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The Kids Know What’s Up: Analyzing Student Poetry for Evidence of Institutionalized Oppression
Get PDFThis article explores institutionalized oppression faced by students today. It incorporates student-created poetry as evidence of marginalization, sexism, racism, and discrimination based on legal status. The kids know what’s up. They are acutely aware of the effects of these systems on their own lives. It is the responsibility of the educator to acknowledge this truth and act on it
Equal for Whom?: An Analysis of Multicultural Policies in Norway and the US Through the Lens of Immigrant Unemployment
Get PDFNorway and the United States boast diverse and equal societies. Both have attempted to implement multicultural policies to facilitate immigrants\u27 integration into the host society. Engaging with the theories of racism, xenophobia, and multiculturalism, this paper analyzes the immigrant unemployment outcomes from Norway and the United States from 2015-2020 to identify patterns and anticipate causal relationships from these patterns. Standardized data from both countries show that immigrants from Global South countries have far worse employment outcomes than immigrants from Global North countries. The xenophobic and racist histories of both countries could explain this. This paper analyzes the multicultural policies of both countries against the backdrop of the unemployment rates for immigrants to demonstrate that the multiculturalist policies are having an unequal effect on specific groups of immigrants. This paper concludes by offering recommendations for further and more robust multicultural policies
Evaluating the Usefulness of Geochronometers in the Packsaddle Domain for Refining the Timing of Metamorphism Via High-Resolution Petrography, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Llano Uplift, Texas
Get PDFThe Llano uplift, central Texas, exhumes Mesoproterozoic rocks with a complex history of metamorphism, deformation, and magmatism. There are three recognized metamorphic events related to the Grenville orogeny (~1.3-0.9 Ga). The timing of these metamorphic events is not well resolved due to past methods, technology, and lack of published geologic context for many of the current dates. These current time constraints on metamorphic timing could be further refined through modern geochronologic and petrochronologic methods.
A majority of U-Pb zircon dates from the Valley Spring (~1366-1232 Ma), Coal Creek (~1326-1275 Ma), and Packsaddle (~1257-1215 Ma) domains are interpreted as crystallization ages for igneous protoliths, or for syntectonic (~1119-1116 Ma) and post-tectonic (~1098-1071 Ma) plutons (i.e., Town Mountain Granite), and most of these are upper intercept dates for multigrain zircon fractions. Very few dates have been interpreted to represent the timing of metamorphism and these dates do not fully distinguish between M1 (~1147-1128 Ma) and M2 (~1134-1102 Ma) events. Additionally, the metamorphic dates that have been interpreted are only found in abstracts and lack geologic context.
The Packsaddle domain only has two imprecise geochronologic constraints on metamorphism. For this study, ten samples were collected from the Packsaddle domain at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Polished thin sections were prepared for petrographic analysis and high-resolution scanning in PPL and XPL. The petrographic analysis will consist of identifying geochronometers (e.g., zircon or monazite) and describing their relation to metamorphic and deformation textures (e.g., foliations, leucosomes, porphyroblasts). Identification of geochronometers and their geologic context allow for determination of the best dating techniques and interpretation of the subsequent dates in context of the rock’s history. This work is done as the basis for future research and analysis of the existing time constraints via newer in situ geochronologic and petrochronologic methods
Adjustments to Social Work Practice during the COVID-19 Pandemic in North Carolina: Effects on Burnout and Commitment
Get PDFSince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for social workers in the U.S. and abroad has increased. There is demand for more social workers in North Carolina due to ongoing and increasing mental health, substance use disorder, and child welfare needs. COVID-19 has taken a toll on the personal and professional lives of social workers, and research is needed to understand the pandemic’s effects on burnout and commitment among social workers. The present study sought to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the personal and professional lives of social workers practicing in North Carolina and to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted social worker burnout and organizational and occupational commitment. An online survey was distributed to social workers practicing in North Carolina between February and June of 2022. Social work students recruited 120 eligible participants. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlations, and multiple regressions. Adjustments to COVID-19 were predictive of work-related burnout and affective commitment when controlling for other factors. Years of practice experience, racial identity, caregiver status, satisfaction with organizational environment, educational attainment, and urbanicity of practice location were also salient predictors across the regression models. North Carolina social workers experienced major adjustments to their personal and professional lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to negative consequences including increased work-related burnout and less organizational commitment. Additional research – particularly qualitative investigations – is needed to better understand the lived experiences of social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Interest in Masters Programs at Stephen F. Austin State University
Get PDFWe noticed SFASU has a substantially lower Masters program enrollment rate when compared to other Universities of similar size. To improve the post-graduate enrollment rates at SFA, primary research must be completed to understand why students choose to enroll or not to enroll in master\u27s programs at SFA
Unlocking Nature’s Code: Design Principles for Cooperativity in Multi-Electron Redox Processes
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Exploring Educators\u27 Experiences with School Ecosystems: A Qualitative Inquiry
Get PDFThis exploratory inquiry offers a glimpse into educators’ perceptions that connect their professional values and goals to their lived experiences in classrooms. Through the use of an open-ended survey, participants gave positive and negative experiences and ideal scenarios. Findings suggest that visibility and validity, professional advancement, and voice and agency were key gauges of alignment or dissimilitude for participants. Implications for administrators and leadership are discussed
Geologic Face Mapping Methodology Utilizing Global Positioning Systems and Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Get PDFGeologic field mapping has traditionally been a low-technology process, limited by time in the field and a delicate balance between data collection and coverage area. Advancements in Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and software packages offer new tools and techniques for collecting high volume, accurate geologic information. These tools can provide geologists with safe and efficient ways to collect and process greater volumes of field data.
Field data for this study was collected from three open pit mines using a Trimble Geo 7X GPS unit with Geo 7 Series Rangefinder module and a Phantom 4 Pro V2.0 UAS. The GPS was used to collect survey data from bedding contacts and other geologic features along the highwalls with centimeter-level accuracy. UAS flight data generated a detailed 3-dimensional (3D) model of the rock faces at each mine. A composite model was created using geologic survey data and 3D models that could then be used by mine personnel to identify potential hazards, calculate volumes, predict ore quality, and plan production. These results demonstrate efficient, effective, and safe methods of collecting, analyzing, and communicating geologic data using GPS and UAS technologies in geologic investigations