Highlighting Best Practices in Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Civility in STEM: Part II

Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

phylogeography and genetic diversity of the lesser mouse- eared bat (myotis blythii) in iran

in current study, 63 samples of bat populations collected from differ regions were used for evaluating the geographic variations. twenty cranial and dental characters for traditional morphometric and landmarks method on the ventral, dorsal skull and mandible for geometry morphometric studies were used. statistical analyses of traditional morphometric and geometry morphometric data indicated low...

assessing metacognitive awareness and learning strategies as positive predictors in promoting l2 learners’ reading comprehension

the purpose of this thesis was to investigate how differently metacognitive, cognitive, and social/affective strategies affect l2 learners’ reading comprehension. to this end, the study employed a quasi-experimental design with a placement test as a proficiency test to find the homogeneity of groups. three classes were randomly selected as the experimental groups (n =90), and each class was tau...

BEST PRACTICES What Is Integration? Part I

Increased recognition of the importance of providing appropriate services to individuals and families with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders has led to widespread recommendations to promote “integration” of mental health and substance abuse systems, services, and treatment as a mechanism to achieve this goal. While this is a logical recommendation, and one that is generally...

Faculty field guide for promoting student civility in the classroom.

Student incivility is defined as rude and disruptive behavior that, when left unaddressed, may spiral into aggressive or violent behavior. Nursing faculty are challenged by uncivil student behavior and many are underprepared to deal with its effects. Some faculty members consider leaving nursing education because of the serious toll that incivility often takes on their personal and professional...