Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Uniting and Dividing Influences of Religion on Familial Relationships

Uniting and Dividing Influences of Religion on Familial Relationships Heather Howell Kelley School of Family Life, BYU Master of Science Previous research suggests that religion can be both helpful and harmful. However, much of the research on religion and families has employed relatively simple, distal measures of religion and has predominantly focused on only one side of the dualistic nature of religion. Drawing upon interviews with 198 highly religious families (N = 476 individuals), the purpose of this study is to better understand how religion can have both a unifying and a dividing influence on familial relationships. To address the complex nature of religion, the analysis investigated the influence of three dimensions of religious experience (religious practices, religious beliefs, and religious community). For the families in this study, religion was most commonly identified as a unifying influence. However, it was also identified as having a dividing influence, particularly when principles were misapplied, done in excess, or when ideas regarding religious beliefs, practices, and community, were not shared. Implications and considerations for future research are offered.
Inside the Voter’s Mind: The Effect of Psychometric Microtargeting on Feelings Toward and Propensity to Vote for a Candidate

Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, both scholars and news media have been discussing the impact of technology-driven campaign tools, such as online microtargeting, on the election outcome. Technological developments allow campaigners to analyze voters’ psychological profiles and to adapt political advertisements accordingly. However, little is known about the effectiveness of this technique in election campaigns and about the underlying processes behind its persuasiveness. This study examines the effects of congruence between a voter’s personality and a candidate’s message on the voter’s feelings toward and propensity to vote for the candidate. A U.S.-based online experiment ( N = 199) reveals that ad congruence elicits a more positive feeling toward the candidate but does not significantly affect the propensity to vote for the candidate. The proposed mediators of cognition, emotion, and trust are not significant.
The Vocational Skills Gap in Accounting Education Curricula: Empirical Evidence from the UK

This paper aims to investigate the relative importance of a set of vocational skills and the extent to which accounting educators in the UK incorporate these skills into their accounting education curricula so that students can run a successful accounting career upon their graduation. Using a questionnaire method, the data were collected from two major stakeholders; namely accounting educators and final-year accounting students. The findings indicate that there is a degree of overall agreement between the two groups opinions' that vocational skills required by accounting employers encompass not only technical and cognitive skills but also transferable skills such as communication, self-reflection, teamwork and organisational skills. The results of this paper should be of interest to accounting educators, curriculum designers and faculty who are responsible for reviewing and updating accounting curricula.
Effectiveness of a Handwriting Curriculum in Kindergarten Classrooms

ABSTRACT Handwriting is still critical to student success in the classroom; however, schools have been de-emphasizing formal handwriting instruction. This study evaluated the effect of the Size Matters Handwriting Program on handwriting legibility and visual-motor skills among kindergarten students in general education classrooms. A two-group time series design was used with two classrooms that received the Size Matters Handwriting Program (n = 35) and a control classroom (n = 16). Both groups made statistically significant gains in handwriting legibility, as would be expected of kindergarten students (Intervention: p = <0.001; Control: p = <0.001). However, students in the intervention group did not demonstrate statistically significantly greater gains in handwriting legibility or visual-motor integration skills compared to students in the control group (p > .05). Handwriting improvement was neither linear (p = < .006) nor associated (r < .09-.19) with visual-motor skills.
Curriculum gaps for adult climate literacy

Conservation scientists need to advance climate literacy so that people understand how climate affects all of life, acquire the skills to communicate about climate change, and become aware of ways to increase local resiliency. We examined syllabus content for 74 general climate change courses taught at the undergraduate college‐level to investigate the scope and extent to which these climate change courses include key topics to advance climate literacy. By analyzing the textual data, we discovered most courses had a strong focus on biogeophysical science and only 8.8 and 9.4% of the terms that occurred in this sample were connected to climate change solutions and communication, respectively. The fine category “Organisms,” which includes terms for specific animals such as “jellyfish” and “urchin” and related terms like “species”, was only observed in 26% of the syllabi; and the term “biodiversity” was mentioned seven times, “extinction” four times, and “animal” was mentioned two times across all 74 syllabi. This reveals a potential gap in addressing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, and the role of some species in regulating climate. We recommend educators include a broader array of inter‐disciplinary topics, place‐based information, communication strategies, and mitigation and adaptation solutions to bridge the gap between climate science, literacy, and action.
Psychopathology and Life Quality in Children with Epilepsy and Psychopathology in Their Parents

INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders. It is known that epileptic children have more psychiatric diseases than normal population and children with other chronic diseases. The present study was aimed to identify the psychopathology of children with epilepsy, their life quality and the psychopathology of their parents. METHODS: 48 children with epilepsy, 48 children for control group and their parents were included in this study. We used Ankara Development Screening Inventory (ADSI), Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), Early Childhood Inventory-Parent Scale (ECI-4), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) for assessments. RESULTS: There was no difference between the epilepsy and the control groups in BITSEA scores for 1-3 years. In the ECI-4 assessment for 4-6 years, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), general anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia (SP), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dysthymic disorders and elimination disorder (ED) were found higher in the children with epilepsy. In the mothers of the children with epilepsy, psychiatric symptoms were found higher than the controls. There was no difference in quality of life scores between the children with epilepsy and the control groups. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In the present study, no psychopathology was detected in the children with epilepsy 1-3 years of age, while frequency of psychopathology was increased in those 46 years of age. Also, it was found that the frequency of psychiatric symptoms was increased in the mothers of the children with epilepsy.
Building Intercultural Competence Through Virtual Team Collaboration Across Global Classrooms

By means of a cross-cultural virtual teams project involving classrooms in Scotland, Germany, and Portugal, students were exposed to the challenges of collaborating internationally with the intention of increasing their intercultural competency. Intercultural sensitivity and intercultural communication competency were measured using responses to surveys before and after the 6-week project. Students reported, among other aspects, a heightened awareness of the difficulties of intercultural communication. Despite a general appreciation of the project and its outcomes, negative results, such as an increased dislike of intercultural interaction, emerged. Contradictory results warrant further investigation with data from future collaborations.
Trainee teachers’ knowledge of autism: implications for understanding and inclusive practice

ABSTRACT This current study draws on data from a large sample of trainee teachers in England to provide a long overdue baseline assessment of the knowledge of autism. It has particular import given the recent research that shows that 60% of autistic young people identified ‘having a teacher who understands autism’ as the main thing that would make school better for them. We find that, based on the Autism Awareness Survey, levels of knowledge were comparatively high among our n = 326 respondents. However, whilst this is encouraging, our findings also point to an underestimation of knowledge, which indicates the need for additional resources and training to develop trainee teachers’ self-efficacy and confidence in their pedagogical practice. Finally, in order to understand more about the gap between autistic children’s experiences and teachers’ understanding, this study signals a need to review autism knowledge scales to better reflect an experiential knowledge that goes beyond the clinical descriptors.
Towards a Leadership Practice Field: An Antidote to an Ailing Internship Experience.

AUTHOR Creighton, Theodore B. TITLE Towards a Leadership Practice Field: An Antidote to an Ailing Internship Experience. PUB DATE 2001-11-00 NOTE 16p. ; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration (15th, Cincinnati, OH, November 2-4, 2001). PUB TYPE Opinion Papers (120) Speeches/Meeting Papers (150) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Educational Administration; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; *Internship Programs; Principals; Professional Education; *Program Descriptions
Understanding Relationships Between Cultural Competency And Teacher Efficacy

Advisor: Dr. Carolyn Shields Major: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Degree: Doctor of Philosophy The teachers in the US classrooms are facing an unprecedented challenge of serving significantly large population of students who come from culturally and linguistically different backgrounds. These challenges are further exasperated because many teachers are not prepared to work with English Language Learners (ELLs) who have specific needs and require pedagogy that goes beyond content teaching. Therefore, many ELL students are not receiving the appropriate principles, practices and strategies necessary for them to succeed in the American classrooms. As the population of ELL students is steadily increasing, there is an immediate need for the mainstream teachers to be prepared to effectively deal with these challenges. Previous research studies have pointed out that intercultural sensitivity and cultural competence may contribute to positive educational experiences for students who are from diverse background, (Hammer, Bennett, & Wiseman). The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore the relationships between cultural competency and teacher self-efficacy and investigate in which ways, if any, cultural competency influences teachers’ efficacy in working with ELL students. This research was conducted in an urban high school with a large, primarily Yemeni immigrant population. Using surveys and interviews, ten participants (4 females and 6 males) comprised of teachers and school leaders provided the qualitative data for this research. The findings of this research study were that teachers and leaders of culturally and linguistically different students need cultural competence in order to succeed in their given positions. This investigation also highlighted the importance of professional development and hands-on experiences along with the significance of teacher attitudes in cultivating cultural and linguistic competence. The findings from this research also indicate that teachers whose cultural background was similar to that of the students perceived themselves to have more efficacy in dealing with students’ academic and social needs.
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to the IoE

The internet of everything is a network that connects people, data, process, and things, making it easier to understand that many subfields of knowledge are discussable while addressing this subject. This chapter makes a survey on the application of machine learning algorithms to the internet of everything. This survey is particularly focused in computational frameworks for the development of intelligent systems and applications of machine learning algorithms as possible engines of wealth creation. A final example shows how to develop a simple end-to-end system.
Person and deixis in Heiltsuk pronouns

Abstract Harbour (2016) argues for a parsimonious universal set of features for grammatical person distinctions, and suggests (ch. 7) that the same features may also form the basis for systems of deixis. We apply this proposal to an analysis of Heiltsuk, a Wakashan language with a particularly rich set of person-based deictic contrasts (Rath 1981). Heiltsuk demonstratives and third-person pronominal enclitics distinguish proximal-to-speaker, proximal-to-addressee, and distal (in addition to an orthogonal visibility contrast). There are no forms marking proximity to third persons (e.g., ‘near them’) or identifying the location of discourse participants (e.g., ‘you near me’ vs. ‘you over there’), nor does the deictic system make use of the clusivity contrast that appears in the pronoun paradigm (e.g., ‘this near you and me’ vs. ‘this near me and others’). We account for the pattern by implementing Harbour's spatial element χ as a function that yields proximity to its first- or second-person argument. Résumé Harbour (2016) propose un ensemble universel et parcimonieux de traits universels pour rendre compte des distinctions grammaticales de personne, et suggère (ch. 7) que ces mêmes traits peuvent également servir de base aux systèmes de deixis. Nous appliquons cette approche à une analyse de heiltsuk, une langue wakashan avec un système particulièrement riche de contrastes déictiques basés sur la personne (Rath 1981). Les démonstratifs de heiltsuk, ainsi que les enclitiques pronominaux à la troisième personne, distinguent entre le proximal au locuteur, le proximal à l'écouteur, et le distal (en plus d'un contraste orthogonal de visibilité). Il n'y a pas de formes qui marquent la proximité à une troisième personne (p. ex. ‘près d'eux’) ni qui situent les participants au discours (p. ex. ‘vous près de moi’ vs ‘vous à distance’). Le système démonstratif n'utilise pas non plus le contraste de clusivité qui figure dans le paradigme pronominal (par exemple, ‘celui près de toi et de moi’ vs ‘celui près de moi et d'autres’). Nous expliquons ce système en modifiant l'élément spatial χ de Harbour (2016), en une fonction qui retourne une relation de proximité par rapport à son argument de première ou de deuxième personne.
Estimating the prevalence of problem drug use in Europe. Papers arising from a scientific seminar on addiction prevalence estimation: methods and research strategies held in Strasbourg, France, 10-14 June 1996.

This is a landmark publication on prevalence estimation theory and method in the European Union. The monograph – the result of collaboration between 30 scientific authors – explores the relationship between epidemiological work on the estimation of drug problems and the development of drug policy and strategy. The strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used estimation techniques – such as case finding, capture–recapture, multiplier and nomination – are uncovered in the volume, as are the virtues of combining and comparing different methods in the estimation process. The monograph underlines the need to improve the quality of data on which prevalence estimates depend, and to complement these estimates with qualitative studies exploring other aspects of the drug situation beyond the statistics. Table of contents • Science and policy • Case-finding methods • Capture-recapture methods • Multiplier methods • Nomination methods • Combining and comparing different estimation methods
Oral Reading Fluency Scores as an Indicator of Reading Comprehension in Title I Schools

3 Dedication . 4 Acknowledgments.5 List of Tables . 11 List of Figures . 12 List of Abbreviations . 13 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 14 Overview . 14 Background . 14 Theoretical Framework . 18 Problem Statement . 20 Purpose Statement . 21 Significance of the Study . 22 Research Questions . 24 Definitions.24 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 26 Overview . 26 Introduction.26 Theoretical Framework . 30 Perfetti Verbal Efficiency Theory. 30 Theory of Automatic Information Process in Reading.31 Related Literature.32
A Transcendental Phenomenology of the Lived Experiences of Non-Custodial Grandparents who Contribute Resources toward the Grandchild's Christian School Education

3 Dedication . 4 Acknowledgments.5 List of Tables . 11 List of Abbreviations . 12 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 13 Overview . 13 Background . 14 Historical . 15 Social.18 Theoretical . 20 Situation to Self.22 Problem Statement . 24 Purpose Statement . 25 Significance of the Study . 26 Research Questions . 28 Definitions.30 Summary . 31 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 33 Overview . 33 Theoretical Framework . 34 Related Literature.37
The Effect of Intellectual Capital and Individual Self-Efficacy on Sport Identity of Kradeniz Technique University Physical Education Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual capital and individual self-efficacy on the sporting identity of the students in the field of physical education in Turkey. In order to measure the intellectual capital variable, the standard questionnaire (Bontis, 1998) was used, to measure the individual self-efficacy variable the standard questionnaire (Sherr & Mados, 1982) was used, and to assess the sport identity of the standard questionnaire (Cheslak, 2004) was used.The reliability of the questionnaires was also assessed by Cronbach's alpha test, respectively; The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the intellectual capital questionnaire was 0.84, for the self-efficacy questionnaire 0.75 and for the sports identity questionnaire 0.8. The questionnaires were distributed among the statistical sample (181 students of physical education of Karadeniz Technique University). The findings indicated that intellectual capital with a coefficient of 0.85 and its three dimensions (human capital, structural capital, and communicative capital) as well as individual self-efficacy with a coefficient of 0.815 and its three dimensions (no interest in harassing others, desire of extending effort and different ways to face obstacles) on physical education students’ identity was significant. It can be concluded that with the increase of intellectual capital and the efficiency of physical education students, the identity of sports identity will be improved.
Proximal and Remote Acculturation: Adolescents’ Perspectives of Biculturalism in Two Contexts

Immigration and globalization are at historic highs, making biculturalism, whether by way of immigration-based proximal acculturation or globalization-based remote acculturation, increasingly commonplace for adolescents. Using focus group interviews, this qualitative study explored Latinx adolescents’ (n = 19, 13-19 years) views of proximal biculturalism in the United States, and Jamaican adolescents’ (n = 15, 13-18 years) views of remote biculturalism in Jamaica in terms of the existence, adaptive value, and challenges of biculturalism. Findings of thematic analyses revealed that both groups of adolescents viewed biculturalism as possible in their respective contexts although differences in processes and mechanisms were evident. In addition, youth in both contexts saw biculturalism as beneficial for social and practical reasons. Finally, both groups acknowledged challenges related to biculturalism; however, internal conflicts based on physical appearance was a theme of discussion only among U.S. Latinxs, whereas problems fitting in were primary concerns for Jamaicans. Studying the similarities (and differences) between proximal and remote biculturalism can enrich biculturalism theory, and doing so from the adolescent point of view has important practical value by providing a fuller understanding of the experience of biculturalism among youth who are developing ethnic/cultural identities and planning their futures in diversifying cultural environments.
System Factors Influencing the Use of a Family-Centered Rounds Checklist

Introduction: Checklists are used to operationalize care processes and enhance patient safety; however, checklist implementation is difficult within complex health systems. A family-centered rounds (FCR) checklist increased physician performance of key rounding activities, which were associated with improved parent engagement, safety perceptions, and behaviors. To inform FCR checklist implementation and dissemination, we assessed physician compliance with this checklist and factors influencing its use. Methods: Guided by a recognized human factors and systems engineering approach, rounding observations and ad hoc resident and attending physician interviews were conducted at a tertiary children’s hospital. Rounding observers documented 8-item checklist completion (nurse presence, family preference, introductions, assessment/plan, discharge goals, care team questions, family questions, and read back orders) and then interviewed physicians to elicit their perceptions of challenges and facilitators to FCR checklist use. We performed a directed content analysis of interview notes, iteratively categorizing data into known hospital work system components. Results: Of 88 individual patient rounds observed after checklist implementation, 90% included the nurse, and 77% occurred at the bedside. In an average patient rounding session, staff performed 82% of checklist items. Factors influencing checklist use were related to all hospital work system components, eg, physician familiarity with checklist content (people), visibility of the checklist (environment), providing schedules for rounding participants (organization), and availability of a mobile computer during rounds (technology). Conclusions: Multiple factors within hospital systems may influence FCR checklist use. Strategies, such as providing rounding schedules and mobile computers, may promote optimal engagement of families during rounds and promote pediatric patient safety.