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Restorative Practice Outcomes on Exclusionary Behavior in Schools with Consideration of Educator and Student Perspective
Get PDFThe prevalent use of in-school and out-of-school suspensions persists despite evidence indicating behavior improvement and racial disparities in suspensions. Exclusionary discipline’s lasting negative consequences include poor academic achievement, increased negative behavior, barriers to staff-student relationships, potential legal involvement, and more. To address these issues, schools have adopted preventive measures, such as restorative practices (RP), to reduce exclusionary consequences and retain students in school. There is limited empirical research regarding the impact of restorative practices on student behavior and consideration of key concerns and challenges experienced by students and educators. This thesis aims to draw on observations and feedback provided by students and educators, along with disciplinary outcomes, to provide insight into the effectiveness of implementing restorative practices in schools to reduce exclusionary behavior
A Comparison of Two Approaches Used Within a Multi-tiered System of Supports That Enhance Students\u27 Academic Achievement
Get PDFWhile students are receiving a high-quality education within the classroom, some students face difficulty performing adequately on assessments. These students typically receive intervention support to assist in increasing their skill deficits. However, many schools are unaware of the different approaches they can implement within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports framework. While utilizing a standard protocol has been the preferred method, many schools are currently implementing the problem-solving approach because it targets one skill the student is struggling with. Little research has been conducted comparing or combining the two approaches leading schools to be clueless about which one will provide more positive results. A synthesis of articles implementing one or both approaches was conducted to determine which approach would work best in a Montessori school. Results showed an individualized approach might assist students more based on higher effect sizes. However, some researchers who compared the two approaches indicate both approaches are comparable in yielding positive results. To implement interventions effectively, educators must use an evidence-based intervention that’s explicit and structured, screen and monitor progress to make informed decisions, and implement the intervention with fidelity
Culture of Encounter: A Post-intentional Phenomenological Exploration of How Responses to Problematic Student Behavior Come to Be for Elementary Catholic School Educators
Get PDF“Phenomenological research has, as its ultimate aim, the fulfillment of our human nature: to become more fully who we are (van Manen, 1997, p. 12).” Rooted in van Manen’s purpose, this study was a post-intentional phenomenological exploration (Vagle, 2018) of how responses to problematic student behavior came to be for Catholic school elementary educators. This study explored the lived experiences and the meaningful connectednesses present when Catholic elementary school educators made decisions about and made sense of their responses to problematic student behavior, and found that teachers’ experiences with and responses to problematic behavior in the classroom is a profoundly complicated experience that is not held solely individually and is ever-changing and ever-shifting. Building on themes that emerged from these experiences and the extent to which Catholic social doctrine themes and restorative justice principles do or do not inform teachers’ responses to problematic behavior, this study considered how these entangled ideas might give way to lines of flight that invite Catholic educators to consider as they seek to run their classroom in a way that wholly embodies the Catholic tradition. The lines of flight entangled in these research findings suggest ways to lead Catholic education toward a living embodiment of what it means to honor the dignity of the other through true participation and solidarity in pursuit of the common good
Use of Best Practices in Exam Item Creation, Analysis, and Revision: Nursing Faculty’s Knowledge, Use, and Implementation Barriers and Facilitators
No full textThe ultimate goal of nursing education is to prepare graduates to provide excellent, safe patient care. The implementation of exam item best practices can significantly contribute to this process. This study examined nursing faculty’s use of best practices for exam item creation, analysis, and revision and best practice barriers and facilitators. Through a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive correlational research study, the research demonstrated that faculty inconsistently use exam item best practices. Faculty research participants identified ways to enhance the use of best practices and suggestions to nursing leadership were developed based on the data. With faculty development and an outlined support system in place, faculty will be more equipped to implement exam item best practices and contribute to the goal of well-prepared graduates.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1005/thumbnail.jp
Moral Preferences of Different College. Majors
Get PDFAdvising college students regarding their choice of major has significant implications for life. Thus far, research on these advising efforts have focused on career interests and personality traits. Given the reality that choosing a major and a career is a multifaceted phenomenon, the current study explored whether differing preferences for specific moral values is also an integral part of that choice. Results of the current study suggest that students from the various categories of majors have significant differences in preferences for moral values, and this should be considered in the advising process
Exploring the Occupational Health and Longevity of New General and Special Education Teachers: A five year study of novice teachers prepared by Bethel University
Get PDFFor over 20 years, the Education Departments of Bethel University have prepared teachers to serve K-12 students in Minnesota’s public schools. Each year, for accreditation and continuous program improvement data are gathered on their teaching performance and their satisfaction with the training they receive at Bethel. However, we are unsure about how long our newly inducted teachers stay in the field, what challenges they face as novice teachers, and how workplace factors influence the onset or mitigation of occupational burnout. In 2016, we recruited 65 teacher candidates from Bethel’s undergraduate and graduate education programs to participate in a longitudinal study spanning five years after program completion to learn more about who stays in the field, who leaves, and why. After initial consent, 43 participants continued through 10 phases of data collection using the Maslach Burnout Inventory/Areas of Workplace Satisfaction (MBI/AWS). Results suggested the second and fourth years in the classroom as most challenging for new teachers. Across all areas of Workplace Satisfaction, ‘workload’ emerged as a singular correlate with burnout factors of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Workplace factors of Community and Values were most often rated as consistent areas of satisfaction across the first years of induction
A Reconciliatory Approach to Marketing: A Case of The Marginalized
Get PDFThis paper integrates the use of Biblical principles in the discussion about marketing practices and shares a vision for ways that marketing can be reconciliatory and God-honoring. It further detailed some perspectives of how marketing may be considered in the context of the kingdom of God. An example of a case of “the marginalized” was presented to demonstrate the redemptive nature of marketing. The paper then concludes with a call for Christian educators to do some heavy lifting in presenting the discipline of marketing to students to empower them to be cupbearers and future shapers
Is Divine Hiddenness evidence for atheism? A response to J. L. Schellenberg
No full textThe problem of divine hiddenness is an objection to Christianity that claims that a perfectly loving God would make his existence more obvious than it, in fact, is. The philosopher, J. L. Schellenberg has argued extensively there are some people who fall into the category of non-resistant nonbelievers, people who desire to believe in and be in relationship with God, but who cannot due to the lack of evidence for God\u27s existence. Schellenberg argues that the existence of non-resistant nonbelievers is incompatible with God\u27s being perfectly loving and all-powerful. In response, I argue that even if there are nonresistant nonbelievers, Schellenberg\u27s argument fails because he fails to acknowledge two important realities: (1) God\u27s provision of evidence of his existence does not mean that all humans will see that evidence and (2) it is possible that some people are nonresistant to the idea of God\u27s existence, but still unwilling to accept the personal implications of God\u27s existence.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1010/thumbnail.jp
A Reconciliatory Approach to Marketing: A Case of The Marginalized
No full textThis paper integrates the use of Biblical principles in the discussion about marketing practices and shares a vision for ways that marketing can be reconciliatory and God-honoring. It further detailed some perspectives of how marketing may be considered in the context of the kingdom of God. An example of a case of “the marginalized” was presented to demonstrate the redemptive nature of marketing. The paper then concludes with a call for Christian educators to do some heavy lifting in presenting the discipline of marketing to students to empower them to be cupbearers and future shapers.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1012/thumbnail.jp
Relational Virtues and Alliance Correspondence in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
No full textObjective: We responded to the need to establish psychodynamic psychotherapy as evidence-based by utilizing a practice-based research design involving non-manualized outpatient treatment.https://spark.bethel.edu/dayofscholarshipgallery/1021/thumbnail.jp