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Cultural Sensitivity Training in the U. S. Military: Is There Enough of the Right Stuff?
Get PDFThis study evaluated the quantity and quality of the intercultural and cultural sensitivity training that the United States Military receives, specifically focusing on Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) cadets. Academic and military journals were consulted to determine the current training practices analyzed for this study, as were doctrine from the United States Air Force and the current university training regimen for future Air Force Officers. A comprehensive set of best-practice standards was deduced from the intercultural sensitivity literature, and the current training regimen for AFROTC cadets then was evaluated based on those standards. Findings, limitations to those findings, and recommendations for changes as well as affirmations of current practices are provided
Looking Southeast in Winter
No full textMedium: Acrylics
Dimensions: 16 x 20
Description: Part of the seasonal and directional suite of paintings featuring views from the UP campus.https://pilotscholars.up.edu/ghyselinck_exhibit/1010/thumbnail.jp
35 Monsters
No full textMedium: Ink and acrylic on watercolor paper
Dimensions: 11 x 14https://pilotscholars.up.edu/franco_exhibit/1013/thumbnail.jp
Canoeing, Campfires, and Cultural Appropriation: Racism Against Native Americans in American Summer Camps 1880-2018
Get PDFReforming School Finance Systems to Achieve Equity in Funding Education
Get PDFTaxpayers in Oregon provoked change in school finance policy by passing Measure 5, which cemented the ground for legislators to reform school finance. Measure 5 was aimed at restricting increases in local taxes while shifting most of the burden of schools’ funding to the State. The purpose of this quantitative study of a 20-year time period of school funding was to determine the impact and effectiveness of passing Measure 5 and school finance reforms on the equity of funding. All 197 school districts’ financial relevant data for 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 were collected and adjusted for the consolidation and splitting of districts, if necessary. Then data were analyzed to determine the impact on funding and equity using descriptive analysis and five equity measures; Coefficient of Variation, Federal Range Ratio, Gini Coefficient, McLoone Index, and Correlation Coefficient. Funding, in general, was increased in Oregon, but when adjusted for inflation, it declined. The findings of this study concluded that horizontal equity, which is non-differentiated per-pupil funding, improved from 1995 to 2015. However, evidence showed that vertical equity, which considers additional per-pupil funding needs, such as that for adequately serving special needs students or English Language Learners, worsened for the same period. The findings of this study were consistent with other studies (Driscoll & Salmon, 2008; Ko, 2006) regarding school funding in Missouri and Virginia
Vaccination Strategies and Herd Immunity Thresholds in Small World Models
Get PDFInfectious diseases pose a serious threat to humans, plants, and animals. Though vaccines can help control outbreaks of infectious diseases, there is typically not enough vaccine available for the entire population. In this case, certain vaccination strategies can be employed to maximize the benefits for the entire population. Using results from graph theory and the simulation tool lONTW (Infections On NeTWorks), we investigated various vaccination strategies on certain types of so-called contact networks that model the patterns of interactions within a population. In particular, we focused on a certain class of contact networks known as small world models, where individuals are randomly connected, i.e., can transmit and/or contract an infectious disease, along paths that are relatively small in relation to the overall population size. These types of networks tend to provide good estimations of the interactions of real populations when the exact contact network is unknown. However, the complexity and stochasticity of such networks create challenges in determining the best vaccination strategy. Here we discuss our preliminary results for vaccination strategies on small world models, including how many vaccines are needed (a notion related to a concept called the herd immunity threshold) and, for a given amount of vaccine, which individuals should be vaccinated in order to prevent major outbreaks
Investigating the game-related statistics and tactical profile in NCAA division I men’s basketball games
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to analyze the game-related statistics and tactical profile in winning and losing teams in NCAA division I men’s basketball games. Twenty NCAA division I men’s basketball close (score difference: 1-9 points) games were analyzed during the 2013/14 season. For each game, the game-related statistics were collected from the official teams’ box scores. Number of ball possessions, offensive and defensive ratings and the Four Factors (effective field goal percentage; offensive rebounding percentage, recovered balls per ball possession, free throw rate) were also calculated. The tactical parameters evaluated were: ball reversal, dribble in key area, post entry, on-ball screen, off-ball screen, and hand off. Differences between winning and losing teams were calculated using a magnitude-based approach. Winning teams showed a likely higher percentage of 3-point goals made, number of defensive rebounds and steals and a very likely higher number of free throws made and free throws attempted. Furthermore, winning teams showed a likely higher team offensive rating and effective field goal percentage and a very likely higher free throw rate compared to losing teams. Finally, the results revealed a likely higher number of ball reversals and post entries in winning teams compared to losing teams. This study highlighted the game-related statistics and the tactical actions differentiating between winning and losing teams in NCAA Division I men’s basketball close games. Coaches should use these results to optimize their training sessions, focusing on those variables that might increase the possibility to win close games
A Team-Based Approach to Care in a Primary Care Community Clinic
Get PDFThe use of high-functioning clinical teams in healthcare, particularly in the primary care setting, has been shown to be associated with many improvements in outcomes for patients and providers (Ladden et al., 2013; Reckrey, et al., 2015; Misra-Hebert et al., 2015; Goldberg et al., 2013). A student from a doctor of nursing practice program was the principle investigator (PI) who designed and implemented a practice improvement project with the providers, receptionist, and nurse volunteer at an urban community clinic serving low-income patients. The practice improvement project to change practice within the clinic to include the use of an altered team structure by adding a documentation scribe. The overall project outcomes were that the addition of a scribe did not impact patient wait times, but did lead to shorter appointment lengths. There were four different providers involved in this project, who all expressed that the addition of a scribe was valuable to practice; providers were able to devote more uninterrupted face-to-face time to patients during appointments, and the inclusion of a scribe reduced the time required to complete chart notes following patient appointments, as was previously required for providers in the clinic. A nurse volunteer worked as the scribe during this practice change project, which did not have an associated monetary cost, as a benefit for the clinic
Healing Through Connection: The Effects of Confiding After Sexual Traumas on Growth & Resilience
Get PDFDifferences in prosocial outcomes of interpersonal trauma based on type, and the role of disclosure in facets of posttraumatic growth were investigated. One‐way ANOVA’s compared violent trauma (VT), sexual trauma (ST), and survivors of both (B), Pearson’s correlations suggest relationships between confiding, coping styles, trust, and resilience. VT demonstrated greater growth than ST or B. B showed relationships with a variety coping types compared to ST and VTT, which were associated with a narrow range of strategies. Results suggest that prosocial attributes are related to trauma exposure, but extent and expression vary based on trauma type and that confiding following ST may result in unintended consequences due to how victims were received. After a 9‐month story‐telling and resiliency workshop, changes in a variety of growth‐promoting and negative variables (i.e. PTSD, depression) were calculated and qualitative statements were collected. Presence of meaning in life decreased and trust that others are honest increased. Many variables didn’t significantly change, but some negative symptoms decreased
Locating the Place of Interreligious Friendship in Comparative Theology
Get PDFEach religion has at its core a commitment to the flourishing of life. Themes of relationality, hospitality, and friendship are pathways for promoting their mission to bring about the flourishing of all. James L. Fredericks, a Roman Catholic theologian with specialization in comparative theology, has spent his adult life working intentionally to enter into friendship with people of other faith traditions. In some of his works, he describes how such friendships have led to growth in his understanding of his own Catholic-Christian faith traditions. Interreligious friendship is not about proselytization, it is rather about exploring God\u27s truth in the safe space of admiration, openness, trust, embrace of vulnerability, and discipleship in the presence of the other who bears the gift of divine grace by their presence