Generosity Of Spirit Research Articles

"If They Help Us, We Can Help Them": First Nations Peoples Identify Intercultural Health Communication Problems and Solutions in Hospital in Northern Australia.

Effective intercultural communication between First Nations peoples and healthcare providers in colonised countries is required to deliver equitable healthcare and improve patient experiences and health outcomes. This paper presents First Nations peoples' perspectives and proposed solutions to problematic communication experiences at Royal Darwin Hospital in northern Australia. The study's methodological foundations comprise decolonising principles rooted in Critical Race Theory, Freirean pedagogy, and cultural safety. Eleven individuals from diverse First Nations backgrounds receiving treatment at the largest hospital in the Northern Territory, participated in in-depth interviews conducted in their preferred languages. Data were inductively analysed, adapted from a constructivist grounded theory approach and guided by First Nations knowledges. First Nations patients at Royal Darwin Hospital described a culturally unsafe hospital due to ineffective intercultural communication. Patient "counterstories" recounted instances of confusion, aggression, healthcare provider resistance to shared decision-making opportunities, pressure to abandon cultural protocols, and institutional neglect. Poor communication incited anger among staff and patients, and contributed to experiences of racism, missed appointments, clinical mistakes, patients prematurely discharging before completing treatment, and patients experiencing financial troubles and homelessness. In a spirit of generosity, patients proposed solutions focused on relationship building and mutual understanding so that new decolonised systems, which draw on First Nations and Western knowledges, can be codesigned. This study serves as a call to action for policymakers, administrators, and healthcare providers to prioritise improving intercultural communication by addressing the behaviour of staff and changing systemically racist policies in the pursuit of health equity and cultural safety for First Nations peoples.

The development of the Moments of Flourishing Experience Scale: a new scale to measure positive, affect-based flourishing state experiences

ABSTRACT Flourishing has been a focus of positive psychology, with increased attention to its translation into psychotherapy practice. Flourishing is an emergent process manifested in momentary experiential states characterized by positive emotions. A conceptualization of flourishing as an innate potential that psychotherapeutic interventions can help cultivate informs the development of this scale. The current study details the development of the Moments of Flourishing Experience Scale (MFES), a 23-item scale. The data were obtained from four different studies involving a total of 1472 adults (normative sample n = 1312; clinical sample n = 160). A bifactor model with four distinct positive affective experience subscales, yielded by factor analysis and then supported by a confirmatory factor analysis, was as follows: Calm & Self-Acceptance; Vitality; Generosity of Spirit & Gratitude; and Connection & Purpose. Across studies, the MFES showed discriminant validity from psychopathology measures and convergent validity with positive psychological functioning measures. The overall scale, as well as each of four subscales, also demonstrated strong reliability in both general and clinical populations. The MFES has initial psychometric support for the study of flourishing and shows promise as a tool to study flourishing as both outcome and process in psychotherapy.

Pembinaan Karakter Religius Peserta Didik Melalui Budaya Sekolah di SMAN 2 Ponorogo

School culture is a routine, programmed activity organized by the school. Religious character is one of the important characteristics that students must have to prevent moral degradation by increasing religious awareness, where state public schools tend to be synonymous with not providing many religious activities compared to schools with a religious standard such as madrasas or Islamic boarding schools. However, SMAN 2 Ponorogo can prove that school culture can have a good impact on efforts to develop students' religious character even though they do not provide as much religious learning as in madrasas or Islamic boarding schools. This research aims to identify school culture, the development of religious character through school culture and its impact on the development of students' religious character. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique used consists of data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results of this research show that the development of students' religious character at SMA Negeri 2 Ponorogo is carried out programmatically through school culture, namely: (1) Routine Friday activities; (2) Islamic religious literacy; (3) Khatmil Qur'an; (4) Social services and compensation for orphans; (5) Dhuhur prayer in congregation; (6) Friday prayers; (7) Ramadhan Islamic Boarding School. The existence of a school culture, especially in efforts to develop religious character, can provide development of divine values and human values, so that it can have a good impact on improving the religious character of students. This is proven by the finding that students have awareness and independence in applying religious values both from divine values and human values such as the practice of religious fiqh, independent dhuha prayers, congregational prayers, recitations of the Qur'an, spiritual improvement , emotional and social during the month of Ramadan, have a spirit of generosity and like to give alms which is a form of social concern where they can apply these things in their daily lives while studying at school, outside school, even after they graduate and become alumni of school.

Sondheim’s generative geniality

Stephen Sondheim’s kindness and enthusiasm for the emergent artistry of others made him musical theatre’s ‘encourager-in-chief’. This article spotlights Sondheim’s distinctive generative geniality. It centres this aspect of Sondheim by looking at the ways in which people remember his role as a mentor who often wrote positive notes of support. It also spotlights his appearance (or representation) in two films – Camp and Tick, Tick…Boom!, alongside an episode of the The Simpsons – as himself to highlight his generosity of spirit and willingness to help (and be an inspiration for) others.

Editor’s Introduction

Introduction| June 01 2023 Editor’s Introduction: What Does This Moment Ask of Me? Kakali Bhattacharya Kakali Bhattacharya Kakali Bhattacharya is an award-winning professor at the University of Florida housed in the Research, Evaluation, and Measurement Program. Substantively, she explores transnational issues of race, class, and gender in higher education. Her work has made spaces in interdisciplinary de/colonizing work and qualitative research where creativity and contemplative approaches are legitimized and seen as gateways for cultivating depth, integrity, expansive inquiry, and discovering critical insights.She is the 2022 winner of the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) inaugural Guba award for Outstanding Contributions to Qualitative Research from the Qualitative Research Special Interest Group (SIG). She is the 2018 winner of AERA’s Mid-Career Scholar of Color Award. Her co-authored text with Kent Gillen, Power, Race, and Higher Education: A Cross-Cultural Parallel Narrative, has won a 2017 Outstanding Publication Award from AERA (SIG 168) and a 2018 Outstanding Book Award from the International Congress of Qualitative Research. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Departures in Critical Qualitative Research (2023) 12 (2): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1525/dcqr.2023.12.2.1 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Kakali Bhattacharya; Editor’s Introduction: What Does This Moment Ask of Me?. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research 1 June 2023; 12 (2): 1–4. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/dcqr.2023.12.2.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentDepartures in Critical Qualitative Research Search When the noise of the day winds down, and I am taking stock of things at night, I ask myself if I have done everything I could to meet the moments of my day from a place of possibilities, expanded consciousness, generosity of spirit, and generativity. I confess that I am unable to do all of these things consistently. But taking stock of how I met the moments allows me to understand why I do the work that I do and where I have to do more work. At this moment, the world remains simultaneously in many forms of crisis and possibilities. In my home state of Florida, a bill, HB 999, will be passed that challenges academic freedom in higher education and is poised to remove faculty governance in hiring our colleagues. The bill attacks diversity, equity, and inclusivity as radical, leftist propaganda, creating multiple barriers to doing this... You do not currently have access to this content.

Lali's Flip-Flops by Farhana Zia

Reviewed by: Lali's Flip-Flops by Farhana Zia Kara Forde Zia, Farhana Lali's Flip-Flops; illus. by Stephanie Fizer Coleman. Peachtree, 2023 [32p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781682634936 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781682635131 $11.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R 3-7yrs After a morning of household chores, Lali heads to the market with her hard-earned coins jingling in her pocket as she follows a "twisty-curvy, dusty, stony, prickly, sizzly-wizzly path" that hurts her bare feet. On the way, she encounters Hen, Goat, and Bird, who respectively ask Lali to bring back "lentils to peck, peck, peck," "berries to munch, munch, munch," and "ribbons to weave, weave, weave." When she arrives at the bustling market, however, Lali speeds past the relevant merchants and goes straight to a cart filled with squishy, comfy flip-flops. As she leaves the market, her pockets no longer jingle, but the "slappity-slap" of Lali's new shoes accompany her skipping, prancing, and twirling on her way home—until she shows up empty-handed and realizes she has let down her animal friends. Zia's zesty text uses strategic repetition, bouncy rhythms, and entertaining onomatopoeia to create a spirited tale with broad read-aloud appeal. Coleman's digital illustrations employ [End Page 311] spare backgrounds combined with a bright color palette comprised of oranges, pinks, and greens to keep young readers focused on the action and Lali's boundless energy. No specific location is indicated by the text, but the art cues this story's context as culturally South Asian, as Lali wears a bindi and the merchants' outfits are a mixture of South Asian and western styles. Even though Lali prioritized her comfort over the requests of her creature companions, a little hard work, a spirit of generosity, and another journey ensures that everyone, including Lali, has a treat to enjoy. Copyright © 2023 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Editor’s Note

Previous articleNext article FreeEditor’s NoteTanya SheehanTanya Sheehan Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreIt is with deep gratitude that I acknowledge this as the final issue of the journal overseen by Liza Kirwin, interim director of the Archives of American Art from 2020 to 2023. It was Liza, as deputy director, who led a comprehensive review of the journal’s operations resulting in its relaunch as a peer-reviewed publication distributed by the University of Chicago Press in 2015. When she hired me as executive editor that year, Liza challenged me to prioritize innovative thinking about primary sources in selecting research articles and reach a broader audience than ever before, while providing her unwavering support and excitement for the work. In every issue we produced together, managing editor Emily D. Shapiro and I relied on Liza’s deep knowledge of the Archives’ collections and the artworld figures represented in them, built over a remarkable forty-three-year career at the institution. Liza’s wisdom, however, extends far beyond the facts of American art. She possesses a unique combination of critical acumen, generosity of spirit, and sensitivity to the human relations at the heart of any collection. Emily and I dedicate this issue to her.“New Research” opens with efforts to think about American art history as a network of relations. Engaging material in the Archives related to Polish-born painter Henryk Stażewski, Marta Zboralska asks how we can better understand American art through a non-American’s work. Martyna Ewa Majewska underscores the collaborative structure of art-making and artistic development through her exploration of the relationships among Senga Nengudi, Maren Hassinger, and other Los Angeles-based artists in the late twentieth century. Majewska’s essay also reflects on the roles of medium and intermediality in defining American modernism. Writing about holographic art in the 1960s and 1970s, Elizabeth Johnson shares this interest in how medium can serve as a critical tool with aesthetic and political implications.In this issue we debut “Out of the Box,” which invites responses to a single collection at the Archives. In collaboration with Amelia Groom, who introduces the feature here and edited it with me, we asked seven contributors to each select and meditate on one object from the Beverly Buchanan Papers—a recent acquisition that poses timely questions about environmental and racial justice.Similar questions are explored by Ken Gonzales-Day, whose commissioned artwork redraws the flora and fauna in artistic depictions of lynching found in the records of a 1935 antilynching exhibition. As Shawn Michelle Smith observes in her introduction to the work, Gonzales-Day shows how the natural landscape served as unwilling witness to racial violence. Previous articleNext article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Archives of American Art Journal Volume 62, Number 1Spring 2023 Sponsored by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/725118 © 2023 The Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award: Ellen D. Ketterson.

Honorary Lifetime Membership Award: Ellen D. Ketterson.

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E. Adam Kallel

E. Adam Kallel, 57, died April 1 in San Diego. “Adam was a kind and thoughtful colleague and a key member of the San Diego scientific community. Adam had a powerful intellect with diverse interests especially in molecular modeling and structure-based drug design (SBDD). In graduate studies with Professor Houk, he made key contributions to the field of torquoselectivity. At Ligand, Adam used SBDD in the identification of the clinical candidate LGD-4665, a thrombopoietin mimetic. He helped build and lead the cheminformatics and modeling departments at several local companies. We will always remember Adam for his generosity of spirit, passion for science, deep knowledge of history, and love for classical music.”—Brad Savall, friend Most recent title: Senior director of computational chemistry, 1859, Inc. Education: BS, chemistry and history, Cal Poly Pomona, 1986; PhD, computational chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991 Survivors: Mother, Barbara; two adult children To recognize your

Tribute: John Thomas Ford, C.S.C. (1932–2021)

TributeJohn Thomas Ford, C.S.C. (1932–2021)* Dr. Kenneth L. Parker The field of newman studies suffered the loss of a great scholar and mentor when Fr. John Ford, CSC passed from this life. He died peacefully on 29 December 2021 at Holy Cross House in Notre Dame, Indiana, after a protracted struggle with cancer, and a short bout with COVID, from which he was thought to have recovered. We do not begrudge him the next stage of his journey toward the Beatific Vision; yet, we mourn the loss of his encouraging presence, even as we celebrate the achievements of his life. Though he is best known among us as a leading North American scholar of the life, work, and influence of John Henry Newman, his life story reflects a diversity of interests and the many ways he influenced those who came into contact with him. While this tribute can only touch the surface of his rich and varied life, it is an effort to share with you some of the reasons to be thankful for Fr.John Ford's well-lived life, and to remember with gratitude his generosity of spirit and Christian example. John Thomas Ford was born on 21 November 1932 in Dallas, Texas, and was the only child of Thomas and Leonara (Senn) Ford. He attended elementary school at St. Vincent's School, led by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in Logansport, Indiana, and graduated from Logansport High School in 1950. While attending the University of Notre Dame, Fr. Ford received his call to serve God as a Holy Cross priest and entered the Holy Cross Novitiate in Jordan, Minnesota on 15 August 1951, professed final vows on 16 August 1955, and was ordained a Holy Cross priest on 10 June 1959. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1955 with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, he went on to Holy Cross College in Washington, DC to earn his master's degree in theology in 1959. In 1962, Fr. Ford received his doctorate in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. In 1962, Fr. Ford taught theology at the University of Notre Dame and served as Prefect in Cavanaugh Hall before he left that fall to teach at Holy Cross College in Washington, DC until 1967. In 1964, he was appointed Assistant Superior at the Foreign Mission Seminary and later became Superior until 1968. From 1968 to 2018, Fr. Ford served on the faculty at Catholic University of America (CUA), in Washington, DC. [End Page 101] I first came to know Fr. Ford toward the end of his years as Chair of the Department of Theology at CUA (1977–1983). I was writing my PhD thesis under the supervision of Eamon Duffy at Cambridge University and anxious to find academic employment. Having applied unsuccessfully for a position in the history of Christian spirituality in his department, I wrote to Fr. Ford to ask advice on how to improve my application materials. He responded with a generous suggestion that we meet when he was in England later that year. He spent a day with me, offering sage advice and encouragement that saw me through the difficult process of beginning an academic career. My experience is but a single example of many lives he touched in that way. As the director of 63 dissertations, 16 on John Henry Newman, he knew the fears and frustrations of the young and managed their struggles with a pastoral touch. A notable dimension of Fr. Ford's life work was his passion for ecumenical dialogue. In the post-conciliar era, he served as a member of the United Methodist/Roman Catholic Bilateral Dialogue (1971–1977), the Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches (1981–2011), the Roman Catholic observer-consultant for the Consultation on Church Union (1974–1988) and its Theology Commission (1982–1985), and the Reformed/Roman Catholic International Consultation (1987–1988). His work in the field of ecumenism was recognized in 2014 by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement with their Paul Wattson Christian Unity Award. His graduate students benefited from his ecumenical work through his course on The History...

Doran H. Ross: Generosity. Intellect. Passion.

Doran H. Ross: Generosity. Intellect. Passion.

Doran Ross, Our Mentor and Friend

Doran Ross, Our Mentor and Friend

Continental Collaboration: Consulting, Institution Building, and Mentoring Across Africa

Continental Collaboration: Consulting, Institution Building, and Mentoring Across Africa

(G-INFASA) Totality of the Youth Movement in Treating The Economy during the Covid-19 Pandemic

The presence of Covid-19 has hit the community's economy. Banyuwangi as a regency that relies on the tourism sector as an economic driver has felt the impact. It resulted in the economic shock of the people of Banyuwangi. Muhammadiyah as one of the largest religious organizations in Indonesia plays an active role in community economic empowerment activities. Covid-19 also gave rise to a social response in the form of the Waste Infaq Movement (G-INFASA) from the Muhammadiyah Youth of Kalibaru Banyuwangi in the context of empowering the economy of the Kalibaru community. G-INFASA is a unique form of social response, there is a spirit of generosity and the spirit of developing Islamic philanthropy in achieving social welfare. The focus of research is the management of G-Infasa and the opportunities and challenges of G-INFASA in caring for the people's economy. The study aims to determine the role of the Muhammadiyah Kalibaru Banyuwangi Youth in empowering the Kalibaru community's economy through the development of Islamic philanthropy with waste as its asset. The method used is qualitative research with an Asset-Based Approach to Asset Based Community Development (ABCD), which in this case is waste. From the study, it was found that the management of G-INFASA in the ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) approach is supported by several aspects, namely related to community asset mapping and financial circulation analysis.

Ideas in Context: a Conversation with Frank Cunningham

Moderated by Elaine Coburn, Harry Glasbeek, Meg Holden, Charles Mills and Frank Cunningham presented a symposium on Frank's book Ideas in Context May 29, 2021 for the Society of Socialist Studies. Now shared here in written form, the symposium includes what may have been the last contribution of Charles Mills, a friend of half of a century to Frank, known for his generosity of spirit and his trenchant theorizing of racial justice (Mills 1997).

Editorial Commentary

Editorial Commentary

Jaime Ferrán, Life and Work

The editors are thrilled to present this special issue of Symposium in honor of celebrated poet and long-time Syracuse University professor, Jaime Ferrán. This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the journal and the 76th anniversary of the Centro de Estudios Hispánicos, vibrant legacies still thriving to this day in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Syracuse University. The articles and testimonies that comprise this special issue point to the major influence of Ferrán’s poetry on mid-century Spanish letters as well as his spirit of generosity that lives in his body of work and life experience.

David Schnarch (1946–2020).

Presents the obituary of David Schnarch (1946-2020). A graduate of New York University, Dr. Schnarch then went to Michigan State University where he received his MA and PhD (1976) in clinical psychology. His early career included a 1-year appointment as a visiting professor at Indiana University followed by 17 years as an Associate Professor at the Louisiana State University Medical School, where he served in the Departments of Psychiatry and Urology. Dr. Schnarch and his family relocated to Evergreen, Colorado in 1995, where he and Dr. Morehouse cofounded the Marriage and Family Health Center. He is the author of five books, including: Constructing the Social Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy and Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Emotionally Committed Relationships; Resurrecting Sex: Resolving Sexual Problems and Rejuvenating Your Relationship; Intimacy and Desire; and Brain Talk. In terms of professional memberships and service, Dr. Schnarch was a clinical member of the American Psychological Association and a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). He was Board Certified in Couple and Family psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Dr. Schnarch was also a certified sex therapist (diplomate) with the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) and served on their board of directors of for 8 years, chairing AASECT's Professional Education Committee. He also served on the editorial board of AAMFT's Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy. He is remembered by his colleagues for his wry sense of humor, generosity of spirit, unabashed honesty, and collegiality. He is remembered by the public for his landmark books integrating sex therapy with family systems theory. He leaves behind his wife Dr. Ruth Morehouse, a psychologist and former president of American Psychological Association's Division 43, Society for Couple and Family Psychology; his daughter Sarah Morehouse, and son-in-law Parker LeMire. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE TO WEALTH IN HOMER’S ODYSSEY

This article examines the ways in which poverty, as a condition, and as represented by poor individuals, poses a challenge to wealthy, elite characters in the Odyssey. Great, almost revolutionary, changes took place in Greece in the eighth century BC, when the Odyssey was most likely composed. The audience of the epic, it is argued, comprised both wealthy, elite and poor, non-elite persons. The bases of wealth and poverty in the Odyssey were land, or the lack of it. Reflecting the instability of the eighth century, the Odyssey repeatedly presents a fall into poverty as a very real, challenging possibility for wealthy individuals. In the epic, the presence of poverty in their midst, as represented by the ‘beggar’ (Odysseus in disguise), tests the humanity and compassion of the characters whom he meets. The suitors fail the test, reacting with cruelty and contempt to the poor man. Eumaios and Penelope rise to the challenge, showing pity and generosity of spirit. The Odyssey thus indicates that moral goodness is independent of wealth and status, and thatpity and compassion are the appropriate responses to the poor.