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2012

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Group Work In Graduate Social Work Education: Where Are We Now?, Shirley Simon, Teresa Kilbane Nov 2012

Group Work In Graduate Social Work Education: Where Are We Now?, Shirley Simon, Teresa Kilbane

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

This paper presents the preliminary results of a national survey assessing the extent of group work offerings within masters level social work programs in the United States. The study replicates and expands upon a 1994 investigation by Birnbaum and Auerbach. Findings are compared with the earlier study to identify changes and trends in group work education.


Information Commons: The Future Is Now, Robert A. Seal Nov 2012

Information Commons: The Future Is Now, Robert A. Seal

University Libraries: Faculty Publications and Other Works

First established in the United States in the 1990’s, the information commons (IC) has become a common way to provide users of academic libraries with a variety of both library and technology services in the 21st century. Now a worldwide phenomenon, the information commons offers, in a centralized location, research and writing assistance, access to computers and other technology, high-speed Internet and wireless communication, loans of laptops and tablet devices, tutoring, both quiet and noisy work study areas, collaborative spaces, classrooms, digital media services, coffee and food items, and more. From the smallest to the largest institutions, the IC …


Group Work And Technology: Embracing Our Future, Shirley Simon, Kathleen W. Stauber Nov 2012

Group Work And Technology: Embracing Our Future, Shirley Simon, Kathleen W. Stauber

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of online technology – how the technological revolution of the computer, the Internet, and mass access to new communication devices has impacted our lives with a speed and universality that is unprecedented. It discusses the natural and understandable resistance of many skilled and renowned group workers towards the use of these new modalities. It addresses the numerous benefits that technology has to offer us, and the critical and timely need for group workers to make the conceptual shift to embrace these modalities. A case is made for group workers’ ability to take …


Teaching Multimedia Commercial Production For Advertising And Public Relations, Pamela Morris Nov 2012

Teaching Multimedia Commercial Production For Advertising And Public Relations, Pamela Morris

School of Communication: Faculty Publications and Other Works

With the growth of online advertising and social media, it is increasingly necessary that advertising and public relations integrate video messages into campaign efforts. The academy needs to keep up by offering video production classes that focus on multimedia broadcast strategy and production unique to advertising and public relations. This article provides a description of an experimental course, Multimedia Commercial Production for Advertising and Public Relations, taught jointly by an advertising professor with significant agency experience and an active award-winning filmmaker at a private Midwestern university. Literature review of experiential learning and hands-on instruction of television production education provides the …


A Profile Of Women Released Into Cook County Communities From Jail And Prison, Gipsy Escobar, David Olson Oct 2012

A Profile Of Women Released Into Cook County Communities From Jail And Prison, Gipsy Escobar, David Olson

Criminal Justice & Criminology: Faculty Publications & Other Works

This testimoney presented at the Cook County, Illinois Commission on Women's Issues hearing on incarceration summarizes the characteristics of women admitted to the Cook County, Illinois, Jail, how these compare to male detainees, and the criminal history and specific communities detainees resided in before their incarceration.


Celebrating Faculty Scholarship: Bibliography - 2011, University Libraries Oct 2012

Celebrating Faculty Scholarship: Bibliography - 2011, University Libraries

University Libraries: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A bibliography of faculty publications submitted for inclusion in the fourth annual 'Celebrating Faculty Scholarship' event sponsored by Loyola University Libraries. The event, which took place on October 24, 2012 in the Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons on the university's Lake Shore Campus, featured articles, books, creative works, and other materials authored by Loyola University Chicago faculty in 2011.


A Review Of “Digital Media: Technological And Social Challenges Of The Interactive World”, Margaret Heller Sep 2012

A Review Of “Digital Media: Technological And Social Challenges Of The Interactive World”, Margaret Heller

University Libraries: Faculty Publications and Other Works

A review of “Digital Media: Technological and Social Challenges of the Interactive World”


The Arab Spring In The Mena Region: It Is Not The Economy!, José García Montalvo Sep 2012

The Arab Spring In The Mena Region: It Is Not The Economy!, José García Montalvo

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Workers' Remittances On Macro Indicators:The Case Of The Gulf Cooperation Council, Majid Taghavi Sep 2012

The Impact Of Workers' Remittances On Macro Indicators:The Case Of The Gulf Cooperation Council, Majid Taghavi

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


The Sustainability Of Economic Growth In Abu Dhabi – A Dynamic Cge Approach, Bram Smeets, Ali Bayar Sep 2012

The Sustainability Of Economic Growth In Abu Dhabi – A Dynamic Cge Approach, Bram Smeets, Ali Bayar

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Determinants Of Private Saving And Interaction Between Public & Private Savings In Turkey, Eser Pirgan Matur, Ali Sabuncu, Sema Bahçeci Sep 2012

Determinants Of Private Saving And Interaction Between Public & Private Savings In Turkey, Eser Pirgan Matur, Ali Sabuncu, Sema Bahçeci

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


They Should Not Emerge, But They Do! Development Of The Generic Pharmaceutical Industry In Syria And Bangladesh, Sebastian Alexander, Md. Noor Un Nabi, Utz Dornberger Sep 2012

They Should Not Emerge, But They Do! Development Of The Generic Pharmaceutical Industry In Syria And Bangladesh, Sebastian Alexander, Md. Noor Un Nabi, Utz Dornberger

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Preliminary Impacts Of The Libya's Crisis On The Tunisian Economy, Emanuele Santi, Saoussen Ben Romdhane, Mohamed Safouane Benaïssa Sep 2012

Assessing The Preliminary Impacts Of The Libya's Crisis On The Tunisian Economy, Emanuele Santi, Saoussen Ben Romdhane, Mohamed Safouane Benaïssa

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


How Does Stability In Financial Openness Affect Growth?, Erhan Aslanoglu, Pinar Deniz Sep 2012

How Does Stability In Financial Openness Affect Growth?, Erhan Aslanoglu, Pinar Deniz

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Islamic Finance And Global Financial Crises: How To Keep Finance On Track?, Ayman Zerban, Eslam H. Elkady, Rafik F. Omar Sep 2012

Islamic Finance And Global Financial Crises: How To Keep Finance On Track?, Ayman Zerban, Eslam H. Elkady, Rafik F. Omar

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Environmental Performance Of Developing Countries: A Comparative Study, Salpie Djoundourian Sep 2012

Environmental Performance Of Developing Countries: A Comparative Study, Salpie Djoundourian

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Socioeconomic Determinants Of The Performance Of The New Lands Cooperatives, Ashraf S.E. Saleh Sep 2012

A Study Of The Socioeconomic Determinants Of The Performance Of The New Lands Cooperatives, Ashraf S.E. Saleh

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Child Labor Supply In Palestine: Trends And Perspectives, Issam Abu-Ghallous Sep 2012

Child Labor Supply In Palestine: Trends And Perspectives, Issam Abu-Ghallous

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Broadband Infrastructure On Economic Growth In Some Arab And Emerging Countries, Mona Farid Badran Sep 2012

The Impact Of Broadband Infrastructure On Economic Growth In Some Arab And Emerging Countries, Mona Farid Badran

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Can Productivity Increases Really Explain The Lira Appreciation: Questions For The Central Bank Of The Republic Of Turkey, Kenan Lopcua, Almila Burgacb, Fikret Dulger Sep 2012

Can Productivity Increases Really Explain The Lira Appreciation: Questions For The Central Bank Of The Republic Of Turkey, Kenan Lopcua, Almila Burgacb, Fikret Dulger

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Diversifications In Turkish Industry And Trade, A. Suut Dogruel, Fatma Dogruel Sep 2012

Diversifications In Turkish Industry And Trade, A. Suut Dogruel, Fatma Dogruel

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Youth Unemployment In Tunisia: Characteristics And Policy Responses, Iiham Haouas, Edward Sayre, Mahmoud Yagoubi Sep 2012

Youth Unemployment In Tunisia: Characteristics And Policy Responses, Iiham Haouas, Edward Sayre, Mahmoud Yagoubi

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Climate Change On Coastal Tourism In Mena Countries., Alain Safa, Nathalie Hilmi Sep 2012

The Impact Of Climate Change On Coastal Tourism In Mena Countries., Alain Safa, Nathalie Hilmi

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Structural Changes In The Turkish Banking Sector Since 2001 Crisis And A Risk Analysis For The Sector, Kenan Lopcu, Süleyman Bilgin Kilic Sep 2012

Effects Of Structural Changes In The Turkish Banking Sector Since 2001 Crisis And A Risk Analysis For The Sector, Kenan Lopcu, Süleyman Bilgin Kilic

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Coral Reefs And Tourism In Egypt's Red Sea, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa, Stéphanie Reynaud Sep 2012

Coral Reefs And Tourism In Egypt's Red Sea, Nathalie Hilmi, Alain Safa, Stéphanie Reynaud

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Quantification Of The Relationship Poverty-Education In Algeria: A Multinomial Econometric Approach, Samir B-E. Maliki, Abderrezak Benhabib, Abdelnacer Boutedja Sep 2012

Quantification Of The Relationship Poverty-Education In Algeria: A Multinomial Econometric Approach, Samir B-E. Maliki, Abderrezak Benhabib, Abdelnacer Boutedja

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Forecasting Energy Demand In Jordan Using Artificial Neural Networks, Bassam M. Abual-Foul Sep 2012

Forecasting Energy Demand In Jordan Using Artificial Neural Networks, Bassam M. Abual-Foul

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Economic Development In The Southern Mediterranean Countries Through Population Growth And International Trade: A Comparative Focus, Wai Mun Hong, Alejandro Lorca, Eva Medina Sep 2012

Economic Development In The Southern Mediterranean Countries Through Population Growth And International Trade: A Comparative Focus, Wai Mun Hong, Alejandro Lorca, Eva Medina

Topics in Middle Eastern and North African Economies

No abstract provided.


Indicated Truancy Interventions: Effects On School Attendance Among Chronic Truant Students., Brandy R. Maynard, Katherine Tyson Mccrea, Terri D. Pigott, Michael S. Kelly Jul 2012

Indicated Truancy Interventions: Effects On School Attendance Among Chronic Truant Students., Brandy R. Maynard, Katherine Tyson Mccrea, Terri D. Pigott, Michael S. Kelly

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

BACKGROUND
Truancy is a significant problem in the U.S. and in other countries around the world. Truancy has been linked to serious immediate and far-reaching consequences for youth, families, and schools and communities, leading researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to try to understand and to address the problem. Although numerous and significant steps have been taken at the local, state, and national levels to reduce truancy, the rates of truancy have at best remained stable or at worst been on the rise, depending on the indicator utilized to assess truancy rates.
The costs and impact of chronic truancy are significant, …


Connecting Students And Professional Associations: A Curricular Approach, Shirley Simon Jun 2012

Connecting Students And Professional Associations: A Curricular Approach, Shirley Simon

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

No abstract provided.