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A Qualitative Study Focused On Understanding P-12 School Leadership Through the Perceptions of P-12 Educators and Leaders
Get PDFThis qualitative study was conducted to understand the perceptions of school leadership through the lens of P-12 educational leaders (superintendents and principals/assistant principals) and P-12 teachers. The focus was on the perceptions of important qualities and characteristics of effective school leaders. The study examined how P-12 educational leaders and P-12 teachers viewed leadership and what they identified as important skills and characteristics for effective educational leadership. The Minnesota Department of Education Teacher Evaluation of Principals was used as a guide to understand the characteristics and skills P-12 school leaders are expected to demonstrate. An email was sent to schools in the state of Minnesota requesting teachers and school leaders to participate in an interview to learn more about the perceptions of each group of educators, teachers, and school leaders. Demographic information was collected and compared with variables based on years in the field, degree attained, and role in education. The results from this study found that communication is perceived to be a highly important skill for school leaders, and integrity, trustworthiness, building positive environments and sense of community, and understanding diversity and cultural responsiveness are perceived to be important. It also found there were similar perceptions of changes in leadership since the pandemic. These results can help lead to more knowledge and understanding about effective educational leadership and the skills necessary for school leaders today. This study specifically explored and compared the perceptions of P-12 teachers to those of the P-12 administrators. The focus was to compare these perspectives to determine if there are differences and similarities in these perceptions. It will benefit the field of education, support programs that teach administrative courses, and school districts. It is significant for educational programs and leaders to understand the needs of those they serve and to provide opportunities to help support the need for school leaders
The Plague of Athens
No full textThe purpose of this study is to use historical analysis, biology, and linguistics to evaluate the reason one of early humanity\u27s greatest civilizations fell. 449 BC marked the end of the Greco-Persian War and the crowning of two new dominate city-states in the Mediterranean, Athens and Sparta. The tensions of these two ideologically different civilizations rose for eighteen years before the two clashed in the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen at the time. Led by the great Pericles, Athens struggled to resist the most powerful land force of the time, causing him to retreat into the city walls. Within those walls, Athens would be destroyed by a plague so deadly, even the Spartans turned and ran. The plague of Athens led to a Spartan victory and dominance over the Mediterranean, changing the course of history. Using the works of Thucydides, DNA analysis, and pathology it can be concluded that the mysterious plague that destroyed Athens and changed the course of history was Typhoid Fever
Absolutely Not Brand Awareness Campaign
Get PDFAbsolutely Not, a video podcast created by Michael Claymore (alias) and Scott Guy, hired MSUM Flypaper Creative Services, a student-run agency, to create an awareness campaign. What began as a COVID-era project between Michael and Scott, Absolutely Not has grown into a widely viewed YouTube channel due to promotions on TikTok and Instagram. Research: This project began spring 2023 with a three-member team of students enrolled in COMM 379: Ad Agency Practicum, commonly known as MSUM Flypaper Creative Services. The client continued to use our services fall 2023 with Kyle Schmidt (team lead), Morgan Bachelor, Noah Swegarden, and Sheyenne Norberg. & Audience research conducted spring 2023 indicated viewers appreciate dry humor and dark and sarcastic humor. The research was conducted via an online survey that was promoted on social media and news releases. A majority of the respondents were female (60%) and students of MSUM. The objective for the campaign was to raise awareness about Absolutely Not, in particular on our campus. Planning: Resources available to the Absolutely Not team include Canva Pro to develop posts and thumbnails, Sprout Social for analytics, Microsoft Teams for sharing, and Zoom for client meetings. Team members met with the clients twice each month. The focus for September 2023 was creating the brand assets, such as the thumbnail template for YouTube and creating the general workflow of getting content posted on a weekly basis. Each team member was given specific tasks that best support their pre-established set of skills. Execution: At the start of the campaign, the main focus was putting a steady stream of weekly content on YouTube. Once we had enough content released and analyzed video performance, we were able to boost YouTube videos in addition to distributing print flyers on campus. Absolutely Not paid a flat fee of 60) of the fee was available for advertising. The printing cost for fliers was 20. We are in the process of analyzing the boosted videos and will determine how best to proceed based on the results. Evaluation: The campaign, which began September 2023, was to reach 500 total views on YouTube by February 15, 2023. This goal was reached with over 1,750 views total. All content was organic and shared by MSUM Flypaper via TikTok and Instagram, directing viewers to follow Absolutely Not on YouTube. As of February 15, 2024, the client had 43 followers on YouTube and is gaining substantial growth on TikTok, garnering over 1,700 views
The Speech Language Pathologist\u27s Role in Intervention for Parkinson\u27s Disease
No full textThis literature review explored the available intervention techniques utilized by Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) when treating individuals with Parkinson\u27s disease (PD). Parkinson\u27s disease affects six million people worldwide and is expected to double by the year 2040. Deficits associated with PD manifest themselves into motor and non-motor symptoms that show varying benefit from pharmacological approaches alone. For this reason, SLPs provided comprehensive treatment approaches to address the challenges related to dysarthria, dysphagia, and cognitive linguistic skills. Treatment consisted of behavioral techniques, diet modifications, compensatory strategies, muscle strength training, and restorative training. While some techniques demonstrated benefit to more than one area, others lead to decreased quality of life in certain individuals. Positive SLP treatment outcomes consisted of proper implementation and modification of techniques to ensure the individual\u27s safety and quality of life throughout the disease progression
The Effect of Mindfulness on the P3 Event-related Potential
No full textMindfulness meditation and training have recently been recognized as a way of learning to control one’s attention and being present in the moment and without judgment (Norris et al 2018). Recent research has demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness in everyday life (Yakobi et al 2021; Deng et al 2019). The purpose of this study is to establish a physiological measure of mindfulness based on the P300 Event-Related-Potential (ERP) in the visual domain. This study employed an XO oddball paradigm to gauge the effect of a novel stimulus on the P3 ERP in relation to an individual’s level of mindfulness. In a previous condition, it was hypothesized that the participant\u27s P3 amplitude for the novel stimuli would not be significantly different from the P3 amplitudes of the common stimuli. The results of this condition found an insignificant difference in the P3 ERP amplitude when comparing the common (M = 0.034, SD = 0.027) and odd stimuli (M = 0.082, SD = .074); t(10) = -1.951, p = .0796. The current condition of this study recruited 21 participants to compare changes in the P3 ERP waveform component as they performed oddball and meditative breath counting tasks before and after a 4-month mindfulness training course. It was predicted that the P3 amplitudes elicited by the novel stimuli will decrease with training. In addition, it was hypothesized that experienced meditators would have more attentional control compared to novice meditators
Healthcare Leaders\u27 Attitudes and Perceptions on Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI Enabled Tools in Healthcare Settings
No full textProblem or Gap: Numerous studies have shown that AI can be used for diagnosis, problem-solving, identification of key disease features, and treatment planning processes for complex clinical cases1. It is important to note that leaders and managers play a key role in implementing AI methods throughout their organizations, however, there is a dearth of studies that examines attitudes and perceptions of clinical and administrative leaders towards integration of AI in healthcare settings. Furthermore, there is a need for literature that helps in identification of both facilitators that lead to AI adoption and barriers that can hinder AI adoption in healthcare settings. Methods: A qualitative research methodology was employed where participants were required to participate in an hour long semi-structured interview. Research participants were selected because of their experiences and role as clinical and/or administrative leaders in healthcare settings. A purposive sampling strategy was used to recruit participants from a variety of healthcare settings (hospitals, long-term care organizations, hospice). The interview guide included open-ended questions that aimed to explore: (1) AI application in the organization (clinical and administrative processes) (2) leaders’ perspective on AI; (3) staff engagement in the implementation process and facilitators that enable adoption: (4) and the challenges faced when implementing AI in healthcare settings. Braun and Clarke’s thematic framework was selected to analyze the collected data. Results: It is important to note that this is an on-going study with a tentative timeline of April, 2024 for completion. We have recruited more than 20 leaders from a variety of healthcare organizations and 24 interviews have been completed. Four themes have emerged from the preliminary analysis of this on-going study (a) AI can play huge role in clinical and administrative processes; (b) need for education to implement AI and AI enabled tools; (c) need for structural support and resources for effective AI integration; (d) need for clear understanding of regulations and patient/resident privacy when AI will be more clearly integrated in day-to-day processes. Conclusion: This qualitative study aims to examine attitudes and perceptions of leaders towards use of AI and AI enabled tools in their respective settings. Preliminary data analysis suggests that incorporation of AI in clinical and business processes can lead to significant benefits for patients and providers of services. There is an increased need for time/resource investment, education programs, and training sessions to assist with implementation of AI and build much needed understanding of issues surrounding patient privacy issues and other relevant regulations
Teaching Grow Your Own (GYO) Programs: A Deeper Discussion of a Teaching GYO with a College Campus Immersion Experience
Get PDFWhile the U.S. has seen an increase of students of color in K-12 schools, the teaching profession faces a shortage of teachers of color. A range of issues, including engaging and retaining teachers of color, learning outcomes, and ensuring academic success for students, all contribute to the shortage. Teaching focused Grow Your Own (GYO) programs have gained popularity as a grassroots effort to diversify the teaching profession to reflect current student demographics. This article explored the commonly used strategies in teaching GYO programs aimed at recruitment and retention of diverse teachers. Additionally, it focused on the Future Teacher Academy (FTA) which is a teaching GYO collaboration with a K-12 district and a post-secondary institution. This article is an abbreviated version of the author’s dissertation study.
The qualitative and exploratory study reviewed the benefits of the FTA programming during the college campus immersion experience via a one-week college campus residency for students of color. The study had a total of nine participants. This exploratory research focused on how FTA GYO comprehensive student support during the college campus immersion experience encouraged high school students of color to consider the teaching profession and how the campus immersion experience encouraged high school students of color to enroll in postsecondary education.
The study findings suggest that the FTA five-day college campus immersion experience did have an impact on the participants’ decision to matriculate into higher education and in their interest in pursuing a career in education. The study found that the FTA camp impacted the participants’ interest in education because of programming, diversity within the field of education, learning more about the teaching career, valuing teachers and the teacher profession, and the decision process in declaring their current major. Regarding the impact the FTA camp had on matriculation into post-secondary, the themes were changes to college perceptions, college exposure and experience, cultural navigators, welcoming and supportive community, confidence and reassurance, and decision to matriculate into current post-secondary institution
Cultural belonging impact on retention intention of non-American international undergraduate students in attendance at U.S.-based postsecondary institutions
Get PDFThere is a limited understanding regarding how non-American international undergraduate students who have lived outside the U.S. for a majority of their lives construct their educational identities within U.S.-based postsecondary institutions in comparison to international students who have lived in American culture for more than two years. The multifaceted cultural nature of their educational identity within the confines of an Americanized educational learning environment demands further exploration into the hybridity of these student populations. This study proposes to identify which aspects of the learning experience help or hinder the sense of cultural belonging for non-American international students in attendance of U.S.-based institutions, as well as which aspects of the learning experience impact the retention intention and persistence of undergraduate non- American international students living abroad and in attendance of U.S.-based institutions. Using the interpretivist paradigm, this qualitative study was designed to gather narratives of lived experiences of various non-American international students. Using semi-structured interviews, this phenomenological study will utilize narratives of lived experiences of approximately ten non-American international students in attendance at U.S.-based institutions to assist in identifying if cultural belonging impacts retention intention of these student populations
Check-In Check-Out as a Tier 2 Behavioral Intervention for Two First-Grade Students
No full textThe purpose of this project was to analyze the effectiveness of the Check-In Check-Out intervention as a Tier 2 behavioral intervention in reducing disruptive behaviors and minor aggression. Two first-grade students began receiving this intervention after being referred for minor disruptive classroom behaviors, and progress was tracked using Daily Progress Reports (DPR) rated by their classroom teacher after each transition period. Each student had the goals of remaining on-task in the classroom and maintaining a safe body. One student also had the additional goal of transitioning smoothly between classes. The point sheet data and graphs suggest that the Check-In Check-Out intervention may have helped increase on-task behavior and maintain a safe body in the classroom for the two students. However, fidelity checklists reveal issues with treatment fidelity, suggesting that other factors besides the intervention may have contributed to the observed outcomes for the two students
The Brain is the Body: A S.M.A.R.T. Approach to Self-Regulation and Learning
No full textThis paper examines how the S.M.A.R.T. (Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training) program enables learning readiness through movement. S.M.A.R.T. brings a modality to fostering students’ ability to learn across academic areas that are simple to do, effective, and accessible to students of all abilities. For this project, aspects of the S. M. A. R. T. curriculum were integrated into three students’ time in the resource room. The program as it was carried out was modified by the constraints of this unique classroom. Findings provided an example of how the program can be beneficial even when not utilizing all of the activities described in the full S.M.A.R.T. curriculum. The participating students enjoyed the activities and classroom teachers reported positive changes when they returned to the classroom. Having an awareness and understanding of how the brain is not separate from the body opens the field of possibilities for ways to learn. Investing time into developing learning readiness allows for greater ease in absorbing and integrating direct academic instruction and acquiring social-emotional and self-regulation skills