefs, the role of women in law enforcement leadership positions is associated with special soft skills, positions or titles that women can hold, and a gender discrepancy in terms of access to leadership roles in law enforcement. Interviewees generally shared the sentiment that the male-dominated culture in policing is gradually changing as women enter the field. Interviewees indicate that this change in conjunction with soft skills that women possess and contribute to the profession as advantages for women in policing leadership positions. On the other hand, interviewees also shared the disadvantages and obstacles that women leaders must still overcome, including a lack of support for women who are child-rearing at some point during their careers, a persisting masculinity culture, and a lack of guidance from senior officers. Findings from this study align with interventions and strategies that support women in leadership roles; therefore, to overcome the various challenges reported by our interviewees, we recommend policy changes at the organizational or county level that allow women the flexibility to attend to child-rearing needs, such as flexible work schedules that align with school schedules, and day care; changes to attract more women to law enforcement, such as increased salary and training, and fitness test customized for women; and additional support for women through coaching and mentorship programs. We also recommend that police recruitment videos feature women and content that is important to women, such as the organization’s benefits that support raising a family
