scholarly journals Innovating a Promising Practice in High Poverty Rural School Districts

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-42
Author(s):  
Hobart Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
First Year ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Promising Practices ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Partnership Approach

This article gives meaning to innovating promising practices in high poverty rural contexts, as experienced by the Rural Math Excel Partnership (RMEP). The project sought to develop a model of shared school-family-community responsibility to support student success in foundational math courses as preparation for science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health (STEM-H) careers. RMEP was one of the two rural development grant awards in the 2012 federal fiscal year, the first year for awards in the rural priority area of the U. S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) program. High poverty rural areas may have major implications for fidelity of implementation and measurement of intended impacts that raise important questions about project organizational structures, capacities and evaluation needs. If significant external funding and a partnership approach are key catalysts for innovating solutions to educational challenges, the answers to 10 questions of readiness could have major implications for project success.

scholarly journals Breaking the Binary

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Mercer-Mapstone ◽  
Sarah Bajan ◽  
Kasia Banas ◽  
Arthur Morphett ◽  
Kristine McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Minority Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Partnership Approach

The need to make higher education curricula gender-inclusive is increasingly pressing as student cohorts diversify. We adopted a student-staff partnership approach to design, integrate, and evaluate a module that taught first-year science students the difference between biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation in the context of genetics concepts at an Australian university. This module aimed to break the binary in misconceptions of both sex and gender, emphasising that both exist on separate spectra. Data triangulation was used to evaluate students’ attitudes towards the module and their learning of module concepts. Students’ attitudes were positive overall, and evaluation of students’ learning indicated that the majority of students understood and retained key concepts, while also identifying common misconceptions. Perhaps the most important finding was that students who identified as belonging to a minority group had significantly more positive attitudes towards the module than non-minority students. This finding supports previous research that has found inclusive curricula have greater benefit for students from minority backgrounds, indicating the importance of making such curriculum enhancements. Our results speak to both the co-creation process and students’ learning outcomes, providing valuable insights for practitioners both within science and beyond.

Moving Rural Residents to Work

2005 ◽  
Vol 1903 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen S. Stommes ◽  
Dennis M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Support Programs ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Transportation Services

Rural areas present special challenges for meeting the transportation needs of individuals, especially people without cars. Congress established the Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program in 1998 to assist states and localities in developing transportation services to connect welfare recipients and other low-income residents to jobs and other support programs. There are key results of a study examining eight rural areas receiving JARC funding in Fiscal Year 1999. Specific program elements include the implementation process, transportation services provided, and solutions developed to deal with the challenges of distance and low population densities that rural transit systems frequently face.

Public Archeology In The Crunch

1982 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Author(s):  
William Mayer-Oakes
Keyword(s):  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
First Year ◽  
Lead Agency ◽  
Contract Work ◽  
Park Service ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Dam Building ◽  
And Control

During the first year of the Reagan administration U. S. public archeology has had a number of scares, but apparently very few actual losses. The rearrangements made for the lead agency (Interior Department), which saw the elimination of HCRS (Heritage, Recreation and Conservation Services), have apparently resulted in little more than the reestablishment of pre-1976 decentralized regionalization and control by the Natiomu Park Service. Major federal agencies involved in contract archeology and cultural resource management continue to roll along, most of them now with an established cadre of archeologists on the normal payroll. Some agencies (Forest Service) report augmented budgets for the 81-82 fiscal year. California (always a bellwether state) had the busiest summer flurry of contract work ever in 1981—apparently because much of the normal agency "in house" work was rearranged to be done under contract. The small but important Department of Defense archeological establishment (at half a dozen military bases) is being enlarged and consolidated for higher levels of capability—as defense activities and budgets are being favored by the new Republican administration. The Corps of Engineers new thrust away from a "project orientation" and toward a land management stance (as dam building apparently winds down in the U. S.) includes new ideas about how archeology will continue and grow in this prime agency. Thus far, the view is far from doom and gloom for U. S. Public archeology!

Tulsa's Move to Managed Care

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preston Whitson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Managed Care ◽  
Employee Benefits ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
First Year ◽  
Satisfaction Rating ◽  
Managed Health Care ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
The City ◽  
Annual Premium

In 1991, Tulsa faced a budget crunch that caused the city to re-evaluate its health care benefits program. The city's Employee Benefits Committee investigated the advantages of managed health care under one provider, and ultimately recommended a program from Prudential, beginning in the 1991/92 fiscal year. As a result, in the first year under the program the city realized savings of almost $3 million; the rate of annual premium increases dropped from as much as 29% to not exceeding 10% over the next two years; and a recent survey shows high satisfaction rating among employees. The city of Tulsa has reached the conclusion that managed care represents the future of health care in this country.

Regional Winners and Losers in the Reagan Budget Cuts: Who Got What Where?

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
S D Brunn ◽  
D Lowery ◽  
G R Webster
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Carter Administration ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
First Year ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Regional Patterns ◽  
Spatial Allocation ◽  
Federal Expenditure

In this paper, the spatial allocation of federal expenditure changes from the last year of the Carter Administration to the first year of the Reagan Administration (fiscal year 1981 to fiscal year 1982) is examined. Federal expenditures are divided into several categories and subcategories, and their allocations by state are mapped. Although some spatial patterns are evident in total federal expenditures and for some of the major categories of expenditure, there is often little agreement in the regional patterns of winning and losing states.

scholarly journals UniDoodle: A Multi-Platform Smart Device Student Response System – Evaluated in an Engineering Mathematics Classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Seamus McLoone ◽  
Christine Kelly ◽  
Conor Brennan ◽  
Caitriona NiShe
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Student Response System ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Response System ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Equations

Most of the existing student response systems, such as clickers, have limited input capabilities, typically only offering students a multiple-choice selection. In some instances, students can input a numerical or textual response. However, mathematical equations, diagrams, etc. are all beyond the capabilities of such systems. This paper proposes and presents a novel multi-platform smart device-based student response system, called UniDoodle, that allows for a more generic and flexible input. This system consists of a student application that allows for freeform input through sketching capabilities, a lecturer application that allows easy viewing of multiple sketch-based responses and a cloud-based service for co-ordinating between these two applications. In essence, students can now respond to a question posed by the lecturer using sketches and, hence, mathematical equations, circuit diagrams, graphs, etc. are all possible on the UniDoodle system. In addition, the lecturer can now gain a richer and more useful insight to the students’ understanding of the relevant material. This paper also evaluates the UniDoodle system in a large class of first year Engineering Mathematics students. Details of the UniDoodle system, the evaluation process and the feedback obtained are all presented within.

scholarly journals ANXIETY & DEPRESSION;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (04) ◽  
pp. 589-595
Author(s):  
Muslim Ali Lakhiar ◽  
Shaheen Ahmed Mughal ◽  
Motti Ram Bhattia ◽  
Awais Bashir larik
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Psychiatric Evaluation ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environment Study

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Anxiety & Depression among thestudents of Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah and toascertain the relative impact of rural environment. Study Design: Cross-sectional, questionnairebasedsurvey. Setting: Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women (PUMHSW),Nawabshah. Methods: This is the only medical university for female students located in theinterior of Sindh. The students belong to various rural districts of the Sindh Province. Aftertaking verbal consent the questionnaire of the Aga Khan University Anxiety & Depression Scale(AKUADS) Urdu version was administered to the students from first year to the final year. A scoreof ≥20 on AKUADS was used as a cut-off for the presence of anxiety and depressive symptoms.The data collected was tabulated and analyzed using SPSS 19. Results: Out of a total of 1035students in a five year MBBS program at PUMHSW, 851 students responded &agreed toparticipate. The response rate was 82.2%. According to the AKUADS 66.7% of female studentswere found to have anxiety and depression. Majority of the students were originally from variousrural districts of Sindh. The Prevalence of anxiety and depression among students of 1st year,2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year and 5th year was 71.1%, 76.9%, 53.7%, 70.7% and 63.6% respectively.It was significantly higher in 1st year and 2nd year as compared to 3rd, 4th and 5thyear (p<0. 05)students. Those aged <21 years were most vulnerable (p<0.025).Marital status and eitherliving at home or in hostel was statistically not significant (p<0.922 and p<0.596 respectively).None of the students were using antidepressants nor they ever visited a psychiatrist before.All students were attending lectures and hospital postings regularly. Conclusion: Our studyindicates that a high proportion of female medical students particularly those belonging tothe rural areas of Sindh suffer from anxiety and depression during the course of their medicaleducation. Female gender, younger age and the rural environment appears to have a profoundnegative impact. The overall prevailing situation warrants a proper psychiatric evaluation ofthese students so that remedial measures can be undertaken whenever necessary.

scholarly journals Using Caregiver Support to Promote Efficacy of Nontraditional Instruction Provided to Students With Extensive Support Needs

2021 ◽  
pp. 875687052110493
Author(s):  
Brandy N. Brewer ◽  
Leah A. Riggs ◽  
Ginevra Courtade ◽  
Timothy J. Landrum
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Caregiver Support ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Nontraditional Instruction ◽  
Short Time

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most dramatic and far-reaching events to impact education in recent years. At the onset of this global crisis, schools were required to pivot, with little warning or planning, to educate the more than 50 million school-aged children in the United States through some form of nontraditional instruction (NTI), which often involved technology-based distance education. While shifts to NTI for short time periods may be feasible for many students, the potential impact of long-term NTI on students with extensive support needs (ESNs) and their families, especially in rural areas, may be particularly acute. In this article, we discuss specific strategies that address and incorporate what we know about extended NTI in rural school districts, including both lessons learned and areas of concern, with particular attention to the role and importance of caregivers. We outline ways that caregivers can be supported and how natural environment teaching provides one useful framework for efforts to reduce skill regression and to increase the overall potential for skill generalization when traditional schooling is interrupted.

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