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Did Someone Ask? Lessons for Leaders when Recruiting and Enrolling Autistic Students into Dual Credit Classes

As rates of autism diagnosis continue to rise, more autistic students are graduating high school, and seeking to pursue postsecondary education options. Dual credit coursework has proven to be advantageous for college enrollment, success, and completion rates. Autistic students, however, are not equally represented in these college-level courses. The purpose of this qualitative study was to review dual credit recruitment practices and experiences, as told from the perspective of autistic students who completed one or more dual credit courses. Relying on student voice and a disability studies perspective, the intent of this study was to inform school leaders on how to facilitate the recruitment and participation of autistic students in dual credit courses, reducing the impact of institutional ableism. Traditional informational sessions proved ineffective as a recruitment tool. While parents influenced students' decisions to enroll in dual credit classes, parents' previous college experience factored into how much support students received. Teachers had the most meaningful influence due to their personal relationships with the students. Students with early-identified advanced academic ability received more encouragement to enroll, suggesting staff training and recruitment intentionality are key components for increasing autistic students' enrollment in dual credit programs. The intense bullying that students experienced in …
Date: July 2023
Creator: Meyers, Amber Kay
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Different Kind of Political Party: The Relationship between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy (open access)

A Different Kind of Political Party: The Relationship between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy

Tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) present a unique opportunity to study political behavior. In educational settings, role-playing games (RPGs) of all kinds have proven to be valuable educational tools, and even when played for fun, participating in role playing games has been shown to increase one's level of confidence. Knowing this, I designed an experiment to attempt to increase internal political efficacy through the use of a politically-themed TRPG. I took inspiration from the original TRPGs of the 1970s and 1980s which were used purely for entertainment purposes to create my own game in a traditional TRPG setting with current issues woven into the story of the game (also called a campaign), and utilized quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze participants' reactions to the campaign and levels of efficacy. In doing so, I seek to determine whether players will recognize real-world issues when presented in a science fiction or fantasy-themed campaign. Furthermore, given that TRPGs have the potential to shape players' understanding of how the world works and their place in it, will players be more motivated to act on said issues presented in-game, even if they do not consciously make the connection between the real-life issues presented in the science …
Date: July 2023
Creator: Plaxco, Sarah Ellen
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Multigenerational Development of Oklahoma City's African American Community as an Urban Ethnic Enclave

This dissertation examines the history and importance of Oklahoma City's Black Ethnic Enclave. It focuses on how this community developed over generations and the role of its leaders in shaping its identity, despite facing segregation. The settlement in this region began in 1889 when unassigned lands in central Indian Territory were opened for homesteaders by the US government. As a result, Oklahoma City became one of the major towns and eventually the state's capital. Most historical accounts primarily focus on the viewpoint of the white founders of the city, ignoring the experiences of minority residents and the urban aspects of the city. This study takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining historical analysis, urban studies, and sociocultural perspectives. It aims to understand the complex relationship between racial dynamics, urban development, and identity formation. By thoroughly examining primary and secondary sources like archival records, oral histories, and scholarly literature, the research uncovers the struggles, achievements, and cultural contributions of the community builders who overcame systemic barriers to create a thriving enclave within Oklahoma City. By highlighting their stories, this research enriches our understanding of the city's history and the diverse urban experiences it encompasses.
Date: July 2023
Creator: Ritt-Coulter, Edith Mae
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Question Concerning Endocrinology: Judith Butler's Gender Theory and Transgender Hormone Therapy (open access)

The Question Concerning Endocrinology: Judith Butler's Gender Theory and Transgender Hormone Therapy

For such a vexing topic as gender identity, this dissertation asks a rather straightforward question: If gender identity is—as Judith Butler has asserted—socially constructed and discursively mediated, then why does transgender hormone therapy (THT) work? This is the question concerning endocrinology that I ask Butler, and their answer is, if requiring of delicate assessment and interpretation, clear: it doesn't. Butler's work reveals an admonishing view that the efficacity of THT is due to placebo effect, in turn brought on by the bewitchment of the trans* who seeks medical transition. In a logic similar to sin and salvation, if only the trans* had not believed in gender dysphoria, then there would be no (putative) efficacity to THT whatsoever. With our answer, we begin a perilous adventure of discovering just why such a preeminent gender theorist (and trans* themselves) with no experience of gender dysphoria, and no desire to medically transition, would say this. We examine Butler's gender theory, their concept of desire, their views on the self, on transsexuality, their rarely discussed philosophies of science and nature, and their dearth of citations of transsexual voices. Due to this lack, I lend my own, relying upon my experience with gender dysphoria, THT, …
Date: July 2023
Creator: Toole, Violet Ann
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Where There is No Love, Put Love: Rethinking Our Life with Technology (open access)

Where There is No Love, Put Love: Rethinking Our Life with Technology

The bedrock of this dissertation is the idea that our patterns of thought, speech, and action can be distilled into two distinct approaches defined by (1) the use of things on one hand and (2) the relation to persons on the other. That first approach is represented in our life with technology and has expanded to the point of omnipresence. Being so ubiquitous, technology largely goes unexamined in the way it functions, the effect it has on us, and the effect it has on our neighbor. In this manner, the technological approach is an over-extension of the manipulation of things to the negation of the relation to persons. As a result, our capacity to relate to persons outside a narrow scope had been atrophied. This work is an attempt at renewing the relational approach within contexts shaped by and shaped for the manipulation of things, i.e., technically minded society. To that end, it is necessary to first explore the work of thinkers who have written on relationality in ways which address the over-extension of the technological approach. The thinkers I have chosen in this endeavor are Martin Buber, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dorothy Day, and Ivan Illich, each of whom wrote thoughtfully …
Date: July 2023
Creator: Mackh, David Paul
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 122, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 2022 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 122, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 28, 2022

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 2022
Creator: Deeds, Lacey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 2021 (open access)

The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 2021

Weekly newspaper from Schulenburg, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 15, 2021
Creator: Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
FCC Record, Volume 36, No. 14, Pages 9801 to 10865 June 13 - July 10, 2021 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 36, No. 14, Pages 9801 to 10865 June 13 - July 10, 2021

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: July 2021
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation News, Volume 45, Number 4, July/August 2021 (open access)

Transportation News, Volume 45, Number 4, July/August 2021

Newsletter published by the Texas Department of Transportation for TxDOT employees including information about the organization, projects throughout the state, and other topics related to transportation in Texas.
Date: July 2021
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 2020 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 2020

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
Date: July 31, 2020
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 114, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 2020 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 114, No. 56, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 30, 2020

Weekly newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 30, 2020
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 119, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 119, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 26, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 146, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 2020 (open access)

Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 146, No. 65, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 2020

Semiweekly newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 25, 2020
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 116, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 116, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 2020 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 2020

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
Date: July 17, 2020
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2020 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2020

Weekly student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 2020
Creator: Kain, Spencer
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Jewish Post (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2020 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 2020

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 16, 2020
Creator: Wisch-Ray, Sharon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 146, No. 62, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 (open access)

Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 146, No. 62, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Semiweekly newspaper from Mount Pleasant, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 15, 2020
Creator: Oglesby, Miranda
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 134, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 14, 2020
Creator: Hill, Earl, III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 112, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 12, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 112, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 12, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 12, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2020 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 2020

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
Date: July 10, 2020
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 7, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 109, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 2020 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 109, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 2020

Triweekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 5, 2020
Creator: Bloom, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History