Extended Commentary: James Hedges and Prohibition’s “Faithful Remnant”
Dr. David Gillespie provides a novel examination of the modern American Prohibitionist Party with this biography of James Hedges. Eleven years ago, Hedges invited Gillespie, a third-parties scholar,...
View ArticleExtended Commentary: Moving Towards a More Inclusive Society: Full Inclusion...
This Extended Commentary argues that people with disabilities need to be allowed to work and lead fulfilling lives. Some of the keys to achieving this could be greater inclusion of those with...
View Article2020 Triennial International Convention Rescheduled for 2021
Student members are still encouraged to submit completed social science research papers for presentation at the 2020 Convention. Even though there will be no convention in November of this year,...
View ArticleComparison of Methods to Evaluate Body Composition in Collegiate Women...
Body composition is a useful measure in the female athlete population both for assessing sport performance and for tracking the athlete’s overall health. This study aimed to evaluate multiple...
View ArticleCivic Engagement for the Future Criminal Justice Professional: Serving the...
This project—Parenting, Prison, and Pups—is designed to help students think as socially responsible persons, in addition to understanding and caring about the world they will enter as criminal justice...
View ArticleRelationships Are Key to Overcoming Barriers Posed By Election Cycles: A...
Community engagement is central to a research process called integrated knowledge translation (IKT), which is characterized by the co-creation of knowledge among various partners. Families First...
View ArticlePromoting Civic Knowledge and Political Efficacy Among Low-Income Youth...
Studies indicate growing disparities in youth civic knowledge and political efficacy based on socioeconomic status, parental educational attainment, and race. Most studies of youth political...
View ArticleBuilding University/Community Partnerships: A Pre-College Program for Foster...
Developing programs to assist youth who are transitioning from foster care to college is key to their success. Although the number of campus programs that serve youth from foster care has grown over...
View ArticlePerspectives on Initiating Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) involves partnerships between academics and communities to address community priorities through collaborative research. Undergraduate student engagement...
View ArticleA Community-Based Participatory Research Project Involving Latino Families of...
The community-based participatory research project described in this paper was designed to help Spanish-speaking families of deaf and hard-of-hearing children gain access to necessary health,...
View ArticleCommunity-Engaged Learning: Building Well-being One Relationship at a Time
This paper explores the potential of community-engaged learning to improve well-being by helping those engaged to develop good relationships. It was written when I was conducting research on the...
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