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Navigating Burnout in Student Affairs Graduate Students
Meg L. Austin
As graduate students begin to enter the higher education and student affairs field, they are socialized to navigate their work successfully, which often includes over-involvement and over-commitment (Allen et al., 2020). Previous studies on student affairs burnout found that intense workloads, low salaries, conflicts between work and personal life, lack of advancement, and lack of continued passion contributed to burnout (Marshall et al., 2016; Mullen et al., 2018; Naifeh, 2019). Although there is a plethora of research on burnout and stress in student affairs professionals, research around student affairs graduate students is mostly absent. The purpose of this study is to discover how current full-time student affairs graduate students who hold assistantships navigate burnout, what factors cause burnout for graduate students, as well as the impacts of burnout before they obtain a full-time student affairs job. Data has been collected through qualitative research, interviewing 11 current full-time student affairs graduate students with graduate assistantships. Data shows that graduate students experience burnout due to lack of personal-professional boundaries, low-pay, and lack of support or recognition. These results can help the student affairs field positively impact retention rates, transform the culture of the profession, and better support graduate students.
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Professional Development in Summer Camp Employment
Kari Truax
Many college students seek out internships and employment over the summer to grow professionally and personally. Students who choose to work as summer camp counselors are gaining transferable skills and are in environments where they can develop (Tessman et al., 2012). There are nearly 14,000 camps across the United States and majority of the camp counselors working at these camps are college students (Schelbe et. al 2018). With this seasonal work being such a demand and a common summer job for college students, it is important to consider the role that a supervisor plays in the development of their counselors. The purpose of this study is to identify what experiences are being provided by summer camps to aid student development and how supervisors are incorporating professional development throughout the summer. Data for this qualitative study emerges from 10 camp supervisors across the United States and Canada. The data collected has shown college students who spend their summers working at camps have a deep understanding of who they are, what strengths they have and how to apply skills learned to other jobs and environments. Supervisors concluded that summer camp jobs offer students an opportunity to grow in leadership, communication, decision making and critical thinking. The findings of this study not only can inform camp supervisors of the professional development opportunities provided to college students at varying camps, but also can inform higher education professionals of a field that provides students with a meaningful and impactful summer experience.
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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Goals Beyond Academics
Paige Leigh Russo
Social and emotional learning (SEL) considers students’ development as holistic individuals rather than only academic achievement. SEL competency should be a priority for elementary age students as they approach a crucial time of development. The support of schools, faculty, and community will ultimately impact the level of SEL competency achieved by elementary age students.
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Sustainable Eating related to the Nutrition Transition in Latinx Population residing in Latin America and the United States
Mary Claire Atkinson
Several definitions of a sustainable diet have been formulated in order to understand the components of the diet and the effects sustainable eating and food production have on both human health and the environment. The concept of sustainable eating can be used in observing the diet of the Latinx population in Latin America and in the United States and how that contributes to the overall health of the population. Specifically, sustainable eating in the Latinx population can be looked at in the context of the nutrition transition that is rapidly developing in both Latin America and the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to examine sustainable and unsustainable eating patterns of the Latinx population throughout the nutrition transition. Furthermore, it is to examine some of the barriers and facilitators to sustainable eating in the Latinx population in examining strategies that incentivize and promote sustainable eating practices.
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Teaching Students with Down Syndrome
Margaret O. Ghislandi
Teaching a student with Down Syndrome involves many strategies; some of them being very visual with the students, having colorful posters on the walls, using videos and pictures, etc., and involving students in group work and giving them responsibilities will be very useful for their learning. Teaching a student with Down Syndrome requires accommodations and teaching strategies, which are addressed in the presentation.
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“Teaching to the Test” and its Impact on Students
Clare Murrin
Standardized tests have been historically critical for high school students’ admission into college. These admissions tests, the ACT and SAT, have a profound impact on the authenticity of students’ classroom experiences. I will explore the various short and long term effects of “teaching to the test” specifically in a high school environment, and the ways in which this focus impacts students’ authentic engagement with material.
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The Connections Between Art and Development in Children and Young Adults
Gabriela Maria Gomez Gomez
The arts play a part in the development of children and young adults. Engagement with art supports learning and adaptation to a wide variety of events in life that can affect a person at any age including: health issues and personal development.
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The emotional impacts on students with standardized testing
Alasandra C. Toliopoulos
In this paper I will be looking at the emotional effects on students during the standardized testing process. Also, the anxiety students feel when taking standardized tests is impacted from constant pressures to have high achievement. The anxieties that students feel through the testing process can cause students to focus on learning for the test rather than retaining the material for the future. In addition to the way information is presented to students in a testing focused format rather than being ingrained into students’ minds which has an impact on students' mental health.
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The Graduate School Navigation: The Experiences of First-Generation Black Women in Master’s Program
Kara Brown
We hear that Black women are considered to be amongst the most educated individuals in society and are pursuing higher education at an increasingly high rate. Although, there is minimal information of their experiences. In this study, I explore the experiences of first-generation Black women who have pursued and are currently enrolled in a Master’s program. In particular this study addresses how first-generation Black Women navigate their Master’s programs and the challenges or stressors those students faced. Data for this study emerges from interviews with first-generation Black women who completed or are enrolled in a Master’s program. It is important to note that the majority of these first-generation Black women participants are enrolled in a predominantly White campus. So many of the participants are the only Black or person of color within their program, and may feel reluctant to present as their authentic selves. Also, since the participants are the first to receive both of their bachelor’s and Master’s degree family and financial support is not as prevalent as fellow students on the pursuit. For future research, it would be beneficial for higher education institutions to build better systems of financial and personal support for Black women
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The Impacts of Homework in Secondary Education
Melanie Elizabeth Hendrick
Homework plays a large role in education today, especially in middle and high schools. This project focuses on the impacts of homework on education as a whole, questioning whether homework is necessary for furthering classroom education and understanding, and different group’s opinions on this form of assessment. There will be an examination of the implications of homework and the impact it has on students and their futures.
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The Role of Transfer Partnership Programs: Supporting the Social Integration of Transfer Students
Julia D. Thompson
Despite an increase in institutional partnerships among two-year and four-year institutions, few studies have focused on the role four-year institutions play through formal partnership programs in supporting transfer student success. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to understand how a transfer partnership program, like the UD Sinclair Academy, positively shapes the social integration of students who have transitioned from a two-year to a four-year institution. Data was collected through interviews with nine students who had participated in the Academy and were either still enrolled at the University of Dayton or had graduated. Findings revealed themes in how students experienced the benefits of the Academy and faced challenges in fully engaging as a student through this program. These findings can be used to create a more inclusive experience for students enrolled in community college partnership programs to ensure they are supported, prepared, and engaged.
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Why Should Art Education Be Funded?
Jacqueline Ann Patton
The arts and art education are underfunded and undervalued in schools. Throughout all age groups, the sciences and math courses are often pushed as more important and more useful to the students than their art electives. This project highlights the benefits of valuing art in schools and provides insight as to why art should receive more funding, such as creating a well-rounded education where students can apply the arts to all fields of study.
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