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The Toll of Emotional Labor in Job Searches for PhD Graduates: Challenges and Insights
Get PDFUsing emotional labor theory as a lens, this study seeks to provide college faculty mentors with insight into the phenomenon of emotional labor experienced by doctoral students transitioning into a career
Financial Socialization and Money Scripts: The Moderating Effect of Gender—A Preliminary Examination
Get PDFFinancial socialization is the process by which individuals acquire values, knowledge, and beliefs about money. One way to measure attitudes toward money is by using money scripts. There are four distinct money scripts: money avoidance, money worship, money status, and money vigilance. Despite their importance, money attitudes receive limited attention in the literature compared to other financial-socialization outcomes, such as financial knowledge, financial behavior, and financial well-being. The primary goal of the current study, therefore, is to preliminarily examine the association between financial socialization and money scripts. Using proprietary data collected from retirement plan participants, the current study finds that family financial socialization is positively associated with the money vigilance script. Additionally, interaction models examine gender differences in the association between family financial socialization and financial education at schools and money attitudes. The findings from the current study have implications for financial educators and practitioners regarding financial socialization at different places and stages of life (e.g., childhood, high school, college, and in the workplace) as well as the importance of considering gender differences in financial socialization
A Look at Sustainability and Vulnerability in School Reform
Get PDFThis qualitative study sought stakeholder perspectives on the Kansas Department of Education\u27s Kansas Can school redesign initiatives. Interviews with stakeholders revealed both sustainable and vulnerable aspects of the school reforms across cultural, political, and technological dimensions
Effect of Defoliation at Different Stages on Grain Sorghum Yield and Yield Components in 2024
Get PDFA third year of an experiment to quantify yield reductions associated with various levels of defoliation imposed at different stages of grain sorghum development was conducted at Manhattan, KS, in 2024. Target defoliations of 0, 33%, 66%, and 100% were imposed at 5-leaf, flag leaf appearance, half bloom, and hard dough stages. Defoliation of 5-leaf sorghum resulted in minimal yield loss unless the defoliation rate was 100%, which also delayed heading. Yield reductions were greatest when leaf area was lost at flag leaf appearance or half bloom. Leaf area loss of 60% or greater at these stages caused yield losses of 30% to 70%. Leaf area losses approaching 100% at the early hard dough stage caused yield reductions approaching 30%. Yield losses were associated with different combinations of reductions in head size and seed size depending on timing of leaf loss
Considering Homophily’s Role in the Development of Successful Extension Programs in International Settings: Volunteer Effectiveness and Farmer Perceptions in Guatemala and Dominican Republic
Get PDFResearch on the educator-learner homophily effect in influencing educator credibility, learner attitudes, knowledge retention, and behavior change remains limited and inconclusive. This study investigated how educator-learner homophily influences small-scale farmers’ willingness to adopt agricultural technologies. Using a multi-case study approach, focus groups and key informant interviews were conducted with 60 small-scale farmers in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic who received agricultural training from U.S. volunteers. Farmers’ perceptions of learning and educator credibility were analyzed.
Guided by the Moscarelli Model (2023), which theorizes that perceived educator credibility comprises subject matter expertise and trustworthiness—moderated by educator-learner homophily—findings revealed an unexpected dynamic. Farmers rated U.S. volunteers as more credible and reliable than local extension agents, despite lower sociodemographic homophily between the farmers and U.S. volunteers.
These findings challenge traditional assumptions about the role of homophily in international extension systems. By illuminating how educator-learner homophily influences knowledge transfer and behavior change, this study offers insights for designing more effective extension programs. Volunteer program funders, administrators, and educators can leverage these insights to enhance program outcomes.
This research advances the understanding of homophily’s role in educator credibility and learner outcomes, calling for a reevaluation of its traditional conceptualization in international education contexts. It supports the conceptualization that homophily may shape the effectiveness of knowledge transfer and behavior change, particularly within programs relying on international volunteers
Editor Thank You to Reviewers for 109(1)
Get PDFThe editors thank the reviewers of Volume 109, Issue 1
Pilot Testing of GROW Together: An Interactive Curriculum for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
No full textOBJECTIVES. The Office of Family Assistance funds organizations to provide relationship education for youth. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is one such organization. The purpose of this study was to pilot a new USCRI curriculum, GROW Together, with immigrant and refugee youth. The program was designed to help young people develop important life skills and become successful in their new country. METHODS. Refugee and immigrant youth enrolled in the study. Participants received an interactive 12-hour relationship education (RE) program. We measured changes in four outcome measures 1) Communication skills; 2) Conflict resolution/conflict management skills; 3) Healthy marriage and relationship skills, and 4) Attitudes toward finances. Participants also received case management services. All participants completed self-report questionnaires prior to the beginning of the program. After the completion of this pretest questionnaire participants received the 12-hour curriculum. At the end of the program participants completed a posttest questionnaire. RESULTS. When pretest scores were compared with posttest scores (441 matched) there were statistically significant improvements for: Communication skills and Attitudes toward finances. Female participants improved their scores more than males on conflict resolution skills. Those over 18, improved their scores more than younger participants on Conflict resolution skills and Attitude toward finances. Younger participants improved their scores more than older participants on Healthy marriage and relationship skills. CONCLUSIONS. These findings are encouraging and set the stage for a more rigorous evaluation of the curriculum. Future researchers may also examine the effects of the curriculum on health and health behavior outcomes
Parents Modeling Physical Activity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Correlational Study
No full textParent modeling of physical activity (PA) can predict child PA with engagement and logistical support. The purpose of this study was to (1) determine changes in family PA and (2) if parents meeting PA guidelines (PAG), including active transport to school (ATS), increases odds of children meeting PAG before and during the pandemic. Guided by the Parent Engagement and Support, PA, and Academic Performance theoretical model (PESPAAP), validated measures of retrospective self-reported parent and child PA from before and during the pandemic were requested in a Safe Routes to School survey emailed to kindergarten – eighth grade parents via a Qualtrics link. Due to model fit, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Fisher’s exact correlations, and logistic regression were conducted using SPSS. Parents reported significantly more PA (N = 451) during (Mdn= 60, SD) compared to before the pandemic (Mdn = 30), z = -2.04, p = .041. Similarly, parents reported children’s PA was significantly higher during (Mdn = 255.00) compared to before the pandemic (Mdn = 240.00), z = -2.70, p = .007. Fisher’s exact test (p = \u3c 001) indicated a significant association between parents and children meeting physical activity guidelines (PAG) as parents meeting PAG was associated with children meeting PAG before (OR = 10.5, 95% CI [6.620, 16.956], p \u3c 0.001) and during (OR = 6.6, 95% CI [4.187, 10.404], p \u3c 0.001) the pandemic. Understanding these relationships, reasons for increase in PA during the pandemic, and how to use the PESPAAP theoretical model may assist in the success of post pandemic family PA health behavior interventions by focusing on child PA, parent support, and parent engagement