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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
‘The Internet Is Magic’: Technology, Intimacy And Transnational Families, Valerie Francisco
‘The Internet Is Magic’: Technology, Intimacy And Transnational Families, Valerie Francisco
Faculty Publications, Sociology
Drawing on multi-sited ethnography and qualitative research, I argue that the visual register in particular modes of communication technology like Skype and Facebook ushers in a different quality of relationships for transnational families. Most participants in this study are undocumented immigrants unable to return to their families for long periods of time because of legal consequences that will ban them from coming back and working in the USA. On the other hand, their families in the Philippines cannot visit the USA without proper documentation. The economic necessity of working abroad and legal conditions deter family reunification. Consequently, since these families …
Still A Librarian, Ken Haycock
Still A Librarian, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "The Ebook Opportunity" in the November 15, 2011 issue, "Library Science Without the Library" in the January 12, 2012 issue, and "Beyond the Stars" in the November 1 2011 issue, which discusses advocacy for public libraries.
Leading Change, Ken Haycock
Leading Change, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
The article focuses on how school librarians could lead change in their schools. It states that some people do not want change because it is considered as a threat to familiar behavior. It says that in introducing change there should be a sense of urgency, a group that has the power to lead the change, communicate the vision of change. It adds that school librarians must consider all aspects including the involvement of principals, school staff, and the community.
Cognitive Interviewing Using A Carl Grant: Keeping Research Valid On A Budget, Francis E. Howard, Tina Peterson, Tom Hewitt
Cognitive Interviewing Using A Carl Grant: Keeping Research Valid On A Budget, Francis E. Howard, Tina Peterson, Tom Hewitt
Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of Working The Past: Narrative And Institutional Memory, Jan English-Lueck
Review Of Working The Past: Narrative And Institutional Memory, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
No abstract provided.
Prototyping Self In Silicon Valley, Deep Diversity As A Framework For Anthropological Inquiry, Jan English-Lueck
Prototyping Self In Silicon Valley, Deep Diversity As A Framework For Anthropological Inquiry, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
High-technology work fuels a dynamic global exchange from technopoles throughout the world, but especially between East and South Asia and the northern Californian region of Silicon Valley. This migration drives an expanded number of ancestral identities. Professional and activity-based identities flourish as Silicon Valley’s strong narrative of meritocracy loosens the grip of birth ascription on the creation of identities. These achieved identities proliferate as people experiment on their own sense of self. Traditional conceptual tools related to immigration, and even such contemporary approaches as Appadurai’s ethnoscapes, do not adequately illuminate the ethnographic data on Silicon Valley workers, families, and especially …
Connecting British Columbia (Canada) School Libraries And Student Achievement: A Comparison Of Higher And Lower Performing Schools With Similar Overall Funding, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
Research over time has established associations between components of the school library and student achievement. This study was designed to investigate these associations in schools in British Columbia (Canada) where the government provides equitable funding of public schools while allowing individual school districts and schools to determine individual funding priorities. Findings replicated what numerous previous studies have shown: higher student standardized test scores were associated with a school library that is more accessible, better funded, professionally staffed, managed, stocked, integrated and used. Findings moreover pointed to higher student achievement in those schools where greater resources, from the same limited allocation …
"Teaching Competitiveness In Advertising", Timothy Hendrick
"Teaching Competitiveness In Advertising", Timothy Hendrick
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
“From Where I Sit”: Filipino Youth, Sexuality And Immigration In Participatory Action Research, Valerie Francisco
“From Where I Sit”: Filipino Youth, Sexuality And Immigration In Participatory Action Research, Valerie Francisco
Faculty Publications, Sociology
Studies of young people's experiences of sexuality rarely discuss how immigration and settlement impact youths' understanding of their bodies, sexual identities, and knowledge. In this paper, Filipino youth in collaboration with adult allies, conducted a New York City-based participatory action research project and found that young people's experiences and understanding of sexuality are narrated by silences, solidarity and paradoxical spaces. This study explores the contradictory experiences of passivity and subjectivity in the sexual lives of young people. Lastly, as an adult collaborator on the project I assess how “participation” as a logic of inquiry allows for youth and adult collaborators …
“Pilot Implementation Of An Interdisciplinary Course On Climate Solutions”, Lawrence Quill, Jinny Rhee, Eugene Cordero
“Pilot Implementation Of An Interdisciplinary Course On Climate Solutions”, Lawrence Quill, Jinny Rhee, Eugene Cordero
Faculty Publications
A pilot implementation of an experimental interdisciplinary course on climate solutions was undertaken at San Jose´ State University in the fall semester of 2008. The course, co-taught by seven faculty members from six colleges, was approved for a general education requirement and was open to upperclass students campus-wide. A course with such a breadth of topics and range of student backgrounds was the first of its kind here. The lessons learned from the pilot effort were assessed from student, faculty, and administrative perspectives. The educational benefits to students from the interdisciplinary format were found to be substantial, in addition to …
Leadership Is About You, Ken Haycock
Leadership Is About You, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
The article offers information on the leadership theory in context with strong and integrated school library program. Several theories of leadership are listed. Core competencies of leaders that include managing attention, managing meaning and managing trust are discussed. Three major functions of leadership are also discussed.
Toward A More Unified Libertarian Left, William T. Armaline, D Shannon
Toward A More Unified Libertarian Left, William T. Armaline, D Shannon
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Using The Iphone And Ipod Touch@Work, Susan L. Kendall, M Nino, S Stewart
Using The Iphone And Ipod Touch@Work, Susan L. Kendall, M Nino, S Stewart
Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Addressing The Needs Of The Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach, Lydia N. Collins, Francis E. Howard, Angie Miraflor
Addressing The Needs Of The Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach, Lydia N. Collins, Francis E. Howard, Angie Miraflor
Faculty and Staff Publications
Describes an urban joint-use library's approaches to library programs for homeless children, teens, and adults as well as agencies the library could partner with. Proposes that libraries put more effort into reaching out to the homeless community instead of assuming the normal expectation that people will come to the library.
Digital Learning Objects: A Local Response To The California State University System Initiative, Francis E. Howard, Marci Hunsaker, Shu-Hua Liu, Jennifer Davis
Digital Learning Objects: A Local Response To The California State University System Initiative, Francis E. Howard, Marci Hunsaker, Shu-Hua Liu, Jennifer Davis
Faculty and Staff Publications
The purpose of this paper is to present a virtual library plan created by library directors of the 23 California State University (CSU) system campuses. The information literacy portion of the project offers a repository of high quality interactive digital learning objects (DLOs) in the MERLOT repository. Therefore, DLOs created locally at the Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Library at San José State University (SJSU) focus on topics that supplement the “core” DLO collection.
Right From The Start, Applying Anthropology With Lower Division Students, Jan English-Lueck
Right From The Start, Applying Anthropology With Lower Division Students, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
No abstract provided.
Immersive Learning Environments In Parallel Universes: Learning Through Second Life, Ken Haycock, Jeremy Kemp
Immersive Learning Environments In Parallel Universes: Learning Through Second Life, Ken Haycock, Jeremy Kemp
Faculty Publications
Opportunities for more creative and innovative environments for learners continue to develop through distance education. Especially at the post-secondary level, these immersive environments can involve high-end video game technologies to create multi-user virtual worlds that can both replicate and far extend physical classrooms. At San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science, courses offered in and through Second Life develop both competence and comfort in working with library users. Several useful lessons have also been learned.
The Bunheads Are Dead: Discovering High Tech, High Touch Opportunities In Library And Information Science, Ken Haycock, C. Garner
The Bunheads Are Dead: Discovering High Tech, High Touch Opportunities In Library And Information Science, Ken Haycock, C. Garner
Faculty Publications
Conjure up a picture of today's librarian, and you are likely to be wrong. Professional librarians are information analysts, freedom of information and protection of privacy officers, family literacy specialists, Internet trainers, teen specialists, genealogists, Web designers and technologists, database managers, historical researchers, information brokers. Indeed, few have the title of “librarian” but all have the master's degree in Library and Information Science (LIS). Graduate LIS programs are appealing to a younger and more diverse student population, yet recruitment is still problematic due to misconceptions about the career and the little-known fact that the first professional degree is at the …
Revisiting Deviance And Its Relevance: A Conceptual History And Some Recent Applications In Discussions Of Violence And Institutional Social Control (Review Essay), William T. Armaline
Revisiting Deviance And Its Relevance: A Conceptual History And Some Recent Applications In Discussions Of Violence And Institutional Social Control (Review Essay), William T. Armaline
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Review Of Janitors, Street Vendors And Activists: The Lives Of Mexican Immigrants In Silicon Valley By Christian Zlolniski, Jan English-Lueck
Review Of Janitors, Street Vendors And Activists: The Lives Of Mexican Immigrants In Silicon Valley By Christian Zlolniski, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
No abstract provided.
Merge Everything It Makes Sense To Merge: The History And Philosophy Of The Merged Reference Collection At The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sandra E. Belanger, Lisa Rosenblum
Merge Everything It Makes Sense To Merge: The History And Philosophy Of The Merged Reference Collection At The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sandra E. Belanger, Lisa Rosenblum
Faculty and Staff Publications
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, California is a unique dual-use library serving the students of San Jose State University and the community of San Jose, California. The reference collections of the two libraries are merged and interfiled to promote ease of access for both populations served. Economies of scale were realized through collaborative collection development activities for major reference purchases between the two institutions. This article describes the planning and creation of the King Library's merged reference collection and reviews the literature of collaborative collection development and merged or interfiled collections.
Collaboration: Critical Success Factors For Student Learning, Ken Haycock
Collaboration: Critical Success Factors For Student Learning, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
Several studies identify collaboration between classroom teachers and teacher-librarians as a key factor that affects student achievement. Studies in teacher-librarianship have established procedures and processes for effective collaboration. This study examines collaboration from a broader theoretical and research perspective, beginning with 20 factors that specifically influence successful collaborations. These are clustered in six areas: factors related to the environment, to membership characteristics, to process and structure, to communication, to purpose, and to resources. Research from teacher-librarianship is then applied to substantiate and reinforce the factors and provide context for successful collaboration and thus effect on students' learning in schools. Reprinted …
The Sound Of The Suburbs: A Case Study Of Three Garage Bands In San Jose, California During The 1960s, Paul Kauppila
The Sound Of The Suburbs: A Case Study Of Three Garage Bands In San Jose, California During The 1960s, Paul Kauppila
Faculty and Staff Publications
The Chocolate Watchband, the Count Five, and the Syndicate of Sound were three garage bands from San Jose, California. During the 1960s, before the high‐tech economy transformed the Santa Clara Valley into Silicon Valley, San Jose was a culturally sleepy suburb. This paper will examine these three groups in the context of 1960s culture and society and will compare and contrast their image and musical output with that of the better‐known “hippie” music scene originating an hour north in San Francisco.
Reinventing San Jose, California: An Experiment In Multiculturalism, Jan English-Lueck
Reinventing San Jose, California: An Experiment In Multiculturalism, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
No abstract provided.
From Memphis To Kingston: An Investigation Into The Origin Of Jamaican Ska, Paul Kauppila
From Memphis To Kingston: An Investigation Into The Origin Of Jamaican Ska, Paul Kauppila
Faculty and Staff Publications
The distinguishing characteristic of most Jamaican popular music recordings, including reggae and its predecessor, ska, is an emphasis on the offbeat or afterbeat instead of on the downbeat, as found in most US pop music. A study is presented that critically examines proposed theories to explain this tendency through historical and musicological analysis and concludes that the prevalence of the downbeat is a mixture of Jamaican folk and African-American pop music influences in its earliest incarnation but was later deliberately emphasized in an attempt to create a unique new musical style.
Rites Of Production: Technopoles And The Theater Of Work, Jan English-Lueck
Rites Of Production: Technopoles And The Theater Of Work, Jan English-Lueck
Faculty Publications, Anthropology
No abstract provided.
No Child Left Behind: Flowers Don’T Grow In The Desert, William T. Armaline, D Levy
No Child Left Behind: Flowers Don’T Grow In The Desert, William T. Armaline, D Levy
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Behavioral Sciences Training Applications Of A Computerized Student-Patient Encounter Log System, Stephen J. Morewitz, G. Shaw
Behavioral Sciences Training Applications Of A Computerized Student-Patient Encounter Log System, Stephen J. Morewitz, G. Shaw
Faculty Publications, Sociology
No abstract provided.
Literacy, Learning And Libraries: Common Issues And Common Concerns, Ken Haycock
Literacy, Learning And Libraries: Common Issues And Common Concerns, Ken Haycock
Faculty Publications
Discusses common issues in literacy, learning and libraries in Canada. Role of libraries and librarians in literacy; Need to have collaboration between public libraries and school districts on professional family literacy programs; Measures to succeed in making library programs effective for students.
Economies Of Scale In The Library World: The Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sharon Russell
Economies Of Scale In The Library World: The Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sharon Russell
Faculty and Staff Publications
Discusses the new Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library in San Jose´, California, which will house the collections of the San Jose´ Public Library’s main branch and the San Jose´ State University’s Library system in one new building. Outlines the conception of the project, the site selection and the planning process. Considers the communities served, usage patterns and services. Focuses on the management structure and operations in light of a, perhaps controversial, aspect of mixing city and university library staff under the same roof, some performing similar functions, but with different supervisors and employing agencies. Discusses the new library in …