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Latin America fall 2019 academic catalog
No full textEl catálogo universitario ofrece una descripción completa de los varios programas y cursos que se ofrecen tanto en el campus como en línea. Estos catálogos contienen información sobre nuestra historia y misión, nuestros servicios y actividades de divulgación, nuestras instalaciones y las muchas oportunidades que brindamos a los estudiantes para cumplir con sus objetivos de vida y carrera
Gender Equity Prioritization by and Gender Attitudes of Professors in Teacher Preparation Programs
No full textIn response to the research findings that teacher gender biases negatively impact
students, this quantitative research study gathered data on how professors in teacher
preparation programs and professors in those programs in New England are prioritizing
gender equity among other social justice issues, and what those professors’ gender
attitudes are. One hundred eighty-one professors currently teaching in preparation
programs in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont responded to the electronically distributed survey. The results from the
surveyed participants indicate that institutional and personal priority of gender equity
among other social justice issues is low. However, these surveyed participants had
highly positive gender attitude scores. The lack of gender equity prioritization among
other social justice issues by surveyed participants suggests that these positive gender
attitude scores are not being passed on to teacher candidates, however more research is
needed on this point. Though the results failed to meet required assumptions for
statistical analyses, the data gathered in this nascent study provide a plethora of
opportunities for future research.
Keywords: Gender equity, gender attitudes, prioritization, social justice issues, professors,
teacher preparation programs, heteronormativityDoctor of Education (Ed.D.)School of Educatio
Understanding Later-Day Saint missionary re-acculturation
No full textWhen a sojourner travels to a new place they often acculturate to their new surroundings and the host culture in which they are living. There is also a readjustment when that same sojourner returns home, changed by their recent experiences and acculturation as they seek a return to the familiar and their home culture. The term used to describe this adaptation to a new culture is acculturation. Acculturation often entails a loss of the familiar as well as a loss of personal history and a sense of belonging. Re-acculturation can be defined as the readjustment or transition to one’s home culture after living abroad. Acculturation and re-acculturation reflect many of the same elements of adjustment and re-adjustment. Volunteer religious missionaries become sojourners as they experience living in new and diverse circumstances away from their home culture and again as they return home and experience re-adjustment. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their re-acculturation after completing a voluntary religious mission. The individual missionaries’ lived experience of transition and re-acculturation were at the center of this research. The researcher used interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) as the qualitative approach for this study. Interpretive phenomenological analysis provided the framework through which the researcher obtained a detailed examination of the personal lived experiences of 10 returned Latter-day Saint missionaries. An analysis of findings indicated a lack of connection and need for connection, a progression of learning, growth and shift in identity, as well as an iterative process of perspective taking, meaning making, application and integration. In addition, a model that reflects the collective illustration of these finding was created and included to further illustrate the discussion. (Author abstract)Sheffield, K.B. (2019). Understanding Latter-Day Saint missionary re-acculturation. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduDoctor of Education (Ed.D.)Educational LeadershipSchool of Educatio
The perceptions of academic administrators in higher education about conflict handling styles
Get PDFConflict, and the methods by which conflict is handled in organizations, may lead to obstacles when solving problems or may contribute to constructive feedback and progress. In a higher education organization, interpersonal conflicts exist among faculty members, staff, and administrators. These conflicts may occur due to a variety of reason, including differences in work ideology, decisions, tasks, and resource allocation. Often, department administrators are charged with handling their own conflicts as well as handling and managing interpersonal conflicts between others. Therefore, it is vital for department leaders to understand conflict management and the different conflict handling styles. This study uses qualitative methodologies to examine how administrators in higher education perceive conflict handling within their organization. The results include seven primary themes about how administrators describe and develop conflict handling styles. Three major conclusions are presented in this research. First, higher education administrators would benefit from more formal training about how to handle conflicts. A second conclusion that was reached from the data in this study is that a chosen conflict style is dependent on the perceived situation. A third conclusion that was identified from this research is that emotional conflicts can result in unresolved conflicts that can negatively impact the culture of a department for a long period of time. (Author abstract)Khan, P.B. (2019). The perceptions of academic administrators in higher education about conflict handling styles. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduDoctor of Education (Ed.D.)Educational LeadershipSchool of Educatio
Oil Burst
No full textOil Burst is a photo painting from Maggie Cardelus's most recent body of work called Split Sun, which revisits American landscape photography using crude oil as a painting medium in order to create evocative works that suggest a new more problematic American Identity brought by the burning and spilling of fossil fuels
The implications of the opioid epidemic on select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast: A multiple case study investigation
Get PDFIn response to the growing opioid epidemic, this multiple case study investigation explored multiple schools in opioid crisis regions of the Northeast. Select elementary schools in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire partook in the study. There was a total of 76 participants ranging from district administrators, teachers, counselors, mental health providers, and consultants. Children exposed to parental drug-addictive behaviors or born addicted to opioids may have cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral needs all teachers will be responsible for accommodating. Additionally, students in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms are experiencing adverse childhood experiences in their environments and community because of opioid exposure. Consequently, the adverse experiences are impacting the schools. In addition to the schools added responsibility to meet students’ basic unmet needs, student attendance is poor, student and parents’ inappropriate behaviors are increasing, and academic achievement is impacted. Teachers are experiencing vicarious trauma and stress.
Evidence collected from this study suggests that there is a lack of organizational systems, preparation, consistency, and proactive plans to support the schools, administrators, teachers, and students impacted by the epidemic in the select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast. (Author abstract)Welby, K. (2019). The implications of the opioid epidemic on select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast: A multiple case study investigation. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduDoctor of Education (Ed.D.)Educational LeadershipSchool of Educatio
Academic catalog fall 2019 campus degree programs
No full textThe SNHU University College and College of Engineering, Technology, and Aeronautics catalog includes the academic calendar, admission and financial aid information, an overview of tuition and expenses, different types of academic support services, academic program descriptions, standards and regulations, and information about non-academic on-campus features such as athletics and residence life
Nativism and discriminatory laws: The Chinese Exlusion Acts' effects on immigration laws and immigrants during the nineteenth and twentieth century
No full textDuring the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Immigration laws would be drastically changed due in part to nativism and other factors. It would be the first time in history that the federal government would get involved in any type of immigration action and it would all start with the Chinese Exclusion act of 1882. This act would set up a chain of events that would shape laws on immigration that would get progressively worse for all immigrants that were deemed "un-desirable." (Author abstract)Ippolito, S. (2019). Nativism and discriminatory laws: The Chinese Exlusion Acts' effects on immigration laws and immigrants during the 19th and 20th century. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.edu/Master ArtsHistoryCollege of Online and Continuing Educatio
China elephants and orphans: Operation Babylift and the white savior complex
Get PDFAs the Vietnam War drew to a close during the spring of 1975, the United States determined it had a responsibility to save South Vietnam’s at-risk children from the communists. Americans largely pushed for this humanitarian act as a chance to do one thing right in Vietnam. Collaborating with Western-run orphanages in Vietnam, the U.S. initiated Operation Babylift evacuated thousands of children. This was not without consequences, some of which are still felt today. The evacuation was an emotional event that captivated the United States at the end of a long war. It is also an historic example of white savior complex at work.
As a subconscious aspect of Western culture, the white savior complex enables white people to take the actions they deem best in helping non-white people. They then benefit from the experiences, while potentially doing nothing about the systemic causes of the problems they temporarily address. The white savior complex played a key role in the conception of Operation Babylift and creating the need for it through years of American intervention in Vietnam. Applying Teju Cole’s “White Savior Industrial Complex” framework with Jordan Flaherty and Caitlin Breedlove’s savior mentality concepts to the Western individuals and entities involved in Operation Babylift will illustrate their motivations and the outcomes, both negative and positive. This analysis will demonstrate why and how Operation Babylift came to fruition, played out, and concluded for the benefit of white Westerners. It will also highlight long-term, systematic repercussions faced by non-white people when the white savior complex is not acknowledged. The evidence will illustrate for white Westerners the importance of making informed decisions in helping non-white people by decentering themselves from their privilege and acknowledging their cultural understandings and motivations. (Author abstract)Thompson, J.P. (2019). China elephants and orphans: Operation Babylift and the white savior complex. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster ArtsHistoryCollege of Online and Continuing Educatio
Famine and diaspora in the Emerald Isle: An Gorta Móhr: The Irish Potato Famine and its impact on Irish immigration
Get PDFThroughout the history of Ireland, England, and the United States there have been many differing opinions about the causes, and yet more importantly, the effects of the An Gorta Móhr, also known as the Great Hunger or the Great Famine. The Irish potato famine played a significant role in the migration patterns from Ireland to the United States, however, much of the research has solely focused on the men in these migration patterns. The women involved in these migration patterns, long neglected and overlooked by historians, were equally important to the history of the famine and subsequent migration patterns from Ireland to the United States. The men, women, and children impacted by the Irish potato famine experienced excruciating heartache and loss, as well as extreme conditions and deprivation. Yet, through it all, those who were able to migrate to the United States contributed to the growth of the Irish population and protected Irish culture. Even after their arrival, these men and women endured hardship and faced discrimination, yet they became a unique part of the United States by contributing to the overall growth, development, and culture of the Irish in America.
This project will discuss the importance of studying the impacts of the Irish potato famine on the people of Ireland, particularly the women and children who were profoundly impacted yet often unstudied throughout history. The potato famine had profound effects on the lives of the Irish peoples which subsequently impacted life in Ireland, migration patterns, settlement patterns, and life in the new country to which people migrated. The use of primary sources such as artist renderings and journal entries provided a wealth of information that had previously been understudied, while the use of secondary sources provided details about background, historiographical trends and more. Both of which were instrumental in the completion of this project. (Author abstract)Workman, T.L. (2019). Famine and diaspora in the Emerald Isle:
An Gorta Móhr: The Irish Potato Famine and its impact on Irish migration. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster ArtsHistoryCollege of Online and Continuing Educatio