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Get PDFThis piece is about the rain and the way it’s turbulence can sooth a hurting heart. Rain is constant, the one element that is present everywhere on this earth. The narrator of this poem is homesick, extremely so. She misses the liveliness of where she was born; misses the birds and the trees and the mountains--and the rain, which made everything green and bright. The place she lives now in the plains is barren, like the color has been wrung out. For half the year the world dies. However, both places are known for their constant rain in the spring and autumn; so the narrator always anticipates when storm clouds roll in because, for a few hours, it transports her back to the location of her heart, back to the place where she feels at peace. For a few hours, amidst the winds and thunder, she feels like she can breathe again. This poem is about longing for a place that now only exists in memory alone
Essential or Optional? Effects of Creative Writing on Expository Skills and Attitude in Middle School Students
Get PDFCreative writing\u27s effectiveness has not been clearly established through research, especially in regards to expository writing skills. However, other benefits of creative writing have been shown such as emotional benefits and general writing improvement. This study was conducted with two groups of middle school students. One group received ten creative writing interventions over a month and the other group continued with normal instruction. The goal was to discover if these interventions would improve students\u27 expository writing skills as well as their attitude towards and confidence in writing. Surprisingly, while the experimental group did not improve significantly in either area, the control group did. However, breaking down the essay scores into categories shows that the results could have been affected by the rubric that was used. Overall, the study showed that more research is necessary in order to determine what type of creative writing intervention is most effective
The reliability and validity of the Open Enneagram of Personality Scales
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the 36-item Open Enneagram of Personality Scales (OEPS). Our general hypothesis was that the OEPS would show adequate reliability evidence but not validity evidence. Participants were acquired through a small denominationally affiliated Midwest university, Amazon Mechanical Turk, and social media. Test-retest reliability was done with 249 participants while internal consistency reliability, factor analysis, and correlations with the Big Five Inventory (BFI; John, Donahue, & Kentle) were done using 1039 participants. An average Pearson’s correlation of .68 (range: 0.54 - 0.75) showed inadequate test-retest reliability for the OEPS factors. The average Cronbach’s Alpha was .46 (range: 0.27 - 0.56) for the internal consistency of the OEPS factors. Confirmatory factor analysis found insufficient evidence for the OEPS (χ2 = 1255, p \u3c .001, CFI = 0.56, TLI = 0.50, and RMSEA = 0.08). This study used Pearson’s correlation coefficient to correlate OEPS factors with the BFI factors and found many correlations (-0.30 \u3e r \u3e 0.30) that support several of our predictions for convergent validity (See Table 2). There were also some relationships between the OEPS and BFI that were to be expected but were not supported in this study’s analysis which is most likely due to the lack of strong psychometric support for the OEPS. Overall, this study showed OEPS did not show strong reliability or validity evidence
Social Enterprise: A social entrepreneur leadership model used to enhance nonprofit organizational performance
Get PDFNonprofit leaders are competing for limited resources; Boards of Directors who achieve their financial goals and social missions are standing in the winners’ circle. However, small-to-midsize nonprofits struggle to profit from the social enterprise activity which promises to be a solution for dwindling budgets and program sustainability. Even more important, small-to-midsize nonprofits with annual revenue between 250,000, and that do not have a paid staff dedicated to earned income opportunities must retool to reap financial rewards. The study examined the impact that entrepreneurial behaviors had on operating successful nonprofit social enterprises to attract financial resources. The objective of the study was to determine whether non-entrepreneurial leaders (who do not have business experience), who operate small-to-midsized nonprofits can successfully incorporate social enterprise activities into their nonprofit agencies to enhance organizational performance. The review of the literature revealed that there is some evidence that nonprofit entrepreneurial leaders may demonstrate greater resiliency in adverse economic conditions over traditional nonprofit leaders. A comparative exploratory case study methodology based on qualitative research was used in this dissertation. Additionally, an inclusion of quantitative methodology served to supplement and complement the core qualitative study. The findings from the study showed that there were no significant differences between Boards of Directors\u27 entrepreneurial behaviors that will enhance the likelihood of operating a successful social enterprise into a small-to-midsize nonprofit agency to attract financial resources. However, the social enterprise nonprofit showed higher means\u27 scores overall on the Entrepreneurial Orientation and Board Behavioral Orientation Scales compared to the ordinary nonprofit
Olivet Nazarene University Annual Catalog 2021-22
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Time to stop worrying: A correlational study on individualist versus collectivist time perspectives and anxiety
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Abstract
Purpose
Research has indicated a significant relationship between anxiety and time perspective (TP), which is the way one views life in terms of the past, present or future. TP is broken down into five facets based on the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI), including past negative (PN), past positive (PP), present fatalistic (PF), present hedonistic (PH), and future (F) time perspectives (Zimbardo & Boyd, 1999). Time perspective is thought to be impacted by one’s culture, although there is a lack of representation in studies on TP cross-culturally which makes it difficult to generalize. In order to add to the research on time perspective’s relationship to anxiety and to fill the gap on the role of culture in this phenomenon, the variable of individualism was included in this present study.
Procedure
A total of 525 participants were obtained from 22 countries including the United States, India, Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Upon confirmation of informed consent, we distributed a survey to participants measuring each individual on time perspective, using the ZTPI, individualism, using the Individualism and Collectivism scale (Singelis et al., 1995), and anxiety, using a subcategory of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (Goldberg et al., 2006).
Results
We found that individualism showed a positive relationship with F and collectivism showed a positive relationship with PP. Individualism, but not collectivism, correlated positively with anxiety. Lastly, correlations between PN and PF resulted in positive, significant relationships with anxiety and correlations between PP and F resulted in negative, significant relationships with anxiety. Interestingly, PH showed a significant positive relationship to anxiety which was the opposite of what was hypothesized. This would be a variable to consider for further research.
Conclusion
These results suggest one’s outlook on time plays a role in psychological well-being. Implications on culture’s role in this phenomenon have also been strengthened by these findings. Though continued study is merited, this information further validates the value that time perspective has in developing interventions for emotional disorders such as anxiety
Expanding teacher noticing: Opportunities to notice
No full textPresentation Location: Warming House, Olivet Nazarene University
Abstract
The goal of this qualitative case study was to investigate the opportunities to notice student mathematical thinking (SMT) in the lessons of four secondary preservice teachers’ (PST). Many researchers have examined teacher noticing, but in this study, we studied the opportunities to notice SMT irrespective of the PSTs’ noticing. In this article, we conceptualize opportunities to notice SMT and the process we used to identify them. We present data of opportunities to notice from three lessons for each PST (12 total). We also offer additional information that may explain differences in the quantity of opportunities to notice between lessons and between PSTs. We further describe who prompted the opportunities to notice SMT and how they prompted them. PSTs’ lessons contained an average of three opportunities to notice SMT per lesson
Gentrification: An analysis of socio-economic disparities and racial residential segregation
No full textIn recent years, major metropolitan areas in the United States have experienced waves of gentrification, often referred to as community revitalization. Disguised as infrastructural improvement, minority individuals in urban areas continually face relocation as a result of these “improvements.” This paper is focused primarily on the disparities caused by racial residential segregation in major metropolitan areas across the United States. Socio-economic factors such as race, income level, physical health, and educational opportunities are discussed. The tangible effects of segregated housing on gross domestic product (GDP), crime, and food security are explored. In addition, this study evaluates the historic legislation pertaining to housing segregation and presents present-day examples of segregation. Relevant policy implications are offered, including specific legislative initiatives pertaining to housing segregation. Recommendations for further research are given
BUV Milk Can Transport System
No full textPresentation location: Reed Hall of Science Room 214
Our team is designing a system that will be placed on the back of a Basic Utility Vehicle for milk transportation purposes in Rwanda. The system allow for the milk to be cooled in transit to reduce the amount of milk that is spoiled during the transportation process.
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A need for a transport system has been identified by top leaders in Rwanda. The focus is on the transport of milk since milk spoilage is a large problem there. This solution is focused on small-holder farmers in rural areas. The Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) needs to carry 14 stainless steel milk cans (50L size) in the back of the BUV, protected from the sun. The project is to continue the work performed by the 19-20 team. This year’s team should continue to develop and prototype the appropriate cargo bed to carry and insulate the milk cans as well as tools and rescue equipment. The team will design and prototype a cost effective, safe, and durable solution.
Finish the 2020 Milk Transporter project. Deliverables: A painted prototype, testing data, engineering drawings, suggestions of further refinements. We will send the highlights of this project to the Minister of Agriculture or Rwanda