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Research essay on the negative side of the American dream portrayed in Texas chainsaw massacre. 6 academic sources and 3 non academic sources.
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You need to upload two things to here: 1. A PDF of the research article you selected, annotated to highlight the key information about each question. 2. A document with your typed answers to the prompts below. (Mark number for each question)
Part 1. Select an article (10 PTS) Using an academic database, make sure the article you choose is published by a credible journal. Locate an article describing an empirical research study (2 POINTS) related to issues of equity and access in K-16 education (2 POINTS) that uses quantitative research methods (2 POINTS). The article must be published in a high quality peer-reviewed journal (3 POINTS), in or after 2010 (1 POINT). note: the title/abstract of your article does not need to include the words “equity and access”, that’s the general research topic. Similarly, it need not reference explicitly “K-16 education” (this just means you can review work from any level of the educational system). You may choose any article from a credible, high quality source that meets the requirement outlined above. Using an article that does not meet the requirements can substantially lower your grade in the exam.
Part 2. Review the article (40 PTS) Answer the questions below about the study described in the paper you selected. Be sure the article meets the requirements in Part 1 and provides sufficient detail to answer the questions. 1. Provide an APA-formatted reference for your article (4 PTS). 2. How do you know the article you selected is from a credible, high quality source? What key markers of journal credibility did you identify? Refer to class activity on journal credibility and be specific and thorough; saying it’s a “peer reviewed” journal is not enough (4 PTS). 3. What are the research question(s) the authors aim to answer in their study? Mark the PDF and paste a quotation and page numbers where the research questions are found (4 PTS). 4. Briefly summarize in your words what gap in the literature the study addresses. Mark the PDF and paste a quotation and page numbers where the author(s) point to this gap (4 PTS). 5. Does the study use primary or secondary data? Mark the PDF and paste one or more quotations and page numbers to justify your response (4 PTS). 6. What are the key variables involved in the study? Identify dependent and independent variables, and (if applicable)mediators/moderators and other variables. Mark the PDF and paste relevant quotations and page numbers where this information can be found (4 PTS). 7. Describe the quantitative design and analyses the authors usedto answer their questions. Be specific, what designs (e.g. descriptive, longitudinal, experimental, quasi-experimental…)and analyses (e.g. mean comparisons, correlations, regression, latent variables…)? Mark the PDF and paste 1+ quotations and page numbers to justify your response (4 PTS). 8. Briefly explain (one paragraph) which worldview(s) motivate this research. Include: o One or more quotations and page numbers to justify your response (2 PTS) and o One or more quotations from the Creswell & Creswell textbook (with page numbers) about the worldview(s)you selected (2 PTS). 9. Discuss how the authors consider the internal (2 PTS) and external (2 PTS) validity of their findings. Mark the PDF and paste quotations—or indicate if they are not considered in the paper (NOTE that authors often discuss causality or generalizability without using the exact words “internal validity” or “external validity”). 10. What limitations and unaddressed issues do the authors identify in their study? Mark the PDF and paste 1+ quotations and page numbers to justify your response (4 PTS).
Part 3. STTF Study Design (10 PTS) The UC is interested in studying the impact of the decision to end use of the SAT/ACT for admissions in 2020. Of particular interest are the concerns noted in the UC Standardized Testing Task Force (STTF) report about possible unintended negative effects on equity, access, or other relevant outcomes. Your group is tasked to design a study in this area. 1. Formulate a research question or questions you propose investigating empirically related to the issues detailed above. (You may build on question(s) posted to slack in class or discussion on 12/8, or develop new ones). Why are these questions important to address, and how are they related to the contents of the STTF report? (2 PTS) 2. Describe a research study you would conduct to offer evidence to address the research question above. Include: a. Information about research subjects, settings, and contexts where the study would be conducted (2 PTS). b. Research approach. Will you use quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods? What TYPE of approach from within those broad categories? (2 PTS) c. Key constructs or variables involved. Data collection methods and procedures (instruments, protocols…) (2 PTS) d. Are there any ethical research considerations around your study that would merit IRB review? (2 PTS)
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Prepare a literature review of your chosen topic. You are required to have at least four professional peer reviewed journals, plus other sources such as books, government documents etc. The literature review will build the base of your research project. You will be required to write a narrative discussing your literature findings, integrating the material with a critical analysis. [Minimum of 1120 words] Next research what is currently in the mass media pertaining to your topic. This includes television shows, movies, news media-print and television, the slicks i.e. Time Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, teen magazine…. etc. Discuss how your topic is presented in the mass media and how does that depiction align with the academic and peer reviewed material you have gathered. [Minimum 370words] Apply a theory of criminology to your topic. This can be one theory or a combination of theories. [Minimum of 370] What current local programs, agencies, legislation, and/or policy pertaining to your topic exist? [740words minimum] Discuss how locally your issue is being addressed currently. What national and/or global programs, agencies, legislation, and /or policy pertaining to your topic exist? [740 words minimum] Discuss how your topic is being addressed in areas outside of your local area, what is going on in other states or countries to address the topic you are researching.
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT SECTION OF YOUR PAPER!! What do you recommend for further action in regards to your topic? [This should be in the parameters of a program or policy or structural change] Use the theory you chose in section #3 as the support for your recommendation. This section of the paper needs to be well developed and in-depth. [740words] MAKES SURE YOU INCLUDE what the goal of your recommendation is and enumerate the steps to implement it?
Final Exam Aloha, Class, The purpose of this final exam is to find a way to meaningfully and humanely end our class.
It is meant to HONOR and RECOGNIZE your participation as students in it — to humbly MARK what you’ve learned, to VALIDATE all your important work in it (despite and because of all of the crises we face), and to ACKNOWLEDGE/APPRECIATE the connections between our class and our worlds outside of our class, including the tools we learned in class for navigating the spaces we live in. Choose one (1) of the following 2 (two) options:
OPTION #1 Submit a one-page REFLECTION PAPER (between 350 to 500 words) that responds to THREE QUESTIONS/PROMPTS below. It could also be in “letter” form, if you’re inclined to write one.
Personal and/or community reflections here at CCSF or about events happening right now in our world. How can you/anybody understand American culture/identity in any “LENS” from IDST 37? (“Lens” means any topic we covered in class, for example, topics like: identities, hegemony, assimilation, whiteness, power, horizontal alliances, cultural politics, intersectionality, borderlands, etc.).
Perform some class connections here. What can you/we do? Suggest any “ACTION item” here. Where do we go from here?
OPTION #2 If you are not inclined to write a one-page reflection paper, you can submit something else that speaks to you: a POEM, a piece of VISUAL ART, an AUDIO RECORDING (spoken word or any kind of narrative; a song), or any other related medium. This could be original, or borrowed (make sure you cite if you do so), but include some explanation that somehow responds to all or any of the prompts outline in option #1 above.
MODULE 1: Watch each video before answering the questions. THE LEWIS BECKHAM CASE Part 1 – 350 words & 1 reference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WElE_hRucpo Questions:
What is the significance of Lewis’s mother telling her story? Why is it important to provide the background of Lewis? Helen describes the staffing that occurred during Lewis’s hospitalization. Why does this information impact Lewis’s outcome? What are possible reasons why healthcare providers dismissed the implications of undetectable blood pressure? Why would they think it was an equipment failure? Do you agree that it was significant that Lewis’s crises developed on the weekend? Explain why or why not.
Part 2 – 350 words & 1 reference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OofpjxReEgM Questions: Do you agree with the characteristics that Helen Haskell ascribes to an excellent or professional healthcare provider? What does the statement “patients need to be empowered, and nurses need to embrace it” mean to you? What is your perception of professionalism? What is misplaced professionalism? How does misplaced professionalism impact patient outcomes?
Part 3 – 350 words & 1 reference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUcXvEReAk Questions: How can healthcare professionals create a culture of safety, teamwork, and patient-centered care? What factors in this hospital’s “teamwork” culture might have contributed to the outcome of Lewis? Do you believe this story’s outcome would have been different if patients and families were a part of the healthcare team? Why or why not? Was there evidence of teamwork in this case? Explain your answer.
Part 4 – 350 words & 1 reference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpg7FyWcXSM Questions: What does professional accountability mean to you? There are various perceptions of a nurse’s role and responsibility. Some would say they are simply task-focused. How accurate is this perception of nursing care? Do you have a different perception of a nurse’s role and responsibility? Why or why not? What errors occurred in this story? Which of the errors you described were system errors? Which were individual errors?
Part 5 – 350 words & 1 reference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKk96qoN5Qs Questions: What is your role in preventing errors and adverse events? What practices will you engage in that will reduce the risk of error/adverse events? What safeguards should be put in place to protect patients and families from a healthcare team’s inability to recognize a developing problem? What are your ideas about patient empowerment and nurse empowerment in terms of the overall safety of our healthcare systems?
MODULE 2: Teen girls captured for human trafficking in the sex trade (600 words & 3 references) Is this an ethical dilemma or a moral dilemma? What ethical principles are in contention? How? Are there any virtues at risk? Whose? Why? What justifies overriding an individual’s autonomy to make his own choices? How does the Code of Ethics for Nurses guide the nurse in invoking conscientious objection? What lessons can be learned from this nurse’s dilemma?
Using MEXICO, write a paper of approximately 2-3 double spaced pages of text, not including a separate reference list, that discusses the following:
First, explain the definition of “developing” and why the state you chose fits this criteria. Has conflict played a role in its developmental history?
How would you describe the development strategy of the country you have chosen for this class? Be sure to discuss the country’s relationship with international organizations, other countries and domestic policies that promote social and cultural development. Discuss how at least two of theories we discussed in Week 2 can explain the developmental process of your state.
THEORIES that can be used modernization theory, dependency theory, neoliberal/democratization theory and, globalization theory. The paper should contain the following: Introduction Definition of developing state How the state you chose fits the criteria of being developing State’s Development strategy Relationship with international organizations How theory explains this country’s progress or lack thereof thus far Conclusion Reference List
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Write an email to a future nursing student explaining the importance of writing and research. Your email should be 4 paragraphs and include specific examples and details about the following: How can developing and using effective writing skills further your academic goals? How can developing and using effective research skills further your academic goals? How can developing and using effective writing skills advance your professional and career goals? How can developing and using effective research skills advance your professional and career goals? You should follow standard email conventions (i.e. CC/BCC, subject line, attachment, signature, etc.). For this assignment, please use fictitious information for your address and signature block. Use the attached template to complete this assignment.
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Criteria Content: The assignment clearly answers both questions and shows knowledge of the lesson content and readings. Organization: Paragraph is organized around a point of focus within the first sentence. Paragraph flows logically between each sentence. Grammar and Mechanics: If any errors are present, they are minimal (less than 3) and do not affect comprehension. Tone and Diction: Writer uses appropriate college-level vocabulary and standard diction (avoiding slang, TXT-speak). Find, evaluate, select, and synthesize both online and print sources that examine a topic from multiple perspectives. Integrate sources through summarizing, paraphrasing, and quotation from sources to develop and support one’s own ideas. Generate, format, and edit writing using appropriate technologies Field research, also known as primary research, involves using human subjects to get information. These methods can be formalized (ex: a politician devises a phone poll to be given to millions of citizens, and the results are analyzed by a team of statisticians), or used informally (ex: a student interviews his grandmother about life during the Great Depression). Field research can be valuable since you receive your information straight from the source, or sources, themselves. Since you are in the driver’s seat, you can customize your research to suit the needs of your particular project. Three methods will be discussed in this lesson: interviews, observations, and surveys. For this assignment, view these that use field research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD-0-mIisLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ppFd1m_L8
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Annotated Bibliography Directions In this unit, you will submit your fifth annotation, using the Annotated Bibliography Template.
Using the PG Library and the internet, find a peer-reviewed research article on responsive curriculum and instruction focused on the same educational context you chose in previous units.
Suggested keywords to use in your search, in addition to your focus area(s): diversity, culturally responsive, culturally sustainable, multicultural, equity, equity-minded, social justice, asset-based. Remember, you only need to annotate one article in this unit; however, across all the six articles you choose to annotate, a minimum of two articles should address theory, and a minimum of two should address instructional methods.
This assignment addresses the following unit learning outcomes: Examine research-based inclusive instructional strategies. Examine research on theoretical approaches for fostering inclusion and representation. It also addresses the following Course Outcome: ED750-2: Integrate research-based methods and theories into instructional experiences.
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Most of the information used in the essays should be from readings or lectures that came after the midterm exam (in other words, starting from Week 5, Day 2 to Week 10, Day 2). Some of the information should come from readings assigned or lectures given between Week 1 and Week 4. The essay prompts will give specific instructions about how many pre-midterm and how many post-midterm citations each essay should have. You will decide which specific and relevant examples to include from the history we have covered in this course to answer the prompts. Each question should be 4-6 paragraphs in length. Paragraph lengths should be at least 4-6 sentences. Each question should include citations from readings AND lectures. The number of citations required will be stated in the essay prompts, but you should expect to have at least six citations in each question. The six-citation minimum should come from at least three different lectures and three different readings. You may cite the same six readings and lectures for both questions, but the information/details/facts you include should be different in each question. (For example, if you cite the hip hop lecture in both promts, the information you include about hip hop in the first promt should be different from the information you include about hip hop in the second promt. For instance, one promt could discuss the Sugar Hill Gang and the other promt could discuss breakdancing–same lecture, but different specific information/examples.) You may use at most two of the same specific information/examples in both questions. Readings that we did over multiple days, like Anne Moody, count as one reading. Any video clips or documentary links that I posted on Canvas to supplement lectures count as a part of the lecture for that day. (For example, on Week 7, Day 2 I posted a link about Malcolm X’s views on Martin Luther King, Jr. and nonviolent protest. If you cite that, it will count as information from the lecture that day.) Each essay should have an introduction paragraph. A conclusion paragraph is optional. If you choose to include a conclusion paragraph, your essay should be at least 5 paragraphs long. One of the essays will require you to take a position and make an argument using examples that cite details/information/facts from the readings and lectures. The other essay will simply ask you to examine a specific but broad issue or theme. Both promts should include a thesis statement in the first introductory paragraph. Students aiming for an “A” grade should focus on making clear and solid points that are backed by accurate, sufficient, and relevant examples based on details, information, and facts as evidence. Ideas should be well developed throughout the essays. Citations: Essay citations should use MLA Style. A Works Cited page/Bibliography is NOT required for the final exam. Lectures should be cited in this manner: “Graham, Lecture, 10/20” OR “Graham, Lecture, W2D2”.
Part #1: Respond with 4-6 paragraphs in length. One of the citations or examples must come from information, people, or events we examined before the midterm (W1D1-W4D2). At least five citations/examples must be based on information, people, or events that we examined after the midterm. Since the end of slavery, African Americans have perceived and fought for freedom in many ways. Whether it was freedom based on political rights (such as the right to vote), economic rights (such as the opportunity to have access to good jobs and make a decent living/wages), educational rights (such as access to good schools, job training, and college), cultural rights (such as the freedom of cultural expression), African Americans have struggled for and fought to define freedom. Discuss two of these types of rights (political, economic, educational, or cultural) and explain why they are important to the notion of freedom. Use specific examples from the readings and lectures in your essay.
Part #2: Respond with 4-6 paragraphs in length. Provide at least six citations/examples based on information, people, or events that we examined after the midterm (W6D1-W10D2). If you would like, one of the citations/examples can come from information, people, or events we examined before the midterm, but that is not required for this essay. note that you can only repeat two of the same specific examples that you used in part #1. For some people, the events and the trajectory of African American history from World War II to the present are reasons to be pessimistic about the struggle for racial equality in the United States. For others, African American history during this period is cause to be optimistic about the goal of racial equality. Using examples/evidence from the lectures and readings only, make an argument about why African American history should inspire us to be optimistic about racial equality in the United States, OR why it should lead us to be pessimistic about racial equality in the country.