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Book Review: Interrogating Integration: Sport, Celebrity, and Scandal in the Making of New Germany
No full textThis review discusses Interrogating Integration: Sport, Celebrity, and Scandal in the Making of New Germany by Kate Zambon. Through discourse analysis of media narratives, Zambon demonstrates that athletes and celebrities of immigrant or minority backgrounds become symbolic figures whose successes and failures test the nation’s integration project, with case studies including the 2006 World Cup, the Sarrazin debate, and the Integration Bambi Awards. The book’s originality lies in moving beyond legal or policy frameworks to foreground mediated narratives, offering clear and coherent arguments supported by a logically organized structure. While the absence of comparative perspectives and audience reception studies leaves room for future inquiry, the book contributes significantly to German studies and sport scholarship by linking cultural politics to questions of identity and legitimacy. It also carries practical implications for sport business professionals concerned with sponsorship, diversity, and brand reputation
Ignite Collaboration for Interactive Meetings
No full textThis article explores how intentional design, inclusive facilitation, and purposeful tools can transform meetings into interactive environments that foster collaboration, creativity, and meaningful outcomes. Designed for educators, instructional leaders, and organizational facilitators, it provides practical strategies to elevate meetings through collaboration, interactivity, and purposeful design
Dismantling inequities in the faculty evaluation system
Full text linkQualifying for merit is a competitive and contentious process in higher education. Many merit structures are based upon traditional faculty evaluation systems which do not reflect the changing nature of higher education and thus, yield inequitable results. This article presents the case of a large department at a mid-size regional university that revised the system for merit and faculty evaluation to recognize undergraduate contributions and more equitably score the scholarship, service, and teaching of faculty members in the department. The case describes the relevant literature, the university and departmental context, the process for designing the new evaluation system, and lessons learned from the process. This case illustrates the challenges and possibilities associated with developing merit-based faculty evaluation systems that incentive faculty productivity and provide a meaningful and fair assessment of faculty performance
Older Adults’ Health, Ethnicity, and Daily Life
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This study examines the relationship between ethnicity and daily functional disabilities among older adults, focusing on Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). The analysis uses data from the 2020 National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) survey, which included a sample of individuals aged 57-85 (n=3,005). Respondents provided information on their demographic background (e.g., income, gender, race, age, health, retirement, and marital status) and socioeconomic characteristics through telephone interviews.
The study hypothesized that ethnic differences would be evident in perceived difficulties with ADLs and IADLs in later life. To assess these relationships, both MANOVA and regression analyses were conducted. The results showed that African American and Hispanic older adults reported greater difficulty with ADLs and IADLs compared to their Anglo counterparts, highlighting significant ethnic disparities in daily functional challenges. These findings are consistent with the convoy model, suggesting that ethnicity significantly influences health outcomes and functional abilities in later life. Future research should include a broader range of variables to deepen our understanding of the complex interplay between demographic factors and health outcomes, including daily functional disabilities, among older adults.
Keywords: ethnicity, older adults, daily functional disabilities, ADLs, IADL
Simultaneous Quantification of Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos, and Paraquat in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant by SPE-RP-HPLC-PDA-FD Method
No full textThree commonly used pesticides; carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, and paraquat were quantified by using solid-phase extraction (SPE) technique and high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode-array and fluorescence detectors (HPLC-PDA-FD) in wastewater treatment plant. After solid-phase extraction, separation and quantification were done using a C18 analytical column, an isocratic mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile/water (70%:30% v/v) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min, and column oven maintained at 35 °C. Analyte concentrations were detected simultaneously at 230 nm, 254 nm, and 270 nm. PDA detection at 230 nm gave LOD and LOQ values of 0.65 mg/L and 1.98 mg/L, 0.39 mg/L and 1.17 mg/L, for carbaryl and chlorpyrifos, respectively. Fluorescence emission peaks, λexc (270 nm) and λem (320 nm) were chosen for detection. FD gave LOD and LOQ values of 0.98 mg/L and 2.96 mg/L, 1.57 mg/L and 4.76 mg/L, for carbaryl and chlorpyrifos, respectively. Calibration curves based on integrated peak area counts gave satisfactory linearity (R2 ≥ 0.9995). Although exhibiting low detector sensitivity for paraquat at 230 nm, this method is deemed best suited for routine analysis in Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs). The developed and validated method using lower-cost dual detectors, PDA-FD, as a substitute for the higher-cost mass spectrometry is suitable for routine quantitative and qualitative analysis of carbaryl, paraquat, and chlorpyrifos in wastewater and environmental samples
Speech and Language Assessment Practices for Bilingual Children in the School Setting: Where do we go from here?
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The field of speech-language pathology has demonstrated growth in bilingual assessment and evaluations. However, many questions remain regarding formal and informal assessment practices, intervention recommendations, and cultural competency or responsiveness. Sixty-one SLPs in Virginia completed a survey on demographics, bilingual assessment practices, cultural competence, and language development of ELL students. Seven SLPs who work with bilingual and/or ELL students were also interviewed to ascertain bilingual assessment practices, cultural competence, and language development knowledge. Areas of concern included assessment of bilingual students, lack of developmental norms and standardized assessment tools in languages other than English, and lack of knowledge of the nature of second language acquisition, and difficulty distinguishing a language difference from a language disorder. Assessment practices with interpreters in person post pandemic, defining roles and responsibilities of interpreters prior to the assessment and limited collaboration or use of the briefing, interaction, and debriefing (BID) were discussed. Additionally, three themes regarding the assessment practices emerged related to language difference versus disorder and changes to assessment in relation to the COVID pandemic. Informal assessment procedures measures were commonly reported as evaluations utilized for students who are bilingual and ELL along with teacher/parent input, interpreters, parent liaisons, and bilingual SLPs. Strengths and areas of improvement in cultural competency are discussed.
Keywords: Bilingual Assessment; Informal Assessment; Bilingualism; Cultural Competence; Cultural Humilit
The Impact of UT System Branding on Stephen F. Austin State University
Full text linkThe research will assist SFA in assessing the impact of joining the UT System and provide insight into how SFA can better align with the UT x SFA brand among the community and students
Does demographics and affiliation impact experience and attendance of SFA athletic events?
Full text linkResearch Objectives l. Evaluate demographic variables 2. Examine role of social dynamics 3. Identify barriers that could affect experience at SFA athletic events 4.Determine factors that increase attendance and experience 5. Assess the effectiveness of SFA athletics communicatio
Disproportionality of African Americans in Texas Special Education
Full text linkResearch has indicated that historically, African Americans received disproportionate special education services (Fish, 2019; Sabnis et al., 2020; Sullivan & Osher, 2019; Watkins & Kurtz, 2001). This is specifically problematic in states and cities with smaller proportions of African Americans, such as Texas. Data indicate that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) remains non-compliant with the implementation of its Corrective Action Plan (CAP), which was issued federally by the Office of Special Education Programs due to restricting the percentage of students qualifying for special education (Morgan et al., 2023). The purpose of this study was to categorize, quantify, and examine the African American student disproportionality in Texas special education programs utilizing a within-group analytic strategy drawing upon DisCrit and the QuantCrit tenet: number and groups are not natural or neutral. This exploratory, descriptive quantitative analysis investigated statewide special education data from when the special education restricting percentage was removed from 2017-2018 to current special education data from the 2022-2023 school year
SFA Art Day: Button Design and Lesson Execution
Full text linkFor my research project, I designed a logo for the Art Education program. Then, on the November 8th Art Day I assisted Professor Denise Davis in presenting a multi-media lesson. This lesson included forms of book-making and button creation. The high school participants were given two options, cutting out one of the premade circle logos I designed or creating a unique design for their buttons. This project required me to learn new computer programs and interact with a student population that was unfamiliar to me