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Missiology as a Discipline: Its Dimensions and Scope
Get PDFAt its most fundamental level, missiology simply refers to the study of mission. This basic understanding, however, invites further reflection. What and whose mission ought to be studied? What methods, academic disciplines, and tools must be employed in such a study? Inevitably, other questions beckon to be included in the discussion. Is there an essential core that pertains only to missiology that is not shared by other disciplines? What are missiology’s primary concerns? What are the goals and purpose of missiology? This article seeks to address these pertinent issues by offering a few insights from both a biblical and academic reflection
A Self-Study of FRN Olivet: A student-led food recovery model on a university campus
Get PDFAn alarming amount of unserved food, which emits carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is thrown away daily on university campuses. In those same college communities, there is likely a large food insecure population that is going to bed hungry every night. The Food Recovery Network (FRN) is a network of colleges/universities across the United States that seeks to bridge this gap. The FRN chapter at Olivet Nazarene University, established in October 2017, encountered challenges in its first couple years of operation because there were not yet many resources that laid out best practices for a food recovery program on a college campus. In order to strengthen the FRN Olivet chapter and aid other universities in the implementation and operation of their own FRN chapter, a comprehensive model was created that lays out the processes used, the challenges faced, and the resources created by the FRN Olivet chapter. The model contains the following sections: an author’s note, the importance of starting an FRN chapter, implementing an FRN chapter, volunteers (composition, recruitment, and retention), recoveries, deliveries, training and development, social media, finance/fundraising, an all-school food drive called Move Out for Hunger, additional events such as awareness days and educational opportunities, and a succession plan. The FRN Olivet Model was reviewed by seven individuals and revised corresponding to their suggestions. The goal is that by reading a single section, a representative from another university would have enough information to gain an understanding of how the system could be replicated successfully
Correlational Study Exploring the Relationship Between the Teaching of Ethics in Business Schools and the Ethical Behavior of College Students in Those Schools
Get PDFThe purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to discover how colleges and universities impact the moral development of their undergraduate school of business students through the method by which they teach ethics in their curricula. To address the stated problem of understanding the impact of ethics and its effect on the moral development of students, the research question that drove this study involved discovering if there was a relationship between the ethical decisions undergraduate college business students make (like deciding whether to cheat on exams and/or assignments) and the way ethics content was delivered. In answering the research question, five hypotheses were tested that included: Students who have received instruction in stand-alone ethics courses are less likely to display cheating behavior; a student’s age, year in school and gender will each predict cheating propensity; students that exhibit a deep form of learning will be less likely to make unethical decisions in their college careers; and students that exhibit a strategic or surface form of learning will be more likely to make unethical decisions in their college careers. Two scales were used, one that measured the three forms of learning and one that measured cheating propensity. The methodology involved convenience sampling of the students from the Midwestern school that agreed to participate in the study. The survey was fully completed by 206 participants who met the criteria for this study. The results of this research revealed that there was a significant relationship between how ethics courses were delivered to students and their propensity to cheat. Furthermore, age and year in school were valid predictors of cheating behavior, but gender was not. Lastly, the students learning method was not a significant predictor of cheating behavior
The Effects Of Work-Family Conflict On The Career Of Police Officers
No full textWork-family conflict can cause conflict for police officers due to stress and danger on the job. Stress from home can make work difficult and work-place stress can affect life at home. Three forms of work-family conflict (time-based, strain based, and behavior-based conflict) were examined. This quantitative study examined how work-family conflict affects job satisfaction, intention to stay employed in the field of law enforcement, and whether there was a difference in work-family conflict between male and female police officers. Data were collected from 178 (n=178) full- time, sworn police officers in the law enforcement field. Data analysis included Pearson Correlation and a t-test. After receiving permission to use questions from previous research by Carlson, Kacmar and Williams (2000), and Lambert (2006), and Quershi, Frank, Lambert, Klahm and Smith (2017), a work-family conflict survey questionnaire was created and distributed online to participants. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between work-family conflict and job satisfaction and a significant positive correlation between work-family conflict and intent to stay employed in law enforcement. The more work-family conflict a police officer encounters, the lower amount of job satisfaction they experience; however, they will continue to stay employed in the field of law enforcement. The results also found no difference between work-family conflict and gender. Organizations can use this information for police officers experiencing work-family conflict and thinking of leaving the law enforcement field by incorporating career development, better working conditions, and assistance with finding a healthy work-life balance through employee assistance (EAP) programs.
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Impact Analysis on the Invasive Oriental Weather Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in the Grant Creek and Prairie Creek Watersheds at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
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Abstract
In 2014, the invasive Oriental weather loach was found in the Prairie Creek wetland at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. While little is known about the Oriental weather loach and its impact on freshwater ecosystems it has become a widespread invasive species. Being the first to investigate the impact of the Oriental weather loach on the Grant Creek and Prairie Creek watersheds at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, we set traps for specimens from early June till late July in both watersheds. Each loach that was caught was euthanized and dissected in order to understand what the Oriental weather loaches are eating and how they are likely impacting the ecosystem. Of the 138 total Oriental weather loaches caught, none were found in the Grant Creek watershed or the creek of the Prairie Creek watershed. The stomach contents contained a wide variety of prey items but Alonella, Nonbiting midge larvae, insect eggs, and Simocephalus were the most abundant. The Oriental weather loach’s diet was similar to that of native Bluegill, Central mudminnows, and tadpoles, which could suggest that they are competing with these native species. The results of this study suggest that Oriental weather loaches may be negatively impacting the freshwater ecosystem of the Prairie Creek wetland at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Future studies are needed to better understand the severity of the Oriental weather loaches impact at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and other freshwater ecosystems
What’s Your Natural Next Question? The Inquiry Approach to Learning Economics
No full textDuring the current academic year, both introductory and upper-division economics courses at Olivet have used an app in Canvas, developed by Beagle Learning, for the purpose of engaging students in critical thinking using an inquiry learning process. Students iteratively cycle through: 1) posing a goal question, 2) finding a resource which provides an answer to that question, at least in part, which then 3) prompts an additional question whose answer increases the degree of certainty regarding the original goal question.
This presentation will concentrate on how this process has been incorporated into the Principles of Economics class, which is a required course for all majors in the McGraw School of Business, as well as a General Education option in the Social Science section of the Cultural Literacy category. It will begin with a brief description of Beagle Learning, which was co-founded by Olivet alumna Carolyn Goettsch Bickers ’13, as well as an explanation of the events which led to this partnership. Following this introduction, the presentation will focus on how the Beagle app has facilitated assignments which have enabled both structured and guided inquiry. In the latter case, these assignments have provided the research base for students to engage in a series of in-class debates on contemporary topics that were related to relevant subject during that week. Survey data, from students who have completed this course, or who are currently enrolled, will also be included
Comparison of Alexithymia and Burnout Amid Perceived Stress Levels of Nursing Students
No full textGraduate level nursing students are exposed to overload and exhaustion due to academic and professional demands, increasing exposure to stressors resulting in elevated levels of perceived stress, burnout, and alexithymia. This quantitative research, utilizing an online methodology at a midwestern university, explored the prevalence of perceived stress, compassion satisfaction (CS), compassion fatigue (CF), burnout, and alexithymia among master’s level nursing students. The descriptive analysis utilized the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearson r) by use of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The researcher discovered statistically significant negative correlations between CS and CF r(49) = -.43, p =.01, CF and TAS-20 r(49) = -.50, p =.01, CF and difficulty identifying feelings (DIF) r(49) = -.56, p =.01, and PSS and burnout r(49) = -.44, p =.01. Statistically significant positive correlations were noted between CF and burnout r(49) = .49, p =.01, CS and TAS-20 r(49) = .45, p =.01, CS and difficulty identifying feelings (DIF) r(49) = .49, p =.01, difficulty describing feelings (DDF) and DIF r(49) = .60, p =.01, and PSS and TAS-20 r(49) = .52, p=.01. Elevated levels of perceived stress appeared to be the most prevalent finding among participants of the study. Future research should include an international study among academic centers to promote student and faculty recognition and management of stress, burnout, and alexithymia. The comprehension could improve student health and attrition rates, therefore improving retention rates.
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