138 research outputs found
The Weapon Focus Effect On Memory For Male And Female Perpetrators
No full textPrevious research on the weapon focus effect suggests that weapon presence causes reduced memory accuracy for perpetrator details due to weapons being surprising and unexpected. The unusualness hypothesis suggests that a stronger weapon focus effect should occur when the perpetrator defies typical gender stereotypes, such as a woman holding a gun. The current study sought to examine how the weapon focus effect impacts eyewitness memory for male and female perpetrators, specifically exploring the magnitude of the effect on female perpetrators. The current study further investigated whether the own gender bias attenuates the weapon focus effect on memory for female perpetrators. Participants viewed one of four stimulus videos depicting a simulated home invasion, where the critical object was either a phone (neutral) or a handgun (weapon) and the perpetrator was either male or female. Participants then completed a brief filler task and a memory questionnaire. While the typical effect of unusualness based on object type was found, there were no significant main effects or interactions. Explanations for why this may have happened are outlined, as well as implications for future research
Using Fowler\u27s Faith Development Theory in Student Affairs Practice
No full textThis article provides a review and analysis of James Fowler’s (1981) theory of faith development, while also describing the literature that surrounds his theory. Drawing from the work of Kohlberg, Erikson, and Piaget, Fowler developed a stage theory of faith development that has been continuously referred to by those interested in the faith development process, both in praise and criticism. While it was not initially intended to be a student development theory, Fowler’s work can certainly be applied to the context of higher education. The author explains the relevance of faith development theory to the field of higher education and its applicability to day-to-day student affairs practice
Faith and the face-off: John F. Kennedy, religion, and averting nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis
No full textThe decisions made by President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962 likely prevented the outbreak of World War III. Understanding the president’s possible motivations behind those decisions, including any possible religious motivations, is key to a more complete understanding of the eventual peaceful resolution of the crisis. Kennedy’s was a complex religiosity from childhood, further complicated by anti-Catholic prejudice and his own assertions of the firm separation of church and state during the 1960 presidential campaign. While keeping his religiosity a private matter, those closest to the president documented their memories of his words and actions during the crisis. Using these recollections, it is possible to get a sense of what things the commander in chief may have taken into consideration when deciding which course of action to pursue. From statements made by the president to the manner of his interactions, evidence of his attitudes and concerns during the crisis provides inferences into the character of his conscience. These inferences suggest that Kennedy’s decisions may have been influenced by the empathy he was able to feel for others, that he may have been guided by a conscience of peace formed, in part, by his religious faith, and that he may have weighed his actions using tenets of the Catholic Church, particularly the four cardinal virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. The papal encyclical issued by Pope John XXIII in April 1963, Pacem in Terris, lays out as official Church doctrine the need for universal peace through Catholic virtues such as justice and truth. This encyclical appears to echo some of the attitudes that, according to those closest to him, President Kennedy took on during the Cuban crisis, further supporting the idea that Kennedy’s faith influenced his decisions.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Alison L. Davi
Spiritual soldiers and the politics of difference in the British Indian Army, 1900-1940
No full textIn the first decades of the twentieth century, the British Indian Army went from being a force to suppress internal dissent and protect the borders of the subcontinent to a highly mobile army stationed around the globe. British needs for additional overseas forces meant combining three distinct regional armies of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay into a nominally united “Indian” Army. This single military force hid the recruiting biases and theories of martial difference that signaled the fracture, rather than the unity, of the army and the imperial project. This dissertation examines how the institutional changes of the British Indian Army enabled the social and cultural preconditions for the transition from colonial rule to a “globalized” post-colonial order. The British Indian Army in the twentieth century prided itself on its central organization as an “Indian” Army, but the men who served as troops hailed from diverse regions of India as well as the modern nation states of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The centrality of a nation-state ideal underpinning the “Indian” army not only figured into debates about anti-colonial nationalism, but in the increasing global mobility of both British and South Asian men. Britons and South Asians migrated to and worked in diverse imperial locales—from Australia to New Zealand, Singapore to Hong Kong. Yet the differences between men were not only racial and regional. Significant class and caste disparities existed between the upwardly mobile cosmopolitan Indian officers and their low-ranking and uneducated enlisted counterparts. This encouraged further divisions between those able and willing to gain from a post-colonial Indian nation-state and those who would be left behind. Institutional biases also favored certain expressions of faith and devotion, racializing and militarizing the beliefs and practices of British Christians, Nepalese Gurkhas, and Punjabi Muslims and Sikhs. The British Indian Army’s diversity and international fragmentation signaled that nation states struggled to keep pace with or claim a place for themselves in a new international order. “Globalization” served as an alternative but parallel model to empire. This story is about how diversity was managed—or failed to be managed—in a global and colonial army. The experience of imperial service further unspooled the controlled uniformity that imperial and military life demanded.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Kate Alison Im
Covid 19 and the move to online teaching : impact on perceptions of belonging in staff and students in a UK widening participation university
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic necessitated campus closures at short notice, with teaching and assessment moving online. Understanding the impact of this upon belonging from both staff and student perspectives, and exploring whether demographic or study characteristics have an impact, was needed to inform future educational provision. This paper describes the findings of a bespoke questionnaire collecting quantitative and qualitative information administered online to staff and students at a UK university with a strong widening participation focus. A total of 208 students and 71 academic staff responded. In both groups, a fall in belonging was observed in the early stage of the pandemic
Student perceptions of belonging at university: a qualitative perspective.
No full textBelonging is multidimensional, personal and geographical in nature. Establishing a sense of belonging benefits students and institutions. This study sought to explore aspects of belonging from the student perspective. Data were collected using open text boxes within a questionnaire and an optional focus group. A total of 617 students participated of whom 85% completed the questionnaire. One focus group with 3 participants was held. Qualitative data highlighted personal and social aspects of belonging, and the benefits of belonging for successful study. The importance of belonging was not agreed universally but most students identified it as important, and felt that they personally belonged. Understanding what belonging means and what influences it is important to enhance student engagement and retention
Belonging, the physical space of the university campus and how it is perceived by students : a quantitative analysis among a diverse student group
No full textThe physical space of campus may influence student belonging. Quantitative data were collected using a bespoke questionnaire among a diverse group of students at a post-92 UK university. A total of 635 students, primarily female, undergraduate and of diverse ethnicity participated. Overall sense of belonging and agreement that campus space was important were high, with no differences by study or demographic characteristics. The main functions identified were academic or social, as were the spaces students considered most important. Gender and ethnicity differences in the extent to which the campus matched expectations were seen
'To Knowe a Gentilman': Men and Gentry Culture in Fifteenth Century Yorkshire
No full textThis is a study of gentry culture, specifically the culture of gentry males in fifteenth century Yorkshire. Its aim is to examine what it meant to be a gentleman in this period, looking at how gentry males defined themselves as gentlemen, what was expected of them and what they expected of others. A single county has been chosen to allow for more detailed examination of the evidence than would be possible in a wider study, with this county in particular chosen for the richness and variety of its sources. The range and quality of sources is important, for this is an interdisciplinary study which makes used of a varied collection of evidence in order to gain the fullest picture possible of gentry culture in this period. Through a series of case studies, each focusing on a particular piece, or collection of pieces, of evidence to include chancery documents, wills, letters, art and architecture, I will identify several themes integral to the construction of identity for gentry males. In looking specifically at gentlemen, rather than gentlewomen or the gentry in general, this thesis will consider questions not only of status but also of gender, a combination of factors that have seldom been considered in previous scholarship. It is hoped that this this new perspective, combined with the interdisciplinary nature of the study, something that has also seldom been been attempted, will prove useful in gaining a greater understanding of what it meant to be a gentleman in late medieval England. By extension, it is intended that this will contribute towards a greater understanding of late medieval society as a whole
The Dance of Spiritual Formation in Two Communities: In the Church Participating in Missio Dei and in Facilitated Contemplative Evocative Group Supervision for Spiritual Directors
No full textBibliography: pages 185-189.In this research project Portfolio, the author articulates the importance of community in spiritual formation in three ways. First, the author shares autobiographical details that reveal her transformation from unbelief to surrender to God’s love, in and through the community of faith. God’s love sustains her in remaining in her local church to participate in missio Dei (God’s mission) in community despite relational challenges. Second, the author proposes a spiritual formation model, in the context of the full gospel story, to explain that Christians are invited to participate in missio Dei and are formed into Christlikeness in the process. Christian faith should have a communal perspective and be futureoriented. Christians are pilgrims journeying together to the new creation. She developed a process named “BLESS” to help Christians handle relational challenges in their church community so that they can continue be part of the local church to participate in missio Dei. Third, the author describes a research project that she conducted in which she examined the impact of group companionship on spiritual directors’ spiritual and professional lives. To do so she arranged contemplative evocative group supervision, facilitated by a certified spiritual director supervisor. This research project confirmed that group companionship in facilitated contemplative evocative group supervision brings spiritual and professional growth. This manifests in enhanced awareness of God’s presence as well as self-awareness for the spiritual directors and more welcoming spaces to better serve their directees.Thesis (D. Min.)--Tyndale University, 2025This is a research portfolio submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Ministry, Tyndale University.For AODA Accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact [email protected]: a Personalized Necklace for Dancing with the Trinity – Spiritual Autobiography: the Story of a prayer dancing with the Trinity – A Model of Spiritual Formation: Dancing with the Trinity in Missio Dei -- Research Project: a Community of Spiritual Directors Dancing in Facilitated Contemplative Evocative Group Supervision
Activities: Experiences of Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis
No full textObjective: We aimed to advance understanding of how persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience decision-making about adopting public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Persons living with RA partnered throughout this nested qualitative study. One-to-one semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with participants with RA between December 2020 and December 2021. They were strategically sampled from a randomized controlled trial that was underway to test a physical activity counseling intervention. Analysis was guided by reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Thirty-nine participants (aged 26–86 years; 36 women) in British Columbia, Canada were interviewed. We developed three themes. Participants described how their decision-making about public health measures related to 1) “upholding moral values of togetherness” because decisions were intertwined with moral values of neighborliness and reciprocity. Some adapted their self-care routines to uphold these moral values; 2) “relational autonomy—supports and challenges,” because they sometimes felt supported and undermined in different relational settings (eg, by family, local community, or provincial government); and 3) “differing trust in information sources,” in which decisions were shaped by the degree of faith they had in various information sources, including their rheumatologists. Conclusion: Across themes, experiences of decision-making about public health measures during the pandemic were embedded with moral concepts of solidarity, autonomy, and trust, with implications for how persons with RA chose and sustained their self-care activities. Insights gained help sensitize researchers and clinicians to moral issues experienced by persons with RA, which may inform support for self-care activities during and after the pandemic. (Figure presented.).</p
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