Speech Therapy Telepractice Services in Fiji: A Multicultural Experience for Graduate Student Clinicians

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Judy P. Walker ◽  
MaryBeth Richards ◽  
Emma Budway
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Multicultural Issues ◽  
Therapy Goals ◽  
Multicultural Experiences ◽  
The University

Purpose The University of Maine Speech Therapy Telepractice Program provides speech therapy telepractice services to children with communication disorders at the International School Suva (ISS), Fiji. This partnership has fostered international engagement and multicultural experiences for graduate student clinicians in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders while filling a need for speech therapy services in Fiji. Despite infrastructure, scheduling, and COVID-19 issues, the benefits of this partnership have far outweighed the challenges. Clinical observations of the ISS children's responses have revealed excellent progress toward achieving therapy goals. Parents and school personnel have also reported a high degree of satisfaction with our services. The program has encouraged our graduate students to be resilient, out-of-the-box thinkers as they research a variety of multicultural issues and apply this new knowledge to the clinical programs of their clients. Conclusions This article highlights the partnership between The University of Maine, Speech Therapy Telepractice Training Program and the ISS, Fiji, as an example for other academic programs that are interested in establishing international telepractice partnerships. A description of the telepractice clinical procedures and technology for service provision at the ISS is included, along with a discussion of the challenges and benefits for providing international speech therapy telepractice services. Two case examples illustrate the complexity of providing services to multilingual children with different cultural backgrounds.

Kokoro Confidential

2016 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115
Author(s):  
Brian Hurley
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Natsume Soseki ◽  
Dissertation Advisor ◽  
Austrian Economist ◽  
Modern Japan ◽  
The University ◽  
Friedrich Hayek

As a graduate student at the University of Chicago in the mid-1950s, Edwin McClellan (1925–2009) translated into English the most famous novel of modern Japan, Kokoro (1914), by Natsume Sōseki. This essay tells the story of how the translation emerged from and appealed to a nascent neoliberal movement that was led by Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992), the Austrian economist who had been McClellan’s dissertation advisor.

An Introduction to the Missionary Thought of Jean Danielou

1966 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Charles L. Chaney
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
First Baptist Church ◽  
University Of Chicago ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
Divinity School ◽  
The University

The Rev. Charles L. Chaney is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Palatine, Illinois, and a graduate student at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Father Jean Danielou is on the faculty of the Paris Institut Catholique.

scholarly journals Designing a Master's program in speech therapy education in the context of interaction with stakeholders

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Pavel A. Kislyakov ◽  
◽  
Elena A. Shmeleva ◽  
Vasily N. Feofanov ◽  
Yekaterina I. Dubrovinskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Master's Degree Program ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Speech Therapists

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to match the requirements of stakeholders to the level of preparedness of a graduate of a master's degree. The purpose of the research. The research is aimed at the development and scientific substantiation of the master's degree program in the field of speech therapy support for persons with communication disorders of various categories in terms of interaction with stakeholders. Methodology and research methods. The Master's program is based on the principles and provisions of practice-oriented and competence-based approaches that ensure the formation of students ' professional competencies and practical skills in solving real professional problems, both in practical classes and during industrial practice on the basis of stakeholders. The research used methods of design, content analysis, questionnaires, mathematical statistics (descriptive statistics, factor analysis). The results. The mechanism of designing the master's degree program is based on the inclusion of stakeholders in the process of forming professional competencies of graduates, the development of its structure, content and areas of implementation (educational process, scientific work, practice, final qualification work, career guidance). The conducted research with the participation of stakeholders (56 people: speech therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, rehabilitologists, managers) allowed us to determine the four-factor structure of knowledge, skills and labor actions (professional competencies) necessary for a speech therapist when working with people with communication disorders of various categories: ability to plan and implement the content of correctional and developmental classes (percentage of dispersion – 29.4); the ability to design an adapted basic general education program and a special individual development program (percentage of dispersion – 24.5); the ability to implement speech therapy support in the rehabilitation work system (percentage of dispersion – 18.9); the ability to plan and conduct applied scientific research in education, including the diagnosis of persons with communication disorders of various categories (percentage of dispersion – 7.8). Practical significance. The results obtained can be used by the heads of universities focused on the development of interaction with stakeholders, can help to encourage the introduction of practices and strategies that take into account the influence of stakeholders in the development of management decisions and the organization of effective training of teachers in the master's program. They may be of interest to speech therapists-practitioners, scientific supervisors of master's programs.

Green IT: cybersecurity cost or benefit?

ITNOW ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-47
Author(s):  
Tony Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
International Security ◽  
Green It ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Post Graduate Student ◽  
The University

Abstract Tony Proctor CITP, Principal Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton and Emily Proctor, Post-Graduate Student in International Security, discuss whether green IT and cybersecurity can be mutually beneficial.

Intellectual Property Ownership in a University Setting

2022 ◽  
pp. 251512742110572
Author(s):  
Lizhu Y. Davis ◽  
Lynn M. Forsythe ◽  
John M. Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Hard Rock ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
The University ◽  
A Company ◽  
University Setting

Drilling through hard rock to explore for underground oil and gas is especially complicated in geographic areas where the sub-layer is full of dense and impenetrable rock. Charlie Scent, an Engineering Professor working at a university, undertook research to solve this dilemma and developed a solution after approximately 20 years of effort. To commercialize the technology, Scent collaborated with one of his PhD students and formed a company. Through the commercialization process, friction developed among the participants—Scent, the graduate student, and the university. This discord brought to light several important questions regarding intellectual property that is created in a university setting. This case is about who owns intellectual property and decreasing the probability that there will be friction between the individuals who are at the heart of an invention.

The Communist TA: Edward Yellin

2019 ◽  
pp. 19-21
Author(s):  
Michael V. Metz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Communist Party ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
United States Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Supreme ◽  
The University

Yellin was a youthful member of the Communist Party prior to his enrollment at Illinois as an engineering graduate student and recipient of a paid university fellowship. When he was found guilty of four charges of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), the university suspended him, then later rescinded the suspension, all with no apparent involvement by President Henry. The United States Supreme Court eventually overturned Yellin’s conviction.

The Benefits of Long-Term Environmental Research, Friendships, and Boiled Peanuts

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn E. Gaiser
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
University Of Georgia ◽  
Integrative Research ◽  
Long Term Ecological Research ◽  
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program has enabled me to conduct more broadly relevant science by addressing questions within an interdisciplinary framework and to unravel the causes for surprising ecological phenomena through persistent studies and collaborations. Educational opportunities within the LTER program have connected me to students from grades K–12 to graduate levels in new ways from the field to the classroom, across places from Florida to Alaska, and among disciplines in a collaborative setting. The audience for my research expanded as a consequence of my experiences in the LTER program, and I have learned how to more effectively communicate integrative research to large audiences of scientists, policy-makers, and the public, often through nontraditional media. The LTER program is foremost a network of people, and I have found that science evolves most successfully when ideas and information are shared voluntarily across backgrounds, disciplines, and cultures in a network of cultivated, trusting relationships. The Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) is the LTER site where I am currently the principal investigator, but the LTER program has been a part of my life for most of my career. My experiences in the LTER program began in the early 1990s when I was a graduate student at the University of Georgia, where the Coweeta (CWT) LTER site is based. Although I was not formally a part of CWT, many of my friends and professors were, so the program influenced my development as a scientist. I remember my first field trip to CWT, led by Gene Helfman and Judy Meyer, and the fun of snorkeling in mountain streams where we camped and conducted a few experiments, including examining the effects of rapid consumption of s’mores and boiled peanuts on preschool children (Judy and Gene’s kids). LTER-related activities wove in and out of my graduate student experience, and the rewards of sharing of ideas, data, friendships, and boiled peanuts created in me a lifelong commitment to persistent, collaborative science. This sense of fulfillment, of being part of something larger, was reinforced at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), where I conducted my research.

Neoglottic Reconstruction after Total Laryngectomy

1978 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceri M. Griffiths ◽  
J. Thom Love
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Speech Therapy ◽  
Texas Medical ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
The University

This paper is a preliminary report on neoglottic reconstruction of the larynx after total laryngectomy following the techniques described by Staffieri. Also included are general observations on the criteria for selecting candidates for this procedure. At the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, this procedure has been attempted on eight candidates. Reconstruction was accomplished in six, of whom five achieved satisfactory speech, providing an 80% success rate. One of the five did not like the quality of his voice and refused to use it. The sixth produced speech with difficulty and is still undergoing speech therapy. One patient died from recurrence before a second stage could be carried out, and another patient did not have sufficient tissue for neoglottic reconstruction after total laryngectomy. Three patients developed salivary fistulas at the drain site, but all closed spontaneously with the application of pressure. From this data, one may conclude that this technique offers much potential and warrants further study.

Micro factors influencing use of electronic information resources among postgraduate students in institutions of higher learning in Kenya

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisha Ondieki Makori
Keyword(s):  
Return On Investment ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Electronic Information Resources ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
The University

Purpose – To purpose of this paper is to evaluate micro-factors influencing use of electronic information resources among postgraduate students in institutions of higher learning in Kenya, and suggest strategies to enhance and improve the utilization of these vital sources in the university learning environments. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses document or desk review analysis, professional opinions and ideas and case examples regarding utilization of electronic information resources. Findings – The study indicates how practices such as information literacy and learning skills, consultative or partnership meetings, use of portable brochures and guides, research, teaching and learning approaches, seminar and workshop trainings, public relations and attitudes influence the use of electronic information resources. Among the strategic measures that are instrumental for effective utilization of these vital knowledge resources, it is the ability to provide tailor-made programmes targeting postgraduate students and reaching out or going to where the students are through regular meetings and social media advertisements and announcements. limitations/implications – This study is confined to postgraduate students in institutions of higher learning inclusively using document review guides and case examples of utilization and non-utilization of electronic resources. Practical implications – Possible strategies and solutions that enhance and improve use of electronic information resources among the postgraduate students include the need to integrate the use of information communication technology in research, teaching, learning and community services of the university, provision of compulsory literacy programmes to the students and regular partnership meetings with the faculty members, librarians and postgraduate fraternity. Social implications – Widespread use of electronic information resources in universities is proof enough that the libraries are proactively involved in advancement and creation of knowledge among the postgraduate students. One critical aspect of electronic information resources is the ability to facilitate return on investment if only the materials are effectively and efficiently used in supporting the goals and objectives of libraries and universities. These result in higher customer satisfaction, and better return on investment, leading to increased use of information services in the universities. Originality/value – Institutions of higher learning including libraries and universities are in a new dispensation of modernity and post-modernity increasingly dependent on electronic or digital information systems. In the modern knowledge and learning environment, information professionals, postgraduate students and other stakeholders need to agree to the simple rule that electronic information resources are the backbone of academic services in universities perhaps more than ever before. In the academic and educational quest in universities, electronic information resources fundamentally supplements print materials because most universities lack the necessary technological infrastructure.

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