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Hall Family Collection - Index to Appendix 1, Letters from the Attic and Appendix 2, Postcards
No full textThe Hall Family Collection can generally be described in two parts. The first part is Letters from the Attic, which are more than 5,000 documents that Andrena Hall Brunotte transcribed into 16 volumes. Brunotte’s transcription project established an “original order” to this part of the collection that the processing archivist does their best to adhere to. All of these materials were found in one large steamer trunk and organized by Brunotte in chronological order. Boxes 1 to 4 of the collection house the paper transcriptions (3,330 pages). Boxes 5 to 13 contain the documents, which are in chronological order. The transcriptions and original documents make up Series 1 of the collection.
Appendix A of the Hall Family Collection finding is an item-level index of every document transcribed in Letters from the Attic. It has annotations for where there are gaps in the transcription record (sometimes Mrs. Brunotte would only partially transcribe a document or transcribe a single document from several that were enclosed together). Appendix A shows which original documents from Letters from the Attic were not donated and are only available as transcriptions (i.e., the Crow Creek Letters, pages 66-145). The Appendix also cross-references documents that were transcribed as part of Letters from the Attic, but organized into the boxes in the second part of the collection. Oversize documents, which were removed and then separated, flattened and organized in the oversize boxes and bundles, are also cross-referenced.
Appendix B is an index of all the postcards found in the Hall Family Collection. It was compiled with the thought that researchers might be interested in the subject matter on the postcards as well as the correspondence between friends and family members
TikTok as Art: Visual Culture Art Education in an Afterschool Art Program
Get PDFThis research and the objective were to investigate the firsthand experience of
visual culture art education in an after-school art program. The after-school
program was focused mainly on an underserved population. We focused our
concentration on the social media app TikTok. The author investigated visual
culture theorists and discovered ideas from Terry Barrett and his use of
denotations and connotations and their relationship to art. The participants were
members of the Boys and Girls Club of Nacogdoches who analyzed TikTok
videos using annotations and denotations, then in return created their own
individual videos inspired by an original TikTok video. The participants discussed
and analyzed TikTok videos which led to deeper discussions into the customer
services industry, African American representation, and internet safety. Through
observations and discussions, along with individual and group interviews, the
research project led to the need for narrow guidelines on visual culture, social
justice, and safety on the internet
Religion and Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism for Racial Microaggressions: A Literature Review
Get PDFRacial discrimination is still very prevalent in the United States. People of color continue to face racism despite efforts to eradicate it. Sometimes it comes in a more subtle form known as a microaggression which can be an everyday occurrence for many people (Lewis & Neville, 2015). This is a unique stressor in that it targets an aspect of an individual that cannot be changed, and it requires the individual to decide to either confront their offender or handle it in a different manner. The goal of this paper is to perform a literature review to investigate if African Americans use religion and/or spirituality to cope with everyday microaggressions. For a study to be reviewed it had to include African Americans, discuss racial discrimination, and discuss religion and/or spirituality as a coping mechanism. The exclusionary factors were as follows: participants were under the age of 18 and the article did not include a study with participants. It is predicted that African Americans rely on their religion and/or spirituality to help cope with racial microaggressions.
Keywords: religion, spirituality, racial discrimination, copin
Effects of Prescribed Fire Regimes on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Browse, Forage, and Nutrient Availability in the Pineywoods Ecoregion of Texas
Get PDFFire is a management tool for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) habitat, influencing browse availability, herbaceous production, and nutrient content. In 2020 and 2021, this study utilized 46 plots across East Texas to assess these habitat components. A stem count index survey method was used to assess browse utilization prior to April in both years, and preferred browse species were clipped and analyzed for nutrient availability, and herbaceous production was also measured. Additionally, white-tailed deer population data, browse survey data, and recent fire history were obtained from five different wildlife management areas to examine their relationship. Deer had preferences to adjusted crude protein, magnesium, and potassium. Crude protein, net energy for maintenance, field dressed weight, fawn to doe ratios, deer density, and preferred herbaceous biomass were generally higher with a more frequent burn regime. For achieving desired white-tailed deer long-term management results, site-specific burning with the appropriate frequency is crucial
School Leadership Support: Understanding the Experiences of Elementary-Level Teachers During a Global Health Pandemic
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to better understand how the current COVID-19 global health pandemic has professionally and emotionally impacted elementary-level teachers. Teachers experienced diverse challenges during this unprecedented time with a rapid shift from in-person to online learning. Two overarching themes emerged based on participant experiences: abandoning best practices and increased stress and emotional pain. Implications for practice included the need for school leaders to evaluate the current level of support being provided to teachers and assess areas of need to support professional and emotional growth with the backdrop of the pandemic. We encourage future research with all educators to better understand how they are experiencing this health pandemic including the school leaders themselves
Development of a Rating Scale for the Measurement of Adult Social Skills
Get PDFSocial skills are a person’s ability to adapt to the environment appropriately utilizing verbal and nonverbal communication (Matson et al., 2007). In accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – fifth edition (DSM-5), individuals diagnosed with Autism demonstrate social skills deficits (APA, 2013). Such deficits may impact an individual negatively in developing and maintaining relationships, as well as occupational skills. However, assessments for adults are few and far between, as assessment has primarily focused on children. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to create and pilot a measure of adult social skills, with the intention of utilizing the measure for autistic adults in research and clinical practice. It was hypothesized that the ASSRS would obtain a reliability above or beyond .80 after review, conducted by an expert panel, for item relevancy and elimination of items loading less than .32. It was also hypothesized that the ASSRS would reveal 10 factors, which would be broken by the categories the ASSRS intended to measure. Lastly, it was hypothesized that the ASSRS would demonstrate strong convergent validity against the MSCS as the scales are both measuring similar constructs. The ASSRS preliminary norms was conducted on 103 Stephen F. Austin State University psychology undergraduates. Results revealed that the ASSRS had a strong internal reliability (α = .872). After elimination of poorly loaded items, the ASSRS had revealed a 12-factor structure. The ASSRS and MCSC had a small significant correlation (r = 0.338, p \u3c .001), demonstrating convergent validity, however, the ASSRS failed to demonstrate divergent validity when correlated with the AQ (r = 0.122, p = .218). It was hypothesized that the score was impacted by a low sample size as the goodness of fit models are sensitive to sample size. More research is needed to validate the ASSRS. Future research should aim to utilize the ASSRS on its intended population, with different cultures, and clinical populations
