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Family Evaluation of Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability
No full textDuring the past decade, numerous postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disability have emerged as have standards to improve the quality of those programs. We used the Think College Standards for Inclusive Higher Education to develop a family survey to evaluate and improve programs. Overall, family responses were positive for most of the standards and indicated that students gained self-advocacy, technology and employment skills. Families indicated that we can improve on two standards: coordination/collaboration with adult services, and career development. Perspectives from families of current and past students provide critical information that enhances the quality of postsecondary programs for students with ID
Jennifer L. Morgan, Reckoning with Slavery: Gender, Kinship, and Capitalism in the Early Black Atlantic
Get PDFToward a World History of the Holocaust: Digital Resources for History Educators and Researchers
Get PDFWhile almost 80 years have passed since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, teaching and researching the Holocaust remains relevant due to the rise of antisemitism and intolerance towards other religions on a global scale. Teaching and researching the Holocaust can serve as a powerful example to impart valuable lessons to younger generations and the general public about the consequences of hatred, bigotry, and discrimination. Additionally, beyond preserving the experiences of the victims, it can be a potent tool for cultivating a more tolerant and democratic society, thus enhancing individual and collective awareness on these matters. The aim of this article is to present digital resources about the Holocaust that history educators may use to develop learning scenarios tailored to their classroom needs, interests, and capacities. These resources are also highly useful to historians exploring related matters in their scholarship
Alan de Queiroz, The Monkey's Voyage: How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life
No full textExploring determinants of vaccine uptake in individuals aged 65+ using Multi-scale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR)
No full textTraditional regression methods often assume relationships between variables remain constant across geographic space, but this is not always the case. Understanding determinants of vaccine uptake using spatial data requires advanced methodologies to capture spatial variations in these relationships. Therefore, this study investigates using spatial regression approaches such as Multi-scale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR). We compare global linear regression models and MGWR for identifying determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in populations ages 65+ in 2021-2022. The linear regression shows that counties with more Democratic voters, primary care physicians, overcrowding, and households with more broadband access have more vaccine uptake, explaining 27-35% of the variation in the data. The residuals are spatially clustered meaning that the global linear regression is unable to predict vaccine uptake in certain locations, motivating the use of MGWR. While the linear regression assumes that these variables are significant across the US, the MGWR identified specific counties where these variables have impact and where they are not significant for vaccine uptake. The MGWR model explains 61% of the variation in the vaccine uptake, and the model is the best fit for counties in the West. This spatial regression approach supports geographically-targeted interventions aimed at increasing age 65+ vaccination