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Investigating Emerging Bilingual Learner Related Field Experiences in School Psychology Graduate Training
Get PDFThere is limited research regarding school psychology field and practicum experiences that are devoted to developing skills related to emergent bilingual learners (EBL). This study attempted to better understand what types of EBL-related field and practicum experiences are most influential in preparing school psychologists to feel confident in their ability to provide school psychological services to EBL students. One hundred thirty-five practicing school psychologists were surveyed using a questionnaire focused on the types of EBL-related field and practicum experiences commonly found in exemplary multiculturally-focused school psychology graduate programs and practitioners’ perceptions of their ability to provide a number of services to EBL students. Results of this study suggest that structured EBL-related field and practicum experiences are most influential in school psychologists’ perceptions of preparedness and confidence providing services to EBL students. Additional factors were investigated (e.g., exposure to EBL students in practicum) and were also found to be influential
The Philanthropic Process of Private and Publicly Traded U.S. Companies
Get PDFThe author looks at the essence of corporate philanthropy, analyzing the drivers of why corporations give and how these organizations assemble themselves within the face of crises. While there is significant research on the different types of corporate philanthropy and its drivers, there is very little known about the way decisions are reached by committee members and executives who oversee allocating these funds. Using a qualitative method approach with semi structured in-depth interviews of respondents who currently work in the field of corporate giving for a US based private or publicly based company. A case study of three companies reveals the importance of leadership attitudes toward philanthropy, localized giving, and how nonprofits can find new opportunities for partnerships. Nonprofit organizations and fundraisers will be able to use this information to help them to better navigate the corporate organization’s funding process for their charitable organizations and causes
From Farm to Table to Factory: Paths of Cambodian American Foodways
Get PDFThis thesis analyzes the history of Cambodian Americans using theoretical frameworks utilized by food studies scholars. Cambodian refugees and their families experienced a historical process that I describe as being “from farm to table to factory.” Many Cambodians maintained a self-sufficient agricultural lifestyle prior to the Cambodian Civil War. As Cambodian refugees resettled in the United States, they faced a slew of challenges in navigating urban infrastructures and governmental institutions, as well as in adjusting to hegemonic discourses. Such issues constitute a metaphorical table to which Cambodians needed to adjust as they made their lives in the US. Adaptation also included adopting the furnishings of modern US homes, such as kitchen appliances, tables, and chairs. As Cambodians settled into their new lives, they, like other Americans, had to learn to negotiate the consumer-based, industrial-commercial US food system: the factory. Younger Cambodian refugees and U.S. born children consumed a diet that was a mélange of Cambodian foods adapted to the U.S. system, and standard American fare. Cambodian women, who largely carried the responsibility of feeding their families, adapted as necessary. The American factory contributed to defining the contours of what Cambodian Americans could become. Literal factories also offered employment opportunities for many refugees, whose agricultural skillsets had little value in the modern, American economy. To show this historical process, I follow the paths of Cambodian foodways from their roots in Southeast Asia all the way to their new contexts in twenty-first-century United States
What\u27s the Deal with the Science of Reading?
No full textThis webinar will help participants understand what the science of reading is and isn’t. We will provide a simple overview of balanced literacy, the three cueing systems, evidence-based practices, eye movement during reading, word identification, word recognition, phonics instruction, phonemic awareness, direct instruction, and educational research
The Phenomenon of Academic Advisor Training at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: A Quantitative Descriptive Research Study
Get PDFAcademic advisors can have a positive impact on the progress of an increasingly diverse student population in higher education, but there is no required professional certification or educational background for academic advisors. The lack of required certification puts the onus for academic advisor training and professional development on the campuses where advisors work. By surveying the professional academic advisors in the Minnesota State higher education system to assess available training and professional development, this quantitative study sought to identify and describe the phenomenon of advisor training within the Minnesota State higher education system. Survey data shows a majority of advisors do receive some training and do have professional development available
Investigating miRNA Regulation of the Human APOBEC3 Enzymes
Get PDFThe human apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide 3 (APOBEC3, A3) are a family of proteins consisting of seven enzymes, A3A, B, C, D, F, G and H, which function as cytosine deaminases. The enzymes’ purpose in the cell is to mutate viral DNA during infection hindering or stopping replication of viruses such as human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus, and HIV-1. Several of the A3 enzymes have also been implicated in contributing to cancers such as head and neck and breast cancers by mutating cellular genomic DNA, making the ability to control A3 expression an attractive target for cancer therapy. The A3 enzymes are regulated by small fragments of RNA called miRNA. In this thesis, twenty-four miRNAs were identified for their predicted silencing of A3 mRNA, cloned into expression vectors, and tested in a dual luciferase assay to determine their silencing ability. Three miRNAS, hsa-miR-1207-5p, hsa-miR-1227-3p, and hsa-miR-548a-5p, indicated a possible silencing interaction and I was able to show a significant silencing of A3C by hsa-miR-1207-5p. This thesis contributes to the study of a family of human immune proteins that are not only important in the innate immunity against viruses that infect millions of people each year, but are also molecular drivers of cancers. This research advances our understanding on miRNA control of the human APOBEC3 family and the potential for miRNA to be used as therapeutic agents against disease
Implementing Tootling Interventions: A Practitioner’s Guide to Increasing Peer Prosocial Behaviors
No full textThis book is a comprehensive guide to the history and implementation of the tootling intervention that was designed to increase prosocial behaviors in school-aged children.
Implementing Tootling Interventions provides practitioners with the resources and information needed to implement tootling effectively and successfully in their desired setting to increase prosocial behavior, decrease disruptive behavior, and increase academic engaged time for students. To address individuals of all abilities and ages, modifications are provided for early childhood education, elementary education, middle school, high school, special education, after-school programs, and more intensive behavioral settings. Specific components within tootling that lead to its effectiveness are discussed, along all the information and resources needed for this feasible, cost-effective intervention to be implemented.
This book is ideal for classroom teachers, school psychologists, social workers, or other school professionals looking for a practical and effective intervention to increase the prosocial behavior of their students.https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/university-archives-msu-authors/1476/thumbnail.jp