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Experiences of adult children with previously incarcerated parents: a qualitative study
Get PDFThere are at least 1.5 million adult children of incarcerated parents in the United States based on research conducted in 2000. While research has been conducted on this population while they were under the age of 18, little research has focused on their reflection of their childhood experiences nor on their transition into adulthood. Existing literature provides insight on their experiences as it pertained to peer and caregiver feedback, child and development into adulthood, parent-child relationships, and intervention recommendations. An exploratory qualitative study is conducted with adult children of incarcerated parents (n=5) in order to gain insight into their experiences and their interpretation of them from an older perspective. The findings focused on the themes of relationships, environment, and development as supported by Ecological Systems Theory. Discussed are the limitations, implications for practice, and suggestions for further studies
Is it too late for the Federal Government to reverse course on how we legally recognize gender?
Get PDFThis paper focuses on the definitions and interpretations that govern the protections of transgender American citizens as defined by the Civil Rights Act as well as how the Trump Administration’s agenda might impact the transgender community. Included in this paper is a study of historical events and case law that illustrate the protections heterosexual American citizens have compared to that of transgender Americans
Modeling zero-inflated and overdispersed count data: application to in-hospital mortality data
Get PDFHyperchloremia (high serum chloride level) is frequently observed in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Clinical evidence shows that hyperchloremia is associated with increased in-hospital mortality. Length of hospital stay (LOS) is often used as an indicator of hospital efficiency, a proxy of resource consumption and is especially important in organizing hospital services. Such data often have a highly right-skewed distribution for non-zero values and possible excess zero counts. Our study aims to examine the association of serum chloride levels at different time points with hospital mortality and to model the length of hospital and ICU stays in conjunction with zero-inflated and overdispersed count data. This research will consider the use of several univariate and multivariate models to evaluate the effects of serum chloride as it pertains to patient mortality. This research resulted from application to more than 1700 critically ill patients from a local hospital
Middle school teachers\u27 judgment of attributes and processes used in professional development
Get PDFMost people would agree that education is imperative to the development of young people. However, the education that students need, and are receiving, is in a constant state of shift due to an ever-changing society. Some of the developmental needs of today’s students are not the same as those in the past. As a result of these changes, as well as concerns regarding the education some students are receiving, the requirements and expectations for the education students receive are changing. Research has indicated that the role the teacher plays in the development of young is important. Teachers need to stay well informed of the developmental needs of current students along with new expectations and requirements. Professional development will be important to a teacher’s ability to keep up with students’ current needs as well as changes in requirements and expectations. Research indicated that effective professional development can lead to changes in instruction. Guskey (2000) suggested that research shows very few, if any, significant advances in education take place without professional development. However, there are concerns regarding the professional development teachers are receiving. Reeves (2006) mentioned a gap exists between certain examples of professional development and the impact these activities have on classroom practices. This mixed methods grounded research study was a three-phase investigation that included a meta-analysis, teacher focus group data analysis, and survey. Ten attributes emerged from the meta-analysis and focus group data analysis. These attributes included context of learning, collaboration of teachers, adult learning, active learning, time for professional development, school focus, time to implement, teachers observing other teachers, school based professional development, and professional development for planning. Middle school teachers agreed with the meta-analysis and focus group findings when given an opportunity to agree or disagree when responding to a survey. This study was completed on the premise that if school leaders consider what teachers believe to be important when planning and implementing professional development, teachers will be more likely to implement newly learned activities into their classroom practice
Does goal setting training and self-management training increase self-efficacy in negotiation even in the presence of a negotiation stereotype threat
Get PDFWith women gaining more knowledge and asking for more money, the disparity in the salary gap is starting to close. However, women are still getting paid less. It has been found that women generally do not negotiate as high of salaries as men (Mazei, Huffmeier, Freund, Stuhlmacher, Bilke, & Hertel, 2015). In fact, when women were reminded of the stereotype threat surrounding women and negotiation, they often had lower negotiated salaries and salary goals (Tellhed & Bjrklund, 2011; Kray, Thompson, & Galinsky, 2001). However, Gist, Stevens, and Bavetta (1991) found that salary negotiation performance was strongly, positively related to self-efficacy. The present study will examine whether goal setting training and self-management training will increase negotiation self-efficacy. We also want to examine the effect that well known negotiation stereotypes have on self-efficacy and salary goals
Analyzing Psychology Students\u27 Understanding of Their Worth in The Modern Workplace
Get PDFAn average degree in psychology incorporates understanding of social constructs, behaviorism, individual motivations, empirical research designs, levels of statistical analysis, and a deeper understanding of problem-solving. Yet, even with the various skills psychology students gain in their training, they are chronically unemployed in the workforce. One possible reason psychology graduates are continually underemployed is that they do not understand how their learned skill sets translate into the workplace. The proposed study aims to address this gap by developing a survey to assess psychology students’ understanding of the knowledge and critical skill sets they gain in their degree program and their understanding of the practical, transferable implementations of these sought-after workplace skills. The outcomes of the proposed study will deepen the understanding of what undergraduate psychology students know and understand about the application of what they have learned through their education. This knowledge can then be used to design interventions or trainings that will assist students in articulating what they have learned in their training to the job market and future careers
Suffering from Whiplash? The Effects of Pencil Whipping on Data Variability in the Safety Industry
Get PDFBig data is being used by organizations to identify trends and predict future safety incidents. However, analytics using big data relies heavily on data quality, which can be compromised by a lack of data variability. In the safety industry, the data reports most frequently analyzed include checklists that are filled out by managers and operators, and research is being attempted to link the variables from these reports to safety outcomes. A major obstacle is the reduced variability in these reports due to a phenomenon known as “pencil whipping.” Pencil whipping occurs when an employee completes a safety checklist during behavior-based safety observation without actually carrying out the work required (e.g., checking “safe” all the way down the checklist; Ludwig 2014). In order to run analyses that will create targeted interventions, organizations need to reduce pencil-whipping in their reports. This study will attempt to identify data markers of pencil whipping and will investigate the effects of pencil whipping on data variability and analysis
Feeling remote: factors influencing isolation in remote workers
Get PDFThis study contributes to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the benefits and drawbacks of remote work programs. The purpose of this research is to understand how communication and interdependence of work tasks influence the level of isolation perceived by remote workers. Remote workers are especially vulnerable to feelings of isolation in the workplace (Cooper & Kurkland, 2002; Elst et al., 2017; Dekker & Rutte, 2007; Golden, Viega & Dino, 2008), which can lead to decreased job performance (Golden et al., 2008), impede professional development (Cooper & Kirkland, 2002), and lead to negative work-related well-being (Elst et al., 2017). The results of this work will provide valuable insight when considering, designing, or implementing a remote work program
On colorfastness and soil remediation
Get PDFThis site, this neighborhood, this fragmented census tract: like a stained-glass window shattered and then fused together again, light diffuses differently depending on where you stand. East Lake bears the marks of the toxic sublime, a palette complicated by interactions between cadmium punches of Southern racism and verdant bursts of community activism. This story is about colorfastness — the physical resistance of a color to the loss of its original quality. This story is about a place where nostalgia meets optimism, but this place that is not my home. This is an assay of simultaneous contrasts, a naming of things changing hues amid systematic shifts
A reevalution of Tennessee’s invasive plant species using SERNEC and Maximum Entropy species distribution models
Get PDFThe detection and monitoring of invasive plant species present tremendous challenges to land managers. To reduce the economic and environmental costs associated with developing management plans for invasive plants, organizations such as the National Invasive Plant Council work to rank invasive plant species with regard to their invasiveness. Here, the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council’s ranking system is evaluated by considering county documentation from four resources that are commonly used to understand species distribution, including SERNEC which has recently uploaded more than 800,000 herbarium specimen records. We use data from SERNEC and iNaturalist to model the current and potential distribution of 24 Tennessee Invasive Plant Council ranked species in Tennessee. In the end, a combination of these online sources as well as species distribution models are used to propose a layout for a new way of ranking invasive plant species in Tennessee