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Traversing Racial and National Boundaries: Adopting Transracially and Internationally
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Abstract I come from an all-White family. No one is adopted and no one has married across racial lines. Raised in a primarily White and largely Catholic Midwestern city, I have a series of troubling memories about race from growing up. The worst happened when I was walking with my paternal grandf...
"Making Ourselves a(t) Home in Academia": The Founding of OSCLG
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Sample 1973—AnaMaria dropped her suitcase on the bed and grabbed an apple from the fridge. After flying all day from one coast of the United States to the other, she was starving. She had just returned from the annual convention of the Speech Communication Association (SCA),2 disillusioned by eve...
Explore. Prepare. Succeed.
Author(s): UNC WILMINGTON
Why are you here, at this institution, in this class? As educators and students we are quick to think about the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of the college experience. What is general education? How can I get these requirements completed? What do I do with myself in this new environment? While all important...
Chaos, Informational Voids, and Emergent Organizations: The Case of West Virginia's Water and Freedom Industries
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Sample Crises are, by their nature, shocking, disruptive, and often dangerous events. Three characteristics—threat, surprise, and short response time—are indicative of crisis events (Hermann, 1963). Those who are threatened by crises feel a sudden danger that they did not anticipate and they must...
Validating Women and Their Miscarriage Experiences: An Application of Confirmation Theory
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Abstract Individuals have a basic human need to be confirmed or validated (Buber, 1957; Laing, 1961; Sieburg, 1985). This need is met through verbal and nonverbal communicative acts (Dailey, 2008; Ellis, 2000; Sieburg, 1985). Ellis (2000) defines confirmation as a transactional process individual...
"What Do You Expect from Me?": Family and Marital Coping after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
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Abstract Cancer diagnoses are stressful, atypical events for families. When a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the nature of family relationships often transform as a result. The additional stress and uncertainty that accompanies cancer treatments may also create or intensify family confli...
Teaching Diverse Populations: Inclusive Strategies for Learners Resource Guide
Author(s): Rose Skepple, Cassandra L. Sligh-Conway
School districts, teacher preparation programs, and local education agencies are changing due to the demographics of American schools. These demographic trends are showing that students of color, students with disabilities, and English language learners are increasing. As this increase is taking pla...