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Does management experience matter An empirical investigation on the effects of management experience on SME firm growth in transition economies
No full textA window on the lithospheric mantle beneath the Eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Insights from pargasite-bearing mantle xenocrysts from the Holocene Ocotenco maar volcano.
No full textAppalachian Foodways and Industrial Foraging
No full textAppalachian foodways, the cultural practices of obtaining, preparing, and eating food in Appalachia, have evolved alongside the various cultures that have lived in and around the region. Appalachian foodways are steeped in Native American tradition with large influences from immigrated European cultures including but not limited to the Scots-Irish, Germans, and Spanish. Some aspects of Appalachian foodways have remained constant for centuries, while others continue to adapt and evolve. This research project aims to give context to the evolution of Appalachian foodways into modernity, ending in what can be described as the “industrial foraging” era. Through oral history interviews with questions centered around the evolution of foodways in Appalachia throughout the interviewees’ life, much context was gained on what might have brought these cultural changes. In essence, Appalachian foodways have evolved to fit broader American foodways, while aspects of resourcefulness and traditional methods of gathering, preparing, and cooking remained prevalent throughout the region. Today, the vast majority of Appalachian residents obtain their food at a grocery store or from restaurants. Many interviewees described this phenomena as “industrial foraging”
The Tourism Impact of the Bourbon Industry in Kentucky
No full textTourism is an essential part of Kentucky from history and outdoor adventure to horse country and bourbon. Bourbon is a multibillion dollar industry in Kentucky. The Bourbon Industry in Kentucky got its commercial start in 1783 when Evan Williams founded his distillery in Louisville Kentucky. Tours of Kentucky distilleries began shortly after the end of the Civil War with E. H Taylor Jr.’s idea of the “distillery as a showplace”(Brooks, 2019). In 1999 the Kentucky Distillers Association established the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The Industries growth increased into the “golden age of Kentucky Bourbon” when sales reached 8.9 billion. That spending was separated into categories of food and beverage, lodging, transportation, retail, and entertainment. 26% of that 9 billion in revenue (KDA, 2023)
Using GIS to Analyze Tree Cover and Carbon Sequestration on EKU\u27s Richmond Campus
No full textTrees on campus provide important urban canopy cover and numerous economic, social, and environmental benefits. In 2020, spatial and attribute data were collected for 3,024 trees on EKU’s Richmond campus. The objectives of this project are 1) to assess the amount of carbon captured and stored by campus trees, also called carbon sequestration, which in turn improves the air quality of our community and helps mitigate the effects of climate change; 2) Address campus tree health by identifying trees vulnerable to loss due to insect pests (e.g., emerald ash borer, oak wilt); 3) Create a visual of campus tree cover based on tree species, tree health, and canopy cover. The results of this project can be used to locate sites where new trees may be planted in the future, locate areas of risk for the spread of tree diseases, understand how much carbon our trees capture and remove from the atmosphere, and to view overall canopy coverage and assess temperature regulation and storm drainage
Employability Skills Examined: Focus on Data Literacy
Get PDFData surrounds us every day, both personally and professionally. However, many students lack critical skills to analyze it to make data-informed decisions. This piece examines how instructors, regardless of their discipline, can create classroom environments that foster quantitative reasoning of data and support data literacy in their students
Adapting to Change While Leading and Supporting Others
Get PDFThose effectively adapting to change lead by example and support others by acknowledging the emotions connected with organizational change. An authentic assessment in an education leadership class helps students acquire this essential skill, using John Kotter’s Eight Stage Process of Creating Major Change, and can be replicated across many disciplines
Dementia Education Opportunities for Pre-Registration Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Students- A Scoping Review
Get PDFThe number of dementia diagnoses is ever-increasing in the aging population, meaning that healthcare staff need to be equipped with the appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and skills to care for people with dementia. However, recent research suggests that globally, both healthcare workers and students require greater dementia education opportunities to meet the needs of people with dementia. There seems to be limited research exploring dementia education opportunities within occupational therapy (OT) and physiotherapy (PT) programs. A scoping review methodology was chosen to explore the literature about dementia education in global OT and PT programs. There was limited literature in this area and only four articles were found after an intensive search through databases. Three overarching themes were developed: ‘Attitudes, knowledge, and confidence’, ‘Benefits of experiential learning’, and ‘Experience and working with people with dementia’. Further, the benefits of virtual learning interventions, peer support, and communication strategies were explored. All experiential learning interventions had a positive impact on student’s knowledge, confidence, and attitudes toward dementia. However, students need to be prepared with adequate knowledge prior to engaging in experiential learning interventions. Results from this study recommend the use of didactic teaching in conjunction with experiential learning within the healthcare curriculum. Peer support, communication strategies, and virtual dementia learning may be beneficial methods for educators to use and need to be explored in further detail concerning OT and PT curricula
Fostering Entry Level Practitioner Knowledge, Confidence, and Competence in Trauma-Informed Care Application
Get PDFTrauma is pervasive worldwide and is associated with poor health outcomes if left unaddressed, however, a gap in practice continues to exist in the implementation of trauma-informed care (TIC). Occupational therapy practitioners will encounter individuals, communities, and populations influenced by trauma, which warrants the need for TIC to improve overall service delivery across the lifespan. However, TIC is currently not systematically integrated into any Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) occupational therapy educational standards. The purpose of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate a TIC application-based workshop for a sample of entry-level occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) students. The program evaluation component utilized pre-and post- survey design with Likert, forced choice, short-answer, and open-ended questions related to the delivery of content from the trauma-informed care workshop. Outcomes were evaluated through descriptive statistics and content analysis examining participants’ perception of change in TIC knowledge, confidence, and competence in application to occupational therapy practice. Overall, participants’ perception of TIC application knowledge, confidence, and competence improved following the workshop. The workshop and its associated program evaluation built on prior work across healthcare disciplines establishing the need for proactive TIC education. The current study supports the need for TIC to be intentionally situated within occupational therapy academia to prepare occupational therapy practitioners to understand and apply TIC across the lifespan and practice settings to improve patient outcomes and experiences
“Putting on our people lens”: Lived Experience as Pedagogy
Get PDFIn the professional education of mental health practitioners, including occupational therapists, there has been a lack of meaningful inclusion of people labeled with mental illness into curricula, beyond guest speaker panels and presentations. This study explored the experiences of students, faculty, and ‘Experts by Experience’ within a mental health occupational therapy course that incorporated Experts with lived experience as co-facilitators of weekly fieldwork debriefs. The study utilized focus groups and interviews to understand the experiences of students, mental health faculty, and ‘Experts by Experience’. Key themes that emerged from the qualitative data analysis were organized under three broad categories: 1) Students experienced powerful insights, 2) Experts conveyed the complexity of the work, and 3) Faculty grew from co-creating learning experiences with the Experts. This research makes a significant contribution to occupational therapy education by shifting the Expert’s role beyond traditional speaker panels or storytelling. This broader responsibility elevated experiential knowledge into the realm of practice in clinical reasoning by shifting the context of the knowledge from storytelling to support practice reasoning. While this created significant learning opportunities for the students, it also did appear to cause emotional risk for the ‘Experts by Experience’. It is important that efforts to include ‘Experts by Experience’ in curriculum also include sources of support and financial remuneration