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Faculty and Student Views of Accommodations: Does the Diagnosis Make a Difference?

Christina A. Sis
Associate Professor & Program Director
Department of Social Work
University of Nebraska at Kearney
United States
Miranda Schumacher
TeamMates Mentoring Program
United States

Abstract

Research indicates that disability accommodations are positively associated with student test scores, retention, and graduation rates (Blasey et al., 2023; Cole & Cawthorn, 2015). However, barriers exist to the successful implementation of accommodation policies. First, students and faculty need to be aware that accommodations are available and know where and how to access services. Secondly, students must self-identify as having a disability and be able to provide the required documentation. Finally, students must be willing to seek services. Broader social values stigmatizing disability have been shown to decrease students’ willingness to establish accommodations (Condra et al, 2015; Mamboleo et al, 2020). The aim of the current study was to examine the perceptions of faculty and undergraduate students on the fairness and competence of students who utilize accommodations. Additionally, students were asked to report their comfort level requesting accommodations. Our results found that students were less willing to ask for accommodations for mental illness or learning disabilities than for physical disabilities. In addition, both faculty members and students were more likely to report that students with physical disabilities are as capable as students without disabilities compared to students with mental illness or learning disabilities. This suggests that barriers to establishing services and student and faculty views of academic potential vary based on disability type.

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Escape ROOM?!? Try Escaping the Building…

Matthew Petrocelli, PhD

Abstract

An escape room experience can be frantic, frustrating, exciting, confusing and exhilarating. Imagine invoking those emotions over a larger experience. Instead of a single room, now students must escape the entire College of Business. This paper discusses a cross- urriculum effort to incorporate the drama and fun of an escape room in a larger format. The approach is applicable individually or on a group basis. Further, the approach is implemented in a learning management system (Blackboard Ultra) so can support assessment for competency-focused objectives.

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Determinants of Online Education in Bangladesh: The Mediating Role of Self Motivation

Fahmida Ferdous Mouri
Lecturer
Department of Marketing
EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh
Md. Kamrozzaman
Director (Incharge)
Higher Secondary Teachers’ Training Institute, Cumilla, Bangladesh
Nilofa Yasmin
Director
Center for Global Research Development, USA
Rahima Akther*
Lecturer
Department of Management
Bijoy Smarani College, Bhatiary, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Abstract

IT IS NOT A REVELATION THAT THE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN COSTLY. WHILE THE DIRECT COSTS TO THE ISRAELIS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AS HIGH AS $269 MILLION PER DAY (WROBEL, 2023), THE COSTS TO THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES ARE INCALCULABLE GIVEN THE PHYSICAL DEVASTATION AND HUMAN DEATHS RESULTING FROM THE ISRAELI RETALIATION. HOWEVER, IT IS THE POSITION OF THIS ARTICLE THAT THESE DIRECT COSTS ARE UNDERSTATED, GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT INDIRECT (OPPORTUNITY) COSTS THAT ARE BEING INCURRED, IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE OF REDUCED FDI INFLOWS CAUSED BY POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL INSTABILITY IN THE REGION

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THE HIDDEN COSTS OF THE ISRAELI/ HAMAS CONFLICT

William L. Casey, Jr

Abstract

IT IS NOT A REVELATION THAT THE HOSTILITIES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES HAVE BEEN COSTLY. WHILE THE DIRECT COSTS TO THE ISRAELIS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE AS HIGH AS $269 MILLION PER DAY (WROBEL, 2023), THE COSTS TO THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES ARE INCALCULABLE GIVEN THE PHYSICAL DEVASTATION AND HUMAN DEATHS RESULTING FROM THE ISRAELI RETALIATION. HOWEVER, IT IS THE POSITION OF THIS ARTICLE THAT THESE DIRECT COSTS ARE UNDERSTATED, GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT INDIRECT (OPPORTUNITY) COSTS THAT ARE BEING INCURRED, IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE OF REDUCED FDI INFLOWS CAUSED BY POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL INSTABILITY IN THE REGION

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Toward a Culture of Fitness in Law Enforcement: An Examination of the State of Fitness and Nutrition in Texas Police Departments

Matthew Petrocelli, PhD

Abstract

Law enforcement is a dangerous and stressful profession (Ortmeirer and Meese, 2010; Tanigoshi et al., 2008). The job of a law enforcement officer has often been compared to that of a combat soldier, where long periods of inactivity are interrupted with brief periods of high intensity action such as chasing a suspect on foot or in a high speed pursuit, dealing with aggressive and noncompliant citizens or having to use various forms of nonlethal and lethal force to enact an arrest or neutralize a dangerous person. These adrenaline spikes experienced by police officers have been shown to have deleterious health effects (Hess et al., 2013, Violanti et al., 2017). All these variable culminate in a professional climate that impairs and damages physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing far beyond that of their civilian counterparts (Tanigoshi et al., 2008). The structural nature of police work also contributes to poor physical and mental health. Long periods of inactivity lead to boredom which is sometimes countered with consuming excessive and unhealthy food. Moreover, shift work disrupts not only sleep patterns, but also lends itself to having to find dining options available at odd hours, usually in the form of fast food, convenience store offerings or diners. Working unconventional hours also impacts an officer’s ability to find the motivation and time to engage in physical fitness activities. The result of these less than optimal circumstances has been shown to diminish reaction time, increase undesirable risk taking behaviors and contribute to performance error (Anderson et al., 2001; Mroz, 2008; Swensen et al., 2008). More broadly, the danger, stress and structure of police work certainly has the potential to diminish the overall health and effectiveness of a police officer.

In an effort to counter the well documented mental and physical problems associated with a career in law enforcement, some police departments have enacted wellness programs. While wellness programs are not uniformly administered throughout the country, they are generally understood to involve multiple components including psychological counseling, substance abuse prevention and intervention protocols, access to spirituality advisement, nutritional guidance and physical fitness programs (Clark-Miller and Brady, 2013; Kuhns, et al., 2015; Tanigoshi, 2008; Willis, 2010).

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Pushing for the Firm’s IT Orientation: Role of IT Managers in Enhancing the
Firm’s Business Performance

Lee W. Lee
Raghu V. Kowshik

Abstract

Although information technology (IT) plays a critical role in running an organization today, it is still considered by senior executives as a secondary support function and often is pushed aside in the executive group. To a large extent, such subservient position in an organization is attributed by their own posture of IT managers, who narrowly focus their role and activities in their organization on solely handling technology problems and passively resting on their mere solutions. Upon close examination of a few proactive technology managers who actively promote an enhanced role of information technology in the contemporary aggressively innovative organization, we propose in this thesis that the IT managers should actively promote the organization’s IT orientation in order to gain power and influence in the organization and that the enhanced IT orientation enhance the business performance. We also propose that the IT managers’ power and influence in an organization should increase as they increase their accountability for the performance, innovativeness of the company’s products and processes, customer connectivity, and facilitating inter-department collaboration. We will elaborate on theoretical foundation of these claims and discuss on further studies and practical implications.

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Investigating the Impact Poetry Instruction Has on Students’ Writing

Diana Brannon, Ed.D.

Abstract

According to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for writing, only 24 percent of eighth grade students in the United States perform at the proficient level for writing. The proficient level of writing includes students writing a text that is coherent, well structured, having appropriate connections and transitions, developed and effective ideas, relevant supporting details, effective voice, thoughtful word choice, and utilizing a variety of supporting details. A twelve-week
study was conducted to measure the effectiveness of teaching poetry as a vehicle to improve fourth grade students’ writing skills and ability to analyze their areas of growth and areas for improvement in writing. Mentor poetry texts were utilized to facilitate students’ writing skills by providing a model for discussion and instruction related to advanced word choice, fluency, tone, voice, and conventions. After studying the assigned poem each week, students participated in a quick write to apply the skills studied and discussed. Overall, students significantly improved in all of the writing areas assessed. The classroom teacher also reported seeing improvements in students’ writing, vocabulary, self-evaluation, and confidence.

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