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Implementing Skill Based Treatment within a Classroom Setting for Students with Autism: A Systematic Replication in an Alternative School Based Setting
Full text linkThe purpose of this research was to demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of implementing the Interview-Informed Synthesized Contingency Analysis (IISCA) and Skill Based Treatment (SBT) in an alternative classroom setting with students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is much existing research that supports both in a clinical setting, however the school setting is lacking in research. The goal of this study was to teach three students with ASD who engage in challenging behaviors an appropriate way to communicate their needs, how to tolerate the removal of a preferred toy or activity, and to follow educational instructions instead of engaging in challenging behaviors (Hanley et al., 2014).
Results of the IISCA were used to determine the contingencies that were likely evoking the challenging behaviors with all three participants. SBT branches were then developed based on the contingencies. Student A had 14 sessions, student B had 12 sessions, and student C had 13 sessions. In every session, each participant’s percentage of precursor behaviors (R2) outweighed the percentage of dangerous behaviors (R1). This study shows the applicability of the IISCA and SBT when implemented within an alternative classroom setting
Learning through Service: Migration in the Spanish-Language Classroom
No full textPeople migrate to seek opportunities, to unite with family, and to escape war, persecution, poverty, and environmental disasters. A phenomenon that has real, lived effects on individuals and communities, migration also carries symbolic, ideological significance. Its depiction in literature, film, and other media powerfully shapes worldviews, identities, attitudes toward migrants, and a political landscape that is both local and global. It is imperative, then, to connect the disciplinary and theoretical tools we have for understanding migration and to put them in conversation with students’ experiences.
Featuring a wide range of classroom approaches, this volume brings together topics that are often taught separately, including tourism, slavery, drug cartels, race, whiteness, settler colonialism, the Arab Spring, assimilation, and disability. Readers are introduced to terminology and legal frameworks and to theories of migration in relation to Black studies, ethnic studies, Asian American studies, Latinx studies, border studies, postcolonial studies, and Indigenous studies
Ludwigia hydrology study
No full textPremise: Hydrological regime influences wetland plant species distribution and performance.Global warming and extreme weather events are magnifying flooding patterns, and understanding how invasive taxa respond across life stages (establishment vs. established phase) is important for predicting and managing their colonization and spread. Our objective was to measure flood trait responses at contrasting life stages in closely related congeners (Ludwigia peploides, diploid; L. hexapetala, decaploid; Onagraceae) differing in their invasiveness in the field.
Methods: In the field, we assessed phenological responses to seasonal hydrological changes, and in mesocosms, we assessed flood stress responses of establishing shoot fragments under deep-flooded, shallow-flooded, and gradual drawdown hydrological treatments.
Key Results: Counter to expectations, establishing L. peploides expressed more flood tolerance traits in mesocosms than L. hexapetala. For example, L. peploides had greater total leaf area and aerenchyma production than L. hexapetala, supporting its growth under flooding, whereas, L. hexapetala expressed more flood escape traits (higher shoot elongation rates, trend for longer shoot internode length). Although L. hexapetala expressed some traits associated with drought tolerance, these trends were not significant. In the field, longer-established plants indicated a reversed pattern for flood escape versus tolerance traits. Ludwigia. peploides rapidly shifted to sexual reproduction as soils began to dry, whereas L. hexaetala flowered regardless of soil moisture availability.
Conclusions: These contrasting patterns of flood tolerance versus escape traits demonstrate that invasive Ludwigia congeners have differing strategies to counter physiological stress induced by flooding and emphasize the importance of life stage in response to environmental variation
Jointly Committed: Examining the Sexual Abuse Scandal as a Case of Institutional Vice in Post-Vatican II Catholicism
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Dispatches from the Land of Erasure Essays and Conversations
No full textDrawn from a decade of writing and conversations by Arab American poet and writer Philip Metres, Dispatches from the Land of Erasure redefines the writer’s role as a catalyst for justice and a resister of empire. Gathering together a wide range of writing and writers, particularly from Arab and Black diaspora, Dispatches reports on what white imperial culture attempts to erase, while uplifting the voices and people who resist that erasure, offering a vision of a more just and peaceful world
Functional trait responses of invasive Ludwigia species tocontrasting hydrological conditions
Full text linkPremise: Hydrological regime influences wetland plant species distribution andperformance. Global warming and extreme weather events are magnifying floodingpatterns, and understanding how invasive taxa respond across life stages (establish-ment vs. established phase) is important for predicting and managing their coloni-zation and spread. Our objective was to measure flood trait responses at contrastinglife stages in closely related congeners (Ludwigia peploides, diploid; L. hexapetala,decaploid; Onagraceae) differing in their invasiveness in the field.
Methods: In the field, we assessed phenological responses to seasonal hydrological changes,and in mesocosms, we assessed flood stress responses of establishing shoot fragments underdeep‐flooded, shallow‐flooded, and gradual drawdown hydrological treatments.
Results: Counter to expectations, establishing L. peploides expressed more flood tolerancetraits in mesocosms than L. hexapetala. For example, L. peploides had greater total leaf areaand aerenchyma production than L. hexapetala, supporting its growth under flooding,whereas L. hexapetala expressed more flood escape traits (higher shoot elongation rates,trend for longer shoot internode length). Although L. hexapetala expressed some traitsassociated with drought tolerance, these trends were not significant. In the field, longer‐established plants had a reversed pattern for flood escape versus tolerance traits. Ludwigiapeploides rapidly shifted to sexual reproduction as soils began to dry, whereas L. hexaetalaflowered regardless of soil moisture availability.
Conclusions: These contrasting patterns of flood tolerance versus escape traitsdemonstrate that invasive Ludwigia congeners have differing strategies to counterphysiological stress induced by flooding and emphasize the importance of life stage inresponse to environmental variatio
Gen Z and Gen Alpha: Designing Theology Courses for a Digital and AI Generation
Full text linkThis exploratory article examines strategies for teaching theology to Generations Z and Alpha, emphasizing their digital-native traits and unique learning preferences. It argues that theology education thrives when students engage with reflective, creative, and relevant content. Drawing from experiences at a Jesuit college and education research, it introduces the OAEPA strategy—Observation, Analysis, Evaluation, Production, and Assessment—as a framework for designing theology courses. The approach encourages active participation, critical thinking, creativity, and personal relevance, aligning with Jesuit traditions of reflection and discovery. The article uses examples such as a theme in sacramental theology to show how theological ideas can be meaningful and accessible in the AI and digital age. It also examines Generations Z and Alpha’s shared and unique traits, highlighting the importance of adaptive course designs to foster understanding. While noting cultural and theoretical limits, it underscores the strengths of theology education rooted in thoughtful design and student-centered learning
Bruno Kreisky and the Socialist Party
No full textDespite his significance, the role of Austrian politician Bruno Kreisky remains under-represented in Anglo-American Cold War scholarship. Serving as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and chancellor from 1970 to 1983, his political career oversaw seismic developments in both Austria’s postwar recovery and broader international relations with the Middle East, the Communist Bloc, and the United States. In this enlightening and geographically wide-ranging reappraisal of his life and legacy, Bruno Kreisky’s Foreign Policy: A Reassessment seeks to reinstate the global repercussions of Kreisky’s work. Ranging from his involvement in the Marshall Plan to his role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, this volume highlights how Kreisky profoundly reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the modern era