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Youth aspirations and migration: Challenges and opportunities in rural Dominican Republic
No full textThe youth population plays a vital role in the continuing development of societies. However, young people in rural, underserved regions of the world face more life disadvantages compared to others due to lack of access and limited resources. Lower socioeconomic status, combined with poor living conditions, has caused young people to migrate out of their rural towns in early adulthood. Consequently, growth and development in rural communities face challenges due to a shortage of young, talented and skilled workforce. Through a survey, this study assesses youths\u27 aspirations and perspectives towards future\u27s prospects and out-migration from the rural town of El Cercado in the Dominican Republic. Results show that despite economic hardships and living challenges experienced at home, young people in El Cercado had career aspirations in fields other than the traditional agricultural sector. Most expressed the desire to leave their rural hometown in search of more prosperous opportunities elsewhere. Female youth, especially, expressed a stronger desire to leave home after high school in search of higher education. Male youth, on the other hand, focused more on job and business opportunities. However, an overwhelming majority of them planned to return to help their communities. Better living conditions, more jobs and access to higher education are the top motivations for youth to stay in their rural hometown after secondary school. Young people also shared high confidence in external interventions to help keep youth in their rural hometowns. The findings from this study highlight the importance of making higher education accessible in rural regions in the Dominican Republic. These insights can also help community leaders and champions design sustainable development strategies to build and retain local talent who can continue supporting the growth of rural towns
Exploring Nursing Students’ Experiences
No full textIn this action research study, I explored how Southwestern College\u27s Nursing and Health Occupation Programs can better support students enrolled in the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. Drawing from the literature regarding barriers to success faced by underrepresented students in both nursing and higher education, the research question guiding my study was how can I, in my role as Nursing Student Success Coordinator (NSSC) improve the support for nursing students so they thrive in their program of study? Using McNiff and Whitehead’s action-reflection cycle model, my study employed a two-cycle design. Cycle 1 consisted of an online survey (n = 8) collecting demographic and experiential data from first- and second-year ADN students. Cycle 2 involved semi-structured interviews (n = 6) exploring students’ perceptions of challenges and supports throughout the program. Thematic analysis revealed two central findings: the critical role of complex support systems and the importance of meaningful work and alignment with personal values as motivators for persistence. Findings show that ADN student success is relational, culturally situated, and deeply tied to identity, community, and purpose
An International Human Rights-Based Approach To Reducing Maternal Mortality And Enhancing Safe Motherhood In Africa
No full textIn 2015, the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) noted that almost fifteen years after the global community had agreed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which provided an important framework for economic and human development, significant progress has been made in several areas. However, the UNGA explained that many developing countries have not been able to achieve the MDGs, especially those goals related to maternal and reproductive health. Although the global maternal mortality rate has declined significantly, only 50% of pregnant women in developing countries receive the recommended minimum of four antenatal care visits. Additionally, complications suffered during pregnancy and childbirth have emerged as a major cause of death in adolescent girls. Although the right of African women to maternal health and safe motherhood is guaranteed by various international and regional human rights instruments and several national constitutions, high maternal mortality rates remain a major challenge throughout the continent. In addition, many African women, especially those who are ethnic and religious minorities, those with disabilities, those living with HIV, and those who are trapped in extreme poverty, are often subjected to forced, coerced and involuntary sterilization. While there are many factors that contribute to these violations of the African woman’s right to maternal health, discrimination against women, especially in access to healthcare services, and the failure of African governments to provide women within their jurisdictions with well-equipped and fully functioning healthcare facilities, are the most important. Ensuring that African women are able to realize their right to maternal health and safe motherhood requires the cooperation of all stakeholders, including policymakers, the judiciary, and civil society organizations. First, African States should sign, ratify and domesticate all the international and regional human rights instruments that enshrine and guarantee women’s right to health. Second, they should ensure that their domestic laws, including their constitutions and statutory and customary laws, conform to the provisions of international human rights instruments. Finally, each African State should provide itself with a governing process undergirded by separation of powers with checks and balances, with an independent judiciary being one of those checks and balances. Courts are an essential institution for the protection of women’s right to maternal health and safe motherhood. For example, courts can provide aggrieved individuals the wherewithal to peacefully resolve issues involving the violation of their rights. Through this adjudicative process, courts can also declare null and void, statutory and customary laws that violate constitutional provisions and/or provisions of international and regional human rights instruments. The legislative branch can then cure the defect in the impugned provisions of domestic laws
Seamless Security: Reforming Export Controls for a Stronger Allied Defense Industrial Base
No full textRussia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s accelerating military modernization underscore the need for the United States and its allies to reinforce their defense industrial bases to deter and prevail in future conflicts. This paper examines the historical and strategic foundations driving the need for export control reform, identifies key U.S. export control laws governing defense coproduction and co-development, and analyzes how current regulations constrain allied industrial integration. It concludes by proposing solutions to streamline export control regulations to improve the strength and resilience of the modern defense industrial base
The Evolving Landscape of Student Success: Emerging Strategies, Core Commitments, and Our Shared Responsibility
No full textStudent success in higher education is being reshaped by a rapidly shifting environment. This evolving landscape requires clearly defined core commitments with innovative strategies, evidence-based research, and cross-campus collaborations that not only promote student learning but also deepen engagement and belonging. This session will explore how institutions are adapting to these dynamic conditions through shared responsibility by rethinking traditional approaches, leveraging data and research, and fostering partnerships that center on student success and resilience. Participants will consider models of practice that prepare colleges and universities to meet the needs of today’s learners while positioning students for long-term success
Fun reading, study breaks and academic support: The perfect blend for building sense of belonging
No full textWith budget cuts to school libraries, a decline in reading, and an awareness that students’ lived experience in libraries can range from warm fuzzy feelings to seriously negative emotions, we created a new blend of undergraduate services programming deliberately mixing fun with academic support to support post-pandemic students
Copley Library Impact Report 2024-2025
No full textDeans; The 2024-2025 Retreat: Supporting Neurodiverse College Students in Academic Libraries; Faculty; Jennifer Bidwell; Alma Ortega; Laura Turner; Catherine Paolillo; Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Literacy Instruction; Library Faculty Serve on National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant-Funded Research Team; From Pilot to Signed MOU: the State Commission for Human Rights of Baja California (CEDH-BC) and USD Copley Library Human Rights Cases Digitization Project; Hidden Poisons in the Stacks: Special Collections Investigates; The Journey of a Collection: Honoring the Legacy of Fr. Mike Blastic; Where Are They Now?; Copley Library Student Employees FY2024–2025; Student Awards; Celebrating Sister Virginia (Gina) Rodee on Her Retirement; Faculty Presentations; Faculty Publications; Copley Library Statistics; Top 10 Circulating LC Classification Subclasses Total Checkout; Top Ten Databases Used; Library Expenditures 2024–2025https://digital.sandiego.edu/copley-annualreports/1009/thumbnail.jp
Connecting Students to Support: The Help Yourself Campaign\u27s Role in Holistic Student Wellness and Resource Awareness at the University of North Texas Libraries
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Students can face many challenges and situations while in college. Unfortunately, students are often unaware of all the campus resources available to them, as well as how the library fits into these care networks. The Help Yourself Campaign (HYC) aims to bridge the gap between students and student support offices. Abstract
Students can face many challenges and situations while in college. Unfortunately, students are often unaware of all the campus resources available to them, as well as how the library fits into these care networks. This is especially true for large campuses, such as the University of North Texas. The Help Yourself Campaign (HYC) aims to bridge the gap between students and student support offices.
HYC includes 17 topics ranging from adjusting to college, financial literacy, food and housing insecurity, substance abuse, and sexual assault. It combines intentional collection development, online resource management, strategic marketing, student outreach, and campus outreach to develop a network for students seeking care for themselves. HYC collections are used in information-seeking, deeper self-guided education, and bibliotherapy with campus care professionals.
The presentation will provide attendees with a framework for how to Build and market print and digital holistic care collections, Develop relationship-based collections with campus partners, Use Whole-Person Librarianship, Whole-University/Whole-Campus, and Trauma-Informed Librarianship model, Engage students from social work and human service disciplines in service learning, and Navigating challenges imposed by restrictive state law