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Liudmila Ulitskaia’s Literature of Tolerance
Get PDFWhen Liudmila Ulitskaia published The Funeral Party in 1997 the novella received
the critical scrutiny warranted by the latest work of an already prominent figure in postSoviet
letters. The
plot, set in New York
in the humid summer of 1991, revolves around the
dying
artist Alik
and the crowd of friends, former and present lovers, and chance
acquaintances
gathering in his Chelsea loft. Booker Prize laureate Ol'ga Slavnikova
misdiagnoses
this narrative as an engaging failure: it attempts to achieve the impossible by
trying
to fill the void left by the deceased
Attitudes and Advocacy: Understanding Faculty Views on Racial/Ethnic Diversity
Get PDFDiversity has been a hot-button issue in higher education
for the past several decades (Chang, Witt, Jones & Hakuta,
2003). A significant portion of research has been dedicated to how students
experience the campus racial climate (Hurtado, Milem, Clayton-
Pederson, & Allen, 1998; Rankin & Reason, 2005), their views on policies
such as affirmative action (Sax & Arredondo, 1999), and how they
participate in diversity-related activism (Rhoads, 1998). However, less is
known about how faculty feel about diversity policies on their campuses,
how important they think diversity is to undergraduates, and their
own commitments to fostering a diverse environment (Flores & Rodriguez,
2006; American Council on Education, 2000).
Faculty play a critical role in the life of the university. They design
and teach the curriculum, conduct research that advances the existing
knowledge base, and set guidelines that determine many of the standards
for their campuses. They make up the body from which department
heads, deans, and college presidents come from. Trustees may serveterms, students cycle in and out, but once tenured, faculty are there to
stay. Because faculty play such a sustaining role in the life of the university,
it is essential to better understand their attitudes towards diversity,
especially in a time period where policies geared towards increasing access
to higher education for students of color continue to be challenged
(Chang, et al., 2003).
In order to better understand faculty attitudes towards diversity,
specifically racial/ethnic diversity, we created a composite variable that
taps into a variety of faculty attitudes towards diversity including their
commitments to promoting racial understanding and their views on the
role of diversity in undergraduate education. We refer to this variable
throughout the study as à à à ¢ Diversity Advocacy.à à à ¢ The purpose of the study
is to examine how Diversity Advocacy varies within subsets of faculty,
as well as to identify predictors of faculty attitudes regarding diversity
Providing Long-Term Services and Supports to an Aging Ohio : Progress and Challenges
Get PDFThis report details trends in Ohio long-term care service utilization over 14 years. It also provides information about the characteristics of those in different settings such as PASSPORT, nursing homes, and residential care facilities. Recommendations for Ohio's long-term care system are included
What Information Literacy Means to Me: Collaborating with Faculty to Understand Student Perceptions of Information Literacy
Get PDFThis presentation recounts the experiences of The Faculty Learning Community for Improving Student Research Literacy, a community of professors and librarians at Miami University (Oxford, OH). Community members created a survey for students in their courses to self-assess information literacy skills that faculty perceived important.
Approximately 400 students completed the survey, the results of which were matched to professor definitions of information literacy and a common list of information literacy skills desired by professors. Professors then utilized that data to enhance their syllabi by infusing information literacy skills throughout their courses
Student Perceptions of an Introductory Laboratory Course
Get PDFWe surveyed students taking an introductory university physics laboratory course over the summer. These
students are science majors, but not physics majors. Eighteen students were interviewed, asked what they thought the purpose of the laboratory course was. Student perceptions of the purpose of the laboratory course and about what they liked and did not like about the course will be shared. These student responses lead to implications for instruction and implications for improving communication among faculty, teaching assistants, and students
Assessing Scientific Research Skills
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Understanding breast-cancer patients’ perceptions: Health information-seeking behaviour and passive information receipt
Get PDFIt is critical to understand patients’ information
use from the patient perspective, especially
when patients are from different cultures and
levels of health literacy. A cross-sectional survey
supplemented with interviews of breast cancer
survivors including both Latina and non-
Latina women was undertaken. Subjects were
classified as active information seekers, passive
information receivers, and/or users of information.
Subjects were further classified by stage of
information use, progressing from unawareness
or awareness of available information to use
or non-use of information to make health
decisions. Information sources used and use
patterns were examined. Most were active
information seekers; many were also passive
receivers. Healthcare providers remain the
primary information source. Interpersonal communication
was far more often cited than either
the internet or traditional print and broadcast
media. Important cross-cultural differences
were found. This study provides insight into
how patients use actively sought and passively
received information. Despite dramatic
growth of the internet and other new media,
healthcare providers currently remain keys to
health information. Findings may help develop
more successful communication strategies when
viewed in light of the National Cancer Institute’s
‘Making Health Communication Programs
Work’ and the four stages it proposes. It
is hoped that future work will focus on
evidence-based methods to improve health communication,
especially for vulnerable populations.
A major lesson learned is the importance
of understanding where patients decided to seek
information outside the traditional provideroriented
approach taken in many health education
programmes
Contradictions and Consensus: Clusters of Opinions on E-books
Get PDFQ methodology was used to determine attitudes and opinions about e-books among a group of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at Miami University of Ohio. Oral interviews formed the basis for a collection of opinion statements concerning e-books versus print. These statements were then ranked by a second group of research participants. Factor analysis of these rankings found four distinct factors that reveal clusters of opinions on e-books: Book Lovers, Technophiles, Pragmatists, and Printers. Two of the four factors take a more ideological approach in their understanding of e-books: Book Lovers have an emotional attachment to the printed book as an object, while Technophiles feel just as strongly about technology. In contrast, the other two factors are more utilitarian: Printers might find e-books more palatable if usability were improved, while Pragmatists are comfortable with both print and e-book formats
Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Implications for Family Leisure Participation
Get PDFAn estimated 20% of breast cancer survivors
face the chronic condition of breast cancer related lymphedema. This study explored the
ways in which women with this condition experienced
changes in their participation in family
leisure as one indicator of family functioning.
Participants (N = 27) were interviewed regarding
lifestyles before and after lymphedema,
perceptions of personal independence, relationships
with others, and personal coping. Data
were analyzed using a cooperative, inductive
format. Participants described a heightened
sense of caution regarding participation in family
leisure activities. Participants coped with lymphedema by either modifying the way they
participated or not taking part in family leisure
activities. Professionals may use these findings
to assist women and their families in modifying leisure activities and exploring new activities
