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Grit Won't Quit: Reduce Turnover by Hiring for Passion + Perseverance
(17th annual Research in the Rotunda, University of Wisconsin System, 2020-03-11)
The purpose of this study was to explore how employers in rural economies take grit into consideration when hiring employees. Many rural economies experience the costly and unpredictable issue of employee turnover. Low ...
Emotional Intelligence, Camp Climate, and Camp Identification at Residential Summer Camp
(College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-05)
Changes in emotional intelligence (EI) and levels of camp climate and identification (CC/I) were measured during four one-week sessions at an environmentally-focused residential summer camp in Wisconsin. Data were collected ...
Your Story is Your Strength: Developing an Ethic of Care Through Transformative Learning
(School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore how transformative-learning theory supported the development of an ethics of care among seven students participating in a women’s leadership development program and how their learning ...
Insight into Cross-Cultural Communication Barriers from the Perspective of Conversation Analysis
(Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-06)
This research is designed with the intention of more deeply exploring the concept of cross-cultural communication barriers that have been recently looked upon mostly from the perspective of obvious larger cultural differences ...
Characteristics of Advice: The Role of Help Seeker, Topic, Help Provider, and Interaction on College Students' Satisfaction with Advice
(Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-06)
College students deal with many unique issues which they often have limited experience with, and which require them to seek advice. However, little is known about how college students perceive the advice they receive and ...
Coffee Shop Communication: Social Media & Engagement
(Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-06)
Spending money at locally-owned businesses can create a multiplier effect in communities. For every $100 spent at a retail chain, there is a $14 return to the community; for every $100 spent at a locally owned business, ...
Cultivating Culture: Your Organization as a Living, Growing Thing
(Division of Communication, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2020-06)
Backcasting: Visioning Our Way to a Sustainable Future
(5th All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference, Department of General, Developmental, and Practical Psychology, Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, 2020-04-27)
This paper presents an example of the process called backcasting, a means for stakeholders to envision the future and work backwards to determine the steps needed to reach it. The author conducted this game in Spring 2020 ...
Protecting America’s Environment: Priorities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Water and Toxins
(Poltava Oil and Gas College of National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", 2020-03-24)
In the mid-1900s, the environment in the United States was polluted and unhealthy for humans and other species. By the 1970s, it was clear that environmental laws and regulations were necessary to protect the public and ...
Learning about the Environment through Art
(Art Congress, Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, 2020-04)
Art is an invaluable means of expression and can also be a learning tool. This presentation introduces art as a way to include all learning styles, bring art into classrooms that may have experienced reduced art funding, ...