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Revisiting Accreditation Standards and the Impact on Student Affairs
Get PDFThis manuscript focuses on the role of student affairs in a changing accreditation environment. We update and extend our argument (Gordon et al., 2019) to first, note changes in accreditation standards (especially those involving student affairs work), and second, describe how student affairs might engage in praxis to ensure coordination and alignment with the overall student success goals set forth by accreditors. After reviewing changes in the standards, we interviewed three student affairs assessment practitioners from different accreditation environments to contextualize changes in real experiences. Key findings include a shift in accreditation standards towards institutional responsibility for student outcomes, a greater emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a need for student affairs professionals to adapt to these changes. Practitioners and student affairs scholars are called to pay closer attention to the accreditation landscape and its impact on student affairs on our campuses. The ability of student affairs educators to be nimble with their work and how it applies to students’ needs is paramount in the coming accreditation cycles. Implications for student affairs and other professionals include responses to broader pressures on higher education such as enrollment, workforce, budget, and economic development
Does Where We Live Matter To Oral Health? : Tensions Between Rural Older Adults’ Concept of Community and Health Individualism
Get PDFOral health is essential to overall health; however, structural obstacles influence older rural residents\u27 oral health outcomes, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds in the South. Poor oral health is typically attributed to individual choices, shifting the focus from the inconspicuous community influences, making it more difficult for older rural people to obtain oral healthcare. This qualitative study explores how older adults in rural Georgia understand the community\u27s role in shaping their oral health. Twenty-two older adults were interviewed from five rural communities in southeast Georgia. Participants defined their community in geographic terms. Community barriers and self-reliance emerged as themes of how living in a rural community affects oral health. The concepts of community and one\u27s oral health were perceived as distinct. Participants did not see how where they lived could matter to their oral health, even when they identified critical community barriers to oral health. In collaboration with rural healthcare systems, social workers can support healthy self-reliance, moving beyond a health individualism lens, by helping bolster older adults\u27 social supports, an essential function of social relationships that positively influences a sense of community. Additionally, social workers can advocate for equitable policies to create opportunities for rural communities to support and maintain oral health
Past Suffering and Current Caring: A Comprehensive Picture of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Social Work Students
Get PDFThis article aims to provide a comprehensive picture of research on the prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among social work students. In doing so, we highlight where ACE research with social work students is most robust and point out gaps that need further inquiry. This article is organized into four parts, each summarizing pertinent ACE research for that section, limitations, and next steps for further inquiry. Part 1 offers an overview of the operational definitions of ACEs within the context of general population studies. Part 2 reviews foundational studies of childhood adversity with social work students that explored prevalence and influences on career choice. Part 3 provides a composite profile of current ACE prevalence studies with social work students and compares them to non-majors to describe differing trends and patterns. Part 4 presents empirical research on the impact of ACEs on social work students’ well-being and professional development. Implications for social work educators are included
Fall/Spring 2023 Editorial: Learning to Improve in Anti-Racism, Health Care, Practice, and Education
Get PDFIn the Summer/Fall 2023 issue of Advances in Social Work, we are pleased to present 14 original articles and recognize our 2023 reviewers. The articles, related to learning in improve anti-racism, health care, practice, and education, are written by 48 authors from 25 universities and organizations originating from across the U.S. and Finland. We offer five empirical studies and nine conceptual/advocacy pieces for readers to explore new learning in social work practice, policy, and education. We also recognize and thank our 2023 reviewers. The 122 reviewers, representing 87 universities and organizations from 31 states and 7 countries, completed 142 reviews of 74 submissions
The Big MAC: How Should Courts Approach MAC Clauses in Merger and Acquisition Agreements?
No full textHabitability in the Hoosier State: Protecting the Health and Safety of Indiana\u27s Extended-Stay Motel Guests
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Old-Age-Based and Disability-Focused: A Scoping Literature Review on the Intersection of Older Persons’ Rights and Disability Rights
No full textElder law and disability law have historically developed separately, with minimal interaction. However, there are many similarities and shared interests between both fields and both groups – older persons and persons with disabilities. This paper is the first attempt to comparatively analyze the legal academic publications that have addressed both disability and older persons’ rights in the last two decades. Using a systematic scoping review methodology, we quantitatively analyzed 180 articles published in the last two decades in legal journals and qualitatively analyzed seventeen of these articles that directly address the relationship between both fields. This systematic review yielded a comprehensive up-to-date quantitative and qualitative picture of the relationship between disability law and elder law. Our findings show that current comparative literature is one-directional, as it is ‘old-age-based’ and ‘disability-focused’. The analysis produced five elements characterizing the relationship between the two fields: similarities, differences, tension, separation efforts and bridging efforts. Discussing these findings, this paper suggests two different narratives to explain the revealed relationship. One emphasizes the subtle manifestations of ageism in disability studies and disability law and ableism in gerontology and elder law. The other highlights the different histories of both fields and the human rights movements they serve. More broadly, the paper demonstrates the benefits of a systematic scoping review as an empirical methodology for comparative research generally, and specifically, the opportunities that an open dialogue between elder law and disability law provides
University Engagement with the Community through Physical Activity Opportunities: Lessons Learned from a Community Charter Guaranteeing Access to the University Health & Recreation Complex
No full text“Engaging marginalized members of the Community” became the mantra of the senior administration at the University as part of the appeal to various levels of government for financial support for university expansion to build the Health and RecPlex, a fieldhouse with fitness facilities, a gymnasium, several multipurpose rooms, and some research space.
This research was an exploration of current university engagement with the community through sport and physical activity to understand how well a charter, to enshrine community access, addressed some of the issues related to marginalized groups living in the inner-city. Clarke’s Situational Analysis (2017) was used to deconstruct the interview transcripts, code, and develop themes, to put forth thick and rich descriptions of the outcomes from the implementation of the charter. Universities recognize they have a civic responsibility to engage and enrich the community in which they reside. This community engagement project was intended to address significant recreational needs within the community while also furthering academic initiatives. Some suggestions for potential improvement are highlighted