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The 5th wall project : projection design applications for transforming education and medical spaces for youth communities
(2015-05) Lord, Patrick William; Ortel, Sven; Alrutz, Megan
This paper and project explore how creative applications of existing design and technology can provide a unique service for children anywhere. This project fuses that technology with a belief that youth communities in education and medical spaces deserve access to artistic experiences. By devising original, immersive story performances with two classes from local Austin schools, The 5th Wall Project has begun to develop a process that facilitates educational engagement, and exposes students to design and art where they live and learn. The intention of this project is to continue beyond the performances and residencies completed and documented in this paper. Future applications, such as the installation of this model into pediatric patient rooms is a primary goal of the project that has yet to be explored, but is an integral motivator in the aforementioned investigation of our process.
Academic service learning pedagogy in social work : exploration of student and community lived experiences using an interdisciplinary course model of community-university engagement
(2013-05) Gerstenblatt, Paula; Gilbert, Dorie J.; Walker, Juliet; Adejumo, Christopher; Lauderdale, Michael; Davis, King
Academic service learning has grown in popularity at colleges and universities as a way to address social issues using study, reciprocity, and reflection. While the merits of service learning are well documented, gaps in the literature indicate a need for further development of pedagogical models, qualitative research about students' lived experiences, and research focused on community partners. This dissertation presents an interdisciplinary model for implementing academic service learning in social work education, in-depth understandings of student experiences in a service learning course, and insight into the experiences and perceived benefits of community partners. The first article presents a 3-component service learning model that capitalizes on the structure of a university-community partnership, mobilizes interdisciplinary teams of students for community-identified projects, and integrates student, community and faculty reflection on complex social structures. Article 2 offers a phenomenological analysis of 17 blogs written by service learning students working in a rural town through their blogs. The findings of this study suggest that the reflexive aspect of blogging fits well with the service learning principle of reflection, and reveals the students' emotive experience over the course of the semester. Additionally, blogging demonstrates the attributes of service learning pedagogy to support the acquisition of knowledge and understanding of complex problems in a real life setting not attainable solely in a classroom setting or through traditional classroom tools, such as exams and papers. Article 3 consists of a phenomenological analysis of interviews with 9 community partners, a combination of agency employees and active citizens that worked with a network of service learning classes in a rural Southern town. The findings support the contribution of service learning to communities, the importance of investing in reciprocal relationships, and the value added of including community partners who are members of informal networks and civically active residents. The research presented in this dissertation informs the growing popularity of service learning in social work with findings that demonstrate a useful implementation model, highly meaningful transformative impact on students, the resilience of the community to challenges of hosting service learning, and the invaluable fostering of inspiration and hope in the community-university relationship.
Adolescent experiences of gentrification and displacement in Austin
(2020-08-03) Scott, Michael Reid; Holme, Jennifer Jellison; Faria, Caroline; Jabbar, Huriya; Muller, Chandra L; Reyes, Pedro
Gentrification is the process whereby an urban community is reinvested and redeveloped, often promoted through neoliberal urban policies. This results in an area with a higher average household income and, typically, a higher percentage of white residents. However, this phenomenon also affects the longstanding residents who face displacement due to raised taxes, increased rent, or rezoning and redevelopment. Displaced residents then move to other communities, often the suburbs with cheaper rent and taxes. Some emerging research and media stories also suggest that when residents are displaced, their new communities offer a lower quality of life with fewer community amenities. Given the rapid increase in gentrification across the United States, this likely invokes a systematic increase in the rate of adolescent mobility from their neighborhoods and schools. The study is conceptualized through the understanding that displacement by gentrification may affect adolescents in the following ways: social-emotional effects and place attachment, social relationships, community opportunities, and school opportunities. I first contextualize gentrification and displacement in Austin through GIS analysis and conversations with public servants in the schools and communities. Then, following a qualitative interview research design, I conduct responsive interviews with five adolescents who were displaced by gentrification and their parents. Findings suggest that adolescents experience gentrification-driven displacement in Austin in several ways. Some move several times as a result of their parents trying to maintain a sense of community. Other adolescents return to Austin for extracurricular activities to maintain their community despite moving. Three of the adolescents moved to mobile home communities located away from Austin, even though their parents continued to work in the city. Although there were varied school experiences, including facing bullying and problems with language education, they used their social networks and technology to overcome obstacles. This display of resilience helped to mitigate the more painful experiences related to displacement. This study contributes to the literature on gentrification and education in several ways. First, it defines the construct of “student displacement.” This is an understudied resulting effect of gentrification for adolescents. Second, it emphasizes student voice. As students are the most important members of a school community, understanding their perspectives will help make better informed policy and practice decisions. This study provides a critical perspective of a neoliberal and neocolonial logic permeating schools and communities globally. These perspectives should be used to help inform coordinated policy and practice decisions related to education and urban planning
Ahmad Kaki Interview
(2022-12-21) Institute for Diversity & Civic Life; Department of Religious Studies
This interview is with Ahmad Kaki, a legal assistant and law student in Arlington, VA. Ahmad describes growing up Palestinian and Muslim in Texas and how his life changed after 9/11. He talks about his college experiences of involvement in the Muslim Students Association and pro-Palestine organizing. Ahmad shares the trajectory of his career, which brought him to law school and his current work as a legal assistant with the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities in Times of Crisis
(2014-06-02) Goetzel, Maura
Annual Report of the Faculty and of the Finance Committee of the Board of Regents, 1884-5
(University of Texas at Austin, 1885-06-15) University of Texas at Austin
Barbra O. Interview
(2022-08-02) Institute for Diversity & Civic Life; Department of Religious Studies
This interview is with Barbra O., a master’s student in Milan, Italy who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Texas. She details navigating life as an immigrant child and the experiences that shaped her perception of community and self. She describes cultural connections, such as memories of food and family. Barbra compares her experiences in Texas with her life now in Italy.
Bringing the War Home
(2014-06-23) Nathan, Hamsini; Malwade, Niti
The Civil World: A Global “War Between States”
(2012-06-04) Wiencek, Henry A.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
(2014-06-09) Ramamoorthy, Priya; Ramamoorthy, Kavya; Mahadevan, Smrithi; Nathan, Maanasa
David’s Mighty Stone: How One Slave Laborer Restored Survivors’ Rights
(2014-06-16) Manlove, Kacey
Debating Bolshevism
(2012-06-06) Straw, Andrew
Directory of the University, 1900-1901
(University of Texas at Austin, 1900) University of Texas at Austin
Dolly the Sheep Transforms History
(2013-07-16) Korula, Kriti; Kurjee, Myra
The Eclipse of the Century: A Story of Science, Money, and Culture in Saharan Africa and the American Southwest
(2012-06-26) Conrad, David A.
The Emergence of Atatürk: A Turning Point in Turkish History
(2013-07-22) Altman, Ilona
The Enduring Chanel: Reaction to a Revolutionary Reformer of Women’s Fashions
(2012-08-24) Bonakdar, Leila; Chen, Kate; Salazar, Jessica; Todd, Lauren
Examining hookah use among U.S. college students
(2014-08) Chen, Yen Tzu; Loukas, Alexandra; Pasch, Keryn
Hookah smoking has become a popular form of tobacco use among college students. However, there is limited research exploring the risk factors associated with hookah use among this population. This study examined two risk factors, harm perceptions and beliefs about government evaluation of hookah, associated with current use of hookah among 18-24 year old college students, and looked at differences between current hookah users and non-users on cigarette smoking status, various demographic characteristics, and the two risk factors (harm perceptions and beliefs). Participants were 5,028 university students aged 18-24 (M age = 20.5 years; 59.6% female) from seven public universities within a larger university system. Students completed an online survey, which assessed their knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to hookah use. In this sample, 10.8% of participants reported current or past 30-day hookah use. There were differences between current hookah users and non-users on cigarette smoking status, gender, race/ethnicity, harm perceptions, as well as beliefs about government evaluation of hookah. Cigarette smokers, males, non-Hispanic White students, students reporting lower harm perceptions regarding hookah use, and those who believed the government evaluates hookah for safety were significantly more likely than their peers to be current hookah users. Results from a logistic regression analysis indicated that after controlling for cigarette smoking status, gender, and race/ethnicity, harm perceptions of hookah use, but not beliefs about government safety evaluation of hookah, was associated with an increased likelihood of current hookah use. Cigarette smoking was the strongest correlate of current hookah use; current cigarette smokers were seven times more likely than non-smokers to have used hookah in the past 30 days. Findings point to the necessity of educating college students, particularly cigarette smokers, about the dangers of hookah use. Additionally, tobacco prevention and cessation programs should be implemented in order to reduce initiation and continued use, and it is important to educate college student smokers about the dangers of dual use of this product with cigarettes.
Fifth Biennial Report of the Regents of the University of Texas
(University of Texas at Austin, 1892-12-23) University of Texas at Austin
Fire and Ice: How a Handshake in Space Turned Cold War Agendas from Competition to Cooperation
(2013-06-17) Manlove, Kacey