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服務研習通訊第九期 Office Of Service-Learning Newsletters, Volume 9, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

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「尋寶號」

今期通訊以「尋寶號」為主題，記錄了服務研習參與者的「尋寶」收穫，當中包括：畢生受用的知識和參與社會服務的感動。歡迎您打開這張「尋寶圖」，分享他們奇妙的學習旅程。

Treasure Hunter

With the theme of “Treasure Hunter”, this issue can guide you to treasure what Service-Learning students have discovered life-long and their touching moments. In the meantime, you are invited to share their “treasures” and marvelous experiences in Service-Learning.

學術知識實踐海外, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Supplement 新聞特刊

原載於2010年11月22日《星島日報》。

Originally published in "Sing Tao Daily" 22th Nov 2010.

Gender And The Social Structure Of Collaboration, Kjersten Bunker Whittington

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

Previous research demonstrates that individuals’ network positions in their surrounding social structure of relations influence the extent of their output and performance. The unique situation of minority groups complicates the relationship, however, as issues of status, legitimacy, and marginality influence the flow and interpretation of information and resources. While several scholars have addressed differences in male and female networks in the workplace, the association between macro-level work arrangements and the micro-level interaction mechanisms of minority groups is unclear. Greater insight into stratification processes can be gained by studying how organizational forms affect the way men’s and women’s networks are structured …

The Limits Of Control, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Regulation (Discussion), Joshua Hughes

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

When we want to solve a problem, we talk about how we might manage or regulate—control it. Control is a a central concept in systems science, along with system, environment, utility, and information. With his information-theoretic Law of Requisite Variety, Ashby proved that to control a system we need as much variability in our regulator as we have in our system (“only variety can destroy variety”), something like a method of control for everything we want to control. For engineered systems, this appears to be the case (at least sometimes). But what about for social systems? Does a group of …

Torch (November/December 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The Sinet 2010 Ebook, Heather Yeatman

SInet - Social Innovation Network

This e-book includes peer-reviewed full papers of the majority of the presentations at the inaugural Social Innovation Network conference, 28-29 September 2009, Wollongong Australia. Authors brought their perspectives from the different disciplines of accounting, engineering, education, management, science, literature, informatics, creative arts, economics, marketing and psychology. The range of social issues reflected in these papers is evidence of the success of the SInet as a network of scholars, working across traditional boundaries to explore and advocate innovative approaches to social, technical and environmental challenges that confront modern societies. The chapters have been organised to firstly present discussions on research and …

Torch (October 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

不一樣的大學生活, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Supplement 新聞特刊

原載於2010年9月6日《星島日報》。

Originally published in "Sing Tao Daily" 6th Sep 2010.

Torch (September 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Torch (June 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

星級服務研習「嶺」袖之旅2009-2010 : 雲南中國遠征軍追憶之旅特刊, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

OSL Book / Book Chapter / Manual 書刊/文章/教材冊

「2008年清明節，我與父親前上司的家人一起吃晚飯期間，其中一位軍官的外孫將其外公以前所拍下的照片整理成為一本圖片集，並送了一本給我。回到家中，隨手翻閱圖片集的其中一集，發現一張1947年拍下我父親臉相的照片，幸運的是，我當時仍珍藏一張父親二十年前的照片，仔細檢視後，發現這兩張相內的主角臉相是一模一樣!正因如此，我開展了對滇緬抗戰的歷史研究…」

聽著香港警務處屯門警區指揮官兼中華精忠慈善基金會會長的蔡建祥總警司在飛往雲南騰衝的途中細說他開始研究滇緬抗戰的機緣，正好為三十七位「嶺」袖之星(十九位嶺南大學與十八位中四學生)揭開「中國遠征軍追憶之旅」的序幕。由蔡警司親自率領「嶺」袖之星及屯門區、九龍城區少年警訊走到廣州、雲南、考察黃花崗七十二烈士墓園、龍陵抗戰紀念文化廣場、董家溝日軍慰安所、惠通橋、松山戰役遺址、國殤墓園、滇緬抗戰博物館等地，從昔日抗戰老兵的訪談中學習未被廣泛認知的滇緬抗戰歷史，這本特刊記錄了此次考察活動的成果。特刊主要分為四部份，首先是簡述滇緬抗戰的歷史背景，第二部份「抗日遠征軍戰史教育行」是關於每個考察地點的小知識及參與同學的心聲，第三部份的「抗戰老兵專訪」記錄了受訪老兵的故事，最後一部份為「嶺」袖之星的感言。

Torch (May/June 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

What Makes A Meaningful Universe?, Todd Duncan, James Butler

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

A common line of thinking says that although we feel subjectively that our thoughts and actions matter in some way, this perception is an illusion. According to this view, an honest look around at the universe shatters this myth and reveals that our lives are ultimately meaningless. If we are to be hard-nosed realists, limiting ourselves to scientific, evidence-based reasoning, then we must accept that human existence is an inconsequential accident of no ultimate significance in the grand scheme of things. Is this attitude really justified by the evidence? We'll explore this question by taking a step back and asking …

Holism And Human History, Martin Zwick

Systems Science Friday Noon Seminar Series

This paper uses a systems-theoretic model to structure an account of human history. According to the model, a process, after its beginning and early development, often reaches a critical stage where it encounters some limitation. If the limitation is overcome, development does not face a comparable challenge until a second critical juncture is reached, where obstacles to further advance are more severe. At the first juncture, continued development requires some complexity-managing innovation; at the second, it needs some event of systemic integration in which the old organizing principle of the process is replaced by a new principle. Overcoming the first …

Naccs 37th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Chicana/o Environmental Justics Struggles for a Post-Neoliberal Age
April 7-10, 2010
Grand Hyatt

Sociology Of Islam & Muslim Societies, Newsletter No. 5, Tugrul Keskin

Sociology of Islam & Muslim Societies Newsletter

Table of Contents:

• Introduction by Tugrul Keskin and Najm al-Din Yousefi
• Reflections on Democracy, Non-Violence and Political Change in Iran by Nader Hashemi - Page 3
• An Interview with Iranian Political Scientist Hossein Bashiriyeh by Danny Postel - Page 6
• The role of religious agents in modern Iran by Wladimir van Wilgenburg - Page 24
• Identity Narratives among Second-Generation Iranians in the United States by Sahar Sadeghi - Page 28
• Writers’ Inferno, Ivayla Datseva - Page 32
• Iran-Yemen Relations and Regional Implications by Ladan Yazdian - Page 39
• Reconstructions, Reform and Ahmadinejad: Iran’s Political Revolutions 1989-2009 by Marcus W. Dorsen …

Torch (April 2010), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Antecedents Of Paternal Involvement: Is It More Than Just Being There?, Heidi Harris, Nathan Jorgensen, Jessica Francis, Stacia Svedi

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Our primary research question focuses on what predicts higher levels of father involvement. Previous research has only touched on the variables that influence a father's involvement and very few assess father involvement using a multiple factor definition of involvement and fewer still assess multiple predictors of involvement in one model. Using the Lamb-Pleck model (1987) father involvement was measured (see Marsiglio, Amato, Day, & Lamb, 2000; Hawkins et al., 2002) in three aspects: accessibility, engagement, and responsibility). In the current study, items measuring responsibility did not factor together in a way that allowed for further analysis and this element was …

Are All Sports Created Equal?, Tiffany Wright, Benjamin Gibbs

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Extra-curricular activities have become the norm rather than the exception at public high schools around the country. Sports are particularly high on the list of the most available activities. While studies have shown that different types of extra-curricular activities generally have a favorable impact on student achievement, this study looks directly at individual sports to find that not all sports are created equally. Looking at Peabody Health Scores from waves one and three of the Adolescent Health Survey, I selected two sports, soccer and basketball, with similar structures and similar representation across class and gender to compare their effects on …

Born To Achieve: Educational Attainment Among Hispanics, Emily Yager, Logan Theodore, Maren Christiansen, Bree Hernandez

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

We predict that U.S.-born Hispanics will have higher educational achievement than foreign-born Hispanic immigrants in the United States.

Daily Health Experiences Of Vietnam Veterans, Rachel Vanwickle, Jeremy Yorgason

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Research about war veterans has shown that they suffer from more physical and mental health problems than the general United States population (Singh et al, 2005). Even more health problems have been reported by veterans living in rural areas, as opposed to urban populations (Weeks et al., 2004; Weeks, Wallace, Wang, Lee, & Kazis, 2006). As the Vietnam veteran population is aging, and soon entering later life, researchers are examining the daily health need of these veterans. The current study will be looking at health in Vietnam era veterans and their civilian counterparts. Variables that will be examined in relation …

Child Agreeableness As A Buffer Against Depression, Megan Sheldon, Curtis Pollard, Jonathan Kersh, Natalie Gariby

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

There is a clear correlation between the quality of family life and adolescent depression; the more conflict within a home, the more likely adolescents are to become depressed (Sheeber, Hops, Alpert, Davis, & Andrews, 1997). Another factor that is positively correlated with increased levels of adolescent depression is parental depression. Specifically, continuous maternal depressive behavior wears on an adolescent’s psychological well-being and leads to reaction of depression or a behavior disorder (Tully, Iacono & McGue, 2008). Adams, Abela, Aerbach, and Skitch (2009) found that negative personality traits were correlated to a distinct vulnerability to depression for adolescents. Because of this …

Distancing And Hostility As Mediators Of Parental Depression And Child Depression, Ashley Kerns, Curtis Pearson, Jessica Hawkins, William Dickerson

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Purpose: To identify parenting behaviors through which parental depression affects children’s depression Background: Parental depression increases the risk for depression in children (Turner, 2008; Goodman & Gotlib, 2002). Depressed parents are likely to use coercion (Bor & Sanders, 2004)& have decreased social involvement (Dix & Meunier, 2009). When depressed, men are more likely to exhibit irritability and women are more likely to withdraw. Such parental behaviors increase children’s risk (Elgar et.al, 2007) Hypotheses: 1) Mother’s distancing behavior during an observational task will mediate the relationship between mother’s depression and child’s depression 2) Father’s hostile behavior during an observational task will …

Conflicting Influences: A Study Of Emerging Adults And Their Mothers’ Marriage Attitudes., Adam E. Rogers, Justin Hendricks, Larry Nelson

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Emerging adulthood is a period of change and discovery in which young people are able to explore themselves and their world. In particular, Arnett (2000) has suggested that emerging adulthood is a period of identity exploration. Thus, young people, between the ages of 18-25 are at a critical stage of personal development. Recent research suggests that parents and religion are among the factors that contribute to their development (Willoughby et al., in press; Roestet al. 2009; Ebstyne, 2003).

Eeg Responses Of 5-Month-Old Infants To Static And Dynamic Face-Voice Synchrony, Blake L. Jones, Sarah A. Ahlander, Joan M. Leishman, M. Mangum

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

IntroPrevious behavioral research with faces and voices demonstrates that at an early age infants notice, and prefer, synchrony between faces and voices 1, 2. However, little is known about how infants’ process information regarding face-voice synchronies neurophysiologically. Therefore, Study 1 examined infants’ electrophysiological responses during brief presentation of synchronous, as well as asynchronous, face/voice stimuli.

Effect Of Depression On Adolescent Alcohol Use, Tawnya Mayo, Thomas Bibber, Bert Burraston

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Adolescents who drink tend to continue to drink as adults. Research has pointed to depression as a factor in alcohol and substance abuse by adolescents (Deykin, Levy, and Wells, 1987). Yet, research is lacking in describing the specific effects of depression on adolescent alcohol use. Additionally religiosity has not been taken into account in past research. Other studies have specified gender as a moderating factor on the relationship between depression and substance abuse (Rohde, Lewinsohn, and Seeley, 1996).

Effects Of Breadwinner Status On Marital Satisfaction: How Income Disparity Between Spousal Partners Affects Happiness, Matthew Field, Allison Wolfe, Eric Davis, Nicole Park

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Previous research shows mixed results when it comes to the effect of the breadwinning status on marital satisfaction. Our purpose is to examine whether who has the higher income in a marriage, the man or the woman, has an effect on the reported marital satisfaction of the couple. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (2000) we examined this question. We found that who the breadwinner is has no effect on marital satisfaction. These results are encouraging for women who aspire to high-status, high-paying careers. Our findings indicate that women should not hold back from these aspirations on account of …

Effects Of Title I On Student Achievement, Erin Alldredge, Bert Burraston

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

This study analyzes the effects of attending a Title I funded school on student achievement by examining fall and spring test scores of kindergarten students, and achievement gains between the two evaluations. The study presents two hypotheses: students attending Title I funded schools will have lower math test scores for both fall and spring tests than students attending schools that do not receive Title I funds, and students attending Title I funded schools will have higher achievement gains between fall and spring than children attending schools that do not receive Title I funds. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal …

Family-Of-Origin Influence On Relationship Satisfaction In Intercultural Couples, Keitaro Yoshida, Dean Busby

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Family-of-origin (FOO) experiences have been found to be associated with later intimate relationship quality (e.g., Larson & Homan, 1994). A few studies with Caucasian samples (e.g., Sabatelli & Bartle-Haring, 2003) have found that female partners’ FOO experience has a stronger impact in that it significantly predicts not only female partners’ own relationship quality, but also that of male partners’ (cross-over effect). However, this cross-over effect was not found in Asian couples (Yoshida & Busby, 2008). Therefore, the current study seeks to better understand the association between FOO experience and later relationship quality by examining the difference between Asian couples, Caucasian …

Grandparent/Grandchild Relationship: Linking Grandparent Involvement To Adolescent Pro-Social Behaviors, Corey Ellis, Marinda Quist, Ruth Robinson, Dara Peterson

FHSS Mentored Research Conference

Due to the changing dynamics of family life, there is a current need to understand the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Grandparents today are more involved in the lives of their grandchildren because of increased life expectancy, divorce rates, and dual working homes (Attar-Schwartz, Tan, & Buchanan, 2009).We examined how grandparents’ financial involvement with the family and their emotional closeness to the adolescent (Kemp, 2005) impacts behavioral outcomes. One study shows that a negative grandparent-parent relationship will negatively affect the grandparent-grandchild relationship (Attar-Schwartz, S., Tan, J., & Buchanan, A, 2009). We hypothesize that the financial support of grandparents, grandparent emotional closeness with their …