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Focusing on Grace and Courtesy in the Hopes of Achieving a More Peaceful Classroom Community
Full text linkChildren are at risk of becoming adults who are unable to live, work and thrive together within communities across the United States of America due to lack of respect for themselves, other humans and things in the world which goes along with social courtesies. The researcher was an early childhood education teacher who holds a Montessori certification. For six weeks, the participants in the study were able to focus on Grace and Courtesy lessons in which they participated by observing the teacher modeling care of self, care of others, and care of things with careful attention with, mindful movement, and language. The researcher used pre and post-questionnaires, observations, and questions prepared by the researcher to measure the impact of the Grace and Courtesy lessons. The intervention findings show that focusing on Grace and Courtesy led to a more peaceful learning community. Future research could focus more on the language that promotes a socially respectful environment, a more extended intervention period, and other data collection forms
Gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China
No full textBased on data from the 2008–2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, this study uses multiple regression models to investigate the gender disparities in health and well-being among older adults in China. Women are found to have severe disadvantages in health, reflected in more chronic diseases, higher disability levels, lower physical and cognitive functions than men. Although older Chinese females are more likely to have good life satisfaction than their male counterparts, they are experiencing significantly higher negative affect than males. These results are further verified robust, providing practical policy implications of improving gender equalities in older adults
Girls are the ones who save the family”: Age- disparate transactional sex as mode of contributing to household income\u27
No full textWisdom Wellness
No full textNative Americans experience the worst health disparities in the U.S. related to wealth, power, and resource inequalities, which have existed since colonization. Minnesota Native Americans’ social and health outcomes rank below any other population in the state with high rates of heart disease, cancer, alcohol-induced illnesses, liver and kidney disease, mental illness, and depression. The Wisdom Wellness Center (WWC) recognizes the interlocking systems displayed in the Multicultural Wellness Wheel (MWW) and integrates culturally appropriate intervention strategies. Application of informal and formal systems support Native American Elders while being mindful of personal, physical, psychosocial, financial, spiritual, environmental, and cultural needs
Early and Often: A Counterfactual Model of College Savings Accounts and Math Attainment in High School
No full textKaties in Recovery: Recovery on Campus & Peer Support Awareness Project
No full textAfter learning that binge drinking is the number one public health hazard in college age students, I have identified several opportunities at St. Kate\u27s that would allow our community to meet our mission and values and put them into practice in an area that can reduce stigma, provide hope, and support students in the health and wellness area of substance use disorder. As a result, I have devoted my project to researching past initiatives, identifying policies and securing faculty support with the intention of creating a structure and support system that will help reduce stigma and provide a culture of support. This honors project will initiate the foundational work to create a space and group on campus for those curious about recovery and those in recovery looking for fellowship and will provide an overall assessment of the opportunities for how St. Catherine University can successfully support our students in recovery
Homeless Not Hopeless: Effective Strategies to Treating Homeless Women
Full text linkOver half a million people in America experience homelessness and of those, 50% are sheltered families (Schultz-Krohn et al., 2021). As the rates of young homeless women and their families continue to rise, much of the literature focuses on men\u27s experiences of homelessness (Andermann, et al., 2021). Thus, little research has been done on the effectiveness of support services available and how occupational therapy interventions can support mothers within and beyond housing facilities (Andermann et al., 2021; Roy et al., 2017; Schultz-Krohn et al., 2021). The circumstances leading into homelessness vary greatly between men and women, and to adequately support each, the interventions should as well (Andermann et al., 2021).
The complex nature of homelessness and the psychosocial affects it has on women can be detrimental to their successful participation in meaningful occupations or ADL and IADL. Homelessness is a life-altering event which affects everyone differently. It is a vulnerable population and a specific subgroup even more vulnerable and marginalized are homeless women and their children (Holtrop et al., 2013; McMaster et al., 2017). In order to provide effective interventions, it is important to know the unique needs and strengths of these women.
Evidence suggests clients may benefit from life skills courses addressing these specific topics: parenting, self-care, pre-employment, and money management. While the evidence does not specify differences in the levels of effectiveness between each life skill; the most important conclusion is that life skills courses offered should be specifically designed with the client’s needs in mind. Instructors should cultivate a trusting relationship and be mindful of the lived experiences of their clients (McMaster et al., 2017). Courses are recommended to be catered to the client in a safe and supportive environment, modifying the content of courses throughout,and providing the just right challenge (Gabet et al., 2020; Holtrop et al., 2013; McMaster et al., 2017). This project will advocate for the benefit of occupational therapy services by strengthening the evidence behind life skills interventions.
This project is intended to share evidence-based literature and enhance services provided to this population. It will identify and promote the use of specific life skill course(s) for treatment to promote occupational participation despite the barriers mothers face when experiencing homelessness. As occupational therapists are experts in occupations; this project will demonstrate to the House of Hope and other facilities alike, how occupational therapists can assist clients in creating opportunities for engagement in meaningful ADL and IADL
The Effects of Guided Reading in a Primary Montessori Classroom
Full text linkThe purpose of this action research was to decide if conducting guided reading instruction three times a week in a primary Montessori classroom would make an impact on reading levels among kindergarten students. The research took place over six weeks in a public Montessori school. The school is a Title One school located in a rural area of South Carolina. The population who participated in the study were 26 kindergarten students aged five to six from three different classrooms. Our intervention included using a variety of reading strategies such as pointing to each word, using picture clues, sounding out words, and recognizing sight words. Each session lasted around 45 minutes to an hour. Some positive effects of our study were an increase in reading confidence, usage of reading strategies, and overall reading achievement. To expand on our research, we would experiment with implementing this practice at another time during the school day and use additional guided reading techniques