scholarly journals Design for the Soul of the Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Caroline Ann Bergeron ◽  
Aaron Hargrove ◽  
Brandon Tramontana ◽  
Jeanne Steyer ◽  
Adoue Emily ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
State University ◽  
Biological Engineering ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Engineering Work ◽  
X State ◽  
Community Based Design

The X State University Community Playground Project (XSUCPP) employs community-based design techniques in which college students in biological engineering work with local constituents, especially children, to design and build playgrounds that reflect the unique aspects of the community which the playground will serve. In developing a community-based design process, members of XSUCPP realized that there is a dearth of literature in this area. Therefore, members sought to develop an initial set of community-based design principles and best practices that engineering practitioners could use in their own community-based design endeavors. The team completed brainstorming and concept mapping exercises using a combination of individual and group techniques to create an initial set of community-based design principles, presented here. The XSUCPP members believe that each of these principles supports the overall goal of community-based design: to express “the Soul of the Community” through co-created artifacts.

Community based design approach as initial stage to promote urban composting from a Hill Station of the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelino Jr Lunag ◽  
Jessie C. Elauria ◽  
Juanito D. Burguillos
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Hill Station ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Community Based Design

This study confirms that lack of space due to high population density restricts household members and the barangay to comply with the existing law regarding composting. With these, community involvement in the design stage of compost bin as initial stage was done accordingly. The participants were voluntarily interviewed and were given questionnaires, which was endorsed and approved by barangay committee.

scholarly journals College Students’ Knowledge of Ticks in Oklahoma: Assessment and Insights

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 658
Author(s):  
Elise Knowlton ◽  
Justin L. Talley ◽  
Bruce H. Noden ◽  
William Wyatt Hoback
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
State University ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Oklahoma State University ◽  
Supplemental Education ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Survey Responses

Ticks (Arachnida: Acari) are common in Oklahoma and may transmit tick-borne diseases (TBDs) to people. Due to the difficulty in reducing tick populations, awareness of tick bite prevention, proper tick removal, and knowledge of when to seek medical treatment are critical. However, outreach and extension programs are hampered by a lack of knowledge of what community members know about ticks. To address this limitation, we surveyed college students enrolled in three non-major Entomology courses at Oklahoma State University in 2018. Of the 483 students invited to take a survey, 224 (46.4%) students took both surveys. Pre-survey responses indicated lower levels of knowledge of tick biology compared to post-survey responses. For both pre- and post-survey respondents, “ticks can jump” and “ticks reside up in trees” received the fewest correct responses. A majority of survey respondents considered Lyme disease to be the predominant TBD in Oklahoma, although it is not established in Oklahoma. Supplemental education overcame these knowledge gaps, with the exception of knowledge of Lyme disease which was still considered to be the predominant TBD in the post-survey. Our results can be used to develop assessment tools to improve extension programs and enhance protection from TBDs.

scholarly journals Increasing Outreach and Expanding Inclusion: Community-Based Educational Gerontology

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 540-540
Author(s):  
Jennifer Sasser
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Creative Design ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Educational Pathways ◽  
Educational Gerontology

Abstract Gerontologists have the opportunity to step into an increasingly significant role as public educators who convene gatherings focused on expanding aging awareness and literacy, inter-generational inquiry and collaboration, and age inclusion, equity and justice. The purpose of this presentation is to share creative design principles and keen take-aways from several ongoing community-based educational interventions connected to these themes. As well, we will discuss the role such public-facing initiatives might play in making a compelling case for the importance of supporting and participating in various kinds of formal educational pathways in the field of aging. Part of a symposium sponsored by the Community College Interest Group.

scholarly journals The Synthesis Map Is a Multidimensional Educational Tool That Provides Insight into Students’ Mental Models and Promotes Students’ Synthetic Knowledge Generation

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. ar14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A. Ortega ◽  
Cynthia J. Brame
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Knowledge Structures ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Natural Evolution ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Presentation Software ◽  
Insight Into

Concept mapping was developed as a method of displaying and organizing hierarchical knowledge structures. Using the new, multidimensional presentation software Prezi, we have developed a new teaching technique designed to engage higher-level skills in the cognitive domain. This tool, synthesis mapping, is a natural evolution of concept mapping, which utilizes embedding to layer information within concepts. Prezi’s zooming user interface lets the author of the presentation use both depth as well as distance to show connections between data, ideas, and concepts. Students in the class Biology of Cancer created synthesis maps to illustrate their knowledge of tumorigenesis. Students used multiple organizational schemes to build their maps. We present an analysis of student work, placing special emphasis on organization within student maps and how the organization of knowledge structures in student maps can reveal strengths and weaknesses in student understanding or instruction. We also provide a discussion of best practices for instructors who would like to implement synthesis mapping in their classrooms.

Moving the Needle: Cultivating Systemic Change in Juvenile Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Kellie Rhodes ◽  
Aisland Rhodes ◽  
Wayne Bear ◽  
Larry Brendtro
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Clinical Services ◽  
Juvenile Courts ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Complex Needs ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Community Based Programs ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Partnership

Approximately 1.7 million delinquency cases are disposed in juvenile courts annually (Puzzanchera, Adams, & Sickmund, 2011). Of these youth, tens of thousands experience confinement in the US (Sawyer, 2019), while hundreds of thousands experience probation or are sentenced to community based programs (Harp, Muhlhausen, & Hockenberry, 2019). These youth are placed in the care of programs overseen by directors and clinicians. A survey of facility directors and clinicians from member agencies of the National Partnership for Juvenile Services (NPJS) Behavioral Health Clinical Services (BHCS) committee identified three primary concerns practitioners face in caring for these youth; 1) low resources to recruit and retain quality staff, 2) training that is often not a match for, and does not equip staff to effectively manage the complex needs of acute youth, and 3) the perspective of direct care as an unskilled entry-level position with limited impact on youth’s rehabilitation. This article seeks to address these issues and seeks to highlight potential best practices to re-solve for those obstacles within juvenile services.

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