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Marva Hagood Sansing, Oral History Index
No full textThis is an index of an oral history interview with Marva Hagood Sansing. It was conducted March 6, 2020. The interviewer is Louise Skinner.
Marva Hagood Sansing was born in 1942 to Vergene Bowen and Elmo Dewitt Hagood. Sansing grew up on a farm north of Cooper, Texas, although her family moved to town when she was eight or nine. She discusses her family history, farm life, electricity, and childhood entertainment.
Sansing attended East Texas State University, now Texas A&M University-Commerce, and graduated in 1967. Following graduation, Sansing worked as an educator in Cooper ISD. She discusses dress codes, vocational programs, and the Gilmer-Aikin Law. Her husband is Ronnie Sansing.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1069/thumbnail.jp
Auntie Has the Cancer Illustration Process Book Sketches, Character Mock-Ups, Paintings, References, and Notes Throughout the Illustration Process
No full textLinda Conway Silman, Oral History
No full textThis is a video recording of an oral history interview with Linda Conway Silman. It was conducted March 3, 2020. The interviewer is Marcia Lair.
In this interview, Linda Silman Conway discusses her life in Delta County, Texas and her career as a Mary Kay consultant.
Linda Conway Silman was born in 1944 to Joe Thomas and Marguerite Gray Conway. She grew up in Clarksville, Texas and attended Paris Junior College. She met Billy Jack Silman while he was in barber school and the couple was married at the First Baptist Church in Clarksville. Silman discusses her career as a Mary Kay consultant, how she worked to become a director, and earning a pink Cadillac.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1061/thumbnail.jp
Clarice Pendergrass Maddox, Oral History
No full textThis is a video recording of an oral history interview with Clarice Pendergrass Maddox. It was conducted January 31, 2020. The interviewer is Louise Skinner. The videographer is Sandy Bond.
This interview focuses on Clarice Pendergrass Maddox\u27s memories of life in Delta County, Texas over 100 years.
Clarice Pendergrass Maddox was born in 1921 to Marvin Felon and Eva Bush Pendergrass. Her parents were cotton and corn farmers. Their family was poor and Maddox recalls canning fruits and vegetables, washing clothes with a washboard, and her first car ride. She graduated from high school in Enloe, Texas in 1939. The following year she married Tommie Calvin Maddox and the couple had two sons.
Maddox also discusses the Civilian Conservation Corps, the implementation of electricity, and life during World War II.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1036/thumbnail.jp
Generalized Imperfect D2D Associations in Spectrum-Shared Cellular Networks Under Transmit Power and Interference Constraints
No full textThis paper studies imperfect underlay device-to-device (D2D) association in spectrum-shared cellular networks. It addresses important system and design interference constraints, processing load limitations and transmit power constraints at D2D terminals. The paper proposes decentralized schemes for D2D communication between D2D terminals when downlink channel resources can be reused in the D2D network. The D2D transmitters are characterized considering their processing load limitation and allocated transmit power constraints. Moreover, the downlink channels that can be reused in the D2D network are quantified while meeting interference constraints imposed by the primary cellular network. Two schemes to identify reusable channels, which vary in terms of their efficiency, communication overhead requirement and implementation complexity, are described. Moreover, two D2D association schemes, namely the simultaneous and sequential D2D associations, are proposed and both aim to concurrently maximize the desired link quality and minimize the effect of interference effect at D2D receivers. Generalized analytical results that are applicable for various imperfect association scenarios are presented. The findings are applicable for any D2D channel models and performance metrics. They provide insights into various imperfect underlay D2D association scenarios under the practical system and design constraints
Naomi Maynard Bassett, Oral History
No full textThis is a video recording of an oral history interview with Naomi Maynard Bassett. It was conducted February 10, 2020. The interviewer is Louise Skinner. The videographer is Sandy Bond.
The interview focuses on Naomi Maynard Bassett’s memories of growing up in Delta County, Texas.
Naomi Maynard Bassett was born on October 31, 1919 to Merly Mae McKee and John William Maynard. She was born in Cooper, Texas at the jailhouse where her father worked as a jailer and her mother cooked for the inmates. Her father also worked as a mail carrier and a volunteer firefighter. Bassett recalls memories of family gatherings, editing the Cooper High School newspaper, and local businesses. After graduating from high school, Bassett worked at the courthouse and then the First National Bank in Cooper. She married Lysander Wallace “Dub” Bassett, Jr and eventually moved to Paris, Texas.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1051/thumbnail.jp
Faviola Huffman, Oral History Moment
No full textThis is an audio recording of an Oral History Moment with Faviola Huffman. An Oral History Moment is a small segment of clips from an oral history interview presented by a narrator.https://lair.etamu.edu/scua-oral-history-all/1135/thumbnail.jp
Factors That Predict Multicultural Teaching Competencies Among Counselor Educators
No full textEducation and training are crucial components that make up a competent multicultural individual. Literature extensively documents multicultural competencies in students and counselors; however, it is limited in the exploration of the same among counselor educators. The purpose of this study was to understand if there are specific factor(s) that contribute to multicultural teaching skill and knowledge amongst counselor educators. Factors observed in this study consisted of experience being in a marginalized population, year graduated, attended a CACREP program, took a multicultural counseling course, and taught a multicultural counseling course, and scores on the MAKSS-CE-R. Data was collected from 115 individuals who currently teach in their university’s CACREP counseling program and have a Doctoral degree. Multiple regression analysis was used to answer the research questions. The results revealed that counseling competence is a significant predictor of multicultural teaching skills and knowledge. Also, experience being in a marginalized population is a significant predictor of multicultural teaching knowledge. The implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research are provided
Staffing Every Classroom: Principal Perceptions of Teacher Stress, Burnout, and Attrition
No full textGrowing student populations and rigorous accountability policies have placed a strain on schools seeking to hire and retain quality teachers. Supportive principal leadership behaviors can reduce the stressor effect of job demands and help keep teachers in the classroom. The present study used narrative inquiry to explore the beliefs, contexts, and experiences that shape principals\u27 perceptions of their role in buffering teacher stress, burnout, and attrition. Participants in this study included campus principals in a single urban district where current levels of attrition were higher than state averages. Principals were selected based on knowledge and experience with the topic. Through a series of interviews and follow-up sessions, the researcher worked with participants to develop both personal stories and a cross-case narrative that described the shared experience of principals as they worked to staff and support teachers in their schools.In the findings, common themes arose as principals shared the factors they considered as having the greatest impact on teacher stress and burnout including student discipline, workload, and accountability. Specific supportive resources varied by teacher need yet common school-wide approaches included nurturing collegial relationships, increasing autonomy, and providing mentorship opportunities. Similarly, principals noted that they felt they could make an impact on teacher retention by building positive relationships, developing campus systems of support, and building feedback loops to better understand teacher needs. In describing their guiding beliefs, working contexts, and relational experiences, the principal narratives shed light on how the principals formed their perspectives on teacher attrition and how that framework impacts the principal behaviors used to buffer job demands. The results from this study may help future campus leaders navigate the issue of teacher attrition by increasing an understanding of how principals identify and support teacher needs. Keywords: teacher attrition, stress factors, burnout, principal perspective