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Articuli Temporis: St. Augustine and Phenomenology on the Temporal Syntax of God’s Self-Disclosure
Get PDFIn this essay, I articulate an Augustinian “philosophy of history” by highlighting some important texts sprinkled throughout St. Augustine’s writings, especially his City of God. I concentrate on Augustine’s claim that there are “joints of time” that structure God’s self-disclosure to us through sacred history, and I develop these Augustinian insights with the help of Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology. While Augustine enables us to see that God’s revelation is achieved in a sacred history that illuminates the deepest structure and order of the temporal flow of human events, Husserl’s phenomenology can be used to show that the structure and order of sacred history is fitting for our natural human mode of encountering being through successive stages of presence and absence. Husserl’s descriptions of the ways in which the identical thing is given to us in grades of fulfillment sheds light on the mystery of God’s revelation by highlighting the temporal dimension of our grasping of the being of things. Throughout the essay, I make use of Robert Sokolowski’s writings in the areas of Husserlian phenomenology and the theology of disclosure
Measurement matters: A commentary on the state of the science on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in autism research
Get PDFHigh quality science relies upon psychometrically valid and reliable measurement, yet very few Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) have been developed or thoroughly validated for use with autistic individuals. The present commentary summarizes the current state of autism PROM science, based on discussion at the Special Interest Group (SIG) at the 2022 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Annual Meeting and collective expertise of the authors. First, we identify current issues in autism PROM research including content and construct operationalization, informant-structure, measure accessibility, and measure validation and generalization. We then enumerate barriers to conducting and disseminating this research, such as a lack of guidance, concerns regarding funding and time, lack of accessible training and professionals with psychometric skills, difficulties collecting large representative samples, and challenges with dissemination. Lastly, we offer future priorities and resources to improve PROMs in autism research including a need to continue to evaluate and develop PROMs for autistic people using robust methods, to prioritize diverse and representative samples, to expand the breadth of psychometric properties and techniques, and to consider developing field specific guidelines. We remain extremely optimistic about the future directions of this area of autism research. This work is well positioned to have an immense, positive impact on our scientific understanding of autism and the everyday lives of autistic people and their families
“Middle Schoolers are Just This Special Kind of Human Being”: Middle School Teacher Perspectives on Creating Hope for their Students and Themselves
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Get PDFYui, a bright-eyed Japanese woman, moves to America and thinks she finds her Prince Charming in a small Iowa town. She falls in love and into a trap, staged by his white nationalist family who use her as a pawn in their terrorist plan
The Dating Experiences of Black Women
Get PDFMy thesis centers around Black women’s dating and hookup experiences at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). I distributed a survey with 44 questions; five demographic questions and eight factors that include questions revolving around being romantically and/or sexually rejected based on their race/ethnicity. After three weeks of collecting data, my research has revealed patterns involving negative attitudes towards dating apps, admissions of hopelessness in finding an intimate partner, being fetishized by white people, and feelings of betrayal when/if a person of color expressed rejection based on their race/ethnicity. The implementation of feminist theory and feminist scholars such as Audre Lorde, Patricia Hill Collins, and bell hooks within this project will reveal the intersectional oppression at play, racial stereotypes of Black women, and the misogyny they face within their own community. Using these frameworks, I explore how these factors affect the Black women here at LMU and what role sexual orientation plays within said factors
The Tale of Bunny, the Lamb
Get PDFWhen a lamb named Bunny sees a young boy beaten by the sheep farm’s caretaker, he goes on a killing spree to stop the abuse. But as the body count rises, he grows a taste for human blood and is forced to confront the violence he’s brought into the world or feed on the young boy – the last source of human blood on the farm
Indigenous Ancestral Assets: The Ecology of Native Hawaiian Education Through Youth Perspectives
Get PDFIn K-12 education, student voice is not often considered when establishing curriculum, addressing school policy, or creating a climate that reflects culturally inclusive teaching practices. Across education systems serving Indigenous communities within the United States, the voices of youth as a form of contribution are silenced, which echoes further attempts towards the erasure of the existence of these communities. The context of the study highlighted various strengths through their traditions, languages, and cultural teachings. While Indigenous communities exist globally, this study centered on Indigenous communities from the North American continent, specifically those Native to the Hawaiian Islands. To learn about the lived experiences of Indigenous youth’s strengths embedded in cultural assets, the following research questions guided this qualitative study: 1) What wisdom and cultural practices do Indigenous youth carry with them into schools? and 2) In what ways can educators support youth voice through culturally sustaining and revitalizing pedagogical practices? This research leveraged Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth framework and McCarty and Leeʻs (2014) Culturally Sustaining and Revitalizing Pedagogy to highlight diverse forms of capital embedded within Indigenous youth. Analysis revealed significant themes related to various forms of cultural wisdom and knowledge in that embody the circle of reciprocity, community, Indigenous forms of artistry, and advocacy. Recommendations for integrating culturally sustainable and revitalizing pedagogical practices are provided for school administrators and educators
Cultivating Resilience in Adolescence: How Educational Environments Can Support Positive Youth Development During Identity Exploration
Get PDFAdolescence is a critical stage of human development, one that can be especially challenging for teens that are navigating certain vulnerabilities in their identity formation. With the World Health Organization stating that 14% of 10–19 year-olds experience mental health conditions, educational environments are increasingly needed to address mental concerns in their curriculums. This qualitative research project used a combination of art based inquiry and narrative analysis to answer the following question, “How can educational environments promote resilience and positive youth development during adolescent identity exploration?” Findings illuminated several emergent themes that culminated in the following four recommendations for educational environments; 1) Integrate opportunities for creative self-expression in general education spaces, 2) Professional development for educators to integrate Social Emotional Learning (SEL), 3) Create opportunities for social interactions between students and educators, 4) Create and support opportunities for social interactions between students, and 5) Ensure educational spaces include mental health support for students
Mystical Life and Altered Consciousness: Comparing the Subtle Paths and Trance States of St. Teresa and Patañjali
Get PDFThe study of mysticism is said to be the study of the ineffable, and thus by its nature, difficult to define. Yet the structured paths and trance states described by St. Teresa of Ávila in Interior Castle and Patañjali in the Yoga Sūtra demonstrate meticulous and thoughtful explanation of mystical practices and phenomena. This paper situates these texts, mystic guidebooks in their respective traditions, in conversation, examining and comparing the path towards, experience within, and the effect of mystical trances. It employs a balanced approach to essentialism and highlights the shared features of mystical life as a vantage point from which to examine trance. My research demonstrates that these descriptions of mystical life share core similarities: detach from the world, learn and deepen introspective practices, pass though ecstatic states of outward focus, and finally arrive to a version of enstasis within. I identify shared metaphor, imagery, and technique, while acknowledging the difference in language, dating, and literary style. My investigation demonstrates that although each tradition’s trances manifest differently, they result from a path of interiorization that leads to the awakening. After examining initial, outward-focused states of consciousness typified by absorption on an external object in the yogic path, and instances of visions and rapture in the Catholic, I move to their respective destinations, interiorly focused states of life-altering consciousness, which leave each mystic permanently transformed. Thus, this paper will argue that ultimately, the two mystical texts demonstrate remarkably similar processes which are molded by their own religious and cosmological contexts