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Nf96-294 Tenants In Common Ownership As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Tenants in common is a way of sharing ownership of property among two or more persons in which each tenant holds an undivided interest in the property, and the tenants may own interests of differing sizes.

Nf96-292 A Will As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

What will happen to your estate when you die? This NebFact contains information on wills.

G97-1322 High Risk Youth, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide defines the relationship between adolescence and high risk behaviors, helps parent and adolescent identify external and internal assets and suggests parent strategies for promoting and increasing those assets.

American youth today are often considered to be in a state of crisis. Approximately half of all adolescents are at moderate to high risk of engaging in one or more self-destructive behaviors, including unsafe sex, teenage pregnancy and childbearing; drug and alcohol abuse; under achievement, failure, or dropping out of school; and delinquent or criminal behaviors. Many of these problem behaviors are interrelated. Some of these behaviors are related to …

Nf96-280 Hog Cash Contracts Advantages And Disadvantages, Allen C. Wellman

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

This NebFact has information on different types of hog cash contracts.

Nf96-299 Estate Planning Glossary, Paul H. Gessaman, J. David Aiken

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This glossary provides brief definitions of terms frequently used in estate planning.

Parenting The Transescent: An Education Program For Parents Of Middle School Students At Morgan Middle School, Michael P. Mccloskey

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design and develop a program to help parents become more effective in recognizing and responding to characteristics and behaviors of the transescent, with special emphasis on assisting parents with their child's transitions into the middle school and high school. To accomplish this task, current literature, research, and programs related to the parenting of the transescent were studied. Subsequently, a program was designed and developed for implementation at Morgan Middle School in the Ellensburg School District, Ellensburg, Washington.

The Design Of A Middle School Manual To Aid Core Teachers In The Development Of Integrated Curriculum Units, Irene M. Moren

All Graduate Projects

This project purports to design a manual for middle-school teachers to aid in the development of core-integrated curriculum units. The manual will serve as an ally to the knowledge in textbooks, technology bases, and other available printed and nonprinted library and classroom resources. It will illustrate specific ways to integrate core curriculum knowledge and activities. The manual is intended for use by school-based subject core teachers by providing a common field of knowledge on the development of integrated curriculum units for middle level grades. The manual will enable educators to develop integrated core curriculum units that utilize themes and knowledge …

Literature And Writing Connections With Mathematics In A First Grade Classroom, Linda Joan Sheeler Sorenson

All Graduate Projects

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standard #2, communication in mathematics, is addressed. The benefits of integrating writing and the use of children's literature in mathematics are studied. Writing strategies and an annotated bibliography of children's literature that address instruction of first grade mathematics outcomes prescribed by the Yakima (WA) School District are developed. Recommendations for implementing the project are given.

Regrouping For Instruction In Reading: Effective Practices, Leslie Jane Rogers

All Graduate Projects

It is the intent of this project to create a handbook providing information about a plan for regrouping for instruction in reading at Long Beach Elementary School. It will be presented to parents, teachers and administrators at workshops concerning regrouping for instruction in reading. The handbook will provide practical applications of curricular adaptation and instructional techniques that may be used to facilitate improvement in reading for students. The policies and procedures described in the manual will provide the following information:

• Assessment

• Placement

• Transitions

• Pace and Skill Levels

• Curricular Adaptations

• Teacher Collaboration and Consultation

• …

Identifying Phonological Awareness ?Outcomes In A Personal Setting, Julie A. Taylor

All Graduate Projects

The focus of this project was to create a procedures guide containing research-supported lessons that facilitate the acquisition of phonological awareness by students in a preschool or kindergarten classroom. An investigation of the related literature revealed aspects of phonological awareness that can be taught to preliterate children before the onset of formal training. The product of this investigation is a guide containing lessons and activities either extracted from or modeled after those field tested in many classrooms.

Multimedia Prereading Strategies, Mary J. Wise

All Graduate Projects

Prereading activities are important in enabling students to comprehend and enjoy the books they read. Teachers are always in need of good prereading activities, and the increasing popularity of computers offers opportunities to fill this need, however, technology is not keeping up with educators' needs in this area. While there is an overwhelming quantity of commercially produced computer software programs, they are invariably generic in nature. No software relating to prereading strategies appears to be available. A CD containing multimedia prereading activities was produced to accompany a selected list of elementary level trade books. The CD is intended to be …

Nsu Program In Communications Sciences And Disorders Speech-Language Pathology Degrees M.S. And Slp.D., Audiology Degree Au.D. 1996, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Nsu Professional And Doctoral Degrees In Audiology And Speech-Language Pathology [1996], Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Nsu Fischler Center For The Advancement Of Education M.S. And Ed.S In English Education 1996, Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Unlv Magazine, Barbara Cloud, Laurie Fruth

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Colby College Catalogue 1996 - 1997, Colby College

Colby Catalogues

Colby College Catalogue: September 1996 - August 1997

G96-1309 Child Abuse: A Painful Secret, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This publication examines causes and prevention of child abuse.

Child abuse was not recognized as a serious problem in the U.S. until the 1960s. Data collected by The Children's Defense fund reveals that a child is reported abused or neglected every 13 seconds, of every hour, of every day, 365 days per year. This means that nearly three million boys and girls are confirmed as being abused each year--two percent of the nation's children. In 1995, 140,000 children were treated in hospitals and 2,000 children died from the abuse.

In Nebraska in the last ten years, approximately 8,000 cases of …

G96-1294 Gangs: The New Family, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide discusses the history and present status of gangs in the United States, the implications of their effects upon family life today and offers suggestions for intervention and prevention.

There has been an explosion of awareness and concern about gang membership and gang activity in the United States since 1990. Parents, schools, city and state government and law enforcement officials have attempted to confront this phenomenon, often with limited success. Street gangs have existed in the U.S. since the late nineteenth century, and sociologists have studied them since the 1920s. But the current interest in gangs has been fueled …

G96-279 Setting Up Your Own Business: Glossary Of Financial Management Terms (Revised April 2005), Cheryl A. Burkhart-Kriesel, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

If you have ever sat down with an accountant or banker, you quickly learn that they have a language all their own. This glossary is designed to help you understand some frequently used words in what sometimes is called "the language of business." Being familiar with the terminology can help you become more comfortable and effective in communicating with accountants, lenders, suppliers, and others in the business community.

Nf96-255 Setting Up Your Own Business: The "S" Corporation, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This is one in a series of NebFacts providing information on the principal forms of business organization used by small businesses. A broad overview of the advantages, limitations, and tax implications of each form of business organization is included. Titles in the series are listed at the end of the each NebFact.

Nf96-275 Violence Begets Violence, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact focuses on violence in the home and ways to prevent it.

Nf96-262 Is Yours A Partnership 'Team'?, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Teamwork has to be cultivated and grown by their members. This NebFact has some guidelines on how to make this work.

Nf96-293 Joint Tenancy As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Joint tenancy is a way of sharing ownership among two or more persons in which each joint tenant holds an equal and undivided interest in the property.

Nf96-297 Life Insurance As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact addresses life insurance as an important estate planning tool.

Nf96-296 Gifting As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses gifting as an aspect of estate planning.

Nf96-295 A Trust As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact discusses the legal trust, a legal mechanism that separates the responsibility of owning property from the benefits of owning property.

Nf96-291 Intestate Succession As An Estate Planning Tool, Paul H. Gessaman, J. David Aiken

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

What happens if you die without a will? This NebFact has information on intestate succession.

Nf96-298 Charitable Remainder Trusts And Charitable Annuities As Estate Planning Tools, Paul H. Gessaman

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This is one in a series of NebFacts providing information on using estate planning tools -- mechanisms that can be used in attaining desired estate planning outcomes. Titles in the series are listed at the end of each document. Reading the documents in this series will improve your understanding of estate planning tools and alternatives, and make it easier to communicate with your attorney, accountant, and other helpers when your estate plan is prepared.

Nf96-310 Costs Of Harvesting And Hauling Corn Stalks In Large Round Bales, H. Douglas Jose, Lance L. Brown

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebFact calculates the costs of harvesting corn stalks for either livestock fodder or industrial uses.

Catalog, 1996-1997, Roger Williams University

Catalogs

No abstract provided.