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School climate and academic growth: Investigating one state’s school performance report
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to examine relationships between six school climate proxies included in the 2015-2016 New Jersey School Performance Report (SPR) and median school growth percentiles in English language arts and math, and to assess the predictive value of these proxies on academic growth. I collected and analyzed data from the SPR for 1,618 elementary and middle schools. Results indicate the school climate proxies are weakly related with academic performance, and the prediction models explained little of the variance in school growth. I discuss the educational significance of these findings for policymakers and practitioners in all schools.Version of Record (VoR
Pioneer 2018
No full textThe annual student yearbook was first published in 1925 as "The Kokoon" when William Paterson University was Paterson State Normal School. The title changed over time but has been "The Pioneer" since 1941
Tracking Reserves Not Owned: Collecting Student Course Reserve Requests at Service Points Using a Web Form
Get PDFAssessing student needs in terms of course reserves can often be a challenge. Instead of reaching out to faculty to ask for reserves the Cheng Library flipped the model and instead began to track requests at our service points to collect requests for reserves not own directly from students using a simple app. From the data gathered over the course of the spring 2018 semester, the library was able to assess what areas of the reserves collection were lacking and in need of attention. Additionally, by reaching out to the faculty and departments for these requests we were able to increase our reserves collection with the donations. Out of the 108 requests collected from the app we obtained 20 print books from faculty. In turn, our print reserves processed in the department increased by 10%
Recognizing burden in unpaid caregivers of end stage renal disease patients
Get PDFThis poster was presented on April 10, 2018, as part of Explorations at William Paterson University.End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and its exacerbation can create burden not only for the patient but their caregiver. Many caregivers are unprepared to take on this new role and suffer the negative consequences of stress, anxiety, and depression impacting their own health. There is limited research on caregivers self-assessed level of health and the positive aspects of caregiving associated with their perceived degree of burden. Purpose: This study will assist healthcare providers to identify burden & empower caregivers to develop strategies that support interventions that may minimize the degree of burden. It may also support caregivers to identify the positive aspects in their caregiving role. Results: Caregivers with more positive aspects of caregiving was associated with lesser degrees of burden (p= <0.004). Caregivers with higher levels of self-assessed health experienced a lesser degree of burden (p= 0.000) Conclusion: DNP’s need to assess the caregiver, care recipient dyad for the presence of burden throughout any chronic disease trajectory for health promotion and illness prevention for populations at risk
Scheduling Using a Web-Based Shared Calendar: How Teamup Enhances Departmental Planning and Communication
No full textKeeping track of scheduling in a Lending Services department means taking into account varying shifts, changes such as modified library hours, staff vacation and sick days, tracking front desk coverage, meetings and more. Shifting from a paper-based monthly calendar to a free web-based platform called Teamup, simplified the scheduling process at William Paterson University. Advantages of this platform includes having a historical record, visually identifying gaps in coverage and above all, being able to easily communicate scheduling and statuses to the entire department
Toward meaningful e-resources usage metrics
No full textThis poster was presented at the VALE conference at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ
Without foundations, we can't build: Information literacy and the need for strong school library programs
No full textThis article can be accessed through http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/strong-school-library-programs/ and is only formatted for the Web. The webpage files have been archived for digital preservation to ensure long-term access. To view the webpage via the WARC file, it is necessary to use a WARC player, e.g. WebArchive Player (https://github.com/ikreymer/webarchiveplayer)
