11515 research outputs found
Sort by
Protective Factors and Barriers to Well-Being in Parents of Young Children with Disabilities
Get PDFIt is widely accepted that parents of children with special needs experience decreased psychological well-being when compared to parents of typically developing children. However, there is significant individual variation in the outcomes of parents of children with disabilities. The pathways between well-being and having a child with disabilities are not conclusive. Parental attitude, competence, social support, child factors, and family factors were amongst the most common protective/risk factors identified in the literature. Early Interventionists should consider addressing any deficits in these five areas to support caregiver well-being and boost child outcomes
Lumberjacks and Lifestyles: An Archaeological Approach to the Workers of a ca. 1900 Logging Camp
Get PDFThe thesis research presented herein details an excavation of the Wanaki Logging Camp (Site Number 09-03-103) performed during the summer of 2020. The camp is a ca 1900 logging camp located off the west shore of Cass Lake, Minnesota, within the Chippewa National Forest boundary. Berms and ditches within the site outline seven structural ruins and a former road. The two largest outlines resemble a dingle-style camp which is named for the dingle structure, a single roof spanning the gap between the bunkhouse and chow hall. The goal of this research is to obtain a better understanding of the loggers by finding ways in which they were able to shape camp life, in other words, demonstrate agency. The excavation followed a 2018 youth archaeology workshop in which the Chippewa National Forest led youth volunteers through shovel testing and metal detecting of select structural remains. Artifacts from the 2018 workshop were incorporated into the final analysis. The current excavation applied a series of methods, including a metal detector survey, shovel testing, and test units. Findings were then processed through fine screening, floatation, faunal analysis, seed identification, and statistical analysis. The results of this project include the identification of four of the seven structures, common foodstuffs, and several non-work activities, all of which provide a baseline to understand life in the logging camp and how the loggers may have influenced life within the camp
The Spillover Effect of US Fiscal Policy on the OECD Countries Short-term Interest Rate
Get PDFMany governments across the globe are considering adopting fiscal stimulants on a never-before-seen scale to fight economic recessions in the last ten years due to the development of debt and deficits in industrialized nations. A country\u27s efforts to preserve economic stability are complicated by external economic shocks that can significantly influence the domestic economy through a monetary choice of decision and other links. Our analysis includes two interconnected stages. The first is SVAR analysis for the US economy, while the other investigates the international spillover of those shocks originating from the US. In the first stage, I adopt a Structural VAR to summarize the US economic activities and macroeconomic policy decisions. Then I consider a Cholesky recursive identification strategy to extract the exogenous structural shocks in the US, such as the fiscal shock, the IS shock, the aggregate supply shock, and the monetary policy shock. Our particular concern is the fiscal shocks, which indicate the discretionary fiscal actions taken by the US government. In the second stage, we evaluate the spillover effect of the US fiscal shocks on the monetary policy decisions of OECD countries. For each country, the ARDL model assesses the dynamic impact of one unit of US fiscal shock on the policy interest rate. We find that the rich OECD countries tend to implement expansionary monetary policies confronting a fiscal stimulus shock identified in the US. In comparison, other OECD countries are more likely to have contractionary monetary policy, facing the same fiscal shock
Need To Know Before Utopian Balloon Is Popped: Security Perspective Analysis of Nun-Fungible Tokens
Get PDFNon-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the technological and blockchain worlds with millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Bitcoin among others, being traded for with these NFTs by individuals. NFTs are utilized by most buyers and sellers to show authenticity and sole ownership of a rare piece of work which could be in the form of an art, a video, a game, an image, a collectible, or anything the individual deems to be of great value and of interest for other individuals to pay for and own. NFTs however are not immune to the security and privacy issues that are already affiliated with the blockchain. This research work therefore examines the existing vulnerabilities in the blockchain then specifically investigates vulnerabilities with NFTs. Not much of research effort has been put into this area but the ones that have been conducted centered on generic security issues related to Non-Fungible Tokens. Taxonomies are developed in this paper to classify the security threats and attacks as identified by investigating the vulnerabilities of NFTs. This work will be of great assistance to investors and developers who look to enter into the NFT market, as they will be provided with some adequate knowledge for them to be aware of the security issues related to the booming market of NFTs
Math and Employment
Get PDFChildren in the United States have not made adequate gains on national assessments in mathematics (Strickland & Maccini, 2012). Based on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), 65% of 8th graders and 76% of 12th graders scored below proficiency level, along with over 90% of secondary students (Strickland & Maccini, 2012). This is especially troubling since math is used outside of the classroom setting so commonly in the workplace, especially vocational (trade) jobs. Students with disabilities tend to have a hard time with basic math facts and this can become problematic later on when trying to obtain employment (Leach, 2016). According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 18.4% of youth with a disability who are 16 to 19 years old are employed compared to their non-disabled peers who are employed at 31.4%. Then, approximately 40.2% of people with a disability between the ages 20-24 are employed, compared to their non-disabled peers at 68.5% (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020). These statistics indicate that having a strong mathematical foundation helps with employment opportunities, especially trade jobs. This study will survey local trade employers to see what mathematical skills are necessary for employment
An Equitable Technology Infrastructure Model: Sustained Technology Practices Implemented During COVID-19 That Address Educational Inequities
Get PDF2020 Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the digital divide revealing an expanse of inequity among students who had access to the internet, personal devices, and parental support during remote learning and those who did not. Framed with the theoretical lens of equity literacy, this poster details the results of a survey completed by 56 Minnesota district level technology directors. The survey asked how school districts were addressing the technology inequities experienced by students and families while in hybrid and distance learning models. Results reflected that districts’ efforts to provide students technology devices were efficient and successful. Recommendations for further research include advocacy for the expansion of broadband service, the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of students, and efforts to sustain access to technology for all learners after the COVID-19 pandemic concludes.2022 Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a dramatic shift to online learning for K-12 public schools, requiring school districts to address inequities that surfaced in the remote learning model. This poster includes the findings of the second study of a multi-year research project exploring the intersection of technology and educational inequities through the pandemic. As the pandemic waned, practitioners evaluated which practices developed during remote learning should be sustained. Five Minnesota technology directors participated in a focus group to discuss how inequities are being addressed in their schools post-pandemic. Technology directors explained that the pandemic was an opportunity to reimagine schools for the success of all students through an infrastructure that includes actions relative to three domains: effective instruction, school-home partnerships, and law and policy. Further research is recommended, such as broadening the geographical location of participants outside of Minnesota, expanding participants beyond the role of technology director (i.e., students, teachers, parents), and analyzing student enrollment in K-12 online schools through a longitudinal study
Evidence-Based Practices for Tiered Math Interventions for Elementary Students
Get PDFAbstract is not required for a Starred Paper
Listening Can Heal and Hurt: Resilience-Related Elements in Supportive Listening Situations
Get PDFIn this qualitative research (N = 27), positioned at the intersection of interpersonal communication and queer studies, the resilience-related elements of supportive listening situations are examined. The research broadens the perspective related to the assumption that being listened to is an empowering experience when it focuses on experiences of lesbians and gay men regarding situations in which they have felt or been excluded because of their sexual orientation. The results of the narrative analysis indicate that in supportive listening situations, the elements contributing to resilience are the person-centeredness of the supportive listener’s messages, the ability to make sense of the experience and the reasons leading to it, and temporal distance when closely attached to the first two elements. If the supportive listening is low person-centered, and/or shared sense-making is missing or fails, it hinders the participants’ ability to engage their resilience capacity and affects the long-term attributions and relevance given to the experience. Therefore, the listening that support seekers receive in a support seeking situation may help them recover from an ostracizing experience, but it can also reactivate the traumatic memories and reinforce the experience of exclusion
The Importance of Social and Emotional Learning for Students in Grades K-12
Get PDFAbstract not required for a starred paper
What Factors Influence the Academic Success of Somali Graduate Students?
Get PDFAs Somali refugees arrive in the United States, their unique culture and religion has become a challenge for academic institutions unaware of how to accommodate these new students with unique academic needs and social status. This study aims to identify the factors influencing the academic success of Somali graduate students and explore ways the Somali graduate students overcome the academic challenges. This phenomenological study analyzed the experiences and perceptions of ten Somali graduate students in the Midwest universities. Participants were either foreign born or second-generation born Americans. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews aimed at identifying challenges in the academic environment, and the ways the participants overcame their unique academic challenges. This study revealed that the primary factors affecting their academic success are in the presence of/or absence of inclusions academic environments, socioeconomic status, level of family obligation, levels of resilience, and encountering racism. These students overcame academic challenges by taking un-Islamic financial assistance, prioritizing English language learning, relying on family/spousal support, making connections with faculty, and forming ethnically homogenous academic support groups. Somali students have a plethora of academic factors affecting their success, most of which are common to more minority students in America. The ways these students deal with those academic challenges are unique to first-generation Somalis, especially concerning the paramount cultural and religious values around the importance of education which was the main source of academic motivation. Future research for Somali graduate students should be focused on what separates them from others in their same ethnic group who do not go to college.
Keywords: academic, achievement, challenges, integration, retention, economic integratio