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Building Books: The Evolution of Early English Block Prints
Get PDFIn this paper I explore the relationship between the art in early printed books and their spiritual significance. I take my examples from Art of the Good Lyvyng and Good Deyng translated by Thomas Lewing published in 1503 and The Festial of John Mirk published in 1528. These books contain examples of architectural elements used as frames for illustrations depicting scenes related to the devotional subjects discussed by both texts. The use of the architecture is imaginative in nature and can be characterized as micro-architecture as defined by François Bucher: “A definition of the ideal Gothic structure through the use of small monuments of architecture usually classified within the ‘minor arts’.” Architectural elements were used to indicate different periods of Christianity. This paper will argue that Gothic and Classicizing architectural styles were used to convey specific time periods and specific themes relating to the scene presented within the image
Supporting Students with Cerebral Palsy
Get PDFA vital element of being an educator is understanding how to meet students where they are at and support their individual needs and dreams. Through this essay, we describe how to support students with cerebral palsy. It is important to understand this orthopedic impairment and different accommodations that exist to assist these students. Due to the nature of cerebral palsy, each student will require unique forms of support, but educators can become aware of the possible resources that exist. Additionally, it is important for educators to collaborate with the students, their parents/guardians, other educators, the school counselor, and other resources in order to create an accessible learning environment for the student. It is especially vital to collaborate with parents, as educators “are the expert[s] in child development and education, but [parents] are the experts in their child and the child\u27s disability” (Ray et al., 2009, p. 22). Through collaboration with parents and other experts, as well as accommodations to address physical, cognitive and communicative, and social and emotional challenges, educators can foster an accessible learning environment that allows students with cerebral palsy to succeed in the classroom and beyond
Full Issue: Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, Volume 9, Issue 1, Spring 2025
Get PDFThe full-length Spring 2025 issue (Volume 9, Issue 1) of the Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence
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The issue includes five articles addressing challenges in higher education: faculty-student interactions with Generation Z students, experiences of first-generation single-mother college students, implementation of an interdisciplinary museum studies course, guidance for creating educational videos, and a book review on resistance to change in higher education. The journal emphasizes practical strategies for effective teaching, inclusivity, and innovative approaches to pedagogy across various educational contexts
Surface Vortex Mitigation at Submerged Intakes
Get PDFSurface vortices at submerged intakes entrain air, convey debris, and reduce efficiency. This research investigates the effect of lid geometry on mitigation of surface vortices at submerged intakes in the context of still reservoirs. Six lid geometries were evaluated: three solid lids of increasing diameter, two lids with perforations, and one lid fitted with a downward curtain. Vortex severity was measured by Alden’s vortex type rating scale, surface-dimple diameter, and qualitative video analysis. The perforated lid extension and the curtain configurations were most effective at mitigating vortices. The curtain configuration negated all surface swirling by redirecting a portion of the flow to the subsurface and spreading out streamlines, effectively thickening the shear layer. This introduced trade-offs including reduced discharge capacity, subsurface vortex formation, and potential sediment uptake. The perforated lid extension and curtain both forced streamline convergence which introduced turbulence, effectively weakening vortex strength
Once Our Land is Gone, It\u27s Gone : Farmer Perspectives on Growth, Embeddedness, And the Future of Food in the Great Salt Lake Basin
Get PDFThe Great Salt Lake Basin hosts a knot of intensifying pressures on agriculturalists—including economic constraints, as even arable land is increasingly valuable for development, and ecological constraints, as aridification and climate change affect the conditions in which food can grow. Given the unique relationship farmers have with the land as its modern-day stewards, their perspectives on the nature and consequences of these pressures offer profound insights into how the region might responsibly navigate its resource management and food systems moving through the future. In the first paper, I draw upon 15 interviews with commodity farmers to understand their experiences with water scarcity, expanding real estate development, and land use transition, culminating in an argument for moving beyond a growth-oriented economy. In the second, I draw upon 16 interviews with smallholder farmers to probe their experiences with profit-orientation and environmental ethics, framed by opposing types of embeddedness in community and economy. Taken together, these dual perspectives offer sound evidence for the ways the goals of globalized capitalism negatively affect farmers. Further, they illustrate the insulating effect of community embeddedness upon ecologically responsible food systems from those very logics. Using frameworks of “post-growth” and “embeddedness,” this thesis contributes to the growing social science scholarship on the Great Salt Lake Basin by criticizing current economic conditions and proposing ways forward that might safeguard the food systems that the Basin supports
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: A Comparative Analysis Between Hannah Arendt and Frantz Fanon
Get PDFWhat is the role of freedom and violence in revolution? This thesis involves a comparative analysis of how two major political theorists – Hannah Arendt and Frantz Fanon – understood and conceptualized the role of violence and freedom in relation to revolution. Due to their differing theoretical frameworks and perspectives, they often come to different conclusions on these points of comparison. However, by placing these two thinkers in conversation with each other, we can better understand the core of their arguments on freedom, violence, and revolution and how they might be similar and different in various ways. For Arendt, violence is argued to be destructive, unreliable, and unable to create or lead to freedom and lasting political institutions. Additionally, freedom is argued to be relational, societal, and involves political participation and a deliberative political space. For Fanon, violence is argued to be justified and necessary against the violence perpetrated by colonialist powers and oppressors. Accordingly, freedom is conceptualized as the colonized people reclaiming their agency, dignity, and autonomy. Given their differing perspectives on these themes, they articulate revolution in different ways, but arguably towards similar pursuits and goals. This comparative analysis leads to the creation of a new theory on revolution that brings together the most compelling arguments by each thinker to form a more holistic and nuanced way to think about modern revolution and politics today. Rather than choosing one perspective over the other, the goal of this thesis is to provide better understanding of violence and freedom as they relate to revolutionary action. As long as freedom, liberation, and justice remain as the goals of revolutionary action and clear tactics and plans are outlined and justifiable, then that struggle is worthwhile
Making Peace Among the People: The Development of Brigham Young\u27s Political Thought and Activity, 1838-1846
Get PDFBrigham Young assumed the role as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1838, as the Church began to face extreme persecutions by the state of Missouri. Although he was a mostly apolitical individual preceding his new role, over the next eight years Young would hold political office and help the Church navigate challenging relationships with local, state, and federal governments. By the time he led the Latter-day Saints to the Great Basin and became president of the Church in 1847, Young had gained significant experience over several years of tense political conflict.
This thesis is a historical study of Brigham Young’s development as a political leader and thinker from 1838-1846. Over these years he led the Saints out of Missouri as they sought refuge in Illinois, grew increasingly frustrated by the federal government’s unwillingness to provide redress for the Saints, advocated for the city’s poorest residents as a member of the Nauvoo City Council, served as a political missionary for Joseph Smith’s 1844 presidential campaign, and participated as an active member of the Council of Fifty. I argue that the traumatic experiences of state-sanctioned violence against the Latter-day Saints in Missouri and Illinois radicalized Young from mainstream American republicanism and nationalism and made him a staunch advocate for what the Latter-day Saints called “theodemocracy.
Disentangling Factors Contributing to Population Performance of Zion Bighorn Sheep
Get PDFBighorn sheep populations across the western United States face increasing challenges from habitat loss, disease, and predation. In Zion National Park and surrounding areas, survey-based estimates indicate that the desert bighorn sheep population declined from over 800 individuals in 2018 to fewer than 500 in 2021. Understanding what drives these population changes is critical for effective wildlife management and conservation. This research examined key factors influencing population growth and individual survival to inform strategies for recovery in this bighorn population.
First, we analyzed which vital rates contributed most to population trends by estimating survival and reproduction rates from ground and aerial surveys, as well as GPS collar data from individual sheep. We found that adult survival was the most important factor affecting population growth, explaining nearly 90% of the variation in population growth rate. Further investigation revealed that mountain lion predation was a leading cause of adult mortality, so we assessed the impact of varying levels of predation on the population trajectory. While predation was a significant source of mortality, our results suggested that addressing it alone would likely not be enough to stop the population decline.
Since predation was a leading cause of mortality, we also examined whether individual movement patterns influenced survival. Using locations from GPS collared individuals, we quantified seasonal home ranges and linked individual space use to survival. Surprisingly, we found that individuals with larger seasonal home ranges had lower mortality rates from predation. This suggests that sheep that move across larger areas may be better able to find necessary resources and avoid predators than those that stay in one place.
These findings provide insight into bighorn sheep population dynamics for wildlife managers working to conserve desert bighorn sheep in Zion. Trying to mitigate other sources of mortality, such as disease or human disturbance, may increase effectiveness of recovery actions than focusing solely on predator control. By improving our understanding of the factors influencing bighorn sheep survival, this research helps guide management actions that balance predator-prey dynamics and ensure the long-term persistence of this herd
Streamlining Field Note Analysis: Leveraging GPT for Further Insights
Get PDFAs an integral part of qualitative research inquiry, field notes provide important data from researchers embedded in research sites. However, field notes can vary significantly, influenced by the researchers\u27 immersion in the field, prior knowledge, beliefs, interests, and perspectives. As consequence, their interpretation presents significant challenges. This study offers a preliminary investigation into the potential of using large language models to assist researchers with the analysis and interpretation of field notes data. Our methodology consisted of two phases. First, a researcher deductively coded field notes of six classroom implementations of a novel elementary-level mathematics curriculum. In the second phase, we prompted ChatGPT-4 to code the same field notes, using the codebook, definitions, examples, and deductive coding approach employed by the researcher. We also prompted Chatgpt to provide justifications of its coding decisions We then, calculated agreements and disagreements between ChatGPT and the researcher, organized the data in a contingency table, computed Cohen\u27s Kappa, structured the data into a confusion matrix; and using the researcher’s coding as the “gold standard”, we calculated performance measures, specifically: Accuracy, Precision, Recall, and F1 Score. Our findings revealed that while the researcher and ChatGPT appeared to generally agree on the frequency in applying the different codes, overall agreement, as measured by Cohen’s Kappa was low. In contrast, using measures from information science at the code level revealed more nuanced results. Moreover, coupled with ChatGPT justifications of coding decisions, these findings provided insights than can help support the iterative improvement of codebooks