Future Innovators Workshop Spring 2021 Report: University of North Texas Robotics and Automation Society [Regional]

The purpose of this study was to identify prevalence rates of medical problems among flautists. The Flute Health Survey (FHS), a questionnaire with items regarding musculoskeletal and nonmusculoskeletal problems, was distributed at the 1999 National Flute Association annual meeting (n = 40). This questionnaire was pilot tested at the 1999 Texas Flute Festival, which is hosted by the Texas Flute Society. The University of North Texas has posted on the Internet a similar questionnaire regarding the medical problems of all musicians. Responses from the University of North Texas Musician Health Survey (UNT-MHS) were filtered to include only those respondents who denoted flute as their primary instruments (n = 328). Data sets from both surveys were then processed using comparative statistics. Findings show that there was no significant difference between the demographics of the two populations. Only one musculoskeletal site, the left hand, was found to be statistically significant between the two groups. Four nonmusculoskeletal items, depression, earache, headache, and sleep disturbances, were found to be different between the two groups. The overall findings of this comparison show that there are many medical problems facing the flute playing community. Further investigation and observations of this population are necessary.

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Interview with Incoming GODORT Chair: Robbie Sittel, Government Information Librarian, University of North Texas

Documents to the People ◽

10.5860/dttp.v49i3/4.7693 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 49 (3/4) ◽

Author(s):

Laura Sare

Keyword(s):

Government Information ◽

North Texas ◽

University Of North Texas

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The Implementation and Analysis of an International Student Teaching Program

Cultural Awareness and Competency Development in Higher Education - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2145-7.ch010 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 168-188

Author(s):

Kathryn Dixon ◽

Ricardo Gonzalez-Carriedo ◽

Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss

Keyword(s):

Transformative Learning ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Student Teaching ◽

Professional Growth ◽

International Student ◽

North Texas ◽

University Of North Texas ◽

Exchange Program ◽

International Student Teaching ◽

The University

This chapter provides an account of an international student teaching exchange program between the University of North Texas (UNT) and the University of Seville (UdeS) from inception to implementation. The first section of the chapter offers a rationale for the program including a review of research related to international exchanges specific to educator preparation. Section two includes a discussion of program establishment, a description of initial contacts between the universities and steps taken to form legal agreements binding the institutions to the program. Logistical aspects of the program are detailed, including agreements with local school districts. The final section synthesizes the research conducted at UNT using Mezirow's (1991) transformative learning theory to study the effects of the program on its students. Three years of data have shown a clear pattern in regard to the personal and professional growth student teachers experience as a result of their participation in the program.

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