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Self-Efficacy in Early Childhood Educators: The Impact of Online Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, several early childhood education programs in the United States and around the world were forced to shift to online instruction. While virtual learning was found to be challenging for all age groups, this mode has been especially challenging for early childhood educators. The present study explored the challenges that teachers faced when adjusting their early childhood education practices to an online format during the COVID-19 health crisis and also explored those activities that teachers found most effective. Furthermore, this study explored the role of online teaching in teachers’ senses of self-efficacy and assessed whether support from families and program administration played a role in teacher self-efficacy. Lessons for the role of online education in early childhood, with implications for practice, are discussed. As online instruction becomes more prominent in all areas of education, the lessons learned during the pandemic should prove informative long after the crisis is overcome
Searching for Black Freedom in the South
Get PDFThe freedom struggle for Black Americans has cycled through American history. This reflection aims to recount lessons from the civil rights movement through a Black feminist lens from three scholars that grew up in South Carolina, home to years of racial tension and divide. To connect the Civil Rights Movement to the current Black Lives Matter movement, it is imperative to address the unsung heroes who made strides to dismantle the anti-Black narratives, laws, and policies that reinforce notions of racial inferiority. As such, Black women have been in the pits of the anti-Black struggle during both the civil rights movement and the Black Lives Matter movement. Black women have the unique lived experience of being Black and women, when race and gender are often focused on separately. These intersections are extremely important in considering the behind-the-scenes roles of women during the civil rights movement compared to women\u27s roles at the forefront of the current Black Lives Matter movement. This work applies Black feminist thought toward a historical discussion on movements of social change for Black people. Additional reflections on the current role of Black women and adult education on voter rights toward the 2020 election and reflections on the recent Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the first Black and South Asian woman to hold that title are included.
Benefits of Prenatal Enrollment in Early Head Start on Successful Smoking Cessation
Get PDFDespite known negative health effects, many women continue smoke during pregnancy, and many do not access available cessations supports. In a population of low-income mothers with children enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) we explored which demographic, smoking behavior, and treatment access characteristics were associated with being referred for smoking cessation services. Findings highlighted equity among referrals, consistent with EHS’s anti-racist foundation. We found mothers only reporting smoking history were missed compared to mothers who reported current smoking behaviors, which presents an important opportunity for prevention work, given relapse rates. Finally, we found when EHS knows about a pregnancy, either from early referral to EHS or from other children receiving services, the referral mechanism is most successful. Implications for EHS include an emphasis on recruiting earlier in gestation
Antiracist Andragogy in School Counselor Education and Training
No full textBlack students continue to experience trauma in response to racial, social, political, and cultural discrimination. Therefore, there is a need for antiracist work to push beyond awareness and to seek action for systemic change on their behalf. School counselors are uniquely positioned to encourage spaces of equity and justice however, counseling students have reported feeling unprepared to work with unfamiliar groups of people (Littleford et al., 2010). School counselor training programs are expected to prepare counselors to address racism through comprehensive counseling programs that emphasize advocacy and social justice. Drawing from Critical Race Theory, this article examines the context of the impact of discrimination and racial injustices against Black students. This article further outlines culturally responsive andragogy designed to prepare future practitioners to engage in anti-racist work on behalf of Black students
Book Review: Gifts from the Dark: Learning from the Incarceration Experience : Schwartz, Joni and John R. Chaney. (2021). Gifts from the Dark: Learning from the Incarceration Experience. Lexington Books.
No full textGifts from the Dark explores imprisonment as a site and process of pedagogy. Learning, as Schwartz and Chaney argue, is “disorienting”; it draws on the resources of mind, body, and spirit; it is both solitary and relational; and, finally, it has the power to make change in the world
Meditation, Personality, and Workplace Stress
Get PDFThe prevalence of stress occurs across various levels of the workplace can affect employees at any level of an organization. This study explored the role of meditation frequency on stress reduction in the workplace. Previous research emphasizes the role of personality traits in perceiving stressful situations (Childs et al., 2014), and this study investigated if conscientiousness and neuroticism personality traits helped to limit or enhance stress reduction. A sample of 40 participants was given the choice of both how frequently they choose to meditate and what style of meditation they chose to practice over two weeks. Results showed that meditation frequency had a significant impact on stress reduction. Additionally, the role of personality traits did not provide a significant impact on the participant\u27s perceptual change in stress. The findings suggest that the frequency of meditation practice matters, and, in practical terms, future organizational policies may promote employee choice on meditation frequency and style.
 
