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Student Research Indicates Need For Greater Awareness, More Effective Intervention To Reduce Courtship Violence, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
The latest dating violence survey of a small random sampling of UMaine undergraduates indicates no significant decline in courtship acts of violence over the past 15 years, despite heightened public awareness and prevention programs on the UMaine campus and throughout society. The study is conducted on a five-year basis by students in Professor Robert Milardo's Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations course. The information is revealing and consistent with national data of dating violence among college undergraduates, according to research project coordinators Wendy Weise and Alisa Meggison, graduate students in the College of Education & Human Development.
Researcher To Discuss Women's Movement In Germany, International Perspectives Of Domestic Violence During Umaine Visit, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A leading researcher on violence against women and the women's movement in Germany will give two public lectures during her Oct. 5-8 visit to the University of Maine. Carol Hagemann-White, professor of Educational Theory and Women's Studies at the University of Osnabruck, will discuss her own work and provide an international perspective on the complexities of defining and comparing domestic violence across cultural differences, standards and influences.
What Is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?, Kay Hyatt
What Is Really New About Barbie's New Friend?, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
Barbie has a new friend. So what, you ask? Why has this new doll caught the attention of the national news media? Because Barbie1s friend has a disability. She uses a wheelchair. She is purported to be a symbol of diversity.
Idealized Fatherhood Contradicts Practice, Umaine Research Shows, Kay Hyatt
Idealized Fatherhood Contradicts Practice, Umaine Research Shows, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
As sons become fathers and confront the same realities and societal expectation to provide for their families, they recognize but tend to forgive their fathers' failings. They apply the positive experiences of their upbringing to their own fathering skills and rework the negative to avoid repeating perceived mistakes, according to research at the University of Maine.
How About Adding 'Author' To That Resume?, Kay Hyatt
How About Adding 'Author' To That Resume?, Kay Hyatt
General University of Maine Publications
A dozen University of Maine students will be graduating with an early distinction. They have a book in publication. The class project developed last summer when their professor couldn't find an affordable, comparative text on sexual attitudes and behaviors in different countries, so she enlisted the help of the students in writing one. "Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Human Sexuality" is being published by Allyn & Bacon and will be out this fall for national distribution.
University Of Maine Bulletin, 1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog, Part 2, University Of Maine, Office Of Student Records
University Of Maine Bulletin, 1997-1998 Undergraduate Catalog, Part 2, University Of Maine, Office Of Student Records
General University of Maine Publications
The second part (of two) of the University of Maine catalog for the 1997-98 academic year includes information on university-wide programs, interdisciplinary studies, course descriptions, contacts for correspondence with the university, a list of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, professors / faculty members, alumni association representatives, award recipients, and an index.