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Advancing Participant-Oriented Research Models in Research Intensive Universities: A Case Study of Community Collaboration for Students with Autism
Get PDFThe purpose of this reflective essay is to advance the importance and value of participant-oriented research (POR) at research universities by providing lessons learned and best practices based on a case study of community collaboration as it relates to a strengths-based educational model for students with autism. This evidence-based program’s success centers on the inclusion of students, parents and community partners in the design, delivery and evaluation of the program. This program exemplifies how POR can effectively address complex social issues by emphasizing interactions with community partners and underserved populations who provide critical input on interventions, programs and services that are designed with and for them. We propose that it is time to engage with this viable research methodology that transcends service and offers a pragmatic and progressive approach to creating both trust and relevance with university and community partnerships. Bench science and experimental designs are complemented by the inclusion of POR to address complex social issues. 
High School-University Collaborations for Latinx Student Success: Navigating the Political Reality
Get PDFLatinx students are a growing population in postsecondary education but attain degrees at a pace behind their non-Latinx peers. This research examines a partnership between a research university (RU) and career and technical education (CTE) high school, Hillside Technical High School (HTHS). Through a two-year ethnographic case study, we found that different logistics and cultural values were primary contributors to the bifurcated pathway between high school and college. These pathways were most successfully connected through strategies such as flexibility, personal relationships, and incorporation of community resources as well as viewing the students as resources. Our study suggests a need to reframe partnerships in recognition of the assets that students bring to these efforts, while also creating opportunities for additional faculty support and community involvement
Georgia LEADS: Exploring a Statewide Leadership Engagement Effort
Get PDFIn this qualitative study, we focused on a two-way model of engagement, utilizing observational and individual interview data to examine community members\u27 perceptions of their participation in a statewide initiative to increase leadership capacity at the community level. We review barriers to engagement recognized in the literature. Our study builds upon evolving definitions and models of community engagement, and furthers our understanding of community members\u27 own perceptions of the definition and process involved in successfultwo-way community engagement. Our findings suggest three emergent themes for community participants: (1) trust, (2) relationships, and (3) priceless value of the engagement. Involving the community members in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the initiative was a unique approach to scaling up a statewide leadership development engagement effort, and the inclusive nature of this process enabled us to examineperceptions of engagement efforts in a single initiative across communities throughout the state of Georgia
The perfect withdrawal amount over the historical record
No full textWhat has been the perfect withdrawal amount (PWA) from retirement savings accounts in long- term historical data? The PWA is that which, if taken out in the first year of retirement and used again every year adjusted by inflation, leaves exactly the desired final balance on the account. We present the formula for obtaining this measure and evaluate the values it has taken in the past under varying combi- nations of the relevant parameters. We find that safety-minded investors should enter retirement with a higher stock allocation than what is currently used in most investment funds designed to provide income during retirement
Active vs. passive, the case of sector equity funds
No full textThis paper examines performance of 95 actively managed U.S. sector equity mutual funds from 29 fund families relative to their peer exchange-traded funds, SPDR sector ETFs, in the period of 2008 to 2017. Our results do not show considerable evidence that actively managed sector mutual funds outperform their passive counterparties. None of the mutual fund portfolios produces a signifi- cant positive alpha through factor models or delivers a significant positive alpha against their peer ETFs. When focusing on the nine oldest actively managed Fidelity sector mutual funds, outperform- ance in the period of 1999–2010, which is reported in literature, appears to fade away during the pe- riod of 2011-2017. Alpha analyses of a larger sample of 60 sector mutual funds show similar performance deterioration in the same 19-year period. The results indicate that U.S. sector equity market has become more efficient in the past decade
Selling St. EOM’s Pasaquan: Service-Learning’s Impact on Economic, Civic, and Cultural Life
Get PDFScholarship on service learning demonstrates a variety of benefits to students, faculty, and its university. One clear benefit beyond these is the ability of service learning to support and advance a university’s civic mission within its community and region. This article will offer an account of the use of service learning in a collaborative project that included the host university, its art department, a local chamber of commerce, and a state department of economic development. The project addressed the promotion of an emerging cultural venue in rural central Georgia, the economic revitalization of the region through travel and tourism, and the community relations required to acclimate a traditionally conservative community to supporting a visionary arts venue. An assessment of the effectiveness of the project, its overall impact, and improving the pedagogical model is also provided
Because We Love our Communities: Indigenous Women Talk about their Experiences as Community-Based Health Researchers
Get PDFAn increasing focus on Indigenous scholars in faculty hiring across academic institutions in North America has led to burgeoning scholarship and discourse about Indigenous research methodologies. Indigenous health research has set the pathway around Indigenous research ethics and community-based participatory research. Embedded in this scholarship is the discussion of relationships as central to the research, so who we are, personally and professionally, is integral to the research that is done. This article explores the experiences of university-based Indigenous women who perform community-based participatory health research and how personal and professional identities factor into this kind of work. Several key findings emerged, including identity, emotional investment and responsibility, workplace challenges related to gender and Indigeneity, and the needs of university-based Indigenous women researchers
Project SASI: A Community Engagement Project to Increase Precruitment and Retention of Professionals Working with Students with Sensory Impairments in Rural and Remote Schools
Get PDFProject SASI (Students with Autism and Sensory Impairments) tested whether community engagement strategies can be used to increase recruitment of professionals working with students with sensory impairments in rural and remote communities to address the personnel shortages in these areas. The Project was theoretically based on the intersection of high-impact strategies for recruitment of teachers in rural regions and a model of engaged scholarship for creating reciprocal learning relationships between faculty and communities. The project incorporated community engagement strategies prior to the beginning of coursework and during coursework, as well as a sustainability plan for after the conclusion of the funding period.
Results suggest overall satisfaction with the Project and that professionals prepared with these connections to the community intended to remain in the region for many years. Further research is necessary to understand how individual components of engagement contribute to continued recruitment and retention of professionals working with students with sensory impairments, as well as how long-standing relationships between communities and faculty members contribute to teacher recruitment and retention